The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-04

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 during the next two years.
 Must Get More Income
 'Tf the. special bills reported fa- vorably are passed by the general assembly and become law t will be necessary to secure additional in- come to meet these expenditures. The tax department has proposed two bills, either of which will pro- vide the necessary income. One bill would levy 70 per ceny- tax on amusements. The other bill would levy a two per cent tax on interest and dividends. The estimated in- come from either bill for the bien- nium is approximately $2,OO0,O0O. If no action is taken by yJur hon. orable body to increase the states income, I shall be compelled to veto nearly all of the special appropria- tion bills, desirable, as they may be, on the sole ground that the general assembly has failed to provide the necessary funds
 In the senate, Joseph J. Cooney, D, Hartford, chairman of the finance committee, said he was prepared to immediately introduce the interest and dividends bill, which was pro- posed by the tax department more than a month ago and endorsed by Cooney.
 The governor smessage was re- ferred to the committee on finance and ordered printed in the journal.
 Regarding the interest and divi- dends tax, it was conceded a chance of passage in the senate but the house was reportedly against it. At 8 public hearing on an amusement tax recently there was considerable sentiment against levy of this sort and legislative leaders were non- committal on its chances of being approved
 Approves $50,0OO
 Shortly after the governors mes- sage to trim appropriations came into the house, that branch ap- proved an appropriation of $50,000 to be used in the possible settle ment of $2O0,OOO civil action against the state instituted by the c. Abbadessa Bros, New Haven con- tractors, involving a dispute over Fairfield State hospital construc-i tion work.
 Under suspension of the rules the house also permitted the milk ad- ministrator to consider the cost of paper milk containers in fixing re- tail minimum prices. and passed a bill compelling state banks in re- ceivership to forfeit their charters after all assets have been sold. There are about IS such banks in the state.
 A bill requiring registrars of vot- CTS at Greenwich to hold an ad- ditional session for admission of electors in of-years, was passed, as was another adding two conStables to the Winchester police force.
 Cooney's Measure
 Cooney introduced the interest and dividends tax bill which, he said, would repeal the present estate penalty tax of two per cent and the four mill tax on intangibleS, such as bonds, stock and securities.
 The latter, he said, was joke" and was paiG 'only by the scrupul- ously honest people,"
 '.Now practically all the tangible property in Connecticut escapes taxation. It is literally true that the more money n man has the less taxes he pays"
 { Repeal of the two present assess ments, he said, would modernize the tax structure"
 Reading of. the bill was waived by roll call vote, 26 to g, on strictly party lines.
 Commissioners Named
 Hartford, Conn, June .-tUP)- disappointment uf 26 commissioners to state boards was announced today by Gov. Cross.
 Those whose terms commence July were:
 Elijah Rogers. Southington, board 1 of control of the Connecticut agri- cultural experiement station, three years.
 Edward M. Day, Hartford, and Miss Marion Feuchtwangel, New Haven, board of education for the | blind, four years. &
 Sidney H. Miner, New London; l Charles E. White, Groton; Lucius F. | Robinson, Hartford; Mrs. L.Uise H. Crandall, Ledyard; Mrs. Anne Rog- CTS Minor, Waterford: Arthur E. Story, and Hibberd R. Norman, Nor wich, to the Fort Griswo!d and | Groton monument commission, two years
 Oliver B. Ellsworth. Hartford state board of fisheries and game. six years.
 Joseph w. Cone. Greenwich, state board of registration for profession al engineers anc land survey CTS, five years.
 pr, William B. Greenburg Water bury, dental commissioner, Eve years.
 Miss Elizabeth Melby, New Haven, and Miss Sara E. Hyde, Mitidletown, board of examiners ana registration | of nurses, three years.
 James A.. Newlands, Hartford and | Robert A. Cairns, Waterbury. public health council, six years.
 Charles M. baxeweIl, New Haven, board of healing arts, six years.
 Mrs. Fannie Dixon Welch, Colum- bia, and John T. Walsh, Ansonia, f e0nal str;AnOth in ,i,,ifiv,o kis forcas