Appropriation Bill, 1950 HEARINGS BEFORE THE 13. EIGHTY-FIRST CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON H. R. 3083 A BILL MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE TREASURY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 88753 Printed for the use of the Committee on Appropriations UNITED STATES WASHINGTON: 1949 EX OFFICIO MEMBERS FROM COMMITTEE ON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE ON POST OFFICE ITEMS OLIN D. JOHNSTON, South Carolina WILLIAM LANGER, North Dakota EVERARD H. SMITH, Clerk II 32.0 TREASURY AND POST OFFICE DEPARTMENTS, 112 MONDAY, MARCH 28, 1949 UNITED STATES SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, D. C. The subcommittee met at 2 p. m., pursuant to call, in the Senate Appropriations Committee room, the Capitol, Hon. Burnet R. Maybank (chairman of the subcommittee), presiding. Present: Senators Maybank, Hayden, Kilgore, Robertson, Cordon, Senator MAYBANK. The subcommittee will please come to order. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY STATEMENT OF HON. JOHN W. SNYDER, SECRETARY OF THE TREAS- GENERAL STATEMENT Secretary SNYDER. Mr. Chairman, I have a prepared statement and if I may do so I will read it into the record. Mr. Chairman and members of the subcommittee, I appreciate the opportunity of coming before your committee at this time for the purpose of going over with you a number of the appropriation items that are contained in the Treasury's portion of H. R. 3083, the Treasury and Post Office Department appropriation bill, 1950, as passed by the House. EFFECT OF REDUCTION BY HOUSE The bill which you have before you this afternoon provides for regular annual appropriations of $1,027,608,403.93. This amount was 1 |