OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION OF THE

U.S. Congrees. House

COMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEVENTY-FOURTH CONGRESS

resent: Congressmen Kennedy, Schulte, and Brewster, mem lso present: Mrs. Caroline O'Day, and Messrs. Sisson verick.

Ir. KENNEDY. The committee will please be in order. This h has been called for the purpose of considering bills H. R. 1 H. R. 11375, which bills were introduced by Mr. Sisson. The subcommittee thereupon proceeded to the consideration R. 10391 and H. R. 11375, which are as follows:)

[H. R. 10391, 74th Cong., 2d sess.]

LL To make more effective the law against advocating Communism in the Di of Columbia, and for other purposes

it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United S erica in Congress assembled, That the proviso at the end of the fourte raph under the heading "Miscellaneous" in the District of Columbia iation Act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1936, approved Jun (49 Stat. 356), is hereby amended to read as follows: "Provided, fter no part of any appropriation for the public schools shall be avai e payment of the salary of any person advocating Communism, advoc se of force or violence within the Nation in overthrowing or changing of Government of the United States, or advocating the use of for ce in the settlement of international disputes in contravention of or pact to which the United States is a party: Provided further, mediately preceding proviso shall not be construed to forbid or res erson from giving instruction concerning, or directing or supervising of, the political, economic, or social system of any country."

[H. R. 11375, 74th Cong., 2d sess.]

To repeal a proviso relating to teaching or advocating communism in the ls of the District of Columbia, and appearing in the District of Columbia A ion Act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1936

t enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the U of America in Congress assembled, That the proviso appearing in nth paragraph under the subheading "Miscellaneous" under the hea : schools" in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act for the f ading June 30, 1936, approved June 14, 1935 (49 Stat. 356), and rea ows: "Provided, That hereafter no part of any appropriation for Schools shall be available for the payment of the salary of any pe g or advocating communism", is hereby repealed.

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