Box 7: General - Post Office and Civil Service (1949-1950)
F 1: General (1949-1950).
a. Correspondence "M - S" and clippings; topics include federal aid to education, Taft-Hartley, federal budget, foreign
policy, H. R. 2945, and S. 1103.
b. "Questions of Morality," from the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
F 2: General ( 1949-1950).
a. Correspondence "T - Z" and clippings; topics include Taft-Hartley, foreign policy, and general.
b. "We Give Aid and Comfort to our Foe" from the Tulsa Tribune.
F 3: House Administration, Committee on (1949). Hatch Act Amendments.
Discussion of H.R. 9023; "To amend the Hatch Act" (John W. McCormack - Massachusetts). Public Law 732 (H.R. 9023).
F 4: House Administration, Committee on (1950). Office Machines.
Discussion of H.J.Res. 418; "Authorizing the purchase of automatic typing equipment for use in the offices of Members, officers, and committee of the House of Representatives" (Thomas B. Stanley - Virginia). Correspondents include Wayne L. Hayes.
F 5: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1950). Air Mail Pay Subsidy.
a. Discussion of H.R. 9184; "To provide for the separation of subsidy from air-mail pay, and for other purposes" (John W.
Heselton - Massachusetts), and H.R. 9305; "To amend the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, as amended, to provide for the
separation of subsidies from air-mail pay, and for other purposes" (Leonard W. Hall - New York). Also mentions H.R.
9305. Correspondents include John F. Kennedy and John W. Heselton.
b. "Major Differences Between H.R. 9184 and H.R. 9305."
c. Summary of reasons for supporting Air Mail Subsidy Separation Bill--H.R. 9184 from Citizens Committee for the
Hoover Commission.
F 6: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1950). Alcoholic Beverage Advertising.
General correspondence and clippings.
F 7: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1950). Alcoholic Beverage Advertising.
Discussion of H.R. 2428; "To prohibit the transportation in interstate commerce of advertisements of alcoholic beverages, and for other purposes" (Joseph R. Bryson - South Carolina), and S. 1847; "To prohibit the transportation in interstate commerce of advertisements of alcoholic beverages, and for other purposes" (William Langer - North Dakota). Correspondence and clippings.
F 8: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1949). Children's Health.
Discussion of H.R. 4660; "To provide for the general welfare by enabling the several states to make more adequate provision for the health of children of school age through the development of children`s health services for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of physical and mental defect and conditions" (M. G. Burnside - West Virginia).
F 9: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1949). Children's Health.
Discussion of H.R. 5567; "To provide for research in child life and for grants to States for maternal and child health and crippled children's services" (Laurie C. Battle - Alabama), and S. 2352; "To provide for research in child life and for grants for States for maternal and child health and cripple children's services" (Claude Pepper - Florida; James E, Murray - Montana; and George D. Aiken - Vermont).
F 10: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1950). Communications Act Amendments.
Discussion of S. 1973; "To further amend the Communications Act of 1934" (Ernest W. McFarland - Arizona).
F 11: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1950). Drug Prescriptions.
Discussion of H.R. 8904; "To amend section 503 (b) of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of June 25, 1938, as amended" (Carl T. Durham - North Carolina), and S. 3852; "To amend section 503 (b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act" (Hubert H. Humphrey - Minnesota).
F 12: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1949-1950). Freight Forwarding.
Discussion of H.R. 5967; " To amend the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended, to clarify the status of freight forwarders and their relationship with motor common carriers" (Robert Crosser - Ohio), and S. 2113; "To amend the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended, to clarify the status of freight forwarders and their relationship with motor common carriers" (Edwin C. Johnson - Colorado).
F 13: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1950). Gambling.
F 14: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1949). Health Scholarships.
Discussion of H.R. 5940; "To amend the Public Health Service Act of 1946 to provide an emergency five-year program of grants and scholarships for education in the fields of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, dental hygiene, public health, and nursing professions, and for other purposes" (Andrew J. Biemiller - Wisconsin), and S. 1453; "To amend the Public Health Service Act and the Vocational Education Act of 1946 to provide and emergency five-year program of grants and scholarships for education in the fields of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, dental hygiene, public health, and nursing professions, and for other purposes" (Claude Pepper - Florida; James E. Murray - Montana; Hubert H. Humphrey - Minnesota; Matthew M. Neely - West Virginia; Elbert D. Thomas - Utah; Lister Hill - Alabama; Paul H. Douglas - Illinois; Frank P. Graham - North Carolina; Robert A. Taft - Ohio; George D. Aiken - Vermont; H. Alexander Smith - New Jersey; Wayne Morse - Oregon; and Forrest C. Donnell - Missouri).
F 15: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1949). Hospital Construction.
Discussion of S. 614; "To amend the Hospital Survey and Construction Act (title VI of the Public Health Service Act), to extend its duration and provide greater financial assistance in the construction of hospitals, and for other purposes" (Lister Hill - Alabama; Robert A. Taft - Ohio; Allen J. Ellender - Louisiana; and Alexander Smith - New Jersey).
F 16: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1950). Mineral Wool.
F 17: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1949-1950). National Science Foundation.
Discussion of S. 247; "To promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense; and for other purposes" (Elbert D. Thomas - Utah; Harley M. Kilgore - West Virginia; J. William Fulbright - Arkansas; Warren G. Magnuson - Washington; H. Alexander Smith - New Jersey ; Guy Cordon - Oregon; and Leverett Saltonstall - Massachusetts), H.R. 12; "To promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense; and for other purposes" (J. Percy Priest - Tennessee), H.R. 359; "To promote the progress of science and the useful arts, to secure the national defense, to advance the national health and welfare, and for other purposes" (Emanuel Celler - New York), and H.R. 4846; "To promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense; and for other purposes" (J. Percy Priest - Tennessee).
F 18: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1949-1950). National Gas Act.
a. Discussion of H.R. 79; "To amend the Natural Gas Act, approved June 21, 1938, as amended" (John E. Lyle, Jr. - Texas),
H.R. 1758; "To amend the Natural Gas Act approved June 21, 1938, as amended" (Oren Harris - Arkansas), and S. 1498;
"To amend the Natural Gas Act, approved June 21, 1938, as amended" (Robert S. Kerr - Oklahoma; and Elmer Thomas -
Oklahoma). Correspondents include Roy J. Turner.
b. Resolutions from the Interstate Oil Compact Commission.
F 19: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1949-1950). Petroleum: Depletion and imports.
a. Correspondence and clippings.
b. Resolution from the First National Banks of Frederick, Carter, and Thomas Oklahoma.
c. Resolution from the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce.
d. Resolution from the Ardmore Chamber of Commerce.
e. Resolution from the Tulsa Chamber of Commerce.f. Senate Concurrent Resolution No.12.
F 20: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1950). Petroleum.
Discussion of H.J.Res. 423; "Authorizing the Federal Trade Commission to make a study and investigation of the production, transportation, refining, and distribution of petroleum products" (Clarence Cannon - Missouri)
F 21: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1949-1950). Public Health.
Discussion of H.R. 5865; "To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize assistance to States and political subdivision in the development and maintenance of local public health units, and for other purposes" (J. Percy Priest - Tennessee), and S. 522; "To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize assistance to States and political subdivisions in the development and maintenance of local public health units, and for other purposes" (Lister Hill - Alabama; Leverett Saltonstall - Massachusetts; Guy Cordon - Oregon; Paul H. Douglas - Illinois; Virgil Chapman - New Jersey; H. Alexander Smith - New Jersey; Hubert H. Humphrey - Minnesota; George W. Malone - Nevada; Estes Kefauver - Tennessee; William F. Knowland - California; Claude Pepper - Florida; Allen J. Ellender - Louisiana; George D. Aiken - Vermont; Elbert D. Thomas - Utah; James E. Murray - Montana; Matthew M. Neely - West Virginia; Garret L. Withers - Kentucky; Robert A. Taft - Ohio; Wayne Morse - Oregon; Forrest C. Donnell - Missouri; and Frank P. Graham - North Carolina).
F 22: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1950). Railroads: Strike Threat.
F 23: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1950). Railroads.
Discussion of H.R. 7789; "To amend the Railway Labor Act and to authorize agreements providing for union membership and agreements for deductions from the wages of carriers' employees for certain purposes and under certain conditions" (Robert Crosser - Ohio), and S. 3295; "To amend the Railway Labor Act and to authorize agreements providing for union membership and agreements for deductions from wages of carriers' employees for certain purses and under certain conditions" (James E. Murray - Montana; Elbert D. Thomas - Utah; Claude Pepper - Florida; Lister Hill - Alabama; Matthew M. Neely - West Virginia; Hubert H. Humphrey - Minnesota; Herbert H. Lehman - New York; and Wayne Morse - Oregon). Report No.2811 (H.R. 7789).
F 24: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1950-1951). Railroads.
a. Discussion of H.R. 7789; "To amend the Railway Labor Act and to authorize agreements providing for union
membership and agreements for deductions from the wages of carriers' employees for certain purposes and under certain
conditions" (Robert Crosser - Ohio), and S. 3295; "To amend the Railway Labor Act and to authorize agreements providing
for union membership and agreements for deductions from the wages of carriers' employees for certain purposes and under
certain conditions" (James E. Murray - Montana; Elbert D. Thomas - Utah; Claude Pepper - Florida; Lister Hill - Alabama;
Matthew M. Neely - West Virginia; Hubert Humphrey - Minnesota; Herbert H. Lehman - New York; and Wayne Morse - Oregon).
b. Correspondence "A - L."
F 25: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1950-1951). Railroads.
a. Discussion of H.R. 7789; "To amend the Railway Labor Act and to authorize agreements providing for union
membership and agreements for deductions from the wages of carriers' employees for certain purposes and under certain
conditions" (Robert Crosser - Ohio), and S. 3295; "To amend the Railway Labor Act and to authorize agreements providing
for union membership and agreements for deductions from the wages of carriers' employees for certain purposes and under
certain conditions" (James E. Murray - Montana; Elbert D. Thomas - Utah; Claude Pepper - Florida; Lister Hill - Alabama;
Matthew M. Neely - West Virginia; Hubert H. Humphrey - Minnesota; Herbert H. Lehman - New York; and Wayne Morse
- Oregon).
b. Correspondence "M - Z."
F 26: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1949-1950). Railway Safety.
Discussion of H.R. 378; "To amend section 25 of the Interstate Commerce Act to require certain common carriers by railroad to install and maintain communication systems and to establish and observe operating rules, regulations, and practices to promote safety of employees and travelers on railroads, and for other purposes" (Robert Crosser - Ohio). Report No.1558 (H.R. 378).
F 27: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1949-1950). Socialized Medicine.
Form letters and petitions. Discussion of S. 1679; "To provide a program of national health insurance and public health and to assist in increasing the number of adequately trained professional and other health personnel, and for other purposes" (Elbert D. Thomas - Utah; James E. Murray - Montana; Robert F. Wagner - New York; Claude Pepper - Florida; Dennis Chavez - New Mexico; Glen H. Taylor - Idaho; J. Howard McGrath - Rhode Island; and Hubert H. Humphrey - Minnesota), Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, H.R. 345; "To provide a national health insurance and public-health program" (Emanuel Celler - New York), House Committee on Ways and Means, H.R. 783; to provide a national health insurance and public health program" (John Dingell - Michigan), S. 5; "To provide a national health insurance and public health program" (James E. Murray - Montana; Robert F. Wagner - New York; Claude Pepper - Florida; Dennis Chavez - New Mexico; Glen H. Taylor - Idaho; and J. Howard McGrath - Rhode Island), H.R. 2892; "To amend the Social Security Act to enable States to establish more adequate public-welfare programs, and for other purposes" (Robert L. Doughton - North Carolina), H.R. 4312; "To provide a program of national health insurance and public health and to assist in increasing the number of adequately trained professional and other health personnel, and for other purposes" (John D. Dingell - Michigan), and H.R. 4313; "To provide a program of national health insurance and public health and to assist in increasing the number of adequately trained professional and other health personnel, and for other purposes" (Andrew J. Biemiller - Wisconsin).
F 28: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1949-1950). Socialized Medicine.
a. Compulsory health insurance and general. Also mentions S. 1679. H.R. 345, H.R. 783, and S. 5.
b. Correspondence "A - C."
c. Resolution from the Congress of Delegates American Academy of General Practice.
d Resolution from the American Legion.
e. Resolution from the Lowery-Whitehead Post No.29.
f. Resolution from the Blaine County Medical Society.
g. Resolution from the Canadian County Medical Auxiliary.
h. Resolution from the 1925 Study Club of Chickasha.
i. Resolution from Comanche County Medical Society.
j. Resolution from Caddo County Medical Society.
k. Resolution from Cotton County Bar Association.
F 29: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1949-1950). Socialized Medicine.
a. Compulsory health insurance and general. Also mentions S. 1679, H.R. 345, H.R. 783 and S. 5.
b. Correspondence "D - N."
c. Resolution from the Duncan Business and Professional Women's Club.
d. Resolution from the Duncan Exchangette Club.
e. Resolution from the El Reno Lions Club.
f. Brochure; "Our Medical Schools--Will They be Next?"
g. Resolution from Holdenville Business and Professional Women's Club.
h. Resolution from the Jefferson County Medical Society.
i. Resolution from the Kingfisher Mothers' Club.
F 30: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1949-1950). Socialized Medicine.
a. Compulsory health insurance and general. Also mentions S. 1679, H.R. 345, H.R. 783, and S. 5.
b. Correspondence "O - R."
c. Resolution from the Oklahoma Academy of General Practice.
d. Resolution from the Oklahoma State Medical Association.
F 31: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1949-1950). Socialized Medicine.
a. Compulsory health insurance and general. Also mentions S. 1679, H.R. 345, H.R. 783, and S. 5.
b. Correspondence "S - T."
c. Resolution from the Saint Louis Society of X-Ray Technicians.
d. Brochure; "The Voluntary Way is the American Way."
e. Resolution from the Seminole County Oklahoma Bar Association.
f. Resolution from the Stephens County Medical Society.
g. Brochure; "Compulsory Health Insurance."
h. Resolution from the Women's Auxiliary to the Stephens' County Medical Society.
i. Resolution from the Thomas Service Club.
F 32: Judiciary, Committee on the (1949). Administrative Court.
S. 684; "To improve the administration of justice by the creation of an Administrative Court of the United States" (Pat McCarren - Nevada).
F 33: Judiciary , Committee on the (1949). Administrative Practices.
Discussion of H.R. 4446; "To protect the public with respect to practitioners before administrative agencies" (Francis E. Walter - Pennsylvania). Also mentions S. 684,S. 1928, and S. 1944. Report No. 905 (H.R. 4446).
F 34: Judiciary, Committee on the (1950). Administrative Practices.
Discussion of H.R. 8201; "To protect the public with respect to practitioners before administrative agencies" (Francis E. Walter - Pennsylvania). Also has House Report 2488 "Protecting the Public with Respect to Practitioners Before Administrative Agencies" (1950).
F 35: Judiciary, Committee on the (1950). Administrative Practices.
Discussion of S. 1928; "To protect the public with respect to practitioners before administrative agencies" (Estes Kefauver - Tennessee).
F 36: Judiciary, Committee on the (1949). Administrative Practitioners.
S. 1944; "To protect the public with respect to the practice of the law, by those other than duly licensed attorneys and counselors at law, before the United States Government departments, bureaus, commissions, and agencies and in the United States tax courts" (Guy M. Gillette - Iowa).
F 37: Judiciary, Committee on the (1949-1950). Antitrust Amendments.
a. Discussion of S. 1008; "To provide a two-year moratorium with respect to the application of certain antitrust laws to
individual, good-faith delivered price systems and freight-absorption practices" (Francis J. Myers - Pennsylvania), and H.R.
2222; "To provide a two-year moratorium with respect to the application of certain anti-trust laws to individual, good-faith
delivered price systems and freight-absorption practices" (Francis E. Walter - Pennsylvania). Correspondents include
Raymond Karst, W.K. Granger, Clinton McKinnon, Mike Mansfield, and Walter S. Baring.
b. Correspondence "A - M."
c. Remarks of Raymond W. Karst from the Congressional Record.
d. Resolution from the National Association of Retail Druggists.
e. Resolution from the National Association of Retail Grocers.
f. Docket No.4389. Petition for Review of Order of the Federal Trade Commission.
F 38: Judiciary, Committee on the (1949-1950). Antitrust Amendments.
a. Discussion of S. 1008; "To provide a two-year moratorium with respect to the application of certain antitrust laws to
individual, good-faith delivered price systems and freight-absorption practices" (Francis J. Myers - Pennsylvania), and H.R.
2222; "To provide a two-year moratorium with respect to the application of certain antitrust laws to individual, good-faith
delivered price systems and freight-absorption practices" (Francis E. Walter - Pennsylvania).
b. Correspondence "N - Z."
c. Resolution from the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce.
d. Resolution from the 11th District Pharmaceutical Association.
F 39: Judiciary, Committee on the (1949-1950). Antitrust Amendments.
a. H.R. 2222.
b. S. 1008.
c. Extension of Remarks of Estes Kefauver from the Congressional Record.
F 40: Judiciary, Committee on the (1949). Antitrust Amendments.
Discussion of H.R. 2734; "To amend an act entitled `An act to supplement existing laws against unlawful restraints and monopolies, and for other purposes,' approved October 15, 1914 (38 Stat. 730), as amended" (Emanuel Celler - New York).
F 41: Judiciary, Committee on the (1949). Atlantic and Pacific Suit.
F 42: Judiciary, Committee on the (1949). Blue Star Mothers Charter Bill.
F 43: Judiciary, Committee on the (1949). Boudinot, Frank J. heirs.
S. 827; "To amend the Act of June 16, 1934, to provide for allowances to the heirs, representatives, and assigns of Frank J. Boudinot, deceased, in the event of favorable determination by the Indian Claims Commission of the Cherokee Indians" (Elmer Thomas - Oklahoma).
F 44: Judiciary, Committee on the (1947-1949). Brooks, J. L..
Discussion of H.R. 6450; "For the relief of J. L. Brooks" (Toby Morris - Oklahoma); Report No.1504. J.G. Power and L.D. Power, 78th Congress, 2nd session.
F 45: Judiciary, Committee on the (1949-1950). Bureau of Prison Employees.
Discussion of H.R. 1744; "To reimburse certain employees of the Bureau of Prisons of the Department of Justice, and for other purposes" (Albert M. Cole - Kansas).
F 45b: Judiciary, Committee on the (1950). Changes of Venue (H.R. 7550).
Includes correspondence. Also has a resolution from the Tulsa County Bar Association opposing the resolution.
F 46: Judiciary, Committee on the (1949). Child Support.
Discussion of H.R. 1538; "To prohibit utilization of the facilities of interstate of foreign commerce in connection with desertion or abandonment of minor children" (Gerald R. Ford, Jr. - Michigan), H.R. 2143; "To require Federal district courts and State courts to enforce certain support orders of courts of other States, and to confer jurisdiction on Federal district courts to make support orders in certain cases" (Andrew Jacobs - Indiana), and H.R. 4580; "To provide for the enforcement of support orders in certain State and Federal courts, and to make it a crime to move or travel in interstate and foreign commerce to avoid compliance with such orders" (Gerald R. Ford, Jr. - Michigan).
F 47: Judiciary, Committee on the (1949-1950). Child Support.
Discussion of H.R. 4565; "To provide for the enforcement of support orders in certain State and Federal courts, and to make it a crime to move or travel in interstate and foreign commerce to avoid compliance with such orders" (Andrew Jacobs - Indiana).
F 48: Judiciary, Committee on the (1949). Child Support.
Discussion of H.R. 5974; "To prohibit an individual from travelling in interstate or foreign commerce in connection with the abandonment of his dependent child" (Tom Steed - Oklahoma).
F 49: Judiciary, Committee on the (1949). Civil Rights.
F 49b: Judiciary, Committee on the (1949). Claims.
Correspondence regarding H.R. 2672, which was to provide for the settling of claims of military personnel and civilian employees of the War Department or of the Army.
F 50: Judiciary, Committee on the (1949). Colorado River.
Discussion of H. J. Res. 3; "Granting the consent of Congress to joinder of the United States in suit in the United States Supreme Court for adjudication of claims to waters of the Colorado River system" (Harry F. Sheppard - California).
F 51: Judiciary, Committee on the (1949). Court Picketing.
a. Discussion of H.R. 5647; "To prohibit the picketing of United States courts" (Hale Boggs - Louisiana), and S. 1681; "To
prohibit the picketing of courts" (Allen J. Ellender - Louisiana).
b. Resolution from the Central Committee of the Oklahoma Bar Association.
F 52: Judiciary, Committee on the (1949). Contracts.
Discussion of H.R. 834; "To amend the Contract Settlement Act of 1944 so as to authorize the payment of fair compensation to persons contracting to deliver certain strategic or critical minerals or metals in cases of failure to recover reasonable costs, and for other purposes" (Clair Engle - California).
F 53: Judiciary, Committee on the (1949). De Souza, Joseph, Jr.:
H.R. 2708; "For the relief of Joseph De Souza, Jr." (W.F. "Dixie" Gilmer - Oklahoma).
F 54: Judiciary, Committee on the (1950). Displaced Persons.
F 55: Judiciary, Committee on the (1949). Displaced Persons.
Discussion of H.R. 2018; "To amend the Displaced Persons Act of 1948 to authorize the admission into the United States of 500 displaced doctors and 1,000 nurses, to provide for their employment in Government hospitals, including Indian hospitals, and for other purposes" (Francis Case - South Dakota).
F 56: Judiciary, Committee on the (1948-1949). Displaced Persons.
Discussion of H.R. 4567; "To amend the Displaced Persons Act of 1948" (Emanuel Celler - New York).
F 57: Judiciary, Committee on the (1949-1950). Equal Rights.
Discussion of H.J.Res. 68; "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women" (Katharine St. George - New York). Correspondents include Katharine St. George.
F 58: Judiciary, Committee on the (1949-1950). Equal Rights.
Discussion of S. J. Res. 25; "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women" (Guy M. Gillette - Iowa; Robert S. Kerr - Oklahoma; William F. Knowland - California; J. Allen Frear, Jr. - Delaware; J. William Fulbright - Arkansas; William Langer North Dakota; Millard E. Tydings - Maryland; Claude Pepper - Florida; Joseph C. O'Mahoney - Wyoming; Francis J. Myers - Pennsylvania; Alexander Wiley - Wisconsin; Herbert R. O'Conor - Maryland; Bourke D. Hickenlooper - Iowa; H. Alexander Smith - New Jersey; John L. McClellan - Arkansas; Clyde M. Reed - Kansas; High Butler - Nebraska; Homer Ferguson - Michigan; Bert H. Miller - Idaho; Andrew F. Schoepel - Kansas; Ralph E. Flanders - Vermont; Harry P. Cain - Washington; Lester C. Hunt - Wyoming; Homer E. Capehart - Indiana; Robert C. Henrickson - New Jersey; J. Melville Broughton - North Carolina; Milton R. Young - North Dakota; Edward Martin - Pennsylvania; George W. Malone - Nevada; Arthur V. Watkins - Utah; Edward J. Thye - Minnesota; Sheridan Downey - California; and Dennis Chavez - New Mexico).
F 59: Judiciary, Committee on the (1950). Food and Drug.
Discussion of H.R. 9158; "To revise, codify, and enact into law title 21 of the United State Code, entitled `Food and Drugs'" (Joseph R. Bryson - South Carolina).
F 60: Judiciary, Committee on the (1949). Galvin, John F.
H.R. 766; "For the relief of John F. Galvin" (Dean P. Taylor - New York).
F 61: Judiciary, Committee on the (1949). Gibbons, Mildred H.
H.R. 2847; "For the relief of Mrs. Mildred H. Gibbons" (Carl Albert - Oklahoma).
F 62: Judiciary, Committee on the (1949). Grant, Carlton C., et al.
H.R. 578; "For the relief of Carlton C. Grant and others" (Graham A. Barden - North Carolina).
F 63: Judiciary, Committee on the (1949-1950). Hensley, Troy.
a. Discussion of H.R. 4675; "Conferring jurisdiction upon the District Court of the United States for the Western District of
Oklahoma to hear, determine, and render judgement upon the claim of Troy Hensley, against the United States" (Toby
Morris - Oklahoma).
b. Booklet: Committee on the Judiciary
F 64: Judiciary, Committee on the (1950). Hoover, J. Edgar.
F 65: Judiciary, Committee on the (1949). Immigration and Naturalization.
a. Discussion of H.R. 199; "To provide the privilege of becoming a naturalized citizen of the United States to all
immigrants having a legal right to permanent residence, to make immigration quotas available to Asian and Pacific people,
and for other purposes" (Walter H. Judd - Minnesota).
b. "End of Oriental Exclusion?" Remarks from Walter H. Judd from the Congressional Record.
c. "Ambassador Grew urges approval of Equality for Japanese in Immigration and Naturalization Laws." Remarks from
Walter H. Judd from the Congressional Record.
d. "Equality in Naturalization and Immigration." Remarks from Francis E. Walter.
e. Report No. 65 (H.R. 199).
F 66: Judiciary, Committee on the (1949). Immigration - Greece.
Discussion of H.R. 1396; "To implement and augment existing statutes, so as to increase the prevailing immigration quota for Greece" (Christopher C. McGrath - New York).
F 67: Judiciary, Committee on the (1949). Indian Day.
Discussion of H.R. 6513; "Designating Indian Day" (Toby Morris - Oklahoma), and S. 2631; "Designating Indian Day" (Karl Mundt - S. Dakota).
F 67b: Judiciary, Committee on the (1949). Internal Security (H.R. 3776/H.R. 4703).
F 68: Judiciary, Committee on the (1950). Judicial Annuities.
Discussion of H.R. 7593; "To provide for payment of an annuity to widows of justices and judges" (Emanuel Celler - New York), and S. 3108; "To provide for payment of annuities to widows of judges" (Pat McCarran - Nevada). A: S. 3108.
F 69: Judiciary, Committee on the (1949). Judicial Salaries.
Discussion of H.R. 1706; "To increase the salaries of judges of the United Sates" (Emanuel Celler - New York).
F 70: Judiciary, Committee on the (1950). Juvenile Delinquency.
F 71: Judiciary, Committee on the (1950). Marshals.
Discussion of S. 3993; "To provide for the appointment of deputy United States marshals without regard to the provisions of the civil-service laws and regulations" (Pat McCarran - Nevada).
F 71b: Judiciary, Committee on the (1949-1950). Morris, Thomas J.
Includes correspondence, booklets and House resolutions for the relief of Thomas J. Morris. Correspondents include Robert S. Kerr.
F 72: Judiciary, Committee on the (1950). National Daughter's Day.
F 73: Judiciary, Committee on the (1950). Oklahoma.
Discussion of H.R. 7867; "For the relief of the State of Oklahoma" (Dixie Gilmer - Oklahoma).
F 74: Judiciary, Committee on the (1949). Oklahoma Judgeship.
Discussion of H.R. 4861; "To provide for the appointment of additional circuit and district judges, and for other purposes" (William T. Byrne - New York).
F 75: Judiciary, Committee on the (1950). Presidential Elections.
a. Discussion of H.J.Res. 2: "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing for the election of
President and Vice President" (Ed Gossett - Texas). Correspondents include Ed Gossett.
b. Statement of Ed Gossett on the Electoral College.
F 76: Judiciary, Committee on the (1949-1950). Presidential Elections.
a. Discussion of H.J.Res. 414; Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the election
of President and Vice President" (Frederic R. Coudert, Jr. - New York). Correspondents include Frederic R. Coudert, Jr.
b. Booklet; "Needed Reform of our Electoral System."
F 77: Judiciary, Committee on the (1950). Relief Bill.
Discussion of S. 753; "For the relief of Sisters Antoinette Cometti, Mary Gibin, Angela Pelosin, Emma Ghisieni, Elisabetta De Caterin, and Onorina Franzina" (Scott W. Lucas - Illinois).
F 78: Judiciary, Committee on the (1949). Sharpley, Harry W..
H.R. 595; "To confer jurisdiction upon the Court of Claims to hear, determine, and render judgement upon a certain claim of Harry W. Sharpley, his heirs, administrators, or assigns, against the United States" (Schuyler Otis Bland - Virginia).
F 79: Judiciary, Committee on the (1949). Stuckey, Jack.
Discussion of H.R. 4905; "For the relief of Jack Stuckey" (Toby Morris - Oklahoma).
F 80: Judiciary, Committee on the (1949). Sutherland, Jean.
S. 1013; "For the relief of Jean Sutherland" (Elmer Thomas - Oklahoma).
F 81: Judiciary, Committee on the (1949). Tax Court.
Discussion of H.R. 3113; "To amend title 28 of the United States Code, `Judiciary and Judicial Procedure,' and incorporate therein provisions relating to the United Stated Tax Court, and for other purposes" (Chauncey W. Reed - Illinois).
F 82: Judiciary, Committee on the (1950). Tidelands.
F 83: Judiciary, Committee on the (1950). Tsuchiya, Miyoko Ohta.
H.R. 9196; "For the relief of Mrs. Miyoko Ohta Tsuchiya" (Joseph R. Farrington - Hawaii).
F 84: Judiciary, Committee on the (1949). Yellow Cab Transit Co.
S. 341; "For the relief of the Yellow Cab Company, of Oklahoma City" (Elmer Thomas - Oklahoma).
F 85: Judiciary, Committee on the (1949). Yuba County, California.
H.R. 555; "Conferring jurisdiction upon the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of California, Northern Division, to hear, determine, and render judgement upon the claims of all persons for reimbursement for damages and losses sustained as a result of a flood which occurred in December 1937 in levee district numbered 10, Yuba County, California" (Hubert B. Scudder - California).
F 86: Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Committee on (1949). Duck Stamp Bill.
Discussion of H.R. 3711; "To amend the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act of March 16, 1934 (43 Stat. 451; 16 U.S. C. 718b), as amended" (Clark W. Thompson - Texas), and S. 1076; "To amend the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act of March 16, 1934 (48 Stat. 451; 16 U.S.C. 718b), as amended" (Edwin C. Johnson - Colorado). Also mentions H.R. 1746.
F 87: Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Committee on (1949-1950). Fish Management.
Discussion of H.R. 1746; "To provide that the United States shall aid the States in fish restoration and management projects, and for other purposes" (John Dingell - Michigan), and H.R. 6533; "To provide that the United States shall aid the States in fish restoration and management projects, and for other purposes" (John D. Dingell - Michigan). A. H.R. 6533.
F 88: Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Committee on (1950).
F 89: Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Committee on (1950). Study Report.
F 90: Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Committee on (1949). U.S. Merchant Marine.
Discussion of H.R. 1340; "To provide for United States flag shipping participation in Government-financed cargoes" (Schuyler Otis Bland - Virginia).
F 91: Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Committee on (1949). World War II Merchant Marine.
Discussion of H.R. 4975; "To provide aid for persons who have served in the United States merchant marine during World War II, and for other purposes" (George D. O'Brien - Michigan).
F 92: Morris Bills (1949).
a. H.R. 2620; "Providing a direct Federal old-age pension at the rate of $60 per month to certain citizens sixty years of age
or over."
b. H.R. 3196; "To authorize appropriations for roads, trails, and other aids to transportation serving lands and facilities
under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Indian Affairs."
c. H.R. 3476; "To promote the rehabilitation of the Navajo and Hopi Tribes of Indians and the better utilization of the
resources of the Navajo and Hopi Indian Reservations, and for other purposes."
d. H.R. 4069; "To reserve certain land on the public domain in Nevada for addition to the Summite Lake Indian
Reservation."
e. H.R. 4231; "To reserve certain land on the public domain in Utah for addition to the Goshute Indian Reservation."
F 93: Morris Bills (1949).
a. H.R. 4232; "To amend section 3 of the Act of Congress approved June 28, 1906, relating to the Osage Indians of
Oklahoma."
b. H.R. 4353; "To amend section 2 of the Act of January 29, 1942 (56 Stat. 21), relating to the refund of taxes illegally paid
by Indian citizens."
c. Public Law 557 (H.R. 4509); "To amend the Act of February 25, 1920 (41 Stat. 452), and for other purposes."
d. H.R. 4509.
e. H.R. 4627; "Conferring jurisdiction upon the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Oklahoma, to
hear, determine, and render judgement upon certain claims of individuals against the United States."
f. H.R. 4675; "Conferring jurisdiction upon the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Oklahoma to
hear, determine, and render judgement upon the claim of Troy Hensley, against the United States."
F 94: Morris Bills (1949).
a. H.R. 4756; "To set aside certain lands in Oklahoma formerly a part of the Cheyenne-Arapaho Reservation and known as
the Fort Reno Military Reservation for the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Indians of Oklahoma."
b. H.R. 4877; "To confer jurisdiction upon the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma of
proceedings to condemn certain real property title to which is in the United States, same being held in trust by the United
States for the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Indian Tribes in Comanche County, Oklahoma."
c. H.R. 5097; "For the administration of Indian livestock loans, and for other purposes."
d. H.R. 5098; "To authorize the leasing of restricted Indian lands for public, religious, educational, recreational, business,
and other purposes requiring the grant of long-term leases."
F 95: Morris Bills (1949).
a. H.R. 5208; "To promote the rehabilitation of the Navajo and Hopi Tribes of Indians and the better utilization of the
resources of the Navajo and Hopi Indian Reservations, and for other purposes."
b. H.R. 5232; "To amend the Road Act of May 26, 1928 (45 Stat. 750), authorizing appropriations for roads on Indian reservations."
c. H.R. 5556; "To make available for Indian use certain surplus property at the Wingate Ordnance Depot, New Mexico."
d. Public Law 567 (H.R. 5556).
e. H.R. 6114; "To set aside certain lands in Oklahoma, formerly a part of the Cheyenne-Arapaho Reservation, and known as
the Fort Reno Military Reservation, for the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Indians of Oklahoma, and for other purposes."
f. H.R. 6466; "To promote the rehabilitation of the Navajo and Hopi Tribes of Indians and a better utilization of the
resources of the Navajo and Hopi Indian Reservations, and for other purposes."
F 96: Morris Bills (1950).
a. H.R. 7638; "To promote the rehabilitation of the Indians of western Oklahoma, and for other purposes."
b. H.R. 9272; "To amend the Act of October 5, 1949 (Public Law 322, Eighty-first Congress), so as to extend the time of
permits covering lands located on the Agua Caliente Reservation."
c. H.R. 9339; "To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to compromise, adjust, or cancel certain debts of Individual Indians
and Indian tribal organizations, and for other purposes."
d. H.R. 9655; "To amend the Act of June 21, 1934 (48 Stat. 1185; 43 U.S.C. sec. 871a), entitled `An act authorizing the
Secretary of the Interior to issue patents to the numbered school sections in place, granted to the States by the Act approved
February 22, 1889, by the Act approved January 25, 1927 (44 Stat. 1026), and by any other Act of Congress."
e. H.J.Res. 545; "For the establishment of a commission to study the need for simplification, modernization, and
consolidation of the public land laws, to make appropriate recommendations for an effective public land law system, and for
other purposes."
F 97: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1949). Benefits.
F 98: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1949). Benefits.
Multi-Legislation. H.R. 250; H.R. 397; H.R. 926; and H.R. 2579.
F 99: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1949). Benefits.
Discussion of S. 1772; "To provide additional benefits for certain postmasters, officers, and employees in the postal field service with respect to annual and sick leave, longevity pay, compensatory time, and promotion, and for other purposes" (William Langer - North Dakota; Hubert H. Humphrey - Minnesota; Kenneth McKellar - Tennessee; Zales N. Ecton - Montana; Robert C. Hendrickson - New Jersey; J. Allen Frear, Jr. - Delaware; Estes Kefauver - Tennessee; and Raymond E. Baldwin - Connecticut).
F 100: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1949). Committee Materials.
a. Correspondents include William L. Dawson.
b. Summary of Activities of the Committee on Post office and Civil Service.
F 101: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1949). Expense Allowances.
Discussion of H.R. 3005; "To regulate subsistence expenses and mileage allowances of civilian officers and employees of the Government" (Frank M. Karsten - Missouri). Correspondents include William L. Dawson.
F 102: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1950).
Discussion of H.R. 87; "Relating to the promotion of veterans of World War II in the field service of the Post Office Department" (George P. Miller - California), H.R. 927; "Relating to appointments of veterans of World War II in the field service of the Post Office Department" (Olin E. Teague - Texas), H.R. 932; "Relating to the promotion of veterans of World War II in the field service of the Post Office Department" (Charles W. Vursell - Illinois), and S. 689; "To permit certain postal employees of substitute postal employees to receive credit for military service" (Herbert R. O'Conor - Maryland).
F 103: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1950).
Discussion of H.R. 87; "Relating to the promotion of veterans of World War II in the field service of the Post Office Department" (George P. Miller - California), H.R. 927; "Relating to appointments of veterans of World War II in the field service of the Post Office Department" (Olin E. Teague - Texas), H.R. 932; "Relating to the promotion of veterans of World War II in the field service of the Post Office Department" (Charles W. Vursell - Illinois), and S. 689; "To permit certain postal employees or substitute postal employees to receive credit for military service" (Herbert R. O'Conor - Maryland).Correspondence and clippings.
F 104: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1949-1950). Job Preferences.
Veterans. Discussion of H.R. 547; "To amend section 8 of the Veterans' Preference Act of 1944, as amended, to provide that the name of a veteran eligible shall not be deemed to certification of eligible by the Civil Service Commission" (Antoni N. Sadlak - Connecticut).
F 105: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1949). Job Preferences.
Veterans. Discussion of S. 660; "To amend the act of June 27, 1944, Public Law 359, and to preserve the equities of permanent classified civil-service employees of the United States" (William Langer - North Dakota), S. 2111; "To revise the personnel policy governing the civil service of the United States, to revise the pay and pay administrations policy in the executive branch of the government, and for other purposes" (Joseph R. McCarthy - Wisconsin), and H.R. 2446; "To amend the Veteran's Preference Act of 1944 and to preserve the equities of permanent classified civil-service employees of the United States" (Arthur G. Klein - New York).
F 106: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1950). Job Preferences.
Discussion of H.R. 7185; "To amend Public Law 359, chapter 287, Seventy-eighth Congress, second session" (Robert L. Ramsay - West Virginia).
F 107: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1950). Job Preferences.
Discussion of H.R. 8925; "To provide a recruitment procedure for the competitive civil service in order to insure selection of personnel on the basis of open competition and merit, and for other purposes" (Tom Murray - Tennessee), and S. 3830; "To provide a recruitment procedure for the competitive civil service in order to insure selection of personnel on the basis of open competition and merit, and for other purposes" (J. Allen Frear, Jr. - Delaware).
F 108: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1950). Leave.
F 109:Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1949). Pay.
Proposed salary increase for Federal employees. Correspondence and clippings.
F 110: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1949). Pay.
Discussion of H.R. 138; "To increase the compensation of new employees in the field service of the Post Office Department, and for other purposes" (Laurie C. Battle - Alabama), and H.R. 1704; "To increase the compensation of new employees in the field service of the Post Office Department, and for other purposes" (Laurie C. Battle - Alabama).
F 111: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1949). Pay.
Discussion of H.R. 240; "To amend the act entitled `An act to reclassify the salaries of postmasters, officers, and employees of the postal service; to establish uniform procedures for computing compensation; and for other purposes' approved July 6, 1945" (Eugene J. Keogh - New York).
F 112: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1949). Pay.
Discussion of S. 558; "To provide for salary increases for employees of the field service of the Post Office Department" (Olin D. Johnston - South Carolina; William Langer - North Dakota; Herbert R. O'Conor - Maryland; and Raymond E. Baldwin - Connecticut), and S. 559; "To provide for salary increases for each officer and employee of the Federal Government and each officer and employee of the District of Columbia municipal government" (Olin D. Johnston - South Carolina; William Langer - North Dakota; Herbert O'Conor - Maryland; and Raymond E. Baldwin - Connecticut).
F 113: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1949). Pay.
Discussion of H.R. 2492; "To provide for salary increases for employees of the field service of the Post Office Department" (Eugene J. McCarthy - Minnesota).
F 114: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1949). Pay.
Discussion of S. 644; "To establish uniform procedures for computing compensation and to reclassify the salaries of postmasters, officers, and employees of the postal field service, and for other purposes" (Herbert R. Conor - Maryland), and H.R. 2496; "To provide for salary increases for employees of the field service of the Post Office Department" (George P. Miller - California).
F 115: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1949). Pay.
Discussion of H.R. 4169; "To establish a standard schedule of rates of basic compensation for certain employees of the Federal Government; to provide an equitable system for fixing and adjusting the rates of basic compensation of individual employees; to repeal the Classification Act of 1923, as amended; and for other purposes" (Tom Murray - Tennessee), and S. 1762; "To establish a standard schedule of rates of basic compensation for certain employees of the Federal Government; to provide an equitable system for fixing and adjusting the rates of basic compensation of individual employees; to repeal the Classification Act of 1923, as amended; and for other purposes" (Russell B. Long - Louisiana). Also mentions H.R. 5931.
F 116: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1949). Pay.
Discussion of H.R. 5931; "To establish a standard schedule of rates of basic compensation for certain employees of the Federal Government; to provide an equitable system for fixing and adjusting the rates of basic compensation of individual employees; to repeal the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, and for other purposes" (Tom Murray -Tennessee).
F 117: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1949-1950). Postage rates.
a. Discussion of H.R. 2945; "To readjust postal rates" (Tom Murray - Tennessee), and S. 1103; "To readjust postal rates"
(Olin D. Johnston - South Carolina; and William Langer - North Dakota).
b. Correspondence "A - L."
F 118: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1949-1950). Postage rates.
Discussion of H.R. 2945; "To readjust postal rates" (Tom Murray - Tennessee), and S. 1103; "To readjust postal rates"
(Olin D. Johnston - South Carolina; and William Langer - North Dakota).
b. Correspondence "M - Z."
F 119: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1948-1950). Postage rates.
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