In January 1915
Governor Carlson had introduced what the papers of the time reported as his 'Pet Bill' to institute an Industrial Commission "
whose duty it shall be to adjust all industrial disputes." By March the legislature would be weighing the pro's and con's of Carlson's "Industrial Commission and Workmen's Compensation Bill" against other competing bills including one proposed in March 1915 by
Senator Cavendish, Republican of Leadville, and
Senator Lewis, Democrat of Cripple Creek. Cavendish's and Lewis's bill would create "
a state insurance fund for the benefit of injured employees and the dependents of injured or killed employees." By the end of March this proposed bill would be killed and talk turned to calling "
an extra session of the legislature to enact industrial legislation, which has been a failure at the present session."
The art of compromise was as difficult then as it is now, but Senate Democrats who had defeated Governor Carlson's 'Pet Bill' as well were now talking over the possibility of somehow merging the competing bills into one so that "
some industrial legislation can be passed before adjournment is taken."
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