Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-02-25 | Page 9 | Differences Crop up in Discussions upon Employers' Liability

DIFFERENCES CROP UP IN DISCUSSIONS UPON EMPlOYERS EMPlOYERS' LiABiLITY I Mine Owners' Owners Representatives Tell Tel Committee No Need of Measure Now There were ere differences of ot opinion a athe at atthe atthe the public hearing in n the he senate chamber chamber chamber cham cham- ber last night as to whether r there thero wa was demand in this state for tOI employers employers' liability and workingmen's compensation compensation tion ton legislation C C. E E. E Allen AUen and Harry S. S Joseph representing representing representing rep rep- resenting mining companies said there was no public publio demand for tor it I and advised advised ad ad- vied against enactment of ot any such uch laws law at this session of ot th the legislature They TIleY vr cd the appointment of ot a n commission com corn mission to atu study y the question and nd make f recommendations to the next neJl legisla ture A A. J J. J Weber eber speaking for tor the Amerlean Amer Amer- lean ican Federation of ot Labor and the Westen Western West West- em ern en Federation of ot Minors declared there was a demand for legislation along these lines Except In a Il r few tw sw particulars M. M C C. Howard a a speaker for tor the American Federation of ot Labor Labors William H. H King JUng speaking for tor mining and Insurance companies interested and Ernest Bamberger Bamberger Bam Bam- berger speaking for tor a n committee of ot time the gait Bait Lake Lk chapter of 01 the American Mining congress had no objections to the principal b bill n under discussion discussion- Rideout's enato bill bt No Hi which Is Isa Isa isa a a cop copy of ot the New Jersey Jerse employers employers' liability and workingmen's compensation compensation tion ton act c Representatives Representative of ot the Broth of ot Railway Trainmen and the railroad conductors asserted that railroad m men n did not desire to come ome under the thc provisions pro pro- Ilon visions of ot the proposed state law Before Deore Joint Committee The hearing waa was before the specIal Joint committee of ot senate and nd house appointed to consider the compensation measures that have b been en Introduced a athis at this session The Tho committee comprises comprise Senators Ferr Ferry Funk unk and Rideout am and Representatives Page Bamberger and Anderson No o action acton was taken by the committee commit commit- tee last nl night ht There was a a large at attendance attendance at- at at the tue hearing hearing and a deep In Interest In- In terest on all sides in the various points point discussed no so fO the committed readily concurred with wih a sentiment sentiment expressed from the floor that that another public hearing be held Chairman Ferr Ferry announced announced announced an an- that this would be row night beginning at Whether r there is a a public sentiment demanding this legislation constitutionality of or the tho bills bUs Introduced t-heth- t er r there should be boards of or arbitration arbitration tion ton before submission to the lie courts court different compensation for Cor different grades rades of oC workmen workmen these these promise t to tobe tobe be the points that will wl be Interjected into the hearing hearing tomorrow night