DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED HEARINGS BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE EIGHTY-SIXTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION SUBCOMMITTEE ON DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND MICHAEL J. KIRWAN, Ohio, Chairman W. F. NORRELL, Arkansas DON MAGNUSON, Washington WINFIELD K. DENTON, Indiana BEN F. JENSEN, Iowa IVOR D. FENTON, Pennsylvania EUGENE B. WILHELM, Staff Assistant to the Subcommittee DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (except Bonneville Power Administration, Bureau of COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS FEDERAL COAL MINE SAFETY BOARD OF REVIEW COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS CLARENCE CANNON, Missouri, Chairman GEORGE H. MAHON, Texas HUGH Q. ALEXANDER, North Carolina ALFRED E. SANTANGELO, New York JOSEPH M. MONTOYA, New Mexico JOHN TABER, New York 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 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1960 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1959. WITNESSES HON. FRED A. SEATON, THE SECRETARY D. OTIS BEASLEY, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT SECRETARY SIDNEY D. LARSON, DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF BUDGET AND FINANCE Mr. KIRWAN. The committee will come to order. Before we begin our consideration of the 1960 budget estimates I would like to welcome the two new members on this subcommittee. They are Representative Keith Thomson from Wyoming and Representative Winfield K. Denton from Indiana. I know they will contribute a great deal to the work of the committee. I am sure that the members of the committee who have been with us through the years are very happy and pleased that these gentlemen are joining us. Mr. THOMSON. Thank you, sir. Mr. DENTON. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. KIRWAN. We have with us this morning the Secretary of the Interior, the Honorable Fred A. Seaton. The committee is always glad to have him come up here to discuss the budgetary situation in the Department. He has made a good Secretary. As chairman of the committee, Mr. Secretary, I want to welcome you and say that we are happy to have you here this morning. If you have a statement to present to the committee, you may proceed. GENERAL STATEMENT OF THE SECRETARY Secretary SEATON. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I do have a statement. However, before reading my statement for the committee, I want to thank you for your comments which you made concerning my incumbency in the office as Secretary of the Interior. I can assure you, sir, that, from personal experience, kind words are at times at a premium around the Department of the Interior because of the very nature of the job. I am indebted to you. Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, it is a real pleasure appear again before this committee, this time for the purpose of discussing the proposed budget of the Department of the Interior for the fiscal year 1960. (1) |