U.S. Congress.

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

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1965

→JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE
ORGANIZATION OF THE CONGRESS.

CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES

EIGHTY-NINTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

PURSUANT TO

S. Con. Res. 2

CARD DIVISION

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A JOINT
COMMITTEE ON THE ORGANIZATION OF THE CONGRESS

CONTENTS

Statement of-

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Hon. Ralph W. Yarborough, a U.S. Senator from the State of Texas__ 1033

John C. Davidson, vice president, Government finance division,

accompanied by William E. Murtha, Washington representative,

and Miss Jo Bingham, committee executive, Government expendi-

tures committee, National Association of Manufacturers__.

J. Kinney O'Rourke, general counsel, and Donald Slater, legislative

representative, National League of Cities__

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Charles Schwan, director, Council of State Governments_

Herald E. Stringer, director, National Legislative Commission, the

American Legion, as given by John Mears, assistant director,

National Legislative Commission, the American Legion, accom-

panied by Edward F. McGinnis_.

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Gen. Thomas A. Lane, U.S. Army, retired, president, Americans for

Constitutional Action_.

Dr. Hugh L. Elsbree, director, Legislative Reference Service, Library

of Congress, accompanied by Lester S. Jayson, deputy director;

L. Quincy Mumford, librarian, and Burnis Walker, executive officer,

Library of Congress.

John H. Simms, Legislative Counsel, U.S. Senate

Edward O. Craft, Legislative Counsel, House of Representatives___

Written statement of Hon. Robert H. Michel, a Representative in Congress

from the State of Illinois___

Miscellaneous:

Recommendation of the Government Economy Committee of the

National Association of Manufacturers on-

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Staff study on length of term of various State officers_

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Letter in reference to length of terms of Members of the House, from

Congressman Frank Chelf, of Kentucky..

1071

Letter from Council of State Governments listing States whose

legislatures meet biennially.

1074

Text of Resolution 382 of the 1964 National Convention of the

American Legion proposing a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee__

Text of H.R. 9252..

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Copies of reports of Legislative Reference Service on fulfilling requests

from committees of Congress___

1123-1125

Member and constituent requests received by the Legislative Refer-

ence Service, 1963-64 (tables).

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Chart: Table of organization of the Legislative Reference Service,

Library of Congress...

facing 1147

Brief history of the Legislative Reference Service_

Excerpt from annual report of the Librarian of Congress for 1964

regarding the Legislative Reference_Service_ - -

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Positions by organization and grade, Legislative Reference Service_

Complaints received by Legislative Reference Service about its

services..

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1163

A progress report on the Science Policy Research Division, Legislative

Reference Service..

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Statistics of Legislative Reference Service workload_

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Clerical and mechanical help of the Legislative Reference Service.___

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