The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-16
JOB INSURANCE
BATTLE BRINGS
SENATE RECESS
Proposal to Alter Bill to
Include Employers of
Four Stirs Fight.
LABOR LEADERS ANGRY
Double Cross They Claim,
When Adjournment
Motion Carries

WTdIRle oIlOIbly USlOIS llOOil w.
day when a roll call was demanded
on an unemployment insurance bill
proposal to fix employe benefits at
employers of four or more instead
of at eight or more.
Senator Perry H. Inman Cd,
Winslow) had demanded a roll call
on his amendment lowering the
number of employees. Senator Jacob
Weiss Cd, Indianapolis), majority
floor leader, Immediately demanded
adjournment to p. m. and that
motion carried on a voice vote.
Observers said the Republican mi
nority, voting with rebellious Demo-
cratic Senators, carried the day
against adjournment, but Lieut.
Gov. M. Clifford Townsend, presid-
ing, gaveled in favor of Senator
Weiss.
Labor Leaders Dissatisfied
Labor leaders were dissatisfied
with the maneuvering and muttered
double cross" Observers said adj
ministration leaders were afraid the
vote on the amendment chiefly
would have been along party lines,
with the Democrats voting against
the more liberal provision proposed
by Senator Inman.
Hearing the unemployment insur-
ance bill in its present form termed
better than any enacted thus far
by any state" the Senate late this
morning started considering amend
ments.
The upper House opened 40 min
utes late and then had to recess for
almost half hour while proposed
amendments were being drafted.
The lower House was not sched-
uled to meet until this afternoon
when fight is expected on Sen
ate amendment specifically barring
the state welfare board from inter
ference in administration of poor re-
lief by township trustees.
Job Aid Bill Praised
This amendment to the Public
Welfare Act, it is reported, is dis
tasteful to the McNutt forces who
will attempt to delete it either on
the floor or in conference.
Commentator of the. job insur-
ance bill in the form it has come
from the House of Representatives.
was voiced in the Senate by Frank
B. Cliffe, Schenectady, N. Y, Cen
eral Electric Co. assistant controller,
who has served as an adviser to both
houses in committee of the whole
and to the joint legislative COM
mittee which prepared the special
session bills.
His remarks were construed by
some Senators as an attempt to
keep from being stricken from the
bill the provision calling for en-
ploye contribution to benefits. Such
an amendment is scheduled to be
presented this afternoon.
Terms Bill Model"
In formal address to the Sem
ate today Mr.. Cliffe said a model
bill has been prepared with three
detectives in view. These objec-
tives he listed as:
/. AutQudIe D6uSIllS.
2. Sterilization of employment.
3. Simplicity of administration.
Provisions of the bill on the first
two points speak for themselves. he
said, and estimated $4,000, 900 saw
ing has been effected in caring for
the third objective.
He and Clarence Jackson, gross
income tax division director. have
computed the bills administrative
expense as contrasted to that of
other states legislation and esti-
mated the saving at $1,000, 600.
according to Mr.. Cliffe. Another
Sl.000,000 probably has been saved
Indiana employers by Qualification
of the clerical and bookkeeping sys-
tenn, Mr.. Cliffe said.
Opposes Amendments
Emphasizing the bills outstanding
qualities as it comes from the House.
Mr.. Ciiffe said his approval of the
measure is not to be considered as
extending to amendments which
may be made in the Senate.
He referred to the prospective
elimination of the employe contribu-
ton clause and insisted such an &C
ton would damage the bill ire
trievably.
Il have heard" he said that the
employe contribution clause may be
stricken out now and reinserted at
the earliest opportunity after the
November election. What is done
in the future. he said, will not be
used as standard for judging In
diana's social security program: it is
what is done now that will classify
it,"
Concluding his talk, Mr.. Cliffe re-
manned in the Senate chamber as
an adviser while the upper house
members laboriously proceeded with
amendments, section by section.
Confer With U. S. officials
Most of those proposed before
noon were clarifying amendments TO
correct pharseology of the measure
and were prepared by the joint leg
islative committee after weekend
of conference with Federal authori-
ties from Washington.
None of the proposed amendments
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PLYMOUTH. Ind, March 16.-
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