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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... function to complain about a 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 ...
... function to complain about a 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 ...
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... function would be lodged in a city man- ager . Residents who have lived here a year or more would be allowed to vote in ... functions of the present Board of Commis- sioners and the Zoning Commission . These powers are much narrower than ...
... function would be lodged in a city man- ager . Residents who have lived here a year or more would be allowed to vote in ... functions of the present Board of Commis- sioners and the Zoning Commission . These powers are much narrower than ...
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... function for a small part of the year , and then Congress can override anything they want to do , anything . So , I say it is not home rule . This does not live up to its title . It is only nominal . But it is not a home - rule bill ...
... function for a small part of the year , and then Congress can override anything they want to do , anything . So , I say it is not home rule . This does not live up to its title . It is only nominal . But it is not a home - rule bill ...
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... functions should be completely under control of the local electorate ; ( 2 ) the District should have the largest possible degree of participation in the making of laws for the District itself as is permissible under the Constitution ...
... functions should be completely under control of the local electorate ; ( 2 ) the District should have the largest possible degree of participation in the making of laws for the District itself as is permissible under the Constitution ...
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... functions I gather would be taken by the council into its own hands , which of course would increase the duties of the council . In my statement which is in the hands of the committee you will note something in there about that ...
... functions I gather would be taken by the council into its own hands , which of course would increase the duties of the council . In my statement which is in the hands of the committee you will note something in there about that ...
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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.