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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Page 156
... Authority , a provision omitted from the Senate bill . This , I take it , is not a necessary provision . Furthermore , the Senate bill contains a new provision not found in the House bill concerning dual compensation . The reason for ...
... Authority , a provision omitted from the Senate bill . This , I take it , is not a necessary provision . Furthermore , the Senate bill contains a new provision not found in the House bill concerning dual compensation . The reason for ...
Page 157
... authority over local affairs , such as Congress has granted to the governments of Alaska and Hawaii , and which have never been invalidated by the courts , would dispel any constitutional doubt and at the same time relieve the Congress ...
... authority over local affairs , such as Congress has granted to the governments of Alaska and Hawaii , and which have never been invalidated by the courts , would dispel any constitutional doubt and at the same time relieve the Congress ...
Page 158
... authority to the District Council in its different versions ; but I think the answer to your question is that the Auchin- closs committee wanted to remove every possible doubt of the con- stitutionality of the delegation so as to reduce ...
... authority to the District Council in its different versions ; but I think the answer to your question is that the Auchin- closs committee wanted to remove every possible doubt of the con- stitutionality of the delegation so as to reduce ...
Page 159
... has been asked . What about giv- ing the authority to the President ? Dr. GALLOWAY . To fill vacancies on the Council ? Senator SMITH . Yes . FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HEARING BEFORE THE 66 & HOME RULE FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 159.
... has been asked . What about giv- ing the authority to the President ? Dr. GALLOWAY . To fill vacancies on the Council ? Senator SMITH . Yes . FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HEARING BEFORE THE 66 & HOME RULE FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 159.
Page 162
... authority of Congress over the District and its authority over the Territories . Full delegation of legislative power over local affairs would grant true home rule and really relieve Congress of its present burden of responsibility for ...
... authority of Congress over the District and its authority over the Territories . Full delegation of legislative power over local affairs would grant true home rule and really relieve Congress of its present burden of responsibility for ...
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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.
Page 12 - It must be remembered that Congress, in the government of the territories as well as of the District of Columbia, has plenary power, save as controlled by the provisions of the Constitution, that the form of government it shall establish is not prescribed, and may not necessarily be the same in all the territories.
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.