LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1959 HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS EIGHTY-FIFTH CONGRESS SUBCOMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS CLARENCE CANNON, Missouri, Chairman GEORGE H. MAHON, Texas ALFRED D. SIEMINSKI, New Jersey EDWARD P. BOLAND, Massachusetts HUGH Q. ALEXANDER, North Carolina JOHN TABER, New York RICHARD B. WIGGLESWORTH, Massachusetts, H. CARL ANDERSEN, Minnesota FREDERIC R. COUDERT, JR., New York EARL WILSON, Indiana GERALD R. FORD, JR., Michigan EDWARD T. MILLER, Maryland CHARLES W. VURSELL, Illinois HAROLD C. OSTERTAG, New York FRANK T. BOW, Ohio HAMER H. BUDGE, Idaho CHARLES RAPER JONAS, North Carolina ELFORD A. CEDERBERG, Michigan KENNETH SPRANKLE, Clerk and Staff Director (11) 55.2.H LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1959 THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1958. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WITNESSES RALPH R. ROBERTS, CLERK OF THE HOUSE HARRY M. LIVINGSTON, DISBURSING CLERK Mr. NORRELL. The Committee will come to order. We are beginning our consideration of the budget for the legislative branch for the fiscal year 1959. At this time I want to make a statement, and I am sure the other members of the Committee will go along with me on it-we have a very fine corps of employees. They are efficient. They are capable. They desire to be of assistance, whether they are Democrats or Republicans. I just want, on behalf of myself and the members of the Committee, to make that statement for the record regarding our appreciation of the officers of the House. Mr. HORAN. Mr. Chairman, as a member of the minority on this Subcommittee, I certainly want to join with you. Mr. NORRELL. Thank you, Mr. Horan. May I say when the House was under the Republicans we had a fine corps of officers. We have before us this morning Mr. Roberts, the Clerk of the House, and Mr. Livingston, the disbursing clerk, and if you have a statement that you desire to make, we will be glad to hear you. You may proceed, Mr. Roberts. ITEMIZED LIST OF APPROPRIATIONS AND ESTIMATES Mr. ROBERTS. For the information of the Committee, we desire to insert in the record a tabulated statement in support of the estimates (both original and revised): as submitted through the Bureau of the Budget, for the operation of the House of Representatives, fiscal year 1959. This statement gives a complete picture covering all estimates by paragraphs as appearing in the committee print. Each member of the Committee has before him a copy of this statement, which breaks down and itemizes each position, or title thereof, by offices and departments, and reflects the number of employees involved; their basic and gross salaries, including increased or additional compensation as authorized by law. (The statement follows:) (1) House of Representatives-Fiscal year 1959-Itemized estimates of appropriations Continued $937, 070 Committee employees: Clerk (Appropriation Committee)... 2,400,000 Additional clerical assistants.. Bee footnotes at end of table, p. 7. (1) |