The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-05


 first was rejected in both houses because it lacked the interest and dividends clause. Contents of BIlI. The redraft, submitted late yes- terday, was designed to raise ST. 000,000 q year, of which $4,000,- 900 would be distributed among municipalities. Exemptions from the tax would be fresh meats vegetables, fish fruit, bread and milk.
 The bill also carried appropria- tions of $1,50O,OOO for erection of hospital for treatment of feeble minded: $1,500,OO0 for additions to the Fairfield State hospital. $2,- 60O,00O for the new soldiers home at Rocky Hill and $3,0O0,O0O for setting up an equalization fund to afford state-aid to towns for edu- cational purposes.
 The governor was openly disap- pointed by collapse of his tax pro- gram.
 May FalF On Cities.
 "As result" he said, "The en- tire burden of relief is likely to fall upon the municipalities. There Is also the additional danger that the federal government will not continue it's grant to Connecticut for relief work, which the state is now receiving at the rate of $15,- 000,0 a year.
 Cautiously enough, opposition to the present relief measure comes 1o, Ara1~ ,kot SxyAa nf municipalities which would be most benefited by it." The spirit of levity usually att tending the final day was somewhat dampened by failure of the house to respond to the executives de- mand for increased income. Legis- lators anticipated a message of a biting nature and the general feel ing was that 1t would include a summons to reconvene until some form of emergency taxation had been approved.
 Budget of $72,293, ,SO6. Hartford, Conn, June 5-(UP)-| The state of Connecticut will oper- ate under a budget of $72,293,806 during the next two years. | over the amount set by the general assembly appropriations commit | tee, the amount being added to the assignment to the attorney generals office.
 An attempt to grant an addition al $219,850 to the motor vehicles \ department share of $1,400,000 was defeated in the house after the senate approved the amendment when Lieut.-Gov. Frank Hayes was called upon to break a tie vote.
 Bills Rushed Through.
 A batch of last minute legisla- tion was rushed through both houses which sat we'll into the night. Included among the bills were:
 | Confirmation by both houses of appointment of former agriculture Commissioner s. Mclean Buckfng- ham, watertown republican, milk administrator.
 l Confirmation of Former U. S. Senator Frederic c. Walcott, Nor folk republican, as welfare commits sioner.
 Appropriating $1s5,Oo0 for pur- chase of additional land at Sher- wood Island State Park. | Reduction of small loan interest rates from three to two and one- hmalf per cent month. | Rejection of 8 bill to additionally tax outdoor billboards. | Establishing code of fair com petition for sale of drugs and cos- | metics.
 Bills proposing consolidation of the departments of domestic | animals and agriculture depart ment. and fixing an ad valoem tax on liquor were tabled. Died In Committee. Bills which died in committee included unemployment insurance, jury service for women, birth con trol, relief investigation and estab- lishment of 40-hour work week. The closing day of the session presented the following record: Bills passed:
 Old age pension; state child l labor regulations; regulation of public utilities; creation of a state planning board; appointment of | commission to study departmental reorganization; appointment of the state bank commissioner ~as re- ceived for all closed banks; revis- ion to the liquor law; special tax on cigarettes, amusements, insur- ance premiums and gasoline; es- tablishing 8 4S-hour work week for women; creation of board of mediation and arbitration; com pletion of the Merritt highway at a cost of $15,000,000; appointment of a single administrator over the milk industry; stricter regulation of the trucking industry and indus trial work in homes; establishment of a commission on uniform legis- lation.
 Republicans secured appoint l ments as milk administrator, well fare commissioner, highway com missioner, and democrats as labor and insurance commissioners. Republicans also gained control of every county post in the state. Among rejected bills were: Establishment of jail farm at Glastonbury; the governors rural rehabilitation program; horse rac- ing; sales tax, school equalization, state aid to municipalities and re- storation of salary cuts to state employees earning more than $1,O00 a year.
 Republicans, at the start, gained control of both houses through support of socialists. They also maneuvered a repetition of the 1883 judgeships deal to return a majority to town court judicial posts.
 ARMY SEEKING