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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... provision also has the advantage of shortening the local ballot . The elections title of both bills are the same ... provisions of the House bill for keep- ing the registry open for a stated period , for keeping the registry accurate ...
... provision also has the advantage of shortening the local ballot . The elections title of both bills are the same ... provisions of the House bill for keep- ing the registry open for a stated period , for keeping the registry accurate ...
Page 156
... provision providing that the temporary home for former soldiers and sailors , the National Capital Park and Planning Commission , and the District National Guard , shall be Federal agencies and be federally financed . These provisions ...
... provision providing that the temporary home for former soldiers and sailors , the National Capital Park and Planning Commission , and the District National Guard , shall be Federal agencies and be federally financed . These provisions ...
Page 157
... provision . The opponents of home rule will warn the people of the District that the price of its granting may be the termination of the Federal contribution . Finally , Mr. Chairman , the outstanding difference between the two bills is ...
... provision . The opponents of home rule will warn the people of the District that the price of its granting may be the termination of the Federal contribution . Finally , Mr. Chairman , the outstanding difference between the two bills is ...
Page 158
... provision of the Auchincloss bill and the alternative . But I might say I don't express any complaint with respect to this provision of the Senate bill , Mr. Chairman , or with respect to any other feature of the bill . The objections I ...
... provision of the Auchincloss bill and the alternative . But I might say I don't express any complaint with respect to this provision of the Senate bill , Mr. Chairman , or with respect to any other feature of the bill . The objections I ...
Page 159
... provision as an impair- ment of the home - rule principle to the extent that some of the mem- bers of the District Council were not elected by the qualified electors of the District . So there is something to be said on both sides for ...
... provision as an impair- ment of the home - rule principle to the extent that some of the mem- bers of the District Council were not elected by the qualified electors of the District . So there is something to be said on both sides 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.