HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS UNITED STATES SENATE EIGHTY-SIXTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON H.R. 5916 AN ACT MAKING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR Printed for the use of the Committee on Appropriations 88032 UNITED STATES WASHINGTON: 1959 COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS CARL HAYDEN, Arizona, Chairman RICHARD B. RUSSELL, Georgia ROBERT C. BYRD, West Virginia STYLES BRIDGES, New Hampshire II EVERARD H. SMITH, Clerk COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, D.C. The committee met at 10 a.m., pursuant to notice, in room 1102, New Senate Office Building, Hon. Carl Hayden (chairman) presiding. Present: Chairman Hayden, Senators Russell, Ellender, Hill, Robertson, Magnuson, Holland, Byrd, Young, Smith, Dworshak, Kuchel, Hruska, and Allott. Also present: Senator O'Mahoney. STATEMENT BY THE CHAIRMAN BUDGET ESTIMATES AND HOUSE ALLOWANCES Chairman HAYDEN. The committee will come to order. This morning we begin the hearings on H.R. 5916, the second supplemental appropriation bill for fiscal year 1959. This bill includes funds for virtually every department and agency of government. I will include in the record at this point a table which reflects the budget estimates and amounts allowed by the House on all items in the bill, and another table which gives an analysis of the increased pay costs. The tables referred to follow :) 510 1 The 2d supplemental appropriation bill, 1959 (H.R. 5916) [Items in boldface type were not considered by the House] Farmer Cooperative Service: Salaries and expenses (by transfer). Rural Electrification Administration: Salaries and expenses (by transfer).. Office of the Cloneral Cannaal. Qalaulas ans |