946 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Mar. 30

Also favorably, with amendments,

SENATE BILL No. 544, BY MR. OGDEN.
SUBJECT: STATE INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT COM-
MISSION.

Amendments proposed by Mr. Norris:

"Amend. Section 1 by striking out and inserting the words
and figures necessary to make said Section 1 correspond with
the amendments proposed for amending the titling of said
Bill. " [Which was read and adopted. ]

"After the word 'fund, ' in line 11 of the titling, strike out
the words 'to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section
26, sub-title "State Accident Fund. "'" [Which was read
and adopted. ]

"After the word 'repeal, ' in line 13 of the titling, insert the
words 'and re-enact, with amendments. ' " [Which was read
and adopted. ]

"In line 18 of the titling, after the word 'benefits, ' strike out
the words 'to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section
36, sub-section 4, sub-title "Claims and Compensation Bene-
fits. "'" [Which was read and adopted. ]

"Strike out Section 26 of the printed Bill. " [Which was
read and adopted. ]

"Strike out Section 36, sub-section -1, of the printed Bill. "
[Which was read and adopted. ]

"Strike out the words in italics, beginning on line 12, Sec-
tion 37, page 10 of the printed Bill, with the word 'The' and
ending with the word 'so, ' on line 16, page 10, Section 37. "
[Which was read and adopted. ]

"Insert in lieu of Section 27 of the printed Bill the following:

'Section 27. As soon as practicable after December 31,
1917, and annually thereafter, the Commission shall calculate
the total administrative expense incurred during the preced-
ing calendar year in connection with the examination, de-
termination and payment of claims and percentage which this
expense bore to the total compensation payments made dur-
ing that year. The percentage so calculated and determined
shall be assessed against the insurance carriers, including the
State fund, as an addition to the payments required from
them in the settlement of claims during the year immediately
following, and the amounts so secured shall be transferred to
the State Treasury to reimburse it for this portion of the
expense of administering this Act.