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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... issues that you can work with ? Mrs. STONE . Yes . You see , it isn't only your time and energy ; it is also the time and energy of all citizens . We would like to work on some other very important matters . Senator KEFAUVER . The ...
... issues that you can work with ? Mrs. STONE . Yes . You see , it isn't only your time and energy ; it is also the time and energy of all citizens . We would like to work on some other very important matters . Senator KEFAUVER . The ...
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... issue involved in this legislation , namely , the scope of legislative authority which is to be granted to the District Council , that S. 1365 represents what we feel is a retreat from the provisions of the committee print of February ...
... issue involved in this legislation , namely , the scope of legislative authority which is to be granted to the District Council , that S. 1365 represents what we feel is a retreat from the provisions of the committee print of February ...
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... issues . The bill does not even grant the people the right to be represented in Congress by a voteless Delegate . We should have these protections ; in the name of the District Progressive Party , I ask that the bill live up to its ...
... issues . The bill does not even grant the people the right to be represented in Congress by a voteless Delegate . We should have these protections ; in the name of the District Progressive Party , I ask that the bill live up to its ...
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... issue only in the most general manner , due to the immediate scheduling of hearings so soon after the text of S. 1365 was made available to the general public . Unfortu- nately , we found time too short to allow us the opportunity for ...
... issue only in the most general manner , due to the immediate scheduling of hearings so soon after the text of S. 1365 was made available to the general public . Unfortu- nately , we found time too short to allow us the opportunity for ...
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... issue , and will enact new legislation which they believe will pass . I understand that at the outset of the meeting this morning a statement was made relative to the absence of any financial pro- vision in the bill which was included ...
... issue , and will enact new legislation which they believe will pass . I understand that at the outset of the meeting this morning a statement was made relative to the absence of any financial pro- vision in the bill which was included ...
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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.