| Show p LOOD CALLS EXTRA SESSION 1 lLA LAWS WS ASKED TO MAKE JOB INSURANCE LAW LA CONFORM WITH US U.S. U ACT Proclamation Fallows Conference Conference With Adv Dem Democratic cratic tlc Leades Lawmakers Lawmakers' Lawmakers Lawmakers' Law Law- t makers' makers Work Limited By JENNINGS PHILLIPS r A proclamation summoning the twenty-first twenty Utah legi lature into special session August 24 at noon to Uta give to t the ef inhabitants of Utah the lull full benefits of the unemployment yme t insurance provisions of the nati national nal security act was issued at the capitol late Monday by Governor Henry H. H Blood Issuance of the proclamation followed a protracted meeting be be between tween een the governor and a group of advisers representing both the high command d of the Democratic party and the state departments department concerned with the security act The call summons the legislature into extraordinary session for th the specific purpose of amending the unemployment insurance act so zo that it It- will conform with comparable e federal statutes To Give Benefits Benefit The eff effect ct of the legislatures legislature action ac tion in the fo forthcoming coming session willbe will will- be to bring t to Utah e pl Yes th the benefits of unemployment I Insurance urance legislation tio denied em loyes in states staten that do donot not have participating en en- en In a statement explaining his call caU the governor declared decar d hI his hL action to t be in line Une with a policy 1 have all U along followed l in the effort to have our Utah laws Jaws conform with the federal social security act It uIt was possible during the tile early months of this year the governor explained to secure the approval approve of ot the social security board in Washington to the to the aid features covering covering cov cov- ering old age assistance aid to dependent dc dc- pendent children and aid to the needy blind The other features of the federal act relating to maternity mate a and d child health aid to crippled children and anda a broadened health program have been approved by Washington au authorities during the last t fe few weeks One Phase I Left ft The rhe state of Utah having therefore therefore there there- fore tore been brought definitely in line for lor cooperative assistance from the federal feder government federal government under the social security act in all aU of ot its aid features there now remains but one item still atil to bo be approved This is the tho compensation in which employers and of the state are concerned I All have repeatedly said that our efforts would not be relaxed until all aU possible had been done to conform conform conform con con- form with the federal law Jaw In lino Jine with that policy I am calling the legislature for the sole purpose of ot reaching this objective through though proper legislative action The Tho last sentence of ot the govern governors governor's gover lover n nors nor's ors or's explanatory statement indicated indi to observers observe that prospects of revising the state liquor law Wt whose beer provisions have occasioned coca occa widespread objections are nIL IL To Appoint Six The law gives the chief exec executive executive- tive authority to restrict the legislative agenda to to any subject he deems deem necessary for lor legislative leg attention The governors governor's action makes necessary sary his appointment of five representatives and one senator to au succeed suc resigned members Four of ot the appointed representative representatives will come from Salt SaIt Lake county Tho The decision to issue the call it if was we learned followed a a. meeting of ot the governor and his advisers adviser at th the tha capitol late Saturday and the sub b- b sequent meeting Monday It wi will wili bo be the first special session of the 1935 or Twenty first legislature Two extraordinary sessions session of the preceding l legislature were held in ut 1933 Among those attending the meet meetIng Ing ng were H. H L. L Delbert Draper Sam D. D Thurman Henry HenryD D. D Moyle all attorneys and nd members of the Democratic high command State Engineer T. T H. H Humpherys State Senator Julian M. M Bamberger and N. N L. L Wilson the the governor secretary The governors governor's action in calling a special session is a result of an n attempt during the 1935 legislature legIslature- to anticipate what social jal security law Jaw would contain and a ac accordingly accordingly cordingly cordingly- to correlate the st state te Jaw law with those provisions It It b became obvious however r aft after r the lie legislature convened and after exchange of correspondence W with Wb b. the he federal social security board that hat the unemployment insurance e Continued on or i tN rw Column C GOVERNOR CALLS EXTRA SESSION C ltd from pete Peu One pha phase c of the state law diver diverged ed from federal provisions in many important important tant details Law Law Held Useless The attorney generals general's office and other legal authorities after aCler examIning examining examining exam exam- ining the state law Jaw pronounced it unworkable unless correlated with wilh the federal law One vital point of oC divergence was the difference nce in rate of oC payroll tax levied on employers The federal government levies a 1 per cent tax on payrolls collectable January 31 1937 for tor the first year 2 per cent centon centon on the tho 1937 payroll and 3 per cent centon centon on the 1938 and subsequent subsequent payrolls The state tax lax however starts at 3 per cent remaining constant Thus the Utah employer would pay pay 4 per cent on his payroll while In states that have correlated legislation legislation legislation legis legis- lation the payment would be 2 per percent cent t H Provided In stati states state U that t have participating legislation the employer is refunded 60 90 O per cent of his federal t taxes a move move designed to encourage participation participation pation on on the part of oC states In InnOn- InnOn nonparticipating non non- participating states the If per II-per per cent tax is levied upon the employer benefit either cither to employer or empl ye Utah under present legislation com comes s under this latter Jatter classification The state slate industrial commission which would administer the unemployment unemployment unemployment phase has been advised by the federal social security board that Utah must take action on two points L 1 Correlate state and federal Ja laws WB 2 Appropriate funds for the tho support of the state federal-state reemployment reemployment service Must Iut Share Cost COt The reemployment service originally originally nally was financed by the federal government with the provision that if the state later Is 15 to share in the benefits of the the service it must sh share re rethe the cost otherwise the service would be no longer available to the st st. state te The call for a special session comes after considerable pressure from organized labor and affiliated groups The session will bring to to the capitol 23 senators and 60 representatives representatives representatives rep rep- after both parties have held their state nominating conventions conven conven- ons the Democrats' Democrats being slated for August 15 and the Republicans Republicans' August 22 After adjournment of oC the 1935 legislature legislature leg leg- there was co considerable pressure pressure pressure pres pres- sure from members of oC both houses s to hold a special session immediately immediately immediately immedi immedi- to amend the liquor control law which h had d been passed after aCler a deadlock between the two houses Session Advocated Ad More Afore recently groups have advocated advocated advocated a special session to liberalize the beer provisions of the law and to permit sale of wines with meals The call can h how however o V e eve v e r mentions nothing about the liquor law and the legislators can consider only the subjects subject named by the governor I in the call caU There is speculation whether an attempt will b be made to invoke liquor legislation in the special special special cial session The cost of the session will depend depend depend de de- de- de pend on the length of time the legislators legislators legislators legis legis- meet meets but a reasonable estimate estimate esti esti- mate seems less Jess than Each legislator receives 4 U a day and 10 cents a 8 mile traveling expenses Friends of the special session say the cost will be insignificant compared compared com corn pared with the benefit to employers and of participating in tho federal unemployment Insurance Insurance insurance ance program With the state payroll payroll pay pay- roll roU affect Effected affected estimated at labor has at stake while the 90 per cent credit to the employers employ employ- ers ens means they would receive back from the federal government government govern govern- ment meat that otherwise would be lost to them with benefit neither to employer cm em- nor |
