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with probe. It also has provoked
Democratic demands for IAN in
vestigation of all Investigations" and
for curtailment If not abolition
Of all special committees.
Legislative precincts have been
fairly quiet since a Senate War In
vestigating Subcommittee recessed
until November II it's hearings on
Howard Hughes aircraft contracts
and entertainment policies.
More than a score of other COM
mittees, nevertheless, are busy look
ing into matters ranging from the
use of Federal buildings needed
for Office space to the resources OF
European countries asking Amer
lean economic assistance.
Much Travel Involved
Issues and travels are taking sew
eral score Senators and Representa-
tives to such far-flung places as
Ketchikan, Alaska, and Athens
Greece, and to such nearby spots
as the cooperative community at
Greenbelt, Md.
Between now and reconvening OF
Congress next January committees
or subcommittee will carry on, OF
begin inquiries into the condition
of European nations and British
dominions in relation to possible aid
under the Marshall plan; the sit
uations in China and Korea; dis
placed persons and immigration leg
islation, the State Departments in
formation program, administrative
"propagandizing' of Congress; labor
management relations and union
cost Of living; housing
tax revision, agriculture and rela-
lions between Federal, State and
local governments.
They also are concerning them
selves with surplus property dis
posal, world health, sugar and ship
ping and foreign trade in general,
public works, air policy, politics in
postmaster appointments, the Phil
adelphla Newspaper Guild, cleo
tons In Maryland and West Vir-
ginia, Alaskan lands and airports
critical materials shortages, par
in the steel industry; the
plight of independent miners, prac-
tees Of James C.. Petrillo, president
of the American Federation OF
and complaints Of Com
munist influence in Hollywood and
elsewhere. Is
That is not all of the studies actu-
ally under way or in prospect. The
Senate War Investigating Commit
tee, for example. has a tentative
docket that would assure active and
perhaps spectacular hearings well
into next year, if and when it COM
pletes open sessions on the Hughes
case.
Executive Branch Study
Moreover, one of the most impor-
tant and longest studies is about to
be started by a commission which
includes several members of Con-
gress but is not strictly legislative
agency. This is the Commission on
of the Executive
Branch of the Government and is
to report to the Eighty-first Con-
gress in January, 1949.
Headed by former President
Hoover, this commission includes
Secretary of the Navy Forrestal,
who has been appointed Secretary
of Defense: Civil Service Commits
sioner Arthur S. Fleming, Dean
Acheson, former Undersecretary of
State; George H. Mead, Dayton,
Ohio, industrialist; Senators Aiken
of Vermont and Nc
Clellan, Democrat, of Arkansas;
Joseph P. Kennedy, former Ambas-
sador to Great Britain; DR.. James
K. Pollack of the University OF
Michigan, Representatives Manasco
Democrat, of Alabama and Brown
of Ohio and James H
Rowe, former assistant to President
Roosevelt and an assistant to the
Attorney General.
Much of the committee work dur
ing the late summer and early fall
deals with foreign difficulties.
An l8-member special House
Committee on Foreign Aid encoun-
tered some preliminary difficulty
when it arranged to sail on the
Queen Mary August q for an in
yestigation of relief needs in Euro
oean countries outside the Soviet
sphere.
It's members learned provision
Of the Merchant Marine Act of 1886
forbids American Government Off
Gals or employees sailing at Gov
eminent expense on foreign ships
If United States vessels are not
available. The difficulty, however,
was ironed out and the committee
went ahead with its original trans
portation plans.
Headquarters in London
This group, of which Representa-
tive Herter, Republican, of Massa-
cusetts is chairman, is scheduled to
return October 4 and was allotted
s125 900 for its study. 1t will set up
headquarters in London. After
touring the Ruhr it will split into
subcommittee to gather informa-
ton about Britain and her domin-
ions, finances agriculture, France,
Holland and Luxembourg,
Germany and Austria, and Italy,
Trieste and Greece.
Other members of the committee
are Representatives Andersen OF
Jenkins of Ohio, Kunkel
of Pennsylvania, Macy of New York,
Nixon of California, Vorys of Ohio,
vurseil of Illinios and Wolverton OF
New Jersey. all Republicans, and