COMMISSION ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS HEARINGS BEFORE A 53-61436 SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON EIGHTY-THIRD CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON H. R. 121, H. R. 302, H. R. 1300, H. R. 1606, BILLS TO ESTABLISH A COMMISSION ON INTERGOV- OF THE GOVERNMENT MAY 12, 13, AND 14, 1953 21.5. Comes, House Printed for the use of the Committee on Government Operations. Armstrong, O. K., a former Representative in Congress from the Deming, George H., director of technical assistance, American Munici- Ferguson, Hon. Homer, a United States Senator from the State of Halleck, Hon. Charles A., a Representative in Congress from the State Harvey, Hon. Ralph, a Representative in Congress from the State of Hendrickson, Hon. Robert C., a United States Senator from the State Keating, Hon. Kenneth B., a Representative in Congress from the Keesling, Francis V., Jr., representing the mayor of San Francisco, Marshall, A. D., chairman, social legislation committee, board of 106 184 Letters, statements, etc., submitted for the record by- Armstrong, O. K., a former Representative in Congress from the State 127 Letter to Mrs. Cecil M. Harden, May 8, 1953- 182 182 Brooks, Hon. Jack B., a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas: Excerpt from statement of Congressman Charles A. Carr, William G., executive secretary, National Education Association Letters, statements, etc., submitted for the record by-Continued Coudert, Hon. Frederic R., Jr., a Representative in Congress from the Letter to Mrs. Cecil M. Harden, May 7, 1953.. Deming, George H., director of technical assistance, American Munici- American Municpial Association policy statements on inter- A National Commission on Intergovernmental Relations for the Excerpts from the Congressional Record made by Senator Taft, Statement-The decline of the General Property Tax, by Mabel Newcomer, professor of economics, Vassar College.. Table 1-Comparison of State and local revenues from Table 2-Principal sources of local revenues, 1902-50- Table 3--Principal sources of revenue in cities with a popula- Table 8-Percentage of total taxes from property taxes.. Donohue, Hon. Harold D., a Representative in Congress from the Goodwin, Hon. Angier L., a Representative in Congress from the Halleck, Hon. Charles A., a Representative in Congress from the Harden, Mrs. Cecil M., a Representative in Congress from the State of Indiana and chairman, House Intergovernmental Relations Bills to establish a National Commission on Intergovernmental Relations and action thereon collated by Harry G. Ritchey, American Law Division, Library of Congress, May 7, 1953 - - - Comparison of provisions of pending bills to establish a Commis- sion on Governmental Functions and Fiscal Resources__ Excerpt of letter from Hon. Herbert Hoover with reference to the 85 Letters, statements, etc., submitted for the record by-Continued Hendrickson, Hon. Robert C., a United States Senator from the Excerpts from the Congressional Record-Continued February 25, 1953-Intergovernmental Relations___ March 9, 1953-Problem of overlapping taxes and functions Fixing tax overlap inefficiencies is easier said than done, April 1, 1953-Commission to Study Federal-State Relations_ Study-Legislative effort to establish a National Commission Hoffman, Hon. Clare E., a Representative in Congress from the State Kemp, Vernon, executive director, Virginia State Chamber of Com- merce: Excerpt from Hoover Commission report - How 892 Virginia State Chamber members voted on Federal Marshall, A. D., chairman, social legislation committee, board of directors, Chamber of Commerce of the United States: Excerpt from statement relating to appropriations in the field of 138 173 117 116 111 Appendix-Federal grant programs, fiscal year 1952... Maytag, Fred, president, Maytag Co., Newton, Iowa: Statement on Ostertag, Hon. Harold C., a Representative in Congress from the 174 Seegmiller, Keith L., executive secretary, National Association of 134 Appendix 1-Letter from Sidney A. Mitchell, Citizens Committee for the Hoover Report, to Mrs. Cecil M. Harden, May 7, 1953 - - . Appendix 2-Letter from Randy Haskell Hamilton, director, Washington Appendix 3-Letter from Hon. Lindsay C. Warren, Comptroller General of the United States, to Congressman Clare E. Hoffman, May 7, 1953--- Appendix 4-Letter from Joseph M. Dodge, Director, Bureau of the 191 |