SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION BILL, 1960 U.S. Congress. House. HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS. EIGHTY-SIXTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION SPECIAL SUBCOMMITTEE ON DEFICIENCIES MICHAEL J. KIRWAN, Ohio JOHN J. ROONEY, New York BEN F. JENSEN, Iowa CHARLES RAPER JONAS, North Carolina G. HOMER SKARIN, Staff Assistant to the Subcommittee 51627 Printed for the use of the Committee on Appropriations UNITED STATES WASHINGTON: 1960 3 GEORGE H. MAHON, Texas HUGH Q. ALEXANDER, North Carolina JOHN TABER, New York H. CARL ANDERSEN, Minnesota CHARLES RAPER JONAS, North Carolina MELVIN R. LAIRD, Wisconsin ELFORD A. CEDERBERG, Michigan GLENARD P. LIPSCOMB, California PHIL WEAVER, Nebraska KENNETH SPRANKLE, Clerk and Staff Director (II) ว 3477 112 SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION BILL, 1960 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1960. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE HOUSE, MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS WITNESS HON. RALPH R. ROBERTS, CLERK, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. THOMAS. Will the committee please come to order. We have with us this morning our distinguished friend, the Honorable Ralph R. Roberts, Clerk of the House of Representatives, and our friend, Mr. Harper, the administrative assistant to the Clerk for budget and finance, who have a deficiency item in the amount of $523,200. This item is contained in House Document 327. Tell us about it. Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. Chairman, this request is made for a supplemental appropriation in order to reimburse the contingent fund "Miscellaneous items, 1960" appropriation for the amount transferred to the stationery revolving fund to carry out the provisions of House Resolution 314. Mr. THOMAS. That is because of an increase from $1,200 to $1,800 stationery allowance for each member? Mr. ROBERTS. Yes, sir. Mr. THOMAS. Is there any guesswork in this figure? Mr. ROBERTS. No, sir. This is an exact figure. Mr. THOMAS. We will insert at this point in the record the letter from the Clerk of the House dated February 11, 1960. (The letter follows:) Hon. ALBERT THOMAS, Chairman, Subcommittee on Deficiencies, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives. OFFICE OF THE CLERK, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Washington, D.C., February 11, 1960. DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: The Clerk requests a supplemental appropriation of $523,200 for "miscellaneous items" for the year ending June 30, 1960, to carry out the provisions of House Resolution 314, approved July 27, 1959, increasing the stationery allowance of the Members of the House of Representatives from $1,200 to $1,800 per session beginning with the 1st session of the 86th Congress. For the 1st session of the 86th Congress I transferred from "Miscellaneous items, 1960" the sum of $262,800, and for the 2d session of the 86th Congress the sum of $260,400, or a total sum of $523,200. Request is made for this supplemental appropriation in order to reimburse the "Miscellaneous items, 1960" appropriation for the amount transferred to the "Stationery (revolving fund).” Sincerely yours, RALPH R. ROBERTS, Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. (1) |