The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-05-01
BY JAMES ]. HoLLERN
ocWC Executive Secretary

The MUST legislation
of the Administration
continued to move meth
odically during the six
teenth week of the ses-
sion. AT the very begin
ming of the week the
House got off to a fast start
and requires children to have
polio shots or be in the pro-
cess, before entering school
and which was amended from
the floor to include smallpox,
diphtheria, tetanus and pertus-
sis, after the Governor public
" spoke for it. 1t passed by
q vote of 117-5.
On Tuesday, April 81, the
House passed H.B. 844-pro-
vides a two-cent increase on
cigarettes. In committee the
bill was amended to tax Gig
arettes at only one cent in
stead of &c. However, the
leadership pressed for an in
crease of two cents, introduc-
ed an amendment on the floor
for a two cents increase and
had the votes. The bill passed
1911.
On the Senate side the Ma
jority got three-quarters of a
loaf when the Unemployment
Compensation Bill, AM. S.B.
30 was passed by a vote of
1914. The bill was amended
to reduce the period of COM
pensation from 80 to 80 weeks,
and other minor changes.
The key to the Administra-
tons program and the length
of the 103rd General Assem-
bly, could very well be de-
pendent upon how the Omni-
bus Tax Bill, AM. SD. 376,
which eliminates the Sales
Tax stamps and taxes other
items that have been tax ex-
empt heretofore, remains
stuck in committee. AS of
April "a, the chairman of the
Senate Taxation Committee
did not have the votes to get
the Bill out of committee.
Teh Governor remains stead
fast in refusing to allow the
stamps to become part Of the
bill. He wants the stamps
abolished. Governor Disable
said that the administration
costs of the sales tax plan
were out of line with the Ma
tional line with the National
Average and Comparable
states and that the "self-polic-
ing" action of the plan was
largely fictional. Those inter-
ests that are in favor Of re-
tanning the stamp plan have
vowed remaining steadfast
also. This bill assumes more
importance with the passing
Of each day.
A substitute version of the
omnibus sales tax bill (S.B.
800 was hustled to members
Of the Senate Taxation Com
nittee via special delivery
mail over the weekend to give
them a chance to look at all
the proposed amendments
which have been agreed on in
q series of conferences among
Democratic committee MEM
bers, Governor Disable and
his aides.
Taxation Chairman Stephen
Olenick said committee mem
bers would talk over the pro-
posed amendments this COM
Ing Monday and that he hoped
70 have enough votes (six) to
get 1t out of
committee on Tuesday. One of
three Democrats who baked
at the original bill repeatedly
Is ready to 60 for it now. Olen-
lex declined to identify him.
Numerous amendments and
changes have been proposed
on the original bill, but this
will be the first time they've
been put down in written
form. The sub bill will be
mailed direct to Taxation
Committee members homes.
Governor Disable views this
q al a significant" legisla-
tive week.
"Hf Senate Bill 376 {the ON
nibus tax billy comes out of
committee" the governor told
his Monday, April 20, morn
ing press conference, "the
whole tax program should real
" begin to roll"
There was some question,
however, whether S.B. 376
would get out Of the Senate
Taxation Committee this week
"a hearing is scheduled for
Wednesday, April 22).
Taxation Committee Chair
man Stephen Olenick said the
Disable administration learned
Monday night, April 20, they
don't have the six votes need
ed to get it out as it u.s." And
Olenick said he and Demo-
cratic members Of the COM
mittee planned to meet late
Monday night, April 20, with
Senate Majority Leader Frank
King and Finance Director
James Maloon eto start water
ing 1t down"
There's a faction on the
committee opposed to elm
alton of sales tax stamps, an