The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-05
MOTOR VEHICLE
 OFFICES TO STICK
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The federal government will also appropriate $39,000 for mainte- nance of employment offices, it was learned today. This is a direct con. tradiction to the reports aired in Waterbury earlier this week claim ing that branch offices of the mo- tor vehicle and labor departments would be closed or else the per- sonnel of the former curtailed. T will not be obliged to relieve any person working in the Water bury office from his or her job. said Commissioner Connor.
 Governor Writing Message
 Hartford. Conn, June 5--(UP) Governor Cross retired to the Hartford club this morning to be- gin preparation of his speechito be delivered at joint session of the house and senate this afternoon, adjourning the general assembly,.
 He had previously announced he would speak extemporaneously but because of failure of his sales tax program, changed his plans at al- most the last minute.
 The house made no attempt to convene. Members wearing paper hats and blowing whistles, howl ing, singing and carrying rattles. raised a din that echoed through out the capitol building.
 The more sedate senate, which will go to the hall of the house later to hear the governors ad- dress. expected to clean up a few remaining bills before joining the festivities.
 Because of the merriment in the house it was believed it impossible to get members interested again in the tax program.
 Hartford, Conn.,, June 5-(UP) A last minute move to jam the $16,000,00O emergency revenue raising tax bill through the Gen. cral Assembly again was blocked today by the House which voted 169 to 90 against suspending Che rules.
 The bill, passage of which was demanded by the governor to pro- vide relief and capital expenditure funds, was brought up today oA motion of Rep. Philip Hughes, D. Avon., who moved for suspension.
 Speaker William Hanna almost lost patience with the membership in attempting to divert their atten- ton from merrymaking to business and Rep. John D. Thoms, D., Wa terbury, who led yesterdays fight, again made himself heard above the din to demand a roll call vote.
 Yesterdays roll call failed by two votes to favor suspension, to- days by four votes.
 When Majority leader Daniel Hickey, R., Westport, spoke in favor of suspension and declared the committee "spent many sleep less nights'' working out the details of the bill, he was greeted with a barrage of booes and cat calls.
 It was understood that there might be made an attempt to again bring the bill before the House in a form demanded by Thoms, to include tax on dividends and in- terest.
 It was explained the bill covered a four year emergency period, to raise a total of $28,OO0,0O, of which $16,0O0,000 would be dis tributed to municipalities for re- lief work; $6,000,000 toward the school equalization fund and the balance for hospital improvements for veterans and feeble-minded persons.
 While the House was clamoring for adjournment, the Senate met briefly and passed three bills.
 One provided an appropriation of $2S,000 for the state labor de- partment to continue operation of free employment offices. This sum will be matched by the Fed eral Government.
 The others provided teachers may join the state teachers re- tirement association up to. June 90, 1936 by paying back assessments from 1917, over a period of five years, in installments, and placed responsibility for leasing and main- taining branch offices of the motor vehicles department with the re- pertinent itself.
 Senators then recessed to have their pictures taken on the capitol lawn.