The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-18

Get CnaC again. IL Is costing three
million bucks just to try to find out
what's wrong!
Investigation costs for the current
18th session is approximately ST.
! 900, 900; for the nth 1t was $1,0OO,-
600. OF the IS special Investigations
now being conducted, Is are by
standing committees of the Senate,
rs by standing committees of the
House, IL by Senate special COM
mittee, 10 by special House commit
tees.
THE DISTURBING States
And here, comrades, is the list and
the cost:
Agriculture-Four Senate investi-
cations; commodity prices In Dis
trict of Columbia, $1,000; production,
distribution and consumption of
foods, $4,000: Rural Identification
Administration, $500; synthetic al
cohol and rubber, $11,5O0. Three
House Investigations: Farm Security
Administration, $4,000; farm pro-
ducts, $4,000; guayule rubber, $4,000.
Alcohol - Senate. probe of the
beverage industry, $4,000.
Aviation-Senate: airplane disas-
tiers, $4,000. House: air navigation,
| $4,000.
Civil Service Senate; operation
of civil service laws, $500. House
civilian employment in government,
| $4,000.
Campaign Expenditures of the
President, vice president and sena-
tors in 1944-Senate: $4,000.
national wire and radio, $4,000.
House: investigation of Federal
Communications Commission, $780,
600.
Conservation and Wildlife-Sen-
ate: wild animal life. $1O3, 900.
House: wildlife resources, $500.
District of Columbia-Senate: the
water system, $4,000.
Education and Labor Senate:
physical fitness of the civilian popu-
lation, $1,000: violations of the rights
of labor, $2O4, 900 (this latter is the
old LaFolette committee).
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Senate: to obtain factual data, $780,
600; authority of executive orders,
$4,000. House: organization of gov
eminent departments, 500, 900; &C
tivities of government agencies be-
yond their scope, 100000.
Housing-House defense housing
program, $4,000.
ludlow Affairs YYNyyoefSno tinvoc
Senate, 100000. House, SIT, 900.
VARIOUS AND SUNDRY
Interstate Commerce and such
stuff Senate: supply and distribu-
ton Of hydro electric power, 5000;
shortage of railway equipment,
$500; GENERALIZATION of heavy in
dustry, $4,000; distribution and use
of fuels west of the Mississippi, $780,
600.
Military Affairs Senate: war
contracts, $4,000; mobilization OF
chronological re3ources, $12,500.
House: $155,0OO.
National Defense-Senate: Tru-
man committee, 100000. House:
Merchant marine investigation, ST.
900.
Music-Senate: Petrillo ban on
recordings, $4,000.
Naval Affairs-Senate: Inspection
of naval establishment, $4,000. House,
$4,000.
Petroleum-Senate. resources out
side the U. S., $4,000; gas and fuel
oil shortages, $22, 500. House $4,000.
Postwar Programs Senate:
economic policy and planning, $780,
600. House: postwar planning, $780,
coo; military policy, $4,000.
Public Lands-Senate: Admins
trs-tion of national monuments,
5000; mineral resources. $1,000: adj
ministration Of public lands. $25, 900.
House: $4,000; Columbia river and
tributaries, $4,000.
Public Roads-Senate: Canadian
American highway. $500.
Puerto Rico - Senate: $25, 1000.
House: $25, 900.
Silver-Senate: effects OF Silver
Purchase Act, $4,000.
Small Business-Senate: Sis, 900.
House: $67,50O.
Un-American Activities of govern
ment employees, $4,000.
United Nations Relief and Rehab-
ilitation Administration - House:
$500.
Wool-Senate: production, trans
portation and marketing, $4,000.
Whoopee--Senate: for entertain
ment of distinguished visitors, $1,000.
House: Joint Committee to attend
the Parliamentary Association of
Canada, $1,000.