Treasury and Post Office Departments Appropriation Bill, 1937, Hearings Before the Subcommittee of ... , 74-2 on H.R. 109191936 - 130 pages |
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... Ross . The item on page 5 , line 3. We want to strike out $ 1,000,000 and insert $ 1,099,140 . Senator MCKELLAR . What page and line ? Mrs. Ross . Page 5 , line 3 . Senator MCKELLAR . The House did not allow you as much as you want ? Mrs.
... Ross . The item on page 5 , line 3. We want to strike out $ 1,000,000 and insert $ 1,099,140 . Senator MCKELLAR . What page and line ? Mrs. Ross . Page 5 , line 3 . Senator MCKELLAR . The House did not allow you as much as you want ? Mrs.
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... Ross . Yes . And , for a peak load , when we have to take on temporary help , as the result of an increase in the ... Ross . Yes . Senator MCKELLAR . What is the purpose of converting it into bullion ? Mrs. Ross . Well , we have had to ...
... Ross . Yes . And , for a peak load , when we have to take on temporary help , as the result of an increase in the ... Ross . Yes . Senator MCKELLAR . What is the purpose of converting it into bullion ? Mrs. Ross . Well , we have had to ...
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... Ross . That may be , Senator . We are obeying the law , Sen- ator McKellar . Senator MCKELLAR . Did Congress pass a law requiring you to melt it into bullion ? Did Congress pass a law directing the bullion- izing of all of the gold ...
... Ross . That may be , Senator . We are obeying the law , Sen- ator McKellar . Senator MCKELLAR . Did Congress pass a law requiring you to melt it into bullion ? Did Congress pass a law directing the bullion- izing of all of the gold ...
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... Ross . Senator McAdoo , you appreciate the enormous amount of work it requires to do that . Senator MCKELLAR . How many employees have the mints ? Mrs. Ross . That number is constantly fluctuating . It is set forth in this memorandum ...
... Ross . Senator McAdoo , you appreciate the enormous amount of work it requires to do that . Senator MCKELLAR . How many employees have the mints ? Mrs. Ross . That number is constantly fluctuating . It is set forth in this memorandum ...
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... Ross . Yes ; both physical and clerical . Senator MCKELLAR . What was the total amount during the past year ? Mrs. Ross . You were not referring to the work relief ? Senator MCKELLAR . No. I want to know if you got any funds other than ...
... Ross . Yes ; both physical and clerical . Senator MCKELLAR . What was the total amount during the past year ? Mrs. Ross . You were not referring to the work relief ? Senator MCKELLAR . No. I want to know if you got any funds other than ...
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Page 90 - Government the right to annul the contract or, in its discretion, to deduct from the contract price or consideration the amount of such commission, percentage, brokerage or contingent fee. This warranty shall not apply to commissions payable by the Contractor upon contracts or sales secured or made through bona fide established commercial or selling agencies maintained by the Contractor for the purpose of securing business.
Page 90 - Government the right to annul the contract, or, in its discretion, to deduct from the contract price or consideration the amount of such commission, percentage, brokerage, or contingent fees. This warranty shall not apply to commissions payable by Contractors upon contracts or sales secured or made through bona fide established commercial or selling agencies maintained by the Contractor for the purpose of securing business.
Page 84 - The controlling interest in a corporation shall not be deemed to be owned by citizens of the United States (a) if the title to a majority of the stock thereof is not vested in such citizens free from any trust or fiduciary obligation in favor of any person not a citizen of the United States...
Page 84 - Commission affect the financial results in, the performance of, or transactions or operations under, such contract...
Page 63 - That the salary of carriers in the Rural Mail Delivery Service for serving a rural route of twenty-four miles, six days in the week, shall be $1,800 ; on routes twenty-two miles and less than twenty-four miles, $1,728 ; on routes twenty miles and less than twenty-two miles, $1,620 ; on routes eighteen miles and less than twenty miles, $1,440 ; on routes sixteen miles and less than eighteen miles, $1,260 ; on routes fourteen miles and less than sixteen miles, $1,080 ; on routes twelve miles and less...
Page 61 - Standard horse-drawn vehicle routes, which shall be twenty-four miles in length; and "Standard motor-vehicle routes, which shall be fifty miles in length, and shall only be established hereafter when a majority of the proposed patrons .who are heads of families residing upon such proposed routes shall by written petition ask the Post Office Department to establish the same.
Page 90 - The Contractor warrants that it has not employed any person to solicit or secure this contract upon any agreement for a commission, percentage, brokerage, or contingent fee. Breach of this warranty shall give the...
Page 91 - States to claim damages from the contractor for the failures or defaults; provided that the contractor will be held liable for failure in performance due to laws or decrees of foreign governments, wars, insurrections, riots, strikes, or acts of God.
Page 82 - January 17, 1930, the said contractor, for the consideration hereinafter stated, undertakes, covenants, and agrees with the United States of America, pursuant to the provisions of the merchant marine act, 1928, and the said advertisement of the Postmaster General, as follows: 1.
Page 92 - That the rate to be paid for such service for the load of mails provided by the Postmaster General to be carried in a plane shall not in any case exceed $2 per mile each way, plus not exceeding $1 per pound per thousand miles, or pro rata thereof for greater or less mileage, for any mails required to be carried in the same plane in excess of the specified load, and that, at the request of the Postmaster General, domestic mail shall be conveyed without additional charge on that part of the route in...