Appropriation Bill, 1950 HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE EIGHTY-FIRST CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON H. R. 3083 A BILL MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE TREASURY AND R TER PURPOSES 88753 Printed for the use of the Committee on Appropriations UNITED STATES WASHINGTON: 1949 40 485SU XL 3328 10/98 31150-160 EX OFFICIO MEMBERS FROM COMMITTEE ON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE ON OLIN D. JOHNSTON, South Carolina II POST OFFICE ITEMS WILLIAM LANGER, North Dakota EVERARD H. SMITH, Clerk TREASURY AND POST OFFICE DEPARTMENTS, APPROPRIATION BILL, 1950 MONDAY, MARCH 28, 1949 UNITED STATES SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, D. C. The subcommittee met at 2 p. m., pursuant to call, in the Senate Appropriations Committee room, the Capitol, Hon. Burnet R. Maybank (chairman of the subcommittee), presiding. Present: Senators Maybank, Hayden, Kilgore, Robertson, Cordon, Reed, Bridges, and Saltonstall. Senator MAYBANK. The subcommittee will please come to order. Mr. Secretary, you may proceed. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY STATEMENT OF HON. JOHN W. SNYDER, SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, ACCOMPANIED BY EDWARD H. FOLEY, JR., UNDER SECRETARY; WILLIAM W. PARSONS, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO THE SECRETARY; EDWARD F. BARTELT, FISCAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY; JOHN S. GRAHAM, ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY; WILLARD L. JOHNSON, DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET OFFICER; THOMAS J. LYNCH, GENERAL COUNSEL; GEORGE C. HAAS, DIRECTOR OF THE TECHNICAL STAFF; AND WILLIAM T. HEFFELFINGER, ASSISTANT TO THE FISCAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY GENERAL STATEMENT Secretary SNYDER. Mr. Chairman, I have a prepared statement and if I may do so I will read it into the record. Mr. Chairman and members of the subcommittee, I appreciate the opportunity of coming before your committee at this time for the purpose of going over with you a number of the appropriation items that are contained in the Treasury's portion of H. R. 3083, the Treasury and Post Office Department appropriation bill, 1950, as passed by the House. EFFECT OF REDUCTION BY HOUSE The bill which you have before you this afternoon provides for regular annual appropriations of $1,027,608,403.93. This amount was |