The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-06

INSURANCE TAX
There VIII Be Many Views
Expressed When Pro.
ceedings Start

Hartford, Conn., Nov. 0-(UP)--
Labor leaders, manufacturers, So
rimIlstA and other interested citizens
we're expected today 70 present
their views on unemployment irl-
6uranco at hearings Of the special
legislative non.partisan committee
Of IL which meets ct 10 Q. m, here
next Thursday.
I'VE will hold hearings probably
for two or three days." Senator j.
Kenneth Bradley, committee men,
her said, cor as long as necessary.
Anybody who wishes may testify"
Decision 10 name the special com.
xaittee TO hold the hearings instead
Of permitting the judiciary commit
tee 10 do 30 was arrived ct In q
conference among Senate and
Mouse leaders and Gov. Wilbur L..
Cross before the special session Of
the General Assembly yesterday.
Com. Tone Helped Il
state Labor Commissioner Joseph
AZ. Tone was believed instrumental
In proceedings leading UP to the
creation Of the new committee.
Tone, under whose department ad-
ministration Of an unemployment
Insurance law may be placed. was
IA almost continual conference with
the governor yesterday.
Outside of naming the committee,
the General Assembly did little else
except TO change the date Of meet
ing Of the states presidential cleo
tors from January TO the middle Of
December. II adjourned until IL
q. m. Nov. 30, when the special
committee will make Its Job insur-
ance report 10 both chambers
simultaneously.
Insurance Measures
Two proposed unemployment In
surance measures were presented TO
the legislature--one from the gov
errors commission on unemploy-
naent compensation and the other
from the Connecticut Federation OF
Labor.
The two bills are strikingly diff
ferent. While the federation bill
seeks 10 place the burden OF fl
naneing the plan on employers sole
~, the commission measure would
equalize the burden, requiring pay.
nnents from both employees and en-
pioycrs.
The labor bill would place admin
istration OF the law In the hands OF
q committee of five, instead of In
the state labor department, as sug-
gested by the commission report.
while the commission suggests
naming committee of five, II
provides that this group only han
die disputes. II stipulates none OF
the committee members shall be az
filiated with o labor union or with
o corporation. The labor bill would
have two representatives OF labor,
tWo from industry and one from the
public on the committee.
Two Bills Differ
Tho commission bill would place
q tax Of one per cent on wages re-
ceived by employees, while the labor
bill would eliminate this entirely.
Both bills place o tax Oh employ
ere, with the labor measure pro-
viding for q materially higher tax
on them than the commission re.
port does.
Size and time length Of benefits
differ also.
Close observers predicted the
Spscial non.partlSan committee
meeting next week will do away
with the tax on employees altogether
since federal law already requires
payment OF such q tax 10 the gov
ernmont, and q state tax would bt
IN additional burden.
Fight Coming Anyway
Which ever way the committee
reports TO the general assembly
for or against employees participa-
tion--a fight was expected on the
floor OF both chambers.
State Senator John g. Biackal
was named chairman OF the non.
partisan committee, John II. King
Willimantic, was selected as secre.
tary and Robert A. Winslow, clerk
Other members are: Senator
Bradley, II. Gaynor Brennan, Ray
mond J. Devlin. John M. Taft ant
Representatives Daniel r. d. Hickey
J. Mortimer Bell, w. Eliery Allyn
John ., Thoms, Thomas p. Kerwif
and Anthony TeleSca.
Meantime, u. q. Collector Of In
ternal Revenue Thomas q. smiti
prepared 10 increase his staff h
prepare for administration Of th,
federal social security act In Con
necticut.
All collections under tho fedora
act will be made by this depart
snent, and two extra rooms In tn
federal building have been set asid,
Tor additional employees 10 admins
ter this phase OF the act.