Public Buildings and Grounds: Hearings Before the United States House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Seventieth Congress, First Session, on May 16, 18, 1928Committee Serial No. 7. Considers legislation on Supreme Court site selection and construction, and miscellaneous building projects and land conveyances. |
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... asked might be inserted . There was one omission in the bill , which was called to my atten- tion by Mr. Lynn , the Architect of the Capitol , through Mr. Elliott . That was that section 6 of the original bill ought not to be omitted ...
... asked might be inserted . There was one omission in the bill , which was called to my atten- tion by Mr. Lynn , the Architect of the Capitol , through Mr. Elliott . That was that section 6 of the original bill ought not to be omitted ...
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... asking the question of one who may be a spender in that regard . I have made some inquiry as to how much these monumental buildings cost , but I would hate to hazard a judgment , because it depends , for instance , on the material out ...
... asking the question of one who may be a spender in that regard . I have made some inquiry as to how much these monumental buildings cost , but I would hate to hazard a judgment , because it depends , for instance , on the material out ...
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... asked a question about the size of the building and said that it would not do to have a very small building because it would not comport with the situation over there and with the surroundings , and that if we did have a building of ...
... asked a question about the size of the building and said that it would not do to have a very small building because it would not comport with the situation over there and with the surroundings , and that if we did have a building of ...
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... asked that that space should be turned over to the court , or at least a part of it , and we asked also that the space where the Senate barber shop is now should be turned over to the court , because that is next to our consultation ...
... asked that that space should be turned over to the court , or at least a part of it , and we asked also that the space where the Senate barber shop is now should be turned over to the court , because that is next to our consultation ...
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... asked to do that . I think they would have been glad to do it if they had been asked to . This is to return to the city this property which was originally donated to the United States for Federal uses , and if it is returned , of course ...
... asked to do that . I think they would have been glad to do it if they had been asked to . This is to return to the city this property which was originally donated to the United States for Federal uses , and if it is returned , of course ...
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AGRICULTURE BE DIRECTED America in Congress appointed appropriation approval Architect Arlington Memorial Bridge asked AVENUE BETWEEN SEVENTH bill H. R. BILL TO DESIGNATE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS Capitol Power Plant CEASE TO MAINTAIN Chief Justice TAFT city of Hartford COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC Congress assembled Congressional Library Conservatory of Music CRAIL DALLINGER Department of Justice DESIGNATE A BUILDING DIRECTED TO GIVE EDWARDS Elliott chairman equipment executive officer FENN give notice GOVERNMENT WILL CEASE hereby House of Representatives Justice VAN DEVANTER KERR LANHAM legislation Lincoln Memorial LYNN MAGRADY MAINTAIN A PUBLIC MARKET ON PENNSYLVANIA matter Mississippi River Music of America National Conservatory NINTH STREETS O'CONNOR original bill PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE PRESENT FEDERAL BUILDING provide a building PUBLIC BUILDINGS PUBLIC MARKET question quitclaim deed ranking minority member RELIEF OF ROBERT resolution Richard N Robert Michael White Secretary of Agriculture SEVENTH AND NINTH Supreme Court Building thereon thing tion WOODRUM
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Page 18 - by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of Agriculture be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to collect and publish statistics of the quantity of leaf tobacco in all forms in the United States, in the possession of dealers, manufacturers, growers' cooperative associations, warehousemen, brokers, holders, or owners, other than the original growers of tobacco.
Page 19 - Edwards the resolution was ordered favorably reported.) (Thereupon, the committee proceeded to the consideration of other business.) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS, Friday, May 18, 1928.
Page 17 - Lanham, the bill was ordered favorably reported.) (Thereupon, the committee proceeded to the consideration of other business.) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS, Wednesday, April 18, 1928.
Page 19 - Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Director of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital...
Page 19 - General of the United States. SEC. 2. Jurisdiction and control of the lands referred to in paragraphs (2) , (3) , (4), and (5) of section 1 is hereby transferred to the Director of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital...