Home Rule and Reorganization for the District of Columbia: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Home Rule and Reorganization of the Committee on the District of Columbia, United States Senate, Eighty-first Congress, First Session ... Feb. 17, 1949 |
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... Senate, Eighty-first Congress, First Session ... Feb. 17, 1949 United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the District of ... SMITH , Maine ANDREW F. SCHOEPPEL , Kansas ROBERT C. HENDRICKSON , New Jersey SUBCOMMITTEE ON HOME RULE AND ...
... Senate, Eighty-first Congress, First Session ... Feb. 17, 1949 United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the District of ... SMITH , Maine ANDREW F. SCHOEPPEL , Kansas ROBERT C. HENDRICKSON , New Jersey SUBCOMMITTEE ON HOME RULE AND ...
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... Senators Kefauver and Smith of Maine . Senator KEFAUVER . The committee will come to order . I have asked , and he will testify again later on , Dr. George B. Gallo- way of the Legislative Reference Service , who was on the staff of the ...
... Senators Kefauver and Smith of Maine . Senator KEFAUVER . The committee will come to order . I have asked , and he will testify again later on , Dr. George B. Gallo- way of the Legislative Reference Service , who was on the staff of the ...
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... Senator Smith ? Senator SMITH . I have no questions at the moment , Mr. Chairman . Senator KEFAUVER . Dr. Galloway , we appreciate very much your comments , and I think it gives us a good frank picture of the differ- ences on just the ...
... Senator Smith ? Senator SMITH . I have no questions at the moment , Mr. Chairman . Senator KEFAUVER . Dr. Galloway , we appreciate very much your comments , and I think it gives us a good frank picture of the differ- ences on just the ...
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... Senate bill . Senator KEFAUVER . I know . We like your frank statement . I personally hope you will be just as frank as you can be . For the benefit of any witnesses here , Senator Smith and I have been in this matter a great deal . The ...
... Senate bill . Senator KEFAUVER . I know . We like your frank statement . I personally hope you will be just as frank as you can be . For the benefit of any witnesses here , Senator Smith and I have been in this matter a great deal . The ...
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... Senator KEFAUVER . Mr. Wheeler , any questions ? Mr. WHEELER . No. Senator KEFAUVER . Have you read your memorandum fully ? Dr. GALLOWAY . Yes , sir . Senator KEFAUVER . Thank you , Dr. Galloway . Senator SMITH . Pardon me , Mr ...
... Senator KEFAUVER . Mr. Wheeler , any questions ? Mr. WHEELER . No. Senator KEFAUVER . Have you read your memorandum fully ? Dr. GALLOWAY . Yes , sir . Senator KEFAUVER . Thank you , Dr. Galloway . Senator SMITH . Pardon me , Mr ...
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Page 33 - The Commission shall have power to appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel as it deems advisable, in accordance with the provisions of the civil service laws and the Classification Act of 1949, as amended.
Page 23 - That the Constitution, and all the laws of the United States which are not locally inapplicable, shall have the same force and effect within the said Territory of Nebraska as elsewhere within the United States...
Page 23 - Council, or any committee or person authorized by it, shall have power to investigate any matter relating to the affairs of the District; and for that purpose may require the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books, papers, and other evidence. For such purpose any member of the...
Page 82 - Without it, not only the public authority might be insulted and its proceedings be interrupted with impunity, but a dependence of the members of the general government on the state comprehending the seat of the government, for protection in the exercise of their duty, might bring on the national councils an imputation of awe or influence, equally dishonorable to the government and dissatisfactory to the other members of the confederacy.
Page 35 - An act to regulate and improve the civil service of the United States...
Page 33 - An Act to fix and regulate the salaries of teachers, school officers, and other employees of the Board of Education of the District of Columbia...
Page 33 - Commission, may conduct hearings. (f) Members of Congress who are members of the Commission shall serve without compensation in addition to that received for their services as Members of Congress ; but they shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of the duties vested in the Commission.
Page 31 - The financial transactions of all Government corporations shall be audited by the General Accounting Office in accordance with the principles and procedures applicable to commercial corporate transactions and under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Comptroller General of the United States. The audit shall be conducted at the place or places where the accounts of the respective corporations are normally kept.
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Page 31 - Corporation pertaining to its financial transactions and necessary to facilitate the audit, and they shall be afforded full facilities for verifying transactions with the balances or securities held by depositories, fiscal agents, and custodians.