HEARINGS BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE EIGHTY-SIXTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON H.R. 7453 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH FOR OTHER PURPOSES Printed for the use of the Committee on Appropriations UNITED STATES WASHINGTON : 1959 SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS JOHN STENNIS, Mississippi, Chairman DENNIS CHAVEZ, New Mexico STYLES BRIDGES, New Hampshire CARL HAYDEN, Arizona LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, Massachusetts LYNDON B. JOHNSON, Texas GORDON ALLOTT, Colorado II 'D.C. U.S. SENATE, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met at 2 p.m., pursuant to call, in room F-37, the Capitol, Hon. John Stennis, chairman of the subcommittee, presiding Present: Senators Stennis, Hayden, Bridges, Saltonstall, and Allott. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH LIBRARY OF CONGRESS STATEMENT OF L. QUINCY MUMFORD, LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS; ACCOMPANIED BY RUTHERFORD D. ROGERS, CHIEF ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN; ROBERT C. GOOCH, DIRECTOR, ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT; HUGH L. ELSBREE, DIRECTOR, LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE SERVICE; AND WILLIAM W. ROSSITER, BUDGET OFFICER BUDGET REQUEST Senator STENNIS. The subcommittee will come to order. Dr. Mumford, this is an important matter, a very important branch of the Government, and a very important matter with the people and the Congress, so there is no disposition to rush through it at all. First I want to say the Library of Congress has requested for the fiscal year 1960 a grand total of $14,327,600 and the House of Representatives has allowed a total of $14,292,900 or a minor reduction of $34,700. The amount allowed by the House is $903,709 over the appropriations for the current fiscal year. Pages 1, 2, and 3 from the justifications will be inserted into the record. 1 499 (The justification referred to follows:) LIBRARY OF CONGRESS TABLE. I.—Comparative summary of appropriations and appropriation lestimates 1 Includes $60,000 appropriated in Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1959 (Public Law 85-766) for preser vation of early American motion pictures. * Supplemental for pay increases included in H. Doc. No. 90. TABLE II.-Summary of budgeted positions 1958, 1959, 1960 Includes 20 positions added to Library of Congress staff and excludes 20 deducted from Copyright ? Revised request includes 8 positions added by amendment to original estimate. |