House of Representatives-Continued Members, compensation of____ Mileage and expense allowance.. North Atlantic Treaty Organization Parliamentary Conference_ Pages, education of Penalty mail costs. Page 9 9 34 29 54 55 50 29 14, 23 30 30 39 9 13 40 45 44 50 141 153 145, 217 144, 207 152 150, 154 144, 191 198 Near East Law Section, American Bar Association proposal for.. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1961 HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS EIGHTY-SIXTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION SUBCOMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS W. F. NORRELL, Arkansas, Chairman MICHAEL J. KIRWAN, Ohio WALT HORAN, Washington PAUL M. WILSON, Staff Assistant to the Subcommittee 54877 Printed for the use of the Committee on Appropriations UNITED STATES WASHINGTON: 1960 COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS CLARENCE CANNON, Missouri, Chairman GEORGE H. MAHON, Texas HUGH Q. ALEXANDER, North Carolina JOHN TABER, New York H. CARL ANDERSEN, Minnesota FRANK T. BOW, Ohio CHARLES RAPER JONAS, North Carolina MELVIN R. LAIRD, Wisconsin ELFORD A. CEDERBERG, Michigan GLENARD P. LIPSCOMB, California JOHN J. RHODES, Arizona KENNETH SPRANKLE, Clerk and Staff Director (II) LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1961 FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1960. ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL WITNESSES J. GEORGE STEWART, ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL PHILIP L. ROOF, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE ARCHITECT THOMAS F. CLANCY, SUPERVISING ENGINEER, CAPITOL BUILDING LIBRARY OF CONGRESS DR. L. QUINCY MUMFORD, LIBRARIAN ROBERT C. GOOCH, DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION MERTON J. FOLEY, CHIEF, BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS DIVISION WILLIAM W. ROSSITER, BUDGET OFFICER HOUSE RESTAURANTS PETER ZMAYUSKI, MANAGER Mr. NORRELL. The committee will come to order. We are starting our legislative hearings this morning. Much could be said about the members of this subcommittee, but, while they all are not old, they are experienced Congressmen both as Members of Congress and as members of this subcommittee. Also, our staff help are extremely competent and much could be said in commendation of them. We are trying to get through without undue delay this year. I am not going to ask any more questions than I have to. Of course, the other members of the committee may ask as many questions as they want. Since I have been chairman of this subcommittee all of the members of the subcommittee have written the bill. If we have done a good job, they should be given full credit. If we have done a bad job, I will take the responsibility for that. One other thing and then I will start the hearing. We have a lot of new activities. Requests come from the townships and counties of the several States and from the States and our National Government. They all want additional funds and more services. As far as I am concerned-and that only means me personally-we have reached a time when we have got to quit authorizing these projects and new activities and hold government employment down just as closely as we can. It has been a long time since there has been a sub stantial budget surplus and the way we have been expanding many of these programs it will be a long time before we do have such a surplus. How long we can run on that basis I do not know, but as far as I am concerned I doubt we can continue on a deficit basis very long. So I hope in the requests that are made to the subcommittee you will all have that in mind. You can be of great help to the subcommittee in trying to keep the expenditure of money down as closely as possible. All of you are American citizens, just as I am and just as we all are, and I believe we all recognize the fact that we need to try to hold expenditures down. The first item that we are going to consider this morning will be the Architect of the Capitol. Our old friend, Mr. J. George Stewart, who is the Architect of the Capitol, is present, and I will ask him to present his assistants who are present and will testify, if he needs their testimony, or if the committee needs it. Mr. Stewart, I recognize you at this time to introduce your assistants this morning. Mr. STEWART. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have a list prepared here of my assistants who are present. This is Mr. James H. Banks, who is the Second Assistant Architect. This is Charles Henlock, my administrative officer. This is Phil Roof, my executive assistant. This is Walter Rubel, my coordinating engineer. This is Tom Clancy, who is the supervising engineer of the Capitol Building. This is Mannie Ridgell, who is the superintendent of the House Office Buildings. Mr. NORRELL. I know some of you have been here for a long time. We are glad to have you with us. Mr. Stewart, do you have a statement you would like to read to us? Mr. STEWART. I would like to ask permission to read pages 1, 2, and 3 of my general statement. Mr. NORRELL. I will recognize you at this time. GENERAL STATEMENT Mr. STEWART. For 1960, appropriations totaling $27,445,100 have been provided under the Architect of the Capitol in the regular annual appropriation act and the Second Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1960. For 1961, appropriations totaling $25,599,000 have been requested in the budget a net decrease of $1,846,100 under the total appropriation of $27,445,100 for 1960. The net decrease of $1,846,100 results from decreases totaling $4,355,800, offset by increases totaling $2,509,700. The gross increase of $2,509,700 results from increases of $448,015 in the item of personal services: $264,885 in other annual maintenance items; $1,066,800 in nonrecurring maintenance items; and $730,000 in construction items. Of the $448,015 increase in the item of personal services, $197,326 is for increased pay costs for wage-board employees required by Public Law 763, 83d Congress; $15,421 for within-grade salary advancements under the Classification Act; $79,040 for overtime and holiday pay increased costs; $12,066 for salary adjustments, labor |