The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-14
portion to the amount of WPA help given the city in sewer work.
 Opposed By Sherwood

The sewer assessment bill was op- posed by Controller Sherwood and the Waterbury board of finance. Through their influence, action on the bill had been delayed for many weeks.
 The measure, its opponents claimed, would deplete the city's sewer fund and cause halt in sewer construction work, thereby making necessary the laying-off of several hundred WPA employees.
 Senator Egan's city plan bill would have created a commission to direct future growth of the city. The commission would have had author ity to supervise large city expendi- lures and would have been, in ef- feet, self-perpetuating.
 Danaher Bolts State G. o. P.
 Hartford, April 14-(UP)-U. S. Sen. John A. Danaher, bolting the state Republican leadership on the conspiracy bill, returned to Connec- ticut today to discuss with the gov ernor and legislative leaders a stronger version of the bill.
 Purpose of the bill originally was to prevent arrest on conspiracy charges of members of labor unions. The Republican-controlled judiciary committee, however, reported a bill which said:
 No person shall be convicted of conspiracy solely because of mem bership in any lawful organization" {"
 Democrats, who charged this wording was vague, were jubilant over the Republican dissension. They prepared an amendment rewording the bill, and this version said:
 No officer or member of any or ganization without proof of personal complicity on hi spart shall be con- victed of conspiracy for the unlawful acts of other officers or members of the organization"
 The bill was scheduled to come up in the senate late yesterday, but Democrats succeeded in blocking action until Tuesday, on the claim they needed additional time to pre- pare an amendment. This excuse was ridiculed by Republicans, who charged the delay was requested tc permit political broadcast by Rep Abraham A. Ribicoff, D., Hartford on the bill tonight. Ribicoff is the author of the Democratic amend ment.
 Senator Danaher was counsel fol truck strikers here a year or so ago when they were charged with con- spiracy by States Attorney Hugh M Alcorn. Several were convicted and sent to prison as result of violence against non-strikers on the high ways.
 Last Income Tax Plan Goes
 Hartford, Conn.,, April 14-(UP)- The last of the legislatures income tax proposals was rejected in the house today on an unfavorable re- port of the judiciary committee.
 Rep. Clarence F. Baldwin, R. woodbridge, in reporting the bill said it was identical to the federal income tax law and remarked face tiouSly:
 "The federal government now gets 75 per cent of 8 mans income and under this bill the state would get the other 75 per cent"
 Two compulsory automobile insur ance bills were rejected, as was a duplicate bill calling for ratisfication of the Federal Child Labor amend ment. Both houses have voted against ratification.
 Another rejection was on a pro- posal to create state development commission for parks and forests.
 The house authorized Marian apolis Junior college, at Thompson, to confer degrees of bachelor of arts and bachelor of science.
 Railway Property
 Hartford, Conn, April 14-CUP)- The Senate received favorable committee report today on bill im- posing a one per cent tax on all Incorporated railroad property. It was tabled for printing on the call endar
 Also received on favorable reports were two Greenwich measures to ex- tend by one day the time limit for registering voters, and allowing the board of estimates to appropriate funds for municipal expenses in svent the budget is disapproved at z town meeting.
 Another Greenwich bill, to extend ne hours of voting from 6 p. rl1., to \ D. m, was rejected.
 A bill prohibiting the discharge of a teacher in the employ Of the city