The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-02
Attempt To Tax Chain Stores May Be Beaten
Flat $50 Tax Was PrOpOsed-Finance. Committee
 Opposed to It-State Highway Motor Patrol

cense of any driver who failed to pay a court judgement in an acci- dent suit within 60 days.
 state Accident Fund
 The judiciary committee heard arguments on a proposal to estRb- fish a state accident fund to de- fray expenses of persons injured in automobile collisions. The fund would be created through a tax of &1 on each registration. The state would be reimbursed by the driver at fault, whose license would be suspended until he had repaid the amount expended. pr. ". M. Al- len, Hartford, appearing for the Connecticut Hospital association, said S4 general hospitals in the state lost $li2,SOO in 10Se in caring for 5000 automobile accident cases.
 Hospital BudSess
 The appropFist stions committee re- ceived budgets from the CoApecti- cut state hospital at Middletowyl, Norwich state hospital and Fair field state hospital at NewtoWp, ag- gregating $2,5O0, GOO a year. The budgets included proposed pay in- creases. The hospitals care for about 5000 insane patients. The Middletown and Fairfield irstitu- tions asked greater food allowances because of rising prices of staples.
 Bradley Talkink Again
 Sen. J. Kenneth Bradley, R., Westport, who several times has demanded the legislature speed its action on the nearly 2000 pending bills, accused the assembly of be- ing lon 8 sit-down strike" regard. ing reorganization bills.
 Bradley appeared before the judi- ciary to support two personal bills for centralized purchasing and com polling the state board of finance and control to keep within the legis- lature's appropriations.
 Sen. Devlin Comes Back
 Senate Democratic Majority Lead CT Raymond J. Devlin, New Haven, interrupted Bradley in the midst of his trade:
 "Why don't you put on a new act9" he accused.
 Bradley made no reply and left the hearing after being told his bills would be referred to the Teoyganixa- tion committee.
 State Treasurer John s. Addis told the same committee the state wes faced with an emergency" in hav- ing nearly $14,50o,O 900 on hand and appealed for legislation to permit depositing of state funds outside the state.
 Deposit in state banks, he said, have reached the limit stipulated by statute,
 Barber Commissioners
 Hartford, Conn, April 2.-UP)-- The public health and safety con- mittee of the general assembly today withheld decision on 8 measure which would authorize the state board of finance and control to fix compensation of the state board of barber commissioners and provide for return of all the boards funds to the state treasury.
 Proponents of the measure charged that under the present set-up, the three-man barber board retains all fees 1t collects from barber regis trations and renewals. This amounts to from $14,000 to $15, 900 yearly, At torney A. Danaher, Hartford, repre- senting 8 group of master barbers, charged.
 Vito D'Urso, secretary-treasurer of the board, said the amount col- lected each year was closer to $l1,- 900, and stated stAte auditors make an audit of the boards books twice a year.
 Under questioning by Danaher, D'Urso admitted no money ever has been turned back to the state by the board.
 Lord only knows how much money is collected" said Anthony Merlino, New Haven, vice president of the Journeyman Barbers Inter- national Union of America. "It's almost a racket"
 The bill recommended changes in manner of appointment of the com- by the governor whereby selections would be made from lists submitted by master and journey man barbers.