New Britain herald., 1929-03-13


 the value of a dollar and therefore less likely to toll, will receive pen sion as readily as one who his gwen his life to work and 10 producing for his fellow citizens.
 Cost set at x5.OOO,oo0
 "Morc could he assisted lu allus houses, and yet this blll aud its proponents, would have alrus houses done away with. The cost of the system would bc S5.or"."no every year. The manufacturers, who have a pension plan already have prom- iScd Q investigate and determine the need ot general old age pensions. and report to the lH5j general as sembly We ought to give them the chance and time 10 do SO
 senator Hull added that only one person came 10 the judiciary hear ing 70 support tho pensions bill and that person, lre said, was Martin '. Plunkett of Wallingford, official Of the Socialist party.
 Senator Goldstein opened he at tack on the Judiciary report by say ing Senator Hull was mistaken about the support.
 He declared many others besides Punkett appeared +or the bill. nam ing members Of the American so- ciety for Old Age Security, Mir. Dan- nenburg ot Bridgeport, and several others.
 Senator Goldsteln declared that the reason there IS opposition to old age pensions IS tha, the state and it's legislators are not advanced or liberal enough. that they are proud of their reputations as 'conserHa- flyes.'
 "Thirty-fve countries have old age pensions. and eight American sta,cs." he said The arguments that lack of thrift loss Of industrial incentive and other such ideas are always advanced against such bill as this. Senator Hull declared that his committee was not unmindtul ot the need. Let him study the sltua- tion and find. as exports have found, mat 50 per cent O. persons over Go are dependent on children or poor lGUSeS or olitr 4i!etIlAt!o !ol4o 4Ot SUI port.
 "A man earning S-5 or even s35 q week, living under the present nigh cost of living condition can never be prepared 0 meet that day, can no longer work. Tt is as cheap 70 pass this bill setting up sys- tenn or pensions, as 10 send the de pendent old aged 10 q poorhous', where they don't want to go. and where they become known as pau pers, This bill is a humanitarian measure, and the state should forget it's conservatism long enough to put something human on it's statute books. Why say the time has not come for the installment Of pen sion system, why walt for tn" future. and let paupers go on struggling unhappy, dependent on children and poor1ouses?
 Bergin For Principle
 Senator Bergin declared he Naa .oi the principle of the bill. but pre- t,rred the bill which would provid' tor 4 commission to investigate tn situation, This bill was tabled lasi week on motion of is sponsor Senator Dennis.
 Senator Conroy, indicating sup port asked the pensions he tabled, and Senator Peasley, moving ;t Lieutenant Governor Rogers order ed il.
 Senator Peasley in reporting on the water power commission blJ. declared another bill giving such commission more time to make it. study and draw up report. ade- uuately covered the proposition.
 He voted acceptance Of the judt ciary's unfavoraDle report and reJec- ton. Senator Hall of Neu Haven wanted 10 know what other bill there was and what the committee would do with it. Senator Peasley declined to answer as to the attitude the Judiciary would take toward th@ other bill, and failed 10 descrl1- this other bill.
 Senator Dennis. saying that tho same sort of invest igation should b@ made similar 10 that made hy tn" slate geologic and natural history commission on water supply. askeI . roll-cal, II required two votes OF the question of roll-call before the question oi the Din vas ac'c1 upon.
 second IsolI-d all Forced
 Tho democrats for"' another roil-caIl, m hich they cane closer tu victory. on their bill providing q commission invest igate inc executive organizatio of She state with tbe ,iow toward combining some depart mcnts. This bill vas voted down K 10 13.
 Senator Pcasley declared that tn finances Of the state which he be- li,vcs would be studied under the bilI, arc handed by the board pf finance and control and there was no need Of an invest igatlng conmis- sion. Senator Bercln denied finances were invoked, and saiI that Gov ernor Trumbuli in his l9-7 iH- augurai address recommended such Q survey as provided in the measure. He said II Nas business organiza- tion plan th" dcmocrsts had in mind not financial system
 one Of the S0 divisions Of the state which need study and scru- tiny" 'e declared Is the motor yo. hicle. which Is "bulgiug out mic thy halls"
 Insurance Bill Beaten
 The democratic neaSuy" proFltI- ing for unempioyur" insurarc. Was tiso rejected in the senate.
 The upper body concurred with he house III the adoption Of the bill Di oviding a commission 70 plan tn" dates participation in the celebra- tiun of it's 3p9th annvcrsar of th. settling of Connecticut.
 The house rejected the bill giving the state police power 10 investlgat" and correct radio interference. and the bill giving women equal right with men Tn applications for teach