Evening star., 1937-01-21
STATES CONSIDER
SOCIAL SECURITY
AND CRIME LAWS
Problem of Conflicting Tax
Legislation Also Is
Taken Up.
200 OFFICIALS LISTED
FOR SESSIONS HERE
Legislative Program to Unity and
Tighten Enforcement Pre-.
sented by Hortshorne.

Uniform State legislation affecting
crime and social security and con-
sideration of the problem of conflict
ing tax legislation between State and
Federal Governments were considered
today at interstate commission meet
ings which opened the third general
assembly of the Council Of State Gov
ernments at the Mayfiower Hotel
Judge Richard Hortshorne, chair
man Of the Interstate Commission on
Crime, presented to his group a four
point legislative program that would
tighten and unity State laws involv-
ing pursuit, extradition and parole Of
criminals and removal Of out-of-
State witnesses.
The proposed uniform act affecting
fresh pursuit" of criminals would
give to officers of one State crossing
into another State in actual pursuit
the same authority to arrest and hold
in custody a fugitive charged with or
suspected of felony as local officers.
zoo Officials Register.
More than 200 State officials from
81 States had registered for the as
sembly before noon today. Regular
sessions will begin tomorrow.
A credit" system to eliminate con-
fiicts between State and Federal taxes
was proposed at the taxation confer
ence by Mark Graves, president of the
New York State Tax Commission.
IN the income tax field we recog-
nize persons with very large incomes
get their income from many other
States besides the ones in which they
live" he said. The Federal Govern
ment seems to be entitled to a ajor
share of the income tax in such cases.
but the conflict between the State and
Federal Governments could be les
sened by such device"
Graves said the Federal Govern
ment for the past 10 years has allowed
a maximum credit Of 80 per cent on
Federal estate taxes for the amount
of similar State taxes. The income
tax, he said, may become the next
field for this plan.
Social Security Topic.
The social security group, headed
by william j. Ellis, commissioner Of
institutions and agencies Of New Jer-
sey, considered the problem Of caring
for needy transients and discussed
uniform State social security legisla-
tion.
Meetings Of the Executive Commit
tees of the National Associations Of
Legislators. Attorneys General and
Secretaries Of State also were held
this morning.
Former Gov. Paul " McNutt Of In
diana. president of the Council. will
formally convene the ASSEMBLY at 9 80
am. tomorrow.
Cummings Among Speakers.
Headliners on the program are: At
torney General Cummings, tomorrow
10:30 am, on "Federal-State Co
operation in Crime Control: Chair
man Winant of the Social Security
Board and former president of the
council, tomorrow, II am; Secretary
Of Agriculture Wallace, Saturday, 1o
am, on Possibilities Of Cooperation
Between State Governments and the
Agriculture Department" Chairman
Frederic Delano. Advisory Board, Ma
tional Resources Committee, Satur-
day, 1890 am, on "Co-operation Be-
tween State Planning Boards and the
National Resources Committee
Chairman Doughton Of the House
Ways and Means Committee, Satur-
day, ais pm, on "Federal-State Co
operation in Tax Matters"
Clarence A. Dykstra, city manager
of Cincinnati and member of the
Jacobs Committee. which recently
completed a voluminous report Of the
fiscal relations of the Federal and
District governments, will speak on the
subject of management Of local Gov
ernment at Fridays dinner conference.
BrownIow Among Speakers.
Other speakers at the dinner con-
ference will be Louis Brownlow
chairman of the Presidents Com
mittee on Administrative Manage
ment. who will talk on "Inter-govern-
mental Management" and Henry W.
Toll. executive director of the council,
who will speak for the States.
Collaborative speakers for the States
at the morning sessions will be Judge
Richard Hartshorne Of New Jersey,
chairman OF the Interstate Commits
sion on Crime; William j. Ellis, New
Jersey, chairman of the Interstate
Commission on Social Security. and
State Senator Seabury c. Mastick,
New York, chairman of the Interstate
Commission on Conflicting Taxation.
State Senator T. v. Smith, Illinois,
will speak at a dinner tonight, and
Gov. George H. Earle Of PENNSYLVANIA
will address q dinner meeting Satur-
day night.
Good Neighbor" Theme.
The theme of tomorrow's dinner
conference will be extension of tie
good neighbor" program from the
inter-American scene to the inter.
Governmental scene in the United
States. Paul v. McNutt, recently re.
tired as Governor of Indiana anc
president Of the Council of Stati
Governments, will preside. A message
from President Roosevelt will be read
Several Of the Legislatures now meet.
ing, including those Of Pennsylvania
and New York, will not be In session
over the week end, permitting theil
delegates to attend the assembly. About
80 delegates are coming from New
York alone, and Pennsylvania Is send.
ing II, led by Gov. Earle.
Sessions are scheduled Sunday fol
States concerned with such important
regional problems as petroleum and
tobacco production control. curbs or
floods and droughts, sectional ques-
tions of the central States, distillery
taxation and the mutual problems o1
the great basins OF the Delaware. Ohio
Colorado and Columbia Rivers.
Air.Rail.Sea Excursion.
sydenham Airport. serving Belfast.
Northern ireland. will be used by rail-
ways In atr.Eail-sse sxcursinns.