Show GROUP TO ARGUE AROUE SECURITY PLAN WASHINGTON June Juno 20 UP P Though President Roosevelt's gi gigantic gigantic gi- gi i- i gantic social security program has now passed both houses of ot congress on ress one major controversy remains to tobe tobe tobe be fought to a finish Brushing aside scattered cries of unconstitutional the senate approved approved approved ap ap- ap- ap proved the bill yesterday 76 to 6 but before it it did so it tacked on the Clark amendment under which pension pension pension pen pen- sion systems set up by private concerns concerns concerns con con- cerns would be exempt from Crom the taxation provided In n the measure measure So the tho bill now must b bo be threshed over in a conference of senators and representatives to see what shall be bedone bedone bedone done about this and some other amendments Aside from these changes the giant measure which entails the largest tax program ever swept through congress is generally generally gener gener- ener- ener ally aUy In the form in which the Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt administration desires it Would Be Destroyed Senator Clark D. D Mo author of the exemption measure contended with other senators that if companies companies companies com com- with approved private pension pension pension pen pen- sion systems had to bear the federal taxes the tile private systems would be destroyed Then they said If It the I supreme court should knock out the government plan the workers would be without any protection Some friends of the Roosevelt measure answered that the amendment amendment amendment amend amend- ment would destroy the federal system I tem They contended that employers employers employers em em- I would take care of the younger men who have a longer active life expectancy and shunt the I older workers to the government go I thus breaking down the government reserve fund Another change made by the senate senate senate sen sen- ate was to eliminate a provision to I permit the treasury to sell seH annuities Two senate amendments were said In many circles to have a good chance of ot victory One would exempt ex ex- empt states without pension plans II from Crom matching matching during during the first two years years the the 15 a month the federal federal federal fed fed- I eral government go will offer oHer for needy aged The other Include blind persons In tho the grants for needy aged Provisions Given The bill bill which contemplates eventual expenditures of to annually would Offer 15 a month for each 15 contributed by states for needy persons persons persons per per- sons over 65 or needy blind Provide benefits of 10 to 85 In contributory old age pensions For this employers and employees would by 1949 be taxed 3 per cent ent each on wa wages cs up to a year Taxes would begin at 1 per cent each in 1937 Tax employers of four or more persons 1 per cent next year and 3 per cent by 1938 on their payrolls for unemployment insurance They would get credit for 90 per cent of this If It paid into a state insurance system States would determine benefits Provide for tor aid to dependent and crippled children maternal and child health work and other welfare efforts I |