Appropriations, 1954

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HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

UNITED STATES SENATE

EIGHTY-THIRD CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

H. R. 5174

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE TREASURY
AND POST OFFICE DEPARTMENTS FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1954

SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

JOSEPH R. MCCARTHY, Wisconsin, Chairman

STYLES BRIDGES, New Hampshire
LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, Massachusetts
GUY CORDON, Oregon

MARGARET CHASE SMITH, Maine

EVERETT MCKINLEY DIRKSEN, Illinois

HARLEY M. KILGORE, West Virginia
BURNET R. MAYBANK, South Carolina
JOHN L. MCCLELLAN, Arkansas
A. WILLIS ROBERTSON, Virginia
WARREN G. MAGNUSON, Washington

EX OFFICIO MEMBERS FROM COMMITTEE ON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE

FRANK CARLSON, Kansas
JAMES H. DUFF, Pennsylvania

ON POST OFFICE ITEMS

OLIN D. JOHNSTON, South Carolina

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H. MAURICE JOYCE, Clerk to Subcommittee

TREASURY AND POST OFFICE APPROPRIATIONS

FOR 1954

TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 1953

UNITED STATES SENATE,

SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS,

Washington, D. C. The subcommittee met at 2 p. m., pursuant to call, in room F-82, the Capitol, Hon. Joseph R. McCarthy (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding.

Present: Senators McCarthy, Bridges, Cordon, Smith of Maine, Dirksen, Maybank, McClellan, and Robertson.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

STATEMENTS OF HON. GEORGE M. HUMPHREY, SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY; MARION B. FOLSOM, UNDER SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY; W. RANDOLPH BURGESS, DEPUTY TO THE SECRETARY, TREASURY DEPARTMENT; H. CHAPMAN ROSE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY, TREASURY DEPARTMENT; EDWARD F. BARTELT, FISCAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY, TREASURY DEPARTMENT; WILLIAM W. PARSONS, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT SECRETARY, TREASURY DEPARTMENT; ELBERT P. TUTTLE, GENERAL COUNSEL, TREASURY DEPARTMENT; T. COLEMAN ANDREWS, COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE; AND W. L. JOHNSON, BUDGET OFFICER

PREPARED STATEMENT

Senator MCCARTHY. The subcommittee will be in order.
The first witness will be Secretary Humphrey.

Mr. Secretary, we are glad to welcome you. I understand you have a prepared statement.

Secretary HUMPHREY. I have a statement that has been handed to you. I think probably, if it is agreeable to you, the fastest way to proceed would be for me to read the statement.

Senator MCCARTHY. Very well.

Secretary HUMPHREY. I think that will expedite things.

Senator MCCARTHY. Before you start, I think perhaps we should make a note of the fact that Mr. Humphrey has cut $50,883,000 from the budget as submitted by the old administration. Is that correct?

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