Box 13: Interior and Insular Affairs - Post Office and Civil Service (1951 - 1952)
F 1: Interior and Insular Affairs, Committee on (1951-1952, 1955, 1957-1959). Ramser, Almira.
Discussion of H.R.4991; "To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue a patent in fee to Almira Gilbreath Ramser" (Toby Morris - Oklahoma). Folder also includes information on H.R. 1518 introduced by Victor Wickersham.
F 2: Interior and Insular Affairs, Committee on (1951). Reclamation.
F 3: Interior and Insular Affairs, Committee on (1951). Sand Creek Massacre.
Discussion of H.R.1705; "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" (Toby Morris - Oklahoma).
F 4: Interior and Insular Affairs, Committee on (1952). Santa Margarita River, California.
Discussion of H.R.5368; "To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain certain facilities to provide water for irrigation and domestic use from the Santa Margarita River, California, and the joint utilization of a dam and reservoir and other water work facilities by the Department of the Interior and the Department of the navy, and for other purposes" (Clinton D. McKinnon - California).
F 5: Interior and Insular Affairs, Committee on (1951). School Land.
Discussion of H.R.1633; "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" (Toby Morris - Oklahoma).
F 6: Interior and Insular Affairs, Committee on (1952). Sioux Indians.
Discussion of H.R.3043; "To authorize the issuance of trust patents in lieu of land-use exchange assignments issued on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation and the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation prior to January 1, 1951" (E.Y.Berry - South Dakota), and H.R.6030; "To amend the act authorizing the negotiation and ratification of certain contracts with certain Indians of the Sioux Tribe in order to extend the time for negotiation and approval of such contracts" (E.Y.Berry - South Dakota).
F 7: Interior and Insular Affairs, Committee on (1952). Sioux Indians.
Discussion of S.2408; "To amend the act authorizing the negotiation and ratification of certain contracts with certain Indians of the Sioux Tribe in order to extend the time for negotiation and approval of such contracts" (Francis Case - South Dakota).
F 8: Interior and Insular Affairs, Committee on (1952). Sioux and Crow.
Discussion of H.R.7592; "To authorize the negotiation and ratification of separate settlement contracts with the Sioux Indians of Lower Brule Reservation and Crow Creek Reservation in South Dakota for Indian lands and rights acquired by the United States for the Fort Randall Dam and Reservoir, Missouri River development, and for other purposes" (E.Y.Berry - South Dakota), and H.R.8293; "To authorize the negotiation and ratification of separate settlement contracts with the Sioux Indians of the Lower Brule and the Crow Creek Reservations in South Dakota for Indian lands and rights acquired by the United States for the Fort Randall Dam and Reservoir, Missouri River development; and to authorize an appropriation for the removal from the taking area of the Fort Randall Dam and Reservoir, Missouri River development, and the reestablishment of the Indians of the Yankton Indian Reservation, South Dakota" (E.Y. Berry - South Dakota).
F 9: Interior and Insular Affairs, Committee on (1951-1952). Snake River Project.
a. Discussion of H.R.5743; "To authorize the construction, operation, and maintenance of the initial phase of the Snake
River reclamation project by the Secretary of the Interior" (John R. Murdock - Arizona). Correspondents include Frank T.
Bow.
b. "Answers to Interrogatories relating to the Hells Canyon Development as embraced in H.R. 5743 submitted by
Representative Frank T. Bow."
F 10: Interior and Insular Affairs, Committee on (1951-1952). Subcommittee on Judiciary Affairs.
Correspondents include Chester B. McMullen, and W.G. Stigler.
F 11: Interior and Insular Affairs, Committee on (1951). Summit Lake Reservation.
Discussion of H.R.4285; "To reserve certain land on the public domain in Nevada for addition to the Summit Lake Indian Reservation" (Toby Morris - Oklahoma).
F 12: Interior and Insular Affairs, Committee on (1952). Tannous.
Discussion of H.R.6748; "For the relief of Nadeem Tannous and Mrs. Jamile Tannous" (John Bell Williams - Mississippi). Report of the Conservation Committee 1952.
F 13: Interior and Insular Affairs, Committee on (1951). Tidelands: Rehearing of U.S.A vs the State of Louisiana.
F 14: Interior and Insular Affairs, Committee on (1951). Tidelands.
Discussion of S.940; "To confirm and establish the titles of the States to lands beneath navigable waters within State boundaries and natural resources within such lands and waters and to provide for the use and control of said lands and resources" (Spessard L. Holland - Florida; John W. Bricker - Ohio; John M. Butler - Maryland; Hugh Butler - Nebraska; Harry F. Byrd, Sr. - Virginia; Harry P. Cain - Washington; Homer E. Capehart - Indiana; Frank Carlson - Kansas; Tom Connally - Texas; Guy Gordon - Oregon; James H. Duff - Pennsylvania; James O. Eastland - Mississippi; Allen J. Ellender - Louisiana; J. Allen Frear, Jr. - Delaware; Robert C. Hendrickson - New Jersey; Bourke B. Hickenlooper - Iowa; William E. Jenner - Indiana; Lyndon B. Johnson - Texas; Olin D. Johnston - South Carolina; Russell B. Long - Louisiana; George W. Malone - Nevada; Edward Martin - Pennsylvania; Pat McCarran - Nevada; John L. McClellan - Arkansas; Karl E. Mundt - South Dakota; Richard M. Nixon - California; Herbert R. O'Conor - Maryland; A. Willis Robertson - Virginia; Leverett Saltonstall - Massachusetts - Andrew F. Schoeppel - Kansas; George A. Smathers - Florida; John C. Stennis - Mississippi; Robert A. Taft - Ohio; and Edward J. Thye - Minnesota), H.R.1293; "To amend section 2455 of Revised Statutes, as amended, to provide for preferences to States in securing isolated or discontinued tracts of public domain" (John Phillips - California), H.R.1294; "To amend the act of June 29, 1934 (48 Stat. 1269), as amended, to provide for preferences to States in the selection of lands under the school indemnity selection laws" (John Phillips - California), and H.R.3300; "To confirm and establish the titles of the States to lands beneath navigable waters within State boundaries and natural resources within such lands and waters and to provide for the use and control of said lands and resources" (John E. Rankin - Mississippi).
F 15: Interior and Insular Affairs, Committee on (1951-1952). Tidelands.
Discussion of S.J.Res.20; "To provide for the continuation of operations under certain mineral leases issued by the respective States covering submerged lands of the Continental Shelf, to encourage the continued development of such leases, to provide for the protection of the interests of the United States in the oil and gas deposits of said lands, and for other purposes" (Joseph C. O'Mahoney - Wyoming; and Clinton P. Anderson - New Mexico).
F 16: Interior and Insular Affairs, Committee on (1952). Tribal Funds.
Discussion of S.221; "To provide for disposition and use of funds held in trust for Indian tribes" (Clinton P. Anderson - New Mexico), and S.745; "To transfer to the Indian tribes of Montana control over their tribal funds" (James E. Murray - Montana; Zales N. Ecton - Montana).
F 17: Interior and Insular Affairs, Committee on (1952). Washita River Basin.
H.R.7464; "To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the initial phase of the Washita River Basin reclamation project, Oklahoma" (Toby Morris - Oklahoma).
F 18: Interior and Insular Affairs, Committee on (1952). Waterfowl Management.
Discussion of H.R.7177; "To authorize works for development and furnishing of water supplies for waterfowl management, Lower San Joaquin Valley, Central Valley project, California, and for other purposes" (Clair Engle - California), and H.R.7178; "To authorize works for development and furnishing of water supplies for waterfowl management, Lower San Joaquin Valley, Central Valley project, California, and for other purposes" (Jack Z. Anderson - California).
F 19: Interior and Insular Affairs, Committee on (1951). Water Resources.
F 20: Interior and Insular Affairs, Committee on (1951-1952). Wisconsin Indians.
Discussion of H.R.1551; "To confer civil and criminal jurisdiction on the State of Wisconsin in certain cases involving Indians" (Alvin E. O'Konski - Wisconsin).
F 21: Interior and Insular Affairs, Committee on (1951-1952). Wyandotte Indians.
F 22: Interior and Insular Affairs, Committee on (1951-1952). Wyandotte Indians.
Discussion of H.R.2137; "Authorizing the Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma, throughout its business committee, to sell and convey, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, the Wyandotte Indian public burial ground in Kansas City, Kansas" (George B. Schwabe - Oklahoma).
F 23: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1951-1952). Alcohol Advertising.
Discussion of S.2444; "To prohibit the broadcasting over radio and television of advertising of distilled spirits for beverage purposes, and for other purposes" (Edwin C. Johnston - Colorado, Francis Case - South Dakota).
F 24: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1951). Air-Mail Pay.
Discussion of H.R.508; "To provide for the separation of subsidy from air-mail pay, and for other purposes" (John F. Kennedy - Massachusetts), and S.436; "To provide for the separation of subsidy from air-mail pay, and for other purposes" (Edwin C. Johnson - Colorado).
F 25: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1949-1951). Child Desertion.
Discussion of H.R.4057 (81st Congress); "To prohibit utilization of the facilities of interstates or foreign commerce in connection with the desertion or abandonment of dependent children, and for other purposes" (Tom Steed - Oklahoma).
F 26: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1951). Drugs/Druggists.
Discussion of H.R.3298; "To amend section 503 (b) of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act" (Carl T. Durham - North Carolina). Report No.700 (H.R.3298).
F 27: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1952). Drugs/Druggists.
Discussion of H.R.3298; "To amend section 503 (b) of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act" (Carl T. Durham - North Carolina).
F 28: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1951-1952). Fair Trade Amendments.
Discussion of H.R.5767; "To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act with respect to certain contracts and agreements which establish minimum resale prices and which are extended by State law to nonsigners" (John A. McGuire - Connecticut), and H.R.6925; "To amend the act entitled `An act to protect trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies', approved July 2, 1890, and for other purposes" (Eugene J. Keogh - New York). Correspondents include John A. McGuire, and Toby Morris.
F 29: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1952). Fair Trade Amendments.
a. Discussion of H.R.5767; "To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act with respect to certain contracts and agreements
which establish minimum resale prices and which are extended by State laws to nonsigners" (John A. McGuire -
Connecticut).
b. Correspondence "A - F and Multi-signature."
F 30: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1952). Fair Trade Amendments.
a. Discussion of H.R.5767; "To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act with respect to certain contracts and agreements
which establish minimum resale prices and which are extended by State laws to nonsigners" (John A. McGuire -
Connecticut).
b. Correspondence "G - N."
F 31: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1952). Fair Trade Amendments.
a. Discussion of H.R.5767; "To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act with respect to certain contracts and agreements
which establish minimum resale prices and which are extended by State laws to nonsigners" (John A. McGuire - Connecticut).
b. Correspondence "O - W."
F 32: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1951). Freight Rates.
Correspondents include J. E. Rankin.
F 33: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1951). Health Care.
Discussion of H.R.274; "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, particularly in national defense areas, and for other purposes" (J.Percy Priest - Tennessee).
F 34: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1951-1952). Health Research.
Discussion of H.R.1644; "To provide additional incentives for the discovery of a cure for cancer, heart disease, and poliomyelitis" (Phil J. Welch - Missouri). Correspondents include Toby Morris.
F 35: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1952). Motor Carrier Exemptions.
Discussion of S.2357; "To amend the Interstate Commerce Act to restrict the application of the agricultural and fish exemption for motor carriers" (Edwin C. Johnson - Colorado).
F 36: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1951). Motor Carrier Safety: General.
F 37: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1952). Moving Industry.
Discussion of S.2653; "To standardize rates on household goods shipped by the United States Government for its employees" (Edwin C. Johnson - Colorado).
F 38: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1951). National Gas Act Amendments.
Discussion of S.1084; "To amend section 2 of the Natural Gas Act" (Herbert R. O'Conor - Maryland; and John W. Bricker - Ohio).
F 39: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1951). Nursing Scholarships.
Discussion of H.R.910; "To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide a program of grants and scholarships in the field of nursing, and for other purposes" (Frances P. Bolton - Ohio).
F 40: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1951). Oil/Gas Companies.
Discussion of H.J.Res.206; "Consenting to an interstate compact to conserve oil and gas" (Oren Harris - Arkansas). Correspondents include Johnston Murray.
F 41: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1952). Political Broadcasts.
Discussion of H.R.7062; "To amend section 315 of the Communications Act of 1934, with respect to the use of broadcasting facilities by candidates for public office" (Walt Horan - Washington).
F 42: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1952). Prisoners of War.
Discussion of S.1416; To amend the War Claims Act of 1948, as amended, to provide compensation for unpaid compulsory labor and inhumane treatment of prisoners of war and for other enemy violations of the Geneva Convention respecting prisoners of war" (Clinton P. Anderson - New Mexico; Herbert H. Lehman - New York; and Richard M. Nixon - California), H.R.4345; same as S.1416 (Robert Crosser - Ohio), H.R.3719; same as S.1416 (John J. Dempsey - New Mexico), and H.R.4522; same as S.1416 (Louis B. Heller - New York).
F 43: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1951). Radio/Television.
Discussion of S.1579; "To establish a National Citizens Advisory Board on Radio and Television" (William Benton - Connecticut, Lester C. Hunt - Wyoming; John W. Bricker - Ohio; and Leverett Saltonstall - Massachusetts), and S.J.Res.76; "Relating to television frequency assignments, construction of new stations, and television programming" (William Benton - Connecticut; Lester C. Hunt - Wyoming; John W. Bricker - Ohio; and Leverett Saltonstall - Massachusetts).
F 44: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1951). Railroads.
F 45: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1951). Railroad Retirement.
F 46: Interstate and Foreign Affairs, Committee on (1951). Railroad Retirement.
a. Discussion of H.R.3669; "To amend the Railroad Retirement Act and the Railroad Retirement Tax Act, and for other
purposes" (Robert Crosser - Ohio), and S.1347; "To amend the Railroad Retirement Act and the Railroad Retirement Tax
Act, and the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, and for other purposes" (James E. Murray - Montana; Lister Hill -
Alabama; Harley M. Kilgore - West Virginia; Paul H. Douglas - Illinois; Hubert H. Humphrey - Minnesota; Herbert H.
Lehman - New York; John O. Pastore - Rhode Island; Estes Kefauver - Tennessee; William Langer - North Dakota; Homer
Ferguson - Michigan; and Irving M. Ives - New York).
b. Report No.976 (H.R.3669).
c. Statement of G.E.Leighty before House Committee Interstate and Foreign Commerce with respect to amendments to the
Railroad Retirement Act.
F 47: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1951). Railroad Retirement.
a. Discussion of H.R.3755; "To amend the Railroad Retirement Act, the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, and for
other purposes" (Robert Crosser - Ohio), and S.1353; "To amend the Railroad Retirement Act, the Railroad Unemployment
Insurance Act, and for other purposes" (James E. Murray - Montana; Lister Hill - Alabama; Matthew M. Neely - West
Virginia; Paul H. Douglas - Illinois; Hubert H. Humphrey - Minnesota; William Langer - North Dakota; and Irving M. Ives
- New York).
b. Resolution from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fireman and Enginemen and their Ladies Society.
F 48: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1952). Rainmaking.
"Australian Experiments on Artificial Stimulation of Rainfall."
F 49: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1952). Rainmaking.
Discussion of S.2225; "To create a committee to study and evaluate public and private experiments in weather modification" (Francis Smith - South Dakota; Clinton P. Anderson - New Mexico; Guy Cordon - Oregon; Hugh Butler - Nebraska; Warren G. Magnuson - Washington; George A. Smathers - Florida; Herbert H. Lehman - New York; Arthur V. Watkins - Utah; Zales N. Ecton - Montana; and Milton R. Young - North Dakota).
F 50: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1952). Securities: Fees.
Discussion of H.R.6846; "To amend title V of the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1952, with respect to the authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission to prescribe certain fees and charges" (Fred E. Busbey - Illinois). Correspondents include Fred E. Busbey.
F 51: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1951). Socialized Medicine.
Discussion of S.337; "To amend the Public Health Service Act and the Vocational Education 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 profession, and for other purposes" (James E. Murray - Montana; Lister Hill - Alabama; Matthew M. Neely - West Virginia; Paul H. Douglas - Illinois; Hubert H. Humphrey - Minnesota; Herbert H. Lehman - New York; John O. Pastore - Rhode Island - Robert A. Taft - Ohio; George D. Aiken - Vermont; H. Alexander Smith - New Jersey; Wayne Morse - Oregon; Irving M. Ives - New York; and Richard M. Nixon - California).
F 52: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Committee on (1951). War Claims.
H.R.4345; "To amend the War Claims Act of 1948, as amended, to provide compensation for unpaid compulsory labor and inhumane treatment of prisoners of war and for other enemy violations of the Geneva Convention respecting prisoners of war" (Robert Crosser - Ohio).
F 53: Judiciary, Committee on the (1951). Alcoholic Beverages.
H.R.2187; "To reduce absenteeism, conserve manpower, and speed production of materials necessary for the security of the United States" (Joseph R. Bryson - South Carolina).
F 54: Judiciary, Committee on the (1952). American War Dads.
Discussion of H.R.4681; "To incorporate the American War Dads and Its Auxiliary" (Albert M. Cole - Kansas), S.1791; "To incorporate the American War Dads and Its Auxiliary" (Frank Carlson - Kansas).
F 55: Judiciary, Committee on the (1951-1952). Annuities.
Discussion of S.16; "To provide for payment of an annuity to widows of judges" (Pat McCarran - Nevada).
F 56: Judiciary, Committee on the (1951). Bankruptcy.
Discussion of H.R.1745; "To amend the Bankruptcy Act, approved July 1, 1898, and acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto" (Chauncey W. Reed - Illinois), and S.25; "To amend an act entitled `An act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States,' approved July 1, 1898, and acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto" (Pat McCarran - Nevada).
F 57: Judiciary, Committee on the (1949-1951). Brooks, J. L.
Discussion of H.R.1703; "For the relief of J.L. Brooks" (Toby Morris - Oklahoma).
F 58: Judiciary, Committee on the (1951). Budget Amended.
F 59: Judiciary, Committee on the (1951-1952). Child Desertion.
Discussion of H.R.1403; "To prohibit an individual from traveling in interstate or foreign commerce in connection with the abandonment of his dependent child" (Tom Steed - Oklahoma).
F 60: Judiciary, Committee on the (1951-1952). Claims.
Discussion of H.R.4241; "To confer jurisdiction upon the United States Court of Claims with respect to claims against the United States of certain employees of the Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice" (Emanuel Cellar - New York).
F 61: Judiciary, Committee on the (1951). Condemnation Trails.
Discussion of S.1958; "To provide for jury trials in condemnation proceedings in the United States district courts" (Pat McCarran - Nevada).
F 62: Judiciary, Committee on the (1952). Construction Contracts.
Discussion of S.7819;"To prescribe policy and procedure in connection with construction contracts made by executive agencies, and for other purposes" (Henry M. Jackson - Washington); H.R.7834; same as S.7819 (George H. Bender - Ohio); H.R.7841; same as S.7819 (Frank R. Havenner - California); H.R.7843; same as S.7819; (Edgar A. Jonas - Illinois); H.R.7866; same as S.7819 (William E. Miller - New York); H.R.7869; same as S.7819 (J. Percy Priest - Tennessee); H.R.7872; same as S.7819 (John F. Shelley - California); H.R.7891; same as S.7819 (Thomas J. Laine - Massachusetts); and S.2907; same as S.7819 (Harley M. Kilgore - West Virginia; Homer Ferguson - Michigan; and John J. Sparkman - Alabama).
F 63: Judiciary, Committee on the (1951-1952). Copyrights: Music.
Discussion of H.R.5473; "To amend section 1 of title 17 of the United States Code to make the public reproduction or rendition of a musical composition by or upon a coin-operated machine a public performance for profit when a fee is not charged for admission to the place where such reproduction or rendition occurs, and for other purposes" (Joseph R. Bryson - South Carolina).
F 64: Judiciary, Committee on the (1952). Court Injunctions.
Discussion of H.R.287; "Relating to granting and giving instructions in civil and criminal cases in the district courts of continental United States" (Robert L. Ramsey - West Virginia).
F 65: Judiciary, Committee on the (no date). Displaced Persons.
F 66: Judiciary, Committee on the (1952). Elections.
H.R.6137; "Proposing an amendment of the Constitution of the United States providing for the election of President and Vice President" (Albert Rains - Alabama).
F 67: Judiciary, Committee on the (1952). Elections: Preference Primaries.
H.R.6359; "To authorize the Attorney General to conduct preference primaries for nomination of candidates for President and Vice President" (Charles E. Bennett - Florida). H.R.6365; "To authorize the Attorney General to conduct preference primaries for nomination of candidates for President and Vice President" (Elizabeth Kee - West Virginia). S.2570; "To authorize the Attorney General to conduct preference primaries for nomination of candidates for President and Vice President" (Paul H. Douglas - Illinois; George A. Smathers - Florida; Charles W. Tobey - New Hampshire; Lester C. Hunt - Wyoming; Margaret Chase Smith - Maine; James E. Murray - Montana; Estes Kefauver - Tennessee; and George D. Aiken - Vermont).
F 68: Judiciary, Committee on the (1952). Elections: Candidate Nominations.
H.J.Res.385; "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to nominations of candidates for President and Vice President" (Sid Simpson - Illinois).S.J.Res.125; "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing for the nomination of the President and the Vice President" (George A. Smathers - Florida).
F 69: Judiciary, Committee on the (1952). Emergency Power.
Discussion of H.J.Res.423; "To continue the effectiveness of certain statutory provisions until June 1, 1952" (Michael A. Feighan - Ohio), and H.J.Res.386; "To continue in effect certain statutory provisions for the duration of the national emergency proclaimed December 16, 1950, and six months thereafter, notwithstanding the termination of the existing state of war" (Emanuel Celler - New York).
F 70: Judiciary, Committee on the (1951). Equal Rights Amendment.
Pamphlet: WE-ISM. The Only Ism for Us.
F 71: Judiciary, Committee on the (1951-1952). Equal Rights Amendment.
Discussion of H.J.Res.3; "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women" (Herbert R. O'Conor - Maryland), and H.J.Res.52; "Proposing and amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women" (Katharine St. George - New York).
F 72: Judiciary, Committee on the (1951). Fair Trade.
Discussion of H.R.2820; "To clarify the right of sellers to engage in competition by in good faith meeting the equally low price of a competitor" (Francis E. Walter - Pennsylvania), and S.719; "To establish beyond doubt that, under the Robinson-Patman Act, it is a complete defense to a charge of price discrimination for the seller to show that its price differential has been made in good faith to meet the equally low price of a competitor" (Pat McCarran - Nevada; Edwin C. Johnson - Colorado; Herbert R. O'Conor - Maryland; Kenneth F. Wherry - Nebraska; Homer E. Capehart - Indiana; and John W. Bricker - Ohio). Report No.233 (S.719).
F 73: Judiciary, Committee on the (1951). Fair Trade.
Discussion of H.R.4365; "To prohibit contracts and agreements prescribing minimum prices for the resale of commodities in trade or commerce among the several States, or with foreign nations" (Thomas B. Curtis - Missouri).
F 74: Judiciary, Committee on the (1951-1952). Fireworks.
Discussion of H.R.4528; "To amend title 18, United States Code, so as to prohibit the transportation of fireworks into any State or political subdivision thereof in which the sale of such fireworks is prohibited" (Marguerite Stitt Church - Illinois).
F 75: Judiciary, Committee on the (1951). Flood Claims Act.
Discussion of H.R.5022; "To provide payment for property losses resulting from the 1951 floods in the States of Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma, and for other purposes" (Richard Bolling - Missouri). Document No.228; Message from the President of the United States."
F 76: Judiciary, Committee on the (1952). Government Contracts.
F 77: Judiciary, Committee on the (1951). Immigration:
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 peoples, and for other purposes" (Walter H. Judd - Minnesota). H.R.246; "To authorize payment after June 30, 1951, for unused annual leave accumulated by employees of the Federal and District of Columbia Governments during the calendar year 1950" (George P. Miller - California). H.R.438; Same as H.R.199 (Sidney R. Yates - Illinois). H.R.1366; Same as H.R.199 (Gordon L. McDonough - California). H.R.1661; Same as H.R.199 (Hugh B. Mitchell - Washington). H.R.1738; Same as H.R.199 (Joseph R. Farrington - Hawaii).
F 78: Judiciary, Committee on the ( 1951). Immigration.
H.R.2339; "To clarify the immigration status of certain aliens" (Francis E. Walter - Pennsylvania).
F 79: Judiciary, Committee on the (1951-1952). Immigration.
Discussion of H.R.5678; "To revise the laws relating to immigration, naturalization, and nationality; and for other purposes" (Francis E. Walter - Pennsylvania), and S.2550; "To revise the laws relating to immigration, naturalization, and nationality; and for other purposes" (Pat McCarran - Nevada). H.R.5678.
F 80: Judiciary, Committee on the (1952). Immigration.
Discussion of H.R.7376; "To authorize the issuance of 300,000 special non-quota immigration visas to certain refugees, persons of German ethnic origin, and natives of Italy, Greece, and the Netherlands, and for other purposes" (Emmanuel Cellar - New York), and S.3109; "To authorize the issuance of 300,000 special non-quota-immigration visas to certain refugees, persons of German ethnic origin, and natives of Italy, Greece, and the Netherlands, and for other purposes" (Robert C. Hendrickson - New Jersey).
F 81: Judiciary, Committee on the (1951). Indian Day.
H.R.1634; "Designating Indian Day" (Toby Morris - Oklahoma).
F 82: Judiciary, Committee on the (1951-1952). Indians.
Discussion of H.R.5476; "To amend title 18, United States Code, entitled `Crimes and Criminal Procedure', with respect to State jurisdiction over offenses committed by or against Indians in the Indian country, and to confer on the State of California civil jurisdiction over Indians in the State" (Norris Poulson - California), H.R.6035; "To amend section 3055 of title eighteen, United States Code, entitled `Crimes and Criminal Procedure', with respect to the powers of law-enforcement officers of the Bureau of Indian Affairs" (Emanuel Celler - New York), and H.R.6036; "To amend title 18, United States Code, entitled `Crimes and Criminal Procedure', with respect to State jurisdiction over offenses committed by or against Indians in the Indian country" (Emanuel Celler - New York).
F 83: Judiciary, Committee on the (1952).
Discussion of H.R.7717; "To amend title 18 of the United States Code (Crimes and Criminal Procedure) to make unlawful the transportation or importation of false and defamatory statements designed to arouse intergroup conflicts" (Jacob K. Javits - New York).
F 84: Judiciary, Committee on the (1952). Kanai, Misako.
H.R.7212; "For the relief of Misako Kanai" (Toby Morris - Oklahoma).
F 85: Judiciary, Committee on the (1951). Morris, Thomas J.
H.R.1706; For the relief of Thomas J. Morris (Toby Morris - Oklahoma).
F 85b: Judiciary, Committee on the (1951). Smith Act Repeal.
F 86: Judiciary, Committee on the (1950-1951). Spielmann, Bernard.
Discussion of H.R.1840; "For the relief of Bernard Spielmann" (Toby Morris - Oklahoma). Private Law 121 (H.R.1840). Report No.88 (H.R.1840). H.R.8478; "For the relief of Bernard Spielmann" (Pat McCarran - Nevada). Report No.2661 (H.R.8478).
F 87: Judiciary, Committee on the (1951). Standard Oil of Indiana: Standard Oil Company vs Federal Trade Commission.
a. Press release from Standard Oil Company.
b. Opinion and dissenting opinion from the Standard Oil Company vs Federal Trade Commission.
F 88: Judiciary, Committee on the (1951-1952). Stuckey, Jack.
a. Discussion of H.R.1704; "For the relief of Jack Stuckey" (Toby Morris - Oklahoma). Correspondents include Robert S.
Kerr and Mike Monroney.
b. Private Calendar No.139 (H.R.1704).
c. Report No.201 (H.R.1704).
F 89: Judiciary, Committee on the (1951). Supreme Court: General.
F 90: Judiciary, Committee on the (1951). Territorial Waters: United Kingdom vs Norway Fisheries.
F 91: Judiciary, Committee on the (1951). Tidelands.
Discussion of H.R.4484; "To confirm and establish the titles of the States to lands beneath navigable waters within State boundaries and to the natural resources within such lands and waters, to provide for the use and control of said lands and resources, and to provide for the use, control, exploration, and development, and conservation of certain resources of the Continental Shelf lying outside of State boundaries" (Francis E. Walter - Pennsylvania). Correspondents include Francis E. Walter.
F 92: Judiciary, Committee on the (1952). Treaties.
Resolution from the Louisiana State Bar Association.
F 93: Judiciary, Committee on the (1952). Voting Age: General.
F 94: Katyn Forest Massacre, Select Committee to Investigate the (1952).
a. Discussion of H.Res.390; "Creating a select committee to conduct an investigation and study of the Katyn Forest
massacre" (Ray J. Madden - Indiana), and H.Res.539; "Amending House Resolution 390, which provides for and
investigation and study of the Katyn Forest massacre" (Ray J. Madden - Indiana).
b. Union Calendar No. 762; "Interim Report of the Select Committee to conduct an investigation and study of the facts,
evidence, and circumstances of the Katyn Forest massacre.
F 95: Morris Bills (no date). List of Bills Introduced by Toby Morris.
F 96: Morris Bills (1951-1952). Bills introduced by Toby Morris.
a. H.R.1840; "For the relief of Bernard Spielmann."
b. H.R.5680; "To amend the Act of October 5, 1949 (Public Law 322, Eighty-first Congress), as amended, so as to extend
the time of permits covering lands located on the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation."
c. H.R.7489; "To facilitate the termination of Federal supervision over the Affairs of Indian tribes and bands and individual
Indians that were under the jurisdiction of the former Grand Ronde and Siletz Agencies, Oregon."
d. H.R.7490; "To facilitate the termination of Federal supervision over Indian affairs in California."
e. H.J.Res.115; "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: Navajo-Hopi Indian Administration, Joint Committee on (1952). General.
F 98: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1951). Civil Service Pay.
Discussion of H.R.241; "To increase the rates of compensation of officers and employees of the Federal Government, and for other purposes" (George P. Miller - California).
F 99: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1951). Civil Service Retirement.
Discussion of H.R.448; "To grant civil-service employees retirement after thirty years' service" (Usher L. Burdick - North Dakota).
F 100: Post office and Civil Service, Committee on (1951). Civil Service Retirement.
H.R.2223; "To amend the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, as amended, to provide annuities for widows of certain former Federal employees who had rendered thirty years of service" (James C. Davis - Georgia).
F 101: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1951). Civil Service Retirement.
H.R.2261; "To amend the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, as amended, to provide annuities for widows of certain former Federal employees who had rendered thirty years of service" (Marguerite Stitt Church - Illinois).
F 102: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1951). Civil Service Retirement.
H.R.2265; "To repeal paragraph (b) of section 4 of the Act of May 29, 1930, as amended" (Robert J. Corbett - Pennsylvania).
F 103: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1951). Civil Service Retirement.
"To provide a widows' annuity upon death of employee, prior to attainment of age fifty of surviving widow" (Robert J. Corbett - Pennsylvania).
F 104: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1951-1952). Civil Service Retirement.
Discussion of H.R.2732; "To amend the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, as amended, to provide increased retirement benefits for annuitants and survivors" (Frank M. Karsten - Missouri).
F 105: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1951). Civil Service Retirement.
Discussion of H.R.2868; "To amend the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, as amended, to provide for the inclusion in the computation of accredited service of certain periods of service rendered States or instrumentalities of States, and for other purposes" (Fred Marshall - Minnesota).
F 106: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1952). Civil Service Retirement.
Discussion of H.R.6294; "To amend the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, as amended, to provide increases in certain annuities" (George P. Miller - California).
F 107: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1951-1952). Civil Service Retirement.
Discussion of S.995; "To amend the Civil Service Retirement Act" (Olin D. Johnston - South Carolina; George A. Smathers - Florida; Earle C. Clements - Kentucky; and James H. Duff - Pennsylvania).
F 108: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1952). Civil Service Retirement.
Discussion of S.2968; "To amend section 8 of the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, as amended" (George A. Smathers - Florida; and James E. Duff - Pennsylvania).
F 109: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1951). Dual Employment Compensation.
S.352; "To simplify and consolidate the laws relating to the receipt of compensation from dual employments under the United States, and for other purposes" (Olin D. Johnston - South Carolina).
F 110: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1951). Ethics.
Discussion of H.Con.Res.128; "Providing a Code of Ethics for Government Service" (Charles E. Bennett - Florida).
F 111: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1951). General.
F 112: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (no date). Job Preference: Veterans.
a. Public Law 577 (H.R.6903, 79th Congress); "To provide benefits for certain employees of the United States who are
veterans of World War II and lost opportunity for probational civil-service appointments by reason of their service in the
armed forces of the United States."
b. Public Law 492 (H.R.4285, 81st Congress); "To amend the Act of July 31, 1946, in order retroactively to advance in
grade, time in grade, and compensation certain employees in the postal field service who are veterans of World War II."
F 113: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1952). Job Preference.
Discussion of H.R.2420; "To provide a recruitment procedure for the competitive civil service in order to insure selection of personnel on the basis of basis of open competition and merit, and for other purposes" (Tom Murray - Tennessee).
F 113b: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1952). Job Preference.
Correspondence re: S. 1135 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.
F 114: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1951-1952). Leave: General.
F 115: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1951). Leaves/Transfers.
Discussion of H.R.241; "To increase the rates of compensation of officers and employees of the Federal Government, and for other purposes" (George P. Miller - California), H.R.245; "To authorize payment after June 30, 1951, for unused annual leave accumulated by employees of the Federal and District of Columbia Governments during the calendar year 1950" (George P. Miller - California), and H.R.247; "Relating to appointments, promotions, and transfers in the Federal civil service during the existence of the present national emergency; "George P. Miller - California).
F 116: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1951). Leave.
H.R.3535; "To provide annual and sick leave for temporary employees in the field service of the Post Office Department" (Victor L. Anfuso - New York).
F 117: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1951). Leave.
Discussion of S.1248; "To provide annual and sick leave for temporary employees in the field service of the Post Office Department" (Olin D. Johnston - South Carolina).
F 118: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1951). Multi-Legislation.
Includes discussion of H.R.340 (George M. Rhodes - Pennsylvania), H.R.434 (John Bell Williams - Mississippi), S.454 (William Langer - North Dakota), S.255 (Matthew M. Neely), S.563 (William Langer - North Dakota), S.622 (Olin D. Johnston - South Carolina; William Langer - North Dakota; Matthew M. Neely - West Virginia; and Zales N. Ecton - Montana), S.620 (Olin D. Johnston - South Carolina), H.R.245 (George P. Miller - California), H.R.2378 (Charles W. Burwell - Illinois), H.R.3609 (Olin E. Teague - Texas), H.R.3610 (Olin E. Teague - Texas), and H.R.7888 (William M. Colmer - Mississippi).
F 119: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1952). Post Office Leasing.
Discussion of H.R.6839;"To modify and extend the authority of the Postmaster General to lease quarters for post office purposes" (Tom Murray - Tennessee).
F 120: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1951). Postage.
F 121: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1951). Postage Rates.
Discussion of H.R.2982; "To readjust postal rates" (Tom Murray - Tennessee).
F 122: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1951). Postage Rates.
Discussion of H.R.3465; "To readjust size and weight limitations on fourth-class (parcel post) mail" (M.G. Burnside - West Virginia), and S.1335; "To readjust size and weight limitations on fourth-class (parcel post) mail" (Olin D. Johnston - South Carolina; George A. Smathers - Florida; James H. Duff - Pennsylvania; Matthew M. Neely - West Virginia; and John O. Pastore - Rhode Island).
F 123: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1952). Postage Rates.
Parcel Post. Discussion of H.R.7852; "To readjust size and weight limitations on fourth-class parcel post" (Frank C. Osmers, Jr. - New Jersey).
F 124: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1952). Postage Rates.
Post Cards. Discussion of H.R.5877; "To amend Public Law 233, Eighty- Second Congress, chapter 631, first session, entitled `An act to readjust postal rates'" (William E. Hess - Ohio), H.R.5900; "To repeal the ten percent surcharge on postal cards" (George M. Rhodes - Pennsylvania), and H.R.5902; "To repeal the ten percent additional charge on postal cards sold in quantities of fifty of more" (Frank E. Smith - Mississippi).
F 125: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1951). Postal Pay.
Discussion of H.R.244; "To amend the act of July 6, 1945, as amended, so as to reduce the number of grades for the various positions under such act, and for other purposes" (George P. Miller - California), and S.355; "To amend the act of July 6, 1945, as amended, so as to reduce the number of grades for the various positions under such act, and for other purposes" (Olin D. Johnston - South Carolina; William Langer - North Dakota; Zales N. Ecton - Montana; and Matthew M. Neely - West Virginia).
F 126: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1951). Postal Promotions.
Discussion of H.R.2241; "To provide for promotion by merit of employees in the postal service and to establish uniform procedures for examination and appointment of candidates for promotion to supervisory positions" (Christopher C. McGrath - New York).
F 127: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1951-1952). Postal Services.
Discussion of H.R.176; "To rescind the order of the Postmaster General curtailing certain postal services" (Harold C. Hagen - Minnesota), H.R.337; same as H.R.176 (George M. Rhodes - Pennsylvania), H.Res. 58; "To bring about recision of the order curtailing postal service of the Postmaster General" (Jacob J. Javits - New York), H.Res.112; "Creating a select committee to investigate circumstance relating to issuance of the order of the Postmaster General restricting mail deliveries, and for other purposes" (Edna F. Kelly - New York), H.R.1195; "To direct the Postmaster General to restore proper mail service to the people" (Edwin Arthur Hall - New York), H.R.1322; same as H.R.176 (James J. Delaney - New York), H.R.1384; same as H.R.176 (Abraham J. Multer - New York), H.R.1647; same as H.R.176 (Hugh J. Addonizio - New Jersey), H.R.1784; same as H.R.176 (Hardie Scott - Pennsylvania), H.R.1902; same as H.R.176 (James H. Morrison - Louisiana), H.R.2329; same as H.R.176 (James E. Van Zandt - Pennsylvania), H.R.2374; same as H.R.176 (Usher L. Burdick - North Dakota), H.R.2729; same as H.R.176 (Victor L. Anfuso - New York), and H.R.3358; same as H.R.176 (James G. Fulton - Pennsylvania).
F 128: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1951-1952). Retirement.
F 129: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1951-1952). Retirement.
Discussion of H.R.233; "Amending the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, as amended" (Eugene J. McCarthy - Minnesota).
F 130: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1952). Rural Carriers.
Discussion of H.R.6706; "To amend the Seniority Act for Rural Mail Carriers to provide a method for the promotion of substitute rural carriers to the position of regular rural carrier" (Gardner R. Withrow - Wisconsin).
F 131: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1951). Salaries/Benefits.
F 132: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1951-1952). Unions.
Discussion of H.R.554; "To amend section six of the act of August 24, 1912, as amended, with respect to the recognition of organizations of postal and Federal employees" (George M. Rhodes - Pennsylvania).
F 133: Post Office and Civil Service, Committee on (1951). Unions.
H.R.571; "To amend section six of the act of August 24, 1912, as amended, with respect to the recognition of organization of postal and Federal employees" (Gardner R. Withrow - Wisconsin).
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