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Committee on World War Veterans' Legislation: pensions (76A-H27.1); veterans' hospitals and homes (76A-H27.2); widows and children of deceased world War veterans (76A-H27.3); and various subjects (76A-H27.4).

Select Committee on Government Organization: reorganization of the Government (76A-H28.1).

ELECTION RECORDS.

1 ft.

962

Credentials of Representatives and Delegates (76A-J1), arranged alphabetically by State or Territory.

963

OTHER RECORDS. 1 ft.

Ratification of the first 10 amendments of the Constitution of the United United States by Connecticut and Georgia (76A-K1), arranged by State; motions to discharge committees from consideration of bills and resolutions (76A-K2), arranged chronologically; various papers (76A-K3), arranged by subject; and a volume of roll calls (76A-K4), arranged chronologically.

Records of Impeachment Proceedings

IMPEACHMENT OF FRANCES PERKINS, JAMES L. HOUGH TELING, AND GERARD D. REILLY. 9 in. 964 Papers pertaining to impeachment proceedings against Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor; James L. Houghteling, Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization; and Gerard D. Reilly, Solicitor of the Department of Labor (76B-A1).

RECORD BOOKS.

Records of the Office of the Clerk

12 vols. 3 ft.

965

House bill book (76C-A1); House resolution book--joint, concurrent and simple--together with Senate joint and concurrent resolutions (76C-A2); Senate bill book (76C-A3); individual ledger (76C-A4); register of papers sent to the Senate (76C-A5); register of papers received from the Senate (76C-A6); register of committee reports, messages from the President, and executive communications (76C-A7); and petition book (76C-A8).

OTHER RECORDS. 1 in.

966

Monthly reports of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation submitted to the Clerk of the House pursuant to statutory requirement (76C-B1), arranged chronologically; and various papers (76C-B2), arranged by subject.

SEVENTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS, 1941-42

First Session, January 3, 1941-January 2, 1942
Second Session, January 5-December 16, 1942

Records of Legislative Proceedings

MINUTE BOOKS AND JOURNALS. 19 vols. 5 ft.

967

Minute book, 1st session (77A-A1); legislative journal, 1st session 777A

A2); minute book, 2d session (77A-A3); and legislative journal, 2d session (77A-A4).

BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ORIGINATING IN THE HOUSE.

26 ft.

968 Fifty volumes of original House bills (77A-B1); original House joint resolutions (77A-B2); original House concurrent resolutions (77A-B3); House simple resolutions (77A-B4); desk copies of House bills passed (77A-B5); desk copies of House joint resolutions passed (77A-B6); desk copies of House concurrent resolutions agreed to (77A-B7); desk copies of House simple resolutions agreed to (77A-B8); engrossed House bills (77A-B9); engrossed House joint resolutions (77A-B10); engrossed House concurrent resolutions (77A-E11); desk copies of House bills tabled (77A-B12); desk copies of House joint resolutions tabled (77A-B13); desk copies of House simple resolutions tabled (77A-B14); desk copies of House bills that failed to pass (77A-B15); and desk copies of House simple resolutions that were not agreed to (77A-B16). Arranged numerically within each group.

BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ORIGINATING IN THE SENATE AND CONSIDERED IN THE HOUSE. 1 ft. 969

Senate bills passed (77A-C1); Senate joint resolutions passed (77A-C2); engrossed Senate bills (77A-C3); engrossed Senate joint resolutions (77ACL); engrossed Senate concurrent resolutions (77A-C5); Senate simple resolutions communicated to the House (77A-C6); notifications of Senate agreement to House amendments or to conference committee reports on Senate bills and resolutions (77A-C7). Arranged numerically within each group.

PAPERS ACCOMPANYING SPECIFIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS. 122 ft.

970

Grouped by specified committees listed below. Arranged numerically by bill or resolution within each committee, except 77A-D6, 77A-D18, 77A-D24, 77A-D28, and 77A-D36, in which private bills are arranged alphabetically by person or subject.

Committee on Accounts (77A-D1); Committee on Agriculture (77A-D2); Committee on Banking and Currency (77A-D3); Committee on the Census (77A-D4); Committee on the Civil Service (77A-D5); Committee on Claims (77A-D6); Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures (77A-D7); Committee on the District of Columbia (77A-D8); Committee on Education (77A-D9); Committee on Election of President, Vice President, and Representatives in Congress (77A-D10); Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments (77A-D11); Committee on Flood Control (77A-D12); Committee on Foreign Affairs (77A-D13); Committee on Immigration and Naturalization (77A-D14); Committee on Indian Affairs (77A-D15); Committee on Insular Affairs (77A-D16); Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce (77A-D17); Committee on Invalid Pensions (77A-D18); Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation (77A-D19); Committee on the Judiciary (77A-D20); Committee on Labor (77A-D21); Committee on the Library (77A-D22); Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (77A-D23); Committee on Military Affairs (77A-D24); Committee on Mines and Mining (77A-D25); Committee on Naval Affairs (77A-D26); Committee on Patents (77A-D27); Committee on Pensions (77A-D28); Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads (77A-D29); Committee on Printing (77A-D30); Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds (77AD31); Committee on Public Lands (77A-D32); Committee on Rivers and Harbors (77A-D33); Committee on Roads (77A-D34); Committee on the Territories (77A

D35); Committee on War Claims (77A-D36); Committee on Ways and Means (77AD37); and Committee on World War Veterans' Legislation (77A-D38).

COMMITTEE REPORTS. 84 vols. 18 ft.

971

Original committee reports, 1st session (77A-El) and 2d session (77A-E2). Arranged numerically within each group.

COMMITTEE PAPERS.

65 ft.

972

Records of the following committees, relating to the subjects listed or consisting of the kinds of documents specified.

Subjects are arranged chron

ologically within each group, unless otherwise indicated. Committee on Accounts: various subjects (77A-F1.1). Committee on Agriculture: executive communications (77A-F2.1), arranged numerically; hearings (77A-F2.2); and various subjects (77A-F2.3). Committee on Banking and Currency: various subjects (77A-F3.1). There is also a volume of minutes. For docket, see entry 959.

Committee on the Census: various subjects (77A-F4.1). There is also a volume of minutes (77A-F4.2).

Committee on the Civil Service: various subjects (77A-F5.1).

Records of

the investigation of civilian employment in the Federal Government, 77th, 78th, and 79th Congresses, are described in National Archives Preliminary Inventory No. 69.

Committee on Claims: various subjects (77A-F6.1).

Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures: various subjects (77A-F7.1). There are also a volume of minutes (77A-F7.2) and a docket volume (77AF7.3).

Committee on the District of Columbia: executive communications (77A-F8.1), arranged numerically; hearings (77A-F8.2); and various subjects (77A-F8. 3).

Committee on Education: various subjects (77A-F9.1).

Committee on Elections No. 3: contested election case of W. A. Denson v.
Luther Patrick, Alabama (77A-F10.1).

Committee on Enrolled Bills: various subjects (77A-F11.1).

There is also a

volume relating to the enrollment of bills and resolutions (77A-F11.2). Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments: executive communications (77A-F12.1), arranged alphabetically by agency; various subjects (77A-F12.2); and unbound minutes (77A-F12.3).

Committee on Flood Control: executive communications (77A-F13.1), arranged numerically; and various subjects (77A-F13.2).

Committee on Foreign Affairs: correspondence (77A-F14.1), arranged alphabetically by correspondent; and various subjects (77A-F14.2).

Committee on Immigration and Naturalization: hearings (77A-F15.1); various subjects (77A-F15.2); and unbound minutes (77A-F15.3).

Committee on Indian Affairs: executive communications (77A-F16.1), arranged numerically; and various subjects (77A-F16.2). There is also a volume of minutes (77A-F16.3).

Committee on Insular Affairs: Philippine Islands (77A-F17.1); Puerto Rico (77A-F17.2); the Virgin Islands (77A-F17.3); and various subjects (77AF17.4).

Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce: executive communications (77AF18.1) and various subjects (77A-F18.2). There are also a volume of minutes (77A-F18.3) and 2 docket volumes (77A-F18.4).

Committee on Invalid Pensions: correspondence (77A-F19.1), arranged alphabetically by correspondent; various subjects (77A-F19.2); and unbound minutes (77A-F19.3).

Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation: various subjects (77A-F20.1) and unbound minutes (77A-F20.2).

Committee on the Judiciary: executive communications (77A-F21.1), arranged alphabetically by agency; and various subjects (77A-F21.2). There is also a volume of minutes (77A-F21.3).

Committee on Labor: executive communications (77A-F22.1), arranged numerically.

Committee on the Library: correspondence (77A-F23.1); National Archives records disposal lists (77A-F23.2); various subjects (77A-F23.3); and unbound minutes (77A-F23.4).

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: hearings (77A-F24.1) and various subjects (77A-F24.2).

Committee on Mines and Mining: various subjects (77A-F25.1). There is also a volume of minutes (77A-F25.2).

Committee on Naval Affairs: various subjects (77A-F26.1).

Committee on Patents: correspondence (77A-F27.1), arranged alphabetically by correspondent; hearings on trademarks (77A-F27.2); and various subjects (77A-F27.3). There are also a volume of minutes (77A-F27.4); and a docket volume, 77th Congress, 1st session, to 79th Congress, 2d session (77A-F27.5). Committee on Pensions: correspondence (77A-F28.1); various subjects (77AF28.2); and unbound minutes (77A-F28.3).

Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads: various subjects (77A-F29.1). Committee on Printing: various subjects (77A-F30.1).

Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds: various subjects (77A-F31.1).

There are also 2 volumes of minutes (77A-F31.2) and a docket volume (77AF31.3).

Committee on Public Lands: land grants to the Northern Pacific Railroad Co. (77A-F32.1) and various subjects (77A-F32.2).

Committee on Revision of the Laws: various subjects (77A-F33.1).

Committee on Rivers and Harbors: various subjects (77A-F34.1) and unbound minutes (77A-F34.2).

Committee on Roads: various subjects (77A-F35.1).

Committee on the Territories: Alaska (77A-F36.1); correspondence (77A-F36. 2); Hawaii (77A-F36.3); and various subjects (77A-F36.4).

Committee on Ways and Means: correspondence (77A-F37.1); executive communications (77A-F37.2), arranged numerically; and various subjects (77A-F37.3). Committee of the Whole House: various subjects (77A-F38.1). Committee on World War Veterans' Legislation: American Legion (77A-F39.1); American Veterans' Association (77A-F39.2); general correspondence (77AF39.3), arranged alphabetically by correspondent; subject correspondence (77A-F39.4); Veterans' Administration (77A-F39.5); and various subjects (77A-F39.6).

Select Committee to Investigate Air Accidents, 77th and 78th Congresses: National Archives Preliminary Inventory No. 67 describes the records of this Committee.

Select Committee to Investigate National Defense Migration: See entry 959. Select Committee on Conservation of Wildlife Resources: See entry 919.

41 vols. 9 ft.

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ORIGINALS OF PRINTED HOUSE DOCUMENTS.
Original House documents, 1st session (77A-G1) and 2d session (77A-G2).
Arranged numerically within each group.

PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS, RESOLUTIONS OF STATE LEGISLATURES, AND RELATED
DOCUMENTS WHICH WERE REFERRED TO COMMITTEES.

15 ft.

974

Grouped by specified committees listed below, thereunder by subject. Subjects are arranged numerically by journalized petition number, unless otherwise indicated.

Committee on Agriculture: Agricultural Adjustment Act (77A-H1.1); oleomargarine (77A-H1.2); parity prices for agricultural products (77A-H1.3); sugar (77A-H1.4); wheat marketing quota law (77A-H1.5); and various subjects (77A-H1.6).

Committee on the Civil Service: various subjects (77A-H2.1).

Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures: various subjects (77A-H3.1). Committee on the District of Columbia: regulation of barber shops (77A-H4.1). Committee on Education: education of physically handicapped children (77AH5.1); Federal aid to education (77A-H5.2); and various subjects (77AH5.3).

Committee on Indian Affairs: Indian claims (77A-H6.1); Standing Rock Indian Reservation of North Dakota (77A-H6.2); and various subjects (77A-H6.3). Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce: advertisement of alcoholic beverages (77A-H7.1); daylight-saving time (77A-H7.2); gasoline rationing (77A-H7.3); regulation of motor vehicles in interstate commerce (77AH7.4); St. Lawrence waterway (77A-H7.5); and various subjects (77A-H7.6). Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation: utilization of the power and water resources at Fort Peck Dam for irrigation development (77A-H8.1) and various subjects (77A-H8.2).

Committee on the Judiciary: alcoholic liquor traffic (77A-H9.1); aliens (77AH9.2); antilynching legislation (77A-H9.3); anti-poll-tax legislation (77A-H9.4); Gen. Casimir Pulaski memorial day (77A-H9.5); equal rights for Negroes (77A-H9.6); fair-trade legislation (77A-H9.7); labor legislation and defense (77A-H9.8); national defense construction work (77A-H9. 9); observance of the Sabbath (77A-H9.10); and various subjects (77A-H9. 11). Committee on Labor: right to strike (77A-H10.1); Wage and Hour Act (77A-H10. 2); and various subjects (77A-H10.3).

Committee on the Library: centennial of the blazing of the Oregon Trail (77AH11.1); and various subjects (77A-H11.2).

Committee on Military Affairs: protection of members of the armed services from the alcoholic liquor traffic and commercialized vice; and other national defense matters (77A-H12.1).

Committee on Mines and Mining: various subjects (77A-H13.1). Committee on Naval Affairs: home port of the historic frigate Constellation (77A-H14.1); New York State Merchant Marine Academy (77A-H14.2); rank of lieutenant general for the head of the Marine Corps (77A-H14.3); restoration of percentage wage differentials for a leading-man and for a quarterman at navy yards (77A-H14.4); Vinson bill to expedite the

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