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Appropriation Bill for 1947

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEVENTY-NINTH CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

ON THE

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR-FEDERAL SECURITY AGENCY
APPROPRIATION BILL FOR 1947

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION COMMISSION
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD

NATIONAL RAILROAD ADJUSTMENT BOARD

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

Printed for the use of the Committee on Appropriations

Appropriation Bill for 1947

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEVENTY-NINTH CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

ON THE

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR-FEDERAL SECURITY AGENCY
APPROPRIATION BILL FOR 1947

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COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

CLARENCE CANNON, Missouri, Chairman

LOUIS LUDLOW, Indiana
MALCOLM C. TARVER, Georgia
JED JOHNSON, Oklahoma.
EMMET O'NEAL, Kentucky
LOUIS C. RABAUT, Michigan
JOHN H. KERR, North Carolina
GEORGE H. MAHON, Texas
HARRY R. SHEPPARD, California
BUTLER B. HARE, South Carolina
ALBERT THOMAS, Texas
JOE HENDRICKS, Florida
MICHAEL J. KIRWAN, Ohio
JOHN M. COFFEE, Washington
W. F. NORRELL, Arkansas
ALBERT GORE, Tennessee

JAMIE L. WHITTEN, Mississippi
JAMES M. CURLEY, Massachusetts
THOMAS D'ALESANDRO, JR., Maryland
GEORGE W. ANDREWS, Alabamaj
JOHN J. ROONEY, New York

HERMAN P. KOPPLEMANN, Connecticut
J. VAUGHAN GARY, Virginia

MATTHEW M. NEELY, West Virginia
DANIEL J. FLOOD, Pennsylvania

EDWARD A. KELLY, Illinois

JOHN TABER, New York

RICHARD B. WIGGLESWORTH, Massachuset
CHARLES A. PLUMLEY, Vermont
EVERETT M. DIRKSEN, Illinois
ALBERT J. ENGEL, Michigan
KARL STEFAN, Nebraska

FRANCIS H. CASE, South Dakota
FRANK B. KEEFE, Wisconsin
NOBLE J. JOHNSON, Indiana
ROBERT F. JONES, Ohio
BEN F. JENSEN, Iowa

H. CARL ANDERSEN, Minnesota
HENRY C. DWORSHAK, Idaho
WALTER C. PLOESER, Missouri
HARVE TIBBO IT, Pennsylvania
WALT HORAN, Washington
DEAN M. GILLESPIE, Colorado
GORDON CANFIELD, New Jersey
GEORGE B. SCHWABE, Oklahoma]

JOHN C. PUGH, Clerk

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR-FEDERAL SECURITY AGENCY

APPROPRIATION BILL FOR 1947

HEARINGS CONDUCTED BY THE SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, IN CHARGE OF THE LABOR DEPARTMENT-FEDERAL SECURITY AGENCY APPROPRIATION BILL FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1947, ON THE DAYS FOLLOWING:

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1946.

STATEMENTS OF HON. LEWIS B. SCHWELLENBACH, SECRETARY OF LABOR; JOHN W. GIBSON, SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE SECRETARY; AND JAMES E. DODSON, CHIEF CLERK AND BUDGET OFFICER

GENERAL STATEMENT

Mr. HARE. We meet today for the purpose of considering the justifications of the requested appropriations for the Department of Labor. We have with us the Secretary of Labor, Mr. Schwellenbach. I assume, Mr. Secretary, you would like to make a general statement outlining the activities of your Department for the past year and the program for 1947?

Secretary SCHWELLENBACH. I understand, Mr. Chairman, that is the custom.

Mr. HARE. We shall be glad to hear you.

Secretary SCHWELLENBACH. This is the first time I have appeared before an appropriation committee and it is a new experience for me. As you know, I came to the Department on the 1st of July, last year.

NEED FOR CONSOLIDATION OF LABOR FUNCTIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT

The situation in reference to the Department prior to that time, and partially at the present time, was that most of the labor functions of the Government had been, not removed, but through other devices, placed in other departments of Government. I had the feeling then and I still have the feeling that the functions of dealing with labor should be lodged in the Department of Labor.

During the war we had, very definitely, the handling of labor disputes, to a great extent in the National War Labor Board which, in my opinion, did a very remarkable job, considering the difficulties with which it was confronted. However, it did result in the functions of the Department being very much limited insofar as labor disputes were concerned.

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