Senate Hearings on 1935 Bill

Shortly after the 74th Congress convened in January 1935, President Roosevelt sent his "Economic Security Bill" to Capitol Hill. The Administration proposal was transmitted to the Congress on January 17, 1935 and it was introduced that same day in the Senate by Senator Robert Wagner (D-NY) and in the House by Congressman Robert Doughton (D-NC) and David Lewis (D-MD). The bill was referred to Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways & Means Committee.

Hearings on the bill were held throughout January and February. The House Ways & Means Committee held hearings on the bill from January 21, 1935 through February 12, 1935. The Senate Finance Committee held hearings from January 22, 1935 through February 20, 1935.

The report on the Senate hearings was published by the Finance Committee in 1935 under the title "Economic Security Act: Hearings Before the Committee on Finance, Seventy-Fourth Congress First Session, on S. 1130 A Bill to Alleviate the hazards of Old Age, Unemployments, Illness, and Dependency, to Establish a Social Insurance Board in the Department of Labor, To Raise Revenue, and for Other Purposes." The published document ran to 1354 pages (reproduced in its entirety here).

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Cover & Table of Contents

Testimony:

Abbott, Miss Grace, Chicago, Ill., editor Social Service Review and professor of public welfare, University of Chicago

Amter, I., New York City, representing the National Unemployment Council

Anderson, H. B.,.New York, N. Y., representing the Citizens Medical Reference Bureau, Inc
Andrews, Elmer F., New York City, State industrial commissioner

Andrews, Rev. George Reid, New Haven, Conn., American Eugenics Society

Andrews, John B., New York, N. Y., representing the American Association for Labor Legislation

Baldwin, Mrs. Harris T., Washington, D. C., National League of Women Voters

Bannerman, Mrs. Mary T., Washington, D. C., committee on legislation, Congress of Parents and Teachers

Benjamin, Herbert, New York City, representing the National Joint Action Committee for Genuine Social Insurance

Browder, Earl, New York City, representing the Communist Party

Brown, J, Douglas, professor of economics and director, industrial relations section, Princeton University

Burch, Guy Irving, New York City, Population Reference Bureau

Carris, Lewis H., National Society for the Prevention of Blindness

Chandler, George B., representing the Ohio Chamber of Commerce

Clements, R. E., representing Old-Age Revolving Pensions, Ltd

Cronheim, Nathan, Philadelphia, Pa., representing the Local Action Committee and the Philadelphia Chapter of the Interprofessional Association

Cumming, Hugh S., Surgeon General Public Health Service

Czerwonky, Hugo E., Washington, D. C

Davis, Miss Susan Lawrence, Washington, D.. C., representing the Townsend-Davis Clystertory Health Treatments, Athens, Ala.; also representing Mrs. Emma H. Townsend, Corsicana, Tex

Doane, Robert R., New York City, representing Old-Age Revolving Pensions, Ltd

Elbert, Robert G., Airy Hall Plantation, Green Pond, S. C.

Emery, James A., Washington, D. C., representing the National Association of Manufacturers

Epstein, Abraham, New, York, N: Y., representing the American Association for Social Security
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Falk, Dr. I. S., New Canaan, Conn., of the staff of the Committee on Economic Security

Filene, Lincoln, Boston, Mass., William Filene's Sons Co

Folsom, Marion B., Rochester, N. Y., assistant treasurer Eastman Kodak Co and, member of advisory council to the Committee on Economic Security
Forster, H. Walter, Philadelphia, Pa., Towers, Perrin, Forster & Crosby, Inc
Gall, John C., Washington, D. C., representing the National Association of Manufacturers

Graham, Frank P., president University of North Carolina, and chairman advisory council to the Committee on Economic Security

Green, William, president American Federation of Labor

Gordon David, New York City, representing the Committee for Unemployment Insurance

Grulee, Dr. Clifford G., Evanston, Ill., professor of pediatrics, Rush Medical College, Chicago, Ill

Hall, Miss Helen, New York City, National Federation of Settlements, and Henry Street Settlement; member, advisory council to the Committee on Economic Security

Hansen, Alvin H., Washington, D. C., Chief Economic Analyst, Department of State

Harriman, Henry I., Washington, D. C., United States Chamber of Commerce

Harrington, John, representing the Illinois Manufacturing Association

Haynes, George E., New York, N. Y., representing the department of race relations, Federal Council of Churches

Hooker, Elon H., New York City, representing the Manufacturing Chemists Association

Houston, Charles H., Washington, D. C., representing the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Huggins, George A., Philadelphia, Pa., representing the Church Pensions Conference

Hutzler, Albert D., Baltimore, Md., National Retail Dry Goods Association

Ickler, Philip, Portland, Oreg.

Irwin, Robert B., New York City, The American Foundation for the Blind

Jackson, Henry E., New York City, president, Social Engineering Institute

Jolly, Robert, representing the American Hospital Association, etc

Kahn, Miss Dorothy, Philadelphia, Pa., representing the American Association of Social Workers

Kellogg, Paul H., New York City, editor, The Survey and Survey Graphic, and vice chairman, advisory council to the Committee on Economic Security

Kolb, J., F. I Chicago, Ill., representing the National Metal Trades Association

Kulp, Clarence A., University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa

Lamb, Mrs. Beatrice Pitney, New York, N. Y., representing the National League of Women Voters

Latimer, H. R., Pennsylvania Association for the Blind

Latimer, Murray, chairman Railroad- Retirement Board, Washington, D. C.

Latshaw, Stanley, New York City, representing the National Publishers Association

Leiserson, William N., chairman National Mediation Board

Lenroot, Katharine F., Chief, Children's, Bureau, Department of Labor

Lyon, Dr. George M., Huntington, W. Va.

Marsh, Benjamin C .,, Washington, D., C. , representing the People's Lobby

Marvin, Dr. Cloyd H., Washington, D. C., representing the American Council on Education

McCormack, Dr. A. T., Louisville, Ky., commissioner, S.tate board of health

McCulloch, Frank W., representing Chicago Workers Unemployment Committee

Morrow, L. C., New York City, representing the National Publishers Association

Ogburn, Charlton, Washington, D. C., and New York City, counsel to the American Federation of Labor

Parker, L. H., chief of staff, Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation

Peck, Lloyd A., Joliet, Ill., representing the Laundryowners' National, Association

Peckham, Frank, L., Washington, D., C., representing the Sentinels of the Republic

Pence, Owen E., New York, N. Y., representing the National Council, Y. M C. A.

Perkins, Hon. Frances, Secretary of Labor

Potter, Dr. Ellen, Trenton, N. J., representing the National Committee on Care of Transient and Homeless
Reeder, Sherwood, Washington, D. C., representing the United States Conference of Mayors and the American Municipal Association

Reiss, Dr. Oscar, Los Angeles, Calif.

Reyburn, Samuel W., New York City, National Retail Dry Goods Association

Reymond, M. H., Binghamton, N. Y.

Roche, Miss Josephine, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury

Sargent, Noel, New York City, representing the National Association of Manufacturers

Shelton, Mrs. Frederick, representing the National Board of Young Women's Christian Associations

Sinclair, S. Merwin, executives of State commissions and State agencies for the blind, and Pennsylvania Council for the Blind

Snow, W. A., Washington, D . C., representing the Associated General Contractors of America

Story, Harold W., Milwaukee, Wis., vice president, and general counsel, Allis-Chalmers. Manufacturing Co.
Studebaker, Dr. John W., . Washington, D. C., Commissioner of Education, Department of the Interior

Taylor, Miss Lea D., Chicago, Ill., representing the Illinois Committee on Social Security

Townsend, Dr. F. E., representing Old Age Revolving Pensions, Ltd.

Tyson, Francis D., professor of economics, University of Pittsburgh, Pa.

Underwood, Dr. F. J., Jackson, Miss., State health officer

Wagner, Robert F., United States Senator from New York

Walter, M. M., Harrisburg, Pa., representing the National Rehabilitation Association

Watts, L. L., Richmond, Va., Virginia Commission for the Blind, and the American Association of Workers for the Blind

Webster, William R., Bridgeport, Conn., representing the Connecticut Manufacturers Association

Weir, Joseph P. B., Washington, D. C.

Williams, Ernest Wells, Washingto, D. C.

Witte, Edwin E., executive director Committee on Economic Security
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Wolfe, Mrs. James H., Washington, D. C., women's division, Democratic Committee

Yarros, Dr. Rachelle, Hull House, Chicago, Ill.

Briefs, letters, statements, etc., submitted by:

Adams, Benjamin F., and Henrietta M., Silver Springs, Md.

American Association for Social Security, Washington branch

American Bar Association, report of special committee opposing the ratification of the proposed child-labor amendment to the Constitution of the United States

American Association of University Women, Washington, D. C.

American Federation of Actors, New York City, letter addressed to Senator Robert F. Wagner

American Home Economics Association, Washington, D. C., letter from

American Nurses Association

Areson, C. W., New York City, Child Welfare League of America, Inc.

Associated Women of the American Farm Bureau Federation, brief submitted by Mrs. Chas. W. Sewell, administrative director

Burke, John J., Washington, D. C., National Catholic Welfare Conference

Burns, Dr. Eveline M., Columbia University, New York City

Christman, Miss Elizabeth, Washington, D. C., on behalf of the National Women's Trade Union League of America

Crunibine, Dr. S. T., New York, N. Y., Arnerican Child Health Association

Douglas, Prof. Paul H., University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.

Draper, Ernest G., New York Cify, The Hills Bros. Co.

Gourley, Lawrence L., Washington, D. C., representing the American Osteopathic Association

Grulee, Dr. Clifford G., Evanston, Ill., professor of pediatrics, Rush Medical College, Chicago, Ill. (telegrams to)

Guthrie, William D., chairman special committee of the American Bar Association

Hall, Percival, Washington, D. C., chairman executive committee, Conference of Executives of American Schools for the Deaf

Hoar, Roger Sherman, North Milwaukee, Wis., letter and statement addressed to Senator Thomas P. Core

Hogue, Richard W., Washington, D. C., Independent Legislative Bureau

Howe, Harriet, American Home Economics Association
Howett, Harry H., Lansing, Mich., Michigan Crippled Children Commission

Kennedy, Thomas, international secretary-treasurer, United Mine Workers of America, lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania

Kittle, Mrs. William, Washington, D. C., on behalf of the National Consumers' League and on behalf of the Women's Homeopathic Medical Fraternity

Kletzer, Mrs. Virginia, Child Welfare Commission of Oregon

Kulp, Clarence A., University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. (Statement of )

La Du, Mrs. Blanche, Minnesota State Board of Control

McCollum, Dr. E. V., the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.

McCord, Dr. James R., Emory University, Atlanta, Ga.

Message of President Roosevelt submitting report recommending legislation on economic security:
President's Message to Congress
CES Cover Letter to President
Body of the Report

Miller, Dr. James Raglan, Hartford, Conn.

National Conference of Catholic Charities, Washington, D. C.

National Council of Jewish Women, Inc., New York City

National Education Association of the United States

Robb, Miss Marquis, Newtonville, Mass.

Sanger, Mrs. Margaret, president, National Committee on Federal Legislation for Birth Control

Shibley, George, Washington, D. C., director, The Research Institute

United States Engineers, Inc., New York City

Witte, Edwin E.
Part 6: Estimated costs of old-age pensions to the States

Part 7: Model unemployment-insurance bills for States and suggestions for State old-age assistance laws and accompanying explanatory statements

Part 8: Principal studies and reports prepared for or presented to the Committee on Economic Security

Part 9:Statistics concerning extent and amount of insurance in certain fields



Women's Homeopathic Medical Fraternity

Young Women's Christian Association, Washington. D. C.