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             MINUTES OF THE SENATE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE 1911-1964

                        MINUTES OF THE SENATE REPUBLICAN
                                   CONFERENCE

              Sixty-second Congress through Eighty-eighth Congress

                                    1911-1964

                                    Edited by

                                   Wendy Wolff
                                       and
                                Donald A. Ritchie

                          U.S. Senate Historical Office

           Prepared under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate

                         U.S. Government Printing Office
                                   Washington
    105th Congress

    S. Doc. 105-19

    U.S. Government Printing Office

    Washington: 1999

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    Building where the Republican Conference held its meetings for many years.
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    Senate Republican Conference (U.S.)

        Minutes of the Senate Republican Conference : Sixty-second

    Congress through Eighty-eighth Congress, 1911-1964 / edited by Wendy Wolff
    and Donald A. Ritchie ; prepared under the direction of the Secretary of
    the Senate.

            p.  cm.

        Includes bibliographical references.

        1. United States.    Congress.    Senate--History--20th century
    Sources.    2. Republican Party (U.S. : 1854-  )--History--20th century
    Sources.    I. Wolff, Wendy.    II. Ritchie, Donald A., 1945-  .  III.
    United States.    Congress.    Senate.    Office of the Secretary.    IV.
    Title.

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                                    CONTENTS
                Foreword..........................................      xiii
                Preface...........................................        xv
                Introduction......................................      xvii

    62nd Congress (1911-1913)

                April 4, 1911.................................             2
                April 26, 1911................................             3
                May 8, 1911...................................            20
                June 13, 1911.................................            21
                January 28, 1913..............................            29
                February 6, 1913..............................            30
                February 15, 1913.............................            31

    63rd Congress (1913-1915)

                March 5, 1913.................................            35
                March 10, 1913................................            36
                March 13, 1913................................            37
                March 15, 1913................................            38
                April 15, 1913................................            38
                April 21, 1913................................            39
                April 22, 1913................................            41
                April 24, 1913................................            41
                May 22, 1913..................................            42
                July 2, 1913..................................            43
                July 18, 1913.................................            43
                December 2, 1913..............................            44
                September 15, 1914............................            44

    64th Congress (1915-1917)

                December 6, 1915..............................            45
                December 13, 1915.............................            46
                March 25, 1916................................            60
                March 27, 1916................................            60
                July 11, 1916.................................            61
                August 10, 1916...............................            62
                January 5, 1917...............................            63
                February 6, 1917..............................            64
                February 23, 1917.............................            64

    65th Congress (1917-1919)

                March 6, 1917.................................            67
                March 7, 1917.................................            69
                March 12, 1917................................            70
                April 17, 1917................................            75
                February 9, 1918..............................            76
                August 24, 1918...............................            76
                October 1, 1918...............................            80
                November 19, 1918.............................            81
                January 22, 1919..............................            86
                February 8, 1919..............................            88
                March 1, 1919.................................            89

    66th Congress (1919-1921)

                May 14, 1919..................................            91
                May 26, 1919..................................            94
                May 27, 1919..................................            99
                June 2, 1919..................................           105
                May 22, 1920..................................           112
                January 21, 1921..............................           113

    67th Congress (1921-1923)

                March 5, 1921.................................           115
                April 12, 1921................................           117
                January 18, 1922..............................           122
                April 18, 1922................................           128
                May 25, 1922..................................           129
                May 27, 1922..................................           131
                May 31, 1922..................................           132
                June 19, 1922.................................           133
                November 28, 1922.............................           135
                December 2, 1922..............................           136

    68th Congress (1923-1925)

                December 1, 1923..............................           137
                December 10, 1923.............................           139
                April 14, 1924................................           150
                May 5, 1924...................................           150
                May 6, 1924...................................           151
                May 7, 1924...................................           152
                November 28, 1924.............................           153
                December 3, 1924..............................           156
                January 22, 1925..............................           164
                February 10, 1925.............................           164
                February 14, 1925.............................           165

    69th Congress (1925-1927)

                March 5, 1925.................................           167
                March 6, 1925.................................           169
                March 7, 1925.................................           170
                March 12, 1925................................           173
                March 17, 1925................................           176
                December 5, 1925..............................           177
                February 17, 1926.............................           178
                March 30, 1926................................           179
                December 14, 1926.............................           183

    70th Congress (1927-1929)

                December 2, 1927..............................           189
                December 6, 1927..............................           191
                December 12, 1927.............................           196
                December 19, 1927.............................           199
                February 10, 1928.............................           201

    71st Congress (1929-1931)

                March 5, 1929.................................           209
                April 22, 1929................................           210
                June 19, 1929.................................           214
                September 19, 1929............................           222
                January 10, 1930..............................           223
                January 11, 1930..............................           227
                May 26, 1930..................................           234
                February 9, 1931..............................           235

    72nd Congress (1931-1933)

                December 4, 1931..............................           237

    73rd Congress (1933-1935)

                March 7, 1933.................................           241
                March 8, 1933.................................           242
                March 13, 1933................................           246
                April 5, 1933.................................           253
                April 6, 1933.................................           257
                April 7, 1933.................................           267
                May 16, 1933..................................           268
                June 7, 1933..................................           270
                January 16, 1934..............................           272
                May 4, 1934...................................           274
                May 8, 1934...................................           275
                June 14, 1934.................................           276
                June 15, 1934.................................           278

    74th Congress (1935-1937)

                January 7, 1935...............................           283
                January 26, 1935..............................           295
                February 15, 1935.............................           296
                June 2, 1936..................................           299

    75th Congress (1937-1939)

                January 7, 1937...............................           301

    76th Congress (1939-1941)

                January 3, 1939...............................           307
                January 17, 1939..............................           309
                January 25, 1939..............................           310
                April 19, 1939................................           311
                July 20, 1939.................................           312
                January 5, 1940...............................           313
                June 6, 1940..................................           314

    77th Congress (1941-1943)

                January 4, 1941...............................           317
                January 21, 1941..............................           320
                December 11, 1941.............................           325
                July 14, 1942.................................           325
                September 17, 1942............................           326
                September 19, 1942............................           328

    78th Congress (1943-1945)

                January 8, 1943...............................           334
                September 16, 1943............................           337
                November 22, 1943.............................           338
                January 20, 1944..............................           340
                January 27, 1944..............................           343
                February 8, 1944..............................           347
                February 18, 1944.............................           351
                February 24, 1944.............................           356
                March 15, 1944................................           359
                April 28, 1944................................           364
                August 8, 1944................................           370
                August 24, 1944...............................           372
                September 16, 1944............................           373
                December 15, 1944.............................           374

    79th Congress (1945-1947)

                January 4, 1945...............................           385
                January 29, 1945..............................           391
                April 13, 1945................................           397
                May 11, 1945..................................           400
                June 9, 1945..................................           401
                June 29, 1945.................................           402
                September 15, 1945............................           405
                September 22, 1945............................           409
                December 4, 1945..............................           411
                December 5, 1945..............................           412
                December 18, 1945.............................           415
                January 19, 1946..............................           416
                January 23, 1946..............................           419
                February 5, 1946..............................           421
                March 18, 1946................................           422
                May 28, 1946..................................           423
                June 24, 1946.................................           424
                July 13, 1946.................................           425

    80th Congress (1947-1949)

                December 30, 1946.............................           430
                January 2, 1947...............................           440
                January 4, 1947...............................           462
                January 13, 1947..............................           468
                January 14, 1947..............................           472
                February 18, 1947.............................           478
                March 10, 1947................................           492
                March 14, 1947................................           505
                March 22, 1947................................           510
                April 12, 1947................................           513
                May 8, 1947...................................           518
                May 16, 1947..................................           522
                May 29, 1947..................................           527
                June 23, 1947.................................           529
                July 8, 1947..................................           530
                November 21, 1947.............................           534
                December 3, 1947..............................           537
                December 13, 1947.............................           538
                January 26, 1948..............................           547
                March 18, 1948................................           549
                April 9, 1948.................................           550
                June 10, 1948.................................           553
                July 28, 1948.................................           554
                August 4, 1948................................           558

    81st Congress (1949-1951)

                January 3, 1949...............................           563
                January 6, 1949...............................           577
                January 10, 1949..............................           586
                January 27, 1949..............................           592
                March 15, 1949................................           595
                April 13, 1949................................           597
                May 18, 1949..................................           598
                May 26, 1949..................................           600
                June 7, 1949..................................           603
                July 26, 1949.................................           607
                August 4, 1949................................           609
                January 3, 1950...............................           611
                January 12, 1950..............................           616
                February 1, 1950..............................           622
                February 6, 1950 (10 a.m.)....................           624
                February 6, 1950 (2:30 p.m.)..................           626
                April 21, 1950................................           633
                June 14, 1950.................................           634
                June 26, 1950.................................           636
                August 15, 1950...............................           637
                November 30, 1950.............................           645
                December 15, 1950.............................           647

    82nd Congress (1951-1953)

                January 3, 1951...............................           653
                January 8, 1951...............................           657
                January 11, 1951..............................           660
                January 12, 1951..............................           664
                February 27, 1951.............................           670
                April 16, 1951................................           672
                May 3, 1951...................................           674
                May 21, 1951..................................           678
                June 22, 1951.................................           681
                September 27, 1951............................           682
                January 8, 1952...............................           684
                January 14, 1952..............................           687
                March 31, 1952................................           689

    83rd Congress (1953-1955)

                January 2, 1953...............................           696
                January 7, 1953...............................           702
                January 13, 1953..............................           706
                March 6, 1953.................................           712
                June 2, 1953..................................           716
                June 23, 1953.................................           720
                June 30, 1953.................................           722
                August 4, 1953................................           724
                January 12, 1954..............................           730
                March 23, 1954................................           738
                April 30, 1954................................           740
                June 3, 1954..................................           744
                June 30, 1954.................................           746
                July 9, 1954..................................           748

    84th Congress (1955-1957)

                January 4, 1955...............................           751
                January 11, 1955..............................           758
                March 23, 1955................................           766
                May 24, 1955..................................           775
                January 5, 1956...............................           777
                February 28, 1956.............................           779

    85th Congress (1957-1959)

                January 3, 1957...............................           783
                January 7, 1957...............................           787
                January 9, 1957...............................           796
                March 12, 1957................................           799
                May 21, 1957..................................           805
                June 18, 1957.................................           807
                July 17, 1957.................................           808
                July 19, 1957.................................           810
                July 26, 1957.................................           812
                January 7, 1958...............................           813

    86th Congress (1959-1961)

                January 7, 1959...............................           817
                January 14, 1959..............................           822
                January 20, 1959..............................           830
                January 21, 1959..............................           835
                February 6, 1959..............................           840
                April 20, 1959................................           841
                April 25, 1959................................           845
                January 6, 1960...............................           846
                January 18, 1960..............................           856
                March 3, 1960.................................           861
                March 30, 1960................................           862
                June 30, 1960.................................           864

    87th Congress (1961-1963)

                January 3, 1961...............................           867
                January 5, 1961...............................           872
                January 13, 1961..............................           880
                May 16, 1961..................................           884
                July 11, 1961.................................           888
                January 10, 1962..............................           895
                February 1, 1962..............................           903
                March 13, 1962................................           908
                April 3, 1962.................................           910
                May 2, 1962...................................           912
                June 7, 1962..................................           922
                June 25, 1962.................................           931
                July 18, 1962.................................           938
                August 8, 1962................................           940

    88th Congress (1963-1965)

                January 8, 1963...............................           943
                January 14, 1963..............................           949
                February 19, 1963.............................           958
                April 2, 1963.................................           960
                May 27, 1963..................................           961
                June 6, 1963..................................           963
                June 19, 1963.................................           969
                August 26, 1963...............................           971
                January 29, 1964..............................           973
                April 9, 1964.................................           975
                May 19, 1964..................................           976
                May 20, 1964..................................           978
                May 22, 1964..................................           979
                May 25, 1964..................................           981
                Appendix A-1: Senate Republican Conference
                  Chairmen........................................       985
                Appendix A-2: Senate Republican Floor Leaders.....       987
                Appendix B: Members of the Senate Republican
                  Conference, 1911-1964...........................       989
                Appendix C: Chairmen of Committees of Senate
                  Republican Conference, 1911-1964................       997
                Index.............................................      1001

                                    FOREWORD

      Because these minutes tell a valuable story about the evolution of our
    party's organization over a crucial half century, the Advisory Committee
    on the Records of Congress recommended in 1991 that they, and their
    Democratic counterparts, be edited for publication.
      My predecessor, Senator Thad Cochran, chairman of the Republican
    Conference from 1991 to 1997, initiated the process of making these
    minutes available. I am proud to join in opening this rich resource to
    all who are interested in the development of political parties in the
    United States Senate.

                                          Connie Mack
                                          Chairman, Republican Conference
                                     PREFACE

      These conference minutes add significantly to our knowledge of the
    Senate's institutional development during the first two-thirds of the
    twentieth century. Their publication, on the unanimous recommendation of
    the Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress, serves as a further
    demonstration of the Senate's desire to open its historical records in a
    timely and useful manner. As the Senate officer responsible for
    preserving and making publicly available this body's noncurrent records,
    I take particular pleasure in this volume's release. Over the past five
    years, the Senate Historical Office, operating under the Secretary of
    the Senate's supervision, has carefully transcribed, annotated, edited,
    and indexed the minutes of both party conferences. Special thanks go to
    my predecessors Walter J. Stewart and Kelly D. Johnston for coordinating
    this project with the Senate's party leaders, and to party secretaries
    Elizabeth B. Greene and Martin P. Paone for their generous cooperation.
    Within the Senate Historical Office, I wish to acknowledge Senate
    Historian Richard A. Baker, who has resolutely advocated this enterprise
    almost since his appointment in 1975, and to Associate Historian Donald
    A. Ritchie and Historical Editor Wendy Wolff, the two professional staff
    members who did the hard work of transcribing, editing, and annotating.
    Wendy Wolff also prepared the detailed index that greatly enhances this
    work's reference value.

                                          Gary Sisco
                                          Secretary of the Senate
                                  INTRODUCTION
                    The Development of Senate Party Caucuses

      The authors of the United States Constitution did not anticipate
    political parties and therefore made no provisions for political
    organizations within Congress. Yet party caucuses--meetings open only to
    members of the same party--emerged early in the histories of both the
    Senate and the House of Representatives and over time became the
    ``fountainhead'' of political power in Congress. Caucuses, later called
    conferences, took responsibility for choosing party candidates for such
    officers of the Senate as the president pro tempore, the chaplain, the
    secretary of the Senate, and the sergeant at arms. They also selected
    the majority and minority leaders and whips, the policy committees,
    steering committees, and members of all the standing and special
    committees. Depending upon the particular time, the issues, the
    incumbent president, the inclinations of the leadership, and the party's
    numerical strength, caucuses have attempted to maintain party unity and
    promote the party's program. 1
      ``Caucus'' derived from an Algonquian Indian word for counselors.
    Before the American Revolution, secret caucuses within the colonial
    legislatures plotted opposition to British-appointed governors. By the
    time the First Congress met in 1789, the term ``caucusing'' had become a
    commonplace expression for any private conference of like-minded
    legislators. Between 1796 and 1836, formal congressional caucuses
    nominated candidates for president of the United States--until protests
    against ``King Caucus'' led to the convening of national party
    conventions. Less regularly during these early congresses, party
    caucuses met to plan strategy dealing with legislation, nominations, and
    treaties. When the Jeffersonian Republicans won control of Congress in
    1800, the Federalist minority accused the majority of trying to
    reconcile their differences in caucuses before debating anything in
    public, thereby treating the minority as ``nullities.'' When legislation
    dealing with the purchase of Louisiana reached the Senate, a Federalist
    senator complained that ``the democratic senators held a Caucus last
    evening in which they settled the principles of the bill--and agreed to
    the same in the Senate without any debate.'' 2
      Caucus innovations generally emerged from the majority party and were
    later adopted by the minority. Prior to the Civil War, when Democrats
    more often held the majority, the Democratic caucus originated the
    practice of submitting slates of names of its members for committee
    assignments (rather than have the Senate as a whole elect committee
    members as was the practice before 1846). Republicans gained the
    majority during the Civil War and held it for most of the remainder of
    the nineteenth century. During this era, Republican senators made their
    party caucus a vehicle for scheduling legislation on the floor, a
    function that they eventually assigned to a steering committee within
    the caucus. Republicans also established a committee on committees to
    make party assignments to the standing committees. Senate Democrats
    adopted similar committees during the two congresses in which they held
    the majority between the Civil War and the end of the century. By
    contrast, in the twentieth century Democrats held the majority more
    frequently than Republicans. During these times, the Democratic
    Conference invented such offices as the majority leader and the whip,
    which in turn were adopted by the Republicans. 3
      Senators have also attempted to exert party discipline through their
    caucuses. In December 1858, the Democratic caucus voted to remove
    Illinois Senator Stephen A. Douglas as chairman of the Committee on
    Territories, because of his opposition to President James Buchanan's
    plans for the organization of the Kansas territory. Similarly, in 1871,
    the Senate Republican caucus deposed Massachusetts Senator Charles
    Sumner as chair of the Foreign Relations Committee after he opposed
    President U.S. Grant's plans to annex Santo Domingo. Senator Sumner had
    also refused to acknowledge that his party caucus could limit the topics
    for consideration on the floor or tie senators' hands in advance.
    Nevertheless, by 1900 the two party caucuses controlled both committee
    assignments and calendars and imposed what one scholar has called
    ``unprecedented discipline'' on roll-call votes. 4
      The progressive reform movement at the opening of the twentieth
    century had a significant impact on the congressional caucuses.
    Suspicious of any exercise of power in secret meetings, the progressives
    discredited the term ``caucus,'' which increasingly came to be replaced
    by ``conference.'' Republicans officially designated their meetings as
    conferences in 1913, while the Democrats switched from the word caucus
    to conference more informally. Although the two terms continue to be
    used interchangeably, ``caucus'' came to refer to those attempts at
    binding the party's vote, while ``conference'' referred to the election
    of officers and the general discussions of legislative business.
    5 For instance, on April 19, 1916, while debating a tariff on
    sugar, Nevada Senator Francis G. Newlands asked whether the meeting was
    a conference or a caucus--that is, whether those participating in the
    meeting were to be bound by its actions. The chairman declared the
    meeting to be a conference and explained that it would not ``assume the
    character of a caucus'' unless two-thirds of the Democratic senators
    first voted to make the question ``a party question.'' At that point,
    Georgia Senator Thomas W. Hardwick rose to state that unless the caucus
    coerced him he would ``use every means in his power'' to prevent the
    Senate from adopting the House version of the bill. But Hardwick added
    that if bound by the caucus he would ``submit to such vote as a good
    party man.''
      A keen observer of the caucus' potential was the political scientist
    Woodrow Wilson. In his book, Congressional Government, published in
    1885, Wilson had argued that ``No one is the Senator. No one may speak
    for his party as well as for himself; no one exercises the special trust
    of acknowledged leadership.'' However, by 1908, in his study
    Constitutional Government in the United States, Wilson had identified
    the chairman of the majority caucus as the leader of the Senate: ``Each
    party in the Senate finds its real, its permanent, its effective
    organization in its caucus, and follows the leadership, in all important
    political battles, of the chairman of that caucus, its organization and
    leadership alike resting upon arrangements quite outside the
    Constitution, for which there is no better and no other sanction than
    human nature.'' 6
                         Republican Conference Overview

      Founded in 1854, the Republican party became the majority party in the
    Senate in 1861, as the Democratic members from the seceding states
    withdrew or were expelled from the body. The party continued to control
    the Senate throughout the Civil War and Reconstruction until 1879, when
    the Democrats gained the majority for a single Congress. Thereafter, the
    Republicans were again in the majority until 1913, except for the two
    years from 1893 to 1895. In fact, Republicans organized the Senate for
    sixty-four of the seventy-two years between 1861 and 1933, when the
    worsening depression cost the party its majority status. 7
      During these years, the Republican caucus met privately to hold
    discussions designed to foster party unity on legislation and other
    matters. The caucus also made committee assignments through a Committee
    on Committees; scheduled legislation through a Committee on the Order of
    Business, informally known as the Steering Committee; and filled Senate
    patronage positions when in the majority. The chairman of the Conference
    appointed all three committees.
      During the 1870s, the caucus chairman, Henry B. Anthony of Rhode
    Island, had little power beyond choosing the members of the Committee on
    Committees. Although the caucus tried to determine the order of Senate
    business, members did not feel bound by caucus decisions, since there
    was no effective mechanism to enforce obedience. (The caucus'
    willingness in 1871 to remove Charles Sumner from the chairmanship of
    the Foreign Relations Committee, as mentioned above, owed more to the
    Massachusetts senator's embarrassing refusal to moderate his feud with
    the Republican president and secretary of state than it did to his
    opposition to party policy.) By the 1880s the caucus appointed a
    Steering Committee to make recommendations on the order of business in
    the Senate, but it did not require members to follow party policy in
    floor votes. 8
      By 1900, the party had become more organized in the Senate thanks to
    strong leadership from William B. Allison of Iowa (who served as
    Republican caucus chairman from 1897 to 1908), Nelson Aldrich of Rhode
    Island (chairman of the Senate Finance Committee), and a group of
    charismatic and powerful colleagues. As caucus chairman, Allison quickly
    began exerting control over the party. He appointed himself to chair the
    Steering Committee and named the members of the Committee on Committees,
    although committee chairmen were generally chosen on the basis of
    seniority. His position gave him the power to enforce decisions through
    committee assignments and control of the legislative process.
    9
      The use of patronage to fill Senate staff positions was a major
    concern of the Conference in its early days. Although originally the
    caucus voted on each position, by the late nineteenth century it had
    adopted the more equitable approach of assigning each Republican senator
    a certain number of appointments. From 1911 to 1929, whenever the party
    was in the majority, a patronage committee of the Conference made a
    detailed review of all Senate employees and recommended which positions
    should be considered nonpolitical and which should be available for
    senators to fill.
      As the Republican caucus evolved, it began electing officers in
    addition to a chairman, beginning with a Conference secretary in the
    mid-1890s. No formal minutes exist prior to April 4, 1911, when the
    Conference elected Charles Curtis of Kansas as secretary. 10
      At that time, the Senate had seventy-two committees, many of which had
    no function except to provide office space and a clerk to their
    chairmen. (With so many committees, it was even possible to grant
    chairmanships to senior members of the minority party.) At the beginning
    of each Congress, the party's Committee on Committees was responsible
    for making Republican assignments to all seventy-two. In 1921 the
    Republican Conference supported a change in Senate rules that reduced
    the number of committees from seventy-two to thirty-four.
      The selection of official party leaders to manage legislation on the
    Senate floor did not begin until the 1920s. Although Massachusetts
    Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, as Republican Conference chairman, was
    essentially the party's floor leader from 1918 to 1924, Charles Curtis
    in 1925 became the first Republican to be officially elected floor
    leader. Curtis also continued to hold the Conference chairmanship. A
    decade earlier, the Republicans had elected Curtis as whip to help move
    legislation on the floor and ensure that senators were present to vote,
    a position he held from 1915 until his election as floor leader in 1925.
    He served as majority leader until he won election as vice president in
    1928. 11
      When the Republicans held the majority, the Conference selected its
    candidates for the Senate's officers--the secretary of the Senate, the
    sergeant at arms, and the chaplain. Even when in the minority, the party
    offered a slate of candidates, although without expecting them to win
    election in the full Senate. In 1933, the Republican Conference chose a
    longtime staff member, Carl A. Loeffler, to serve as the first party
    secretary (the official title is usually ``secretary to the majority''
    or ``secretary to the minority'' depending on the circumstances). A
    preface at the beginning of these minutes indicates that, in practice,
    Loeffler had been in charge of the Republican Conference minutes from
    their inception in 1911. 12
      Senate Republicans used their conference as a forum for discussion
    rather than as an instrument to enforce party discipline. In February
    1913 the Republican caucus started calling itself a ``conference,''
    implying that its positions were not binding on its members. A dozen
    years later, on March 12, 1925, the Conference members made this point
    explicit by adopting a resolution:
      To make clear and beyond question the long-settled policy of
        Republicans that our conferences are not caucuses or of
        binding effect upon those participating therein but are
        meetings solely for the purpose of exchanging views to
        promote harmony and united action so far as possible.

      When the Republican Conference adopted its first formal rules in 1944,
    Rule VI reiterated this point, stating:
      No action by the Conference upon any matter pending or to be
        proposed in the Senate shall be binding in any way on
        members in casting their votes thereon. 13

      This Conference rule remains in effect.
                      The Republican Conference, 1911-1965

      These minutes cover a sweep of fifty-four years. During this time, the
    Republican party in the Senate evolved from a relatively informal
    grouping to a highly organized and effective operation with a
    professional staff.
      In 1911, near the end of a long stretch as the majority party, the
    Republican Conference elected Shelby M. Cullom of Illinois as chairman.
    Two years later, as the Democrats gained control of both the House and
    the Senate, Jacob Gallinger of New Hampshire succeeded Cullom as
    Conference chairman in March 1913. During his tenure, the Conference was
    concerned with United States efforts at neutrality and later with the
    country's entry into World War I.

    In the Majority

      When Gallinger died in August 1918, the party elected Henry Cabot
    Lodge chairman, just as the war was ending and postwar planning began.
    Starting in 1919, with Republicans once more in control of the Senate,
    Lodge also chaired the Foreign Relations Committee and thus was in a
    powerful position to influence Senate action on the Treaty of
    Versailles, which he persuaded the Senate to reject.
      During the 1920s, the Conference devoted increasing attention to
    legislation and the order of Senate business. Starting in late 1924 and
    continuing as long as the party remained in the majority, the Committee
    on Order of Business (Steering Committee) regularly submitted to the
    Conference detailed lists of measures to be considered in order of
    priority.
      Although the Republicans held a margin of ten over the Democrats in
    1923, Lodge faced a rebellion by six progressive Republican senators,
    who--combined with the two Farmer-Labor senators--were able to hold the
    balance of power, blocking election of one committee chairman for so
    long that the office ultimately went to a Democrat. Then, in the 1924
    election, Republican Senator Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin ran for
    president on the Progressive ticket in opposition to incumbent
    Republican President Calvin Coolidge. In November 1924, after Coolidge's
    reelection increased Republican majorities in Congress, the Conference
    voted that La Follette and the senators who had bolted the party should
    not be invited to attend Republican conferences and should not receive
    Republican committee assignments. Two years later, however, after the
    1926 election reduced the Republican margin of control, the Conference
    reinstated the senators who had been denied Republican committee
    assignments.
      When Charles Curtis was inaugurated vice president in March 1929, the
    Republican Conference chose James E. Watson of Indiana as its chairman
    and floor leader. Following the stock market crash of 1929 and the onset
    of the Great Depression, Republican numbers declined in the Senate. From
    1931 to 1932, they had only a slim margin, enabling twelve progressive
    Republicans to hold the balance of power.

    In the Minority

      The 1932 election brought the Democrats to power in both the White
    House and Congress. In the minority in 1933, the Republicans elected
    Charles McNary of Oregon as Conference chairman and floor leader. During
    the New Deal, the Conference devoted considerable time to responding to
    the flood of legislation that was rushing through Congress. Down to 25
    members in 1935, the Republican Conference decided against electing a
    whip or assistant leader or appointing a Steering Committee; instead,
    McNary was authorized to appoint senators to help temporarily as needed.
    That policy continued until the party's fortunes improved in 1944. Also
    in 1935, the Conference for the first time reached out to recruit allies
    who were not officially Republicans. It invited Henrik Shipstead, a
    Farmer-Labor senator from Minnesota, and Robert La Follette, Jr.,
    previously a Republican but reelected in 1934 as a Progressive, to
    attend Conference meetings. (While neither attended conferences that
    year, both received their committee assignments from the Republicans.
    Shipstead became a Republican six years later, in 1941.)
      McNary ran unsuccessfully for vice president in 1940 on the Republican
    ticket headed by Wendell Willkie. During the campaign, Warren Austin of
    Vermont served as acting chairman of the Republican Conference. When
    McNary became ill in November 1943, Conference Secretary Wallace H.
    White, Jr., of Maine served as acting floor leader for the remainder of
    the Seventy-eighth Congress, even after McNary died in February 1944. To
    broaden the party leadership at a time when Republican ranks were again
    growing, the Conference elected Arthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan as
    acting Conference chairman. This decision marked the beginning of the
    Republican practice of dividing the principal leadership posts among
    different individuals. Unlike the Democratic Conference, in which the
    floor leader also served as Conference chairman and as chairman of the
    Policy Committee, the Republicans since that time have continued to
    separate the three positions. 14
      In 1943 an important new player moved into a leading role in the
    Conference. Robert A. Taft of Ohio, who had entered the Senate in 1939,
    encouraged the Conference to organize for the postwar world and develop
    a set of operating rules, since the Republicans were once again gaining
    numbers in the Senate. Under the chairmanship of Taft, a five-member
    committee prepared a report and a set of draft Conference rules covering
    election of officers, duties of officers, and special committees of the
    Conference. The rules, as initially adopted in February 1944, provided
    for election of a chairman, vice chairman, floor leader, assistant floor
    leader, and whip, as well as a secretary. In December of that year, the
    Conference amended the rules to remove the vice chairman and assistant
    floor leader from the list, requiring only election of a chairman,
    secretary, floor leader, and whip. After creation of the Policy
    Committee in 1947, the chairman of that committee was added to the list,
    as was a chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee in
    1980. In 1969 the title of whip was changed to ``assistant floor
    leader.'' 15
      Taft's committee also recommended reconstituting the Senate Republican
    Steering Committee of nine members to ``consider the legislative program
    in the Senate . . . and present recommendations for action by the
    Conference.'' On March 15, 1944, Acting Conference Chairman Arthur
    Vandenberg appointed the members of this committee, with Robert Taft as
    its chairman. Under Taft's leadership, the Senate Republican Steering
    Committee hired a research assistant to help coordinate a postwar
    legislative program for the Republicans. The Steering Committee also
    began meeting jointly with a similar House committee in January 1945, in
    an effort to devise a statement of Republican principles regarding
    postwar legislation, and with the ultimate goal of regaining the
    majority in Congress. The Conference, which during this period was
    considering measures designed to aid the transition from a wartime to a
    peacetime economy, approved the resulting statement in December 1945.
      In the post-World War II era, the Conference considered the need to
    improve the organization of the Senate as a whole, especially to reduce
    the number of committees and committee assignments. These concerns,
    shared by many inside and outside of Congress, led to creation in 1945
    of a Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress, whose
    recommendations led to passage of the Legislative Reorganization Act of
    1946. Taking effect at the beginning of the Eightieth Congress in 1947,
    the act provided staff for members and reduced the number of House and
    Senate standing committees (cutting the Senate's standing committees
    from thirty-three to fifteen). The joint committee had also recommended
    creating majority and minority policy committees in each house as a way
    of developing and coordinating legislative policy, but objection by
    House Speaker Sam Rayburn--who saw such committees as a threat to his
    own power--prevented inclusion of that requirement in the new law.
    Instead, the Senate policy committees were provided for in an
    appropriations bill. In December 1946, after Republicans regained the
    majority in that fall's election, the Conference formally voted to make
    its Republican Steering Committee, under the chairmanship of Robert
    Taft, the official ``Majority Policy Committee'' required by the new
    law.

    The Eightieth Congress

      Once more in control of the House and Senate in 1947, the Republicans
    were in a position to focus on initiating legislation. They particularly
    emphasized cutting the federal budget, which set the stage for conflict
    with Democratic President Harry Truman. Some of the large class of newly
    elected Republican senators, seeking to be more closely involved in
    determining party policy, urged holding frequent conferences to discuss
    policy issues and asked that some freshmen senators be named to the
    Policy Committee. Conference Chairman Eugene Millikin of Colorado agreed
    to hold a conference every two weeks, and the Conference met almost that
    often during the spring of 1947. (The Conference held more meetings--
    twenty-four--during the Eightieth Congress than in any previous or
    subsequent Congress covered in this volume.) In some instances, the
    Conference authorized the Policy Committee to determine party strategy,
    as it did in the dispute over seating Mississippi Democrat Theodore
    Bilbo, who was charged with improper campaign practices. During the
    session, the Policy Committee outlined to the Conference its recommended
    legislative program, and the Conference itself held lengthy discussions
    of such issues as aid to Greece and Turkey, amending labor legislation,
    and ending some wartime economic controls.
      In both 1947 and 1948, President Truman called extraordinary sessions
    of Congress to deal with domestic issues. When the Republican-dominated
    Eightieth Congress failed to pass his initiatives, he made the ``do-
    nothing'' Congress the focus of his successful 1948 presidential
    campaign. In late July 1948, the Conference tried to limit the political
    damage by issuing a statement that ``serious legislative problems cannot
    be satisfactorily handled in the midst of a political campaign'' and
    asserting that the conflict with the president stemmed not from
    Congress' failure to act but from ``a fundamental difference in
    government philosophy.'' Still, in November Truman not only won the
    election but the Democrats also regained control of Congress.

    In and Out of Power

      Four years later, with Dwight D. Eisenhower's election as president in
    1952, Republicans won back control of Congress. The margin in the Senate
    was so narrow, however, that the deaths of nine senators during the
    Eighty-third Congress (including that of Senate Majority Leader Robert
    Taft) shifted the party totals on several occasions to make the party
    balance even or at some points actually give the Democrats an edge.
    Despite these shifts, the Republicans retained the leadership offices
    and committee chairmanships throughout the Congress, thanks in part to
    the potentially deciding vote of Republican Vice President Richard M.
    Nixon.
      In 1957, following the retirement of longtime Conference Chairman
    Eugene Millikin, the Republicans--once again in the minority--elected
    Leverett Saltonstall of Massachusetts to chair the Conference. As junior
    senators pressed to have more access to the Policy Committee, that
    committee decided to invite all Republican senators to attend a weekly
    luncheon meeting in the Capitol as a way of encouraging party unity. The
    luncheons proved to be a successful and continuing institution.
      Over the years, newer senators exerted increasing pressure to revise
    the Conference's method of making committee assignments. The old system
    allowed each senior senator to choose several of the most powerful
    committees, filling slots on such committees long before the junior
    members had a chance to be selected. Finally, in 1965, the Republican
    Conference adopted a rules change that designated the four most popular
    committees--Appropriations, Armed Services, Finance, and Foreign
    Relations--as ``excepted'' committees. All new assignments would be made
    by allowing each Republican senator in order of seniority to select one
    such committee. No senator could request a second of these important
    committees until all Republican senators had had an opportunity to
    select one.
      With the coming of the Kennedy and Johnson administrations in the
    1960s, the Conference, although still in the minority, held lengthy
    discussions of such pending measures as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and
    proposals that became the Medicare program in 1965. Although the
    Republican party's fortunes must have seemed at a low ebb in 1964, the
    cutoff date for this publication, the Conference was making changes that
    would help position the party in the Senate to make gains in both
    numbers and influence in the coming years.
                                Editorial Method

      This publication represents a transcription of the original typed
    copies of the Republican Conference minutes, which were in the keeping
    of the Conference until 1996, when the Conference chairman arranged for
    their transfer to the Senate Historical Office. The original bound
    typescripts through 1964 have been transmitted to the National Archives,
    where they will be available to researchers. The minutes have been
    reproduced in their entirety, along with many but not all of the
    attachments. Minutes of the Committee on Committees, which were bound
    with the Conference minutes, are also included here.
      The format of the original minutes has been retained as much as
    possible, with a few minor rearrangements due to space considerations.
    Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected, and minor
    changes have been made for uniformity of style in capitalization and
    punctuation. In general, spelling has not been altered, so that a word
    like ``subcommittee'' may be spelled in a variety of ways over the
    fifty-four year period of these minutes.
      Editorial notes have been added in square brackets at the beginning of
    each Congress. Occasional explanatory footnotes also appear in brackets
    to differentiate them from the original footnotes contained in
    attachments to the minutes.
      During some periods, especially the 1930s and 1950s, copies of bills
    and committee reports under discussion by the Conference were bound with
    the Conference minutes. Since many of these measures were too lengthy to
    include here, the key information (bill number, whether as reported or
    passed by House or Senate, report number, etc.) is shown at the point
    where the document appears in the minutes, with an indication of the
    page number where it may be found in the original set of the minutes at
    the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
      Senator Thad Cochran, chairman of the Republican Conference from 1991
    to 1997, was instrumental in making these minutes available.

                                                                 Wendy Wolff
                                                           Donald A. Ritchie

                                                    Senate Historical Office
                                      Notes

    1. Remarks by Senator William Proxmire, Congressional Record, 23
    February 1959, 86th Congress, 1st sess., p. 2814.
    2. Robert Luce, Legislative Procedure: Parliamentary Practices and the
    Course of Business in the Framing of Statutes (New York: Da Capo Press,
    1972 [1922]), 506-10; Noble E. Cunningham, Jr., The Process of
    Government Under Jefferson (Princeton: Princeton University Press,
    1978), pp. 280-82.
    3. U.S., Congress, Senate, The Senate, 1789-1989: Addresses on the
    History of the United States Senate, by Robert C. Byrd, S. Doc. 100-20,
    100th Congress, 1st sess., vol. 2, 1991, p. 219.
    4. David J. Rothman, Politics and Power: The United States Senate, 1868-
    1901 (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1966), pp. 4, 18-25.
    5. George H. Haynes, The Senate of the United States: Its History and
    Practice (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1938), vol. 1, pp. 474-89.
    6. Woodrow Wilson, Congressional Government: A Study in American
    Politics (Cleveland: World Publishing Company, 1956 [1885]), p. 147;
    Woodrow Wilson, Constitutional Government in the United States (New
    York; Columbia University Press, 1908), p. 133.
    7. Byrd, The Senate, 1789-1989, Vol. IV, Historical Statistics: 1789-
    1992, pp. 417-18.
    8. David J. Rothman, Politics and Power: The United States Senate, 1869-
    1901 (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1966), pp. 17-30, 42, 44, 54,
    60.
    9. Horace Samuel Merrill and Marion Galbraith Merrill, The Republican
    Command, 1897-1913 (Lexington: The University Press of Kentucky, 1971),
    p. 17.
    10. Gerald Gamm and Steven S. Smith, ``The Emergence of Senate
    Leadership, 1881-1946,'' April 1997 (unpublished manuscript in the files
    of the Senate Historical Office).
    11. Byrd, Historical Statistics, pp. 502, 506.
    12. Ibid., p. 510.
    13. Now Rule VII. See History, Rules & Precedents of the Senate
    Republican Conference, 105th Congress, revised March 1997.
    14. Byrd, Historical Statistics, pp. 504, 511.
    15. History, Rules & Precedents of the Senate Republican Conference.
                                     PREFACE

    Prior to April 4, 1911, no minutes were kept of Conferences held by the
    Republican members of the United States Senate.
    The suggestion to do so originated with Senator Boies Penrose, and
    thereafter a written record of proceedings was begun under the direction
    of a Senator chosen as Secretary of the Conference.
    Acting as custodian of these minutes from April 4, 1911, to June 2,
    1936, I have completed an index, and include it, to form Volume Number
    One. 1
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                                          Carl A. Loeffler
                                          Secretary for the Minority
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    APRIL 4, 1911
                        Sixty-second Congress (1911-1913)

      [Editor's note: In an effort to ensure party cohesion, the Republican
    Conference (called the Republican Caucus until February 1913) had begun
    holding meetings shortly after the Civil War when it was engaged in a
    power struggle with President Andrew Johnson over Reconstruction. During
    the 1890s, Republicans began to feel an increasing need to enforce party
    regularity because a group of western Silver Republicans and Populists
    held the balance of power in the Senate. Previous caucus chairmen
    exerted little power, but in 1897 Appropriations Committee Chairman
    William B. Allison of Iowa was elected as Conference chairman. Under his
    leadership, the Conference and its Steering Committee developed
    considerable influence over the legislative process.
      Allison died in 1908. In the 1910 election, Republicans lost control
    of the House, and their majority in the Senate also shrank. Thus, during
    the Sixty-second Congress when the party conference began keeping
    minutes, the Republicans held a majority of 52 to 44 in the Senate, with
    Republican President William Howard Taft in the White House, while
    Democrats controlled the House. Then, in the 1912 presidential election,
    came the Republican party split, when Taft was the Republican nominee
    and Theodore Roosevelt ran on the Progressive ticket. Democrat Woodrow
    Wilson won the presidency, and Democrats took control of the Senate as
    well. Consequently, the Republican Conference meetings in January and
    February 1913 reflected the party's effort to pass legislation quickly
    before the new Democratic Congress convened in March.
      Preferring not to call their Conference a caucus, Republicans consider
    the Conference a forum for discussion of party positions that in no way
    binds the Senate votes of its members.]
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                                                             [April 4, 1911]

    APRIL 4, 1911
                                REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
                                  April 4, 1911

    The first caucus of the 62nd Congress was called to order in the Marble
    Room of the Senate by Senator William P. Frye, of Maine, at 2:12 p.m.,
    April 4, 1911.
    Senator Frye declined to serve as Chairman of the Caucus and suggested
    Senator Shelby M. Cullom of Illinois for the chairmanship.
    The question was put and Senator Cullom was unanimously elected
    Chairman.
    Senator Penrose nominated Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas for
    Secretary, and, upon the question being put, he was unanimously elected.
    The roll was then called and the following Senators responded to their
    names:

      Messrs. Borah, Bourne, Bradley, Brandegee, Briggs, Bristow,
      Brown, Burnham, Burton, Clapp, Clark of Wyoming, Crane,
      Crawford, Cullom, Cummins, Curtis, Dillingham, Dixon, du
      Pont, Frye, Gallinger, Gamble, Gronna, Guggenheim, Heyburn,
      Jones, La Follette, Lippitt, Lodge, Lorimer, McCumber,
      McLean, Nelson, Nixon, Oliver, Page, Penrose, Perkins,
      Richardson, Root, Smith of Michigan, Smoot, Stephenson,
      Sutherland, Townsend, Warren, Wetmore, Works, and Young.

    The roll call developed the presence of every Republican Senator who had
    qualified to date. Total being 49.
    Senator Gallinger moved that the Chairman of the Caucus (Senator Cullom)
    be authorized to appoint a Committee on Committees to consist of eleven
    members.
    The motion was put and carried unanimously.
    Senator Warren moved that the Chairman of the Caucus be authorized to
    appoint a Committee on Order of Business to consist of eleven members,
    and that the Chairman of the Caucus be ex officio a member of the
    Committee.
    The motion was put and carried unanimously.
    Mr. Dixon spoke on the question of authorizing the Committee on
    Committees or a special committee to look into senatorial patronage.
    A general debate followed on this subject, participated in by Senators
    Warren, Penrose and Smoot.
    Senator Dixon moved that the Chairman of the Caucus be authorized to
    appoint a Committee to look into senatorial patronage and report to the
    Caucus.
    The motion was put and carried unanimously.
    Chairman Cullom informed the Caucus it would take him two or three days
    to prepare a list of Committees.
    Senator Penrose moved that the Caucus adjourn subject to the call of the
    Chairman.
    The question was put and carried unanimously, and the Caucus adjourned
    at two o'clock and thirty minutes p.m.

                                                     [signed] Charles Curtis

                                                                  Secretary.

    Acting under authority conferred upon him by the Republican caucus of
    April 4, 1911, the Chairman, Senator Cullom, appointed the following
    committees:
                             COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES

    Messrs. Gallinger of New Hampshire, Lodge of Massachusetts, Warren of
    Wyoming, Penrose of Pennsylvania, Heyburn of Idaho, Smoot of Utah, La
    Follette of Wisconsin, Bourne of Oregon, Cummins of Iowa, Bradley of
    Kentucky, and Bristow of Kansas.
                               STEERING COMMITTEE

    Messrs. Cullom of Illinois, Gallinger of New Hampshire, Clark of
    Wyoming, Nelson of Minnesota, Gamble of South Dakota, Brandegee of
    Connecticut, William Alden Smith of Michigan, Borah of Idaho, Brown of
    Nebraska, Briggs of New Jersey, and Jones of Washington.
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                                                            [April 26, 1911]

    APRIL 26, 1911
                                REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
                                 April 26, 1911

    The Republican Caucus met in the Marble Room of the Senate at three
    o'clock p.m., April 26, 1911, and was called to order by the Chairman,
    Senator Cullom.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Borah, Bourne, Brandegee, Briggs, Bristow, Brown, Burnham,
      Burton, Clapp, Crane, Cullom, Cummins, Curtis, Dillingham, Dixon, du
      Pont, Gallinger, Gamble, Gronna, Guggenheim, Heyburn, Jones, Kenyon,
      La Follette, Lippitt, Lodge, McCumber, Nelson, Nixon, Oliver, Page,
      Penrose, Perkins, Poindexter, Richardson, Smith of Michigan, Smoot,
      Stephenson, Sutherland, Townsend, Warren, Wetmore, Works. Total 43.

    Senator Gallinger, Chairman of the Committee on Committees, made the
    following report for committee assignments of Republican Senators for
    the Sixty-second Congress, to wit:

       Additional Accommodations for the
               Library of Congress

    Cullom
    Nelson
    Poindexter - 2
    2  [These lines appear in the original minutes, but there is
    no indication of their meaning.]

            Agriculture and Forestry

    Burnham, chairman
    Warren
    Perkins
    Guggenheim
    Page
    Crawford -
    Bradley -
    Lorimer -
    Gronna -

                 Appropriations

    Warren, chairman
    Perkins
    Gallinger
    Curtis
    Gamble -
    Smoot -
    Nixon -
    Dixon -
    Bourne -
    Wetmore -

      To Audit and Control the Contingent
             Expenses of the Senate

    Briggs, chairman -
    Dillingham -
    Bristow -

               Canadian Relations

    Oliver, chairman -
    Cummins
    Burton
    Root
    McLean -

                   The Census

    La Follette, chairman
    Guggenheim
    Cummins
    du Pont -
    McLean -
    Townsend -
    Lippitt -

         Civil Service and Retrenchment

    Cummins, chairman
    La Follette
    Lodge
    Smoot
    Borah
    Dixon
    Gallinger -

                     Claims

    Crawford, chairman
    Smoot
    Bristow
    Oliver
    Bradley
    Page -
    Jones -
    McLean -
    Townsend -

            Coast and Insular Survey

    Townsend, chairman -
    Richardson
    Frye
    Cullom
    Works -

                 Coast Defenses

    Curtis, chairman -
    Nixon
    du Pont
    Crane
    Root
    Works -

                    Commerce

    Frye, chairman
    Nelson
    Perkins
    Smith of Michigan
    Bourne
    Burton
    Burnham -
    Stephenson -
    Crawford -
    Oliver -

       Conservation of National Resources

    Dixon, chairman
    Clark of Wyoming
    Dillingham
    Briggs
    Guggenheim
    Jones
    Richardson -
    Gronna -
    Townsend -

     Corporations Organized in the District
                   of Columbia

    Brown
    La Follette
    Lippitt -

                 Cuban Relations

    Page, chairman -
    Burnham
    Clapp
    Curtis
    Crane -
    Kenyon -

      Disposition of Useless Papers in the
              Executive Departments

    Burnham -

              District of Columbia

    Gallinger, chairman
    Dillingham
    Curtis -
    Jones -
    Oliver -
    Lorimer -
    Works -
    Kenyon -

               Education and Labor

    Borah, chairman
    Penrose
    du Pont -
    Page -
    McLean -
    Kenyon -

                 Engrossed Bills

    Lodge
    Burton

                 Enrolled Bills

    Stephenson, chairman
    Gronna -

     To Examine the Several Branches of the
                  Civil Service

    Richardson
    Crawford
    Perkins -
    Townsend -

       Expenditures in the Department of
                   Agriculture

    Lippitt, chairman -
    Stephenson
    Gronna -

     Expenditures in the Interior Department

    Poindexter, chairman -
    McCumber
    Frye -

       Expenditures in the Department of
                     Justice

    Bradley, chairman
    Burnham
    Borah -

       Expenditures in the Navy Department

    Gronna, chairman -
    Dillingham
    Bradley -

        Expenditures in the Post Office
                   Department

    Bristow, chairman
    Smith of Michigan
    Penrose -

     Expenditures in the Department of State

    Kenyon, chairman -
    Warren
    La Follette

     Expenditures in the Treasury Department

    Burton, chairman
    Briggs
    Works -

       Expenditures in the War Department

    Works, chairman -
    du Pont
    Cullom

                     Finance

    Penrose, chairman
    Cullom
    Lodge
    McCumber
    Smoot
    Gallinger -
    Clark of Wyoming -
    Heyburn -
    La Follette -

                    Fisheries

    Jones, chairman
    Bourne
    Perkins
    Briggs
    Curtis -

        Five Civilized Tribes of Indians

    Clapp
    Curtis
    Smith of Michigan

                Foreign Relations

    Cullom, chairman
    Frye
    Lodge
    Smith of Michigan
    Root
    McCumber -
    Sutherland -
    Borah -
    Burton -

     Forest Reservations and the Protection
                     of Game

    McLean, chairman -
    Perkins
    Burnham
    Lodge
    Poindexter -

                Geological Survey

    Briggs
    Wetmore -
    Page -
    Kenyon -

                   Immigration

    Lodge, chairman
    Dillingham
    Penrose
    Brown
    Richardson
    Burton -
    Gronna -

                 Indian Affairs

    Gamble, chairman
    Clapp
    McCumber
    Sutherland
    La Follette
    Curtis
    Brown
    Dixon
    Page

               Indian Depredations

    Dixon
    Stephenson
    Crawford
    Brandegee -
    Lippitt -

             Industrial Expositions

    Root, chairman
    Jones
    Crane
    Stephenson
    Oliver
    Gronna -
    Works -

               Interoceanic Canals

    Brandegee, chairman
    Borah
    Crawford
    Bristow
    Perkins -
    Page -
    Jones -
    Townsend -

               Interstate Commerce

    Clapp, chairman
    Cullom
    Crane
    Nixon
    Cummins
    Brandegee -
    Oliver -
    Lippitt -
    Townsend -

     To Investigate Trespassers Upon Indian
                      Lands

    Bradley
    Richardson -
    Poindexter -

    Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lands

    Nixon, chairman
    Warren
    Sutherland
    Borah
    Jones
    Brandegee -
    Works -

     Joint Committee on the Revision of the
            Laws of the United States

    Heyburn, chairman
    Sutherland

                  The Judiciary

    Clark of Wyoming, chairman
    Nelson
    Dillingham
    Sutherland
    Brandegee
    Borah
    Brown -
    Cummins -
    Root -

                   The Library

    Wetmore, chairman
    Briggs
    Cummins
    Root
    Burton

                  Manufactures

    Heyburn, chairman
    Oliver
    Lorimer
    La Follette -
    Cummins -
    McLean -

                Military Affairs

    du Pont, chairman
    Warren
    Dixon
    Briggs
    Brown
    Guggenheim -
    Bristow -
    Jones -
    Lorimer -

                Mines and Mining

    Lorimer, chairman -
    Heyburn
    Nixon
    Sutherland
    Guggenheim
    Poindexter -

      Mississippi River and its Tributaries

    Brown
    Burton
    Stephenson -
    Wetmore -

                  Naval Affairs

    Perkins, chairman
    Penrose
    Wetmore
    Clapp
    Lodge -
    Smith of Michigan -
    Page -
    Poindexter -

     Pacific Islands and Porto 3
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    Richardson, chairman
    Clapp
    Lorimer
    Nelson -
    Burnham -
    Brandegee -
    Poindexter -

                Pacific Railroads

    Frye
    Smith of Michigan
    Stephenson
    McCumber -
    Brown -

                     Patents

    Brown, chairman
    Brandegee
    Kenyon -
    Works -

                    Pensions

    McCumber, chairman
    Burnham
    Smoot
    Curtis
    du Pont
    Brown -
    Bradley -
    Poindexter -

                 The Philippines

    Guggenheim, chairman
    Lodge
    Nixon
    Heyburn
    Bristow -
    Crawford -
    McLean -
    Lippitt -

           Post Offices and Post Roads

    Bourne, chairman
    Penrose
    Crane
    Guggenheim
    Briggs -
    Richardson -
    Bradley -
    Bristow -
    Lorimer -

                    Printing

    Smoot, chairman
    Gallinger
    Richardson
    Page -
    Kenyon -

               Private Land Claims

    Smith of Michigan
    Oliver
    Lorimer
    Gronna -

            Privileges and Elections

    Dillingham, chairman
    Gamble
    Heyburn
    Clapp -
    Sutherland -
    Bradley -
    Jones -
    Oliver -
    Kenyon -

          Public Buildings and Grounds

    Sutherland, chairman -
    Warren
    Heyburn
    Wetmore
    Gamble
    du Pont
    Stephenson
    Bourne -
    Poindexter -

      Public Health and National Quarantine

    Smoot
    Crawford
    Crane -
    Gronna -
    Lippitt -
    Works -

                  Public Lands

    Nelson, chairman
    Clark of Wyoming
    Gamble
    Smoot
    Heyburn
    Dixon
    Jones
    Guggenheim -
    Works -

                    Railroads

    Clark of Wyoming
    Nelson
    Bourne
    Bristow
    Penrose -
    McCumber -

              Revolutionary Claims

    Bradley
    Root
    Borah -

                      Rules

    Crane, chairman
    Warren
    Gallinger -
    Nelson -
    Cummins -

         Standards, Weights and Measures

    Borah
    Clapp -
    Gamble -

                   Territories

    Smith of Michigan, chairman -
    Nelson
    Burnham
    Brown -
    Bristow -
    McLean -
    Lippitt -

      Transportation Routes to the Seaboard

    Clark of Wyoming
    McCumber -
    Brandegee -
    Bourne -
    Burton -

    Transportation and Sale of Meat Products

    Clark of Wyoming
    Nixon
    Townsend -

         University of the United States

    Frye
    Dillingham
    Curtis
    Wetmore
    Dixon
    Cummins -

                 Woman Suffrage

    Wetmore
    du Pont -
    Bourne -

                                     ------

    After submitting said report Senator Gallinger also made a report giving
    the committee assignments of each Republican Senator, to wit:

    Mr. Borah...............................  Education and Labor, chairman
                                              Civil Service and Retrenchment
                                              Expenditures in the Department
                                               of Justice
                                              Foreign Relations
                                              Interoceanic Canals
                                              Irrigation and Reclamation of
                                               Arid Lands
                                              Judiciary
                                              Revolutionary Claims
                                              Standards, Weights, and
                                               Measures

    Mr. Bourne..............................  Post Offices and Post Roads,
                                               chairman
                                              Appropriations
                                              Commerce
                                              Fisheries
                                              Public Buildings and Grounds
                                              Railroads
                                              Transportation Routes to the
                                               Seaboard
                                              Woman Suffrage

    Mr. Bradley.............................  Expenditures in the Department
                                               of Justice, chairman
                                              Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Claims
                                              Expenditures in the Navy
                                               Department
                                              Investigate Trespassers upon
                                               Indian Lands
                                              Pensions
                                              Post Offices and Post Roads
                                              Privileges and Elections
                                              Revolutionary Claims

    Mr. Brandegee...........................  Interoceanic Canals
                                              Indian Depredations
                                              Interstate Commerce
                                              Irrigation and Reclamation of
                                               Arid Lands
                                              Judiciary
                                              Pacific Islands and Porto Rico
                                              Patents
                                              Transportation Routes to the
                                               Seaboard

    Mr. Briggs..............................  Audit and Control the
                                               Contingent Expenses of the
                                               Senate, chairman
                                              Conservation of National
                                               Resources
                                              Expenditures in the Treasury
                                               Department
                                              Fisheries
                                              Geological Survey
                                              Library
                                              Military Affairs
                                              Post Offices and Post Roads

    Mr. Bristow.............................  Expenditures in the Post
                                               Office Department, chairman
                                              Audit and Control the
                                               Contingent Expenses of the
                                               Senate
                                              Claims
                                              Interoceanic Canals
                                              Military Affairs
                                              Philippines
                                              Post Offices and Post Roads
                                              Railroads
                                              Territories

    Mr. Brown...............................  Patents, chairman
                                              Corporations Organized in the
                                               District of Columbia
                                              Immigration
                                              Indian Affairs
                                              Judiciary
                                              Military Affairs
                                              Mississippi River and its
                                               Tributaries
                                              Pacific Railroads
                                              Pensions
                                              Territories

    Mr. Burnham.............................  Agriculture and Forestry,
                                               chairman
                                              Commerce
                                              Cuban Relations
                                              Disposition of Useless Papers
                                               in the Executive Departments
                                              Expenditures in the Department
                                               of Justice
                                              Forest Reservations and the
                                               Protection of Game
                                              Pacific Islands and Porto Rico
                                              Pensions
                                              Territories

    Mr. Burton..............................  Expenditures in the Treasury
                                               Department, chairman
                                              Canadian Relations
                                              Commerce
                                              Engrossed Bills
                                              Foreign Relations
                                              Immigration
                                              Library
                                              Mississippi River and its
                                               Tributaries
                                              Transportation Routes to the
                                               Seaboard

    Mr. Clapp...............................  Interstate Commerce, chairman
                                              Cuban Relations
                                              Five Civilized Tribes of
                                               Indians
                                              Indian Affairs
                                              Naval Affairs
                                              Pacific Islands and Porto Rico
                                              Privileges and Elections
                                              Standards, Weights and
                                               Measures

    Mr. Clark of Wyoming....................  Judiciary, chairman
                                              Conservation of National
                                               Resources
                                              Finance
                                              Public Lands
                                              Railroads
                                              Transportation Routes to the
                                               Seaboard
                                              Transportation and Sale of
                                               Meat Products

    Mr. Crane...............................  Rules, chairman
                                              Coast Defenses
                                              Cuban Relations
                                              Industrial Expositions
                                              Interstate Commerce
                                              Post Offices and Post Roads
                                              Public Health and National
                                               Quarantine

    Mr. Crawford............................  Claims, chairman
                                              Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Commerce
                                              Examine the Several Branches
                                               of the Civil Service
                                              Indian Depredations
                                              Interoceanic Canals
                                              Philippines
                                              Public Health and National
                                               Quarantine

    Mr. Cullom..............................  Foreign Relations, chairman
                                              Additional Accommodations for
                                               the Library of Congress
                                              Coast and Insular Survey
                                              Expenditures in the War
                                               Department
                                              Finance
                                              Interstate Commerce

    Mr. Cummins.............................  Civil Service and
                                               Retrenchment, chairman
                                              Canadian Relations
                                              Census
                                              Interstate Commerce
                                              Judiciary
                                              Library
                                              Manufactures
                                              Rules
                                              University of the United
                                               States

    Mr. Curtis..............................  Coast Defenses, chairman
                                              Appropriations
                                              Cuban Relations
                                              District of Columbia
                                              Fisheries
                                              Indian Affairs
                                              Indian Depredations
                                              Pensions
                                              University of the United
                                               States

    Mr. Dillingham..........................  Privileges and Elections,
                                               chairman
                                              Audit and Control the
                                               Contingent Expenses of the
                                               Senate
                                              Conservation of National
                                               Resources
                                              District of Columbia
                                              Expenditures in the Navy
                                               Department
                                              Immigration
                                              Judiciary
                                              University of the United
                                               States

    Mr. Dixon...............................  Conservation of National
                                               Resources, chairman
                                              Appropriations
                                              Civil Service and Retrenchment
                                              Indian Affairs
                                              Indian Depredations
                                              Military Affairs
                                              Public Lands
                                              University of the United
                                               States

    Mr. du Pont.............................  Military Affairs, chairman
                                              Census
                                              Coast Defenses
                                              Education and Labor
                                              Expenditures in the War
                                               Department
                                              Pensions
                                              Public Buildings and Grounds
                                              Woman Suffrage

    Mr. Frye................................  Commerce, chairman
                                              Coast and Insular Survey
                                              Expenditures in the Interior
                                               Department
                                              Foreign Relations
                                              Pacific Railroads
                                              University of the United
                                               States

    Mr. Gallinger...........................  District of Columbia, chairman
                                              Appropriations
                                              Civil Service and Retrenchment
                                              Finance
                                              Printing
                                              Rules

    Mr. Gamble..............................  Indian Affairs, chairman
                                              Appropriations
                                              Privileges and Elections
                                              Public Buildings and Grounds
                                              Public Lands
                                              Standards, Weights and
                                               Measures

    Mr. Gronna..............................  Expenditures in the Navy
                                               Department, chairman
                                              Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Conservation of National
                                               Resources
                                              Enrolled Bills
                                              Expenditures in the Department
                                               of Agriculture
                                              Immigration
                                              Industrial Expositions
                                              Private Land Claims
                                              Public Health and National
                                               Quarantine

    Mr. Guggenheim..........................  Philippines, chairman
                                              Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Census
                                              Conservation of National
                                               Resources
                                              Military Affairs
                                              Mines and Mining
                                              Post Offices and Post Roads
                                              Public Lands

    Mr. Heyburn.............................  Manufactures, chairman
                                              Finance
                                              Joint Committee on Revision of
                                               the Laws of the United
                                               States, chairman
                                              Mines and Mining
                                              Philippines
                                              Privileges and Elections
                                              Public Buildings and Grounds
                                              Public Lands

    Mr. Jones...............................  Fisheries, chairman
                                              Claims
                                              Conservation of National
                                               Resources
                                              District of Columbia
                                              Industrial Expositions
                                              Interoceanic Canals
                                              Irrigation and Reclamation of
                                               Arid Lands
                                              Military Affairs
                                              Privileges and Elections
                                              Public Lands

    Mr. Kenyon..............................  Expenditures in the Department
                                               of State, chairman
                                              Cuban Relations
                                              District of Columbia
                                              Education and Labor
                                              Geological Survey
                                              Patents
                                              Printing
                                              Privileges and Elections

    Mr. La Follette.........................  Census, chairman
                                              Civil Service and Retrenchment
                                              Corporations Organized in the
                                               District of Columbia
                                              Expenditures in the Department
                                               of State
                                              Finance
                                              Indian Affairs
                                              Manufactures

    Mr. Lippitt.............................  Expenditures in the Department
                                               of Agriculture, chairman
                                              Census
                                              Corporations Organized in the
                                               District of Columbia
                                              Indian Depredations
                                              Interstate Commerce
                                              Philippines
                                              Public Health and National
                                               Quarantine
                                              Territories

    Mr. Lodge...............................  Immigration, chairman
                                              Civil Service and Retrenchment
                                              Engrossed Bills
                                              Finance
                                              Foreign Relations
                                              Forest Reservations and the
                                               Protection of Game
                                              Naval Affairs
                                              Philippines

    Mr. Lorimer.............................  Mines and Mining, chairman
                                              Agriculture and Forestry
                                              District of Columbia
                                              Manufactures
                                              Military Affairs
                                              Pacific Islands and Porto Rico
                                              Post Offices and Post Roads
                                              Private Land Claims

    Mr. McCumber............................  Pensions, chairman
                                              Expenditures in the Interior
                                               Department
                                              Finance
                                              Foreign Relations
                                              Indian Affairs
                                              Pacific Railroads
                                              Railroads
                                              Transportation Routes to the
                                               Seaboard

    Mr. McLean..............................  Forest Reservations and the
                                               Protection of Game, chairman
                                              Canadian Relations
                                              Census
                                              Claims
                                              Education and Labor
                                              Manufactures
                                              Philippines
                                              Territories

    Mr. Nelson..............................  Public Lands, chairman
                                              Additional Accommodations for
                                               the Library of Congress
                                              Commerce
                                              Judiciary
                                              Pacific Islands and Porto Rico
                                              Railroads
                                              Rules
                                              Territories

    Mr. Nixon...............................  Irrigation and Reclamation of
                                               Arid Lands, chairman
                                              Appropriations
                                              Coast Defenses
                                              Five Civilized Tribes of
                                               Indians
                                              Interstate Commerce
                                              Mines and Mining
                                              Philippines
                                              Transportation and Sale of
                                               Meat Products

    Mr. Oliver..............................  Canadian Relations, chairman
                                              Claims
                                              Commerce
                                              District of Columbia
                                              Industrial Expositions
                                              Interstate Commerce
                                              Manufactures
                                              Private Land Claims
                                              Privileges and Elections

    Mr. Page................................  Cuban Relations, chairman
                                              Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Claims
                                              Education and Labor
                                              Geological Survey
                                              Indian Affairs
                                              Interoceanic Canals
                                              Naval Affairs
                                              Printing

    Mr. Penrose.............................  Finance, chairman
                                              Education and Labor
                                              Expenditures in the Post
                                               Office Department
                                              Immigration
                                              Naval Affairs
                                              Post Offices and Post Roads
                                              Railroads

    Mr. Perkins.............................  Naval Affairs, chairman
                                              Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Appropriations
                                              Commerce
                                              Examine the Several Branches
                                               of the Civil Service
                                              Fisheries
                                              Forest Reservations and the
                                               Protection of Game
                                              Interoceanic Canals

    Mr. Poindexter..........................  Expenditures in the Interior
                                               Department, chairman
                                              Additional Accommodations for
                                               the Library of Congress
                                              Forest Reservations and the
                                               Protection of Game
                                              Investigate Trespassers upon
                                               Indian Lands
                                              Mines and Mining
                                              Naval Affairs
                                              Pacific Islands and Porto Rico
                                              Pensions
                                              Public Buildings and Grounds

    Mr. Richardson..........................  Pacific Islands and Porto
                                               Rico, chairman
                                              Coast and Insular Survey
                                              Conservation of National
                                               Resources
                                              Examine the Several Branches
                                               of the Civil Service
                                              Immigration
                                              Investigate Trespassers upon
                                               Indian Lands
                                              Post Offices and Post Roads
                                              Printing

    Mr. Root................................  Industrial Expositions,
                                               chairman
                                              Canadian Relations
                                              Coast Defenses
                                              Foreign Relations
                                              Judiciary
                                              Library
                                              Revolutionary Claims

    Mr. Smith of Michigan...................  Territories, chairman
                                              Commerce
                                              Expenditures in the Post
                                               Office Department
                                              Five Civilized Tribes of
                                               Indians
                                              Foreign Relations
                                              Naval Affairs
                                              Pacific Railroads
                                              Private Land Claims

    Mr. Smoot...............................  Printing, chairman
                                              Appropriations
                                              Civil Service and Retrenchment
                                              Claims
                                              Finance
                                              Pensions
                                              Public Health and National
                                               Quarantine
                                              Public Lands

    Mr. Stephenson..........................  Enrolled Bills, chairman
                                              Commerce
                                              Expenditures in the Department
                                               of Agriculture
                                              Indian Depredations
                                              Industrial Expositions
                                              Mississippi River and its
                                               Tributaries
                                              Pacific Railroads
                                              Public Buildings and Grounds

    Mr. Sutherland..........................  Public Buildings and Grounds,
                                               chairman
                                              Foreign Relations
                                              Indian Affairs
                                              Irrigation and Reclamation of
                                               Arid Lands
                                              Joint Committee on Revision of
                                               the Laws of the United States
                                              Judiciary
                                              Mines and Mining
                                              Privileges and Elections

    Mr. Townsend............................  Coast and Insular Survey,
                                               chairman
                                              Census
                                              Claims
                                              Conservation of National
                                               Resources
                                              Examine the Several Branches
                                               of the Civil Service
                                              Interoceanic Canals
                                              Interstate Commerce
                                              Transportation and Sale of
                                               Meat Products

    Mr. Warren..............................  Appropriations, chairman
                                              Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Expenditures in the Department
                                               of State
                                              Irrigation and Reclamation of
                                               Arid Lands
                                              Military Affairs
                                              Public Buildings and Grounds
                                              Rules

    Mr. Wetmore.............................  Library, chairman
                                              Appropriations
                                              Geological Survey
                                              Mississippi River and its
                                               Tributaries
                                              Naval Affairs
                                              Public Buildings and Grounds
                                              University of the United
                                               States
                                              Woman Suffrage

    Mr. Works...............................  Expenditures in the War
                                               Department, chairman
                                              Coast and Insular Survey
                                              Coast Defenses
                                              District of Columbia
                                              Expenditures in the Treasury
                                               Department
                                              Industrial Expositions
                                              Irrigation and Reclamation of
                                               Arid Lands
                                              Patents
                                              Public Health and National
                                               Quarantine
                                              Public Lands

    Following the presentation, Senator Gallinger moved the adoption of the
    report.
    Senator Cummins, on behalf of four members of the Committee on
    Committees, suggested the enlargement of the membership of the Committee
    on Interstate Commerce and the Committee on Finance, and at the
    conclusion of his remarks moved that the Committee on Interstate
    Commerce be enlarged and that Senator La Follette be added to the
    Republican membership of that Committee.

    This motion was opposed by Senator Gallinger, who said that the
    Committee on Committees had considered membership and had done the best
    it could under the circumstances.

    Senator Cummins demanded the yeas and nays on the proposition.
    The roll call disclosed eleven in the affirmative and thirty-one in the
    negative, so the motion was not adopted.
    Those who voted in the affirmative were--

      Messrs. Borah, Bournes, Bristow, Brown, Clapp, Cummins, Dixon, Gronna,
      Kenyon, Poindexter, and Works. Total 11.

    Those who voted in the negative were--

      Messrs. Bradley, Brandegee, Briggs, Burnham, Burton, Crane, Cullom,
      Curtis, Dillingham, du Pont, Gallinger, Gamble, Guggenheim, Heyburn,
      Jones, Lippitt, Lodge, McCumber, Nelson, Nixon, Oliver, Page, Penrose,
      Perkins, Richardson, Root, Smoot, Sutherland, Townsend, Warren, and
      Wetmore. Total 31.

    Senator Cummins then moved that Senator Bristow of Kansas be added to
    the Finance Committee.

    This motion was opposed by Senator Gallinger, who gave the Committee
    assignments of Senator Bristow.
    It was also opposed by Senator McCumber.
    Senator Cummins demanded the yeas and nays on his motion.
    The roll was called and twelve Senators responded in the affirmative and
    thirty-one in the negative, so the motion was lost.
    Those who voted in the affirmative were--

      Messrs. Borah, Bourne, Brown, Clapp, Cummins, Curtis, Dixon, Gronna,
      Kenyon, La Follette, Poindexter, and Works. Total 12.

    Those who voted in the negative were--

      Messrs. Bradley, Brandegee, Briggs, Burnham, Crane, Cullom,
      Dillingham, du Pont, Gallinger, Gamble, Guggenheim, Heyburn, Jones,
      Lippitt, Lodge, McCumber, Nelson, Nixon, Oliver, Page, Penrose,
      Perkins, Richardson, Root, Smith of Michigan, Smoot, Stephenson,
      Sutherland, Townsend, Warren, and Wetmore. Total 31.

    A motion was then put on the adoption of the report of the Committee on
    Committees which was carried on a viva voce vote.
    Senator Cummins then gave notice that the four members of the Committee
    on Committees reserve the right to take such action as they saw proper
    when the matter came up in the Senate.
    Senator La Follette gave notice that they reserved the right to take
    such action as they saw proper on any of the committee assignments when
    the matter came up in the Senate.
    Senator Lodge moved to adjourn subject to the call of the Chairman.
    The motion was carried and the caucus adjourned.

                                                     [signed] Charles Curtis

                                                                  Secretary.
                            ------------------------

                                                               [May 8, 1911]

    MAY 8, 1911
                                REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
                                   May 8, 1911

    The Caucus was called to order at 4:25 p.m. by the Chairman, Senator
    Cullom.
    The Secretary, Senator Curtis, called the roll and the following
    Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Borah, Brandegee, Briggs, Brown, Burnham, Burton, Clark of
      Wyoming, Crane, Cullom, Curtis, Dillingham, Dixon, du Pont, Gallinger,
      Gamble, Guggenheim, Heyburn, Kenyon, Lippitt, McCumber, Nelson, Nixon,
      Oliver, Page, Penrose, Perkins, Smoot, Sutherland, Townsend, Warren,
      and Wetmore.

      Total 31.

    The Chairman announced the resignation of Senator Frye as President pro
    tempore of the Senate, and said the Caucus was called to select his
    successor.

    Senator Warren spoke of the service of the retiring President pro
    tempore, Senator Frye, and in concluding his remarks placed the name of
    Senator Jacob H. Gallinger of New Hampshire in nomination, which was
    seconded by several Senators.
    There being no other nominations, the roll was called on this question,
    the yeas being 30 and the nays none, as follows:
    Those who voted in the affirmative were--

      Messrs. Borah, Brandegee, Briggs, Brown, Burnham, Burton, Clark of
      Wyoming, Crane, Cullom, Curtis, Dillingham, Dixon, du Pont, Gamble,
      Guggenheim, Heyburn, Kenyon, Lippitt, McCumber, Nelson, Nixon, Oliver,
      Page, Penrose, Perkins, Smoot, Sutherland, Townsend, Warren, and
      Wetmore.

      Total 30.

    None vote in the negative.

    So Senator Gallinger was unanimously chosen as the nominee of the
    Republican Caucus for President pro tempore of the Senate.
    On motion of Senator Smoot the Caucus then adjourned subject to the call
    of its Chairman.

                                                     [signed] Charles Curtis

                                                                  Secretary.
                            ------------------------

                                                             [June 13, 1911]

    JUNE 13, 1911

                                REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
                                  June 13, 1911

    The Caucus met at 5:05 p.m.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Bourne, Bradley, Brandegee, Briggs, Bristow, Brown, Burnham,
      Burton, Clapp, Clark of Wyoming, Crawford, Cullom, Cummins, Curtis,
      Dillingham, Dixon, du Pont, Gallinger, Gamble, Guggenheim, Heyburn,
      Jones, Kenyon, Lodge, Lorimer, McCumber, Nelson, Nixon, Page, Penrose,
      Perkins, Smith of Michigan, Smoot, Sutherland, Townsend, Warren,
      Wetmore, and Works.

      Total 38.

    The Chairman, Senator Cullom, stated that the object of the Caucus was
    to receive the report of the Committee on Committees in regard to the
    question of patronage.

    Senator Gallinger, Chairman of the Committee on Committees, stated that
    he had appointed a sub-committee to look into the Senate patronage and
    report, said sub-committee being composed of Senators Lodge, Smoot and
    Cummins, and he requested Senator Lodge, Chairman of the sub-committee
    to make the report.
    Senator Lodge made the report for the full committee and after general
    discussion, on motion of Senator du Pont, the same was adopted, with an
    amendment suggested by Senator Smith of Michigan that Bryant E. Avery,
    W. Grant Lieuallen, A.D. Sumner and J.B. McClure be added to the Senate
    roll.
    Attached hereto is a full report of Senator Lodge.
    On motion of Senator Dixon it was ordered that the report in reference
    to ``Details'' shall take effect August 1, 1911.
    On motion of several Senators the Caucus adjourned, subject to the call
    of its Chairman.

                                                     [signed] Charles Curtis

                                                                  Secretary.
                                   *    *    *
                                  CONFIDENTIAL

                      REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES
                    [As adopted by the caucus June 13, 1911]

    The Committee on Committees was instructed by the Republicans of the
    Senate to make inquiry into the arrangement and distribution of the
    Senate offices and this work was delegated by the full committee to a
    subcommittee appointed by the chairman.
    The subcommittee made the investigation with which it was charged and
    reported the results of its inquiries to the full committee. The
    committee adopted the report of the subcommittee with certain amendments
    and directed its presentation to the conference.
    The subcommittee had before it the officers of each department of the
    Senate and went through all the lists of offices and employees and made
    thorough inquiry as to the work and efficiency of each one. The
    committee has reached certain conclusions which it now lays before the
    conference, together with recommendations which seem to be wise.
    It was found that two rolls existed, known as the Senate roll and the
    reserved roll, established in 1899. The Senate roll at that time was
    made up of 34 employees ``retained for long and efficient service and
    not to be charged to any Senator,'' and the reserved roll was made up of
    18 employees who were ``temporarily retained for efficient services.''
    In the process of time, by death and transfer, the Senate roll has been
    reduced to 19 persons, including one who was added, and the reserved
    roll has been reduced to 8. There is no real distinction between these
    two rolls and they are made up simply on the basis of long service
    without any regard to the office or to the character of the work of
    these employees. In the opinion of the committee this arrangement should
    be changed. The committee recommends that there should be a roll, known
    as the Senate roll, which shall include certain leading offices upon
    which, on account of their importance, the proper transaction of the
    business of the Senate largely depends. In the opinion of the committee
    this roll should be made up with regard to the offices and not with
    reference to the incumbents. The committee recommends that none of the
    offices on this proposed Senate roll should be charged to any Senator or
    Senators and that appointments to these positions should be made, when
    vacancies occur, by the Sergeant at Arms, the Secretary of the Senate,
    and the Superintendent of the Capitol, respectively, after consultation
    with the representatives of the majority party in the Senate or in
    accordance with specific action of the majority conference. The purpose
    of this recommendation is to secure to these offices, so far as
    possible, the permanency of tenure which they ought to possess.
    The Senate roll which the committee proposes is as follows:

                      Office of the Secretary of the Senate

                                                                    Salary
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Assistant Secretary of the Senate........................    $5,000
      Chief Clerk of the Senate................................     3,250
      Financial clerk..........................................     4,250
      Assistant financial clerk................................     2,750
      Minute and journal clerk.................................     3,000
      Enrolling clerk..........................................     3,000
      Principal clerk..........................................     2,750
      Executive clerk..........................................     2,750
      Reading clerk............................................     2,500
      Librarian................................................     2,500
      Chief bookkeeper.........................................     2,500
      Keeper of stationery.....................................     2,400
      Assistant keeper of stationery...........................     1,800
      Superintendent of document room..........................     3,000
      First assistant, document room...........................     2,000
      Assistant in document room...............................     2,000

                         Office of the Sergeant at Arms

      Assistant Sergeant at Arms (formerly clerk to the             2,500
       Sergeant at Arms).......................................
      First assistant doorkeeper (formerly assistant                2,592
       doorkeeper).............................................
      Second assistant doorkeeper (formerly acting assistant        2,592
       doorkeeper).............................................
      Postmaster...............................................     2,250
      Chief clerk, post office (formerly assistant postmaster).     1,800
      Journal clerk (with official reporters)..................     2,000
      Two messengers on floor, each............................     2,000

                     Office of Superintendent of the Capitol

      Superintendent of Senate Office Building per month.......       200

    The committee further recommends the establishment of a long-service
    roll, to include those employees who have been for many years in the
    service of the Senate and whose names are now upon the existing Senate
    roll and the reserved roll. This roll is not to be kept up by additions,
    but as the persons now upon it shall be removed by death, resignation,
    or transfer, the offices which they have held shall then go back among
    the offices which are subject to the recommendation and appointment of
    Senators. The list proposed by the committee for this long-service roll,
    upon which are placed employees who are not to be charged to any Senator
    or Senators, is as follows:

                                                    Long-service roll

                                                                     When
                         Names                         Salary     Appointed                  Position
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    E.L. Givens...................................      $2,220         1885   Clerk, office of Secretary.
    E.W. Doherty..................................       1,800         1888   Acting assistant doorkeeper.
    J.F. Edwards..................................       1,800         1879       Do.
    A.D. Gaston...................................       1,440         1892   Messenger.
    W.E. Pressey..................................       1,600         1884   Now assistant postmaster, to be
                                                                               messenger.
    H.H. Brewer...................................       1,400         1885   Foreman folding room.
    J.C. Donaldson................................       1,800         1884   Assistant librarian.
    D.S. Corser...................................       1,440         1891   Messenger.
    William Lucas.................................         720         1869   Laborer.
    J.M. Baker....................................       2,000         1893   Assistant librarian.
    J.J. McGrain..................................       1,800         1893   Storekeeper.
    Joe Montgomery................................         720         1869   Laborer.
    John Sims.....................................       1,000         1892   Barber.
    W. [?] Collins................................       1,400         1892   Assistant folding room.
    C.R. Nixon....................................       2,220         1887   Clerk to Secretary.
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    In addition, there is a small number of persons on either the existing
    Senate roll or the reserved roll who perform little or no work but who
    draw pay, sometimes to quite a large amount, which is in the nature of a
    pension. The committee feels that these men ought to be dropped from the
    rolls of the Senate. The names of the persons who perform little or no
    work but who are on the rolls and draw pay are as follows:
    J.T. Gaskin, $1,440 a year, a messenger attached formerly to Senator
    Hale's committee. He has not rendered any service or been present in the
    Capitol, so far as the subcommittee can learn, for the past 18 months.
    C.F. Lynch, $1,440 a year, a messenger. His work is merely nominal and
    for a considerable period he was not present in the Capitol at all. Many
    years ago he received some injury while in the service of the Senate and
    has apparently regarded himself as entitled to pay since that time.
    James Jones, $720 a year, a laborer formerly in the stationery room. He
    has not been in the Capitol for two years and his work is being
    performed by another man.
    The committee also recommends that the following places be exempt from
    recommendation by Senators. These places are nearly all exempted at this
    time, and are as follows:
      Official telegrapher (appointed by the Vice President).
      Chief telephone operator.
      Attendants in press gallery (selected by correspondents).
      Employees in the heating and ventilating department.
      Employees in the carpenter shop.
      Employees in the barber shop and bathrooms.
      All laborers not specifically mentioned as charged to a Senator or
    Senators.
      Ten messengers allowed to the minority party to be distributed in
    accordance with the directions of the minority conference.
    The offices subject to the recommendation of Senators and charged to
    them, after deducting those persons who are upon the Senate roll, the
    long-service roll, and the pension roll, who are detailed to Senators,
    or exempt from recommendation, are as follows:

                             Office of the Secretary
    2 clerks, at.............................................      $2,220.00
    5 clerks, at.............................................       2,100.00
    1 assistant librarian, at................................       1,600.00
    1 skilled laborer in library, at.........................       1,200.00
    1 assistant in stationery room, at.......................       1,200.00
    1 assistant in document room, at.........................       1,440.00
    2 clerks in document room, at............................       1,440.00
    1 skilled laborer, document room, at.....................       1,200.00
    1 clerk, at..............................................       1,800.00
    1 clerk, at..............................................       1,600.00
    1 messenger, financial room, at..........................       1,440.00
    1 assistant messenger, at................................       1,200.00
                                                              --------------
        Total................................................     $30,500.00

                         Office of the Sergeant at Arms

    2 messengers, acting assistant doorkeepers, at...........      $1,800.00
    1 messenger, Maltby Building, at.........................       1,800.00
    8 mail carriers, at......................................       1,200.00
    6 folders, at............................................       1,000.00
    7 folders, at............................................         840.00
    21 elevator conductors, at...............................       1,200.00
    1 elevator conductor, at.................................         800.00
    49 policemen, at.........................................       1,050.00
    1 captain of police, at..................................       1,800.00
    1 lieutenant of police, at...............................       1,200.00
    2 special officers, at...................................       1,200.00
    13 pages, at.............................................         400.00
    2 riding pages, at.......................................         912.50
    1 clerk in folding room, at..............................       1,200.00
    2 telephone operators, at................................         900.00
    1 night telephone operator, at...........................         720.00
    1 telephone page, at.....................................         720.00
    1 stenographer, at.......................................       1,200.00
    6 laborers, at...........................................         720.00
    1 laborer, at............................................         840.00
    1 janitor (baths), at....................................         720.00
    1 janitor, at............................................       1,200.00
    1 engineer (Maltby Building), at.........................       1,440.00
    3 firemen (Maltby Building), at..........................       1,000.00
    1 foreman of stables, at.................................         900.00
    1 wagonmaster, at........................................       1,200.00
                                                              --------------
        Total (office Sergeant at Arms)......................    $176,335.00
    Secretary's office.......................................      30,500.00
                                                              ==============
        Grand total..........................................     206,835.00
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

    There are four changes in the present official force which will be
    observed by anyone who carefully examines these rolls and compares them
    with the rolls as they at present exist. The committee found that the
    assistant postmastership of the Senate was held by W.E. Pressey, who is
    upon the long-service roll. Mr. Pressey does not perform, and has not
    performed for many years, any duties whatever connected with the post
    office. The work of the actual administration of the office is carried
    on by the clerk, Mr. F.A. Eckstein. Mr. Pressey is a messenger at the
    card door of the Senate. It seemed to the committee that this was an
    entirely improper arrangement. They therefore recommend that the office
    of assistant postmaster be abolished and that Mr. Eckstein be made chief
    clerk with a salary of $1,800 which will place him upon the Senate roll
    and that Mr. Pressey be retained in his present position of messenger
    with a salary of $1,600 in view of his long service.
    The office of superintendent of the folding room, which draws a salary
    of $2,160, has no connection with the folding room at all. In reality
    the Sergeant at Arms is the superintendent of the folding room and has
    full charge of it. The work is carried on by a foreman and assistant
    foreman with a number of folders. The present superintendent of the
    folding room is detailed to the service of a Senator and performs no
    duty in connection with his nominal position. The committee recommends
    the abolition of the office of superintendent of the folding room, as it
    is totally unnecessary.
    An office, the duties of which are described as ``Compiling a history of
    revenue and general appropriation bills'' of which the latter part is
    entirely performed by the clerks of the Committee on Appropriations, is
    held by Benjamin Durfee, who was appointed many years ago on the
    recommendation of Senator Sherman. He has at intervals done work for the
    Finance Committee when a tariff bill was under consideration. This is
    special and temporary work for which special and temporary provision can
    be made. Mr. Durfee's salary is $2,500, and the committee recommends the
    abolition of this office.
    In the legislative act for the year 1904 provision was made for two
    attendants at a salary of $1,200, and two watchmen, who were to serve in
    the old library space and be under the control of the superintendent of
    the Capitol. In 1906 the salary of the two attendants was fixed at
    $1,500 each and one watchman was abolished. In 1909 the two attendants
    and the watchman were transferred to the Doorkeeper of the House, and
    one attendant was provided at $1,500 and transferred to the Senate under
    the supervision of the superintendent. He performs no duties for the
    superintendent or the Senate, and is attached to the service of an
    individual Senator. The committee recommends that the office of
    attendant be abolished, or that the attendant be returned to the service
    of the Superintendent of the Capitol.
    There are now on the rolls of the Sergeant at Arms two elevator
    conductors at a salary of $800 each, which is paid from the lump sum
    appropriated for the maintenance of the Maltby Building. The positions
    were first created many years ago and the persons holding them do not
    perform and are not expected to perform the duties of elevator
    conductor, one being now a laborer and one performing work in the
    folding room. The committee recommends that these places be abolished
    and that the persons now holding them be classified according to the
    duties which they now perform.
                                     Details

    There are 44 persons on the roll of the Sergeant at Arms who are
    detailed to the committee service of individual Senators. Of these 44,
    10 are messengers who, by an agreement of long standing, are assigned to
    the minority for such distribution and assignment as their conference
    sees fit to make. There remain 34 persons on this roll detailed to the
    service of 27 Republican Senators. These persons perform no duties for
    the Senate or for the Sergeant at Arms. They appear on the roll of the
    Sergeant at Arms when they ought to appear on the list of the financial
    clerk, which gives the names of all persons assigned as clerks,
    messengers, or stenographers to the chairman of the different
    committees. The 27 Republican Senators who have details are not, as a
    rule, the Senators who have large committees with a great deal of
    committee work and who, therefore, are provided with extra service. In
    the opinion of the committee the statement of these facts carries almost
    without explanation the condemnation of such a system, for it is
    obviously unfair. Moreover, it is entirely misleading. No one should
    appear on the rolls of the Senate unless he is described truthfully as
    performing the duties which he actually performs. Clerks, stenographers,
    and other persons doing the work of committees should not be borne on
    the rolls of the Sergeant at Arms as messengers and folders and skilled
    laborers. The committee believes that on every ground, not only as a
    matter of justice, but as a matter affecting the methods of spending the
    public money, this system of details should be abolished. They are
    thoroughly of the opinion that each Senator should have all the
    assistance he can reasonably need in the work of his committee. If the
    abolition of the details leaves any Senator or Senators insufficiently
    provided for, additional service should be given them in the regular
    way, by report of the Committee to Audit and Control and by action of
    the Senate; but no Senator should have anyone attached to the service of
    his committee who is not so described but who is borne on the roll of
    the Sergeant at Arms as performing duties which he never undertakes.
    The committee would recommend that in view of the abolition of the
    details there should be two additional assistant clerks authorized for
    the Committee on Finance, one messenger for the Committee on Indian
    Affairs, one messenger for the Committee on Naval Affairs, and one
    messenger for the Committee on Public Lands. These additions seem
    obviously necessary to the subcommittee after carefully examining the
    list of committee employees submitted by the financial clerk. It may be
    that there are other cases where a committee should receive additional
    assistance, but the point which the subcommittee desires to insist upon
    is that these additional assistants should be given to the committees by
    a Senate resolution and not by a detail from the force of the Sergeant
    at Arms. In other words, the accounts should show exactly what duties
    each employee performs and what persons are attached to the service of
    each committee.
                             Changes in Designation

    The committee further recommends that Rule II of the Rules for the
    Regulation of the Senate Wing of the United States Capitol, adopted by
    the Committee on Rules, be amended to read as follows:

        The first assistant doorkeeper and the second assistant doorkeeper
      shall be assigned during the daily sessions of the Senate to duty upon
      the Senate floor. They shall see that the messengers assigned to the
      doors upon the Senate floor are at their posts, and that the floor and
      cloakrooms are cleared at least five minutes before the opening of
      daily sessions of all persons not entitled to remain there. In the
      absence of the Sergeant at Arms the duties of his office, so far as
      they pertain to the enforcement of this rule, shall devolve upon the
      first assistant doorkeeper.

    The purpose of amending this rule is to get rid of the absurdity of
    using the word ``acting'' which is applied to a permanent employee.
    In this connection the committee suggests the further change that the
    title of ``Clerk to the Sergeant at Arms'' be changed to that of
    ``Assistant Sergeant at Arms,'' who shall perform the duties of the
    Sergeant at Arms in his absence, except as provided in Rule II.
                                    Supplies

    The committee further recommends that expenditures for supplies in the
    Senate Office Building should be placed under the control of the
    Committee to Audit and Control, as is the case now with the expenditures
    for supplies in the Capitol. All these expenditures for the service of
    the Senate ought to be under the jurisdiction of the same committee.
                            Appointments by Senators

    Assuming that the recommendations of the committee are adopted, each
    Republican Senator will be entitled to recommend appointments to offices
    or positions the salaries of which will amount in the aggregate to
    $4,200 a year. The committee recommends that the Sergeant at Arms of the
    Senate, the Secretary of the Senate and the Superintendent of the
    Capitol, respectively, after consultation with the Committee on
    Committees of the majority conference, readjust the distribution of
    those offices to which appointments are made on recommendation, so that
    each Republican Senator shall receive as nearly as practicable the
    number of appointments due to him under this plan.
    The committee appends to its report a list of all employees of the
    Senate, with their salaries, a list of the employees now charged to each
    Senator after deducting details, a list of the employees now detailed to
    Republican Senators, a list of persons now carried on the rolls of the
    Senate who are not charged to any Senator now in office, and the list of
    employees carried on the roll of the financial clerk. 4
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      \4\  [A complete list of all Senate employees appears in the minutes
    at this point. See page 27 of Volume 1 of the original minutes.]
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                                                          [January 28, 1913]

    JANUARY 28, 1913
                                REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
                                January 28, 1913

    The meeting of Republican Senators assembled at 10:30 a.m. in response
    to call.
    Senator Cullom, the Chairman, called the meeting to order, and in the
    absence of Senator Curtis, the Secretary, Senator Brandegee was elected
    Secretary pro tempore.
    The Secretary called the roll and the following Senators responded to
    their names:

      Messrs. Bradley, Brandegee, Briggs, Brown, Burnham, Catron, Clark,
      C.D. Crawford, Cullom, Cummins, Gallinger, Gamble, Jackson, Jones,
      Lippitt, Lodge, McCumber, McLean, Nelson, Page, Penrose, Perkins,
      Richardson, Root, Sanders, Smoot, Stephenson, Sutherland, Townsend,
      Wetmore, and Works.

      Total 31.

    The following Senators were stated as absent from the City:

      Messrs. Borah, Crane, Curtis, du Pont, Fall, Guggenheim, Kenyon,
      Massey, Oliver, Smith of Michigan, and Warren.

    Senators La Follette and Gronna entered the meeting after the roll had
    been called.

    Senator Smoot stated that the object of the meeting was to discuss the
    policy to be pursued in relation to confirming nominations pending
    before the Senate, and Senators Gallinger, Root, Clark of Wyoming,
    Cummins, Works, Sutherland, Brandegee, Townsend, Lippitt, Wetmore,
    Gronna, Lodge and McCumber participated in the debate.
    Senator Gallinger offered the following resolution, which was declared
    by the Chairman to have been unanimously carried:

      Resolved, That it is the sense of this conference that at
      the conclusion of the routine morning business today a
      motion shall be made to proceed to the consideration of
      executive business, that in executive session the chairman
      of the conference shall ask that the calendar be taken up in
      its order for the consideration of unobjected nominations;
      nominations objected to shall go over without prejudice, and
      that a motion be made each day at the conclusion of the
      routine morning business to go into executive session unless
      it shall interfere with conference reports, the
      consideration of appropriation bills, or unanimous consent
      agreements.
      The meeting thereupon adjourned, subject to the call of the
      Chairman.

                                                 (signed) Frank B. Brandegee

                                                      Secretary pro tempore.

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                                                          [February 6, 1913]

    FEBRUARY 6, 1913
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                February 6, 1913

    Owing to the illness of Senator Cullom, the Chairman, the Conference was
    called to order by Senator Gallinger.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Brandegee, Brown, Burnham, Catron, Clark of Wyoming, Crane,
      Cummins, Curtis, Dillingham, Gallinger, Gamble, Guggenheim, Jones,
      Kenyon, Lippitt, Lodge, McCumber, Nelson, Oliver, Page, Perkins, Root,
      Smoot, Townsend, and Wetmore.

      Total 25.

    Senators Bourne, La Follette, Smith of Michigan, and Stephenson entered
    after the roll call had been concluded.

    Senator Smoot briefly stated the object of the Conference.
    Senator Root submitted a statement outlining the feeling as to the
    position of the Republican Senators on the question of confirming the
    nominations of President Taft; also showing the opposition of the
    Democratic Senators.
    Senators Brandegee, Smoot, Lodge, Clark of Wyoming, Nelson, Catron,
    Guggenheim, McCumber, Oliver, Townsend, Brown, Curtis, Perkins, Kenyon,
    Cummins, Smith of Michigan, La Follette, Bourne, Jones, and Lippitt
    participated in the discussion of this subject.
    Senators Gamble and Brown were called from the Conference by important
    committee work and authorized the Secretary of the Conference to vote
    them on all questions that might be presented to the Conference for
    action.
    Senator Clark of Wyoming moved that it be the sense of this Conference
    that the Republican Senators proceed in regard to executive business as
    provided in the resolution adopted by the Conference held January 28,
    1913, with the exception of the clause that the Chairman should be
    directed to proceed in a certain way.
    This motion was seconded by Senator Lippitt, and upon being submitted to
    a vote, was agreed to unanimously.
    Senator Oliver moved that a special committee of five Senators on order
    of legislative business be appointed by the Chair to report at a later
    date to a conference of Republican Senators.
    The motion was adopted without debate.
    Senator Smoot moved that the Conference adjourn, subject to the call of
    its Chairman, which was agreed to, and the Conference adjourned at 11:58
    a.m.

                                                     [signed] Charles Curtis

                                                                  Secretary.

    Pursuant to authority vested in the Chairman by the terms of the motion
    of Senator Oliver made and adopted at the Conference of February 6,
    1913, the following Committee on Order of Legislative Business was
    appointed by Senator Gallinger: Senators Oliver, La Follette, Root,
    Smoot, and Cummins.
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                                                         [February 15, 1913]

    FEBRUARY 15, 1913
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                February 15, 1913

    The Conference was called to order by Senator Cullom, its Chairman, at
    10:22 a.m.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Bradley, Burnham, Cullom, Curtis, Dillingham, Fall, Gallinger,
      Jackson, Jones, Lippitt, Lodge, Oliver, Perkins, Richardson, Smoot,
      Sutherland, Townsend, Warren, Wetmore, and Works.

      Total 20.

    Senators Catron, Root, Guggenheim, Nelson, Smith of Michigan, Brown,
    Borah, Crane, and Bourne entered after the roll had been concluded.

    Senator Oliver submitted the following report from the Special Committee
    on Order of Legislation:

      The Committee on Order of Business appointed by the
      Republican Conference recommend that all Republican Senators
      unite in an effort to secure the enactment of the following
      legislation during the present session of Congress:
      FIRST--House Bill number 22593, providing for the physical
      valuation of railroads, now pending before the Committee on
      Interstate Commerce, with such amendments thereto as may be
      recommended by said Committee.
      SECOND--Senate Bill number 8337, now on the calendar, to
      create a legislative drafting bureau and establish a
      legislative reference division of the Library of Congress.
      THIRD--Senate Bill number 8439, restricting the issuance of
      interlocutory injunctions, with such amendments as may be
      recommended by the Committee on Judiciary.
      FOURTH--Senate Bill number 7723, to regulate the hours of
      employment of females employed in the District of Columbia,
      with such amendments as may be recommended by the Committee
      on the District of Columbia.
      FIFTH--That the Committee on Finance be requested to report
      at once a bill providing for the creation of a Tariff
      Commission, and that if possible the bill be pressed to a
      vote at the present session of Congress.

    After discussion by Senators Oliver, Gallinger, Nelson, Warren, Smoot,
    Lippitt, Root, Borah, Lodge, Works, Dillingham, Jones, Brown, and
    Curtis, the report was adopted.

    Senator Oliver moved that the Secretary of the Conference advise the
    Chairmen of each Committee having bills covered by the report of the
    Special Committee on Order of Legislation of the action of the
    Conference, and that it declared itself in favor of the principles
    contained therein, but did not commit itself to any particular measure
    but only on the principle with such amendments as might be made and that
    each such Committee should be requested to take up these measures as
    early as practicable.
    Acting under these instructions the Secretary, Senator Curtis, sent the
    following letter to each of the Chairmen of Committees indicated
    thereon:
                                February 17, 1913

      My dear Senator:--

        I am handing you herewith copy of resolution adopted at a
      Conference of Republican Senators held last Saturday. I was
      instructed at this meeting to hand a copy of this resolution
      to the Chairmen of each of the Committees having charge of
      the bills referred to, with the statement that the
      resolution simply expressed the sentiment of the Republican
      Senators on the question of principle and did not commit
      them to any special bill. I was instructed by the Conference
      to urge that you bring the bill pending before your
      committee to its attention at the earliest possible moment
      with the view of having it reported with such amendments as
      your Committee deem proper.
        With personal regard, I am,

                                          Very sincerely yours,

      To Hon. M.E. Clapp, Interstate Commerce.

        George P. Wetmore, Committee on the Library.
        C.D. Clark, Committee on the Judiciary.
        J.H. Gallinger, Committee on the District of Columbia.
        Boies Penrose, Committee on Finance.

    Senator Gallinger then moved that the Conference adjourn, which was
    agreed to, and the Conference adjourned at 11:15 a.m., subject to the
    call of its Chairman.

                                                     [signed] Charles Curtis

                                                                  Secretary.
                        Sixty-third Congress (1913-1915)

      [Editor's Note: When the Sixty-third Congress opened with the
    inauguration of Democratic President Woodrow Wilson, the Republicans
    found themselves in the minority in both houses of Congress for the
    first time since 1895. In the Senate the division stood at 51 Democrats
    to 44 Republicans and one Progressive. The Democrats, eager to enact the
    president's New Freedom program, held unusually long sessions. After a
    special Senate session in March to review presidential nominations,
    Congress convened in April, on the call of President Wilson, and
    continued to meet straight through to the beginning of the second
    session in December. After a short Christmas break, it continued to meet
    until October 1914, then reconvened for a third session from December
    1914 until March 1915. Major legislation enacted during this marathon
    performance included the Underwood Tariff, the Clayton Antitrust Act,
    the Federal Reserve Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act, and income
    tax legislation.]
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                                                             [March 5, 1913]

    MARCH 5, 1913
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                  March 5, 1913

    The Conference was called to order at 10:30 a.m., and Senator Gallinger
    was chosen Chairman unanimously.
    Senator Kenyon was then chosen Secretary.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Bradley, Brady, Brandegee, Burton, Catron, Clark, C.D. Colt,
      Dillingham, Fall, Gallinger, Jackson, Jones, Kenyon, La Follette,
      Lippitt, Lodge, McCumber, McLean, Nelson, Oliver, Page, Penrose,
      Perkins, Smith of Michigan, Smoot, Sterling, Sutherland, Townsend,
      Warren, Weeks, and Works.

      Total 31.

    Senators du Pont and Root entered after the roll had been concluded.

    The Chairman, Senator Gallinger, was authorized to appoint a committee
    on Committees, to consist of eleven Senators, after which the Conference
    adjourned, subject to the call of its Chairman.

                                                      (Signed) WM. S. KENYON

                                                                  Secretary.

    Pursuant to authority vested in him by the Conference of March 5, 1913,
    Senator Gallinger appointed the following Committee on Committees for
    the 63rd Congress:

      Senators Lodge, Warren, Nelson, Penrose, Smoot, La Follette,
      Brandegee, Smith of Michigan, Crawford, Jones, and Fall.
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                                                             [Mar. 10, 1913]

    MAR. 10, 1913
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                 March 10, 1913

    The Conference was called to order at 1:05 p.m., by Senator Gallinger,
    its Chairman.
    Senator Sutherland was chosen Secretary pro tempore.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Borah, Bradley, Brandegee, Catron, Clark, C.D. Colt,
      Dillingham, Fall, Gallinger, Jones, La Follette, Lodge, McCumber,
      Nelson, Oliver, Page, Penrose, Perkins, Root, Smith of Michigan,
      Smoot, Sterling, Sutherland, Townsend, Warren, and Weeks.

      Total 26.

    Senator Lodge made a brief statement outlining the work accomplished
    thus far by the Committee on Committees.

    Senator Lodge moved that it be the sense of the Conference that
    Republicans vote for Senator Gallinger for President pro tempore, and
    said motion was unanimously carried.
    Senator Penrose moved that Carl A. Loeffler be selected as the candidate
    for Acting Assistant Doorkeeper, and that the vote be taken by ballot.
    It was decided that the vote be by ballot.
    Senator C.D. Clark nominated A.D. Sumner.
    The ballot was then taken.
    Senator Borah voted the proxy of Senator Brady.
    Senator La Follette voted the proxy of Senator Bristow.
    Senator Clark voted the proxy of Senator Burleigh.
    Senator Gallinger voted the proxy of Senator Burton.
    Senator La Follette voted the proxy of Senator Clapp.
    Senator Clark voted the proxy of Senator Cummins.
    Senator Gallinger voted the proxy of Senator du Pont.
    Senator Smoot voted the proxy of Senator Gronna.
    Senator Lodge voted the proxy of Senator Jackson.
    Senator Clark voted the proxy of Senator Kenyon.
    Senator Lodge voted the proxy of Senator Lippitt.
    The result of the ballot was as follows:
        Carl A. Loeffler----26
        A.D. Sumner----11
    So Mr. Loeffler was chosen as the nominee for Acting Assistant
    Doorkeeper.
    Senator Root moved the nomination of Chas. G. Bennett for Secretary, and
    the motion was carried.
    Senator Smoot moved the nomination of E.L. Cornelius for Sergeant at
    Arms, and the motion was carried.
    Senator Penrose moved the nomination of Rev. U.G. Pierce for Chaplain,
    and the motion was carried.
    Senator McCumber moved that the Committee on Committees be instructed to
    look after rooms for minority Senators, which was agreed to.
    The Conference then adjourned.

                                                    (Signed) GEO. SUTHERLAND

                                                      Secretary pro tempore.
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                                                            [March 13, 1913]

    MARCH 13, 1913
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                 March 13, 1913

    The Conference was called to order by its Chairman, Senator Gallinger.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names.

      Messrs. Borah, Bradley, Brandegee, Bristow, Catron, C.D. Clark,
      Dillingham, Fall, Gallinger, Jones, La Follette, Lodge, Nelson,
      Oliver, Page, Perkins, Root, Smith of Michigan, Smoot, Sutherland,
      Townsend, and Warren.

      Total 22.
    Senator Brandegee presented the proxy of Senator Penrose.
    Senator Lodge submitted a report from the Committee on Committees and
    moved its adoption. The motion was carried.
    Senator Smoot moved that the Chairman of the Committee on Committees be
    authorized to designate to the Sergeant at Arms the minority committees
    which are to have detailed messengers or stenographers, and the motion
    was carried.
    Senator Lodge moved that the Chairman of the Conference be authorized to
    request of the Democratic Committee that a third man be provided those
    Senators who were not now so taken care of. This motion carried.
    The Conference then adjourned.

                                                    (Signed) Geo. Sutherland

                                                      Secretary pro tempore.

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                                                            [March 15, 1913]

    MARCH 15, 1913
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                 March 15, 1913

    The Conference was called to order by Senator Gallinger, its Chairman.
    The following Senators responded to a call of the roll:

      Messrs. Borah, Brandegee, Bristow, Bradley, Catron, C.D. Clark,
      Dillingham, Fall, Gallinger, Jones, La Follette, Nelson, Oliver,
      Perkins, Root, Sutherland, Townsend, Warren.

      Total 18.

    Senator Warren reported certain changes in committee assignments,
    wherein the Democrats took Public Health and National Quarantine, and
    Woman Suffrage, and gave the minority Expenditures in the Department of
    Justice, and Expenditures in the Interior Department. The report was
    adopted except as to Senator Poindexter.

    The Conference then adjourned.

                                                    (Signed) Geo. Sutherland

                                                      Secretary pro tempore.

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                                                            [April 15, 1913]

    APRIL 15, 1913
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                 April 15, 1913

    The Conference was called to order by the Chairman, Senator Gallinger,
    in the Conference Room on the third floor, N.W. Corner, of the Senate
    Office Building.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Brady, Burton, Clark of Wyoming, Colt, Crawford, Dillingham,
      Gallinger, Goff, Gronna, Jones, Kenyon, Lippitt, Lodge, McCumber,
      Nelson, Norris, Oliver, Page, Penrose, Perkins, Sherman, Sterling,
      Sutherland, Townsend, and Warren.

      Total 25.

    Senators Borah, Brandegee, and Smoot entered after the roll call had
    been concluded.

    On motion it was agreed: That a committee of five Senators be appointed
    by the Chairman to take into consideration the matter of appointments to
    office and report to a subsequent conference of Republican Senators, and
    the Chairman appointed the following committee:

      Senator Burton
        Senator Townsend
        Senator Clark of Wyoming
        Senator Lippitt
        Senator Oliver

    It was then moved and agreed, that the Chairman be instructed to make
    application to the Committee on Rules for the use of the Conference Room
    in which this meeting was held.

    The Conference then adjourned, subject to the call of its Chairman.

                                                      (Signed) Wm. S. Kenyon

                                                                  Secretary.

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                                                            [April 21, 1913]

    APRIL 21, 1913
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                 April 21, 1913

    The Conference was called to order by the Chairman, Senator Gallinger,
    at 10:30 a.m.
    Senator Burton, Chairman of the Special Committee on Appointments and
    Confirmations, on behalf of that committee submitted the following
    report, which was read:

      The Committee appointed under the resolution of the Caucus of April
      15th to take into consideration the matter of appointments to office
      and to report to a subsequent conference of Republican Senators, would
      respectfully report:

        1. We advise that the Republican minority of the Senate
        use every reasonable effort to safeguard the consular
        service of the United States and minor Diplomatic
        positions, including Secretaries of embassies and
        legations, with a view to the continuance of the policy
        observed by the administrations of Presidents Roosevelt
        and Taft, under which appointments have been made from
        an eligible list made up of those who have passed an
        examination to determine their fitness for the consular
        or diplomatic service. We believe the continuance of
        this policy essential for the maintenance of the
        standing and efficiency of these branches of the public
        service and that any rule which justifies appointments
        to the positions named without examination, or
        authorizes promotions, unless in accordance with due
        regard for qualifications and efficiency, should be
        vigorously opposed.
        2. When removals are made from offices having a fixed
        tenure prior to the expiration of the term thereof, we
        advise that confirmation should be resisted unless
        sufficient reason exists for such removal and further
        advise that every proper means be adopted for obtaining
        information in such cases.
        3. In case of officials of indeterminate tenure, we
        favor like investigation of causes for removal. Your
        committee would especially advise that this policy be
        observed in relation to offices non-political in their
        nature, or in which special or technical qualifications
        are required.
        4. Your committee regards the action of the Democratic
        minority in the last session of the 62nd Congress in
        refusing for political reasons to confirm appointments
        of the President, where terms had expired, to be without
        precedent and a serious injury to the public service as
        well as a gross injustice to those whose names were sent
        to the Senate. It advises that in these cases reasonable
        effort be exerted for the retention of those now in
        office who failed of confirmation, and that careful
        scrutiny be exercised in determining the qualifications
        of appointees proposed for such positions.

    It was moved and carried that the four divisions of the report be acted
    on separately.

    Division one of the report was carried unanimously.
    Division two was also carried unanimously.
    Action on divisions three and four was deferred until the meeting to be
    held the following day at 10:30 a.m., and the Conference then adjourned
    until Tuesday, April 22, 1913, at 10:30 a.m.

                                                      (Signed) Wm. S. Kenyon

                                                                  Secretary.

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                                                            [April 22, 1913]

    APRIL 22, 1913
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                 April 22, 1913

    The Conference was called to order by the Chairman, Senator Gallinger,
    at 10:30 a.m., and the discussion of the report of the Special Committee
    on Appointments and Confirmations was resumed.
    No action was taken on the report at this meeting, and the Conference
    adjourned to meet again at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, April 24, 1913.

                                                      (Signed) Wm. S. Kenyon

                                                                  Secretary.

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                                                            [April 24, 1913]

    APRIL 24, 1913
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                 April 24, 1913

    The Conference reconvened at 10:30 a.m.
    Senator Gallinger, the Chairman, presided.
    After a further discussion the report of the Special Committee on
    Appointments and Confirmations, as modified in the Conference, was made
    and adopted as follows:

      The Committee appointed under the resolution of the Conference of
      April 15th, to take into consideration the matter of appointments to
      offices and to report to a subsequent Conference of Republican
      Senators, would respectfully submit the following report:

        1. We advise that the Republican minority in the Senate
        use every reasonable effort to safeguard the consular
        service of the United States and minor diplomatic
        positions, including secretaries of embassies and
        legations, with a view to the continuance of the policy
        observed by the administrations of Presidents Roosevelt
        and Taft, under which appointments have been made from
        an eligible list made up of those who have passed an
        examination to determine their fitness for the consular
        or diplomatic service. We believe the continuance of
        this policy essential for the maintenance of the
        standing and efficiency of these branches of the public
        service and that any rule which justifies appointments
        to the positions named without examination, or
        authorizes promotions, unless in accordance with due
        regard for qualifications and efficiency, should be
        vigorously opposed.
        2. We believe that the maintenance of a proper standard
        in the public service requires that no removals should
        be made from offices having a fixed tenure prior to the
        expiration of the term thereof except for cause. We also
        believe that removals from offices of indeterminate
        tenure should only be made for cause and that this
        particularly applies to those in which special or
        technical qualifications are required.
        3. We regard the action of the Democratic party in the
        last session of the 62nd Congress in refusing for
        political reasons to confirm appointments of the
        Presidents made regularly and in due course to be
        without justification and against sound public policy.

    The Conference then adjourned, subject to the call of the Chairman.

                                                      (Signed) Wm. S. Kenyon

                                                                  Secretary.

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                                                              [May 22, 1913]

    MAY 22, 1913
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                  May 22, 1913

    The Conference was called to order by its Chairman, Senator Gallinger.
    Twenty-six Senators were in attendance.
    The question of pairs, in view of the action of the Democratic Caucus on
    that subject, was fully discussed, and it was determined that the matter
    of continuing or breaking pairs should be left to the individual
    Senators.
    Other matters of party interest were generally discussed but no action
    taken.
    On motion of Senator Townsend the Chair was authorized to appoint a
    Committee of five, of whom the Presiding Officer should be Chairman, to
    consult with the Republican Members of the House of Representatives with
    a view to holding a joint caucus of the members of the two Houses for
    the purpose of selecting a Congressional Committee. The Chair appointed
    as said committee, Messrs. Gallinger, Townsend, Clark of Wyoming, Jones
    and Norris.
    It was also the expressed view of the Conference that headquarters
    should be opened in the near future for the purpose of publicity and the
    advancement of the principles of the Republican Party looking to the
    campaign of the next year.
    On motion of Senator Lippitt the Conference adjourned subject to the
    call of the Chairman.

                                                      [signed] Wm. S. Kenyon

                                                                  Secretary.

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                                                              [July 2, 1913]

    JULY 2, 1913
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                  July 2, 1913

    The Conference was called to order by its Chairman, Senator Gallinger,
    and the object of the call was stated.
    On motion made by Senator McCumber, and agreed to by the Conference, the
    Chairman was directed to present to the Democratic Majority, a request
    on behalf of the Republican Minority, that an additional employee under
    the Sergeant-at-Arms be allowed the Minority; and the Chairman was
    further directed to report upon the same at a subsequent conference.
    The Conference then adjourned subject to the call of its Chairman.

                                                      [signed] Wm. S. Kenyon

                                                                  Secretary.

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                                                             [July 18, 1913]

    JULY 18, 1913
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                  July 18, 1913

    The Republican Conference met at ten o'clock pursuant to call, and after
    a friendly discussion as to party procedure on the Tariff Bill, it was
    understood that the same leeway that has always been accorded all
    Republican Senators in the proposal of amendments and demanding of
    record votes should be continued, and that when any Senator demands a
    vote, his request shall be supported by all Republicans.
    It was further agreed by general consent that Senator Jacob H. Gallinger
    shall be the recognized leader of the Republicans in all tariff matters.

                                                      [signed] Wm. S. Kenyon

                                                                  Secretary.

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                                                          [December 2, 1913]

    DECEMBER 2, 1913
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                December 2, 1913

    The Conference was called to order at 10:10 a.m. by Senator Gallinger,
    its Chairman, a quorum being present.
    The Resolution of the Democratic Majority, to lengthen the daily hours
    of the sessions of the Senate, was discussed and the Chairman was
    authorized to make such statement in relation thereto as in his
    judgement the situation should warrant.
    The Conference then adjourned subject to call.

                                                                  Secretary.

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                                                        [September 15, 1914]

    SEPTEMBER 15, 1914
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                               September 15, 1914

    The Conference was called to order at 10:10 a.m. by its Chairman,
    Senator Gallinger.
    It was agreed that the Chairman be directed to notify all absent
    Republican Senators who have no campaigns on hand that they should
    return to Washington as soon as their business interests will warrant.
    On motion of Senator Smith of Michigan, the Chairman was authorized to
    appoint a committee of five Senators to consider and prepare a tentative
    program looking to the restoration of duties on imports which will be
    both protective and revenue producing: and the Chairman accordingly
    named as the Committee, Senators Smoot, McCumber, Smith of Michigan,
    Weeks and Sterling.
    The Conference then adjourned subject to the call of its Chairman.

                                                     [signed] J.H. Gallinger

                                                                   Chairman.
                        Sixty-fourth Congress (1915-1917)

      [Editor's Note: In 1913 the Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution
    took effect, providing for direct popular election of U.S. senators. The
    Sixty-fourth Congress saw the first incoming class of senators elected
    under the new system, with ten freshmen senators arriving as a result of
    these elections. The Democrats increased their Senate margin, with 56
    members to 40 Republicans, but decreased their margin somewhat in the
    House, where they had 230 seats to 196 Republicans and 9 independents.
      At the opening of the Congress, the Republican Conference for the
    first time elected not only a chairman and a secretary but also a whip
    to assist in maintaining a quorum and rounding up votes.
      In their Conference meetings, Republican senators expressed concern
    about the U.S. expedition begun in March 1916 to pursue Pancho Villa's
    renegade forces into Mexico and watched with apprehension the progress
    of the war in Europe and U.S. efforts to remain neutral. Two days before
    the Sixty-fourth Congress ended at noon on March 4, 1917, the Senate
    began debate on a bill that would allow the president to supply
    defensive arms to American merchant ships. Fearing the legislation could
    lead the country into war, a small group of senators, including both
    progressive Republicans and Democrats, mounted a filibuster in the
    waning hours of the Congress, which effectively killed the bill.
    Furious, President Wilson blamed the defeat on ``a little group of
    willful men'' and called for reform of the Senate rules to enable the
    body to end a filibuster.]

                            ------------------------

                                                          [December 6, 1915]

    DECEMBER 6, 1915
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                December 6, 1915

    The Conference was called to order at ten o'clock by the Chairman,
    Senator Gallinger, and the Secretary, Senator Kenyon, was directed to
    call the roll.
    The following Senators responded to their names:

      Senators Brandegee, Clark of Wyoming, Colt, Cummins, Curtis,
      Dillingham, du Pont, Gallinger, Gronna, Harding, Jones, Kenyon, Lodge,
      McCumber, Oliver, Page, Penrose, Sherman, Smoot, Sterling, Sutherland,
      Wadsworth, Warren, Weeks, and Works.

    Senators Nelson, Poindexter, and Townsend entered after the roll call
    had been concluded.
    On motion made and put by Senator Lodge, Senator Gallinger was chosen
    Chairman of the Conference.
    The Chairman suggested that the next thing in order was the election of
    a Secretary and Whip, and on motion of Senator Kenyon, Senator Elect
    Wadsworth was nominated; and there being no further nominations, Senator
    Elect Wadsworth was unanimously elected.
    Senator Elect Wadsworth thereupon assumed the duties of the office,
    relieving Senator Kenyon as Secretary of the Conference.
    Senator Smoot moved that Senator Gallinger be chosen as the Republican
    nominee for President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and said motion being
    put by Senator Smoot, was unanimously adopted.
    Senator Lodge moved that the Chairman, Senator Gallinger, be authorized
    to appoint a Committee on Committees to consist of nine Senators, to
    serve during the 64th Congress, which was unanimously agreed to.
    The Chairman stated that he would take a little time in naming the
    Committee, and announce the same later.
    The question of procedure by the Democrats in the opening organization
    of the Senate being under consideration, Mr. Cummins moved, that the
    Conference insist on all Senators being sworn prior to the election of a
    President Pro Tempore, that they might thus be enabled to vote on that
    question, which was carried: and after further discussion, on motion of
    Senator Penrose, it was agreed: that Senators Gallinger and Lodge be
    authorized to confer with the Democratic leaders as to procedure
    governing the organization of the Senate, relating to the administration
    of the oath to new Senators, and the election of a President Pro
    Tempore, and to take such action in regard thereto on the floor of the
    Senate as might be rendered necessary.
    On motion of Senator Smoot the Conference then adjourned subject to the
    call of the Chairman.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.

    Acting under authorization of the Conference of December 6, 1915, the
    Chairman, Senator Gallinger, appointed the following Committee on
    Committees: Senators Lodge Chairman, Smoot, du Pont, Page, Cummins,
    Jones, Oliver, Gronna, and Curtis.

                            ------------------------

                                                         [December 13, 1915]

    DECEMBER 13, 1915
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                December 13, 1915

    The Conference was called to order by Senator Gallinger, its Chairman,
    at eleven o'clock.
    The roll was called by the Secretary and the following Senators
    responded to their names:

      Senators Brandegee, Catron, Clark of Wyoming, Colt, Curtis,
      Dillingham, Fall, Gallinger, Gronna, Harding, Jones, Lippitt, Lodge,
      McCumber, Nelson, Norris, Oliver, Page, Poindexter, Sherman, Smoot,
      Sterling, Sutherland, Wadsworth, Warren, Weeks, and Works.

    Senator Wadsworth resigned as Whip of the Minority, retaining the
    Secretaryship.
    On motion of Senator Smoot, Senator Curtis was unanimously elected Whip.
    The minutes of the previous Conference were adopted without reading.
    Senator Lodge, Chairman of the Committee on Committees, made a report
    from that Committee (which is appended to these minutes in printed
    form). The report was adopted without modification.
    On motion of Senator Lodge, the Conference then adjourned, subject to
    call of its Chairman.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.
                                   *    *    *
                                 (Confidential)
                  COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS OF REPUBLICAN SENATORS
                              Sixty-fourth Congress
                  (Matter in italic indicates new assignment.)

    Mr. BORAH...............................  Indian Depredations, chairman.
                                              Education and Labor.
                                              Expenditures in the Department
                                               of Justice.
                                              Foreign Relations.
                                              Interoceanic Canals.
                                              Irrigation and Reclamation of
                                               Arid Lands.
                                              Judiciary.
    Mr. BRADY...............................  Agriculture and Forestry.
                                              Coast and Insular Survey.
                                              Conservation of National
                                               Resources.
                                              Expenditures in the Department
                                               of Commerce.
                                              Military Affairs.
                                              National Banks.
                                              Public Buildings and Grounds.
                                              Public Health and National
                                               Quarantine.

    Mr. BRANDEGEE...........................  Pacific Railroads, chairman.
                                              Examine the Several Branches
                                               of the Civil Service.
                                              Foreign Relations.
                                              Interoceanic canals.
                                              Judiciary.
                                              Patents.
                                              University of the United
                                               States.

    Mr. BURLEIGH............................  Claims.
                                              Coast Defenses.
                                              Fisheries.
                                              Indian Depredations.
                                              Pacific Islands and Porto
                                               Rico.
                                              Philippines.
                                              Public Buildings and Grounds.
                                              Revolutionary Claims.
                                              Transportation Routes to the
                                               Seaboard.

    Mr. CATRON..............................  Claims.
                                              Coast Defenses.
                                              Expenditures in the Interior
                                               Department.
                                              Expenditures in the Department
                                               of Labor.
                                              Industrial Expositions.
                                              Irrigation and Reclamation of
                                               Arid Lands.
                                              Military Affairs.
                                              Post Offices and Post Roads.
                                              Woman Suffrage.

    Mr. CLAPP...............................  Standards, Weights, and
                                               Measures, chairman.
                                              Indian Affairs.
                                              Interstate Commerce.
                                              Naval Affairs.
                                              Pacific Islands and Porto
                                               Rico.
                                              Philippines.
                                              Privileges and Elections.
                                              Woman Suffrage.

    Mr. CLARK of Wyo........................  Geological Survey, chairman.
                                              Conservation of National
                                               Resources.
                                              Finance.
                                              Judiciary.
                                              National Banks.
                                              Public Lands.
                                              Railroads.

    Mr. COLT................................  Civil Service and
                                               Retrenchment.
                                              Five Civilized Tribes of
                                               Indians.
                                              Immigration.
                                              Interoceanic Canals.
                                              Military Affairs.
                                              Patents.
                                              Post Offices and Post Roads.
                                              Revision of the Laws of the
                                               United States (Joint).
                                              University of the United
                                               States.

    Mr. CUMMINS.............................  Mississippi River and its
                                               Tributaries, chairman.
                                              Census.
                                              Civil Service and
                                               Retrenchment.
                                              Interoceanic Canals.
                                              Interstate Commerce.
                                              Judiciary.
                                              Library.
                                              Manufactures.
                                              Rules.

    Mr. CURTIS..............................  Appropriations.
                                              Canadian Relations.
                                              Enrolled Bills.
                                              Examine the Several Branches
                                               of the Civil Service.
                                              Fisheries.
                                              Indian Affairs.
                                              Revolutionary Claims.

    Mr. DILLINGHAM..........................  University of the United
                                               States, chairman.
                                              Appropriations.
                                              Audit and Control the
                                               Contingent Expenses of the
                                               Senate.
                                              District of Columbia.
                                              Expenditures in the Navy
                                               Department.
                                              Immigration.
                                              Judiciary.
                                              Privileges and Elections.

    Mr. du PONT.............................  Expenditures in the War
                                               Department, chairman.
                                              Census.
                                              Coast Defenses.
                                              Expenditures in the Department
                                               of Justice.
                                              Library.
                                              Military Affairs.
                                              Railroads.
                                              Standards, Weights, and
                                               Measures.

    Mr. FALL................................  Expenditures in the Department
                                               of Commerce.
                                              Geological Survey.
                                              Indian Affairs.
                                              Mines and Mining.
                                              Naval Affairs.
                                              Pacific Islands and Porto
                                               Rico.
                                              Philippines.
                                              Privileges and Elections.
                                              Public Buildings and Grounds.
                                              Public Lands.

    Mr. GALLINGER...........................  Conference of the Minority,
                                               chairman.
                                              Appropriations.
                                              Finance.
                                              Library.
                                              Manufactures.
                                              Pacific Railroads.
                                              Printing.
                                              Rules.

    Mr. GOFF................................  Claims.
                                              Conservation of National
                                               Resources.
                                              Expenditures in the Department
                                               of Labor.
                                              Immigration.
                                              Interoceanic Canals.
                                              Military Affairs.
                                              Pacific Islands and Porto
                                               Rico.
                                              Pensions.
                                              Railroads.
                                              University of the United
                                               States.

    Mr. GRONNA..............................  Agriculture and Forestry.
                                              Banking and Currency.
                                              Claims.
                                              Conservation of National
                                               Resources.
                                              Expenditures in the Navy
                                               Department.
                                              Indian Affairs.
                                              Industrial Expositions.
                                              Private Land Claims.

    Mr. HARDING.............................  Claims
                                              Coast Defenses.
                                              Commerce.
                                              Expenditures in the Treasury
                                               Department.
                                              Investigate Trespassers upon
                                               Indian Lands.
                                              Territories.
                                              Transportation and Sale of
                                               Meat Products.

    Mr. JONES...............................  Disposition of Useless Papers,
                                               Chairman.
                                              Appropriations.
                                              Commerce.
                                              Conservation of National
                                               Resources.
                                              District of Columbia.
                                              Fisheries.
                                              Irrigation and Reclamation of
                                               Arid Lands.
                                              Pacific Railroads.
                                              Territories.
                                              Woman Suffrage.

    Mr. KENYON..............................  Agriculture and Forestry.
                                              Commerce.
                                              District of Columbia.
                                              Education and Labor.
                                              Expenditures in the War
                                               Department.
                                              Patents.
                                              Philippines.
                                              Privileges and Elections.

    Mr. LA FOLLETTE.........................  Corporations Organized in the
                                               District of Columbia,
                                               chairman.
                                              Census.
                                              Civil Service and
                                               Retrenchment.
                                              Finance.
                                              Indian Affairs.
                                              Interstate Commerce.
                                              Manufactures.

    Mr. LIPPITT.............................  Commerce.
                                              Corporations Organized in the
                                               District of Columbia.
                                              Expenditures in the Department
                                               of Agriculture.
                                              Expenditures in the Department
                                               of State.
                                              Interstate Commerce.
                                              Mines and Mining.
                                              Philippines.
                                              Territories.

    Mr. LODGE...............................  Private Land Claims, chairman.
                                              Finance.
                                              Foreign Relations.
                                              Immigration.
                                              Naval Affairs.
                                              Transportation Routes to the
                                               Seaboard.

    Mr. MCCUMBER............................  Transportation Routes to the
                                               Seaboard, chairman.
                                              Finance.
                                              Foreign Relations.
                                              Indian Depredations.
                                              Pacific Railroads.
                                              Pensions.
                                              University of the United
                                               States.

    Mr. MCLEAN..............................  Banking and Currency.
                                              Census.
                                              Education and Labor.
                                              Forest Reservations and the
                                               Protection of Game.
                                              Manufactures.
                                              Philippines.
                                              Post Offices and Post Roads.
                                              Territories.

    Mr. NELSON..............................  Five Civilized Tribes of
                                               Indians, chairman.
                                              Banking and Currency.
                                              Commerce.
                                              Judiciary.
                                              Rules
                                              Territories.

    Mr. NORRIS..............................  Agriculture and Forestry.
                                              [Commerce--crossed out]
                                               Banking and Currency
                                               [handwritten insert]
                                              Expenditures in the War
                                               Department.
                                              Forest Reservations and the
                                               Protection of Game.
                                              Geological Survey.
                                              Industrial Expositions.
                                              Public Lands.

                                              Railroads.

    Mr. OLIVER..............................  Appropriations.
                                              Canadian Relations.
                                              Commerce.
                                              Foreign Relations.
                                              Industrial Expositions.
                                              Interstate Commerce.
                                              Manufactures.
                                              Railroads.

    Mr. PAGE................................  Transportation and Sale of
                                               Meat Products, chairman.
                                              Agriculture and Forestry.
                                              Banking and Currency.
                                              Education and Labor.
                                              Indian Affairs.
                                              Interoceanic Canals.
                                              Naval Affairs.
                                              Printing.

    Mr. PENROSE.............................  Additional Accommodations for
                                               the Library of Congress,
                                               chairman.
                                              Education and Labor.
                                              Expenditures in the Department
                                               of State.
                                              Finance.
                                              Immigration.
                                              Naval Affairs.
                                              Post Offices and Post Roads.

    Mr. POINDEXTER..........................  Additional Accommodations for
                                               the Library of Congress.
                                              Expenditures in the Interior
                                               Department.
                                              Interstate Commerce.
                                              Investigate Trespassers upon
                                               Indian Lands.
                                              Mines and Mining.
                                              Naval Affairs.
                                              Pacific Islands and Porto
                                               Rico.
                                              Pensions.
                                              Public Buildings and Grounds.

    Mr. SHERMAN.............................  [Banking and Currency--crossed
                                               out]
                                              Canadian Relations
                                              Commerce [handwritten insert]
                                              Disposition of Useless Papers
                                               in the Executive Departments.
                                              District of Columbia.
                                              Expenditures in the Post
                                               Office Department.
                                              Forest Reservations and the
                                               Protection of Game.
                                              Pensions.
                                              Privileges and Elections.
                                              Transportation Routes to the
                                               Seaboard.

    Mr. SMITH of Mich.......................  To Examine the Several
                                               Branches of the Civil
                                               Service, chairman.
                                              Commerce.
                                              Cuban Relations.
                                              Expenditures in the Post
                                               Office Department.
                                              Foreign Relations.
                                              Industrial Expositions.
                                              Naval Affairs.
                                              Private Land Claims.

    Mr. SMOOT...............................  Expenditures in the Interior
                                               Department, chairman.
                                              Appropriations.
                                              Audit and Control the
                                               Contingent Expenses of the
                                               Senate.
                                              Civil Service and
                                               Retrenchment.
                                              Finance.
                                              Pensions.
                                              Printing.
                                              Public Health and National
                                               Quarantine.
                                              Public Lands.

    Mr. STERLING............................  Civil Service and
                                               Retrenchment.
                                              Coast and Insular Survey.
                                              Conservation of National
                                               Resources.
                                              District of Columbia.
                                              Immigration.
                                              Mines and Mining
                                              Mississippi River and its
                                               Tributaries.
                                              Pensions.
                                              Post Offices and Post Roads.
                                              Public Lands.

    Mr. SUTHERLAND..........................  Expenditures in the Department
                                               of Justice, chairman.
                                              Cuban Relations.
                                              Foreign Relations.
                                              Irrigation and Reclamation of
                                               Arid Lands.
                                              Judiciary.
                                              Privileges and Elections.
                                              Public Buildings and Grounds.
                                              Revision of the Laws of the
                                               United States (Joint).
                                              Woman Suffrage.

    Mr. TOWNSEND............................  Appropriations.
                                              Census.
                                              Coast and Insular Survey.
                                              Interstate Commerce.
                                              Pacific Railroads.
                                              Post Offices and Post Roads.
                                              Public Health and National
                                               Quarantine.

    Mr. WADSWORTH...........................  Agriculture and Forestry.
                                              Canadian Relations.
                                              Claims
                                              Expenditures in the Department
                                               of Agriculture.
                                              Indian Depredations.
                                              Mississippi River and its
                                               Tributaries.

    Mr. WARREN..............................  Engrossed Bills, chairman.
                                              Agriculture and Forestry.
                                              Appropriations.
                                              Irrigation and Reclamation of
                                               Arid Lands.
                                              Military Affairs.
                                              Public Buildings and Grounds.
                                              Rules.

    Mr. WEEKS...............................  Banking and Currency.
                                              Coast Defenses.
                                              Conservation of National
                                               Resources.
                                              Forest Reservations and the
                                               Protection of Game.
                                              Indian Depredations.
                                              Military Affairs.
                                              Post Offices and Post Roads.
                                              Public Health and National
                                               Quarantine.

    Mr. WORKS...............................  Coast and Insular Survey.
                                              District of Columbia.
                                              Expenditures in the Treasury
                                               Department.
                                              Fisheries.
                                              Industrial Expositions.
                                              Irrigation and Reclamation of
                                               Arid Lands.
                                              Judiciary.
                                              Public Health and National
                                               Quarantine.
                                              Public Lands.
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                                   *    *    *
                                 (Confidential)
                        REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
                 Note.--Names in italic indicate new assignments

    On Additional Accommodations for the Library of Congress. (Republicans,
    2.)

      Messrs. PENROSE, Chairman, POINDEXTER.

    On Agriculture and Forestry. (Republicans, 7.)

      Messrs. WARREN, PAGE, GRONNA, BRADY, NORRIS, KENYON,
      WADSWORTH.

    On Appropriations.* (Republicans, 8.)

      Messrs. WARREN, GALLINGER, SMOOT, OLIVER, DILLINGHAM, JONES,
      TOWNSEND, CURTIS.

    To Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate.
    (Republicans, 2.)

      Messrs. DILLINGHAM, SMOOT.

    On Banking and Currency.* (Republicans, 6.)

      Messrs. NELSON, MCLEAN, WEEKS, PAGE, GRONNA, [SHERMAN--
      crossed out] NORRIS [handwritten insert].

    On Canadian Relations. (Republicans, 4.)

      Messrs. OLIVER, SHERMAN, CURTIS, WADSWORTH.

    On the Census. (Republicans, 5.)

      Messrs. LA FOLLETTE, CUMMINS, duPONT, MCLEAN, TOWNSEND.

    On Civil Service and Retrenchment. (Republicans, 5.)

      Messrs. CUMMINS, LA FOLLETTE, SMOOT, COLT, STERLING.

    On Claims. 1 (Republicans, 6.)
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      * Membership increased one place.
      1 Senators Norris and McLean resigned.
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

      Messrs. BURLEIGH, GOFF, GRONNA, CATRON, HARDING, WADSWORTH.

    On Coast and Insular Survey. (Republicans, 4.)

      Messrs. TOWNSEND, WORKS, BRADY, STERLING.

    On Coast Defenses. (Republicans, 5.)

      Messrs. du PONT, CATRON, WEEKS, BURLEIGH, HARDING.

    On Commerce.* (Republicans, 8.)

      Messrs. NELSON, SMITH of Michigan, OLIVER, JONES, LIPPITT,
      KENYON, [NORRIS--crossed out] SHERMAN [handwritten insert],
      HARDING.

    On Conservation of National Resources (Republicans, 7.)

      Messrs. CLARK of Wyoming, JONES, GRONNA, BRADY, GOFF,
      STERLING, WEEKS.

    On Corporations Organized in the District of Columbia. (Republicans, 2.)

      Messrs. LA FOLLETTE, Chairman, LIPPITT.

    On Cuban Relations. 2 (Republicans, 2.)
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      \2\ Chairmanship taken by majority and membership decreased one.
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

      Messrs. SMITH of Michigan, SUTHERLAND.

    On Disposition of Useless papers in the Executive Departments.
    (Republicans, 2.)

      Messrs. JONES, Chairman, SHERMAN.

    On the District of Columbia. 3 (Republicans, 6.)
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
      \3\ Senator Fall resigned.
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

      Messrs. DILLINGHAM, JONES, WORKS, KENYON, SHERMAN, STERLING.

    On Education and Labor. (Republicans, 5.)

      Messrs. BORAH, PENROSE, PAGE, MCLEAN, KENYON.

    On Engrossed Bills. (Republicans, 1.)

      Mr. WARREN, Chairman.

    On Enrolled Bills. (Republicans, 1.)

      Mr. CURTIS.

    To Examine the Several Branches of the Civil Service. (Republicans, 3.)

      Messrs. SMITH of Michigan, Chairman, BRANDEGEE, CURTIS.

    On Expenditures in the Department of Agriculture. (Republicans, 2.)

      Messrs. LIPPITT, WADSWORTH.

    On Expenditures in the Department of Commerce. (Republicans, 2.)

      Messrs. FALL, BRADY.

    On Expenditures in the Interior Department. (Republicans, 3.)

      Messrs. SMOOT, Chairman, CATRON, POINDEXTER.

    On Expenditures in the Department of Justice. (Republicans, 3.)

      Messrs. SUTHERLAND, Chairman, BORAH, du PONT.

    On Expenditures in the Department of Labor. (Republicans, 2.)

      Messrs. CATRON, GOFF.

    On Expenditures in the Navy Department. (Republicans, 2.)

      Messrs. GRONNA, DILLINGHAM.

    On Expenditures in the Post Office Department. (Republicans, 2.)

      Messrs. SMITH of Michigan, SHERMAN.

    On Expenditures in the Department of State. (Republicans, 2.)

      Messrs. PENROSE, LIPPITT.

    On Expenditures in the Treasury Department. (Republicans, 2.)

      Messrs. WORKS, HARDING.

    On Expenditures in the War Department. (Republicans, 3.)

      Messrs. du PONT, Chairman, KENYON, NORRIS.

    On Finance. (Republicans, 7.)

      Messrs. PENROSE, LODGE, MCCUMBER, SMOOT, GALLINGER, CLARK of
      Wyoming, LA FOLLETTE.

    On Fisheries. (Republicans, 4.)

      Messrs. WORKS, JONES, BURLEIGH, CURTIS.

    On the Five Civilized Tribes of Indians. (Republicans, 2.)

      Messrs. NELSON, Chairman, COLT.

    On Foreign Relations. (Republicans, 7.)

      Messrs. LODGE, SMITH of Michigan, MCCUMBER, SUTHERLAND,
      BORAH, BRANDEGEE, OLIVER.

    On Forest Reservations and the Protection of Game. (Republicans, 4.)

      Messrs. MCLEAN, NORRIS, WEEKS, SHERMAN.

    On the Geological Survey. (Republicans, 3.)

      Messrs. CLARK of Wyoming, Chairman, FALL, NORRIS.

    On Immigration. 4 (Republicans, 6.)
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      \4\ Senator Gronna resigned.
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

      Messrs. LODGE, DILLINGHAM, PENROSE, COLT, GOFF, STERLING.

    On Indian Affairs. 5 (Republicans, 6.)
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
      \5\ Senator Townsend resigned.
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

      Messrs. CLAPP, LA FOLLETTE, PAGE, GRONNA, FALL, CURTIS.

    On Indian Depredations. (Republicans, 5.)

      Messrs. BORAH, Chairman, MCCUMBER, BURLEIGH, WEEKS,
      WADSWORTH.

    On Industrial Expositions. (Republicans, 6.)

      Messrs. OLIVER, GRONNA, WORKS, CATRON, SMITH, W.A., NORRIS.

    On Interoceanic Canals. (Republicans, 6.)

      Messrs. BRANDEGEE, BORAH, PAGE, CUMMINS, COLT, GOFF.

    On Interstate Commerce. 6 (Republicans, 7.)
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
      \6\ Senator Brandegee resigned.
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

      Messrs. CLAPP, CUMMINS, OLIVER, LIPPITT, TOWNSEND, LA
      FOLLETTE, POINDEXTER.

    To Investigate Trespassers Upon Indian Lands. 7 (Republicans,
    2.)
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
      \7\ Chairmanship taken by majority.
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

      Messrs. POINDEXTER, HARDING.

    On Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lands. (Republicans, 6.)

      Messrs. JONES, WARREN, SUTHERLAND, BORAH, WORKS, CATRON.

    On Revision of the Laws of the United States (Joint). (Republicans, 2.)

      Messrs. SUTHERLAND, COLT.

    On the Judiciary. (Republicans, 8.)

      Messrs. CLARK of Wyoming, NELSON, DILLINGHAM, SUTHERLAND,
      BRANDEGEE, BORAH, CUMMINS, WORKS.

    On the Library. (Republicans, 3.)

      Messrs. CUMMINS, GALLINGER, du PONT.

    On Manufactures. (Republicans, 5.)

      Messrs. OLIVER, LA FOLLETTE, CUMMINS, MCLEAN, GALLINGER.

    On Military Affairs. (Republicans, 7.)

      Messrs. du PONT, WARREN, CATRON, BRADY, GOFF, COLT, WEEKS.

    On Mines and Mining. (Republicans, 4.)

      Messrs. POINDEXTER, [SUTHERLAND--crossed out], FALL,
      STERLING [handwritten insert], LIPPITT.

    On the Mississippi River and its Tributaries. (Republicans, 3.)

      Messrs. CUMMINS, Chairman, STERLING, WADSWORTH.

    On National Banks. (Republicans, 2.)

      Messrs. BRADY, CLARK of Wyoming.

    On Naval Affairs. (Republicans, 7.)

      Messrs. PENROSE, LODGE, SMITH of Michigan, PAGE, POINDEXTER,
      FALL.

    On Pacific Islands and Porto Rico. (Republicans, 5.)

      Messrs. POINDEXTER, CLAPP, FALL, BURLEIGH, GOFF.

    On Pacific Railroads. (Minority.) (Republicans, 5.)

      Messrs. BRANDEGEE, Chairman, GALLINGER, MCCUMBER, JONES,
      TOWNSEND.

    On Patents. (Republicans, 3.)

      Messrs. BRANDEGEE, KENYON, COLT.

    On Pensions. (Republicans, 6.)

      Messrs. MCCUMBER, SMOOT, POINDEXTER, GOFF, STERLING,
      SHERMAN.

    On the Philippines. 8 (Republicans, 6.)
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
      \8\ Senator Weeks resigned.
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

      Messrs. MCLEAN, LIPPITT, KENYON, CLAPP, FALL, BURLEIGH.

    On Post Offices and Post Roads. (Republicans, 7.)

      Messrs. PENROSE, TOWNSEND, CATRON, COLT, WEEKS, STERLING,
      MCLEAN.

    On Printing. (Republicans, 3.)

      Messrs. SMOOT, GALLINGER, PAGE.

    On Private Land Claims. (Republicans, 3.)

      Messrs. LODGE, Chairman, SMITH of Michigan, GRONNA.

    On Privileges and Elections. (Republicans, 6.)

      Messrs. DILLINGHAM, CLAPP, SUTHERLAND, KENYON, SHERMAN,
      FALL.

    On Public Buildings and Grounds. 9 (Republicans, 7.)
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
      \9\ Senator du Pont resigned.
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

      Messrs. SUTHERLAND, WARREN, POINDEXTER, BURLEIGH, BRADY,
      FALL, WADSWORTH.

    On Public Health and National Quarantine. (Republicans, 5.)

      Messrs. SMOOT, WORKS, BRADY, WEEKS, TOWNSEND.

    On Public Lands. (Republicans, 6.)

      Messrs. SMOOT, CLARK of Wyoming, WORKS, FALL, NORRIS,
      STERLING.

    On Railroads. 10 (Republicans, 5.)
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
      \10\ Chairmanship taken by majority.
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

      Messrs. OLIVER, NORRIS, GOFF, du PONT, CLARK.

    On Revolutionary Claims. (Republicans, 2.)

      Messrs. BURLEIGH, CURTIS.

    On Rules. (Republicans, 4.)

      Messrs. [WARREN--crossed out], GALLINGER, WARREN
      [handwritten insert], NELSON, CUMMINS.

    On Standards, Weights, and Measures. (Republicans, 2.)

      Messrs. CLAPP, Chairman, du PONT.

    On Territories. (Republicans, 5.)

      Messrs. NELSON, MCLEAN, LIPPITT, JONES, HARDING.

    On Transportation Routes to the Seaboard. (Republicans, 4.)

      Messrs. MCCUMBER, Chairman, LODGE, BURLEIGH, SHERMAN.

    On Transportation and Sale of Meat Products. (Republicans, 2.)

      Messrs. PAGE, Chairman, HARDING.

    On the University of the United States. 11 (Republicans, 6.)
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
      \11\ Senator Clark resigned.
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

      Messrs. DILLINGHAM, Chairman, BRANDEGEE, MCCUMBER, GOFF,
      COLT.

    On Woman Suffrage. (Republicans, 4.)

      Messrs. SUTHERLAND, JONES, CLAPP, CATRON.

                            ------------------------

                                                            [March 25, 1916]

    MARCH 25, 1916
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                 March 25, 1916

    The Conference was called to order by the Chairman, Senator Gallinger,
    at 10:30 a.m. in the Minority Conference Room of the Senate Office
    Building.
    The roll was called by the Secretary, and the following Senators
    responded to their names:

      Senators Borah, Brandegee, Catron, Clark of Wyoming, Cummins, Curtis,
      Gallinger, Harding, Kenyon, Lippitt, Lodge, McCumber, Page,
      Poindexter, Sherman, Smoot, Sterling, Sutherland, Townsend, Wadsworth,
      Weeks, and Works.

    The duties of the minority in the present contingency, due to the
    Mexican situation, were discussed until 11:55 a.m., at which time the
    Conference adjourned, to meet again on Monday, March 27, 1916, at 10:30
    a.m.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.

                            ------------------------

                                                            [March 27, 1916]

    MARCH 27, 1916
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                 March 27, 1916

    The Conference was called to order at 10:30 a.m. by its Chairman,
    Senator Gallinger, and the roll being called, the following Senators
    responded to their names:

      Senators Borah, Brandegee, Catron, Clark of Wyoming, Cummins, Curtis,
      du Pont, Gallinger, Gronna, Harding, Jones, Kenyon, Lippitt, Lodge,
      McCumber, Oliver, Page, Sherman, Smith of Michigan, Smoot, Sterling,
      Sutherland, Townsend, Wadsworth, Warren, Weeks, and Works.

    Senator Lodge, on behalf of a committee having the subject under
    consideration, presented a resolution bearing on the military situation
    connected with the troubles in Mexico, which was discussed; but no
    action was taken thereon.

    On motion of Senator Lippitt, the Chairman, Senator Gallinger, was
    authorized to issue a public statement, setting forth the position of
    the Republican senators.
    The Conference then adjourned subject to the call of the Chairman.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.
                                   *    *    *

    The following statement was issued by Senator Gallinger, under authority
    of the action of the Republican Conference of March 27, 1916.

      Republican Senators fully recognize that the duty of dealing
      with the present Mexican crisis rests with the President,
      and they have not at any time had any purpose of interfering
      with the Executive or any Department of the Government in
      that matter, but they have been, and are now, very
      solicitous that the military expedition in Mexico shall be
      adequately protected, and if necessary reinforced, and that
      the border line shall be provided with forces sufficient to
      prevent raids similar to the one that occurred at Columbus.
      While realizing that their information may not be fully
      complete they believe that, upon the information which they
      do have, all available Regulars should be sent to the
      border, to be reinforced by detachments from the National
      Guard if circumstances demand it. Not only should Villa and
      his murderous band be captured and punished, but the lives
      and property of American citizens on both sides of the
      border should be fully protected, a thing which has not
      heretofore been done by our Government.

                                                              March 27, 1916

                            ------------------------

                                                             [July 11, 1916]

    JULY 11, 1916
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                  July 11, 1916

    The Conference was called to order by the chairman, Senator Gallinger,
    at 9:30 a.m., pursuant to call.
    The roll was called and the following senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Borah, Brady, Brandegee, Catron, Clark of Wyoming, Colt,
      Cummins, Curtis, du Pont, Gallinger, Gronna, Harding, Jones, Lippitt,
      Lodge, McCumber, Nelson, Oliver, Poindexter, Sherman, Smoot, Sterling,
      Sutherland, Townsend, Wadsworth, Warren, Weeks, and Works.

    Discussion was had upon the attitude of the minority with respect to the
    Democratic program of legislation.

    It was generally agreed that the minority would not attempt to unduly
    prolong the session.
    Discussion was also had upon the suggestion that the minority prepare,
    present and support substitute measures for the Democratic Revenue Bill
    and the Democratic Shipping Bill.
    The Conference, on motion, requested the minority members of the
    Committee on Finance and the minority members of the Committee on
    Commerce to take under consideration the question of appropriate action
    by the minority upon the Revenue Bill and the Shipping Bill
    respectively.
    The following Committee was appointed to confer with the Democratic
    Steering Committee as to the legislative program:

      Messrs.
      Gallinger
      Clark of Wyoming
      Townsend
      Cummins
      Harding

    The Conference then adjourned subject to the call of the Chairman.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.

                            ------------------------

                                                           [August 10, 1916]

    AUGUST 10, 1916
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                 August 10, 1916

    The Conference met at ten o'clock a.m., and a quorum being present, the
    chairman laid before the Conference a resolution presented by the
    Democratic steering committee, which read as follows:

      Resolved--That it is the judgement of this committee that no
      seriously contested legislation should be undertaken during
      the present session except
      1st. The appropriation bills and conference reports,
      2nd. The shipping bill,
      3rd. The revenue bill,
      4th. The workmens compensation bill,
      and that the Congress should adjourn sine die as soon as
      said matters are disposed of.

    Extended discussion was had as to the proper action which the Republican
    Conference should take with respect to the above resolution, and--
    On motion of the Senator from Illinois, Mr. Sherman, and the Senator
    from Idaho, Mr. Borah, the following resolution was adopted as
    expressing the attitude of the Republican Conference with respect to the
    conduct of the minority during the remainder of the session--

      Resolved, That the power to control both legislation and
      adjournment rests with the Democratic majority in Congress.
      The Republican Senators reserve the right to support or
      oppose or request action on any legislation now pending, and
      they further urge that the Immigration Bill shall be taken
      up, considered and acted on at this session.
      The Conference then adjourned subject to the call of the
      chairman.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.

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                                                           [January 5, 1917]

    JANUARY 5, 1917
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                 January 5, 1917

    Upon petition signed by certain Republican Senators the Chairman called
    a Conference which assembled at 11 o'clock a.m. Friday, January 5th,
    1917, Senator Gallinger, its Chairman, presiding.
    Those present were,

      Senators Borah, Brady, Clark, Curtis, Dillingham, Gallinger, Gronna,
      Harding, Kenyon, Lippitt, Lodge, McCumber, McLean, Nelson, Oliver,
      Page, Sherman, Smoot, Sterling, Townsend, Wadsworth, Watson, Weeks,
      and Works.

    Senate Resolution #298, pending before the Senate and known as the
    Hitchcock Peace Resolution, was discussed, and the Conference ordered
    the appointment by the Chairman of a committee to consist of five
    Senators, of which the Chairman should be a member; to consider and
    draft a substitute for the Hitchcock Resolution, which all Republican
    Senators would support:

    and, the Chairman forthwith appointed the following Senators to
    constitute said committee: Mr. Gallinger, Mr. Lippitt, Mr. Gronna, Mr.
    Nelson, and Mr. Watson.
    The Conference then adjourned.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.

    Note: At 2 o'clock p.m. of the same day the Republican Senators
    reassembled without formal call in Senator Gallinger's office, agreed to
    support the resolution drafted by their committee, and directed Senator
    Gallinger to report the same.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.

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                                                          [February 6, 1917]

    FEBRUARY 6, 1917
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                February 6, 1917

    The Conference was called to order by the Chairman, Senator Gallinger,
    at 10 o'clock a.m. the following senators being present--

      Senators Borah, Brady, Colt, Cummins, Curtis, Dillingham, du Pont,
      Fall, Gallinger, Gronna, Harding, Jones, Lippitt, Lodge, McCumber,
      Page, Penrose, Poindexter, Sherman, Smith of Michigan, Smoot,
      Sterling, Sutherland, Townsend, Wadsworth, Warren, Watson, Weeks, and
      Works.

    The Bill, Senate 8109, introduced by Senator Poindexter, ``Providing for
    the construction of eighty coast submarines and twenty fleet
    submarines'' was taken up, and after consideration, it was agreed by the
    Conference, that Republican Senators should support the same.
    The Conference then adjourned.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.

                            ------------------------

                                                         [February 23, 1917]

    FEBRUARY 23, 1917
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                February 23, 1917

    Upon petition, the Acting Chairman, Senator Lodge, called a Conference,
    which met at 10 o'clock a.m. in Senator Gallinger's office at the
    Capitol.
    The following Senators were present:

      Messrs. Brady, Brandegee, Catron, Clark, Cummins, Curtis, Dillingham,
      du Pont, Fernald, Harding, Jones, Kenyon, La Follette, Lippitt, Lodge,
      McCumber, Nelson, Oliver, Page, Penrose, Poindexter, Sherman, Smith of
      Michigan, Smoot, Sterling, Wadsworth, Warren, Watson, and Works.

    The general legislative situation existing in the Senate in its relation
    to the duty of the minority, was discussed, and--
    at 11:15 the Conference adjourned.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.
                        Sixty-fifth Congress (1917-1919)

      [Editor's Note: In 1916 Woodrow Wilson won reelection as president,
    and in the Sixty-fifth Congress Republicans remained in the minority,
    with 42 members to 54 Democrats in the Senate. The House was more evenly
    divided, for the Democrats had 214 members to 215 Republicans but were
    able to organize the House with the help of 6 independents.
      Responding to President Wilson's outrage at the Senate's failure to
    pass the Armed Ship bill at the close of the previous Congress, the
    Senate, on March 8, 1917 during its special session, adopted the first
    cloture rule to make it possible to end a filibuster.
      Less than a month later, President Wilson called Congress into
    extraordinary session to deal with the threat of war. On April 6, 1917,
    the U.S. Congress declared war on Germany, and the nation officially
    entered World War I. Senate Republicans rallied behind the president to
    enable the country to present a united front in prosecuting the war.
    After the armistice in November 1918, the Conference considered a
    proposal to establish six joint committees to deal with such postwar
    issues as demobilization, foreign trade, labor disputes, rising prices,
    and food production.]

                            ------------------------

                                                             [March 6, 1917]

    MARCH 6, 1917
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                  March 6, 1917

    The Conference met at 3:30 p.m. in the Minority Conference Room in the
    Senate Office Building, on call of the Acting Chairman, Senator Lodge,
    who presided.
    The following Senators were present:

      Mr. Borah, Brady, Brandegee, Calder, Colt, Cummins, Curtis,
      Dillingham, Fernald, France, Frelinghuysen, Hale, Harding, Jones,
      Kellogg, Knox, Lodge, McCumber, McLean, Nelson, New, Page, Penrose,
      Poindexter, Sherman, Smith of Michigan, Smoot, Sterling, Sutherland,
      Townsend, Wadsworth, Warren, Watson, Weeks.

    Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire was chosen Chairman of the Minority
    and Senator Wadsworth was chosen Secretary of the Minority, and Senator
    Curtis was chosen whip.
    The Acting Chairman was authorized to appoint a Committee on Committees
    consisting of nine members, to serve during the 65th Congress.
    The following Committee of Five Senators was authorized and appointed to
    confer with the Democratic Majority on the question of Rules:

      Messrs. Lodge, Brandegee, Penrose, Cummins, and Borah.

    The Conference then adjourned subject to call.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.
                                   *    *    *
            Confidential Print of Proposed Amendment to Senate Rules

    65th Congress,
    Special Session of the Senate.
                                    S.      .

                       In the Senate of the United States.
                                 March 7, 1917.

                                    AMENDMENT

    Intended to be proposed to the Senate rules.
    At the close of Rule XXII add:

        ``Provided, however, That if at any time a motion, signed
      by sixteen Senators, to bring to a close the debate upon any
      pending measure is presented to the Senate, the presiding
      officer shall at once state the motion to the Senate, and
      one hour after the Senate meets on the following calendar
      day but one, he shall lay the motion before the Senate and
      direct that the Secretary call the roll, and, upon the
      ascertainment that a quorum is present, the presiding
      officer shall, without debate, submit to the Senate by an
      aye-and-nay vote the question:
        `` `Is it the sense of the Senate that the debate shall be
      brought to a close?'
        ``And if that question shall be decided in the affirmative
      by a two-thirds vote of those voting, then said measure
      shall be the unfinished business to the exclusion of all
      other business until disposed of.
        ``Thereafter no Senator shall be entitled to speak in all
      more than one hour on the pending measure, the amendments
      thereto, and motions affecting the same, and it shall be the
      duty of the presiding officer to keep the time of each
      Senator who speaks. Except by unanimous consent, no
      amendment shall be in order after the vote to bring the
      debate to a close, unless the same has been presented and
      read prior to that time. No dilatory motion, or dilatory
      amendment, or amendment not germane, shall be in order.
      Points of order, including questions of relevancy, and
      appeals from the decision of the presiding officer, shall be
      decided without debate.''

    The Acting Chairman of the Republican Conference appointed the following
    Committee on Committees to serve during the 65th Congress, under
    authority given him by the Conference of March 6th, 1917:

      Mr. Warren, Chairman, and Messrs. Smoot, Brandegee, Borah, Poindexter,
      Fall, Weeks, Harding, and Wadsworth.

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                                                             [March 7, 1917]

    MARCH 7, 1917
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                  March 7, 1917

    The Conference was called to order at 4 o'clock p.m. in the Minority
    Conference Room, Senate Office Building, by the Acting Chairman, Senator
    Lodge:
    The following Senators being present--

      Messrs. Borah, Brady, Brandegee, Calder, Colt, Cummins, Curtis,
      Dillingham, Fall, Fernald, France, Frelinghuysen, Hale, Harding,
      Jones, Kellogg, Knox, Lodge, McCumber, McLean, Nelson, New, Norris,
      Page, Penrose, Sherman, Smith of Michigan, Smoot, Sterling,
      Sutherland, Wadsworth, Warren, Watson, and Weeks.

    The Acting Chairman, Senator Lodge, announced the appointment of the
    following Committee on Committees for the 65th Congress:

      Mr. Warren, Chairman, and Messrs. Smoot, Brandegee, Borah, Poindexter,
      Fall, Weeks, Harding, and Wadsworth.

    Senator Lodge, as Chairman of the Committee of five appointed to confer
    with the Democratic Majority on the subject of Rules, submitted a draft
    of a proposed change in the Senate Rules (copy of which appears opposite
    this page).*
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
      [See page 68.]
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    This rule was discussed, and two minor amendments suggested and
    tentatively agreed to by the Conference; and--
    On motion by Senator Smoot, the Committee on Rules was instructed to
    report to the Committee on Rules of the Democratic Majority, that the
    proposed amendment met with the approval of the Republican Conference:
    the vote on Approval of the same being as follows:

      For--Messrs. Borah, Brady, Brandegee, Calder, Colt, Cummins, Curtis,
      Dillingham, Fall, Fernald, Frelinghuysen, Hale, Harding, Jones,
      Kellogg, Knox, Lodge, Nelson, New, Norris, Page, Penrose, Smith of
      Michigan, Smoot, Sutherland, Sterling, Wadsworth, Warren, Watson, and
      Weeks.

      Total 30

      Against--Messrs. France and Sherman.

      Total 2

      So the motion to approve was adopted.

    The Conference then adjourned subject to the call of the Chairman.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.

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                                                            [March 12, 1917]

    MARCH 12, 1917
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                 March 12, 1917

    The Conference was called to order at 10:30 a.m. by Senator Lodge, the
    Acting Chairman, to consider the Report of the Committee on Committees.
    The roll was called and the following senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Brady, Colt, Cummins, Curtis, Dillingham, Fall, France,
      Frelinghuysen, Hale, Harding, Jones, Kellogg, Kenyon, Knox, Lodge,
      McCumber, McLean, Nelson, New, Page, Penrose, Poindexter, Smoot,
      Sterling, Townsend, Wadsworth, Warren, and Watson.

    The report of the Committee on Committees (which is appended to these
    minutes) was presented by Senator Warren, the Chairman of the Committee,
    who explained the same.
    After reading by the Secretary, the Report was adopted without
    objection.
    The Conference then adjourned subject to call.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.
                                   *    *    *

    On Additional Accommodations for the Library of Congress.

      Messrs. PENROSE, Chairman, SUTHERLAND.

    On Agriculture and Forestry.

      Messrs. WARREN, PAGE, GRONNA, BRADY, NORRIS, KENYON,
      WADSWORTH.

    On Appropriations.

      Messrs. WARREN, GALLINGER, SMOOT, DILLINGHAM, JONES,
      Washington, CURTIS, KENYON, SHERMAN.

    To Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate.

      Messrs. SMOOT, FRANCE.

    On Banking and Currency.

      Messrs. MCLEAN, WEEKS, PAGE, GRONNA, NORRIS, GOFF.

    On Canadian Relations.

      Messrs. SHERMAN, CURTIS, WADSWORTH, HALE.

    On the Census.

      Messrs. LA FOLLETTE, MCLEAN, TOWNSEND, SUTHERLAND, NEW.

    On Civil Service and Retrenchment.

      Messrs. CUMMINS, LA FOLLETTE, SMOOT, COLT, ______ ______.

    On Claims.

      Messrs. GOFF, GRONNA, WADSWORTH, FERNALD, FRELINGHUYSEN,
      NEW.

    On Coast and Insular Survey.

      Messrs. TOWNSEND, STERLING, HALE, ______ ______.

    On Coast Defenses.

      Messrs. WEEKS, FERNALD, NELSON, CALDER, FRELINGHUYSEN.

    On Commerce.

      Messrs. NELSON, SMITH, Michigan, JONES, Washington, SHERMAN,
      HARDING, FERNALD, CALDER, ______ ______.

    On Conservation of National Resources.

      Messrs. GRONNA, BRADY, GOFF, STERLING, CALDER, HALE, FRANCE.

    On Corporations Organized in the District of Columbia.

      Messrs. LA FOLLETTE, Chairman, KNOX.

    On Cuban Relations.

      Messrs. SMITH, Michigan, KNOX.

    On Disposition of Useless Papers in the Executive Departments.

      Messrs. JONES, Washington, Chairman, FRANCE.

    On the District of Columbia.

      Messrs. DILLINGHAM, JONES, Washington, KENYON, SHERMAN,
      CALDER, NEW.

    On Education and Labor.

      Messrs. BORAH, PENROSE, PAGE, MCLEAN, KENYON.

    On Engrossed Bills.

      Mr. WARREN, Chairman.

    On Enrolled Bills.

      Mr. CURTIS.

    To Examine the Several Branches of the Civil Service.

      Messrs. SMITH, Michigan, Chairman, BRANDEGEE, CURTIS.

    On Expenditures in the Department of Agriculture.

      Messrs. WADSWORTH, FRANCE.

    On Expenditures in the Department of Commerce.

      Messrs. FALL, BRADY.

    On Expenditures in the Interior Department.

      Messrs. SMOOT, Chairman, POINDEXTER, NEW.

    On Expenditures in the Department of Justice.

      Messrs. BORAH, Chairman, FRELINGHUYSEN, HALE.

    On Expenditures in the Department of Labor.

      Messrs. GOFF, KELLOGG.

    On Expenditures in the Navy Department.

      Messrs. GRONNA, Chairman, DILLINGHAM.

    On Expenditures in the Post Office Department.

      Messrs. SMITH, Michigan, WATSON.

    On Expenditures in the Department of State.

      Messrs. PENROSE, HALE.

    On Expenditures in the Treasury Department.

      Messrs. HARDING, KNOX.

    On Expenditures in the War Department.

      Messrs. TOWNSEND, Chairman, NORRIS, CALDER.

    On Finance.

      Messrs. PENROSE, LODGE, MCCUMBER, SMOOT, GALLINGER, LA
      FOLLETTE, TOWNSEND.

    On Fisheries.

      Messrs. JONES, Washington, CURTIS, FERNALD, ______ ______.

    On Five Civilized Tribes of Indians.

      Messrs. NELSON, Chairman, COLT.

    On Foreign Relations.

      Messrs. LODGE, SMITH, Michigan, MCCUMBER, BORAH, BRANDEGEE,
      FALL, KNOX.

    On Forest Reservations and the Protection of Game.

      Messrs. MCLEAN, Chairman, NORRIS, WEEKS, SHERMAN, NEW.

    On the Geological Survey.

      Messrs. FALL, Chairman, NORRIS, SUTHERLAND.

    On Immigration.

      Messrs. DILLINGHAM, PENROSE, COLT, GOFF, STERLING, ______
      ______.

    On Indian Affairs.

      Messrs. LA FOLLETTE, GRONNA, FALL, CURTIS, FERNALD, CALDER.

    On Indian Depredations.

      Messrs. POINDEXTER, Chairman, MCCUMBER, WADSWORTH, WATSON,
      FRELINGHUYSEN.

    On Industrial Expositions.

      Messrs. GRONNA, SMITH, Michigan, NORRIS, CALDER, SUTHERLAND,
      KELLOGG.

    On Interoceanic Canals.

      Messrs. BRANDEGEE, BORAH, PAGE, CUMMINS, COLT, GOFF.

    On Interstate Commerce.

      Messrs. CUMMINS, TOWNSEND, LA FOLLETTE, POINDEXTER, MCLEAN,
      WATSON, KELLOGG.

    To Investigate Trespassers upon Indian Lands.

      Messrs. HARDING, SUTHERLAND.

    On Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lands.

      Messrs. JONES, Washington, WARREN, BORAH, WEEKS, KELLOGG,
      ______ ______.

    On Revision of the Laws of the United States (Joint).

      Messrs. COLT, KELLOGG.

    On the Judiciary.

      Messrs. NELSON, DILLINGHAM, BRANDEGEE, BORAH, CUMMINS,
      POINDEXTER, COLT, STERLING.

    On the Library.

      Messrs. GALLINGER, WEEKS, WADSWORTH.

    On Manufactures.

      Messrs. LA FOLLETTE, [CUMMINS--crossed out], GALLINGER,
      LODGE, KENYON [handwritten insert], FERNALD.

    On Military Affairs.

      Messrs. WARREN, BRADY, WEEKS, WADSWORTH, SUTHERLAND, NEW,
      FRELINGHUYSEN.

    On Mines and Mining.

      Messrs. POINDEXTER, STERLING, BRADY, SUTHERLAND.

    On the Mississippi River and Its Tributaries.

      Messrs. CUMMINS, Chairman, STERLING, WADSWORTH.

    On National Banks.

      Messrs. BRADY, KELLOGG.

    On Naval Affairs.

      Messrs. PENROSE, LODGE, SMITH, Michigan, PAGE, POINDEXTER,
      HARDING, HALE.

    On Pacific Islands and Porto Rico.

      Messrs. POINDEXTER, FALL, FERNALD, HARDING, WATSON.

    On Pacific Railroads.

      Messrs. BRANDEGEE, Chairman, MCCUMBER, JONES, Washington,
      TOWNSEND, WATSON.

    On Patents.

      Messrs. BRANDEGEE, COLT, KNOX.

    On Pensions.

      Messrs. MCCUMBER, SMOOT, POINDEXTER, GOFF, SHERMAN, NEW.

    On the Philippines.

      Messrs. MCLEAN, KENYON, HARDING, GOFF, KNOX, ______ ______.

    On Post Offices and Post Roads.

      Messrs. PENROSE, TOWNSEND, WEEKS, STERLING, MCLEAN, WATSON,
      FRANCE.

    On Printing.

      Messrs. SMOOT, GALLINGER, PAGE.

    On Private Land Claims.

      Messrs. LODGE, Chairman, SMITH, Michigan, GRONNA.

    On Privileges and Elections.

      Messrs. DILLINGHAM, KENYON, SHERMAN, FALL, KNOX, KELLOGG.

    On Public Buildings and Grounds.

      Messrs. WARREN, BRADY, FERNALD, CURTIS, SUTHERLAND,
      FRELINGHUYSEN, FRANCE.

    On Public Health and National Quarantine.

      Messrs. SMOOT, WEEKS, TOWNSEND, FRANCE, FRELINGHUYSEN.

    On Public Lands.

      Messrs. SMOOT, FALL, NORRIS, STERLING, BRADY, KELLOGG.

    On Railroads.

      Messrs. NORRIS, GOFF, CALDER, HALE, FRANCE.

    On Revolutionary Claims.

      Messrs. CURTIS, WATSON.

    On Rules.

      Messrs. GALLINGER, WARREN, NELSON, CUMMINS, KNOX.

    On Standards, Weights, and Measures.

      Messrs. KENYON, Chairman, HARDING.

    On Territories.

      Messrs. MCLEAN, JONES, Washington, HARDING, NEW, HALE.

    On Transportation and Sale of Meat Products.

      Messrs. PAGE, Chairman, FRELINGHUYSEN.

    On Transportation Routes to the Seaboard.

      Messrs. MCCUMBER, Chairman, LODGE, SHERMAN, WATSON.

    On the University of the United States.

      Messrs. DILLINGHAM, Chairman, BRANDEGEE, MCCUMBER, GOFF,
      COLT.

    On Woman Suffrage.

      Messrs. JONES, Washington, NELSON, CUMMINS, ______ ______.

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                                                            [April 17, 1917]

    APRIL 17, 1917
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                 April 17, 1917

    Upon petition, a Conference was called by the Chairman, Senator
    Gallinger, which met in the Minority Conference Room, Senate Office
    Building, at 10 o'clock a.m., April 17, 1917.
    The following Senators were present:

      Messrs. Brady, Brandegee, Calder, Colt, Cummins, Curtis, Dillingham,
      Fall, Fernald, France, Frelinghuysen, Gallinger, Hale, Harding,
      Johnson of California, Jones, Kellogg, Kenyon, Knox, Lodge, McCumber,
      McLean, Nelson, New, Norris, Page, Penrose, Poindexter, Sherman,
      Smoot, Sterling, Sutherland, Townsend, Wadsworth, Watson, and Weeks.

    The Chairman was authorized to inform Democratic Leaders that it was the
    desire of the Republican Senators that general legislation not connected
    with the prosecution of the War should not be pressed at the present
    session, but that the Republican Senators earnestly hoped that a Joint
    Committee on the Conduct of the War be created to keep in touch with the
    expenditures of the Government during the recess of Congress.
    The Conference entered a general discussion of the details of bond
    issues, and adjourned at 11:10 a.m.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.
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                                                          [February 9, 1918]

    FEBRUARY 9, 1918
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                February 9, 1918

    The Conference was called to order by the Chairman, Senator Gallinger,
    at 10:20 a.m.
    The following Senators being present:

      Messrs. Borah, Calder, Colt, Curtis, Dillingham, France,
      Frelinghuysen, Gallinger, Gronna, Harding, Kellogg, Knox, Lodge,
      McCumber, McNary, Nelson, New, Norris, Poindexter, Smith of Michigan,
      Smoot, Sterling, Sutherland, Townsend, Wadsworth, Warren, Watson, and
      Weeks.

    After a general discussion, the Chairman was instructed by a vote of the
    Conference to issue the following statement:

      The Conference was not called for the purpose of securing
      party action on war measures, and no such action will be
      taken. Republican Senators will as heretofore, give cordial
      support to all necessary legislation for the vigorous
      prosecution of the war to a successful issue.

    The Conference then adjourned.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.
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                                                           [August 24, 1918]

    AUGUST 24, 1918
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                 August 24, 1918

    The Conference was called to order at 10:30 a.m. by Senator Lodge, the
    Acting Chairman.
    The following Senators were present:

      Messrs. Brandegee, Calder, Colt, Curtis, Dillingham, Fall, Fernald,
      France, Frelinghuysen, Hale, Jones, Kellogg, Kenyon, Knox, Lodge,
      McCumber, McNary, Nelson, New, Norris, Penrose, Poindexter, Sherman,
      Smith of Michigan, Smoot, Sutherland, Sterling, Townsend, Wadsworth,
      and Weeks.

    The question of the selection of a Chairman to succeed the late Senator
    from New Hampshire, Hon. Jacob H. Gallinger, being before the meeting,
    Senator Nelson moved that Senator Lodge be chosen Chairman, and the
    motion was unanimously adopted.

    Senator Fall offered the following resolution which was carried on a
    viva voce vote:

      Resolved: That the Republican members of the United States
      Senate in conference, urge that the consideration of House
      Joint Resolution 200, proposing an amendment to the
      Constitution of the United States, extending the right of
      suffrage to women, should be proceeded with at the earliest
      possible moment;
      And be it further resolved: That we shall insist upon such
      consideration immediately after the disposition of the
      pending unfinished business, H.R. 11945 with all amendments
      thereto, and shall also insist upon a final vote upon said
      House Joint Resolution 200 and all amendments pending or to
      be offered thereto at the earliest possible moment.
      Provided: That this resolution shall not be construed as in
      any way binding the action or vote of any member of the
      Senate upon the merits of said suffrage amendment.

    The Conference then adjourned subject to the call of its Chairman.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.
                                   *    *    *

    65th Congress
    2d Session.
                                S. CON. RES. 21.
                       In the Senate of the United States.
                               September 17, 1918.
       Mr. Weeks submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was
                          ordered to lie on the table.

                              CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

      Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That
    there is hereby created a committee, to be known as the Joint
    Congressional Committee on Reconstruction, composed of six Senators and
    six Representatives in Congress. The members of said committee shall be
    selected as follows: Three Senators by the Democratic senatorial caucus,
    three Senators by the Republican senatorial conference, three
    Representatives in Congress by the Democratic House caucus and three
    Representatives in Congress by the Republican House conference:
    Provided, That only Senators and Representatives in Congress who have
    been elected to serve in the Sixty-sixth Congress shall be eligible for
    membership on said committee. Such membership shall terminate with the
    service in Congress of the Member, and vacancies shall be filled in the
    same manner as the original selections were made, respectively.
      That said committee shall make an investigation of the following
    subjects, and report to Congress from time to time, with such
    recommendations, as to additional legislation or otherwise, as it may
    deem advisable:

      1. Problems affecting labor, including--

        (a) Unemployment which may follow war.
        (b) Utilization of discharged soldiers and sailors in
        civil employments.
        (c) Conciliation and arbitration of labor disputes.
        (d) The relation of men and women in similar employments.
        (e) Substitution of female employees for male, and vice
        versa.
        (f) Feasibility of organizing permanent employment
        agencies.
        (g) Requirements for labor after the war, both in
        agricultural and industrial occupations.
        (h) Distribution of labor.
        (i) Employment of surplus labor on public works of which
        the construction or completion has been suspended due to
        the war.

      2. Problems affecting capital and credit, including--

        (a) All matters relating to trusts and combinations.
        (b) Federal loans to private enterprises.
        (c) Federal supervision of capital issues.

      3. Problems affecting public utilities, including--

        (a) The establishment of a railroad policy after the war,
        and the relation of the Interstate Commerce Commission to
        the railroads.
        (b) All questions relating to communication by wire.

      4. Problems resulting from the demobilization of our
      industrial and military war resources, including--

        (a) The disposal of surplus Government properties and
        supplies in this country and abroad.
        (b) The conversion of munition industries into those of
        peace.
        (c) The demobilization of the war strength of the Army and
        Navy, and the disposition of the men who have been in the
        service.
        (d) The demobilization of civil war workers.

      5. Problems affecting our foreign trade, including--

        (a) The development of new markets.
        (b) Combinations for the purpose of increasing our selling
        facilities.
        (c) Changes in our banking facilities necessary to
        cooperate with such trade.

      6. Problems affecting the continuance of exsting industries
      and the establishment of new industries, including--

        (a) The supply and control of raw materials.
        (b) The encouragement of the production in the United
        States of articles that have not been made in this country
        heretofore.
        (c) The encouragement of private enterprise in the
        development of the resources of the public domain.
        (d) The utilization of a tariff on imports as a means to
        protect and encourage home industries.

      7. Problems relating to agriculture, including--

        (a) The advisability of continuing after the war price
        fixing of food products.
        (b) Federal loans to farmers.
        (c) Distribution of food products.
        (d) The allotment of lands to returned soldiers and
        sailors, and their establishment in new homes on the
        public domain.

      8. Problems affecting the adequate production and effective
      distribution of coal, gasoline, and other fuels.
      9. Problems relating to shipping, including shipyards, and
      especially in regard to the sale, continuance of ownership,
      or leasing of both yards and ships.
      10. Housing conditions and the disposition of houses
      constructed by the Government during the war.
      11. War legislation now on the statute books, with reference
      to its repeal, extension, or amendment.
      12. And in general all matters necessarily arising during
      the change from the activities of war to the pursuits of
      peace, including those that may be referred to it by the
      Senate or House of Representatives.
      That the committee is authorized to employ such clerical
      assistance as it may deem necessary, including the services
      of experts, and may, by subcommittee or otherwise, send for
      persons or papers, administer oaths, and employ
      stenographers, at a cost not to exceed $1 per printed page,
      to report such hearings as may be had in connection with any
      subject before it.
      That the committee may sit during the sessions or recesses
      of the Senate and House of Representatives, and that
      expenses contracted hereunder shall be paid one-half from
      the contingent fund of the Senate and one-half from the
      contingent fund of the House upon the presentation of
      vouchers approved by the chairman of said committee, until
      otherwise provided by law.
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                                                           [October 1, 1918]

    OCTOBER 1, 1918
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                 October 1, 1918

    The Conference was called to order by the Chairman, Senator Lodge, at
    ten o'clock, after notice duly given.
    The Secretary, Senator Wadsworth, called the roll and the following
    Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Baird, Calder, Colt, Cummins, Curtis, Dillingham, Drew,
      Fernald, France, Gronna, Hale, Jones, Kellogg, Kenyon, Lenroot, Lodge,
      McCumber, McNary, Nelson, Norris, New, Page, Penrose, Poindexter,
      Smoot, Sterling, Sutherland, Townsend, Wadsworth, Watson, and Weeks.

    The following Resolution was adopted by a unanimous vote:

      Resolved: That the Republicans of the Senate in conference
      assembled declare by a unanimous vote that they are in favor
      of early action to be taken by Congress to prepare for
      measures of reconstruction following the close of the war.
      The Republican Conference declares itself in favor of the
      early consideration by the Senate of the resolution of the
      Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Weeks), Concurrent
      Resolution No. 21, and of prompt action by the Senate on the
      subject matter therein contained.

    The Chairman was authorized to appoint a Committee of three Senators to
    urge early consideration of the measures referred to in the resolution
    adopted by the Conference.

    Pursuant to this authority, the Chairman, Senator Lodge, appointed

      Messrs. Watson, Poindexter, and Cummins.

    Senator France gave notice that at the next meeting he would bring up
    for discussion a motion for the appointment of a committee on
    legislative program.
    The conference then adjourned.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.
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                                                         [November 19, 1918]

    NOVEMBER 19, 1918
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                November 19, 1918

    The Conference was called to order by the Chairman, Senator Lodge, at
    10:30 a.m. pursuant to call.
    Senator Wadsworth, the Secretary, being absent, the Chairman requested
    Senator Curtis to act in that capacity.
    The minutes of the Conference of October 1, 1918, were read and
    approved.
    The roll was called and the following senators answered to their names:

      Messrs. Calder, Cummins, Curtis, Dillingham, Frelinghuysen, Hale,
      Harding, Kellogg, Knox, Lenroot, Lodge, McCumber, McLean, Moses,
      Norris, Penrose, Poindexter, Sherman, Smoot, Sutherland, Townsend,
      Warren, Watson, and Weeks.

      Senator Borah entered later.

    Senator Lodge made a statement relating to the object of the
    administration in enacting such legislation as would prevent the
    necessity for calling an extra session of Congress after the 4th of
    March, 1919.
    Senator Watson from the Committee on Reconstruction (appointed under
    authority of the Conference of October 1, 1918) submitted a report from
    said committee, which is appended to these minutes.
    Senator Townsend moved:

      That the Congress shall assert and exercise its normal and
      constitutional functions including legislation necessary for
      reconstruction:

        Which motion was submitted and carried.

    Senator Lenroot moved to amend the report of the Committee on
    Reconstruction by transferring subdivisions a and b of the First
    Committee's investigations to the Fourth Committee's subjects for
    investigation, which was agreed to.

    After general discussion, Senator Harding moved the adoption of the
    Report, and the question on adoption being put, was carried.
    Senator Curtis made a statement concerning the right of Senator [George
    B.] Martin [Democrat] of Kentucky to serve as a Senator, and upon motion
    of Senator Penrose, Senator Curtis was authorized to ask unanimous
    consent in the Senate, when next the question arose, to have the same
    referred to the Committee on Privileges and Elections for investigation
    and report.
    The Conference then adjourned.

                                                     [signed] Charles Curtis

                                                           Acting Secretary.
                                   *    *    *

    65th Congress
    2d Session
                                S. CON. RES. 25.
                       In the Senate of the United States.
                               November 21, 1918.

      Mr. Cummins submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was
                                   referred to
                         the Committee on the Judiciary.

                              CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

      Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That
    there are hereby created six committees, to be known as the Joint
    Congressional Committees on Reconstruction. Each of said committees
    shall be composed of five Senators and five Representatives in Congress.
    The members of said committees shall be selected as follows:
    The Senators in the manner provided in the rules of the Senate for the
    selection of the standing committees of the Senate and the
    Representatives in the manner provided in the rules of the House for the
    selection of the standing committees of the House.
    The members of these committees shall be subject to change from time to
    time by the Senate and House, respectively, as are said standing
    committees, and all vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the
    original selections were made.
    The said committees shall make, respectively, investigations of the
    subjects hereinafter named and herein assigned to them, respectively,
    and shall report to Congress from time to time with such recommendations
    as to additional legislation, or otherwise, as they, respectively, may
    deem advisable.
    The first committee, which shall be known as the Joint Congressional
    Committee upon the Demobilization of the Army and Navy, shall so
    investigate and report upon the following matters, to wit:

      (a) The employment of discharged soldiers and sailors in
      civil pursuits.
      (b) The allotment of lands to returned soldiers and sailors
      and their establishment in homes upon the public domain.
      (c) All legislation which may be required in the proper care
      for those who have suffered the dangers of war, and
      especially those who have been disabled and whose ability to
      earn a livelihood has been impaired.

    The second of the said committees, which shall be known as the Joint
    Congressional Committee upon Foreign Trade and Commerce, shall so
    investigate and report upon the following matters, to wit:

      (a) Duties on imports for the protection and encouragement
      of home industry.
      (b) The development of new foreign markets.
      (c) Combinations for the purpose of increasing our selling
      facilities.
      (d) Changes in our banking facilities necessary to cooperate
      with such trade.
      (e) Our merchant marine, including the construction of
      ships; the continuance of Government ownership and
      operation, and in general with respect to the various
      problems of transportation upon the high seas.

    The third of said committees, which shall be known as the Joint
    Congressional Committee on Interstate Transportation, shall so
    investigate and report upon the following matters, to wit:

      (a) The permanent relation which the Government of the
      United States should sustain to the common carriers of the
      country.
      (b) Whether the systems of transportation now in possession
      of and being operated by the Government should be returned
      to their former owners and operated as heretofore, or
      whether Government operation should continue with or without
      Government ownership; or, if private ownership is to
      continue and private operation resumed, what system of
      regulation and control will be best adapted to secure
      efficiency in service, reasonable rates of transportation,
      and fairness to the capital invested.
      (c) The relation which should be established between inland
      water transportation and the railways, including the control
      of the former.
      (d) All questions relating to communication by wire.

    The fourth of said committees, which shall be known as the Joint
    Congressional Committee on Domestic Business, shall so investigate and
    report upon the following matters, to wit:

      (a) To what extent, if any, should our laws relating to
      trusts and combinations be modified.
      (b) What cooperation should be permitted in order to
      increase efficiency, reduce cost, and enable this country to
      successfully meet foreign competition.
      (c) To what extent should the Government undertake to
      control prices.
      (d) Government loans to private enterprises.
      (e) Government supervision of capital issues.
      (f) The supply and control of raw materials and
      encouragement in the production of articles that have not
      heretofore been manufactured in this country.

    The fifth of said committees, which shall be known as the Joint
    Congressional Committee on Employers and Employees, shall so investigate
    and report upon the following matters, to wit:

      (a) Conciliation and arbitration in labor disputes.
      (b) The relation of men and women in similar employments.
      (c) Substitution of female employees for male employees, and
      vice versa.
      (d) The organization of permanent employment agencies.
      (e) The distribution of labor, including employment of
      surplus labor on public works.
      (f) The sanitary housing of employees and the disposition of
      houses constructed by the Government during the war.
      (g) The freedom of labor, and of employment in its relation
      to trade unionism; and wages, hours, and conditions of
      employment.

    The sixth of said committees, which shall be known as the Joint
    Congressional Committee upon Natural Resources, shall so investigate and
    report on the following matters, to wit:

      (a) The encouragement of private enterprises in the
      development of the resources of the public domain.
      (b) The tendency toward urban population and the best means
      of checking it, including the requirements for farm labor
      and the best means of securing it.
      (c) Government loans to farmers.
      (d) The distribution of food products.
      (e) Our timber problems.
      (f) The adequate production and proper distribution of our
      mineral resources, including coal, petroleum, and other
      fuels.
      (g) The development and control of water power.

    Each of said committees is empowered to take up and examine any other
    subject which in the course of its investigation it finds to be
    inseparably connected with the subjects herein assigned to it and which
    ought to be considered in view of the change from the activities of war
    to the pursuits of peace, and especially the demobilization of war
    commissions, administrations, bureaus, and other civilian war agencies,
    and the adjustment of the forces employed therein to private industry
    and commerce under normal peace conditions.
    Each of said committees is authorized to employ such clerical assistance
    as it may deem necessary, including the services of experts, and may, by
    subcommittee or otherwise, send for persons or papers, administer oaths,
    and employ stenographers at a cost not to exceed $1 per printed page to
    report such hearings as may be had in connection with any subject before
    it.
    Each of said committees may sit during the sessions or recesses of the
    Senate and House of Representatives.
                                   *    *    *

    65th Congress.
    2d Session
                                 S. CON. RES. 21
                       IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES.

                                    AMENDMENT

      Amend Senate Concurrent Resolution 21, as follows, to wit: Beginning
    with the word ``that'' in line two, page one, strike out to and
    including the word ``representatives'' line six, page five, and in lieu
    of the part stricken out, insert the following:
    ``That there are hereby created      committees to be known as the Joint
    Congressional Committees on Reconstruction. Each of said committees
    shall be composed of five Senators and five Representatives in Congress.
    The members of said committees shall be selected, as follows:
    ``The Senators in the manner provided in the rules of the Senate for the
    selection of the standing committees of the Senate, and the
    Representatives in the manner provided in the rules of the House for the
    selection of the standing committees of the House.
    ``The members of these committees shall be subject to change from time
    to time by the Senate and House respectively, as are said standing
    committees, and all vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the
    original selections were made.

    [The amendment continues virtually verbatim the text of S. Con. Res. 25
    above through the description of the sixth committee. Then it
    continues:]

    ``Each of said committees is empowered to take up and examine any other
    subject which, in the course of its investigation, it finds to be
    inseparably connected with the subjects herein assigned to it and which
    ought to be considered in view of the change from the activities of war
    to the pursuits of peace.''
    Strike from line seven (7) page five (5) the words ``that the
    committee'' and insert in lieu thereof ``Each of said committees.''
    Amend by striking out in line fourteen (14) page five (5) the words
    ``That the committee'' and insert in lieu thereof ``each of said
    committees.''

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                                                          [January 22, 1919]

    JANUARY 22, 1919
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                January 22, 1919

    The Conference was called to order at 10:30 a.m. by the Chairman,
    Senator Lodge.
    The Secretary called the roll and the following Senators responded to
    their names:

      Messrs. Calder, Colt, Cummins, Curtis, France, Frelinghuysen, Gronna,
      Hale, Harding, Johnson of California, Jones, Kellogg, Kenyon, Knox,
      Lenroot, Lodge, McCumber, McNary, Moses, Nelson, New, Norris, Page,
      Poindexter, Sherman, Smith of Michigan, Smoot, Spencer, Sterling,
      Townsend, Wadsworth, Warren, Watson, Weeks.

    Following a brief discussion of the Newberry-Ford Election case, the
    Norris Res. S. 339 (which was the question for which the Conference was
    called) was discussed; as was also a suggestion on the same subject
    submitted by Senator Cummins.

    Senator Lenroot moved that a Committee of five be appointed by the
    Chairman to consider the matter of Committees and report to the
    Conference at a later date.

    The motion was agreed to, and the whole matter was referred to said
    Committee.
    The Conference then adjourned.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.

    Note: The Norris Resolution and suggestions of Senator Cummins are
    appended to these minutes.
    Note: The Committee authorized by these minutes is contained in a letter
    of Senator Lodge, copy of which is hereto attached.
                                   *    *    *

    65th Congress,
    2d Session.
                                  S. RES. 339.

                       In the Senate of the United States.
                               November 18, 1918.

        Mr. Norris submitted the following resolution; which was referred
                           to the Committee on Rules.

                                   RESOLUTION.

    Resolved, That Rule XXV of the standing rules of the Senate be amended
    by adding thereto a new paragraph, as follows:
    ``3. After the fourth day of March, nineteen hundred and nineteen, any
    Senator who is chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, Finance,
    Foreign Relations, Interstate Commerce, Judiciary, Military Affairs,
    Naval Affairs, or Post Offices and Post Roads, while holding such
    chairmanship, shall not be a member of any of the other of said
    committees.''
                                   *    *    *

    Suggestions submitted to the Conference of Jan. 22, 1919 by Senator
    Cummins.
    No Senator shall be a member of more than two of the following standing
    Committees of the Senate, viz: Appropriations, Agriculture and Forestry,
    Commerce, Finance, Foreign Relations, Inter State Commerce, Judiciary,
    Military Affairs, Naval Affairs, Post Offices and Post Roads; no Senator
    being Chairman of either of the foregoing committees shall be appointed
    on a conference committee upon any bill reported by either of said
    standing committees unless it is reported by the committee of which he
    is chairman.
                                   *    *    *

      Mr. Lodge, Chairman
                              United States Senate,
                           Conference of the Minority.

                                                         January 22, 1919.

      My dear Senator:

        Finding it extremely difficult to make up a committee
      upon the subject involved in the Norris Resolution with a
      membership not exceeding five, I have taken the liberty to
      increase the committee to seven as was originally proposed
      because in this way I can secure a better representation
      of the differing views of the questions arising from the
      Norris Resolution. Of course, if there is any objection to
      this enlargement, I will immediately call another
      conference to pass upon it. I have as chairman, under the
      authority vested in me, appointed the following Senators
      members of the Committee: Mr. Lenroot, Mr. Cummins, Mr.
      Smoot, Mr. Norris, Mr. Harding, Mr. Knox, and Mr. Hale.
        Very truly yours,

                                          [signed] H.C. Lodge
                                          Chairman Minority Conference.
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                                                          [February 8, 1919]

    FEBRUARY 8, 1919
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                February 8, 1919

    The Conference was called to order at 10:30 a.m. by the Chairman,
    Senator Lodge.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Colt, Cummins, Curtis, Dillingham, Fernald, France,
      Frelinghuysen, Hale, Harding, Jones, Kellogg, Lenroot, Lodge,
      McCumber, McNary, Moses, Nelson, New, Page, Poindexter, Sherman,
      Smoot, Spencer, Sterling, Sutherland, Townsend, Wadsworth, Warren,
      Watson, and Weeks.

    Senator Lenroot, from the Committee appointed by the Chairman, under
    authority of the Conference of January 22, 1919, to consider the subject
    matter of the Norris Resolution, submitted a report which was read; and
    after the adoption of an amendment by Senator Smoot, was agreed to.

    Said resolution as agreed to is appended to these minutes.
    Senator Jones of Washington moved:

      That it is the Sense of the Conference that the Rules of the
      Senate be amended to provide that the memberships of no
      standing committee of the Senate should exceed seventeen in
      number, which was agreed to.

    The Conference then adjourned.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.
                                   *    *    *

      RESOLVED, That it is the sense of this Conference that Rule XXV of the
    Standing Rules of the Senate be amended by adding thereto a new
    paragraph, as follows:

      III. After March 4, 1919, no Senator shall be a member of
      more than two of the following standing committees of the
      Senate, viz:

        Appropriations,
        Agriculture and Forestry,
        Commerce,
        Finance,
        Foreign Relations,
        Interstate Commerce,
        Judiciary,
        Military Affairs,
        Naval Affairs, and Post Offices and Post Roads.

      No Senator being Chairman of either of the foregoing
      committees shall be appointed on a conference committee upon
      any bill reported by either of said standing committees
      unless it is reported by the committee of which he is
      chairman.

    And be it further resolved, That it is the sense of the Conference that
    Rule 16 of the standing rules of the Senate be amended as follows:

      After the words ``to the Committee on Military Affairs''
      insert: ``the Diplomatic and Consular Service Bill to the
      Committee on Foreign Relations.''

    And be it further resolved, That it is the sense of this Conference that
    no chairman of any committee named in the foregoing proposed amendment
    of the Rules, who may be a ranking member of any committee, other than
    those named in said amendment, should be appointed on a conference
    committee upon any bill reported by the committee of which he is such
    ranking member, unless the majority members of such committee shall upon
    specific bills so recommend.
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                                                             [March 1, 1919]

    MARCH 1, 1919
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                  March 1, 1919

    The Conference was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by the Chairman, Senator
    Lodge.
    The Secretary called the roll and the following Senators responded to
    their names:

      Messrs. Borah, Brandegee, Calder, Colt, Curtis, Fernald, France,
      Frelinghuysen, Harding, Jones, Kellogg, Kenyon, Knox, Lenroot, Lodge,
      McCumber, McNary, Moses, Nelson, New, Page, Penrose, Poindexter,
      Sherman, Smith of Michigan, Smoot, Spencer, Sterling, Sutherland,
      Wadsworth, Warren, Watson, and Weeks.

    The question of the action to be taken by the Republicans on the Bond
    Bill, Naval Appropriation Bill, Army Appropriation Bill, Wheat Price
    Bill, Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill, and General Deficiency
    Appropriation Bill, was discussed, but no conclusion was reached;

    And, at 7 o'clock p.m. the Conference adjourned.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.
                        Sixty-sixth Congress (1919-1921)

      [Editor's Note: In the Sixty-sixth Congress Republicans regained
    control of both the Senate and House, in the Senate by the narrow margin
    of 49 Republicans to 47 Democrats. In the House, 240 Republicans faced
    192 Democrats and 2 independents.
      During 1919 President Wilson's bitter opponent Henry Cabot Lodge, who
    chaired both the Republican Conference and the Senate Foreign Relations
    Committee, led the party in blocking ratification of the Treaty of
    Versailles. The treaty--not mentioned in the minutes--was apparently not
    discussed in the Conference. Instead, the Conference focused on taking
    advantage of its majority status to fill such Senate offices as
    secretary of the Senate, sergeant at arms, and chaplain, as well as
    assigning committee posts and chairmanships. In one particularly
    contentious case, the Republican Conference, which usually met in
    private, held an unusual open meeting on May 27, 1919, to consider
    whether to permit Senator Boies Penrose of Pennsylvania to become
    chairman of the Finance Committee. The minutes include the verbatim
    transcript of that meeting.]
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                                                              [May 14, 1919]

    MAY 14, 1919
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                  May 14, 1919

    The Conference was called to order at 11 o'clock a.m. by the Chairman,
    Senator Lodge.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Ball, Borah, Brandegee, Calder, Capper, Colt, Curtis,
      Dillingham, Edge, Elkins, Fernald, France, Frelinghuysen, Hale,
      Harding, Johnson of California, Jones, Kellogg, Kenyon, Keyes, Knox,
      Lodge, McCormick, McCumber, McLean, McNary, Moses, Nelson, New,
      Newberry, Norris, Page, Penrose, Phipps, Poindexter, Sherman, Smoot,
      Spencer, Sterling, Sutherland, Wadsworth, Warren, and Watson.

    Senator Knox nominated Senator Lodge for Chairman of the Conference, and
    the question being put was adopted unanimously.

    Senator Calder nominated Senator Wadsworth for Secretary of the
    Conference, and the question being put was adopted.
    Senator Sutherland nominated Senator Curtis for Whip, and the question
    being put was adopted.
    Senator Brandegee moved that the Chairman be authorized to appoint a
    Committee on Committees to consist of nine members. The motion was
    carried.
    Senator Lodge brought to the attention of the Conference the following
    motion which was adopted by a prior conference, which was readopted:

      Resolved: That it is the sense of the Conference that the
      Rules of the Senate be amended to provide that the
      memberships of no standing committee of the Senate should
      exceed seventeen in number.

    Senator Lodge also brought to the attention of the Conference the
    following resolution adopted by a prior conference, which was readopted:

      Resolved: That it is the sense of this Conference that Rule
      XXV of the standing Rules of the Senate be amended by adding
      thereto a new paragraph, as follows:
      III. After March 4, 1919, no Senator shall be a member of
      more than two of the following standing committees of the
      Senate, viz:

        Appropriations                                   Judiciary
        Agriculture and Forestry                         Military Affairs
        Commerce                                         Naval Affairs, Post Offices
        Finance                                            & Post Roads
        Foreign Relations
        Interstate Commerce

      No senator being chairman of either of the foregoing
      committees shall be appointed on a conference committee upon
      any bill reported by either of said standing committees
      unless it is reported by the committee of which he is
      chairman.
      And be it further resolved, That it is the sense of the
      Conference that Rule 16 of the Standing Rules of the Senate
      be amended as follows:
      After the words ``to the committee on Military Affairs''
      insert: ``The Diplomatic and Consular Service Bill to the
      Committee on Foreign Relations''.
      And be it further resolved: That it is the sense of this
      Conference that no chairman of any committee named in the
      foregoing proposed amendment of the Rules, who may be a
      ranking member of any committee, other than those named in
      said amendment, should be appointed on a conference
      committee upon any bill reported by the committee of which
      he is the ranking member, unless the majority members of
      such committee shall upon specific bills so recommend.

    Senator McCumber moved that the Chairman be authorized to appoint a
    Committee on Order of Business to consist of nine members, and that the
    Chairman of the Conference shall be ex officio, a member of the
    Committee. The motion was carried.
    Senator New moved that the Chairman of the Conference be authorized to
    appoint a Committee on Patronage to consist of three members. The motion
    was carried.
    Senator Borah nominated Senator Cummins as President Pro Tempore of the
    Senate, and the question being put was adopted.
    Senator Sherman nominated Mr. George A. Sanderson of Illinois for
    Secretary of the Senate, and Senator Calder nominated Mr. Fairchild of
    New York for the same office. The vote was as follows:

      For Sanderson----37
      For Mr. Fairchild----5

    On motion the vote was made unanimous, and Mr. Sanderson was nominated.
    Senator Knox nominated Mr. David S. Barry of R.I. for Sergeant at Arms
    of the Senate, and Senator Spencer nominated Mr. W. L. Cole of Missouri
    for the same office. The vote was as follows:

      Barry----34
      Cole----8

    On motion the vote was made unanimous, and Mr. Barry was nominated.
    Mr. Carl A. Loeffler of Pennsylvania was nominated for Assistant
    Doorkeeper of the Senate, and the nomination was unanimously carried.
    Senator Norris offered the following resolution, which was rejected on a
    viva voce vote:

      Resolved that the Committee on Committees be instructed that
      in making up the committees named in Senate Resolution 339
      as reported in the 65th Congress, 2nd Session, no chairman
      of any of said committees shall be placed on any other of
      said committees until all other Republican Senators have
      been placed on two of said committees.

    Senator Knox moved that the Chairman be instructed to notify the
    Chairman of the Democratic Conference that on all questions of
    organization of the Senate, pairs are ``off'' (cancelled) and that it is
    the sense of the Republican Conference that each Republican Senator
    notify his pair to the same effect except in case of sickness or death
    in the family.
      The motion was carried.
    The Conference then adjourned.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.

    Pursuant to authority, Senator Lodge appointed the following members of
    Committees for the 66th Congress.
    Committee on Committees

      Senators Brandegee, Calder, Watson, Curtis, Knox, Sterling, Harding,
      Gronna, and McNary.

    Committee on Order of Business

      McCumber, Chairman, La Follette, Wadsworth, Fernald, France,
      Frelinghuysen, Kellogg, McCormick, Lodge Ex Officio

    Committee on Patronage

      Senator New, Chairman, Sutherland, and Lenroot.
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                                                              [May 26, 1919]

    MAY 26, 1919
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                  May 26, 1919

    The Conference met at 10 o'clock a.m. pursuant to call.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Ball, Brandegee, Calder, Colt, Cummins, Curtis, Dillingham,
      Edge, Elkins, Fall, Fernald, France, Frelinghuysen, Gronna, Hale,
      Harding, Johnson of California, Kellogg, Keyes, Knox, Lodge,
      McCormick, McCumber, McLean, McNary, Moses, Nelson, New, Newberry,
      Page, Penrose, Phipps, Poindexter, Sherman, Smoot, Spencer, Sterling,
      Sutherland, Townsend, Wadsworth, Warren, Watson.

    Senator Brandegee, Chairman of the Committee on Committees, submitted a
    report (appended hereto) which was read by the Secretary.
    Senator Johnson of California moved to strike out the name of Senator
    Penrose as Chairman of the Committee on Finance. The roll was called
    upon the question, resulting as follows:

      Yeas----5
      Nays----35

    So the motion failed to carry.
    Senator Brandegee informed the Conference that the Democratic Steering
    Committee requested an increase in the membership of the Committee on
    Foreign Relations so as to permit the retention of Senator [Joseph T.]
    Robinson [of Arkansas] (Democrat) on that Committee.
    Senator Knox moved that the question be referred to the Chairman of the
    Conference (Senator Lodge) and the Chairman of the Committee on
    Committees (Senator Brandegee) with power to act; and the motion was
    adopted.
    The question recurring on the adoption of the Report of the Committee on
    Committees, the same was adopted.
    Senator Curtis offered the following Resolution which was adopted:

      Resolved:----That the Republican members of the United
      States Senate, in conference, urge that the consideration of
      House Joint Resolution 1, proposing an amendment to the
      Constitution of the United States, extending the right of
      suffrage to women, should be proceeded with and urged to a
      final vote at the earliest possible moment.
      Provided: That this resolution shall not be considered as in
      any way binding the action or vote of any members of the
      Senate upon the merits of said suffrage amendment.

    The Conference then adjourned.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.
                                   *    *    *

    The Secretary read as follows:
    On Additional Accommodations for the Library of Congress: Messrs.
    Penrose, Sutherland, and Keyes.
    On Agriculture and Forestry: Messrs. Gronna (chairman), Page, Norris,
    Kenyon, Wadsworth, France, McNary, Capper, and Keyes.
    On Appropriations: Messrs. Warren (chairman), Smoot, Jones of
    Washington, Curtis, Kenyon, Sherman, Gronna, Hale, Spencer, Phipps, and
    Newberry.
    To Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate: Messrs.
    Calder (chairman), Smoot and France.
    On Banking and Currency: Messrs. McLean (chairman), Page, Gronna,
    Norris, Frelinghuysen, Penrose, Calder, Newberry, and Keyes.
    On Canadian Relations: Messrs. Hale (chairman), Sherman, Wadsworth,
    Spencer, and Newberry.
    On the Census: Messrs Sutherland (chairman), La Follette, McLean,
    Townsend, New, Calder, and Moses.
    On Civil Service and Retrenchment: Messrs. Sterling (chairman), Cummins,
    La Follette, Smoot, Colt, Ball, and Capper.
    On Claims: Messrs. Spencer (chairman), Gronna, Wadsworth, Fernald,
    Frelinghuysen, New, Keyes, and Capper.
    On Coast and Insular Survey: Messrs. Edge (chairman), Townsend,
    Sterling, Hale, and Borah.
    On Coast Defenses: Messrs. Frelinghuysen (chairman), Fernald, Nelson,
    Calder, Lenroot, and Ball.
    On Commerce: Messrs. Jones of Washington (chairman), Nelson, Sherman,
    Harding, Fernald, Calder, Lenroot, Colt, McNary, Ball, and Edge.
    On Conservation of National Resources: Messrs. Colt, Gronna, Calder,
    Hale, France, La Follette, Kellogg, and McCormick.
    On Corporations Organized in the District of Columbia: Messrs. La
    Follette, Sherman, and Brandegee.
    On Cuban Relations: Messrs. Johnson of California (chairman), Knox, and
    McCormick.
    On Disposition of Useless Papers in the Executive Departments: Messrs.
    France, Warren, and McCumber.
    On the District of Columbia: Messrs. Sherman (chairman), Dillingham,
    Jones of Washington, Calder, New, Ball, Capper, and Elkins.
    On Education and Labor: Messrs. Kenyon (chairman), Borah, Page, McLean,
    Sterling, and Phipps.
    On Engrossed Bills: Messrs. Warren and Elkins.
    On Enrolled Bills: Messrs. Ball (chairman) and Curtis.
    To Examine the Several Branches of the Civil Service: Messrs. Brandegee,
    Nelson, Jones of Washington, and Elkins.
    On Expenditures in the Department of Agriculture: Messrs. Capper
    (chairman), Wadsworth, and Keyes.
    On Expenditures in the Department of Commerce: Messrs. Elkins
    (chairman), Fall, and McNary.
    On Expenditures in the Interior Department: Messrs. Smoot, Poindexter,
    and La Follette.
    On Expenditures in the Department of Justice: Messrs. Borah, Spencer,
    and France.
    On Expenditures in the Department of Labor: Messrs. McCormick
    (chairman), Kellogg, and Kenyon.
    On Expenditures in the Navy Department: Messrs. Dillingham, Lodge, and
    Newberry.
    On Expenditures in the Post Office Department: Messrs. Keyes (chairman),
    Watson, and Edge.
    On Expenditures in the Department of State: Messrs. Phipps (chairman),
    Penrose, and Hale.
    On Expenditures in the Treasury Department: Messrs. Harding, Cummins,
    and Ball.
    On Expenditures in the War Department: Messrs. Townsend, Norris, and
    Page.
    On Finance: Messrs. Penrose (chairman), McCumber, Smoot, La Follette,
    Dillingham, McLean, Curtis, Watson, Calder, and Sutherland.
    On Fisheries: Messrs. Newberry (chairman), Jones of Washington, Fernald,
    Moses, and McNary.
    On the Five Civilized Tribes of Indians: Messrs. Norris, Colt, and
    Wadsworth.
    On Foreign Relations: Messrs. Lodge (chairman), McCumber, Borah,
    Brandegee, Fall, Knox, Harding, Johnson of California, New, and Moses.
    On Forest Reservations and the Protection of Game: Messrs. McLean,
    Sherman, New, Warren, and Edge.
    On the Geological Survey: Messrs. Norris, Sutherland, Penrose, and
    Dillingham.
    On Immigration: Messrs. Colt (chairman), Dillingham, Penrose, Sterling,
    Johnson of California, Keyes, and Edge.
    On Indian Affairs: Messrs. Curtis (chairman), La Follette, Gronna, Fall,
    Fernald, McNary, Spencer, Nelson, and McCormick.
    On Indian Depredations: Messrs. Poindexter, McCumber, Watson,
    Frelinghuysen, Warren, and Curtis.
    On Industrial Expositions: Messrs. Gronna, Norris, Sutherland, Kellogg,
    Lodge, Kenyon, and Newberry.
    On Interoceanic Canals: Messrs. Borah (chairman),. Page, Cummins, Colt,
    Calder, Knox, Johnson of California, and Edge.
    On Interstate Commerce, Messrs. Cummins (chairman), Townsend, La
    Follette, Poindexter, McLean, Watson, Kellogg, Fernald, Frelinghuysen,
    and Elkins.
    To Investigate Trespassers upon Indian Lands: Messrs. Jones of
    Washington, Sutherland, and Townsend.
    On Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lands: Messrs. McNary (chairman),
    Jones of Washington, Borah, Johnson of California, Gronna, Fall, and
    Phipps.
    On the Judiciary: Messrs. Nelson (chairman), Dillingham, Brandegee,
    Borah, Cummins, Colt, Sterling, Fall, Norris, and Kellogg.
    On the Library: Messrs. Brandegee (chairman), Wadsworth, Moses, Johnson
    of California, and Knox.
    On Manufactures: Messrs. La Follette (chairman), Lodge, Kenyon, Fernald,
    McNary, and Gronna.
    On Military Affairs: Messrs. Wadsworth (chairman), Warren, Sutherland,
    New, Frelinghuysen, Johnson of California, Knox, Lenroot, Spencer, and
    Capper.
    On Mines and Mining: Messrs. Poindexter (chairman), Sterling,
    Sutherland, McCormick, Phipps, and Newberry.
    On the Mississippi River and its Tributaries: Messrs. Cummins,
    Wadsworth, Nelson, and Spencer.
    On National Banks: Messrs. Kellogg (chairman), Lenroot, and Elkins.
    On Naval Affairs: Messrs. Page (chairman), Penrose, Lodge, Poindexter,
    Hale, Ball, McCormick, Newberry, and Keyes.
    On Pacific Islands and Porto Rico: Messrs Fall (chairman), Poindexter,
    Fernald, Harding, Watson, Kenyon, and McCormick.
    On Pacific Railroads: Messrs. Brandegee, McCumber, Townsend, Watson,
    Lenroot, and Capper.
    On Patents: Messrs. Norris (chairman), Brandegee, Knox, and Kellogg.
    On Pensions: Messrs. McCumber (chairman), Smoot, Poindexter, Sherman,
    New, Elkins, and Ball.
    On the Philippines: Messrs. Harding (chairman), Kenyon, Knox, Johnson of
    California, McNary, Curtis, Frelinghuysen, and Hale.
    On Post Offices and Post Roads; Messrs. Townsend (chairman), Sterling,
    France, Poindexter, Moses, McCormick, Edge, Elkins, and Phipps.
    On Printing: Messrs. Moses (chairman), Smoot, Page, New, and Capper.
    On Private Land Claims: Messrs. Nelson, Townsend, Moses, and Edge.
    On Privileges and Elections: Messrs. Dillingham (chairman), Kenyon,
    Sherman, Fall, Knox, Spencer, Wadsworth, Watson, and Edge.
    On Public Buildings and Grounds: Messrs. Fernald (chairman), Warren,
    Curtis, Sutherland, Frelinghuysen, France, Lenroot, Spencer, and Keyes.
    On Public Health and National Quarantine: Messrs. France (chairman),
    Townsend, Frelinghuysen, Penrose, Harding, and Ball.
    On Public Lands: Messrs. Smoot (chairman), Fall, Norris, Sterling,
    Kellogg, McNary, McCumber, Poindexter, and Lenroot.
    On Railroads: Messrs. Lenroot (chairman), Lodge, Warren, Dillingham,
    Phipps, and Newberry.
    On Revolutionary Claims: Messrs. Lodge, Kellogg, and Lenroot.
    On Rules: Messrs. Knox (chairman), Nelson, Cummins, Curtis, Hale, Moses,
    and McCormick.
    On Standards, Weights, and Measures: Messrs. Harding, Borah, and
    Kellogg.
    On Territories: Messrs. New (chairman), McLean, Jones of Washington,
    Harding, Hale, Borah, and Smoot.
    On Transportation Routes to the Seaboard: Messrs. McCumber, Lodge,
    Sherman, Phipps, and Capper.
    On Transportation and Sale of Meat Products: Messrs. Page, McLean, and
    France.
    On the University of the United States: Messrs. Dillingham, Brandegee,
    McCumber, Colt, Sterling, and Elkins.
    On Woman Suffrage: Messrs. Watson (chairman), Jones of Washington,
    Nelson, Cummins, and Johnson of California.
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                                                              [May 27, 1919]

    MAY 27, 1919
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                  May 27, 1919

    The Conference met at 11:30 a.m. pursuant to call.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Borah, Brandegee, Calder, Capper, Colt, Dillingham, Edge,
      Elkins, Fall, Fernald, France, Frelinghuysen, Gronna, Hale, Harding,
      Johnson of California, Kenyon, Keyes, Knox, Lenroot, Lodge, McCormick,
      McCumber, McLean, McNary, Moses, Nelson, Newberry, New, Page, Phipps,
      Poindexter, Sherman, Smoot, Spencer, Sterling, Sutherland, Townsend,
      Wadsworth, Warren, Watson.

    Senator Brandegee moved that the doors be opened and the public
    admitted.

      The motion was carried, and the doors were opened, admitting
      the public, including representatives of the Press.

    Senator Brandegee moved to reconsider the vote by which the report of
    the Committee on Committees was adopted; and the question being put was
    carried.
    Senator Brandegee moved to reconsider the vote by which Senator Penrose
    was nominated for Chairman of the Committee on Finance; and this motion
    was carried.
    Senators Borah, Kenyon, Spencer and Gronna discussed the issues involved
    in the naming of Senator Penrose as Chairman of the Finance Committee.
    Senator Borah moved to strike the name of Senator Penrose from the
    Chairmanship of the Finance Committee; upon which the roll was called.

      Those voting in the affirmative were:

        Messrs. Borah, Capper, Cummins, Johnson of California,
        Kenyon, Lenroot, McCormick, and McNary.

        Total 8

      Those voting in the negative were:

        Messrs. Brandegee, Calder, Colt, Dillingham, Edge,
        Elkins, Fall, Fernald, France, Frelinghuysen, Gronna,
        Hale, Harding, Newberry, Page, Phipps, Poindexter,
        Sherman, Smoot, Spencer, Sterling, Sutherland, Townsend,
        Wadsworth, Warren, and Watson.

        Total 34
        So the motion was not agreed to.
    Upon motion of Senator Fernald, the Conference then adjourned.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.
                                   *    *    *
                                   Transcript

    The Open Conference of Republican Senators was called to order by the
    Chairman (Senator Lodge) at 11:55 a.m., Tuesday, May 27, 1919.
    The Chairman. Those who have been admitted to the room will kindly take
    seats and preserve order.
    Senator Brandegee. Mr. Chairman, in view of the fact that several
    Senators were not in attendance upon the Conference yesterday who desire
    to express views upon the action taken by the Conference yesterday, I
    move that the action of the Conference by which the list of committees
    was accepted and approved be reconsidered.
    The Chairman. The Senator from Connecticut moves that the vote by which
    the report of the Committee on Committees was adopted be reconsidered.
    The motion was agreed to.
    Senator Brandegee. Now I move that the action of the Conference in
    appointing Senator Penrose chairman of the Finance Committee be
    reconsidered.
    The Chairman. The Senator from Connecticut moves that the vote by which
    the Conference adopted the name of Senator Penrose for chairman of the
    Committee on Finance also be reconsidered. If there is no objection it
    will be so ordered. The Chair hears no objection and it is so ordered.
    Senator Borah. Mr. Chairman, this conference has been called I presume
    largely in deference to some of the Senators who were not present
    yesterday and who hold a view in controversy with the report of the
    Committee on Committees. We preferred to have this matter settled under
    such circumstances and surroundings that there shall not be any
    misunderstanding or mistake as to the position of those who are at
    variance with the report, and for that reason it was thought wise to
    have a reconsideration under conditions which would permit the
    consideration in open conference.
    Mr. Chairman, I will be very brief in stating the position which some of
    us occupy. I think I speak for others as well as for myself with
    reference to this matter. There are two or three things which ought to
    be eliminated from the consideration of the subject, and it will clarify
    the situation both here and elsewhere if those things are specifically
    referred to. In the first place we do not wish it understood that the
    opposition which we have to Senator Penrose as chairman of the Finance
    Committee is based upon mere personal objections. The question of
    personalities or of individuals with reference to these matters, if
    there be such questions, are for settlement in other forums and not for
    discussion in a Congress or in a committee of Congress which has to do
    with legislation concerning the public welfare. We are therefore not
    basing our opposition to Senator Penrose upon any question of personal
    antipathy. Neither do we desire it understood that we are challenging
    either the capacity or the intelligence or ability of Senator Penrose or
    the chairman of the Appropriations Committee. It is not a question of
    the capacity of these gentlemen at all. It is simply a difference of
    view and a very marked difference of view between particularly the view
    of Senator Penrose with reference to finance and taxation and the view
    of those who are opposed to his being chairman. Our opposition is based
    upon that principle and that alone. Had it been a mere question of
    individual liking or disliking we would not have asked for any
    conference here of this nature or any nature at all; neither would we
    have interposed any delay; but it involves what seems to us a matter of
    tremendous import not only to the Party but also to the Country.
    While we had not supposed that we would effectuate any particular result
    at this particular time by taking the position which we have taken, we
    have taken it believing that by insistent and persistent urging of
    opposition the time would come in legislation when we would be able to
    effectuate a change of the policy which has been supposed to be the
    policy of the Senator from Pennsylvania; and we are not here seeking to
    do otherwise than to brace ourselves for what we believe will be the
    ultimate contest upon the question of taxation and finance in this
    country.
    Mr. Chairman, I am going to be brief and yet I wish to say a word or two
    more in order that I may not be misunderstood. It has been a serious
    question for discussion with historians and financiers whether war
    superinduces greater suffering during the time that it is in progress or
    after the war is over and when the time comes to meet its burdens by
    reason of the system of taxation which has generally prevailed after
    wars in order to meet the burdens of war. I think it would be a matter
    of speculation whether the great wars of the world have caused more
    suffering and sorrow during the time they were in progress or after they
    were closed by reason of the system which has usually been adopted to
    pay the expenses of the war. It has been said by a great English
    historian--and he has furnished some startling facts and figures to
    support his position--that the suffering during the Napoleonic wars was
    not to be compared with the suffering which took place in Great Britain
    thereafter, when Great Britain adopted her vicious system with reference
    to paying the burdens of the war. That is the question which we will
    have to meet in this country at no very distant day.
    If it were not for the question of the League of Nations at this time
    which is interesting the entire country as a matter of the most
    immediate concern, the question of taxation and the method of raising
    means by which to meet this stupendous indebtedness would be engaging
    the attention of this country from one end of it to the other. Just as
    soon as we shall dispose of the question of whether or not we are going
    to be an independent government at all and get to the proposition of
    what we are going to do with our domestic questions, just as soon as
    that is settled the most engaging proposition with which this country
    will have to do will be the question of raising revenue to meet the
    stupendous debt which is now upon us.
    The contest of 1917 over what is known as the Revenue Bill established a
    wide line of cleavage between those who are opposed to the Senator from
    Pennsylvania and some of those at least who are supporting him. We think
    that that bill was founded upon--I was going to use a stronger term--a
    supremely unjust principle, founded upon a principle which if carried
    out and finally established as the system in this country by which we
    are to pay this debt, will do more to breed Bolshevism and destroy
    American institutions than any one thing that we could mention in this
    assembly today. It is not, therefore, a mere question of personal likes
    or dislikes; it is the fact that we are at variance upon this question
    which we believe with the utmost sincerity--and we credit those who
    differ with us with the same sincerity--is of sufficient importance to
    engage our persistent effort upon every occasion to record our
    opposition to it.
    Since the Senator from Pennsylvania has returned to Washington during
    the last two or three weeks he has announced what is supposed to be the
    policy of the party with reference to revenue, with reference to
    finance, and so forth. As I interpret his announcement, it is upon the
    same principle as that contained in the last two revenue bills which
    have been passed by Congress. It became absolutely necessary for those
    who are not in harmony with that view and who believe that it is unsafe
    as a policy both for the party and for the country to record our
    objections, and this is the first opportunity we have had to record
    them.
    Therefore, Mr. Chairman, we have asked that this conference might be
    called in order that we may here and now record what protest we may
    against the Senator from Pennsylvania being chairman of the Committee on
    Finance, knowing in advance the views which he will undertake to
    incorporate into a bill as chairman of that committee. I may say here--I
    speak for myself and I think I speak for others--that it is but fair to
    our colleagues to say that if this system of raising taxes to meet the
    burdens of the war is to be the policy of the party the split will come
    at some time where it will be necessary either to modify our policy or
    fail to receive the support of certain men who are now objecting to it.
    We must either modify it or we must face the proposition that there is a
    cleavage in the party upon one of the most fundamental questions in the
    country.
    Mr. Chairman, I do not know that I need to say anything further. When
    others have spoken who desire to address the conference I shall move
    that we strike out the name of Senator Penrose from the report.
    The Chairman. That motion the Chair will consider pending, if that is
    agreeable.
    Senator Borah. Very well.
    The Chairman. Are there any further remarks to be made.
    Senator Kenyon. Mr. Chairman, I only wish to say that Senator Borah has
    voiced the sentiment of a number of Senators. We are not engaging in any
    personal matters at all, there being involved simply a fundamental
    difference of opinion as to the problem of taxation. We have voiced the
    sentiment which we hold, and we are done.
    Senator Spencer. Mr. Chairman, I do not propose to have it understood
    that by my vote on this question there is any determination of the
    issues of how much revenue is needed or of the methods by which the
    revenue shall be hereafter collected. I shall vote for Senator Penrose
    for the reason that the Committee on Committees has determined upon him
    as being the man most suitable for that position, but I do not propose
    to be put in the position of voting upon any issue which to my mind is
    not at all present at this gathering.
    Senator Gronna. Mr. Chairman, in view of some of the statements of
    Senator Borah it becomes necessary for me to say a word or two. It is
    perhaps pretty well known that I have been among those who have
    protested against our methods of taxation, especially with reference to
    the raising of the revenue to defray the expenses of the war. I
    maintained a year ago that the position taken not only by our own party
    but by the other party, which was then in the majority, was unfair, that
    it was unscientific; but I disagree wholly with the Senator from Idaho
    that that question has anything to do with the perfection of this
    organization.
    Mr. Chairman, I said when I accepted appointment as an humble member of
    the Committee on Committees that I had in the past, and that I propose
    in the future, to speak my own mind and voice my own sentiments. So far
    as I am personally concerned I do not know that I care a continental
    damn whether Senator Penrose is chairman of the Committee on Finance or
    not. I was here, Mr. Chairman, when the farmers of the great Northwest
    appeared before the Finance Committee and protested against the so-
    called Taft reciprocity bill. I am of the same opinion now that I was
    then; but there are Senators, I believe, who are opposing the selection
    of Senator Penrose today who were supporting that movement.
    Mr. Chairman, I shall vote for Senator Penrose for chairman of the
    Committee on Finance because behind closed doors I have voted for him. I
    am not afraid to face my people and say to them that in the interest of
    party harmony, in the interest of better legislation than we have had
    during the last six years, I have found it absolutely necessary to stand
    by the Republican organization; and I shall do so.
    The Chairman. The question is on the motion of the Senator from Idaho.
    Senator Brandegee. What is that motion?
    The Chairman. To strike out the name of Senator Penrose from the list of
    committees as chairman of the Committee on Finance.
    Senator Borah. Let us have a yea and nay vote.
    The Chairman. Let the vote be taken as it was yesterday by a call of the
    roll, each Senator responding ``yea'' or ``nay.''
    Senator Spencer. What is the question?
    The Chairman. The question is whether the name of Senator Penrose shall
    be stricken from the list of committees as chairman of the Committee on
    Finance. The Chair is putting it as it was put yesterday. Those in favor
    of striking out the name of Senator Penrose will vote ``Yea''; those in
    favor of retaining his name will vote ``Nay.'' The Secretary will call
    the roll.
    The Secretary (Senator Wadsworth) called the roll, which resulted as
    follows:

            Yeas:                                                Nays:
            Borah                                          Brandegee
            Capper                                         Calder
            Cummins                                        Colt
            Johnson of California                          Dillingham
            Kenyon                                         Edge
            Lenroot                                        Elkins
            McCormick                                      Fall
            McNary                                         Fernald
                                                           France
                                                           Frelinghuysen
                                                           Gronna
                                                           Hale
                                                           Harding
                                                           Keyes
                                                           Knox
                                                           Lodge
                                                           McCumber
                                                           McLean
                                                           Moses
                                                           Nelson
                                                           New
                                                           Newberry
                                                           Page
                                                           Phipps
                                                           Poindexter
                                                           Sherman
                                                           Smoot
                                                           Spencer
                                                           Sterling
                                                           Sutherland
                                                           Townsend
                                                           Wadsworth
                                                           Warren
                                                           Watson
              Total  8                                       34

    The Chairman. On this motion the yeas are eight (8) and the nays are
    thirty-four (34). The motion is lost. The question now recurs on the
    adoption of the report of the Committee on Committees.
    The report of the Committee on Committees was adopted.
    Senator Fernald. I move that the conference adjourn.
    The motion was agreed to, and (at 12 o'clock and 10 minutes p.m.) the
    open conference of the Republican Senators adjourned subject to the call
    of the Chairman.

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                                                              [June 2, 1919]

    JUNE 2, 1919
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                  June 2, 1919

    The Conference met pursuant to call at 10:30 a.m.
    In the absence of Senator Lodge, the Chairman, Senator Curtis presided;
    and in the absence of Senator Wadsworth, the Secretary, Senator Spencer
    acted as Secretary Pro Tempore.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Ball, Brandegee, Calder, Capper, Cummins, Curtis, Fall,
      Fernald, France, Frelinghuysen, Gronna, Hale, Jones, Lenroot,
      McCumber, McNary, Moses, New, Newberry, Page, Phipps, Poindexter,
      Sherman, Smoot, Spencer, Sutherland, Warren, and Watson.

    Senator New, Chairman of the Committee on Patronage, presented the
    report of that Committee, which appears as an appendix to these minutes.
    On motion of Senator Smoot the Report of the Committee on Patronage was
    adopted.
    On motion the Conference then adjourned.

                                                  [signed] Selden P. Spencer

                                                      Secretary Pro Tempore.
                                   *    *    *

    (Adopted by Republican Conference, June 2, 1919)
                                 (Confidential.)

      66th Congress,
      1st Session.
                             Senate Committee Print.
                                SENATE PATRONAGE.

       REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PATRONAGE TO THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE.
                      (Printed for the use of the Senate.)

    Your committee after numerous prolonged sessions have carefully
    considered the division of patronage to be made among the Republican
    Senators, and the allowance to be made to the Democratic Minority.
    The committee recommends that there should be a roll known as the
    Efficiency Roll which shall include certain leading offices upon which,
    on account of their importance and proper conduct, the business of the
    Senate largely depends. They think that there is wisdom in the custom of
    retaining in the service those employees who, by efficient experience,
    capacity, and diligence, expedite business to the credit of the Senate.
    By this recommendation the following employees in the office of the
    Secretary of the Senate would be retained:

    Reading clerk, J.C. Crockett...............................    $3,600
    Financial clerk, C.F. Pace.................................     3,000
    Minute and journal clerk, Chas. L. Watkins (now chief           3,000
     bookkeeper at $2,500).....................................
    Printing clerk, Ansel Wold.................................     2,500
    Assistant financial clerk, Eugene Colwell..................     2,750
    Clerk, P.M. Wilson (now chief clerk at $3,250).............     2,500
    Clerk, H.H. Gilfry.........................................     2,220
    Assistant in document room, J.M. Lambert...................     2,250
    Librarian, E.C. Goodwin....................................     2,500
    First assistant librarian, W.G. Lieuallen..................     2,400
                                                                ------------
                                                                   26,720
    Principal clerk, T.W. Tulley (to be retained until July 1,      3,000
     1919).....................................................
                                                                ------------
                                                                   29,720
    3 laborers, colored, $840..................................     2,520
    4 laborers, colored, $720..................................     2,880
                                                                ------------
                                                                   35,120
    By this arrangement the following offices in the Secretary's Office
     would be filled by Democrats retained:
    Financial clerk, C.F. Pace.................................    $3,000
    Minute and journal clerk, Chas. L. Watkins.................     3,000
    Clerk, P.M. Wilson.........................................     2,500
    Clerk, H.H. Gilfry.........................................     2,220
    Assistant in Document Room, J.M. Lambert...................     2,250
                                                                ------------
                                                                   12,970
    Principal clerk, T.W. Tulley (to be retained until July 1,      3,000
     1919).....................................................
                                                                ------------
                                                                   15,970
    The following offices in the Secretary's Office are now filled by
     Republicans retained by Democrats:
    Reading clerk, J.C. Crockett...............................    $3,600
    Assistant financial clerk, Eugene Colwell..................     2,750
    Printing clerk, Ansel Wold.................................     2,500
    Library, E.C. Goodwin......................................     2,500
    First assistant librarian, W.G. Lieuallen..................     2,400
                                                                ------------
                                                                   13,750
    Eliminating these exemptions, the following positions are subject to the
     appointment of the Secretary of the Senate on the nomination of
     Senators:
    Chief clerk................................................    $3,250
    Enrolling clerk............................................     3,000
    Executive clerk............................................     2,750
    File clerk.................................................     2,500
    Chief bookkeeper...........................................     2,500
    Assistant journal clerk....................................     2,500
    Clerks, 2 at $2,500........................................     5,000
    Clerks, 3 at $2,220........................................     6,660
    Clerks, 2 at $2,100........................................     4,200
    Clerk......................................................     1,800
    Clerks, 2 at $1,600........................................     3,200
    Clerk......................................................     1,440
    Messenger..................................................     1,440
    Assistant messenger........................................     1,200
    Assistant in Document Room.................................     2,250
    Assistant in Document Room.................................     1,440
    Clerk in Document Room.....................................     1,440
    Skilled laborer (Document Room)............................     1,200
    Assistant librarian........................................     1,800
    Skilled laborer (Senate Library)...........................     1,200
    Keeper of stationery room..................................     2,400
    Assistant Keeper of stationery room........................     2,000
    Assistant in stationery room...............................     1,200
                                                                ------------
                                                                   56,370
                                 RECAPITULATION

    In the office of the Secretary of the Senate, under the legislative
     appropriation act 1918-19, there are 49 positions amounting to $105,990
    Secretary (elected by Senate)..............................    $6,500
    Assistant Secretary, H.M. Rose.............................     5,000
    Superintendent of Document Room, G.H. Boyd.................     3,000
    11 employees retained on account of efficient experience...    29,720
    7 colored laborers.........................................     5,400
    28 positions in patronage..................................    56,370
                                                                ------------
                                                                  105,990
                         OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS.

    The committee recommends that the following employees be retained on
     account of long service and efficient experience:
    Halsey, E.A., assistant on floor (request of Minority).....    $2,000
    O'Toole, J.E., assistant on floor..........................     2,000
    Doherty, E.W., messenger, acting as assistant doorkeeper...     1,800
    Edwards, J.F., messenger, acting as assistant doorkeeper...     1,800
    Anderson, R.S., messenger..................................     1,440
    McGrain, J.J., storekeeper.................................     2,220
    Eckstein, F.A., chief clerk, post office (now mail carrier      1,800
     at $1,200)................................................
    Biffle, L.L., superintendent, folding room.................     1,600
    Deards, J.W., assistant in folding room....................     1,400
    Farden, Miss A.H., messenger...............................     1,440
    McKeever, Mrs. F.R., stenographer, etc.....................     1,200
    Ransdell, W.J., messenger (now folder at $1,000)...........     1,440
    Sellers, J.F., messenger at card door (now messenger at         1,600
     $1,440)...................................................
    Maryman, Sam, elevator conductor...........................     1,200
                                                                ------------
                                                                   22,940
    The following positions are now filled by Republicans, retained by
     Democrats:
    Messenger, acting as assistant doorkeeper (Doherty)........    $1,800
    Assistant in folding room (Deards).........................     1,400
    Mail carrier (Eckstein)....................................     1,200
    Messenger (Sellers)........................................     1,440
    Messenger for minority (McNeil)............................     1,440
    Folder (Ransdell)..........................................     1,000
                                                                ------------
                                                                    8,280
    By this arrangement the following positions would be filled by Democrats
     retained:
    Floor Assistants (Halsey & O'Toole), at $2,000.............    $4,000
    Messenger acting as Assistant Doorkeeper (Edwards).........     1,800
    Messenger (Anderson).......................................     1,440
    Storekeeper (McGrain)......................................     2,220
    Superintendent folding room (Biffle).......................     1,600
    Elevator conductor (Maryman)...............................     1,200
                                                                ------------
                                                                   12,260
    Messenger (C.F. Lynch) Senate resolution of 1896 for            1,440
     supposed injuries received................................
                                                                ------------
                                                                   13,700
    Following positions now held by Republicans as Minority employees, to be
     assigned to Democrats:
    Messenger..................................................    $1,440
    Messenger..................................................     1,440
                                                                ------------
                                                                    2,880
                                                                ------------
                                                                   16,580
    The following positions, 52 in number, amounting to $46,510, exempted on
     account of character of service rendered:
    Clerk, official reporters..................................    $2,400.00
    Superintendent Press Gallery...............................     1,800.00
    Assistant Superintendent Press Gallery.....................     1,400.00
    Messenger, Press Gallery...................................       900.00
    Upholsterer................................................     1,440.00
    Cabinetmaker...............................................     1,200.00
    3 carpenters, at $1,080....................................     3,240.00
    Chief telephone operator...................................     1,200.00
    3 telephone operators, at $900.............................     2,700.00
    Night telephone operator...................................       720.00
    4 skilled laborers, barbers, at $1,000.....................     4,000.00
    Laborer in charge private passage..........................       840.00
    3 attendants, women's rooms, Capitol, at $720..............     2,160.00
    3 attendants, women's rooms, S.O.B., at $720...............     2,160.00
    Wagonmaster................................................     1,200.00
    2 laborers, janitor's force, at $800.......................     1,600.00
    19 laborers, janitor's force, at $720......................   13, 680.00
    Foreman, garage............................................       990.00
    4 helpers, garage, at $720.................................     2,880.00
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

                               Old Soldiers Roll.

    On July 14, 1911, the late Senator Heyburn, of Idaho, introduced the
    following resolution, which was adopted:
     Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate and the Sergeant at Arms of
    the Senate are hereby directed to retain in the employ of the Senate
    those persons who served in the Union Army during the late Civil War and
    whose service in the Senate is necessary and satisfactory and who are
    not otherwise provided for, and to continue such persons in their
    positions until cause for their removal shall have been reported to and
    approved of by the Senate and their removal directed.
    Your committee believes that this resolution should be carried out in
    its full spirit, and to this end has restored these veterans of the
    Union Army of the Civil War on the Senate pay roll to their former
    salaries received before reductions were made by the Democrats. These
    veterans, in recognition of their patriotic services to the Union in the
    Civil War, and because of efficient service as employees of the Senate,
    are hereby restored to their former salaries. This is done in part
    through sentiment and in tribute to the Union soldier of the Civil War,
    who in our belief is entitled to full consideration, and to correct the
    monstrous injustice of which these veterans were the victims at the
    hands of the Democrats, which in our opinion was a gross and
    unjustifiable wrong. The list of those affected is as follows:

    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     Present      Proposed
                                                     salary        salary
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Gallager, W.G., messenger...................     $1,440.00     $1,440.00
    Corser, D.S., messenger.....................      1,440.00      1,440.00
    Hammond, John, laborer, doorkeeper..........        720.00      1,200.00
    Coates, M.T., laborer, folding room.........        720.00      1,000.00
    Dutton, R.R., laborer, folding room.........        720.00      1,440.00
    Foster, E.W., laborer, doorkeeper...........        720.00        912.50
    Crystal, J.A., mail carrier, doorkeeper.....      1,200.00      1,440.00
    Gaston, A.D., riding page...................        912.50      1,440.00
    Brewer, H.H., clerk, folding room...........      1,200.00      1,600.00
    Bond, George H., folder, doorkeeper.........      1,000.00      1,440.00
    Getchell, E.P., folder, doorkeeper..........        840.00      1,440.00
    McArthur, James, folder, doorkeeper.........        840.00      1,440.00
    Osbon, O.M., folder, doorkeeper.............        840.00      1,440.00
    Williams, J.R., elevator conductor, Senate        1,200.00      1,200.00
     Office Building, doorkeeper................
    Abbott, J.A., police, Senate Office Building      1,050.00      1,800.00
    Baer, Nathan, police, Senate Office Building      1,050.00      1,200.00
    Burrows, J.A., police, Senate Office              1,050.00      1,050.00
     Building...................................
                                                 ---------------------------
                                                     16,942.50     22,922.50
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

    This plan provides for restoring all above to their former salaries
    except Mr. Crystal, who was postmaster at $2,250, and Mr. Brewer, who
    was foreman of Folding Room at $1,440 (this place having been increased
    by law to $1,600, and to which Mr. Brewer has been restored).
    To restore these old soldiers to their former ratings, positions which
    would have been available under patronage for seven messengers at $1,440
    each are required. These messengerships have been held by Democrats and
    would have been included in Republican patronage.
    Subtracting the aforementioned classes of exceptions the following
    positions are subject to the appointment of the Sergeant at Arms on the
    nomination of Senators:

    Assistant Sergeant at Arms.................................    $2,500
    Two messengers acting as assistant doorkeepers, at $1,800..     3,600
    21 messengers, at $1,440...................................    30,240
    Messenger..................................................     1,000
    Janitor....................................................     1,200
    Telephone operator.........................................       900
    Telephone page.............................................       720
    Laborer, folding room......................................       800
    15 laborers, folding room and post office, at $720.........    10,800
    Postmaster.................................................     2,250
    7 mail carriers. at $1,200.................................     8,400
    2 riding pages, at $912.50.................................     1,825
    6 folders, at $1,000.......................................     6,000
    7 folders, at $840.........................................     5,880
    22 elevator conductors, at $1,200..........................    26,400
    Lieutenant, police.........................................     1,200
    2 special police, Capitol and Senate Office Building, at        2,400
     $1,200....................................................
    39 policemen, Capitol and Senate Office Building, at $1,050    40,950
    5 policemen, Capitol, at $840..............................     4,200
    10 pages, at $400..........................................     4,000
                                                                ------------
                                                                  155,265

                                 RECAPITULATION

        In the office of the Sergeant at Arms there are 241 positions, as
     follows:

    Sergeant at Arms, elected..................................    $6,500.00
    Assistant doorkeeper and acting assistant doorkeeper,           6,000.00
     elected, at $3,000........................................
    14 employees retained on account of long service and           22,940.00
     efficient experience......................................
    1 messenger (Lynch), Senate Resolution.....................     1,440.00
    2 messengers, alloted to minority, same having been allowed     2,880.00
     by Democrats to Repubicans................................
    6 pages allotted to minority, at $400 each.................     2,400.00
    52 employees exempted on account of character of service       46,510.00
     rendered..................................................
    17 employees on Old Soldier's Roll, with proposed salaries.    22,922.50
    146 positions in patronage, including 10 pages.............   155,265.00
                                                                ------------
                                                                  266,857.50
    Deduct 16 pages, at $400 (estimated salary)................     6,400.00
                                                                ------------
                                                                  260,457.50
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Assuming that the recommendations of the committee are adopted, each
    Republican Senator will be entitled to recommend appointments to offices
    or positions the salaries of which will amount in the aggregate to
    $4,319 a year. The committee recommends that the Sergeant at Arms of the
    Senate, the Secretary of the Senate and the Superintendent of the
    Capitol, respectively, after consultation with the Committee on
    Patronage, readjust the distribution of those offices to which
    appointments are made on recommendation, so that each Republican Senator
    shall receive as nearly as practicable the number of appointments due to
    him under this plan.
    Under the Democrats, Republicans in the Secretary's office held 5
    positions, with salaries totaling $13,750, and in the Sergeant at Arms'
    office, 6 positions totaling $8,280, a grand total of $22,030.
    The Republicans now allow the Democrats 6 positions in the Secretary's
    office, $15,970 (less 1 position at $3,000 after July 1), and 10
    positions in the Sergeant at Arms' office, $16,580, a grand total of
    $32,550 at present time and $29,550 after July 1, 1919.

                           PATRONAGE TO BE AVAILABLE.

    Secretary's Office:
      Total appropriation for salaries........................   $105,990
      Total amount of exemptions for all causes...............     49,620
                                                               -------------
        Balance...............................................     56,370.00
    Sergeant at Arms' Office:
      Total appropriation for salaries........................   $265,257.50
        Deduct appropriation for 16 pages.....................      4,800.00
                                                               -------------
                                                                  260,457.50
        Adding 16 pages at $400...............................      6,400.00
                                                               -------------
                                                                  266,857.50
      Total amount of exemptions for all causes...............    111,592.50
                                                               -------------
        Balance...............................................    155,265.00
                                                               -------------
      Total amount of patronage, both offices.................    211,635.00
    Divided among 49 Republican Senators                            4,319.00

                     LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION ACT, 1818-19.

    Office of the Secretary...................................    $94,410.00
    Document Room.............................................     11,580.00
                                                               -------------
                                                                 $105,990.00
    Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper.............   $144,720.00
    Police force, Senate Office Building......................     18,000.00
    Post office...............................................     17,587.50
    Folding room..............................................     17,080.00
    Under Superintendent of Capitol:
      10 elevator conductors, Capitol.........................     12,000.00
      14 elevator conductors, Senate Office Building..........     16,800.00
    Contingent expenses:
      Maintaining motors ($7,000).
      Salaries foreman and 4 helpers..........................      3,870.00
      Superintendent Folding room, payable out of                   1,600.00
       Miscellaneous items fund, authority Senate resolution..
        Capitol police ($65,550), captain, $1,800; 1               33,600.00
         lieutenant, $1,200; 1 special officer, $1,200; 24
         privates, at $1,050; 5 privates, at $840.............
                                                               -------------
                                                                  265,257.50
        Deduct appropriation for 16 pages.....................      4,800.00
                                                               -------------
                                                                  260,457.50
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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                                                              [May 22, 1920]

    MAY 22, 1920
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                  May 22, 1920

    The Conference was called to order, pursuant to notice, by the Chairman,
    Senator Lodge.
    The roll was called and the following Senators answered to their names:

      Messrs. Ball, Brandegee, Calder, Capper, Curtis, Dillingham, Edge,
      Fernald, France, Hale, Harding, Jones of Washington, Kellogg, Keyes,
      Knox, Lenroot, Lodge, McCormick, McCumber, McLean, McNary, New, Page,
      Poindexter, Sherman, Smoot, Spencer, Sterling, Townsend, Wadsworth,
      and Warren.

    After discussion, the Conference, on motion of Senator Kellogg, adopted
    the following resolution:

      Resolved, That it is the sense of this Conference that
      Appropriation Bills and Conference Reports should have
      preference in the order of business of the Senate.

    The Conference then adjourned.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.
                            ------------------------

                                                          [January 21, 1921]

    JANUARY 21, 1921
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                January 21, 1921

    The Conference was called to order at 10:30 a.m. by the Chairman,
    Senator Lodge, and the roll being called, the following Senators
    responded to their names:

      Messrs. Ball, Brandegee, Calder, Capper, Colt, Cummins, Curtis,
      Dillingham, Edge, Elkins, Fernald, France, Gooding, Gronna, Hale,
      Johnson of California, Jones, Kellogg, Kenyon, Keyes, Knox, Lenroot,
      Lodge, McCormick, McCumber, Moses, Nelson, New, Page, Penrose, Phipps,
      Poindexter, Smoot, Spencer, Sterling, Sutherland, Townsend, Wadsworth,
      Warren, Watson, and Willis.

    On motion of Senator Warren, the title of ``Whip'' was changed to ``Vice
    Chairman and Whip,'' the same to apply to the present incumbent of said
    office (Senator Curtis).
    Nominations for Chaplain of the Senate being in order, Senator Jones of
    Washington nominated Rev. J.J. Muir, Senator New nominated Rev. James S.
    Montgomery, Senator Nelson nominated Rev. Chas. Butler, Senator Calder
    nominated Rev. U.T. Stevenson, Senator Kenyon nominated Rev. Lucien
    Clark, and Senator Willis nominated Rev. Mitchell.
    Rev. J.J. Muir was nominated on the third ballot, having received
    twenty-one votes, being a majority of all the votes cast.

      The ballot stood as follows:

        Dr. Muir----21
        Dr. Montgomery----17
        Dr. Clark----2

      Total 40
      Necessary to nominate 21.

    The Conference adjourned subject to the call of the Chairman.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.
                       Sixty-seventh Congress (1921-1923)

      [Editor's Note: The 1920 election increased the Republican margins in
    both houses of Congress and placed Senator Warren G. Harding in the
    White House. In the Senate the Republican margin grew to 59 to 37
    Democrats, while in the House there were 302 Republicans to 131
    Democrats with 2 independents. After the special session of the Senate
    met in March to review presidential nominations, President Harding
    called an extraordinary session of Congress in April 1921 to consider an
    emergency agricultural tariff. Congress then remained in session for
    most of the next two years, from April to November 1921, from December
    1921 to September 1922, and November 1922 to March 1923.
      Among the measures passed during this Congress were the Budget and
    Accounting Act that created the General Accounting Office and the Bureau
    of the Budget, the Capper-Volstead Cooperative Marketing Act, tariff
    legislation, and creation of the World War Foreign Debt Commission to
    negotiate agreements on repayment of war costs.]
                            ------------------------

                                                             [March 5, 1921]

    MARCH 5, 1921
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                  March 5, 1921

    The Conference was called to order at 3:00 p.m. by the Chairman, Senator
    Lodge, pursuant to call and notice of postponement.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Ball, Borah, Brandegee, Calder, Cameron, Capper, Colt,
      Cummins, Curtis, Dillingham, Edge, Elkins, Ernst, Fernald, France,
      Frelinghuysen, Gooding, Hale, Harreld, Johnson of California, Jones of
      Washington, Kellogg, Kenyon, Keyes, Knox, Ladd, Lenroot, Lodge,
      McCormick, McCumber, McKinley, McNary, Moses, Nelson, New, Nicholson,
      Oddie, Page, Penrose, Phipps, Poindexter, Shortridge, Smoot, Spencer,
      Stanfield, Sterling, Sutherland, Wadsworth, Warren, Watson, Weller,
      and Willis.

    Senator Henry Cabot Lodge was chosen Chairman.
    Senator Charles Curtis was chosen Vice Chairman and Whip.
    Senator James W. Wadsworth, Jr. was chosen Secretary.
    Senator Brandegee moved that a committee of nine senators is hereby
    authorized to be appointed by the Chairman to make a tentative
    assignment of senators to the Committees of the Senate; such tentative
    assignment list to be submitted for approval to a Conference of
    Republican Senators to be called at the proper time by the Chairman of
    the Republican Conference: which was agreed to.
    On motion of Senator Kellogg, the Chairman was authorized to appoint a
    Committee on Order of Business, to consist of nine senators, including
    the Chairman and Whip.
    On motion of Senator Sutherland, the Chairman was authorized to appoint
    a Committee on Patronage.
    On motion of Senator Kellogg, Senator Albert B. Cummins of Iowa, was
    chosen by the Conference for the office of President of the Senate pro
    tempore.
    On motion of Senator Curtis, Mr. George A. Sanderson of Illinois was
    chosen for the office of Secretary of the Senate.
    On motion of Senator Knox, Mr. David S. Barry of Rhode Island, was
    chosen for the office of Sergeant at Arms of the Senate.
    On motion of Senator Curtis, Mr. Carl A. Loeffler, of Pennsylvania, was
    chosen for the office of Assistant Doorkeeper of the Senate.
    On motion of Senator Curtis, Rev. J.J. Muir of the District of Columbia,
    was chosen for Chaplain of the Senate.
    The following resolution was submitted by Senator Edge and carried:

      Resolved, that the Committee on Committees, in making their
      assignments of Senators to Committees for the sixty-seventh
      Congress, is hereby instructed to consider not only the
      number of assignments which may be given to any Senator but
      also the importance of such assignments.

    On motion of Senator Knox, it was ordered, that the Marble Room of the
    Senate should be used and set apart as a general Retiring Room for
    Senators.
    The Conference then adjourned subject to the call of the Chairman.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.

    Pursuant to authority vested in him by the Conference of March 5, 1921,
    Senator Lodge, Chairman of the Conference, appointed the following
    Committees.
    Committee on Committees

      Senator Brandegee, Chairman

        Calder
        Watson
        Curtis
        Sterling
        McNary
        McCumber
        Moses
        Elkins

    Committee on Order of Business

      Senator Lodge, Ex Officio

        Curtis, Ex Officio
        La Follette
        Wadsworth
        Fernald
        France
        Frelinghuysen
        Kellogg
        McCormick

    Committee on Patronage

      Senator Sutherland, Chairman

        Lenroot
        Hale
                            ------------------------

                                                            [April 12, 1921]

    APRIL 12, 1921
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                 April 12, 1921

    The Conference was called to order at 4:30 p.m. by the Chairman, Senator
    Lodge, the time for assembling having been postponed from 10:00 a.m.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Ball, Brandegee, Bursum, Cameron, Capper, Colt, Cummins,
      Curtis, Dillingham, Elkins, Ernst, France, Gooding, Harreld, Jones,
      Kellogg, Kenyon, Keyes, Knox, Ladd, Lodge, McCormick, McCumber,
      McKinley, McLean, McNary, Moses, Nelson, New, Nicholson, Norbeck,
      Norris, Penrose, Phipps, Poindexter, Shortridge, Smoot, Spencer,
      Stanfield, Sterling, Townsend, Wadsworth, Warren, Watson, Weller, and
      Willis.

    Senator Brandegee, Chairman of the Committee on Committees, presented a
    printed report of the Commmittee on Committees, including a proposed
    amendment to the Senate Rules.
    Senator McCumber moved that the Committee on Banking and Currency be
    increased from 13 to 15 members, to provide for one additional
    Republican assignment and one additional Democratic assignment, which
    was carried.
    Senator Kellogg moved that the report of the Committee on Committees,
    proposing amendments to the Rules of the Senate relating to size of
    certain Committees and providing that Committees of the Senate shall
    continue and have power to act until their successors are appointed, be
    adopted; which was carried.
    Senator Kellogg moved that the Report of the Committee on Committees,
    providing for the assignments of Republican members, be adopted; which
    was carried.
    The Conference then adjourned.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.
                                   *    *    *

    [From Congressional Record of April 13, 1921]
    Mr. BRANDEGEE. I gave notice yesterday that I would make a motion today
    to amend the rules. I make a motion that Rule XXV be amended by the
    adoption of the resolution which I send to the desk.
    The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Secretary will read the resolution.
    The Assistant Secretary read the resolution, as follows:

       Resolved, That Rule XXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate
      be, and it is hereby, amended so as to read as follows:
      ``1. The following standing committees shall be appointed at
      the commencement of each Congress, with leave to report by
      bill or otherwise:
      ``Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, to consist of 16
      Senators.
      ``Committee on Appropriations, to consist of 16 Senators.
      ``Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of
      the Senate, to consist of five Senators, to which shall be
      referred all resolutions directing the payment of money out
      of the contingent fund of the Senate or creating a charge
      upon the same.
      ``Committee on Banking and Currency, to consist of 13
      Senators.
      ``Committee on Civil Service, to consist of 11 Senators.
      ``Committee on Claims, to consist of 13 Senators.
      ``Committee on Commerce, to consist of 16 Senators.
      ``Committee on the District of Columbia, to consist of 13
      Senators.
      ``Committee on Education and Labor, to consist of 11
      Senators.
      ``Committee on Enrolled Bills, to consist of three Senators,
      which shall examine all bills, amendments, and joint
      resolutions before they go out of the possession of the
      Senate, and which shall have power to act jointly with the
      same committee of the House of Representatives, and which,
      or some one of which, shall examine all bills or joint
      resolutions which shall have passed both Houses, to see that
      the same are correctly enrolled, and, when signed by the
      Speaker of the House and President of the Senate, shall
      forthwith present the same, when they shall have originated
      in the Senate, to the President of the United States in
      person, and report the fact and date of such presentation to
      the Senate.
      ``Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments, to
      consist of seven Senators.
      ``Committee on Finance, to consist of 16 Senators.
      ``Committee on Foreign Relations, to consist of 16 Senators.
      ``Committee in Immigration, to consist of 11 Senators.
      ``Committee on Indian Affairs, to consist of 11 Senators.
      ``Committee on Interoceanic Canals, to consist of 11
      Senators.
      ``Committee on Interstate Commerce, to consist of 16
      Senators.
      ``Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation, to consist of 11
      Senators.
      ``Committee on the Judiciary, to consist of 16 Senators.
      ``Committee on the Library, to consist of seven Senators,
      which shall have power to act jointly with the same
      committee of the House of Representatives.
      ``Committee on Manufactures, to consist of 11 Senators.
      ``Committee on Military Affairs, to consist of 16 Senators.
      ``Committee on Mines and Mining, to consist of nine
      Senators.
      ``Committee on Naval Affairs, to consist of 16 Senators.
      ``Committee on Patents, to consist of seven Senators.
      ``Committee on Pensions, to consist of 11 Senators.
      ``Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, to consist of 16
      Senators.
      ``Committee on Printing, to consist of seven Senators, which
      shall have power to act jointly with the same committee of
      the House of Representatives.
      ``Committee on Privileges and Elections, to consist of 13
      Senators.
      ``Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, to consist of
      13 Senators, which shall have power to act jointly with the
      same committee of the House of Representatives.
      ``Committee on Public Lands and Surveys, to consist of 13
      Senators.
      ``Committee on Revision of the Laws, to consist of three
      Senators.
      ``Committee on Rules, to consist of 12 Senators.
      ``Committee on Territories and Insular Possessions, to
      consist of 13 Senators.
      ``2. The said committees shall continue and have the power
      to act until their successors are appointed.''

    [From the Congressional Record of April 18, 1921]
    Mr. BRANDEGEE. I offer the amendments to the resolution which I sent to
    the desk the other day.
    The VICE PRESIDENT. The first amendment proposed to the resolution by
    the Senator from Connecticut will be stated.
    The Assistant Secretary. On page 2, line 2, before the word
    ``Senators,'' it is proposed to strike out ``13'' and to insert ``15,''
    so as to read: ``Committee on Banking and Currency, to consist of 15
    Senators.''
    The VICE PRESIDENT. The question is on agreeing to the amendment
    proposed by the Senator from Connecticut.
    The amendment was agreed to.
    The VICE PRESIDENT. The next amendment proposed by the Senator from
    Connecticut will be stated.
    The Assistant Secretary. On page 4 it is proposed to strike out lines 19
    and 20, as follows: ``Committee on Revision of the Laws, to consist of
    three Senators''.
    The VICE PRESIDENT. Without objection, the amendment is agreed to. The
    question now is on agreeing to the resolution as amended.

    [From the Congressional Record of April 18, 1921]
    The VICE PRESIDENT. The order proposed by the Senator from Massachusetts
    will be read.
    The Assistant Secretary read as follows:
     Resolved, That the following shall constitute the standing committees
    of the Senate of the Sixty-seventh Congress:
     On Agriculture and Forestry (16): Messrs. Norris (chairman), Page,
    Kenyon, Wadsworth, McNary, Capper, Keyes, Gooding, Ladd, Norbeck, Smith,
    Ransdell, Kendrick, Harrison, Heflin, Caraway.
     On Appropriations (16): Messrs. Warren (chairman), Smoot, Jones of
    Washington, Curtis, Kenyon, Hale, Spencer, Phipps, Newberry, McKinley,
    Overman, Owen, Culberson, Harris, Glass, Jones of New Mexico.
     To Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (5): Messrs.
    Calder (chairman), McCormick, France, Jones of New Mexico, McKellar.
     On Banking and Currency (14): Messrs. McLean (chairman), Page,
    Frelinghuysen, Penrose, Calder, Newberry, Weller, Norbeck, Owen,
    Hitchcock, Pomerene, Fletcher, Kendrick, Glass.
     On Civil Service (11): Messrs. Sterling (chairman), Cummins, Colt,
    Ball, Nicholson, Stanfield, Bursum, McKellar, Ransdell, Wolcott, Heflin.
     On Claims (13): Messrs. Spencer (chairman), Frelinghuysen, New, Capper,
    Gooding, Harreld, Ernst, Stanfield, Robinson, Trammell, Wolcott,
    Broussard, Watson of Georgia.
     On Commerce (16): Messrs. Jones of Washington (chairman), Nelson,
    Fernald, Calder, Lenroot, McNary, Ball, Edge, Willis, Weller, Fletcher,
    Ransdell, Sheppard, Simmons, Dial, Caraway.
     On the District of Columbia (13): Messrs. Ball (chairman), Dillingham,
    Jones of Washington, Capper, Elkins, Gooding, Cameron, Weller, Pomerene,
    King, Sheppard, Glass, Stanley.
     On Education and Labor (11): Messrs. Kenyon (chairman), Borah,
    Sterling, Phipps, Warren, Kellogg, Shortridge, Jones of New Mexico,
    McKellar, Wolcott, Walsh of Massachusetts.
     On Enrolled Bills (3): Messrs. Sutherland (chairman), Ball, Dial.
     On Expenditures in the Executive Departments (7): Messrs. McCormick
    (chairman), Moses, Willis, Oddie, Underwood, Swanson, Robinson.
     On Finance (16):  Messrs. Penrose (chairman), McCumber, Smoot, La
    Follette, Dillingham, McLean, Curtis, Watson, Calder, Sutherland,
    Simmons, Williams, Jones of New Mexico, Gerry, Reed, Walsh of
    Massachusetts.
     On Foreign Relations (16):  Messrs. Lodge (chairman), McCumber, Borah,
    Brandegee, Knox, Johnson, New, Moses, Kellogg, McCormick, Hitchcock,
    Williams, Swanson, Pomerene, Pittman, Shields.
     On Immigration (11):  Messrs. Colt (chairman), Dillingham, Penrose,
    Sterling, Johnson, Keyes, Willis, King, Harris, Harrison, Watson of
    Georgia.
     On Indian Affairs (11): Messrs. Curtis (chairman), La Follette, McNary,
    Spencer, Harreld, Cameron, Ladd, Ashurst, Owen, Walsh of Montana,
    Kendrick.
     On Interoceanic Canals (11): Messrs. Borah (chairman), Page, Colt,
    Knox, Johnson, Edge, McKinley, Walsh of Montana, Simmons, Trammell,
    Ransdell.
     On Interstate Commerce (16): Messrs. Cummins (chairman), Townsend, La
    Follette, Poindexter, McLean, Watson, Kellogg, Fernald, Frelinghuysen,
    Elkins, Smith, Pomerene, Myers, Underwood, Wolcott, and Stanley.
     On Irrigation and Reclamation (11): Messrs. McNary (chairman), Jones of
    Washington, Phipps, Gooding, Cameron, Oddie, Shortridge, Sheppard, Walsh
    of Montana, Kendrick, and Pittman.
     On the Judiciary (16): Messrs. Nelson (chairman), Dillingham,
    Brandegee, Borah, Cummins, Colt, Sterling, Norris, Ernst, Shortridge,
    Culberson, Overman, Reed, Ashurst, Shields, and Walsh of Montana.
     On the Library (7): Messrs. Brandegee (chairman), Wadsworth, Jr., Knox,
    McCumber, Williams, McKellar, and Broussard.
     On Manufactures (11): Messrs. La Follette (chairman), Kenyon, Fernald,
    McNary, McKinley, Nicholson, Weller, Smith, Pomerene, Jones of New
    Mexico, Reed.
     On Military Affairs (16): Messrs. Wadsworth (chairman), Warren,
    Sutherland, New, Frelinghuysen, Lenroot, Spencer, Capper, Cameron,
    Bursum, Hitchcock, Fletcher, Myers, Sheppard, McKellar, Robinson.
     On Mines and Mining (9): Messrs. Poindexter (chairman), Sutherland,
    Newberry, Oddie, Nicholson, Norbeck, Walsh of Montana, Ashurst, Pittman.
     On Naval Affairs (16): Messrs Page (chairman), Penrose, Lodge,
    Poindexter, Hale, Ball, Newberry, Keyes, France, Nicholson, Swanson,
    Pittman, Walsh of Montana, Gerry, Trammell, King.
     On Patents (7): Messrs. Johnson (chairman), Norris, Brandegee, Ernst,
    Smith, Stanley, and Broussard.
     On Pensions (11): Messrs. McCumber (chairman), Smoot, Elkins, Townsend,
    Colt, Weller, Bursum, Walsh of Montana, King, Walsh of Massachusetts,
    and Gerry.
     On Post Offices and Post Roads (16): Messrs. Townsend (chairman),
    Sterling, France, Moses, Edge, Elkins, Phipps, Harreld, Oddie,
    Stanfield, McKellar, Walsh of Massachusetts, Dial, Heflin, Watson of
    Georgia, and Broussard.
     On Printing (7): Messrs. Moses (chairman), Capper, Nelson, Townsend,
    Fletcher, Ransdell, and Robinson.
     On Privileges and Elections (13): Messrs. Dillingham (chairman),
    Spencer, Wadsworth, Watson, Edge, Ernst, Shortridge, Bursum, Pomerene,
    Reed, Walsh of Montana, King, and Wolcott.
     On Public Buildings and Grounds (13): Messrs. Fernald (chairman),
    Warren, Frelinghuysen, France, Lenroot, Keyes, McKinley, Harreld, Reed,
    Ashurst, Culberson, Trammell, and Swanson.
     On Public Lands and Surveys (13): Messrs. Smoot (chairman), Norris,
    Poindexter, Lenroot, Ladd, Stanfield, Norbeck, Bursum, Myers, Pittman,
    Jones of New Mexico, Kendrick, and Walsh of Montana.
     On Revision of the Laws (3): Messrs. Ernst (chairman), Kellogg, and
    ______.
     On Rules (12): Messrs. Knox (chairman), Nelson, Curtis, Hale, Moses,
    McCormick, Watson, Overman, Owen, Underwood, Harrison, and Robinson.
     On Territories and Insular Possessions (13): Messrs. New (chairman),
    McLean, Cummins, Knox, Johnson, McCormick, Willis, Ladd, Pittman, Owen,
    Robinson, Harris, and Broussard.
    The VICE PRESIDENT. The Senator from Massachusetts asks unanimous
    consent for the immediate consideration of the order. Is there
    objection? The Chair hears no objection. The question is on agreeing to
    the order.
    The order was agreed to.
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                                                          [January 18, 1922]

    JANUARY 18, 1922
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                January 18, 1922

    The Conference met in the room of the Senate Committee on Finance, room
    310 Senate Office Bldg., at 10:30 a.m., pursuant to call.
    The roll was called and the following Senators answered to their names:

      Messrs. Ball, Borah, Brandegee, Bursum, Calder, Cameron, Capper, Colt,
      Cummins, Curtis, Edge, Ernst, Fernald, France, Frelinghuysen, Gooding,
      Hale, Harreld, Jones, Kellogg, Kenyon, Keyes, Ladd, Lodge, McCumber,
      McKinley, McLean, McNary, Moses, Nelson, New, Newberry, Oddie, Page,
      Pepper, Phipps, Poindexter, Shortridge, Smoot, Spencer, Stanfield,
      Townsend, Wadsworth, Warren, Watson, Weller, and Willis.

      Total 47.
    On motion of Senator McCumber that it is the sense of the Conference
    that the Senate take up and dispose of the bill, H.R. 8762, ``To create
    a commission authorized under certain conditions to refund or convert
    obligations of foreign Governments owing to the United States of
    America, and for other purposes,'' the yeas were 45, and the nays 0, so
    the motion was unanimously adopted; the vote thereon being as follows:

      Yeas: Messrs. Ball, Brandegee, Bursum, Calder, Cameron, Capper, Colt,
      Cummins, Curtis, Edge, Ernst, Fernald, Frelinghuysen, Gooding, Hale,
      Harreld, Jones, Kellogg, Kenyon, Keyes, Ladd, Lodge, McCumber,
      McKinley, McLean, McNary, Moses, New, Newberry, Nicholson, Oddie,
      Page, Pepper, Phipps, Poindexter, Shortridge, Smoot, Spencer,
      Stanfield, Townsend, Wadsworth, Warren, Watson, Weller, and Willis.
      Total, 45.

      Nays, 0.
    On motion of Senator McCumber, that it is the sense of the Conference
    that a Soldiers' Bonus Bill be taken up in the Senate after the Foreign
    Debt Bill, the yeas were 37, and the nays 3, so the motion was adopted;
    the vote thereon being as follows:

      Yeas: Messrs. Ball, Brandegee, Bursum, Cameron, Capper, Colt, Cummins,
      Curtis, Fernald, France, Gooding, Hale, Harreld, Jones, Kellogg,
      Keyes, Ladd, Lodge, McCumber, McKinley, McLean, McNary, Moses, New,
      Newberry, Nicholson, Oddie, Page, Poindexter, Shortridge, Smoot,
      Spencer, Stanfield, Townsend, Watson, Weller, and Willis. Total, 37.

      Nays: Messrs. Pepper, Phipps, and Wadsworth. Total, 3.
    The Conference then took a recess to meet again at 10:30 a.m., on
    Thursday, January 19, 1922.

                                     ------

    The Conference reconvened in the room of the Committee on Finance, No.
    310 Senate Office Bldg., at 10:39 a.m., January 19, 1922, after recess
    from the previous day.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Ball, Bursum, Cameron, Capper, Colt, Cummins, Curtis,
      Dillingham, du Pont, Edge, Ernst, France, Gooding, Hale, Harreld,
      Jones, Kellogg, Keyes, Ladd, Lenroot, Lodge, McCumber, McLean, McNary,
      Moses, New, Newberry, Nicholson, Oddie, Page, Pepper, Phipps,
      Poindexter, Shortridge, Smoot, Spencer, Sterling, Townsend, Wadsworth,
      and Watson. Total 40.

    House Bill 8762, ``To create a commission authorized under certain
    conditions to refund or convert obligations of foreign Governments owing
    to the United States of America, and for other purposes,'' being before
    the Conference:
    Senator Harreld proposed to amend the same by inserting on line 16, page
    2, after the word ``America,'' of the bill as reported to the Senate,
    the following: ``Except that interest payments may not be deferred by
    the Commission for a longer term than three years.''
    The amendment was disagreed to, yeas 2, nays 40; the vote being as
    follows:

      Yeas: Messrs. Capper and Harreld. Total 2;
      Nays: Messrs. Ball, Bursum, Calder, Cameron, Colt, Cummins, Curtis,
      Dillingham, du Pont, Edge, Ernst, France, Gooding, Hale, Jones,
      Kellogg, Keyes, Ladd, Lenroot, Lodge, McCumber, McKinley, McLean,
      McNary, Moses, New, Newberry, Nicholson, Oddie, Page, Pepper, Phipps,
      Poindexter, Shortridge, Smoot, Spencer, Sterling, Townsend, Wadsworth,
      and Watson. Total 40.

    Senator France proposed to amend the bill by striking out all of lines 3
    to 8, inclusive, on page 1, and in line 9 of the same page, strike out
    the words ``Subject to the approval of,'' and in line 10, strike out the
    words ``The Commission created by section 1,'' and in line 11 restore
    the words ``From time to time;'' also on page 2, lines 21 and 22, strike
    out the word ``Commission,'' and insert the word ``President,'' and
    change the numbering of the sections accordingly; the object of said
    amendments being to place sole power in the hands of the President in
    lieu of a commission.
    The hour being 11:55, the Conference took a recess until 4:00 p.m. of
    the same afternoon.

                                     ------

    The Conference reconvened at 4:00 p.m., January 19, 1922, after recess.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Ball, Bursum, Calder, Cameron, Colt, Curtis, Dillingham, Edge,
      France, Frelinghuysen, Gooding, Hale, Johnson, Jones, Kellogg, Keyes,
      Ladd, Lenroot, Lodge, McCumber, McKinley, McLean, McNary, Moses,
      Nelson, Newberry, Nicholson, Oddie, Page, Pepper, Phipps, Shortridge,
      Smoot, Spencer, Townsend, Wadsworth, Warren, Watson, and Weller. Total
      39.

    The vote on the France amendment was taken, yeas 7, nays 31, so the
    amendment was defeated; the poll being as follows:

      Yeas: Messrs. France, Jones, Lenroot, Moses, Newberry, Spencer,
      Townsend. Total 7;
      Nays: Messrs. Ball, Bursum, Calder, Cameron, Colt, Curtis, Dillingham,
      Frelinghuysen, Gooding, Hale, Harreld, Johnson, Kellogg, Keyes, Ladd,
      Lodge, McCumber, McKinley, McLean, McNary, Nelson, Nicholson, Oddie,
      Page, Pepper, Phipps, Shortridge, Smoot, Wadsworth, Warren, and
      Watson. Total 31.

    Senator Phipps moved to strike out the proviso at the bottom of page 2,
    being the Committee amendment, as follows:
    ``Provided, That nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to
    authorize or empower the Commission to extend the time of maturity of
    any such bonds or obligations due the United States by any foreign
    Government beyond June 15, 1947.''
    The roll was called upon this amendment and it was decided in the
    negative, yeas 5, nays 32; the vote being as follows:

      Yeas: Messrs. Moses, Nicholson, Oddie, Phipps, and Warren. Total 5;
      Nays: Messrs. Ball, Bursum, Calder, Cameron, Colt, Curtis, Dillingham,
      France, Frelinghuysen, Gooding, Hale, Harreld, Johnson, Jones,
      Kellogg, Keyes, Ladd, Lenroot, Lodge, McCumber, McKinley, McLean,
      McNary, Nelson, Page, Pepper, Shortridge, Smoot, Spencer, Townsend,
      Wadsworth, and Watson. Total 32.

    Senator Smoot moved to add to the proviso, at the bottom of page 1 the
    following:
    ``Or to fix the rate of interest at less than five per cent per annum.''
    Upon this amendment the roll was called and resulted in yeas 14, nays
    24, so the amendment was defeated; the vote being as follows:

      Yeas: Messrs. Ball, Capper, Curtis, France, Jones, Lodge, McKinley,
      McNary, Nelson, Nicholson, Oddie, Shortridge, Smoot, and Townsend.
      Total 14.

      Nays: Messrs. Bursum, Calder, Cameron, Colt, Edge, Frelinghuysen,
      Gooding, Hale, Harreld, Kellogg, Keyes, Ladd, McCumber, McLean, Moses,
      Newberry, Page, Pepper, Phipps, Spencer, Wadsworth, Warren, Watson,
      and Weller. Total 24.

    Senator Shortridge moved to add to the proviso at the bottom of page 2
    the following:
    ``Or to fix the rate of interest at less than that fixed by existing
    law.''
    The roll was called upon the Shortridge amendment and the same was
    carred, yeas 22, nays 8, the vote being as follows:

      Yeas: Messrs. Ball, Capper, Colt, Curtis, Gooding, Hale, Harreld,
      Jones, Lodge, McKinley, McNary, Nelson, Newberry, Nicholson, Oddie,
      Page, Phipps, Shortridge, Smoot, Townsend, Watson, and Weller. Total
      22.
      Nays: Messrs. Bursum, Cameron, Edge, Keyes, McCumber, Moses, Spencer,
      and Wadsworth. Total 8.

    On a rising vote it was unanimously agreed to oppose the insertion of a
    provision for the semi-annual payment of interest by the foreign debtor
    Governments.
    On the motion to report the bill as amended and press the same for
    action in the Senate the roll was called and it was adopted unanimously,
    the vote being as follows:

      Yeas: Messrs. Ball, Bursum, Calder, Cameron, Colt, Curtis, Edge,
      Gooding, Hale, Harreld, Jones, Kellogg, Keyes, Lenroot, Lodge,
      McCumber, McKinley, McNary, Moses, Nelson, New, Newberry, Nicholson,
      Oddie, Page, Phipps, Shortridge, Smoot, Spencer, Townsend, Wadsworth,
      Warren, Watson, and Weller. Total 34.
      Nays: None.

    The Conference then adjourned subject to the call of the Chairman.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.
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                                                           Calendar No. 408.

      67th Congress,
      2d Session.
                                   H.R. 8762.
                                (Report No. 400.)

                       In the Senate of the United States
                  October 20 (calendar day, October 25), 1921.
              Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
                                January 16, 1922.
                   Reported by Mr. McCumber, with amendments.
        (Omit the part [in bold brackets] and insert the part printed in
                                    italic.)

                                     AN ACT

    To create a commission authorized under certain conditions to refund or
    convert obligations of foreign Governments owing to the United States of
    America, and for other purposes.
    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
    States of America in Congress assembled, That a World War Foreign Debt
    Commission is hereby created consisting of five members, one of whom
    shall be the Secretary of the Treasury, who shall serve as chairman, and
    four of whom shall be appointed by the President.[which appointments
    when other than Cabinet officers shall be made] by and with the advice
    and consent of the Senate.
    Sec. 2. That, subject to the approval of the President, the commission
    created by section 1 is hereby authorized, [from time to time,] to
    refund or convert, and to extend the time of payment of the principal or
    the interest, or both, of any obligation of any foreign Government now
    owing to the United States of America, or any obligation of any foreign
    Government hereafter received by the United States of America (including
    obligations held by the United States Grain Corporation, the War
    Department, the Navy Department, or the American Relief Administration),
    arising out of the World War, into bonds or other obligations of such
    foreign Government[, and from time to time to receive bonds and
    obligations of any foreign Government] in substitution for the bonds or
    obligations of such Government now or hereafter held by the United
    States of America, in such form and of such terms, conditions, date or
    dates of maturity, and rate or rates of interest, and with such
    security, if any, as shall be deemed for the best interests of the
    United States of America, and to adjust and settle any and all claims,
    not now represented by bonds or obligations, which the United States of
    America now has or hereafter may have against any foreign Government and
    to accept securities therefor: Provided, That nothing contained in this
    Act shall be construed to authorize or empower the commission to extend
    the time of maturity of any such bonds or obligations due the United
    States by any foreign Government beyond June 15, 1947.
    Sec. 3. That this Act shall not be construed to authorize the exchange
    of bonds or other obligations of any foreign Government for those of any
    other foreign Government, or cancellation of any part of such
    indebtedness except through payment thereof.
    Sec. 4. That the authority granted by this Act shall cease and determine
    at the end of three years from the date of the passage of this Act.
    Sec. 5. That the annual report of this commission shall be included in
    the Annual Report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the state of the
    finances.
    Passed the House of Representatives October 24, 1921.
    Attest:

                                          WM. TYLER PAGE,
                                            Clerk.
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                                                            [April 18, 1922]

    APRIL 18, 1922
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                 April 18, 1922

    The Conference met in the Marble Room of the Senate at 10:30 a.m.,
    pursuant to call.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Bursum, Calder, Capper, Curtis, du Pont, Edge, Elkins,
      Fernald, Gooding, Hale, Harreld, Jones, Keyes, Lenroot, Lodge,
      McCormick, McKinley, McNary, Moses, Nelson, Newberry, Nicholson,
      Norbeck, Oddie, Page, Pepper, Phipps, Poindexter, Shortridge, Smoot,
      Spencer, Sterling, Townsend, Wadsworth, Watson, Weller, and Willis.
      Total 37.

    After discussion as to the necessity of Republican Senators attending
    the daily sessions of the Senate in order to expedite the passage of the
    Tariff Bill;
    Senator Smoot made the following motion, which was carried unanimously:

      ``That it is the sense of the Conference that the Senate
      proceed without further delay with consideration of the
      Tariff Bill.''

    Senator Lenroot moved:

      ``That it is the sense of this Conference that the Senate
      should, at this session, pass a soldier bonus bill and that
      the Republican members of the Finance Committee be requested
      to report such a bill within three weeks from date.''

    Senator Fernald moved to insert in lieu of the words, ``within three
    weeks from date,'' the words, ``within a reasonable time,'' and the
    question being put was carried on a rising vote.
    The question recurring on the motion of Mr. Lenroot as amended, the yeas
    and nays were had as follows:
    Those voting in the affirmative were:

      Messrs. Bursum, Capper, Curtis, du Pont, Elkins, Fernald, Gooding,
      Hale, Harreld, Kellogg, Keyes, Lenroot, Lodge, McCormick, McKinley,
      McNary, Nicholson, Norbeck, Oddie, Page, Shortridge, Spencer,
      Sutherland, Townsend, Watson, and Willis. Total 26.

    Those voting in the negative were:

      Messrs. Calder, Edge, Moses, Nelson, Newberry, Pepper, Sterling,
      Wadsworth, and Weller. Total 9.

    So the motion was carried.
    The Conference then adjourned subject to the call of the Chairman.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.
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                                                              [May 25, 1922]

    MAY 25, 1922
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                  May 25, 1922

    The Conference met at 10 o'clock a.m. in the Marble Room of the Senate
    pursuant to call.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Ball, Bursum, Colt, Cummins, Curtis, Dillingham, Edge, Elkins,
      Ernst, France, Frelinghuysen, Gooding, Hale, Harreld, Kellogg, Ladd,
      Lenroot, Lodge, McCumber, McKinley, McLean, McNary, Moses, Nelson,
      Newberry, Nicholson, Oddie, Page, Pepper, Phipps, Rawson, Shortridge,
      Smoot, Spencer, Sterling, Sutherland, Townsend, Wadsworth, Warren.

      Total 39.

      Senators Calder and Capper entered after the Roll had been concluded.

    Following a discussion of ``Absenteeism,'' Senator Curtis offered a
    resolution (see appendix No. 1) which was unanimously adopted.
    On motion of Senator Gooding it was agreed that when the Conference
    adjourned, it should be to meet again at ten o'clock a.m. on Friday, May
    26, 1922.
    Senator Kellogg offered a Resolution proposing an amendment to the Rules
    of the Senate which was ordered to be printed (see appendix No. 2).
    On motion of Senator Spencer, that the Conference adjourn, it was
    carried, and the Conference adjourned until ten o'clock a.m. May 26,
    1922.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.

    Note: The order previously made to meet on May 26, was postponed by
    general consent until May 27.

                                                                 *    *    *
                       Republican Conference May 25, 1922
                                 Exhibit No. 1.

    Whereas the Republicans have a membership of 60 in the United States
    Senate, which gives them a majority of 24 in the Senate.
    Whereas there is and has been a much larger absenteeism than is
    justified under existing circumstances, and it is important that all
    Senators whose health will permit should be present at all sessions of
    the Senate; therefore be it
    Resolved by this Conference of Republican Senators, That it is the sense
    of this conference that the chairman be, and he is hereby, instructed to
    notify all Republican Senators who are absent from Washington and those
    who are in the city but have been missing roll calls of the Senate that
    it is important that absentees at once return to their duties, and that
    those who are in the city be requested to remain within call of the
    Senate during its sessions: Be it further
    Resolved, That if the absentees fail or refuse to report for duty at
    once that proper steps be taken to have the Sergeant at Arms of the
    Senate compel the attendance of such Senators.
    (Offered by Senator Curtis and unanimously adopted by the Republican
    Conference of May 25, 1922.)
                                   *    *    *
                       Republican Conference May 25, 1922
                                 Exhibit No. 2.

    Notice is hereby given in accordance with the provisions of Rule XL of
    the Standing Rules of the Senate that upon the next calendar day of the
    session of the Senate a motion will be made to amend Rule XXII of the
    Standing Rules of the Senate by adding at the end thereof the following:

      At any time after a bill for raising revenue or an
      appropriation bill shall have been under consideration
      before the Senate upon five calendar days, if a motion
      signed by sixteen Senators to limit the debate thereon is
      presented to the Senate, the presiding officer shall at once
      state the motion to the Senate, and one hour after the
      Senate meets on the following calendar day but one, he shall
      lay the motion before the Senate and direct that the
      Secretary call the roll, and upon ascertaining that a quorum
      is present, the presiding officer shall, without debate,
      submit to the Senate, by an aye and nay vote, the question:
      ``Is it the sense of the Senate that the debate shall be
      limited?'' And if that question shall be decided in the
      affirmative by a majority of those voting, then thereafter
      no Senator shall be entitled to speak in all more than one
      hour upon the bill, nor more than ten minutes upon any
      amendment or debatable motion affecting the same, and all
      debate shall be confined to the question before the Senate.

    A motion to lay an amendment upon the table shall be privileged and in
    order at any time.
    No dilatory motion, or dilatory amendment, or amendment not germane,
    shall be in order. Points of order, including questions of relevancy,
    and appeals from the decision of the presiding officer, shall be decided
    without debate.
    (Presented to the Republican Conference of May 25, 1922, by Senator
    Kellogg.)
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                                                              [May 27, 1922]

    MAY 27, 1922
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                  May 27, 1922

    The Conference met at ten o'clock in the Marble Room of the Senate.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Bursum, Calder, Capper, Cummins, Curtis, Dillingham, Elkins,
      Ernst, France, Gooding, Hale, Harreld, Jones, Kellogg, Ladd, Lenroot,
      Lodge, McCormick, McCumber, McKinley, McNary, Moses, Nelson, New,
      Newberry, Nicholson, Norbeck, Oddie, Page, Pepper, Phipps, Rawson,
      Shortridge, Smoot, Spencer, Sterling, Sutherland, Townsend, Wadsworth,
      and Warren. Total 38.

    After debate, Senator McCumber moved that a Committee of five senators
    be appointed by the Chairman to consider and report on the advisability
    of presenting to the Senate at this time, a rule limiting debate on
    Revenue and Appropriation Bills and to consider the draft of such an
    amendment.
    Senator Townsend offered the following resolution:

      Resolved, That it is the sense of this Conference that the
      Rules of the Senate be so amended as to provide for a
      limitation of debate on appropriation and revenue bills by a
      majority vote.

    At eleven o'clock and five minutes the Conference adjourned to meet
    again at ten o'clock a.m. on Wednesday, May 31, 1922.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.
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                                                              [May 31, 1922]

    MAY 31, 1922
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                  May 31, 1922

    The Conference met in the Marble Room of the Senate at ten o'clock a.m.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Bursum, Calder, Capper, Cummins, Curtis, du Pont, Edge, Ernst,
      Frelinghuysen, Hale, Gooding, Kellogg, Keyes, Lenroot, Lodge,
      McCumber, McKinley, McLean, McNary, Nelson, Newberry, Nicholson,
      Norbeck, Oddie, Page, Rawson, Shortridge, Smoot, Spencer, Sterling,
      Townsend, Wadsworth, Warren, and Watson. Total 34.

    The Resolution of Senator Townsend was amended to read as follows:

      Resolved, That it is the sense of this Conference that the
      Rules of the Senate be so amended as to provide for a
      limitation of debate on appropriation and revenue bills by a
      majority vote, the time for the presentation of such
      amendment to be determined at a future conference.

    Upon agreeing to the same, the vote was taken by ayes and nays:
    Those voting in the affirmative were:

      Messrs. Bursum, Calder, Capper, Cummins, Curtis, du Pont, Edge, Ernst,
      Frelinghuysen, Gooding, Hale, Kellogg, Keyes, Lenroot, Lodge,
      McCumber, McKinley, McLean, McNary, Nelson, Newberry, Nicholson,
      Norbeck, Oddie, Page, Shortridge, Smoot, Spencer, Sterling, Townsend,
      Warren, and Watson. Total 32

    Those voting in the negative were:
      Mr. Wadsworth. Total 1
    So the Resolution was agreed to.
    The question coming on the adoption of Senator McCumber's motion, it was
    adopted unanimously by a viva voce vote, as follows:

      Moved, That a Committee of five Senators be appointed by the
      Chairman to consider and report on the advisability of
      presenting to the Senate at this time, a rule limiting
      debate on Revenue and Appropriation Bills and to consider
      the draft of such an amendment.

    The Chairman appointed the following Senators to serve on the Committee
    on Limitation of Debate Rule:

    Messrs. Kellogg

            Jones

            McNary

            Lenroot

            Ball

    The Conference then adjourned subject to call.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.
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                                                             [June 19, 1922]

    JUNE 19, 1922
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                  June 19, 1922

    The Conference met at ten o'clock in the Marble Room of the Senate,
    pursuant to call.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Brandegee, Bursum, Calder, Cameron, Capper, Colt, Curtis,
      Dillingham, Edge, Ernst, Fernald, Gooding, Harreld, Jones, Kellogg,
      Lenroot, Lodge, McCormick, McCumber, McKinley, McLean, McNary, Nelson,
      Newberry, Nicholson, Norbeck, Oddie, Phipps, Poindexter, Shortridge,
      Smoot, Spencer, Sterling, Sutherland, Townsend, Wadsworth, Warren,
      Watson, and Willis. Total 39.

    Senator Curtis offered the following resolution which was later
    withdrawn:

      Resolved: That it is the sense of this Republican Conference
      that at the conclusion of the consideration of the Tariff
      Bill, H.R. 7456 in the Senate the Bill, H.R. 10874, the
      Adjusted Compensation Bill be made the unfinished business
      of the Senate and that it be continued as such until it is
      finally disposed of at this session.

    On motion of Senator McCumber, that the Tariff Bill, be laid aside and
    the Adjusted Compensation Bill be taken up, it was decided in the
    negative, the yeas and nays being as follows:

      Yeas: Messrs. Capper, Harreld, Jones, Kellogg, Lenroot, McCumber,
      Nicholson, Sutherland, and Townsend. Total 9.
      Nays: Messrs. Brandegee, Bursum, Calder, Cameron, Colt, Curtis,
      Dillingham, Edge, Ernst, Fernald, Gooding, Lodge, McCormick, McKinley,
      McLean, McNary, Nelson, Newberry, Norbeck, Oddie, Phipps, Poindexter,
      Shortridge, Smoot, Spencer, Sterling, Wadsworth, Warren, Watson, and
      Willis. Total 30.

    Senator McCumber offered the following Resolution.

      Whereas, At a Conference of the Republican members of the
      Senate held on the 18th day of April, 1922, it was moved and
      carried ``that it is the sense of the Conference that the
      Senate proceed without further delay with the consideration
      of the tariff bill, and that it is the sense of this
      Conference that the Senate should at this session pass a
      soldiers compensation bill, and that the Finance Committee
      be requested to report such a bill within a reasonable
      time''; and
      Whereas, The amended soldiers compensation bill was reported
      to the Senate by the Finance Committee on the 8th day of
      June, 1922, and is now on the Senate Calendar for the action
      of the Senate; and
      Whereas, Reports have been made and circulated to the effect
      that the soldiers compensation bill might be abandoned at
      this session; and
      Whereas, Such reports are without any foundation whatever,
      and the position taken by the Republican Conference on the
      18th day of April, 1922, has been in no respect modified or
      changed;
      Now, Therefore, For the purpose of correcting such reports
      and to reassure the country and the American soldier that
      there has been no change of purpose on the part of the
      Republican members of the Senate; Be It Resolved by this
      Conference that as soon as the vote is taken on the passage
      of the Tariff bill the soldiers compensation bill shall be
      immediately taken up and made the unfinished business and
      its consideration proceeded with to the exclusion of any
      other business except when temporarily laid aside for
      matters of immediate exigency and continued the unfinished
      business until it is finally disposed of.
      And be it further Resolved, That both the said bills shall
      be pressed to their final disposition as expeditiously as
      possible and that there shall be no final adjournment of
      this Congress or any recess over until both these proposed
      measures are finally disposed of.

    Senator Ernst offered the following substitute, which was withdrawn
    after discussion:

      Resolved: That the Senate continue its discussion of the
      Tariff bill until finally disposed of and that the Soldiers
      Compensation bill be next taken up and considered until
      finally disposed of at this session.

    The question coming on the adoption of the McCumber resolution, the
    Chair (Senator Lodge) stated before putting the vote that no Senator was
    bound to vote for or against the Compensation Act, was free to offer any
    amendment he saw fit and that all that the pending motion of the Senator
    from North Dakota determined was the order of business.
    The yeas and nays were taken as follows:

      Yeas: Messrs. Bursum, Cameron, Capper, Colt, Curtis, Gooding, Harreld,
      Jones, Kellogg, Lenroot, Lodge, McCormick, McCumber, McKinley, McLean,
      McNary, Nicholson, Oddie, Poindexter, Shortridge, Spencer, Sterling,
      Sutherland, Townsend, Warren, Watson, and Willis. Total 27.
      Nays: Messrs. Brandegee, Calder, Dillingham, Edge, Ernst, Fernald,
      Nelson, Newberry, Norbeck, Phipps, and Wadsworth. Total 11.

    So the Resolution was adopted.
    The Conference then adjourned subject to the call of the Chairman.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.
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                                                         [November 28, 1922]

    NOVEMBER 28, 1922
                         INFORMAL REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                November 28, 1922
                          (Held in the Senate Chamber)

    At 4:20 p.m. following the adjournment of the Senate, the Chairman,
    Senator Lodge, called an informal conference of those Republican
    Senators in and about the Senate Chamber.
    After discussion, Senator Watson moved that the Bill, H.R. 13, ``To
    assure persons within the jurisdiction of every state the equal
    protection of the laws, and to punish the crime of lynching,'' be
    pressed.
    The roll was ordered called and the vote was as follows:

      Yeas: Messrs. Ball, Cameron, Capper, Curtis, Edge, Frelinghuysen,
      Gooding, Harreld, Jones of Washington, Lodge, McKinley, McNary, New,
      Nicholson, Pepper, Phipps, Rawson, Reed, Shortridge, Smoot, Stanfield,
      Sutherland, Townsend, Wadsworth, Warren, Watson, and Willis. Total 27.
      Nays: None.

    So the motion was declared carried.
    The conference then adjourned.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.
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                                                          [December 2, 1922]

    DECEMBER 2, 1922
                         INFORMAL REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                December 2, 1922

    The conference met in the Marble Room of the Senate at 3 p.m., Senator
    Lodge, its Chairman presiding, and Senator Spencer acting as Secretary
    in the absence of Senator Wadsworth.
    Following a discussion in regard to the condition of the business of the
    Senate due to the Democratic filibuster on the Anti Lynching Bill,
    Senator Fernald moved and it was adopted by a majority vote,

      That the Chairman be authorized to give assurance that the
      Republicans of the Senate will make no further attempt to
      take up the Bill, H.R. 13, the Dyer Anti Lynching Bill, so
      called, during this special session or during the next
      session of Congress.

    The Conference then adjourned.

                                                  [signed] Selden P. Spencer

                                                           Acting Secretary.
                        Sixty-eighth Congress (1923-1925)

      [Editor's Note: Republicans continued to control the government in the
    Sixty-eighth Congress, although the margin in the Senate had declined
    slightly to 52 Republicans to 42 Democrats and 2 Farmer-Laborites. In
    the House Republicans had 225 members to 207 Democrats and 3
    independents. Vice President Calvin Coolidge succeeded to the presidency
    on August 3, 1923, after the death of President Harding.
      At the beginning of the Sixty-eighth Congress in December 1923, the
    Republican Conference faced a crisis when a group of progressive Senate
    Republicans stayed away from the Conference and then on the Senate floor
    opposed the reelection of Albert B. Cummins of Iowa as chairman of the
    Committee on Interstate Commerce. The progressives objected to giving
    two powerful positions to the conservative Cummins, who was over seventy
    years old and also served as president pro tempore. This group of
    progressives--William Borah (ID), Smith W. Brookhart (IA), Lynn Frazier
    and Edwin F. Ladd (ND), Robert M. La Follette (WI), and George Norris,
    (NE)--joined by two Farmer-Labor senators from Minnesota, Magnus Johnson
    and Henrik Shipstead, voted first for their progressive colleague La
    Follette, who was the next ranking Republican on the committee. When he
    failed to garner sufficient votes to win because the regular Republicans
    refused to vote for him, a month-long deadlock ensued. Finally, after
    thirty-one ballots, the Senate took the unusual step of electing the
    ranking committee Democrat, Ellison D. Smith (SC) as chairman. The
    incident demonstrated clearly to the Republican Conference members that
    the progressives held the balance of power in the Senate.
      The split continued in 1924 when Senator La Follette ran for president
    on the Progressive party ticket in opposition to the Republican
    candidacy of Calvin Coolidge. Although Coolidge won easily, La Follette
    and his running mate, Montana Democratic Senator Burton K. Wheeler,
    gained 16 percent of the popular vote. After the election, in November
    1924, the Conference debated punishing La Follette and Republican
    Senators Brookhart, Ladd, and Frazier, who had supported his candidacy.
    The Conference voted not to invite the four to Conference meetings and
    not to appoint them to Republican committee vacancies.]
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                                                          [December 1, 1923]

    DECEMBER 1, 1923
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                December 1, 1923

    The Conference was called to order at 10:30 a.m. by the Chairman,
    Senator Lodge, pursuant to call, in the Marble Room of the Senate.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Ball, Brandegee, Cameron, Capper, Cummins, Curtis, Dale, Edge,
      Ernst, Fernald, Fess, Gooding, Greene, Hale, Harreld, Howell, Johnson
      of California, Jones of Washington, Keyes, Lenroot, Lodge, McCormick,
      McKinley, McNary, Moses, Oddie, Pepper, Phipps, Reed, Shortridge,
      Smoot, Spencer, Wadsworth, Warren, Watson, Weller, Willis.

    Senator Henry Cabot Lodge was nominated for Chairman of the Conference
    by Senator Watson and elected.
    Senator Curtis was nominated for Vice Chairman and Whip by Senator
    Moses, and elected.
    Senator Wadsworth was nominated for Secretary by Senator McNary, and
    elected.
    On motion of Senator Brandegee, the Chairman was authorized to appoint a
    committee of nine Senators to constitute the Committee on Committees.
    On motion of Senator Curtis, the Chairman was authorized to appoint a
    Committee on Order of Business.
    On motion of Senator Lenroot, the Chairman was authorized to appoint a
    Committee of three Senators to constitute the Committee on Patronage.
    Each of these motions were put to the question when made, and severally
    carried.
    Senator McCormick nominated Mr. George A. Sanderson for the office of
    Secretary of the Senate, and said motion was carried.
    Senator Curtis nominated Mr. David S. Barry for the Office of Sergeant
    at Arms of the Senate, and said motion was carried.
    Senator Curtis nominated Mr. Carl A. Loeffler for the Office of
    Assistant Doorkeeper of the Senate, and said motion was carried.
    Senator Jones nominated Rev. J.J. Muir for the Office of Chaplain of the
    Senate, and said motion was carried.
    On motion of Senator Curtis, the Conference adjourned subject to the
    call of the Chairman.

                                               [signed] J. W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.

    By authority of the Conference of December 1, 1923, Senator Lodge
    appointed the following Committees:
    Committee on Committees

      Senator Brandegee, Chairman

        Watson
        Curtis
        Sterling
        McNary
        Moses
        Elkins
        Wadsworth
        McCormick

    Committee on Order of Business

      Senator Lodge, Ex Officio

        Curtis, Ex Officio
        Wadsworth
        Fernald
        McCormick
        Watson
        Ladd

    Committee on Patronage

      Senator Lenroot, Chairman

        Hale
        McKinley
                            ------------------------

                                                         [December 10, 1923]

    DECEMBER 10, 1923
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                December 10, 1923

    The Conference was called to order by its Chairman, Senator Lodge, in
    the Marble Room of the Senate at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to call.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Ball, Brandegee, Bursum, Cameron, Capper, Colt, Couzens,
      Curtis, Dale, Elkins, Ernst, Fernald, Fess, Frazier, Gooding, Greene,
      Hale, Harreld, Keyes, Ladd, Lenroot, Lodge, McCormick, McLean, McNary,
      Moses, Norbeck, Oddie, Pepper, Reed of Pennsylvania, Smoot, Spencer,
      Stanfield, Sterling, Wadsworth, Warren, Watson, Weller, and Willis.

    On motion of Senator Watson, the Chairman was authorized to present the
    name of Senator Cummins as the Republican candidate for President Pro
    Tempore in the event a situation arises in the Senate calling for the
    presentation of a Candidate.
    The Report of the Committee on Committees was presented by its Chairman,
    Senator Brandegee, and was adopted with certain changes in the relative
    order of senators on the Committee on Finance.
    This report also included the assignments of the Farmer-Labor members as
    such; these members having requested the majority party to perform that
    function.
    The Conference authorized the presentation of an order in the Senate,
    increasing the membership of certain committees.
    The Report of the Patronage Committee was presented by Senator Lenroot,
    its Chairman, and adopted with instructions concerning the appointments
    to be allowed to Senators belonging to the Farmer-Labor Party.
    The Committee on Patronage was authorized to add one person to the
    efficiency roll under certain circumstances.
    On motion of Senator Curtis the Sergeant at Arms and the Secretary of
    the Senate were authorized to dismiss employees for incompetency or
    other good cause, the appointing senator to fill the vacancy.
    The conference then adjourned.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.
                                   *    *    *
                                 (Confidential)

      68th Congress
      1st Session
                             Senate Committee Print
                                SENATE PATRONAGE.
        REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PATRONAGE TO THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                 December, 1923.

    Your committee has carefully considered the division of patronage to be
    made among the Republican Senators and the allowance to be made to the
    Democratic minority.
    The committee had before it the Secretary, the Sergeant at Arms, and the
    Architect of the Capitol and went through all the lists of employees,
    ascertaining the distribution of the patronage among the Republican
    Senators of the last Congress and what would be available for
    distribution among the Republican senators of the present Congress.
    The Republican patronage committee, which considered this subject at the
    beginning of the Sixty-seventh Congress, made certain recommendations as
    to retaining in the service of the Senate those employees who by
    efficient experience, capacity, and diligence expedited business to the
    credit of the Senate. This committee follows the action of its
    predecessor in recommending the retention of this roll, to be know as
    the efficiency roll.

                                          Secretary's Office.

                                          Efficiency Roll.

    Crockett, John C., reading clerk..........................     $4,500
    Pace, Chas. F., financial clerk...........................      4,500
    Lieuallen, W.G., superintendent document room.............      3,500
    Colwell, Eugene, assistant financial clerk................      3,600
    Watkins, Chas. L., minute and journal clerk...............      3,600
    Goodwin, E.C., librarian..................................      3,000
    Wilson, P.M., clerk.......................................      2,500
    Lambert, J.W., first assistant document room..............      2,500
    Gilfry, Henry H., clerk...................................      2,220
                                                               -------------
      Total...................................................     29,920

      By this arrangement the following places in the Secretary's office are
     now filled by Democrats retained:

    Financial clerk, C.F. Pace (salary under Democrats,             4,500
     $3,000)..................................................
    Minute and journal clerk, Chas.L. Watkins.................      3,600
    Clerk, P.M.Wilson.........................................      2,500
    Clerk, H.H. Gilfry........................................      2,220
    First assistant in document room, J.M. Lambert (salary          2,500
     under Democrats, $2,250).................................
                                                               -------------
      Total...................................................     15,320

      By this arrangement the following places in the Secretary's office are
     now filled by Republicans who were retained by Democrats:

    Reading clerk, J.C. Crockett (salary under Democrats,          $4,500
     $3,600)..................................................
    Assistant financial clerk, Eugene Colwell (salary under         3,600
     Democrats, $2,750).......................................
    Librarian, E.C. Goodwin (salary under Democrats, $2,500)..      3,000
    Superintendent document room, W.G. Lieuallen (salary under      3,500
     Democrats, $2,500).......................................
                                                               -------------
      Total...................................................     14,600

                               Minority Employees.

      In addition to the positions on the efficiency roll, now held by
     Democrats, the following is allotted to the minority:

    First assistant librarian (Ruskin McArdle)................     $2,400
    Employee of the Secretary, not charged as patronage: Clerk-    $2,100
     accountant-stenographer and typist, disbursing office,
     Harvey Schmidt...........................................

                               Colored Employees.

    1 laborer in stationery room..............................     $1,200
    1 messenger in library....................................      1,000
    3 laborers, at $840.......................................      2,520
    2 laborers, at $720.......................................      1,440
                                                               -------------
      Total...................................................      6,160

       Patronage, or positions available as patronage, Secretary's office.

    20 positions in the patronage of Republican Senators......    $39,010
    3 positions temporarily filled or vacant..................      8,500
                                                               -------------
      23 Total................................................     47,510

                                 Recapitulation.

      In the office of the Secretary of the Senate, under the legislative
     appropriation act 1923-24, there are 43 positions amounting to
     $100,090.

    Secretary (elected by Senate).............................     $6,500
    Assistant secretary, H.M. Rose............................      5,500
    9 employees retained on account of efficient experience...     29,920
    1 minority employee.......................................      2,400
    1 employee, not charged as patronage......................      2,100
    7 colored employees.......................................      6,160
    20 positions in patronage.................................     39,010
    3 positions temporarily filled or vacant..................      8,500
                                                               -------------
      Total...................................................    100,090

                          Appropriation Acts, 1923-24.

    Legislative:
      Office of the Secretary.................................    $89,510
      Document room...........................................     10,080
    Deficiency, approved Mar. 4, 1923: Increased salary,              500
     Crockett.................................................
                                                               -------------
      Total...................................................    100,090

          Offices of the Sergeant at Arms and Architect of the Capitol.

      The committee recommends that the following employees be retained on
     account of long service and efficient experience:

    Halsey, E.A., assistant on floor (request of minority)....     $3,600
    Anderson, R.S., messenger.................................      1,440
    McGrain, J.J. storekeeper.................................      2,500
    Eckstein, F.A., postmaster................................      2,500
    Biffle, L.L., superintendent folding room.................      1,600
    Deards, J.W., foreman folding room........................      1,600
    McKeever, Mrs. F.R., assistant in folding room............      1,400
    Sellers, J.F., messenger at card door.....................      1,600
    Maryman, Sam, elevator conductor..........................      1,200
    McNeil, Robert J., messenger acting as assistant                1,800
     doorkeeper...............................................
                                                               -------------
      Total...................................................     19,240

      By this arrangement the following positions are now filled by
     Democrats retained:

    Floor assistant (salary under Democrats, $2,000) (Halsey).     $3,600
    Messenger (Anderson)......................................      1,440
    Storekeeper (McGrain) (salary under Democrats, $2,220)....      2,500
    Superintendent folding room (Biffle)......................      1,600

    Elevator conductor (Maryman)..............................      1,200
                                                               -------------
      Total...................................................     10,340

      By this arrangement the following positions are now filled by
     Republicans who were retained by Democrats:

    Postmaster (Eckstein) (salary under Democrats, $1,200)....     $2,500
    Foreman folding room (Deards) (salary under Democrats,          1,600
     $1,400)..................................................
    Messenger (Sellers) (salary under Democrats, $1,440)......      1,600
    Assistant, folding room (McKeever) (salary under                1,400
     Democrats, $1,200).......................................
    Messenger acting as assistant doorkeeper (McNeil) (salary       1,800
     under Democrats, $1,440).................................
                                                               -------------
      Total...................................................      8,900

                               Minority Employees.

      In addition to the positions on the efficiency roll now held by
     Democrats the following are allotted to the minority:

    Messenger acting as assistant doorkeeper (John R. Perry)..     $1,800
    Messenger (H.F. Keegan)...................................      1,440
    Messenger (Philip J. Roche)...............................      1,440
    6 pages, at $400..........................................      2,400
                                                               -------------
      Total...................................................      7,080
      In addition the following Democrat is on the roll:
    Messenger, C.F. Lynch, Senate resolution of 1896, for          $1,440.00
     supposed injuries received...............................

      The following positions, 57 in number, amounting to $53,522.50,
     exempted on account of character of service rendered:

    Clerk, official reporters.................................     $2,800.00
    Superintendent Press Gallery..............................      2,500.00
    Assistant superintendent Press Gallery....................      1,600.00
    Messenger, Press Gallery..................................      1,000.00
    Upholsterer...............................................      1,440.00
    Cabinetmaker..............................................      1,200.00
    3 carpenters, at $1,080...................................      3,240.00
    Chief telephone opererator................................      1,800.00
    4 telephone operators, at $900............................      3,600.00
    1 riding page (acting as telephone operator)..............        912.50
    4 skilled laborers, barbers, at $1,000....................      4,000.00
    Laborer in charge private passage.........................      1,100.00
    3 attendants, women's rooms, Capitol, at $1,000...........      3,000.00
    3 attendants, women's room, Senate Office Building, at          2,160.00
     $720.....................................................
    Wagon master..............................................      1,200.00
    2 laborers, janitor's force, at $800......................      1,600.00
    22 laborers, janitor's force, at $720.....................     15,840.00
    1 laborer in charge of toilet room, old library space.....        660.00
    Foreman, garage...........................................        990.00

    4 helpers, garage, at $720................................      2,880.00
                                                               -------------
      Total...................................................     53,522.50
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

                               Old Soldier's Roll

    On July 14, 1911, the late Senator Heyburn, of Idaho, introduced the
    following resolution, which was adopted:
     Resolved,That the Secretary of the Senate and the Sergeant at Arms of
    the Senate are hereby directed to retain in the employ of the Senate
    those persons who served in the Union Army during the Civil War and
    whose service in the Senate is necessary and satisfactory and who are
    not otherwise provided for, and to continue such persons in their
    positions until cause for their removal shall have been reported to and
    aproved of by the Senate and their removal directed.

    This roll is as follows:
    Abbott, J.A., messenger, acting as assistant doorkeeper...     $1,800.00
    Gallager, W.G., messenger.................................      1,440.00
    Corser, D.S., messenger...................................      1,440.00
    Dutton, R.R., messenger...................................      1,440.00
    Crystal, J.A., messenger..................................      1,440.00
    Bond, George H., messenger................................      1,440.00
    Getchell, E.P., messenger (absent)........................      1,440.00
    Baer, Nathan, messenger (absent)..........................      1,440.00
    Hammond, John, messenger..................................      1,440.00
    Williams, J.R., messenger.................................      1,440.00
    Coates, M.T., mail carrier................................      1,200.00
    Foster, E.W., riding page (absent)........................        912.50
                                                               -------------
      Total...................................................     16,872.50

           Employees of the Sergeant at Arms not Charged as Patronage.

    Messenger (clerk and stenographer) (Grace Genzberger).....     $1,440.00
    Janitor (Frank M. Smith)..................................      1,200.00
    Stenographer (J. Mark Trice)..............................      1,200.00
                                                               -------------
      Total...................................................      3,840.00

                  Personal Appointees of the Sergeant at Arms.

    2 private police, at $1,050...............................     $2,100.00

                 Patronage, or Positions Available as Patronage.

    117 places under the Sergeant at Arms and Architect of the   $130,682.50
     Capitol in the patronage of Republican Senators..........
    32 additional places under the Sergeant at Arms and            33,840.00
     Architect of the Capitol now available for patronage.....
                                                               -------------
      Total...................................................    164,522.50

                                 Recapitulation.

      In the offices of the Sergeant at Arms and Architect of the Capitol
     there are 246 positions, as follows:

    Sergeant at Arms, elected.................................     $6,500.00
    Assistant doorkeeper and acting assistant doorkeeper,           8,400.00
     elected, at $4,200.......................................
    10 employees retained on account of long service and           19,240.00
     efficient experience.....................................
    3 messengers allotted to minority, same having been             4,680.00
     allowed by Democrats to Republicans......................
    6 pages alloted to minority, at $400 each.................      2,400.00
    1 messenger (Lynch), Senate resolution....................      1,440.00
    57 employees exempted on account of character of service       53,522.50
     rendered.................................................
    12 employees on old soldier's roll........................     16,872.50
    3 employees of the Sergeant at Arms, not charged as             3,840.00
     patronage................................................
    2 personal appointees of the Sergeant at Arms.............      2,100.00
    117 positions in patronage, including 10 pages............    130,682.50
    32 positions available for patronage......................     33,840.00
                                                               -------------
      Total...................................................    283,517.50

                          Appropriation Acts, 1923-24.

    Legislative:
      Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper...........   $157,580.00
      Police force, Senate Office Building....................     18,000.00
      Post office.............................................     17,837.50
      Folding room............................................     17,080.00
      Under Architect of the Capitol--........................
        10 elevator conductors, Capitol.......................     12,000.00
        14 elevator conductors, Senate Office Building........     16,800.00
        8 employees, Senate Office Building, maintenance roll.      9,840.00
      Contingent expenses--...................................
        Maintaining motors, etc. ($10,000); salaries, foreman       3,870.00
         and helpers..........................................
        Superintendent folding room, payable out of                 1,600.00
         miscellaneous items fund, authority Senate resolution
      Capitol police ($42,450), captain, $1,800; 1 lieutenant,     22,050.00
       $1,200; special officer, $1,200; 17 privates at $1,050.
      Protection of the Capitol ($15,000), police sergeant,         5,300.00
       $1,100; 4 privates, $1,050.............................
    Deficiency approved February 20, 1923:
      Increased salaries, 2 officers and 3 employees, Senate        3,600.00
       floor..................................................
                                                               -------------
                                                                  285,557.50
      Deduct appropriation for 16 pages.......................      8,440.00
                                                               -------------
                                                                  277,117.50
      Add 16 pages at $400 (estimated salary for patronage)...      6,400.00
                                                               -------------
      Total...................................................    283,517.50

                 Patronage, or Positions Available as Patronage.

    Secretary's office........................................     47,510.00
    Sergeant at Arms and Architect............................    164,522.50
                                                               -------------
      Total...................................................    212,032.50
    Patronage allotted to two Farmer-Labor Senators...........      2,880.00
                                                               -------------
                                                                  209,152.50

      Divided among 51 Republican Senators, $4,100.
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Assuming that the recommendations of the committee are adopted, each
    Republican Senator will be entitled to recommend appointments to offices
    or positions the salaries of which will amount in the aggregate to
    $4,100 a year. The committee recommends that the Sergeant at Arms of the
    Senate, the Secretary of the Senate, and the Architect of the Capitol,
    respectively, after consultation with the committee on patronage,
    readjust the distribution of those offices to which appointments are
    made on recommendation, so that each Republican Senator shall receive as
    nearly as practicable the number of appointments due him under this
    plan.

                        Positions Available as Patronage.

    Under the Secretary:
      Principal clerk.........................................     $3,000
      Enrolling clerk.........................................      3,000
      Clerk...................................................      2,500
                                                               -------------
        Total.................................................     $8,500
    Under the Sergeant at Arms:
      6 messengers, at $1,440.................................      8,640
      Special officer.........................................      1,200
      8 private police, at $1,050.............................      8,400
      3 folders, at $1,000....................................      3,000
      1 folder................................................        840
      4 laborers, post office, at $720........................      2,880
      4 laborers, folding room, at $720.......................      2,880
                                                               -------------
        Total.................................................     27,840
    Under Architect of the Capitol: 5 elevator conductors, at       6,000
     $1,200...................................................
                                                               -------------
        Grand total...........................................     42,340
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Your committee recommends that before the enactment of the legislative
    appropriation act for the fiscal year 1924-25 the salary list should be
    revised in order to make it more in conformity with the duties performed
    in individual cases. It is also deemed essential that provision be made
    for retiring on a pension those employees on the soldiers' roll who are
    already incapacitated and those who will become so in the very near
    future on account of old age and physical infirmities, so that their
    places may be filled in order to provide an efficient staff for the
    conduct of the business of the Senate. The number of employees so
    incapacitated is now so large that the number of efficient doorkeepers
    and other classes of employees is below that absolutely required.
                                    Details.

    Your committee has instructed the Secretary, the Sergeant at Arms, and
    the Architect of the Capitol hereafter to adhere strictly to the rule
    contained in the report of the committee on committees adopted by the
    Republican caucus June 13, 1911, prohibiting the detail of any of their
    employees for the committee service of individual Senators.

                                          Irvine L. Lenroot, Chairman
                                          Frederick Hale
                                          William B. McKinley
                                   *    *    *
                 Adopted by the Conference of December 10, 1923.

    Resolved, That the following shall constitute the standing committees of
    the Senate of the Sixty-eighth Congress.
    On Agriculture and Forestry (17).

      Messrs. NORRIS, Chairman, MCNARY, CAPPER, KEYES, GOODING,
      LADD, NORBECK, HARRELD, MCKINLEY; JOHNSON, Minn.
      1
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
      \1\ [The names in italics at the end of some committees are Farmer-
    Labor party members.]
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    On Appropriations (18).

      Messrs. WARREN, Chairman, SMOOT, JONES, Wash., CURTIS, HALE,
      SPENCER, PHIPPS, MCKINLEY, LENROOT, KEYES.

    To Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (5)

      Messrs. KEYES, Chairman, FESS, GREENE.

    On Banking and Currency (15).

      Messrs. MCLEAN, Chairman, WELLER, NORBECK, SHORTRIDGE, EDGE,
      PEPPER, PHIPPS, GREENE.

    On Civil Service (11).

      Messrs. STANFIELD, Chairman, STERLING, BALL, COUZENS, DALE,
      HOWELL.

    On Claims (14).

      Messrs. CAPPER, Chairman, SPENCER, GOODING, HARRELD,
      STANFIELD, ELKINS, BROOKHART; JOHNSON, Minn.

    On Commerce (16).

      Messrs. JONES, Wash., Chairman, FERNALD, MCNARY, EDGE,
      WILLIS, WELLER, BALL, LADD, COUZENS.

    On the District of Columbia (13).

      Messrs. BALL, Chairman, JONES, Wash., CAPPER, EDGE, ELKINS,
      GOODING, WELLER.

    On Education and Labor (11).

      Messrs. BORAH, Chairman, STERLING, PHIPPS, BROOKHART,
      COUZENS, DALE.

    On Enrolled Bills (3).

      Messrs. WATSON, Chairman, BALL.

    On Expenditures in the Executive Departments (7).

      Messrs. MCCORMICK, Chairman, WILLIS, MOSES, WADSWORTH.

    On Finance (17).

      Messrs. SMOOT, Chairman, LA FOLLETTE, MCLEAN, CURTIS,
      WATSON, REED, Pa., ELKINS, MCCORMICK, ERNST, STANFIELD.

    On Foreign Relations (18).

      Messrs. LODGE, Chairman, BORAH, BRANDEGEE, JOHNSON, Calif.,
      MOSES, MCCORMICK, WADSWORTH, LENROOT, WILLIS, PEPPER;
      SHIPSTEAD.

    On Immigration (11).

      Messrs. COLT, Chairman, STERLING, JOHNSON, Calif., KEYES,
      WILLIS, REED, Pa.

    On Indian Affairs (11).

      Messrs. HARRELD, Chairman, CURTIS, LA FOLLETTE, MCNARY,
      CAMERON, FRAZIER.

    On Interoceanic Canals (12).

      Messrs. EDGE, Chairman, BORAH, BROOKHART, COUZENS, GREENE,
      HOWELL; JOHNSON, Minn.

    On Interstate Commerce (17).

      Messrs. CUMMINS, Chairman, LA FOLLETTE, MCLEAN, WATSON,
      FERNALD, ELKINS, GOODING, COUZENS, FESS, HOWELL.

    On Irrigation and Reclamation (15).

      Messrs. MCNARY, Chairman, JONES, Wash., PHIPPS, GOODING,
      CAMERON, ODDIE, SHORTRIDGE, BURSUM.

    On the Judiciary (16).

      Messrs. BRANDEGEE, Chairman, BORAH, CUMMINS, COLT, STERLING,
      NORRIS, ERNST, SHORTRIDGE, SPENCER.

    On the Library (7).

      Messrs. PEPPER, Chairman, BRANDEGEE, FESS, HOWELL.

    On Manufactures ([13--crossed out] 12 [handwritten insert]).

      Messrs. LA FOLLETTE, Chairman, MCNARY, MCKINLEY, WELLER,
      REED, Pa., BROOKHART, [WADSWORTH--crossed out];  JOHNSON,
      Minn.

    On Military Affairs (16).

      Messrs. WADSWORTH, Jr., Chairman, WARREN, CAPPER, CAMERON,
      BURSUM, REED, Pa., BROOKHART, JOHNSON, Calif., GREENE.

    On Mines and Mining  (9).

      Messrs. ODDIE, Chairman, ELKINS, PHIPPS, CAMERON, FRAZIER.

    On Naval Affairs (16).

      Messrs. HALE, Chairman, LODGE, BALL, PEPPER, ODDIE, COLT,
      NORBECK, SHORTRIDGE, WELLER.

    On Patents (8).

      Messrs. ERNST, Chairman, NORRIS, BRANDEGEE, COLT; SHIPSTEAD.

    On Pensions (12).

      Messrs. BURSUM, Chairman, SMOOT, FERNALD, NORBECK, FRAZIER,
      DALE; SHIPSTEAD.

    On Post Offices and Post Roads (16).

      Messrs. STERLING, Chairman, MOSES, EDGE, PHIPPS, HARRELD,
      ODDIE, STANFIELD, FRAZIER, DALE.

    On Printing (8).

      Messrs. MOSES, Chairman, CAPPER, PEPPER, FESS; SHIPSTEAD.

    On Privileges and Elections (13).

      Messrs. SPENCER, Chairman, WADSWORTH, Jr., WATSON, ERNST,
      SHORTRIDGE, BURSUM, GREENE.

    On Public Buildings and Grounds ([15--crossed out] 14 [handwritten
    insert]).

      Messrs. FERNALD, Chairman, WARREN, LENROOT, KEYES, MCKINLEY,
      HARRELD, [JONES, Wash.--crossed out], FESS; SHIPSTEAD.

    On Public Lands and Surveys (13).

      Messrs. LENROOT, Chairman, SMOOT, LADD, STANFIELD, NORBECK,
      BURSUM, CAMERON.

    On Rules (12).

    Messrs. CURTIS, Chairman, HALE, MOSES, MCCORMICK, WATSON, JOHNSON,
    Calif., DALE.

    On Territories and Insular Possessions (13)

      Messrs. JOHNSON, Calif., Chairman, MCLEAN, CUMMINS,
      MCCORMICK, WILLIS, LADD, REED, Pa.

    Select Committee. On Revision of the Laws (3).

      Messrs. ERNST, Chairman, PEPPER.

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                                                            [April 14, 1924]

    APRIL 14, 1924
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                 April 14, 1924

    The Conference met in the Marble Room of the Senate at 10:30 a.m.
    pursuant to call.
    The Chairman, Senator Lodge, presided.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Ball, Brandegee, Bursum, Cameron, Capper, Colt, Cummins,
      Curtis, Dale, Edge, Elkins, Ernst, Fernald, Fess, Gooding, Hale,
      Harreld, Howell, Johnson of California, Jones of Washington, Keyes,
      Lodge, McKinley, McNary, Moses, Norbeck, Oddie, Pepper, Phipps, Reed
      of Pennsylvania, Shortridge, Smoot, Stanfield, Sterling, Wadsworth,
      Warren, Watson, Weller, and Willis.

    The question of Immigration (being the subject pending before the
    Senate) was discussed, after which the Conference adjourned subject to
    the call of the Chairman.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.
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                                                               [May 5, 1924]

    MAY 5, 1924
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                   May 5, 1924

    The Conference was called to order at 10:30 a.m. by its Chairman,
    Senator Lodge.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Ball, Borah, Brandegee, Bursum, Cameron, Capper, Colt,
      Cummins, Curtis, Dale, Edge, Ernst, Fernald, Fess, Gooding, Hale,
      Harreld, Howell, Jones of Washington, Keyes, Lodge, McKinley, McLean,
      McNary, Moses, Norbeck, Oddie, Pepper, Phipps, Reed of Pennsylvania,
      Shortridge, Smoot, Spencer, Sterling, Wadsworth, Warren, Watson, and
      Willis.

    Discussion was had upon holding evening sessions of the Senate in order
    to expedite business including the Revenue Bill, Farm legislation and
    the Appropriation Bills.
    Mr. Edge moved that it be the sense of the Conference that the Senate
    hold night sessions beginning Tuesday, and the said motion was carried.
    Mr. Sterling moved that it be the sense of the Conference that upon the
    conclusion of the Revenue and necessary supply bills, the Senate proceed
    before final adjournment, to the consideration of Farm Relief
    legislation,
    And said motion was carried.
    Mr. Phipps addressed the Conference on the status of the so-called
    surplus carried in the Treasury to the credit, supposedly, of the
    District of Columbia, and urged the passage of legislation declaring the
    surplus, about four and one half millions of dollars, to be a free
    balance available for use in meeting the expenses of the District of
    Columbia.
    The Conference then adjourned subject to the call of the Chairman.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.
                            ------------------------

                                                               [May 6, 1924]

    MAY 6, 1924
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                   May 6, 1924

    The Conference was called to order at eleven o'clock a.m. by the
    Chairman, Senator Lodge.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Ball, Brandegee, Bursum, Cameron, Capper, Colt, Cummins,
      Curtis, Dale, Edge, Ernst, Fernald, Fess, Gooding, Hale, Harreld,
      Howell, Jones of Washington, Keyes, Lodge, McKinley, McLean, McNary,
      Oddie, Pepper, Phipps, Reed of Pennsylvania, Shortridge, Smoot,
      Spencer, Stanfield, Sterling, Wadsworth, Warren, Watson, and Willis.

    The situation on the Revenue Bill came up for consideration and
    discussion.
    Senator Spencer moved that it be the sense of the Conference that
    Senator Smoot be authorized to offer an amendment to the surtax rates
    containing a 32% maximum.
    The roll was called on this question and the result was announced, yeas
    29, nays 3, present and not voting 3, as follows:

      Yeas: Messrs. Ball, Brandegee, Bursum, Cameron, Colt, Curtis, Edge,
      Fernald, Fess, Gooding, Hale, Harreld, Keyes, Lodge, McKinley, McLean,
      Oddie, Pepper, Phipps, Reed of Pennsylvania, Shortridge, Smoot,
      Spencer, Stanfield, Sterling, Wadsworth, Warren, Watson, and Willis.
      Nays: Messrs. Capper, Cummins, McNary.
      Not voting: Messrs. Ernst, Howell, Jones of Washington.

    Senator Gooding moved that it be the sense of the Conference that in the
    event a 32% maximum surtax rate is defeated, the Conference support the
    House rates on income tax, being a 37-1/2% maximum. The question was put
    to a viva voce vote and carried.
    The Conference on motion, adjourned to meet again at ten o'clock the
    following day, Wednesday, May 7, 1924.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.
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                                                               [May 7, 1924]

    MAY 7, 1924
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                   May 7, 1924

    The Conference was called to order at ten o'clock by the Vice Chairman,
    Senator Curtis, the Chairman, Senator Lodge, being absent.
    The roll was called and the following Senators answered to their names:

      [Messrs.] Ball, Brandegee, Bursum, Cameron, Capper, Colt, Cummins,
      Curtis, Edge, Ernst, Fernald, Fess, Frazier, Gooding, Hale, Harreld,
      Howell, Jones of Washington, Keyes, Ladd, McKinley, McLean, Moses,
      Norbeck, Oddie, Pepper, Phipps, Reed of Pennsylvania, Shortridge,
      Smoot, Sterling, Wadsworth, Watson, and Willis.

      Senators Lodge, Dale, and Warren entered later.
    Discussion was had on the Revenue Bill and legislation for the relief of
    the farmers, but no action was taken.
    The Conference then adjourned subject to the call of the Chairman.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.
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                                                         [November 28, 1924]

    NOVEMBER 28, 1924
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                November 28, 1924

    The Conference was called to order by Senator Curtis, the Vice Chairman
    and Whip, at eleven o'clock a.m. in the Marble Room of the Senate,
    pursuant to call. (Senator Lodge, the Chairman having died during the
    recess of Congress).
    The roll was called and the following Senators answered to their names:

      Messrs. Ball, Bursum, Butler, Capper, Couzens, Cummins, Curtis, Dale,
      Edge, Elkins, Ernst, Fess, Gooding, Hale, Harreld, Howell, Keyes,
      Ladd, McCormick, McKinley, McNary, Metcalf, Moses, Norbeck, Oddie,
      Pepper, Reed of Pennsylvania, Shortridge, Smoot, Spencer, Wadsworth,
      Warren, Watson, and Weller.

      Total 34, a quorum being present.
    Senator Warren, as senior Senator, was called to the Chair.
    Senator Warren, in assuming the chair, stated that he was not a
    candidate for the Chairmanship of the Conference and requested that he
    be not voted for on the roll call.
    Senator Ernst offered the following resolution:

      RESOLVED; That it is the sense of this Conference that
      Senator Robert M. La Follette and those Senators who,
      elected to the Senate of the United States as Republicans,
      supported Senator La Follette in his campaign for President
      of the United States, and with Senator La Follette opposed
      the Republican nominees for President and Vice President,
      have forfeited all claim or right to recognition as
      Republican members of the Senate,
      AND FURTHER: That they have forfeited all priority or other
      rights as Republican members of the Senate Committees of
      which they are now members and all claim or right to
      recognition as Republicans in future assignments to any
      Committees of the Senate.

    Senator Reed of Pennsylvania raised the point of order that the regular
    order should proceed, being the Election of a Chairman.
    The Point of Order was sustained.
    Senator Capper nominated Senator Curtis of Kansas for Chairman of the
    Conference, and Senator Elkins seconded the nomination.
    Senator Watson moved that Senator Curtis' election be made by
    acclamation, and said action was carried unanimously.
    Senator Curtis was thereupon elected and assumed the Chair.
    Senator Reed moved that the election of Vice Chairman and Whip be
    postponed to a later Conference.
    Senator Ernst moved to amend Mr. Reed's motion by proceeding to the
    election of a Vice Chairman.
    On this question the roll was called and the result was as follows:
    Those voting yea:

      Messrs. Bursum, Butler, Couzens, Cummins, Dale, Edge, Elkins, Ernst,
      Fess, Gooding, Harreld, Howell, Keyes, McNary, Metcalf, Moses, Oddie,
      Shortridge, Spencer, Watson, and Weller.

      Total yeas 21
    Those voting nay:

      Messrs. Ball, Capper, Hale, Ladd, McCormick, McKinley, Pepper, Reed,
      Smoot, Wadsworth, and Warren.

      Total nays 11
    So Senator Ernst's amendment was carried.
    Senator Ernst nominated Senator Watson as Vice Chairman, and Senator
    Gooding seconded the nomination.
    Thereupon, there being no further nominations, Senator Watson was
    elected unanimously,
    Senator Reed offered the following resolution:

      RESOLVED: That it is the sense of the Conference that
      Senators La Follette, Ladd, Brookhart and Frazier be not
      invited to future Republican Conferences, and be not named
      to fill any Republican vacancies on Senate Committees.

    Senator Ernst offered the following amendment as a substitute:

      RESOLVED: That it is the sense of this Conference that
      Senator Robert M. La Follette and those Senators who,
      elected to the Senate of the United States as Republicans,
      supported Senator La Follette in his campaign for President
      of the United States, and with Senator La Follette opposed
      the Republican nominees for President and Vice President,
      have forfeited all claim or right to recognition as
      Republican members of the Senate,
      AND FURTHER: That they have forfeited all priority or other
      rights as Republican members of the Senate Committees of
      which they are now members and all claim or right to
      recognition as Republicans in future assignments to any
      Committees of the Senate.

    Senator Howell moved to lay the resolution on the table, and said action
    was defeated.
    The question recurring on Senator Ernst's amendment, was put and
    defeated.
    Senator Spencer offered an amendment authorizing the Chairman to appoint
    a Committee to report recommendations on the subject, and the question
    being put on this amendment, it was defeated.
    Senator Harreld moved to amend the resolution by striking out the names
    of Brookhart, Ladd, and Frazier, and the question being put on this
    amendment, it was defeated.
    Senator Cummins requested that the two propositions in the Reed
    Resolution be divided, which was done.
    A vote was thereupon taken on the first portion of the resolution and
    carried.
    A vote was then taken on the second part of the resolution and carried.
    And Mr. Reed's resolution, as proposed, was adopted.
    The Chairman was then authorized to appoint a Senator as Whip.
    The Conference then adjourned subject to the call of the Chairman.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.

    Note: Pursuant to authority given by the Conference of November 28,
    1924, the Chairman, Senator Curtis, appointed Senator W.L. Jones of
    Washington to be Republican Whip.
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                                                          [December 3, 1924]

    DECEMBER 3, 1924
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                December 3, 1924

    The Conference was called to order by Senator Curtis, the Chairman, at
    11 o'clock a.m. in the Marble Room of the Senate.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Butler, Cummins, Curtis, Edge, Ernst, Fernald, Fess, Gooding,
      Greene, Hale, Howell, Jones of Washington, Keyes, McKinley, McNary,
      Means, Metcalf, Moses, Oddie, Pepper, Phipps, Reed of Pennsylvania,
      Shortridge, Smoot, Spencer, Stanfield, Sterling, Wadsworth, Warren,
      Watson, and Willis.

      Total 31, a quorum being present.
    By unanimous consent, the Chairman was authorized to reorganize the
    Committee on Order of Business (so called Steering Committee).
    It was also agreed by unanimous consent, that the enrollment clerk of
    the Senate be taken from the patronage list of the Senate, and that the
    Secretary of the Senate be requested to appoint an enrollment clerk and
    reorganize the Office of the Secretary.
    Senator Watson, Chairman of the Committee on Committees, submitted the
    following report, which was adopted by the Conference.
                                     ORDERED

    That the following Senators are hereby relieved from further service
    upon the following Committees:

      The Junior Senator from Idaho (Mr. Gooding) from the Committee on Claims.
      The Junior Senator from Vermont (Mr. Dale) from the Committee on Education and Labor.
      The Senior Senator from Connecticut (Mr. McLean) from the Committee on Interstate Commerce.
      The Senior Senator from Colorado (Mr. Phipps) from the Committee on Mines and Mining.
      The Senior Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Edge) from the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads.
      The Senior Senator from California (Mr. Johnson) from the Committee on Military Affairs.

    That the following Senators are hereby assigned to membership on the
    following Committees:

      The Junior Senator from Colorado (Mr. Means) to the Committee on Claims; to the Committee on Immigration; to
       the Committee on the Judiciary; to the Committee on Mines and Mining.
      The Junior Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Metcalf) to the Committee on Education and Labor; to the Committee
       on the Library; to the Committee on Naval Affairs; to the Committee on Patents.
      The Senior Senator from Connecticut (Mr. McLean) to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
      The Senior Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Edge) to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
      The Junior Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Butler) to the Committee on the Judiciary; to the Committee on
       Naval Affairs; to the Committee on Patents.

    That the Senior Senator from Idaho (Mr. Borah) is hereby relieved from
    further service as Chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor.
    That the Senior Senator from California (Mr. Johnson) is hereby relieved
    from further service as Chairman of the Committee on Territories and
    Insular Possessions.
    That the following Senators are hereby appointed to be Chairmen of the
    following Committees:

      The Senior Senator from Colorado (Mr. Phipps) to be Chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor.
      The Senior Senator from Idaho (Mr. Borah) to be Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations.
      The Senior Senator from California (Mr. Johnson) to be Chairman of the Committee on Immigration.
      The Senior Senator from Iowa (Mr. Cummins) to be Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary.
      The Senior Senator from Ohio (Mr. Willis) to be Chairman of the Committee on Territories and Insular
       Possessions.

    The Conference then adjourned subject to the call of the Chairman.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.

    Note: Pursuant to authority granted by the Conference of December 3,
    1924, the Chairman, Senator Curtis, named the following Committee on
    Order of Business: Senator Wadsworth, Chairman, Senators McKinley,
    Pepper, Willis, Gooding, Norbeck, Butler.
                                   *    *    *

    James W. Wadsworth, Jr., Chairman
    R.E. Devendorf, Clerk.
                              United States Senate,
                         Committee on Military Affairs.

                                                           December 11, 1924

    MY DEAR SENATOR:
      I am instructed by the Committee on Order of Business of the
    Republican Conference to inform you that the Committee, at a meeting
    held on Monday, December 8th, made a careful examination of the bills
    now pending upon the Senate Calendar, and decided to suggest the wisdom
    of taking up and disposing of the following measures:

     Calendar No.       Bill No.                       Title

        499         S. 2570           To provide for the establishment,
                                       operation, and maintenance of foreign-
                                       trade zones in ports of entry of the
                                       United States, to expedite and
                                       encourage foreign commerce, and for
                                       other purposes.
        556         S. 3173           To provide for the construction of a
                                       memorial bridge across the Potomac
                                       River from a point near the Lincoln
                                       Memorial in the City of Washington to
                                       an appropriate point in the State of
                                       Virginia, and for other purposes.
        694         S. 3316           To amend an Act entitled ``An Act to
                                       provide for the consolidation of
                                       national banking associations,''
                                       approved November 7, 1918; to amend
                                       Sec. 5136 as amended, Sec. 5137, Sec.
                                       5138 as amended, Sec. 5142, Sec.
                                       5150, Sec. 5155, Sec. 5190, Sec. 5200
                                       as amended, Sec. 5202 as amended,
                                       Sec. 5208 as amended, Sec. 5211 as
                                       amended, of the Revised Statutes of
                                       the United States, etc.
        702         S.J.Res.109       Proposing an amendment to the
                                       Constitution of the United States
                                       relative to the adoption of
                                       amendments thereto.
        810         H.R. 2869         For the establishment of a United
                                       States Industrial Reformatory.
        383         S. 2060           To amend the Judicial Code, further to
                                       define the jurisdiction of the
                                       Circuit Courts of Appeals and of the
                                       Supreme Court, and for other
                                       purposes.
        668         S. 2061           To give the Supreme Court of the
                                       United States authority to make and
                                       publish rules in common-law actions.
        569         S. 1005           To make valid and enforceable written
                                       provisions or agreements for
                                       arbitration of disputes arising out
                                       of contracts, maritime transactions,
                                       or commerce among the States or
                                       Territories or with foreign nations.
        422         S. 56             For the allowance of certain claims
                                       for indemnity for spoliations by the
                                       French prior to July 31, 1801, as
                                       reported by the Court of Claims.
        479         S. 3011           To amend the Act entitled ``An Act for
                                       the retirement of employees in the
                                       classified civil service, and for
                                       other purposes,'' approved May 22,
                                       1920, and Acts in amendment thereof.
        787         S. 3445           To provide for the reorganization and
                                       more effective coordination of the
                                       executive branch of the Government,
                                       to create the Department of Education
                                       and Relief, and for other purposes.

            The Committee suggests that these bills
            be taken up in the order in which they
            are set forth above. You will note that
            priority is suggested for those measures
            in connection with which there will be
            the least opposition or debate.
            I might add that the absence from this
            list of measures for agricultural relief
            is due to the belief of the Committee
            that the consideration of such measures
            should be postponed until the
            Agricultural Commission appointed by
            President Coolidge has made its report.
            The Committee has also omitted, and will
            continue to omit in its suggestions in
            the future, all of the general
            appropriation bills, it being the general
            custom to give such bills the right of
            way in a short session.
            The Committee has no intention of
            attempting to dictate a program. It makes
            these suggestions in the hope that, if
            approved by the Republican Senators, they
            will be effective in securing the passage
            of desirable legislation and in
            expediting, generally, the work of the
            Senate. The situation in the Senate will,
            of course, change from time to time
            during the remainder of the session, and
            the Committee expects to keep abreast
            with these changes and to make such
            further suggestions as may seem
            desirable.

                                          Sincerely yours,
                                          [signed] J. W. Wadworth, Jr.
                                          Chairman, Committee on Order of
                                          Business.
                                   *    *    *

          James W. Wadsworth, Jr., Chairman.
          R.E. Devendorf, Clerk.
                              United States Senate,
                          Committee on Military Affairs

                                                           February 4, 1925.

          MY DEAR SENATOR:
            I am instructed by the Committee on Order
            of Business of the Republican Conference
            to inform you that the Committee, at a
            meeting held on Monday, February 2nd,
            made a careful examination of the bills
            now pending on the Senate Calendar, and
            decided to suggest the wisdom of taking
            up and disposing of the following
            measures:
                              In Executive Session

            The German Commercial Treaty, as soon as
            possible after report by the Committee on
            Foreign Relations.
                             In Legislative Session

     Calendar No.       Bill No.                       Title

        980         S. 3772           A bill to authorize the reduction of,
                                       and to fix the rate of interest to be
                                       paid by carriers upon notes or other
                                       evidences of indebtedness heretofore
                                       issued under the provisions of Sec.
                                       207 of the Transportation Act, 1920,
                                       or Sec. 210 of said Act as amended by
                                       an act approved June 5, 1920.
        479         S. 3011           A bill to amend the act entitled ``An
                                       act for the retirement of employees
                                       in the classified civil service, and
                                       for other purposes,'' approved May
                                       22, 1920, and acts in amendment
                                       thereof.
        930         H.R. 9634         An act to provide for the creation,
                                       organization, administration, and
                                       maintenance of a Naval Reserve and a
                                       Marine Corps Reserve.
    (If and when    H.R. 8887         To amend an act entitled ``An Act to
     reported from                     provide for the consolidation of
     the Committee                     national banking associations,''
     on Banking                        approved November 7, 1918, etc.
     and Currency)
        653         S. 2913           A bill for the establishment of
                                       migratory-bird refuges to furnish in
                                       perpetuity homes for migratory birds,
                                       the establishment of public shooting
                                       grounds to preserve the American
                                       system of free shooting, the
                                       provision of funds for establishing
                                       such areas and the furnishing of
                                       adequate protection for migratory
                                       birds, and for other purposes.
        787         S. 3445           A bill to provide for the
                                       reorganization and more effective
                                       coordination of the executive branch
                                       of the Government, to create the
                                       Department of Education and Relief,
                                       and for other purposes.
        422         S. 56             A bill for the allowance of certain
                                       claims for indemnity for spoliations
                                       by the French prior to July 31, 1801,
                                       as reported by the Court of Claims.
        702         S.J.Res.109       Joint resolution proposing an
                                       amendment to the Constitution of the
                                       United States relative to the
                                       adoption of amendments thereto.

            These suggestions are the result of an
            examination of the Senate Calendar and
            also of the general legislative situation
            in the Senate as it now appears. The
            Committee suggests that the bills noted
            above be taken up in the order in which
            they are listed. The Committee also
            believes that measures for agricultural
            relief emanating from the Commission
            appointed by the President should be
            added to this preferred list if and when
            they are reported by the standing
            committees of the Senate to which they
            have been referred.
            The Committee has omitted mention of the
            Isle of Pines Treaty for the reason that
            it already occupies a position of
            preference in open executive session of
            the Senate. It has also omitted all
            mention of appropriation bills with the
            understanding that these measures for the
            support of the Government have the right
            of way.

                                          Sincerely yours,
                                          [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.
                                          Chairman, Committee on Order of
                                          Business.
                                   *    *    *

                                                          February 12, 1925.

     Calendar No.       Bill No.                       Title

        479         S. 3011           A bill to amend the act entitled ``An
                                       act for the retirement of employees
                                       in the classified civil service, and
                                       for other purposes,'' approved May
                                       22, 1920, and acts in amendment
                                       thereof.
        930         H.R. 9634         An act to provide for the creation,
                                       organization, administration, and
                                       maintenance of a Naval Reserve and a
                                       Marine Corps Reserve.
        1096        H.R. 8887         To amend an act entitled ``An Act to
                                       provide for the consolidation of
                                       national banking associations,''
                                       approved November 7, 1918, etc.
        653         S. 2913           A bill for the establishment of
                                       migratory-bird refuges to furnish in
                                       perpetuity homes for migratory birds,
                                       etc.
        767         S. 3445           A bill to provide for the
                                       reorganization and more effective
                                       coordination of the executive branch
                                       of the Government, to create the
                                       Department of Education and Relief,
                                       and for other purposes.
        422         S. 56             A bill for the allowance of certain
                                       claims for indemnity for spoliations
                                       by the French prior to July 31, 1801,
                                       as reported by the Court of Claims.
        702         S.J.Res.109       Joint Resolution proposing an
                                       amendment to the Constitution of the
                                       United States relative to the
                                       adoption of amendments thereto.
        1114        H.R.6645          An act to amend the national
                                       prohibition act, to provide for a
                                       bureau of prohibition in the Treasury
                                       Department, and to define its powers
                                       and duties.
        548         H.R. 6896         An act to amend an act entitled ``The
                                       classification act of 1923,''
                                       approved March 4, 1923.

        Legislative program suggested by Committee on Order of Business.

    Measures to have the right of way.

        Conference report--Interior Department Appropriation Bill.
        Conference report--Independent Offices Appropriation Bill.
        Emergency Appropriation bills--Deficiency.
        Conference report--Postal Salary-Rate Bill.
                      Other measures to receive preference.

     Calendar No.       Bill No.                       Title

        1096        H.R. 8887         To amend an act entitled ``An Act to
                                       provide for the consolidation of
                                       national banking associations,''
                                       approved November 7, 1918, etc.
        991         S. 3314           A bill granting pensions and increase
                                       of pensions to certain soldiers and
                                       sailors of the Civil and Mexican wars
                                       and to certain widows, former widows,
                                       minor children, and helpless children
                                       of said soldiers and sailors, and to
                                       widows of the War of 1912, and to
                                       certain Indian war veterans and
                                       widows, and to certain Spanish war
                                       soldiers and widows, and certain
                                       maimed soldiers, and for other
                                       purposes.
        1274        S. 4300           A bill to create a Federal cooperative
                                       marketing board, to provide for the
                                       registration of cooperative
                                       marketing, clearing house, and
                                       terminal market organizations, etc.
        1215        H.R.11472         An act authorizing the construction,
                                       repair, and preservation of certain
                                       public works on rivers and harbors,
                                       and for other purposes.
        653         S. 2913           A bill for the establishment of
                                       migratory-bird refuges to furnish in
                                       perpetuity homes for migratory birds,
                                       etc.
        114         H.R. 6645         An act to amend the national
                                       prohibition act, to provide for a
                                       bureau of prohibition in the Treasury
                                       Department, and to define its powers
                                       and duties.
        422         S. 56             A bill for the allowance of certain
                                       claims for indemnity for spoliations
                                       by the French prior to July 31, 1801,
                                       as reported by Court of Claims.
        1020        S. 4151           A bill to provide for aided and
                                       directed settlement on Government
                                       land in irrigation projects.
        1137        H.R. 2688         An act providing for sundry matters
                                       affecting the naval service, and for
                                       other purposes.
        1156        H.R.11791         An act to provide for the construction
                                       of certain public buildings, and for
                                       other purposes.

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                                                          [January 22, 1925]

    JANUARY 22, 1925
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                January 22, 1925

    The Conference was called to order by Senator Curtis, the Chairman, at
    11 o'clock a.m., in the Marble Room of the Senate.
    The roll was called and the following Senators answered to their names:

      Messrs. Ball, Bingham, Bursum, Butler, Cameron, Capper, Cummins,
      Curtis, Dale, Ernst, Fess, Greene, Hale, Harreld, Jones of Washington,
      Keyes, McCormick, McKinley, McNary, Means, Metcalf, Moses, Oddie,
      Pepper, Phipps, Shortridge, Smoot, Spencer, Sterling, Wadsworth,
      Warren, and Watson.

      Total 32, a quorum being present.
    There was a formal discussion of Senate bill S. 3674, The Postal Salary
    and Rate Bill, by Senators Moses, Sterling, and others, in explanation
    and criticism of the same.
    Senator Smoot moved that it be the sense of the Conference that the
    retroactive feature of the postal salary legislation be confined to
    January 1, 1925, and said motion was carried.
    Senator McCormick moved that it be the sense of the Conference that the
    amendment introduced by Senator Butler to Senate bill 3674 be adopted,
    and said motion was defeated.
    The Conference then adjourned.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.
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                                                         [February 10, 1925]

    FEBRUARY 10, 1925
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                February 10, 1925

    The Conference was called to order by Senator Curtis, the Chairman, at
    eleven o'clock a.m., pursuant to call.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Ball, Bingham, Bursum, Cameron, Capper, Cummins, Curtis,
      Ernst, Fernald, Fess, Gooding, Greene, Hale, Harreld, Howell, Jones of
      Washington, Keyes, McKinley, McLean, McNary, Moses, Norbeck, Oddie,
      Pepper, Phipps, Reed of Pennsylvania, Shortridge, Smoot, Spencer,
      Stanfield, Sterling, Wadsworth, Warren, Watson, and Willis.

      Total 35.
    Upon the suggestion of Senator Curtis and by the request of the
    Secretary of the Senate, the position of the Index Clerk, at present
    held by James M. Cannon, was excluded from patronage.
    Senator Moses moved that the Republican members of the Foreign Relations
    Committee confer and select a Senator to take charge of the Isle of
    Pines Treaty and consult with the Chairman of that Committee, and said
    motion was agreed to.
    The legislative program and recommendations of the Committee on Order of
    Business were discussed but no action taken thereon.
    Senator Shortridge moved that it is the sense of the Conference that
    commencing Monday, February 16, 1925, the Senate hold night sessions,
    and the said motion was agreed to.
    The Conference then adjourned subject to the call of the Chairman.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.
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                                                         [February 14, 1925]

    FEBRUARY 14, 1925
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                February 14, 1925

    The Conference was called to order by the Chairman, Senator Curtis, at
    eleven o'clock a.m., in the Marble Room of the Senate, pursuant to
    notice.
    In the absence of the Secretary (Senator Wadsworth) the Chair designated
    Senator Edge to act in his place.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Ball, Bingham, Bursum, Butler, Couzens, Curtis, Dale, Edge,
      Fess, Gooding, Greene, Hale, Harreld, Howell, Jones of Washington,
      Keyes, Lenroot, McKinley, McLean, McNary, Metcalf, Moses, Norbeck,
      Oddie, Pepper, Phipps, Reed of Pennsylvania, Shortridge, Smoot,
      Spencer, Stanfield, Sterling, Watson, and Willis.

      Total 34, a quorum being present.
    Senator Smoot explained his revised bill (S. 3445, calendar No. 787) to
    provide for the reorganization and more effective coordination of the
    executive branch of the Government, to create the Department of
    Education and Relief, and for other purposes.
    The Conference then adjourned subject to the call of the Chairman.

                                                     [signed] Walter E. Edge

                                                      Secretary pro tempore.
                        Sixty-ninth Congress (1925-1927)

      [Editor's Note: After the 1924 election, the Republicans still
    controlled the presidency and both houses of Congress, holding 54 Senate
    seats to 41 Democrats and one Farmer-Labor member. The House had 247
    Republicans to 183 Democrats and 5 independents.
      The intraparty conflict experienced in the previous Congress continued
    throughout the Sixty-ninth Congress, as Republicans enforced the
    disciplinary action against the four senators who had supported the
    Progressive party's presidential ticket in 1924, treating the renegades
    as independents for purposes of committee assignments. (Both Robert La
    Follette and Edwin Ladd died in June 1925; in the Seventieth Congress
    the two surviving members, Lynn Frazier and Smith Brookhart, were
    restored to their Republican seniority, and Frazier even served as a
    committee chairman.) Although it disciplined these members for turning
    their backs on the Republican party in the 1924 election, the Conference
    did adopt a resolution reiterating its position that actions taken by
    the Conference were not binding on its members.
      For the first time since the post of whip was created in 1915, the
    Conference did not elect anyone to the office but in late November 1924
    authorized the Conference chairman to appoint a whip. The Conference
    continued this arrangement of having an appointed whip until 1935, when
    the party's numbers in the Senate were so low that the position was
    dispensed with as unnecessary.]
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                                                             [March 5, 1925]

    MARCH 5, 1925
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                  March 5, 1925

    The Conference was called to order at 11 o'clock a.m., in the Marble
    Room of the Senate, by Senator Warren.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Bingham, Butler, Cameron, Capper, Couzens, Cummins, Curtis,
      Deneen, du Pont, Edge, Ernst, Fernald, Fess, Gillett, Goff, Gooding,
      Hale, Harreld, Howell, Johnson, Jones of Washington, Keyes, McKinley,
      McLean, McMaster, McNary, Means, Metcalf, Moses, Oddie, Pepper,
      Phipps, Pine, Reed of Pennsylvania, Sackett, Schall, Shortridge,
      Smoot, Spencer, Stanfield, Wadsworth, Warren, Watson, Weller, and
      Willis.

      Total 45, a quorum being present.
    Senator Watson nominated Senator Curtis for Chairman of the Republican
    Conference and Floor Leader, and he was unanimously chosen.
    Senator Smoot nominated Senator Watson for Vice Chairman of the
    Republican Conference, and he was unanimously chosen.
    Senator McKinley nominated Senator Wadsworth for Secretary of the
    Republican Conference, and he was unanimously chosen.
    The Chairman of the Conference was authorized to appoint the Whip.
    The Chairman of the Conference was authorized to fill vacancies on the
    Committee on Committees.
    The Chairman of the Conference was authorized to fill vacancies on the
    Committee on Order of Business.
    The Chairman of the Conference was authorized to fill vacancies on the
    Committee on Patronage.
    Senator Cummins nominated Senator Moses as the candidate of the
    Republican Majority for President pro tempore of the Senate, and he was
    nominated by acclamation.
    On motion by Senator McKinley, Mr. George A. Sanderson, of Illinois, was
    chosen for the office of Secretary of the Senate.
    On motion by Senator Hale, Mr. David S. Barry, of Rhode Island, was
    chosen for the office of Sergeant at Arms of the Senate.
    On motion by Senator Reed of Pennsylvania, Mr. Carl A. Loeffler, of
    Pennsylvania, was chosen for the office of Assistant Doorkeeper of the
    Senate.
    On motion by Senator Jones of Washington, Rev. J.J. Muir, of the
    District of Columbia, was chosen for Chaplain of the Senate.
    The Conference then adjourned to meet at eleven o'clock a.m. on Friday,
    March 6, 1925.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.

    Pursuant to authority given him by the Conference of March 5, 1925,
    Senator Curtis appointed Senator Wesley L. Jones as ``Whip'' and
    unofficially requested Senator Fess to act as assistant to the Whip.
    Senator Curtis also filled all vacancies on the Committee on Committees,
    the Committee on Order of Business, and the Committee on Patronage for
    the 69th Congress, which are as follows:

             Committee on Committees

    Watson, Chairman
    McNary
    Moses
    Smoot
    Reed
    McKinley
    Cameron
    Ernst
    Means

         Committee on Order of Business

    Wadsworth, Chairman
    Pepper
    Gooding
    Butler
    Willis
    Norbeck
    Dale

             Committee on Patronage

    Lenroot, Chairman
    Shortridge
    Bingham
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                                                             [March 6, 1925]

    MARCH 6, 1925
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                  March 6, 1925

    The Conference was called to order at eleven o'clock a.m., in the Marble
    Room of the Senate, by Senator Curtis, its Chairman.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Bingham, Butler, Cameron, Couzens, Cummins, Curtis, Deneen, du
      Pont, Edge, Ernst, Fess, Gillett, Goff, Hale, Howell, Jones of
      Washington, Keyes, McKinley, McLean, McMaster, McNary, Means, Moses,
      Norbeck, Oddie, Pepper, Phipps, Reed of Pennsylvania, Sackett, Schall,
      Shortridge, Smoot, Spencer, Wadsworth, Watson, Weller, and Willis.

      Total 37, a quorum being present.

    Senator Watson stated that the report of the Committee on Committees was
    ready, but in view of the fact that the Democratic Committee had not
    finished its work the report would be withheld for the present.

    Senator Gooding moved that it be the sense of the Conference that the
    nomination of Mr. Charles B. Warren to be Attorney General be considered
    as in open executive session.
    After debate, the roll was called.
    Those voting in the affirmative were:

      Messrs. Capper, Couzens, Cummins, Gooding, Howell, Jones of
      Washington, McLean, McMaster, McNary, Shortridge, and Willis.    Total
      11

    Those voting in the negative were:

      Messrs. Bingham, Butler, Cameron, Curtis, Deneen, du Pont, Edge,
      Ernst, Fess, Gillett, Goff, Hale, Keyes, McKinley, Means, Moses,
      Norbeck, Oddie, Pepper, Phipps, Reed of Pennsylvania, Sackett, Schall,
      Smoot, Spencer, Wadsworth, Watson, and Weller.    Total 28

    So the motion was rejected.
    On motion by Senator Watson, the Conference then adjourned until ten
    o'clock a.m. on Saturday, March 7, 1925.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.
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                                                             [March 7, 1925]

    MARCH 7, 1925
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                  March 7, 1925

    The Conference was called to order at ten o'clock a.m. in the Marble
    Room of the Senate, by Senator Curtis, its Chairman.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Bingham, Butler, Cameron, Capper, Couzens, Cummins, Curtis,
      Dale, Deneen, du Pont, Ernst, Fess, Gillett, Goff, Gooding, Hale,
      Harreld, Jones of Washington, McKinley, McLean, McMaster, McNary,
      Means, Metcalf, Moses, Norbeck, Oddie, Pepper, Pine, Reed of
      Pennsylvania, Sackett, Shortridge, Spencer, Stanfield, Wadsworth,
      Warren, Watson, Weller, and Willis.

      Total 39, a quorum being present.

    Senator Watson reported from the Committee on Committees the list of
    assignments of Republican Senators as recommended by said Committee. The
    report included the proposed assignments of Senators La Follette,
    Brookhart, Ladd, and Frazier. The report (copy of which is appended to
    these minutes) was unanimously adopted.

    The Conference then adjourned subject to the call of the Chairman.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.

                                   *    *    *

                                 (Confidential)
      Report of the Committee on Committees as Unanimously Adopted at the
                     Republican Conference of March 7, 1925
                        STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE
                              Sixty-ninth Congress
                 (To be submitted to the Republican Conference)

    On Agriculture and Forestry

      Messrs. NORRIS, Chairman, MCNARY, CAPPER, KEYES, GOODING,
      NORBECK, HARRELD, DENEEN, SACKETT; LADD. 1
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
      \1\ [The names following semicolons are those of the Farmer-Labor
    party senators and the ``renegade'' Republicans, who were being treated
    as independents for purposes of committee assignments.]
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    On Appropriations

      Messrs. WARREN, Chairman, SMOOT, JONES, Wash., CURTIS, HALE,
      SPENCER, PHIPPS, MCKINLEY, LENROOT, KEYES.

    To Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate

      Messrs. KEYES, Chairman, FESS, GREENE.

    On Banking and Currency

      Messrs. MCLEAN, Chairman, WELLER, NORBECK, EDGE, PEPPER,
      PHIPPS, SACKETT, ______; FRAZIER.

    On Civil Service

      Messrs. COUZENS, Chairman, STANFIELD, DALE, HOWELL, DUPONT,
      PINE, ______, ______.

    On Claims

      Messrs. MEANS, Chairman, CAPPER, STANFIELD, HOWELL, DENEEN,
      GOFF, PINE, ______; BROOKHART.

    On Commerce

      Messrs. JONES, Wash., Chairman, FERNALD, MCNARY, EDGE,
      WILLIS, WELLER, COUZENS, JOHNSON, BINGHAM; LADD.

    On the District of Columbia

      Messrs. CAPPER, Chairman, JONES, Wash., WELLER, HARRELD,
      MCKINLEY, DUPONT, SACKETT, ______.

    On Education and Labor

      Messrs. PHIPPS, Chairman, BORAH, COUZENS, METCALF, BINGHAM,
      GILLETT, ______; BROOKHART.

    On Enrolled Bills

      Messrs. GREENE, Chairman, GILLETT.

    On Expenditures in the Executive Departments

      Messrs. REED, Pa., Chairman, MOSES, WADSWORTH, Jr., SACKETT.

    On Finance

      Messrs. SMOOT, Chairman, MCLEAN, CURTIS, WATSON, REED, Pa.,
      ERNST, STANFIELD, WADSWORTH, Jr., MCKINLEY, SHORTRIDGE; LA
      FOLLETTE.

    On Foreign Relations

      Messrs. BORAH, Chairman, JOHNSON, Calif., MOSES, LENROOT,
      WILLIS, PEPPER, MCLEAN, EDGE, CAPPER, BUTLER, ______;
      SHIPSTEAD.

    On Immigration

      Messrs. JOHNSON, Chairman, KEYES, WILLIS, REED, Pa., MEANS,
      BINGHAM, ______, ______.

    On Indian Affairs

      Messrs. HARRELD, Chairman, CURTIS, MCNARY, CAMERON, SCHALL,
      MCMASTER, ______; LA FOLLETTE.

    On Interoceanic Canals

      Messrs. EDGE, Chairman, COUZENS, GREENE, HOWELL, SCHALL,
      PINE, ______, ______; BROOKHART.

    On Interstate Commerce

      Messrs. WATSON, Chairman, CUMMINS, FERNALD, GOODING,
      COUZENS, FESS, HOWELL, GOFF, PINE, SACKETT, ______, ______,
      ______; LA FOLLETTE.

    On Irrigation and Reclamation

      Messrs. MCNARY, Chairman, JONES, Wash., PHIPPS, GOODING,
      CAMERON, ODDIE, SHORTRIDGE, JOHNSON, ______, ______.

    On the Judiciary

      Messrs. CUMMINS, Chairman, BORAH, NORRIS, ERNST, SPENCER,
      MEANS, HARRELD, DENEEN, GILLETT, ______, ______.

    On the Library

      Messrs. FESS, Chairman, PEPPER, HOWELL, GILLETT.

    On Manufactures

      Messrs. MCKINLEY, Chairman, MCNARY, WELLER, MCLEAN, METCALF;
      LA FOLLETTE, BROOKHART.

    On Military Affairs

      Messrs. WADSWORTH, Jr., Chairman, WARREN, CAMERON, REED,
      Pa., GREENE, BINGHAM, GOFF, MCMASTER, PINE; BROOKHART.

    On Mines and Mining

      Messrs. ODDIE, Chairman, CAMERON, MEANS, DUPONT, GOFF;
      FRAZIER.

    On Naval Affairs

      Messrs. HALE, Chairman, PEPPER, ODDIE, NORBECK, SHORTRIDGE,
      WELLER, BUTLER, METCALF, SCHALL, ______, ______.

    On Patents

      Messrs. ERNST, Chairman, NORRIS, BUTLER, METCALF; SHIPSTEAD.

    On Pensions

      Messrs. NORBECK, Chairman, FERNALD, DALE, WADSWORTH,
      GOODING, SCHALL, ______, ______; FRAZIER, SHIPSTEAD.

    On Post Offices and Post Roads

      Messrs. MOSES, Chairman, PHIPPS, ODDIE, STANFIELD, DALE,
      METCALF, DUPONT, SCHALL, MCMASTER; FRAZIER.

    On Printing

      Messrs. PEPPER, Chairman, MOSES, FESS, MCKINLEY; SHIPSTEAD.

    On Privileges and Elections

      Messrs. SPENCER, Chairman, WATSON, ERNST, SHORTRIDGE,
      GREENE, DENEEN, GOFF.

    On Public Buildings and Grounds

      Messrs. FERNALD, Chairman, WARREN, LENROOT, KEYES, HARRELD,
      FESS, MCMASTER; SHIPSTEAD.

    On Public Lands and Surveys

      Messrs. STANFIELD, Chairman, SMOOT, NORBECK, CAMERON,
      SPENCER, ODDIE, DALE; LADD.

    On Rules

      Messrs. CURTIS, Chairman, HALE, MOSES, WATSON, DALE, SMOOT,
      SPENCER.

    On Territories and Insular Possessions

      Messrs. WILLIS, Chairman, JOHNSON, CUMMINS, REED, Pa.,
      LENROOT, BUTLER, BINGHAM; LADD.
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                                                            [March 12, 1925]

    MARCH 12, 1925
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                 March 12, 1925

    The Conference was called to order at eleven o'clock a.m. in the Marble
    Room of the Senate, by the Chairman, Senator Curtis.
    In the absence of Senator Wadsworth, Senator Fess acted as Secretary.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Borah, Bingham, Butler, Cameron, Capper, Cummins, Curtis,
      Dale, Deneen, du Pont, Fess, Gillett, Goff, Hale, Harreld, Johnson,
      Jones of Washington, Keyes, McKinley, McLean, McMaster, McNary, Means,
      Metcalf, Moses, Norbeck, Oddie, Pepper, Pine, Reed of Pennsylvania,
      Schall, Shortridge, Smoot, Wadsworth, Watson, and Willis.

      Total 36, a quorum being present.
    Senator Jones offered the following resolution, which was adopted
    without discussion:
                                   RESOLUTION

      To make clear and beyond question the long-settled policy of
      Republicans that our conferences are not caucuses or of
      binding effect upon those participating therein but are
      meetings solely for the purpose of exchanging views to
      promote harmony and united action so far as possible,
      BE IT RESOLVED: That no Senator attending this conference or
      any conference held hereafter shall be deemed to be bound in
      any way by any action taken by such conference but he shall
      be entirely free to act upon any matter considered by the
      conference as his judgment may dictate, and it shall not be
      necessary for any Senator to give notice of his intention to
      take action different from any recommended by the
      conference.
      ADOPTED BY THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE OF MARCH 12, 1925.

    Senator Shortridge presented the report of the Committee on Patronage
    (copy of which is appended to these minutes) and it was approved by the
    Conference.
    The program was discussed and it was decided by the Conference that the
    Isle of Pines Treaty should be pressed to a final vote.
    It was further decided by the Conference that the program on the Turkish
    Treaties should be left to the Chairman of the Foreign Relations
    Committee (Senator Borah) and the Chairman of the Conference (Senator
    Curtis) who should report any agreement looking to their disposition to
    a later conference.
    The Conference then adjourned subject to call by the Chairman.

                                                     [signed] Simeon D. Fess

                                                           Acting Secretary.
                                   *    *    *
                                 (Confidential)

    REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PATRONAGE TO THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE MARCH,
                                      1925

    Your Committee has carefully considered the division of patronage to be
    made among the Republican Senators and the allowance to be made to the
    Democratic Minority and others. Your Committee has gone through the pay
    roll ascertaining the present distribution of the patronage and what is
    available for distribution. The Republican Patronage Committee which
    considered this subject at the beginning of the 68th Congress made
    certain recommendations as to retaining in service of the Senate certain
    employees who by efficiency, experience, capacity, and diligence,
    expedite business to the credit of the Senate and recommended the
    retention of this roll, to be known as the Efficiency Roll.
    Your Committee follows the action of its predecessor in recommending the
    retention of this roll. We recommend the addition to it of Mr. Foster,
    the assistant on the floor of the Senate, on the Republican side. This
    position on the Democratic side has for some time been exempt from
    patronage. In view of the death of Henry H. Gilfry, one of the Clerks on
    the former Efficiency Roll, the Committee recommends that this place be
    reassigned to the Patronage Roll. Your Committee recommends approval of
    the action of the Republican Conference of the 68th Congress in placing
    the Enrolling Clerk and the Index Clerk in the secretary's office also
    on the Efficiency Roll. Otherwise your Committee recommends no changes
    in positions on the Efficiency Roll or the Exempt Roll, or the Old
    Soldiers' Roll, or any other part of the nonpatronage list.
    Your Committee recommends that the places now allowed to the Democratic
    Minority, and amounting in total to a sum of about $11,350.00, be
    continued as at present without change.
    Your Committee recommends that one place be allotted to the Farmer-Labor
    member amounting in total to the sum of about $1,300.00.
    Assuming that the recommendations of the Committee are adopted each
    Republican Senator, whether a member of the Conference or not, will be
    entitled to recommend appointments to offices or positions, the salaries
    of which will amount in the aggregate to about $4,500.00 a year. The
    Committee recommends that each Senator be requested to make known
    immediately, in writing, to the Committee (at room 425 S.O.B.) his
    wishes in regard to the offices to which he desires to make
    appointments, strictly limiting his request to the maximum amount
    allowed to each Senator, and that these wishes be considered and granted
    by the Committee on the basis of seniority.
    Your Committee recommends that those Senators who do not desire to avail
    themselves of the entire amount of their allowances indicate at the same
    time their willingness to place their balances in a ``surplus fund.''
    Your committee then proposes to take this surplus fund and assign it as
    follows: First, to those Senators, in order of seniority, who desire
    $100.00 extra patronage; Second, to those Senators, in order of
    seniority, who desire more than $100.00 and not more than $200.00 extra
    patronage; and Third, to those Senators, in order of seniority, who
    desire more than $200.00 and not more than $300.00 extra, and so on.
    Your Committee believes that this method will provide an equitable
    division of the patronage.
    Your Committee purposes to instruct the Secretary, the Sergeant at Arms,
    and the Architect of the Capitol to adhere strictly to the rule
    contained in the report of the Committee on Committees adopted by the
    Republican Caucus, June 13, 1911, prohibiting the detail of any of their
    employees for the service of individual Senators--an instruction
    precisely similar to that issued by the Republican Patronage Committee
    of the Senate of the 68th Congress.
    Approved by the Republican Conference, March 12, 1925.
    NOTE: March 12, 1925. The Patronage Committee further advised Republican
    Senators that the aggregate patronage had been increased from $4,500 as
    stated in the above report to $4,700.
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                                                            [March 17, 1925]

    MARCH 17, 1925
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                 March 17, 1925

    The Conference was called to order at eleven o'clock a.m. in the Marble
    Room of the Senate, by the Chairman, Senator Curtis.
    In the absence of Senator Wadsworth, the Secretary, Senator Fess acted
    as the Acting Secretary.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Bingham, Butler, Cameron, Capper, Cummins, Curtis, Deneen, du
      Pont, Ernst, Fess, Gillett, Goff, Hale, Harreld, Jones of Washington,
      Keyes, McKinley, McLean, McMaster, McNary, Means, Metcalf, Moses,
      Norbeck, Norris, Oddie, Pepper, Pine, Reed of Pennsylvania, Sackett,
      Schall, Shortridge, Smoot, Spencer, Stanfield, and Willis.

      Total 36, a quorum being present.
    Senator Curtis made a brief statement on procedure for the balance of
    the session.
    On motion by Senator McKinley, the Patronage Committee was authorized to
    adjust the patronage situation to equalize patronage among Senators.
    On motion by Senator Willis, it was ordered that when a vacancy occurs
    in the Efficiency Roll or Non-patronage Roll, the office thus vacated
    shall become patronage.
    The Conference then adjourned subject to call of the Chairman.

                                                     [signed] Simeon D. Fess

                                                           Acting Secretary.
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                                                          [December 5, 1925]

    DECEMBER 5, 1925
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                December 5, 1925

    The Conference was called to order by the Chairman, Senator Curtis, at
    10:30 a.m., in the Marble Room of the Senate.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Bingham, Butler, Capper, Couzens, Cummins, Curtis, Deneen,
      Edge, Ernst, Fess, Gillett, Goff, Gooding, Hale, Harreld, Johnson,
      Jones of Washington, Keyes, Lenroot, McKinley, McMaster, McNary,
      Means, Moses, Norris, Oddie, Phipps, Pine, Robinson of Indiana,
      Sackett, Schall, Shortridge, Smoot, Wadsworth, Warren, Watson,
      Williams, and Willis.

      Total 38, a quorum being present.
    Senator Curtis reminded Senators of the age limit applicable to Senate
    pages as a result of the school law.
    Senator Watson nominated Col. Edwin P. Thayer, of Indiana, for the
    office of Secretary of the Senate.
    Senator Fess seconded the nomination; and, the question being put to a
    vote, Mr. Thayer was unanimously chosen.
    The Conference then adjourned subject to the call of the Chairman.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.
                                   *    *    *

    James W. Wadsworth, Jr., Chairman.
    R.E. Devendorf, Clerk
                              United States Senate,
                         Committee on Military Affairs.

                                                          February 16, 1926.

    My dear Senator:
      I am instructed by the Committee on Order of Business of the
    Republican Conference to inform you that the Committee, at a meeting
    held on Tuesday, February 16th, made a careful examination of the bills
    now pending upon the Senate Calendar, and decided to suggest the wisdom
    of taking up and disposing of the following measures:

     Calendar No.       Bill No.

        131         H.Con.Res.4       Concurrent resolution providing for a
                                       joint committee to conduct
                                       negotiations for leasing Muscle
                                       Shoals.
        75          S. 575            A bill to amend section 4 of the
                                       interstate commerce act (long and
                                       short haul amendment).

    It is understood, however, that appropriation bills, including the
    deficiency appropriation bill, have the right of way. And it is further
    to be remembered that the Senate has already, by unanimous consent,
    agreed to take up the report on the aluminum inquiry on Thursday and the
    nomination of Mr. Charles W. Hunt, of the Federal Trade Commission, in
    executive session on Friday.

                                          Sincerely yours,
                                          [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.
                                          Chairman Committee on Order of
                                          Business
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                                                         [February 17, 1926]

    FEBRUARY 17, 1926
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                February 17, 1926

    The Conference was called to order by Senator Curtis, its Chairman, at
    11:00 a.m., in the Marble Room of the Senate.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Bingham, Butler, Cameron, Couzens, Cummins, Curtis, Dale,
      Deneen, Edge, Ernst, Fernald, Fess, Goff, Gooding, Hale, Jones of
      Washington, McKinley, McLean, McMaster, McNary, Metcalf, Nye, Oddie,
      Pepper, Reed of Pennsylvania, Robinson of Indiana, Smoot, Stanfield,
      Wadsworth, Warren, Watson, Williams, and Willis.

      Total 33, a quorum being present.

    Discussion was had concerning the function of the Committee to Audit and
    Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate in connection with
    resolutions calling for investigations and involving expenditures.

    Senator Jones of Washington moved that it be the sense of the Conference
    that every resolution introduced in the Senate, which under the law must
    be referred to the Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent
    Expenses of the Senate, shall first be referred to the standing
    committee of the Senate having jurisdiction over the subject matter
    treated in the resolution in order that the Senate may be advised by the
    standing committee as to the wisdom of incurring the expenditure; and
    further that every resolution not required by law to be referred to the
    Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate
    shall be referred to the appropriate standing committee if in the
    judgment of a sub-committee of two Senators, members of such committee,
    such action should be taken.
    After further discussion, the motion of Mr. Jones of Washington was
    submitted to a vote and carried.
    The Conference then adjourned subject to the call of the Chairman.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.
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                                                            [March 30, 1926]

    MARCH 30, 1926
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                 March 30, 1926

    The Conference was called to order in the Marble Room of the Senate at
    11 o'clock a.m. by Senator Curtis, its Chairman, pursuant to call.
    In the absence of the Secretary, Senator Wadsworth, the Chairman
    designated Senator Cameron to act as such.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Bingham, Butler, Cameron, Capper, Couzens, Cummins, Curtis,
      Dale, Deneen, Edge, Fernald, Fess, Goff, Gooding, Hale, Harreld, Jones
      of Washington, Keyes, McLean, McMaster, McNary, Means, Metcalf, Moses,
      Oddie, Pepper, Pine, Reed, Robinson, Shortridge, Smoot, Stanfield,
      Wadsworth, Warren, Watson, Williams, and Willis.

      Total 37

    On motion of Senator Butler and seconded by Senator Smoot, and carried;
    it was ordered:

      That the Chairman of the Conference be authorized to appoint
      a committee of one Senator and one other Senator to assist
      him, to aid the Chairman in looking into bills upon the
      Senate Calendar.

    Senator Pepper introduced the following resolution:

      Resolved, That James F. Sellers is appointed Assistant on
      the floor of the Senate and that Howard C. Foster is
      appointed Messenger at the Card Door, both positions to
      remain on the efficiency roll so long as held by these
      incumbents.

    and after discussion,
    Senator Pepper offered as a substitute for his resolution, the
    following:

      That the Conference recommend the increase of the salary of
      the Messenger on the Card Door, James F. Sellers, to
      $2,400.00 per annum.

    and after discussion, said substitute was adopted.
    The Conference then adjourned, subject to the call of the Chairman.

                                                   [signed] Ralph H. Cameron

                                                           Acting Secretary.

    Pursuant to authority granted to the Chairman at the Conference of March
    30, 1926, Senator Curtis appointed Senator Williams, of Missouri, to aid
    him in scrutinizing bills on the Senate calendar.
                                   *    *    *

    James W. Wadsworth, Jr., Chairman
    W.A. Duvall, Clerk
                              United States Senate
                          Committee on Military Affairs

                                                             April 30, 1926.

    My dear Senator:
      I am instructed by the Committee on Order of Business of the
    Republican Conference to inform you that the Committee, at a meeting
    held on Thursday, April 29, made a careful examination of the bills now
    pending upon the Senate Calendar and decided to suggest the wisdom of
    taking up and disposing of the following measures:

     Calendar No.            Bill No.                     Subject

        30          H.R. 6559................  A bill for the construction
                                                of certain public buildings,
                                                and for other purposes.
        228         S. 2306..................  A bill to provide for the
                                                prompt disposition of
                                                disputes between carriers
                                                and their employees, and for
                                                other purposes.
        357         H.R. 2...................  An act to amend an act
                                                entitled ``An act to provide
                                                for the consolidation of
                                                national banking
                                                associations,'' approved
                                                November 7, 1918; to amend
                                                section 5137, etc., etc.
        226         S. 3321..................  A bill to increase the
                                                efficiency of the Air
                                                Service of the United States
                                                Army.
        589         H.R. 7893................  An act to create a division
                                                of cooperative marketing in
                                                the Department of
                                                Agriculture, etc., etc.
        193         S. 2607..................  A bill for the purpose of
                                                more effectively meeting the
                                                obligations of the existing
                                                migratory bird treaty with
                                                Great Britain by the
                                                establishment of migratory
                                                bird refuges to furnish in
                                                perpetuity homes for
                                                migratory birds, etc., etc.
        308         S. 1618..................  A bill to prevent deceit and
                                                unfair prices that result
                                                from the unrevealed presence
                                                of substitutes for virgin
                                                wool in woven or knitted
                                                fabrics, etc., etc.
        608         S. 2929..................  A bill to authorize the
                                                refunding of certain
                                                evidences of indebtedness
                                                issued by carriers in
                                                interstate commerce, and for
                                                other purposes.

                                               Pension legislation.

        610         S. 786...................  A bill to amend the act
                                                entitled ``An act for the
                                                retirement of employees in
                                                the classified civil
                                                service, and for other
                                                purposes,'' approved May 22,
                                                1920, and acts in amendment
                                                thereof.
        656         S. 62....................  A bill for the allowance of
                                                certain claims for indemnity
                                                for spoliations by the
                                                French prior to July 31,
                                                1801, as reported by the
                                                Court of Claims.

    It should be understood that appropriation bills shall have the right of
    way.

                                          Sincerely yours,
                                          [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.
                                          Chairman Committee on Order of
                                            Business.
                                   *    *    *

    James W. Wadsworth, Jr., Chairman
    W.A. Duvall, Clerk
                              United States Senate
                          Committee on Military Affairs

                                                               June 9, 1926.

    My dear Senator:
      I am instructed by the Committee on Order of Business of the
    Republican Conference to inform you that the Committee, at a meeting
    held on Tuesday, June 8th, made a careful examination of the bills now
    pending upon the Senate Calendar and decided to suggest the wisdom of
    taking up and disposing of the following measures:

     Calendar No.            Bill No.

        308         S. 1618..................  A bill to prevent deceit and
                                                unfair prices that result
                                                from the unrevealed presence
                                                of substitutes for virgin
                                                wool in woven or knitted
                                                fabrics, etc., etc.
        608         S. 2929..................  A bill to authorize the
                                                refunding of certain
                                                evidences of indebtedness
                                                issued by carriers in
                                                interstate commerce, and for
                                                other purposes.

        656         S. 62....................  A bill for the allowance of
                                                certain claims for indemnity
                                                for spoliations by the
                                                French prior to July 31,
                                                1801, as reported by the
                                                Court of Claims.
        774         H.R. 9971................  An act for the regulation of
                                                radio communications, and
                                                for other purposes.
        897         H.R.10729................  An act to create a Bureau of
                                                Customs and a Bureau of
                                                Prohibition in the
                                                Department of the Treasury.
        586         H.R. 3821................  An act to place under the
                                                civil service act the
                                                personnel of the Treasury
                                                Department authorized by
                                                sec. 38 of the national
                                                prohibition act.
        208         S. 756...................  A bill directing the
                                                Secretary of the Treasury to
                                                complete purchases of silver
                                                under the act of April 23,
                                                1918, etc.

      In view of the agreement already reached by the Senate for
    consideration of the ``Good Roads Bill'' at 3 p.m. on Friday, June 11,
    the Committee has not seen fit to include that measure in the above
    list. It should be understood that appropriation bills shall have the
    right of way.

                                          Sincerely yours,
                                          [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.
                                          Chairman Committee on Order of
                                            Business.
                                   *    *    *

    James W. Wadsworth, Jr., Chairman
    W.A. Duvall, Clerk
                              United States Senate
                          Committee on Military Affairs

                                                          December 13, 1926.

    My dear Senator:
      I am instructed by the Committee on Order of Business of the
    Republican Conference to inform you that the Committee, at a meeting
    held on Monday, December 13, made a careful examination of the bills now
    pending upon the Senate Calendar and decided to suggest the wisdom of
    taking up and disposing of the following measures, without prejudice to
    the River and Harbor Bill, which, by order of the Senate, is to be taken
    up on Tuesday, December 14:

     Calendar No.            Bill No.

        608         S. 2929..................  A bill to authorize the
                                                refunding of certain
                                                evidences of indebtedness
                                                issued by carriers in
                                                interstate commerce, and for
                                                other purposes.
        308         S. 1618..................  A bill to prevent deceit and
                                                unfair prices that result
                                                from the unrevealed presence
                                                of substitutes for virgin
                                                wool in woven or knitted
                                                fabrics, etc.
        666         S. 3331..................  A bill to provide for the
                                                protection and development
                                                of the lower Colorado River
                                                Basin.
        656         S. 62....................  A bill for the allowance of
                                                certain claims of indemnity
                                                for spoliations by the
                                                French prior to July 31,
                                                1801, as reported by the
                                                Court of Claims.
        897         H.R.10729................  An act to create a Bureau of
                                                Customs and a Bureau of
                                                Prohibition in the
                                                Department of the Treasury.
        586         H.R. 3821................  An act to place under the
                                                civil service act the
                                                personnel of the Treasury
                                                Department authorized by
                                                section 38 of the national
                                                prohibition act.
        719         H.R. 3858................  An act to establish in the
                                                Bureau of Foreign and
                                                Domestic Commerce of the
                                                Department of Commerce a
                                                Foreign Commerce Service of
                                                the United States, and for
                                                other purposes.

    It should be understood that appropriation bills shall have the right of
    way.

                                          Sincerely yours,
                                          [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.
                                          Chairman Committee on Order of
                                            Business.
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                                                         [December 14, 1926]

    DECEMBER 14, 1926
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                December 14, 1926

    The Conference was called to order by Senator Curtis, its Chairman,
    pursuant to call at 11 a.m., in the Marble Room of the Senate.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names
    (a quorum being present):

      Messrs. Bingham, Borah, Capper, Couzens, Curtis, Dale, Deneen, Edge,
      Fess, Gillett, Goff, Gooding, Greene, Hale, Harreld, Howell, Jones of
      Washington, Keyes, McMaster, McNary, Metcalf, Moses, Oddie, Pepper,
      Phipps, Pine, Reed, Sackett, Schall, Shortridge, Smoot, Stewart,
      Wadsworth, Watson, Weller.

      Total 35, a quorum being present.

    Senator Reed of Pennsylvania, on behalf of Senator Watson, Chairman,
    presented the report of the Committee on Committees, as follows, which
    was adopted by the Conference:
                                Committee Service

      On motion of Mr. Watson, and by unanimous consent, it was--
       Ordered, That the following Senators be excused from
      further service as members of the following committees:
      Mr. Edge from the Committee on Commerce; Mr. Bingham from
      the Committee on Commerce; Mr. Cameron from the Committee on
      Indian Affairs; Mr. Metcalf from the Committee on Post
      Offices and Post Roads; and Mr. Howell from the Committee on
      Civil Service.
      That the following Senators be assigned to membership on the
      following committees:
      Mr. Bingham to the Committee on Appropriations and the
      Committee on Printing; Mr. Dale to the Committee on
      Commerce; Mr. Edge to the Committee on Finance and to the
      Committee on Privileges and Elections; Mr. Gillett to the
      Committee on Foreign Relations; Mr. Howell to the Committee
      on Naval Affairs; Mr. Reed of Pennsylvania to the Committee
      on Territories and Insular Possessions; Mr. Metcalf to the
      Committee on Interstate Commerce and to the Committee on
      Territories and Insular Possessions; Mr. Robinson of Indiana
      to the Committee on the Judiciary; Mr. du Pont to the
      Committee on Interstate Commerce; Mr. Frazier, as a member
      for the majority to the Committee on Indian Affairs,
      preceding Mr. McMaster and Mr. La Follette by their consent,
      as a member for the majority to the Committee on Banking and
      Currency, the Committee on Mines and Mining, the Committee
      on Pensions, and the Committee on Post Offices and Post
      Roads; Mr. La Follette to the Committee on Post Offices and
      Post Roads; Mr. Nye to the Committee on Public Lands and
      Surveys; Mr. Stewart to the Committee on Commerce, the
      Committee on Patents, the Committee on Pensions, and the
      Committee on Civil Service; Mr. Gould to the Committee on
      Commerce, the Committee on the District of Columbia, the
      Committee on Manufactures, and the Committee on Public
      Buildings and Grounds.
      That Mr. Norris be excused from further service as chairman
      of the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry.
      That Mr. Couzens be excused from further service as chairman
      of the Committee on Civil Service.
      That Mr. Phipps be excused from further service as chairman
      of the Committee on Education and Labor.
      That Mr. McNary be excused from further service as chairman
      of the Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation.
      That the following Senators are hereby appointed chairmen of
      the following committees:
      Mr. McNary as chairman of the Committee on Agriculture and
      Forestry.
      Mr. Dale as chairman of the Committee on Civil Service.
      Mr. Couzens as chairman of the Committee on Education and
      Labor.
      Mr. Phipps as chairman of the Committee on Irrigation and
      Reclamation.
      Mr. Norris as chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary.
      Mr. Weller as chairman of the Committee on Manufactures.
      Mr. Metcalf as chairman of the Committee on Patents.
      Mr. Lenroot as chairman of the Committee on Public Buildings
      and Grounds.

    On suggestion of Senator Bingham, of the Patronage Committee, the
    Conference agreed to place the position of Printing Clerk (at present
    held by Guy Ives) on the Efficiency Roll so long as the position is held
    by the present incumbent.
    The Conference then adjourned.

                                                [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.
                       [Excerpt from Congressional Record]
                          Committee Service--Correction

    Mr. Reed of Pennsylvania. Mr. President, when the order as to committees
    was made day before yesterday an error occurred in listing the majority
    members of the Committee on Indian Affairs. The name of Mr. Frazier
    should have preceded that of Mr. Schall by the consent of the latter. I
    ask unanimous consent that the list be corrected in that respect, and I
    make this request with the consent of the Senator from Minnesota [Mr.
    Schall].
    The Vice President. Without objection the correction will be made.
                                   *    *    *

    James W. Wadsworth, Jr., Chairman
    W.A. Duvall, Clerk
                              United States Senate
                          Committee on Military Affairs

                                                           February 8, 1927.

    My dear Senator:
      I am instructed by the Committee on Order of Business of the
    Republican Conference to inform you that the Committee, at a meeting
    held on Tuesday, February 8, made a careful examination of the bills now
    pending upon the Senate Calendar and decided to suggest the wisdom of
    taking up and disposing of the following measures:

     Calendar No.            Bill No.

        608         S. 2929..................  A bill to authorize the
                                                refunding of certain
                                                evidences of indebtedness
                                                issued by carriers in
                                                interstate commerce, and for
                                                other purposes.
        308         S. 1618..................  A bill to prevent deceit and
                                                unfair prices that result
                                                from the unrevealed presence
                                                of substitutes for virgin
                                                wool in woven or knitted
                                                fabrics, etc.
        666         S. 3331..................  A bill to provide for the
                                                protection and development
                                                of the lower Colorado River
                                                Basin.
        656         S. 62....................  A bill for the allowance of
                                                certain claims of indemnity
                                                for spoliations by the
                                                French prior to July 31,
                                                1801, as reported by the
                                                Court of Claims.
        1235        H.R.10729................  An act to create a Bureau of
                                                Customs and a Bureau of
                                                Prohibition in the
                                                Department of the Treasury.
        586         H.R. 3821................  An act to place under the
                                                civil service act the
                                                personnel of the Treasury
                                                Department authorized by
                                                section 38 of the national
                                                prohibition act.
        719         H.R. 3858................  An act to establish in the
                                                Bureau of Foreign and
                                                Domestic Commerce of the
                                                Department of Commerce a
                                                Foreign Commerce Service of
                                                the United States, and for
                                                other purposes.
        763         S. 4177..................  A bill to regulate interstate
                                                and foreign commerce in coal
                                                and to promote the general
                                                welfare dependent on the use
                                                of coal, and for other
                                                purposes. (Or any substitute
                                                which may be offered
                                                affecting this subject.)

    It should be understood that appropriation bills shall have the right of
    way.

                                          Sincerely yours,
                                          [signed] J.W. Wadsworth, Jr.
                                          Chairman Committee on Order of
                                            Business
                         Seventieth Congress (1927-1929)

      [Editor's Note: After the 1926 election, the Republican majority in
    the Senate shrank to 48 Republicans to 46 Democrats, with one Farmer-
    Labor and one vacancy, while in the House Republicans held 238 seats to
    194 Democrats and 3 independents. The shrinking Senate margin enabled a
    group of four progressive Republicans and Farmer-Labor Senator Henrik
    Shipstead to influence the vote on control of the Senate. These five
    senators used their leverage to press for assurances from the Conference
    that certain legislation they supported would be voted on during the
    first session of that Congress.]
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                                                          [December 2, 1927]

    DECEMBER 2, 1927
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                December 2, 1927

    The Conference was called to order at 10:30 a.m. in the Marble Room of
    the Senate, pursuant to call, by the Senior Senator, Mr. Warren (Mr.
    Curtis, the former Chairman, being a Senator elect).
    The temporary Chairman, Mr. Warren, designated Senator Hale to act as
    temporary Secretary.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Bingham, Capper, Couzens, Curtis, Dale, Deneen, Edge, Fess,
      Gillett, Goff, Gooding, Gould, Hale, Howell, Johnson, Jones, Keyes,
      McNary, Moses, Oddie, Phipps, Pine, Reed, Robinson, Sackett,
      Shortridge, Smith, Smoot, Steiwer, Vare, Warren, Waterman, Watson, and
      Willis.
      Messrs. McMaster and Nye entered after the conclusion of the roll
      call.

      Total 36, a quorum being present.

    Senator Watson nominated Senator Curtis for Chairman of the Conference
    and Floor Leader, and he was unanimously chosen.

    Senator Curtis assumed the Chair.
    Senator Smoot nominated Senator Watson for Vice Chairman, and he was
    unanimously chosen.
    Senator Moses nominated Senator Hale for Secretary of the Conference,
    and he was unanimously chosen.
    Senator Bingham nominated Senator Moses for President pro tempore of the
    Senate, and he was unanimously chosen.
    On motion by Senator Smoot, the Chairman was authorized to appoint a
    committee of five to consider and choose a Chaplain for the Senate.
    The Chairman was authorized to appoint a Whip.
    The Chairman was authorized to appoint a committee on committees.
    The Chairman was authorized to appoint a committee on order of business.
    The Chairman was authorized to appoint a committee on patronage.
    The Conference then adjourned subject to the call of the Chairman.

                                                     [signed] Frederick Hale

                                                                  Secretary.
                          (Announced January 12, 1928)

    Pursuant to authority vested in him by the conference of December 2,
    1927, the Chairman, Senator Curtis, appointed the following committees
    to serve for the 70th Congress:

      Committee on Committees:

        Senator Watson, Chairman
        Senator McNary
        Senator Moses
        Senator Smoot
        Senator Reed of Pennsylvania
        Senator Edge
        Senator Gooding
        Senator Oddie
        Senator Nye

      Committee on Order of Business:

        Senator Sackett, Chairman
        Senator Keyes
        Senator Norbeck
        Senator Shortridge
        Senator Howell
        Senator Robinson of Indiana
        Senator Waterman

      Committee on Patronage:

        Senator Bingham, Chairman
        Senator Sackett
        Senator Steiwer

    Senator Curtis also designated Senator Jones of Washington to act as
    Whip and Senator Fess to act as Assistant Whip.
    Following the general custom for many years, Senator Curtis, the
    Chairman, named the following:

      Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee:

        Senator Metcalf of Rhode Island, Chairman
        Senator Phipps
        Senator Deneen
        Senator Gillett
        Senator McMaster
        Senator McNary
        Senator Pine
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                                                          [December 6, 1927]

    DECEMBER 6, 1927
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                December 6, 1927

    The Conference was called to order at 10:30 a.m., in the Marble Room of
    the Senate, pursuant to call, by its Chairman, Senator Curtis.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Bingham, Capper, Couzens, Curtis, Dale, Deneen, Edge, Fess,
      Gillett, Goff, Gould, Greene, Hale, Howell, Johnson, Jones, Keyes,
      McMaster, McNary, Metcalf, Moses, Norbeck, Nye, Oddie, Phipps, Pine,
      Reed, Robinson, Sackett, Schall, Shortridge, Smith, Smoot, Steiwer,
      Vare, Warren, Waterman, Watson, and Willis.

      Total 39, a quorum being present.
    The question of taking up the election of the Secretary of the Senate,
    the Sergeant at Arms, and the Assistant Doorkeeper, came before the
    Conference and, after discussion, Senator Willis made the following
    nominations:

      Edwin P. Thayer, of Indiana, to be Secretary of the Senate.
      David S. Barry, of Rhode Island, to be Sergeant at Arms of
      the Senate.
      Carl A. Loeffler, of Pennsylvania, to be Assistant
      Doorkeeper of the Senate.

    There being no other nominations, these officers were unanimously
    chosen.
    Senator Curtis read the following letters received by him, together with
    his reply:

                              UNITED STATES SENATE
                            Committee on Manufactures
                                                         1 December 1927

        Hon. Charles Curtis
        Republican Leader
        United States Senate
        Washington, D.C.

        Dear Senator Curtis:

          The undersigned progressive Senators desire to bring to
        your attention their attitude upon the question of
        organizing the Senate.
          The importance of the control of the Senate committees
        is recognized by everyone. The legislative program of the
        entire session of Congress is involved.
          The result of the 1926 elections has placed upon us a
        responsibility to our constituents which we must
        discharge. We are not so vitally concerned with individual
        preferment of Senators upon committees. The more important
        question with us is that certain legislation which we
        think is of paramount interest to the people shall not be
        pigeon-holed in the various committees of the Senate which
        are about to be organized.
          To that end we request definite assurance from the
        Republican majority that there shall be a final vote in
        the Senate before the adjournment of the first session of
        the 70th Congress upon the following measures:
          (1) Adequate farm relief legislation on the basis of the
        McNary-Haugen Bill to be reported from committee on or
        before February 1st.
          (2) A bill to limit the jurisdiction of Federal Courts
        in the issuance of injunctions.
          (3) A resolution for a thorough investigation of the
        policy of the United States in Central and South America.
          We do not ask that any Senator shall be committed to
        support any of these propositions. We are simply
        determined that the organization which we help to
        construct shall not function to prevent a vote in the open
        Senate upon these important questions.

                                          Sincerely yours,
                                          (Signed) Lynn J. Frazier
                                          (Signed) Henrik Shipstead
                                          (Signed) Robert M. La Follette,
                                          Jr.
                                          (Signed) Gerald P. Nye
                                          (Signed) John J. Blaine

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                              UNITED STATES SENATE
                               Committee on Rules
                                                        December 3, 1927

        Gentlemen:

          I have your letter of December first and note the
        attitude of the progressive Senators who signed the letter
        on the question of organizing the Senate.
          While I cannot speak for the Republican majority, I can
        assure you that personally, without committing myself on
        the measures covered by your letter, I feel that you are
        entitled to a final vote during the first session of the
        70th Congress on these questions. As leader of the
        Republican majority I will gladly make every effort to
        secure consideration and final vote on them when they are
        reported from the committees to which they are referred.
          Knowing the Senators who will be made chairmen of the
        various committees, if the Republicans organize the
        Senate, I do not see why you should fear that any one of
        the measures mentioned would be ``pigeon-holed in the
        committees'' as Senator McNary will no doubt be continued
        as chairman of the Committee on Agriculture; Senator
        Norris as chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary and
        Senator Borah as chairman of the Committee on Foreign
        Relations. These are the committees to which the matters
        you submit to me for assurance of action will be referred
        in the regular course of the Senate's procedure.
          I have not named the committee on Order of Business but
        I assure you it will be made up of Senators who will favor
        the speedy disposition of the matters before the Senate
        and an early vote on all important measures reported to
        the Senate.
          Again assuring you that as Leader of the Republican
        majority I shall do everything I can to secure early
        reports, consideration and final vote on all important
        measures that may be presented to the Senate, I am, with
        kindest regards

                                          Very truly yours,
                                          (Signed) Charles Curtis

          Honorable Lynn J. Frazier
          Honorable Robert M. La Follette, Jr.
          Honorable Henrik Shipstead
          Honorable John J. Blaine
          Honorable Gerald P. Nye.

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                              UNITED STATES SENATE
                            Committee on Manufactures
                                                         3 December 1927

        Hon. Charles Curtis
        Republican Leader
        United States Senate

        Dear Senator Curtis:

          Your letter of December 3rd, in reply to the letter
        which we addressed to you on December 1st, has been
        received
          You disclaim any authority to speak for the Republican
        majority as to obtaining a final vote upon the
        propositions set forth in our letter of December 1st. In
        view of your statement we ask that you obtain from the
        Senators of the Republican majority the assurance that
        they will assist in obtaining a final vote on the
        following propositions before the adjournment of the first
        session of the 70th Congress:
          (1) Adequate farm relief legislation on the basis of the
        McNary-Haugen Bill, to be reported from the committee on
        or before February 1st.
          (2) A bill to limit the jurisdiction of Federal Courts
        in the issuance of injunctions.
          (3) A resolution for a thorough investigation of the
        policy of the United States in Central and South America.
          No vote in the Senate will be possible upon these
        measures unless they are reported from committee. We have
        confidence in the Chairman of the three committees to
        which these propositions will be referred, but it has been
        demonstrated time and again that the Chairman of a Senate
        Committee cannot report any measure or resolution unless
        authorized to do so by a majority of the committee.
          In order that we may be assured that the committees to
        which these measures will be referred will report upon
        them to the Senate, we request that you obtain an
        assurance from the Republican members of the Foreign
        Relations, the Judiciary and the Agriculture Committees,
        that they will assist in reporting to the Senate the three
        measures mentioned above.

                                          Sincerely yours,
                                          (Signed) Lynn J. Frazier
                                          (Signed) Henrik Shipstead
                                          (Signed) Robert M. La Follette,
                                          Jr.
                                          (Signed) Gerald P. Nye
                                          (Signed) John J. Blaine

                                     ------

                                                        December 5, 1927

        Gentlemen:

          I have your letter of December 3rd and assure you it
        together with your letter of December 1st and my answer
        thereto will be brought to the attention of the Republican
        conference at the first opportunity for such action as it
        deems proper.
          With kindest regards, I am

                                          Very truly yours,
                                          (Signed) Charles Curtis

          Honorable Lynn J. Frazier
          Honorable Henrik Shipstead
          Honorable Robert M. La Follette, Jr.
          Honorable Gerald P. Nye
          Honorable John J. Blaine

    After discussion, the Conference adopted the following order:

      ORDERED, That the Chairman of the Conference be requested to
      confer with the five progressive Senators upon the questions
      raised in their correspondence of December 1 and December 3,
      1927.

    The Conference then adjourned, subject to the call of its Chairman.

                                          [signed] Frederick Hale
                                          Secretary.

    Acting upon the request of the Conference of December 6, 1927, Senator
    Curtis, its Chairman, issued the following statement:

      Senator Curtis, who was requested by the Republican
      Conference to confer with the five progressive Senators in
      regard to their attitude on the question of organizing the
      Senate and to convey to them the feeling of those who
      attended the Conference on the request for assurance as to a
      final vote on the three measures mentioned in their letter
      of December 1, 1927, stated that he had been in conference
      with the five Senators and had assured them that while the
      Conference would not commit itself on any measure, a
      majority of the Republican Conference took the position that
      there should be no unnecessary delay in securing a vote on
      the three measures this session of Congress.

    NOTE: The correspondence cited in the above minutes was returned to
    Senator Curtis by Mr. Loeffler after being copied.
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                                                         [December 12, 1927]

    DECEMBER 12, 1927
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                December 12, 1927

    The Conference was called to order at 11:00 a.m., in the Marble Room of
    the Senate, pursuant to call, by its Chairman, Senator Curtis.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Bingham, Capper, Couzens, Curtis, Deneen, Edge, Fess, Gillett,
      Goff, Gould, Hale, Howell, Johnson, Jones, Keyes, McNary, Metcalf,
      Moses, Norbeck, Nye, Oddie, Phipps, Pine, Reed, Robinson, Sackett,
      Shortridge, Smoot, Steiwer, Warren, Waterman, Watson, and Willis.

      Total 33, a quorum being present.
    Senator Watson, Chairman of the Committee on Committees, submitted the
    report which is appended to these minutes and, after discussion, the
    same was approved.
    The Conference then adjourned, subject to the call of its Chairman.

                                                     [signed] Frederick Hale

                                                                  Secretary.
                                   *    *    *
                                 (Confidential)

                        STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE
                               Seventieth Congress
                 (To be submitted to the Republican Conference)

    On Agriculture and Forestry

      Messrs. MCNARY, Chairman, NORRIS, CAPPER, KEYES, GOODING,
      NORBECK, FRAZIER, GOULD, ______; SHIPSTEAD.1
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
      \1\[Senator Henrik Shipstead of Minnesota was a member of the Farmer-
    Labor party.]
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    On Appropriations

      Messrs. WARREN, Chairman, SMOOT, JONES, Wash., CURTIS, HALE,
      PHIPPS, KEYES, BINGHAM, ODDIE, NYE.

    To Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate

      Messrs. DENEEN, Chairman, FESS, GREENE.

    On Banking and Currency

      Messrs. NORBECK, Chairman, EDGE, PHIPPS, SACKETT, FRAZIER,
      PINE, BROOKHART, STEIWER.

    On Civil Service

      Messrs. DALE, Chairman, COUZENS, DUPONT, PINE, BROOKHART,
      BLAINE.

    On Claims

      Messrs. HOWELL, Chairman, CAPPER, DENEEN, NYE, MCMASTER,
      STEIWER, WATERMAN.

    On Commerce

      Messrs. JONES, Wash., Chairman, MCNARY, WILLIS, JOHNSON,
      DALE, GOULD, EDGE, SACKETT, LA FOLLETTE, NYE.

    On the District of Columbia

    Messrs. CAPPER, Chairman, JONES, Wash., DUPONT, SACKETT, GOULD, BLAINE,
    WATERMAN.

    On Education and Labor

      Messrs. COUZENS, Chairman, BORAH, PHIPPS, METCALF, BINGHAM,
      GILLETT.

    On Enrolled Bills

      Messrs. GREENE, Chairman, GILLETT.

    On Expenditures in the Executive Departments

      Messrs. SACKETT, Chairman, HALE, KEYES, GOFF.

    On Finance

      Messrs. SMOOT, Chairman, MCLEAN, CURTIS, WATSON, REED, Pa.,
      SHORTRIDGE, EDGE, COUZENS, FESS, GREENE, DENEEN.

    On Foreign Relations

      Messrs. BORAH, Chairman, JOHNSON, MOSES, WILLIS, MCLEAN,
      EDGE, CAPPER, GILLETT, REED, Pa.,______; SHIPSTEAD.

    On Immigration

      Messrs. JOHNSON, Chairman, KEYES, WILLIS, REED, Pa., NYE,
      GOULD.

    On Indian Affairs

      Messrs. FRAZIER, Chairman, SCHALL, MCMASTER, LA FOLLETTE,
      Jr., JONES, PINE, STEIWER.

    On Interoceanic Canals

      Messrs. EDGE, Chairman, GREENE, SCHALL, PINE, BROOKHART,
      BLAINE.

    On Interstate Commerce

      Messrs. WATSON, Chairman, GOODING, COUZENS, FESS, HOWELL,
      GOFF, PINE, SACKETT, METCALF, DUPONT.

    On Irrigation and Reclamation

      Messrs. PHIPPS, Chairman, JONES, Wash., MCNARY, GOODING,
      ODDIE, SHORTRIDGE, JOHNSON, HOWELL.

    On the Judiciary

      Messrs. NORRIS, Chairman, BORAH, DENEEN, GILLETT, GOFF,
      ROBINSON, Ind., BLAINE, STEIWER, WATERMAN.

    On the Library

      Messrs. FESS, Chairman, HOWELL, GILLETT, BINGHAM.

    On Manufactures

      Messrs. MCLEAN, Chairman, MCNARY, METCALF, LA FOLLETTE, Jr.,
      GOULD, DENEEN.

    On Military Affairs

      Messrs. REED, Pa., Chairman, WARREN, GREENE, BINGHAM,
      MCMASTER, PINE, ROBINSON, Ind., BROOKHART, BLAINE.

    On Mines and Mining

      Messrs. ODDIE, Chairman, DUPONT, GOFF, LA FOLLETTE, Jr.,
      ROBINSON, Ind., FRAZIER.

    On Naval Affairs

      Messrs. HALE, Chairman, ODDIE, NORBECK, SHORTRIDGE, METCALF,
      SCHALL, HOWELL, STEIWER, WATERMAN.

    On Patents

      Messrs. METCALF, Chairman, NORRIS, WATERMAN, ______;
      SHIPSTEAD.

    On Pensions

      Messrs. ROBINSON, Ind., Chairman, NORBECK, DALE, SCHALL,
      FRAZIER, COUZENS, ______; SHIPSTEAD.

    On Post Offices and Post Roads

      Messrs. MOSES, Chairman, PHIPPS, ODDIE, DALE, DUPONT,
      SCHALL, MCMASTER, FRAZIER, LA FOLLETTE, Jr., BROOKHART.

    On Printing

      Messrs. BINGHAM, Chairman, MOSES, CAPPER, ______; SHIPSTEAD.

    On Privileges and Elections

      Messrs. SHORTRIDGE, Chairman, WATSON, GREENE, DENEEN, GOFF,
      EDGE, STEIWER, WATERMAN.

    On Public Buildings and Grounds

      Messrs. KEYES, Chairman, WARREN, FESS, MCMASTER, GOULD,
      SMOOT, SHORTRIDGE; SHIPSTEAD.

    On Public Lands and Surveys

      Messrs. NYE, Chairman, SMOOT, NORBECK, ODDIE, DALE, MCNARY,
      WILLIS, GOODING.

    On Rules

    Messrs. CURTIS, Chairman, HALE, MOSES, WATSON, DALE, SMOOT, REED, Pa.

    On Territories and Insular Possessions

      Messrs. WILLIS, Chairman, JOHNSON, BINGHAM, ROBINSON, Ind.,
      NYE, REED, Pa., METCALF, NORBECK.
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                                                         [December 19, 1927]

    DECEMBER 19, 1927
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                December 19, 1927

    The Conference was called to order at 11:00 a.m., in the Marble Room of
    the Senate, pursuant to call, by its Chairman, Senator Curtis.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Bingham, Curtis, Dale, Deneen, Edge, Fess, Gillett, Goff,
      Gould, Hale, Keyes, McMaster, Metcalf, Moses, Norbeck, Nye, Robinson,
      Sackett, Smoot, Steiwer, Warren, Watson, and Willis.

      Total 23.

    The following Senators instructed the Secretary to record them as being
    present:

      Messrs. du Pont, Howell, Johnson, Jones, McLean, McNary, Oddie,
      Phipps, and Shortridge.

      Total 9.

    Senator Bingham, Chairman of the Committee on Patronage, submitted the
    report which is appended to these minutes and, after brief
    consideration, the same was adopted without modification.

    The Conference then adjourned, subject to the call of its Chairman.

                                                     [signed] Frederick Hale

                                                                  Secretary.
                                   *    *    *
                              Republican Conference
                                December 19, 1927

                                 (Confidential)

       REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PATRONAGE TO THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE,
                                 DECEMBER, 1927

    Your committee has carefully considered the division of patronage to be
    made among the Republican Senators and the allowance to be made to the
    Democratic minority and others. Your committee has had before it the
    Secretary of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms, and the Architect of the
    Capitol and has gone through the pay roll in order to ascertain the
    present distribution of the patronage and what is available for
    distribution. The Republican patronage committee which considered this
    subject at the beginning of the Sixty-ninth Congress made certain
    recommendations as to retaining in the service of the Senate certain
    employees, who by efficiency, experience, capacity, and diligence,
    expedite business to the credit of the Senate. This committee follows
    the action of its predecessors in recommending the retention of these
    names on the nonpatronage roll. Your committee recommends the addition
    to it of: Mr. Lewis W. Bailey, assistant executive clerk of the Senate;
    Mrs. Elsie D. Allen, assistant to the librarian, in charge of revising
    the index to congressional committee hearings, and in full charge of all
    copies of congressional committee hearings for the Senate library; also
    Mr. P.H. Moore, doorkeeper of the Senate ladies' gallery.
    Your committee recommends that the places now allotted to the Democratic
    minority be increased by two pages and one laborer, amounting in total
    to the sum of $14,840.
    Your committee recommends that two places be allotted to the Farmer-
    Labor member amounting in total to the sum of $2,780.
    Assuming that the recommendations of the committee are adopted, each
    Republican Senator will be entitled to recommend appointments to offices
    or positions, the salaries of which will amount in the aggregate to
    about $5,200 a year. Your committee recommends that each Senator be
    requested to make known immediately in writing to the committee his
    wishes in regard to the offices he desires to make appointments,
    strictly limiting his request to the maximum amount allowed to each
    Senator, and that these wishes be considered and granted by the
    committee on the basis of seniority.
    Your committee recommends that in view of the fact that it is impossible
    to assign patronage which will exactly meet the allowance of each
    Senator and that there will remain some balance from such allotments,
    that these balances be placed in a ``surplus fund'' and be assigned by
    the committee to positions not on the exempt roll or the efficiency
    roll, but now held by efficient employees whose long term of service
    makes their employment of particular advantage to the Senate, but who
    were appointed by patrons no longer in the Senate.
    Your committee learns that the Sergeant at Arms, the Secretary of the
    Senate, and the Architect of the Capitol have had difficulty in securing
    efficient and satisfactory service from certain employees because these
    employees, taking advantage of senatorial support, take the attitude
    that they can not be discharged, but will be protected by their patrons.
    Your committee requests authority to instruct the Secretary of the
    Senate, the Sergeant at Arms, and the Architect of the Capitol to insist
    upon securing satisfactory service from all employees and to discharge
    any employee guilty of insubordination or dereliction in the performance
    of his duties.
    Your committee further desires authority to instruct the Secretary, the
    Sergeant at Arms, and the Architect of the Capitol to adhere strictly to
    the rule adopted by the Republican caucus, June 13, 1911, prohibiting
    the detail of any of their employees for the personal service of
    individual Senators.

                                          Hiram Bingham, Chairman.
                                          Frederic M. Sackett.
                                          Frederick Steiwer.
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                                                         [February 10, 1928]

    FEBRUARY 10, 1928
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                February 10, 1928

    The Conference was called to order at 11:00 a.m., in the Marble Room of
    the Senate, pursuant to call, by its Chairman, Senator Curtis.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Bingham, Capper, Couzens, Curtis, Cutting, Dale, Deneen, Edge,
      Fess, Gillett, Gooding, Gould, Jones, Metcalf, Moses, Norbeck, Nye,
      Oddie, Pine, Sackett, Schall, Smoot, Steiwer, Warren, Waterman,
      Watson, and Willis.

      Total 27.

    Following a general discussion on the authority and functions of the
    Committee on Order of Business, the Conference adjourned subject to the
    call of the Chairman.

                                                    [signed] Bronson Cutting

                                                      Secretary pro tempore.
                                   *    *    *

      Frederic M. Sackett, Chairman
                              United States Senate
             Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments

                                                        February 16, 1928.

      My Dear Senator:

        I am instructed by the Committee on Order of Business of
      the Republican Conference to inform you that the
      Committee, at a meeting held on Monday, February 13, made
      a careful examination of the bills now pending upon the
      Senate Calendar and suggest that the following bills be
      made the unfinished business of the Senate, in the order
      listed, after disposal of the pending Alien Property Bill:

      Calendar No. 230. S.J. Res. 46, by Mr. Norris.

        Joint Resolution providing for the completion of Dam No. 2
        and the steam plant at nitrate plant No. 2 in the vicinity
        of Muscle Shoals for the manufacture and distribution of
        fertilizer, and for other purposes.

      Calendar No. 116. S. 777, by Mr. Tyson.

        A bill making eligible for retirement, under certain
        conditions, officers and former officers of the Army of
        the United States other than officers of the Regular Army,
        who incurred physical disability in line of duty while in
        the service of the United States during the World War.

      Calendar No. 106. S. 1271, by Mr. Norbeck.

        A bill to more effectively meet the obligations of the
        United States under the migratory bird treaty with Great
        Britain by lessening the dangers threatening migratory
        game birds from drainage and other causes, by the
        acquisition of areas of land and water to furnish in
        perpetuity reservations for the adequate protection of
        such birds; and by providing funds for the establishment
        of such areas, their maintenance and improvement, and for
        other purposes.

        It should be understood that appropriation bills shall
      have the right of way.

                                          Sincerely yours,
                                          [signed] Frederic M. Sackett
                                          Chairman Committee on Order of
                                            Business.
                                   *    *    *

      Frederic M. Sackett, Chairman
                              United States Senate
             Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments

                                                            March 5, 1928.

      My Dear Senator:

        I am instructed by the Committee on Order of Business of
      the Republican Conference to inform you that the
      Committee, at a meeting held to-day, made a careful
      examination of the bills now pending upon the Senate
      Calendar and suggest that the following bills be made the
      unfinished business of the Senate, in the order listed,
      after disposal of S.J. Res. 46, a joint resolution
      providing for the completion of Dam No. 2 and the steam
      plant at nitrate plant No. 2 in the vicinity of Muscle
      Shoals for the manufacture and distribution of fertilizer,
      etc.:

      Calendar No. 116. S. 777, by Mr. Tyson.

        A bill making eligible for retirement, under certain
        conditions, officers and former officers of the Army of
        the United States other than officers of the Regular Army,
        who incurred physical disability in line of duty while in
        the service of the United States during the World War.

      Calendar No. 106. S. 1271, by Mr. Norbeck.

        A bill to more effectively meet the obligations of the
        United States under the migratory bird treaty with Great
        Britain by lessening the dangers threatening migratory
        game birds from drainage and other causes, by the
        acquisition of areas of land and water to furnish in
        perpetuity reservations for the adequate protection of
        such birds; and by providing funds for the establishment
        of such areas, their maintenance and improvement, and for
        other purposes.

      Calendar No. 464. S. 3434.

        A bill for the control of floods on the Mississippi River
        from the Head of Passes to Cairo, and for other purposes.

        It should be understood that appropriation bills shall
      have the right of way.

                                          Sincerely yours,
                                          [signed] Frederic M. Sackett
                                          Chairman Committee on Order of
                                            Business.
                                   *    *    *

      Frederic M. Sackett, Chairman
                              United States Senate
             Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments

                                                           March 20, 1928.

      My Dear Senator:

        I am instructed by the Committee on Order of Business of
      the Republican Conference to inform you that the
      Committee, at a meeting held to-day, made a careful
      examination of the bills now pending upon the Senate
      Calendar and suggest that the following bills be made the
      unfinished business of the Senate, in the order listed:

      Calendar No. 106. S. 1271, by Mr. Norbeck.

        A bill to more effectively meet the obligations of the
        United States under the migratory bird treaty with Great
        Britain by lessening the dangers threatening migratory
        game birds from drainage and other causes, by the
        acquisition of areas of land and water to furnish in
        perpetuity reservations for the adequate protection of
        such birds; and by providing funds for the establishment
        of such areas, their maintenance and improvement, and for
        other purposes.

      Calendar No. 464. S. 3434, by Mr. Jones.

        A bill for the control of floods on the Mississippi River
        from the Head of Passes to Cairo, and for other purposes.

      Calendar No. 509. S. 3555, by Mr. McNary.

        A bill to establish a Federal farm board to aid in the
        orderly marketing and in the control and disposition of
        the surplus of agricultural commodities in interstate and
        foreign commerce.

        It should be understood that appropriation bills shall
      have the right of way.

                                          Sincerely yours,
                                          [signed] Frederic M. Sackett
                                          Chairman Committee on Order of
                                            Business.
                                   *    *    *

      Frederic M. Sackett, Chairman
                              United States Senate
             Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments

                                                            April 2, 1928.

      My Dear Senator:

        I am instructed by the Committee on Order of Business of
      the Republican Conference to inform you that the
      Committee, at a meeting held to-day, made a careful
      examination of the bills now pending upon the Senate
      Calendar and suggest that the following bills be made the
      unfinished business of the Senate, in the order listed,
      after the disposal of the present unfinished business, S.
      3555:

      Calendar No. 106. S. 1271, by Mr. Norbeck.

        A bill to more effectively meet the obligations of the
        United States under the migratory bird treaty with Great
        Britain by lessening the dangers threatening migratory
        game birds from drainage and other causes, by the
        acquisition of areas of land and water to furnish in
        perpetuity reservations for the adequate protection of
        such birds; and by providing funds for the establishment
        of such areas, their maintenance and improvement, and for
        other purposes.

      Calendar No. 606. S. 728, by Mr. Johnson.

        A bill to provide for the construction of works for the
        protection and development of the lower Colorado River
        Basin, for the approval of the Colorado River compact, and
        for other purposes.

      Calendar No. 504. S. 1093 by Mr. Caraway.

        A bill to prevent the sale of cotton and grain in future
        markets.

        It should be understood that appropriation bills and the
      Revenue Bill shall have the right of way at any time.

                                          Sincerely yours,
                                          [signed] Frederic M. Sackett
                                          Chairman Committee on Order of
                                            Business.
                                   *    *    *

      Frederic M. Sackett, Chairman
                              United States Senate
             Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments

                                                           April 30, 1928.

      My Dear Senator:

        I am instructed by the Committee on Order of Business of
      the Republican Conference to inform you that the
      Committee, at a meeting held to-day, made a careful
      examination of the bills now pending upon the Senate
      Calendar and suggest that the following bills be made the
      unfinished business of the Senate, in the order listed,
      after the disposal of the present unfinished business, S.
      728:

      Calendar No. 504. S. 1093 by Mr. Caraway.

        A bill to prevent the sale of cotton and grain in future
        markets.

      Calendar No. 777. S. 2901, by Mr. Jones.

        A bill to amend the National Prohibition Act, as amended
        and supplemented.

      Calendar No. 355. S. 1940, by Mr. Hawes.

        A bill to divest goods, wares, and merchandise
        manufactured, produced, or mined by convicts or prisoners
        of their interstate character in certain cases.

        It should be understood that appropriation bills and the
      Revenue Bill shall have the right of way at any time over
      the pending business.

                                          Sincerely yours,
                                          [signed] Frederic M. Sackett
                                          Chairman Committee on Order of
                                            Business.
                                   *    *    *

      Frederic M. Sackett, Chairman
                              United States Senate
             Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments

                                                        December 14, 1928.

      My Dear Senator:

        I am instructed by the Committee on Order of Business of
      the Republican Conference to inform you that the
      Committee, at a meeting held to-day, made a careful
      examination of the bills now pending upon the Senate
      Calendar and suggests that the following bills be made the
      unfinished business of the Senate, in the order listed,
      after the disposal of the present unfinished business, S.
      1940:

      Calendar No. 1022. H.R. 11526, reported by Mr. Hale.

        An act to authorize the construction of certain Naval
        vessels, and for other purposes.

      Calendar No. 504. S. 1093, by Mr. Caraway.

        A bill to prevent the sale of cotton and grain in future
        markets.

      Calendar No. 777. S. 2901, by Mr. Jones.

        A bill to amend the National Prohibition Act, as amended
        and supplemented.

        It should be understood that appropriation bills shall
      have the right of way at any time over the pending
      business.

                                          Sincerely yours,
                                          [signed] Frederic M. Sackett
                                          Chairman Committee on Order of
                                            Business.
                                   *    *    *

      Frederic M. Sackett, Ky., Chairman
                              United States Senate
             Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments

                                                         January 25, 1929.

      My Dear Senator:

        I am instructed by the Committee on Order of Business of
      the Republican Conference to inform you that the
      Committee, at a meeting held to-day, made a careful
      examination of the bills now pending upon the Senate
      calendar and suggests that the following bills be made the
      unfinished business of the Senate, in the order listed,
      after the disposal of the present unfinished business,
      H.R. 11526:

      Calendar No. 504. S. 1093, by Mr. Caraway.

        A bill to prevent the sale of cotton and grain in future
        markets.

      Calendar No. 777. S. 2901, by Mr. Jones.

        A bill to amend the National Prohibition Act, as amended
        and supplemented.

      Calendar No. 785. S.J. Res. 117, by Mr. Edge.

        A joint resolution authorizing an investigation and survey
        for a Nicaraguan Canal.

      Calendar No. 689. H.R. 8298, reported by Mr. Glass.

        An Act authorizing acqusition of a site for the farmers'
        produce market, and for other purposes.

        It should be understood that appropriation bills shall
      have the right of way at any time over the pending
      business.

                                          Sincerely yours,
                                          [signed] Frederic M. Sackett
                                          Chairman Committee on Order of
                                            Business.
                                   *    *    *

      Frederic M. Sackett, Ky., Chairman
                              United States Senate
             Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments

                                                        February 19, 1929.

      My Dear Senator:

        I am instructed by the Committee on Order of Business of
      the Republican Conference to inform you that the
      Committee, at a meeting held to-day, made a careful
      examination of the bills now pending upon the Senate
      calendar and suggests that the following bills be made the
      unfinished business of the Senate, in the order listed,
      after the disposal of the present unfinished business, S.
      2901:

      Calendar No. 785. S.J. Res. 117, by Mr. Edge.

        A joint resolution authorizing an investigation and survey
        for a Nicaraguan Canal.

      Calendar No. 689. H.R. 8298, reported by Mr. Glass.

        An Act authorizing acquisition of a site for the farmers'
        produce market, and for other purposes.

      Calendar No. 1474. H.R. 11725, reported by Mr. Vandenberg.

        An Act for the apportionment of Representatives in
        Congress.

      Calendar No. 1376. H.R. 393, reported by Mr. Jones.

        An Act to provide for the fifteenth and subsequent
        decennial censuses.

        It should be understood that appropriation bills shall
      have the right of way at any time over the pending
      business.

                                          Sincerely yours,
                                          [signed] Frederic M. Sackett
                                          Chairman Committee on Order of
                                            Business.
                                   *    *    *

      Frederic M. Sackett, Ky., Chairman
                              United States Senate
             Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments

                                                        February 28, 1929.

      My Dear Senator:

        I am instructed by the Committee on Order of Business of
      the Republican Conference to inform you that the
      Committee, at a meeting held to-day, made a careful
      examination of the bills now pending upon the Senate
      calendar and suggests that the following bills be made the
      unfinished business of the Senate, in the order listed,
      after the disposal of the present unfinished business,
      H.R. 17223:

      Calendar No. 1742. S. 4937, by Mr. Watson.

        A bill continuing the powers and authority of the Federal
        Radio Commission under the Radio Act of 1927, and for
        other purposes.

      Calendar No. 1485. H.R. 13929, reported by Mr. Keyes.

        An Act to provide for the enlarging of the Capitol
        Grounds.

      Calendar No. 1680. S.J. Res. 208, by Mr. Vandenberg.

        Joint Resolution to authorize the merger of street railway
        corporations operating in the District of Columbia, and
        for other purposes.

        It should be understood that appropriation bills and
      conference reports shall have the right of way at any time
      over the pending business.

                                          Sincerely yours,
                                          [signed] Frederic M. Sackett
                                          Chairman Committee on Order of
                                            Business.
                       Seventy-first Congress (1929-1931)

      [Editor's Note: The 1928 election, in which Herbert Hoover won the
    presidency, also increased the Republican majority in the Senate to 56
    Republicans, 39 Democrats, and one Farmer-Labor member. Republicans also
    increased their numbers in the House to 270, with 164 Democrats and one
    independent.
      Although the Congress started off optimistically with the stock market
    climbing to ever greater heights, the national picture changed
    dramatically when the market crashed in October, ushering in the
    nation's most severe depression. Republicans continued to press for the
    protective Smoot-Hawley Tariff, passed in June 1930. By the end of the
    Congress, however, as the depression deepened, the Republican Conference
    was discussing relief measures and the veterans' bonus legislation.]
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                                                             [March 5, 1929]

    MARCH 5, 1929
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                  March 5, 1929

    The Conference was called to order at 10:30 a.m., in the Marble Room of
    the Senate, pursuant to call, by its Vice Chairman, Senator Watson.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Bingham, Burton, Capper, Couzens, Dale, Deneen, Edge, Fess,
      Frazier, Glenn, Goff, Goldsborough, Gould, Greene, Hale, Hastings,
      Hatfield, Hebert, Johnson, Jones, Kean, Keyes, McMaster, McNary,
      Metcalf, Moses, Nye, Patterson, Phipps, Pine, Reed, Robinson, Sackett,
      Schall, Shortridge, Smoot, Steiwer, Thomas, Townsend, Vandenberg,
      Walcott, Warren, Waterman, and Watson.

      Total 44.

    Senator Smoot nominated Senator Watson of Indiana to be Chairman of the
    Conference and Floor Leader, and he was unanimously chosen.

    Senator McNary nominated Senator Jones to be Vice Chairman and Assistant
    Floor Leader, and he was unanimously chosen.
    Senator Hale was unanimously chosen Secretary.
    The Chairman was authorized to appoint a Whip, and he designated Senator
    Fess.
    Senator Goff nominated Senator Moses to be President pro tempore, and he
    was unanimously chosen.
    Mr. Edwin P. Thayer was unanimously chosen for Secretary of the Senate.
    Mr. David S. Barry was unanimously chosen for Sergeant at Arms of the
    Senate.
    Mr. Carl A. Loeffler was unanimously chosen for Assistant Sergeant at
    Arms of the Senate.
    Rev. Z.B. Phillips was unanimously chosen for Chaplain of the Senate.
    The Chairman of the Conference was authorized to appoint members of the
    Committee on Committees, Committee on Order of Business, and Committee
    on Patronage.
    On motion of Senator Bingham it was agreed that new patronage be not
    assigned until the end of the present fiscal year.
    The Conference then adjourned subject to the call of its Chairman.

                                                     [signed] Frederick Hale

                                                                  Secretary.
                            ------------------------

                                                            [April 22, 1929]

    APRIL 22, 1929
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                 April 22, 1929

    The Conference was called to order at 11:00 a.m., in the Marble Room of
    the Senate, pursuant to call, by its Chairman, Senator Watson.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Bingham, Burton, Couzens, Cutting, Dale, Deneen,
      Edge, Fess, Gillett, Goff, Goldsborough, Gould, Greene,
      Hale, Hastings, Hatfield, Hebert, Kean, Keyes, Metcalf,
      Moses, Nye, Oddie, Patterson, Phipps, Reed, Robinson,
      Sackett, Schall, Smoot, Steiwer, Townsend, Vandenberg,
      Walcott, Warren, Waterman, and Watson.

      Total 37.

    The Chairman stated that the Conference was called to consider the
    report of the Committee on Committees.

    Senator Reed, Secretary of the Committee on Committees, submitted the
    following report of Republican committee assignments, which was read,
    considered and adopted:
                            AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY

      Messrs. McNary, Chairman, Norris, Capper, Norbeck, Frazier,
      Gould, Thomas (Idaho), Hatfield, Townsend, Walcott, and
      Shipstead.
                                 APPROPRIATIONS

      Messrs. Warren, Chm., Smoot, Jones, Hale, Phipps, Keyes,
      Bingham, Oddie, Nye, Pine, and Glenn.
             AUDIT AND CONTROL THE CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE

      Messrs. Deneen, Chairman, Fess, and Greene.
                              BANKING AND CURRENCY

      Messrs. Norbeck, Chairman, Edge, Phipps, Brookhart, Steiwer,
      Thomas (Idaho), Goldsborough, Hebert, Townsend, and Walcott.
                                  CIVIL SERVICE

      Messrs. Dale, Chairman, Couzens, Pine, Brookhart, Blaine,
      Burton, and Kean.
                                     CLAIMS

      Messrs. Howell, Chairman, Capper, McMaster, Steiwer,
      Waterman, Brookhart, Glenn, and Townsend.
                                    COMMERCE

      Messrs. Jones, Chairman, McNary, Johnson, Dale, Gould, La
      Follette, Nye, Vandenberg, Burton, Deneen, and Patterson.
                              DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

      Messrs. Capper, Chairman, Jones, Sackett, Gould, Blaine,
      Vandenberg, Hastings, and Kean.
                               EDUCATION AND LABOR

      Messrs. Metcalf, Chairman, Borah, Phipps, Couzens, Gillett,
      Burton, and Walcott.
                                 ENROLLED BILLS

      Messrs. Greene, Chairman, and Gillett.
                    EXPENDITURES IN THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS

      Messrs. Sackett, Chairman, Hale, Keyes, and Goff.
                                     FINANCE

      Messrs. Smoot, Chairman, Watson, Reed, Shortridge, Edge,
      Couzens, Greene, Deneen, Keyes, Bingham, and Sackett.
                                FOREIGN RELATIONS

      Messrs. Borah, Chairman, Johnson, Moses, Edge, Capper,
      Gillett, Reed, Fess, Goff, La Follette, Jr., Vandenberg, and
      Shipstead.
                                   IMMIGRATION

      Messrs. Johnson, Chairman, Keyes, Reed, Nye, Gould, Watson,
      and Hatfield.
                                 INDIAN AFFAIRS

      Messrs. Frazier, Chairman, Schall, McMaster, La Follette,
      Jr., Pine, Steiwer, and Walcott.
                               INTEROCEANIC CANALS

      Messrs. Edge, Chairman, Schall, Pine, Brookhart, Blaine,
      Hebert, and Allen.
                               INTERSTATE COMMERCE

      Messrs. Couzens, Chairman, Watson, Fess, Howell, Goff, Pine,
      Sackett, Metcalf, Glenn, Brookhart, and Kean.
                           IRRIGATION AND RECLAMATION

      Messrs. Thomas (Idaho), Chairman, Jones, McNary, Phipps,
      Shortridge, Johnson, Howell, and Townsend.
                                    JUDICIARY

      Messrs. Norris, Chairman, Borah, Deneen, Gillett, Robinson
      (Ind.), Blaine, Steiwer, Waterman, Hastings, and Burton.
                                     LIBRARY

      Messrs. Fess, Chairman, Howell, Gillett, Bingham, and
      Norbeck.
                                  MANUFACTURES

      Messrs. La Follette, Jr., Chairman, McNary, Metcalf, Deneen,
      Hale, Goldsborough, and Hatfield.
                                MILITARY AFFAIRS

      Messrs. Reed, Chairman, Warren, Greene, McMaster, Robinson
      (Ind.), Blaine, Sackett, Cutting, Hatfield, and Patterson.
                                MINES AND MINING

      Messrs. Oddie, Chairman, Goff, La Follette, Jr., Robinson
      (Ind.), Frazier, Thomas (Idaho), and Patterson.
                                  NAVAL AFFAIRS

      Messrs. Hale, Chairman, Oddie, Shortridge, Metcalf, Schall,
      Howell, Waterman, Goldsborough, Kean, and Allen.
                                     PATENTS

      Messrs. Waterman, Chairman, Norris, Goldsborough, and
      Hebert.
                                    PENSIONS

      Messrs. Robinson (Ind.), Chairman, Norbeck, Schall, Frazier,
      Couzens, Patterson, and Shipstead.
                           POST OFFICES AND POST ROADS

      Messrs. Phipps, Chairman, Moses, Oddie, Dale, Schall,
      McMaster, Frazier, Hastings, Cutting, Hebert, and Allen.
                                    PRINTING

      Messrs. Shipstead, Chairman, Moses, Vandenberg, and Allen.
                            PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS

      Messrs. Shortridge, Chairman, Watson, Greene, Edge, Steiwer,
      Waterman, Moses, Glenn, and Hastings.
                          PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

      Messrs. Keyes, Chairman, Warren, Fess, McMaster, Gould,
      Smoot, Shortridge, and Shipstead.
                            PUBLIC LANDS AND SURVEYS

      Messrs. Nye, Chairman, Smoot, Norbeck, Oddie, Dale, McNary,
      Glenn, and Cutting.
                                      RULES

      Messrs. Moses, Chairman, Hale, Watson, Dale, Smoot, Reed,
      and Bingham.
                       TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS

      Messrs. Bingham, Chairman, Johnson, Robinson (Ind.), Nye,
      Metcalf, Vandenberg, Goff, and Cutting.

    The Conference then adjourned, subject to the call of its Chairman.

                                                     [signed] Frederick Hale

                                                                  Secretary.

    Acting on authority given him by the Conference of March 5, 1929,
    Senator Watson, its Chairman, appointed the following committees:
                             Committee on Committees

      Messrs. McNary, Chairman, Moses, Smoot, Reed, Edge, Oddie,
      Nye, Bingham, and Deneen.
                             Committee on Patronage

      Messrs. Bingham, Chairman, Sackett, and Steiwer.

    NOTE: The Chairman made no appointment at this time of the Committee on
    Order of Business or the Senatorial Campaign Committee.
                               Patronage Committee

      Mr. Hastings was appointed to succeed Mr. Sackett (resigned)
      making the membership Messrs. Bingham, Steiwer, and
      Hastings.
                            ------------------------

                                                             [June 19, 1929]

    JUNE 19, 1929
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                  June 19, 1929

    The Conference was called to order by the Chairman, Senator Watson, at
    11 o'clock a.m., in the Marble Room of the Senate.
    Owing to the absence of the Secretary, Senator Hale, Senator Cutting was
    selected to act in his stead.
    By unanimous consent the roll call was dispensed with; but the following
    Senators attended the Conference:

      Messrs. Allen, Bingham, Burton, Capper, Cutting, Dale, Deneen, Edge,
      Fess, Gillett, Goff, Goldsborough, Greene, Hastings, Hatfield,
      Johnson, Jones, Metcalf, Moses, Norris, Patterson, Robinson (Ind.),
      Sackett, Schall, Shortridge, Smoot, Thomas (Idaho), Townsend, Walcott,
      Warren, and Watson.

      Total 31.

    Senator Bingham, Chairman of the Patronage Committee, presented a report
    by his committee which was discussed.

    On motion of Senator Moses it was agreed that the report be accepted and
    printed for the future consideration of the Republican Senators,
    provided that the Committee on Patronage be authorized to assign
    patronage to new Senators within the limits of the sum allowed.
    The Conference then adjourned subject to the call of the Chairman.

                                                    [signed] Bronson Cutting

                                                      Secretary pro tempore.

    The Republican Chairman (Senator Watson) appointed the following
    committee, August 4, 1929:
                      Republican Senatorial Committee, 1929

        Moses, Ch.
        Steiwer, Vice Ch.
        Hebert
        Hatfield
        Thomas (Idaho)
        Patterson
        Vandenberg
                                   *    *    *
                              United States Senate
                                Washington, D.C.
                                  CONFIDENTIAL

      Dear Senator:

        It is the wish of the Republican Conference that you
      advise the Patronage Committee immediately which one of
      the places now included in your patronage you prefer to
      relinquish should it become necessary to deduct one place
      from your present quota or take a lower salaried place in
      order to secure sufficient patronage to take care of the
      new Republican Senators.

                                          [signed] Hiram Bingham
                                          Chairman, Patronage Committee
                                   *    *    *
                                 (Confidential)

                              United States Senate

                            Preliminary Report of the
                             Committee on Patronage
                                     to the
                                Republican Caucus

                                  June 19, 1929

                    United States Government Printing Office
                                Washington: 1929

    PRELIMINARY REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PATRONAGETO THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
                                  JUNE 19, 1929

    The present state of the Pay Roll is as follows:
                      Officers and employees of the Senate

                                                                      New
                Name                    Office          Salary      Salary

    Edwin P. Thayer.............  Secretary.........   $6,500.00   $8,000.00
    Henry M. Rose...............  Assistant             4,500.00    4,500.00
                                   secretary
                                   (resolution).
    John C. Crockett............  Chief clerk and       5,500.00    6,500.00
                                   reading clerk
                                   (efficiency).
    Hermon W. Craven............  Principal clerk       3,420.00    3,840.00
                                   (Jones).
    Harvey A. Welsh.............  Legislative clerk     3,150.00    3,540.00
                                   (Fess).
    Charles L. Watkins..........  Minute and journal    4,500.00    5,500.00
                                   clerk
                                   (efficiency).
    Harry C. Burke..............  Assistant Journal     2,880.00    3,180.00
                                   clerk (Keyes).
    John C. Perkins.............  Enrolling clerk       3,150.00    3,540.00
                                   (efficiency).
    Charles F. Pace.............  Financial clerk       5,000.00    6,000.00
                                   (efficiency).
    Eugene Colwell..............  Assistant             4,200.00    4,800.00
                                   financial clerk
                                   (efficiency).
    Chester M. Reich............  Chief bookkeeper      3,000.00    3,600.00
                                   (exempt).
    Bryan P. Weekes.............  Executive clerk       2,890.00    3,180.00
                                   (Capper).
    Harold E. Hufford...........  File clerk            2,880.00    3,180.00
                                   (efficiency).
    Guy E. Ives.................  Printing clerk        3,150.00    3,540.00
                                   (efficiency).
    Mary J. Simpson.............  Clerk (Dale)......    2,880.00    3,180.00
    Lewis W. Bailey.............  Clerk (efficiency)    2,880.00    3,180.00
    Peter M. Wilson.............      do............    2,880.00    3,180.00
    James M. Cannon.............      do............    2,590.00    2,880.00
    Oco Thompson................  Clerk (exempt)....    2,460.00    2,760.00
    Geo. W. Boyd................  Special officer       2,150.00    2,460.00
                                   (resolution).
    La Verne Tucker.............  Clerk (Secretary).    1,800.00    2,040.00
    Robert R. Miller............  Clerk (efficiency)    2,100.00    2,400.00
    Charlie Parrigin............  Clerk (Glenn).....    2,100.00    2,400.00
    Harrold R. Beckley..........  Clerk (Burton)....    1,770.00    2,040.00
    W.G. Lieuallen..............  Superintendent of     3,600.00    3,960.00
                                   document room
                                   (efficiency).
    J.W. Lambert................  First assistant       3,000.00    3,360.00
                                   (efficiency).
    Edward J. Hutter............  Second assistant      2,400.00    2,700.00
                                   (resolution).
    Copher Howell...............  Indexer               1,800.00    2,040.00
                                   (resolution).
    Joseph W. Thompson..........  Clerk (Watson)....    1,770.00    2,040.00
    Stephen R. Haskell..........  Clerk (Gould).....    1,770.00    2,040.00
    John W. Dooley..............  Skilled laborer       1,520.00    1,740.00
                                   (Glenn).
    Edward C. Goodwin...........  Librarian             3,000.00    3,360.00
                                   (efficiency).
    Ruskin McArdle..............  First assistant       2,780.00    3,120.00
                                   librarian
                                   (minority).
    Fred J. Williams............  Assistant             2,150.00    2,460.00
                                   librarian (Moses).
    Elsie D. Allen..............  Assistant in          1,800.00    2,040.00
                                   Library (exempt).
    Caleb Beam..................  Skilled laborer       1,520.00    1,740.00
                                   (Watson).
    James Payne.................  Messenger in          1,310.00    1,560.00
                                   library (exempt).
    Fred W. Parker..............  Keeper of             2,780.00    3,120.00
                                   stationery (Hale).
    Andrew J. Kramer............  Assistant keeper      1,800.00    2,040.00
                                   of stationery
                                   (exempt).
    Raymond P. Johnson..........  Assistant keeper      1,800.00    2,040.00
                                   of stationery
                                   (Deneen).
    Ellis Etscovitz.............  Assistant in          1,520.00    1,740.00
                                   stationery room
                                   (Gould).
    Geo. H. Payne...............  Laborer in            1,440.00    1,680.00
                                   stationery room
                                   (exempt).
    Vernon L. Talbertt..........  Laborer (exempt)..    1,350.00    1,620.00
    Henry Young.................      do............    1,350.00    1,620.00
    C. Woodlen..................      do............    1,140.00    1,380.00
    Ewing W. Kenney.............      do............    1,140.00    1,380.00
    Richard Blunt...............      do............    1,140.00    1,380.00
    David S. Barry..............  Sergeant at Arms      6,500.00    8,000.00
                                   and Doorkeeper
                                   (elected).
    Carl A. Loeffler............  Assistant Sergeant    4,500.00    5,400.00
                                   at Arms (elected).
    Edwin A. Halsey.............      do............    4,500.00    5,400.00
    Leslie L. Biffle............  Floor assistant       3,600.00    4,320.00
                                   (efficiency roll).
    Howard C. Foster............      do............    3,600.00    4,320.00
    A.L. de Montfredy...........  Messenger, acting     2,400.00    2,400.00
                                   as Assistant
                                   Doorkeeper
                                   (Johnson).
    James L. Moran..............  Messenger, acting     2,400.00    2,400.00
                                   as Assistant
                                   Doorkeeper
                                   (Metcalf).
    J.A. Abbott.................  Messenger, acting     2,400.00    2,400.00
                                   as Assistant
                                   Doorkeeper (old
                                   soldiers' roll).
    John B. Dufault.............  Messenger, acting     2,400.00    2,400.00
                                   as Assistant
                                   Doorkeeper
                                   (nonpatronage
                                   roll).
    John R. Perry...............  Messenger, acting     2,400.00    2,400.00
                                   as Assistant
                                   Doorkeeper
                                   (minority).
    James F. Sellers............  Messenger at card     2,580.00    2,880.00
                                   door (efficiency
                                   roll).
    John R. Birch...............  Messenger             1,770.00    2,040.00
                                   (Norbeck).
    Frank M. Compton............  Messenger             1,770.00    2,040.00
                                   (Steiwer).
    Leo J. O'Connor.............  Messenger (Reed)..    1,770.00    2,040.00
    William H.K. Depue..........  Messenger (Edge)..    1,770.00    2,040.00
    Nathan Baer.................  Messenger (old        1,770.00    2,040.00
                                   soldiers' roll).
    Thomas J. Anderson..........  Messenger             1,770.00    2,040.00
                                   (Shipstead).
    Harry U. Crumit.............  Messenger (Goff)..    1,770.00    2,040.00
    Theodore F. Hodgson.........  Messenger             1,770.00    2,040.00
                                   (Johnson).
    Sam. R. Smith...............  Messenger (Watson)    1,770.00    2,040.00
    Thomas B. Moore.............  Messenger             1,770.00    2,040.00
                                   (Frazier).
    Joseph B. Hannan............  Messenger (McLean)    1,770.00    2,040.00
    Thos. P. Mitchell...........  Messenger (Oddie).    1,770.00    2,040.00
    Richard L. Riedel...........  Messenger             1,770.00    2,040.00
                                   (nonpatronage
                                   roll).
    H.W. Murphy.................  Messenger             1,770.00    2,040.00
                                   (Robinson).
    Lyman A. Piper..............  Messenger (Keyes).    1,770.00    2,040.00
    William P. Burkinshaw.......  Messenger (McLean)    1,770.00    2,040.00
    Charles S. Forbes...........  Messenger (Greene)    1,770.00    2,040.00
    C.E. Moore..................  Messenger (Curtis     1,770.00    2,040.00
                                   and Capper).
    Columbus F. Lynch...........  Messenger (exempt     1,770.00    2,040.00
                                   roll).
    Joseph C. Lingle............  Messenger             1,770.00    2,040.00
                                   (Vandenberg).
    Philip R. Layton............  Messenger             1,770.00    2,040.00
                                   (Waterman).
    Peter H. Moore..............  Messenger             1,770.00    2,040.00
                                   (efficiency roll).
    W.E. Sanborn................  Messenger             1,770.00    2,040.00
                                   (Gillett).
    Wm. W. Lunger...............  Messenger             1,770.00    2,040.00
                                   (Steiwer).
    Geo. M. Parris..............  Messenger.........    1,770.00    2,040.00
    Donald L. Moody.............  Messenger (McNary)    1,770.00    2,040.00
    L.Q.C. Lamar................  Messenger             1,770.00    2,040.00
                                   (minority).
    Ernesto Espinosa............  Messenger             1,770.00    2,040.00
                                   (Larrazolo).
    Crawford Kennedy............  Messenger (Howell)    1,770.00    2,040.00
    M.L. Eidsness...............  Messenger             1,770.00    2,040.00
                                   (Brookhart).
    Richard A. Terrell..........  Messenger             1,770.00    2,040.00
                                   (Robinson).
    John W. Brady...............  Messenger (Fess)..    1,770.00    2,040.00
    John Hammond................  Messenger (old        1,770.00    2,040.00
                                   soldiers' roll).
    T.E. Patteson...............  Messenger (Phipps)    1,770.00    2,040.00
    David S. Corser.............  Messenger (old        1,770.00    2,040.00
                                   soldiers' roll).
    Joseph A. Baldwin...........  Messenger             1,770.00    2,040.00
                                   (Vandenberg).
    Henry F. Keegan.............  Messenger for         1,770.00    2,040.00
                                   Minority.
    Sydney H. Buttz.............  Messenger             1,310.00    1,560.00
                                   (McMaster).
    E.V. Murphy, Jr.............  Clerk on Journal      2,800.00    3,360.00
                                   work for
                                   Congressional
                                   Record (exempt).
    James D. Preston............  Superintendent of     3,300.00    3,660.00
                                   press gallery
                                   (exempt).
    William J. Collins..........  Assistant             2,240.00    2,520.00
                                   superintendent of
                                   press gallery
                                   (exempt).
    Joseph E. Wills.............  Messenger for         1,500.00    1,740.00
                                   service to press
                                   correspondents
                                   (exempt).
    John J. McGrain.............  Deputy Sergeant at    4,000.00    4,440.00
                                   Arms and
                                   storekeeper
                                   (efficiency roll).
    Grace I. Genzberger.........  Clerk (exempt)....    2,140.00    2,460.00
    W.L.Walling.................  Upholsterer and       2,100.00    2,400.00
                                   locksmith
                                   (exempt).
    L.A. Nalls..................  Cabinetmaker          1,800.00    2,040.00
                                   (exempt).
    Paul Bachschmid.............  Carpenter (exempt)    1,800.00    2,040.00
    Wailes G. Crane.............      do............    1,800.00    2,040.00
    J.W. McGinn.................      do............    1,800.00    2,040.00
    Frank M. Smith..............  Janitor (exempt)..    1,800.00    2,040.00
    Harriott G. Daley...........  Chief telephone       2,160.00    2,460.00
                                   operator (exempt).
    Betty W. Schwickardi........  Telephone operator    1,320.00    1,560.00
                                   (exempt).
    Elizabeth G. Cole...........      do............    1,320.00    1,560.00
    Cecelia M. Regan............      do............    1,320.00    1,560.00
    Florence M. Bryan...........      do............    1,320.00    1,560.00
    M.E. Frydell................      do............    1,320.00    1,560.00
    Clare Mann..................      do............    1,320.00    1,560.00
    Lewis C. Joseph.............      do............    1,320.00    1,560.00
    Samuel P. Griffin...........  Night telephone       1,140.00    1,380.00
                                   operator (exempt).
    Joan Scott..................  Telephone page        1,010.00    1,260.00
                                   (Couzens).
    Walton Perkins..............  Skilled laborer       1,310.00    1,560.00
                                   (Sackett).
    John Sims...................  Skilled laborer       1,440.00    1,680.00
                                   (exempt).
    Octavius A. Williams........      do............    1,440.00    1,680.00
    Saml. A. Bell...............      do............    1,440.00    1,680.00
    W.E. Standard...............      do............    1,440.00    1,680.00
    William H. Montgomery.......  Laborer in charge     1,440.00    1,680.00
                                   of private
                                   passage (exempt).
    Amelia Selby................  Female attendant      1,240.00    1,500.00
                                   in charge of
                                   ladies' retiring
                                   room (exempt).
    Lelia V. Wallace............      do............    1,240.00    1,500.00
    Osie A Van Horn.............      do............    1,240.00    1,500.00
    Hattie T. Weaver............  Attendant in          1,240.00    1,500.00
                                   women's toilet
                                   room (exempt).
    Jennie R. Cusick............      do............    1,240.00    1,500.00
    May Doolan..................      do............    1,240.00    1,500.00
    Robt. Buehler...............  Laborer               1,100.00    1,320.00
                                   (nonpatronage
                                   roll).
    Madison Thomas..............  Laborer (exempt)..    1,100.00    1,320.00
    Costomia L. Green...........      do............    1,100.00    1,320.00
    Wm. H. Underwood............  Laborer               1,010.00    1,260.00
                                   (Pennsylvania).
    Thomas F. Brady.............  Laborer (Couzens).    1,010.00    1,260.00
    William Brown...............  Laborer (exempt)..    1,010.00    1,260.00
    Joseph Spriggs..............      do............    1,010.00    1,260.00
    Vernon V. Thompson..........  Laborer (Nye).....    1,010.00    1,260.00
    Richard A. Christmas........  Laborer (exempt)..    1,010.00    1,260.00
    Chas. A. Neil...............      do............    1,010.00    1,260.00
    Ollie Jeffress..............      do............    1,010.00    1,260.00
    Frederick H. Gamble.........  Laborer (Sackett).    1,010.00    1,260.00
    A.A. Brooks, Jr.............  Laborer (exempt)..    1,010.00    1,260.00
    Raymond E. Bright...........      do............    1,010.00    1,260.00
    Frank McCampbell............      do............    1,010.00    1,260.00
    Ulysses G. Gordon...........      do............    1,010.00    1,260.00
    P. Ralph Twine..............  Laborer (Pine)....    1,010.00    1,260.00
    Jas. E. Duffy...............  Laborer (exempt)..    1,010.00    1,260.00
    Wm. H. Matthews.............      do............    1,010.00    1,260.00
    Wm. Thomas..................      do............    1,010.00    1,260.00
    William H. Taylor...........      do............    1,010.00    1,260.00
    Paul A. Tangora.............  Laborer (Schall)..    1,010.00    1,260.00
    David L. Bilisoly...........  Laborer (Waterman)    1,010.00    1,260.00
    August Zimmerman, Jr........  Laborer...........    1,010.00    1,260.00
    Leon De Ville...............  Laborer (exempt)..    1,010.00    1,260.00
    A. Lincoln Brown............  Laborer...........    1,010.00    1,260.00
    Wm. B. Talbert..............  Laborer (exempt)..    1,010.00    1,260.00
    Joseph H. Palmer............      do............    1,010.00    1,260.00
    Theodore R. Cannady.........      do............    1,010.00    1,260.00
    Alfred H. Selby.............      do............    1,010.00    1,260.00
    Edward F. Janifer...........      do............    1,010.00    1,260.00
    Joshua W. Barkley...........      do............    1,010.00    1,260.00
    Geo. T. Johnson.............      do............    1,010.00    1,260.00
    A.F. Ruffu..................  Laborer (minority)    1,010.00    1,260.00
    S.G. Mueller................  Laborer (Waterman)    1,010.00    1,260.00
    Ernest L. Montgomery........  Laborer (exempt)..    1,010.00    1,260.00
    Noble M. Clark..............  Laborer (Reed)....    1,010.00    1,260.00
    Fred A. Eckstein............  Postmaster            2,740.00    3,060.00
                                   (efficiency roll).
    J. Louis Robertson..........  Chief Clerk           2,150.00    2,460.00
                                   (Norris).
    Honore J. Provencal.........  Mail carrier          1,520.00    1,740.00
                                   (Metcalf).
    Ralph D. Brown..............  Mail carrier          1,520.00    1,740.00
                                   (Greene).
    Helen T. Scott..............  Mail carrier          1,520.00    1,740.00
                                   (Moses).
    Paul H. Crofts..............  Mail carrier          1,520.00    1,740.00
                                   (Warren).
    Rex D. Thomas...............  Mail carrier          1,520.00    1,740.00
                                   (Norris).
    Louis D. Nattkemper.........  Mail carrier          1,520.00    1,740.00
                                   (Watson).
    Frances M. Westcott.........  Mail carrier          1,520.00    1,740.00
                                   (Curtis and
                                   Capper).
    Gordon K. MacIntosh.........  Riding page           1,220.00    1,440.00
                                   (Waterman).
    E.W. Foster.................  Riding page (old      1,220.00    1,440.00
                                   soldiers' roll).
    Joseph H. Bishop............  Wagon master          1,800.00    2,040.00
                                   (exempt).
    John W. Deards..............  Foreman in folding    2,160.00    2,460.00
                                   room (efficiency
                                   roll).
    F.B. McKeever...............  Assistant in          1,940.00    2,160.00
                                   folding room
                                   (efficiency roll).
    Wm. H. Gehman...............  Chief in folding      1,770.00    2,040.00
                                   room
                                   (nonpatronage
                                   roll).
    Thomas N. Wilkerson, Jr.....  Clerk in folding      1,520.00    1,740.00
                                   room (Larrazolo).
    Millard Smallwood...........  Folder (Norris)...    1,310.00    1,560.00
    Charles C. Barnard..........  Folder (Norbeck)..    1,310.00    1,560.00
    Wm. C. Rees.................  Folder (Borah)....    1,310.00    1,560.00
    Moss Noble..................  Folder (Sackett)..    1,310.00    1,560.00
    Eleanor M. Scott............  Folder (Couzens)..    1,310.00    1,560.00
    Robert C. Boyden............  Folder (Nye)......    1,310.00    1,560.00
    W.J. Ransdell...............  Folder (efficiency    1,310.00    1,560.00
                                   roll).
    James D. Francis............  Folder (Blaine)...    1,140.00    1,380.00
    James G. Lyons..............  Folder (Johnson)..    1,140.00    1,380.00
    William E. Kenney...........  Folder (La            1,140.00    1,380.00
                                   Follette).
    John N. Alley...............  Folder (Borah)....    1,140.00    1,380.00
    Henry S. Martin.............      do............    1,140.00    1,380.00
    Ralph B. Reily..............  Folder (Brookhart)    1,140.00    1,380.00
    A.L. Lake...................  Folder............    1,140.00    1,380.00
    James E. Talbert............  Laborer in charge       950.00    1,200.00
                                   of toilet rooms
                                   in old library
                                   space (exempt).
    Wm S. Cheatham..............  Stenographer in       1,520.00    1,740.00
                                   charge of
                                   furniture
                                   accounts and
                                   records (exempt).
    John R. Curry...............  Special officer       1,520.00    1,740.00
                                   (Warren).
    Clyde L. Cushion............  Private, police       1,360.00    1,620.00
                                   force (Brookhart).
    Wm. J. Moreland.............  Private, police       1,360.00    1,620.00
                                   force.
    C.D. Thomas.................  Private, police       1,360.00    1,620.00
                                   force (Frazier).
    George K. Campbell..........  Private, police       1,360.00    1,620.00
                                   force (Deneen).
    Nestor A. Gnash.............  Private, police       1,360.00    1,620.00
                                   force.
    Jim Reynolds................  Private, police       1,360.00    1,620.00
                                   force (Howell).
    John Z. Williams............  Private, police       1,360.00    1,620.00
                                   force (Oddie).
    R.S. Whitney................  Private, police       1,360.00    1,620.00
                                   force.
    J.L. Roney..................      do............    1,360.00    1,620.00
    Virgil M. Healy.............  Private, police       1,360.00    1,620.00
                                   force (Couzens).
    Abraham P. Aaronsen.........  Private, police       1,360.00    1,620.00
                                   force (Pine).
    Harry A. Gilbert............      do............    1,360.00    1,620.00
    Francis J. Sheehy...........  Private, police       1,360.00    1,620.00
                                   force (Hastings).
    Alma F. Heath...............  Private, police       1,360.00    1,620.00
                                   force (Thomas).
    E. Becke....................  Private, police       1,360.00    1,620.00
                                   force
                                   (Pennsylvania).
    Frank Maguire...............  Private, police       1,360.00    1,620.00
                                   force (Metcalf).
    Charles E. A'Hearn, Jr......  Page, during              3.30        4.00
                                   session
                                   (minority), per
                                   day.
    Arthur G. Barnhart..........      do............        3.30        4.00
    John A. Cardon..............  Page, during              3.30        4.00
                                   session (Smoot),
                                   per day.
    George A. Carrick...........  Page, during              3.00        4.00
                                   session
                                   (minority), per
                                   day.
    Allen S. Bours..............      do............        3.30        4.00
    Thos. P. Brodigan...........  Page, during              3.30        4.00
                                   session, per day.
    Lyle T. Fritz...............      do............        3.30        4.00
    Frank J. Kearney............  Page, during              3.30        4.00
                                   session (Reed),
                                   per day.
    Phillip N. Joachim..........  Page, during              3.30        4.00
                                   session, per day.
    Reverdy Johnson.............      do............        3.30        4.00
    Edward E. Jordan............  Page, during              3.30        4.00
                                   session
                                   (minority), per
                                   day.
    Frank M. Lane...............  Page, during              3.30        4.00
                                   session, per day.
    Samuel P. Guffin, Jr........  Page, during              3.30        4.00
                                   session
                                   (minority), per
                                   day.
    John J. McCracken...........  Page, during              3.30        4.00
                                   session, per day.
    Richard W. Oyster...........  Page, during              3.30        4.00
                                   session
                                   (minority), per
                                   day.
    Theodore H. Pfeiffer........  Page, during              3.30        4.00
                                   session, per day.
    Laureston R. Porter.........  Page, during              3.30        4.00
                                   session (Hale),
                                   per day.
    Walter Reid.................  Page, during              3.30        4.00
                                   session
                                   (Shipstead),.
    Thomas F. Rogers............  Page, during              3.30        4.00
                                   session, per day.
    James E. Maynard............      do............        3.30        4.00
    Robert C. Davis, Jr.........  Page, during              3.30        4.00
                                   session
                                   (minority), per
                                   day.
    Stephen J. Gnash............  Captain, Capitol      2,150.00    2,460.00
                                   police
                                   (nonpatronage
                                   roll).
    B.D. Wigby..................  Lieutenant            1,520.00    1,740.00
                                   (Shipstead).
    J.G. Underwood..............  Special officer       1,520.00    1,740.00
                                   (Burton).
    J.L. Harrigan...............  Sergeant (Gould)..    1,410.00    1,680.00
    A.S. Gillett................  Private (McMaster)    1,360.00    1,620.00
    R.H. Wootton................  Private (Smoot)...    1,360.00    1,620.00
    John F. Sheehan.............  Private (Gillett).    1,360.00    1,620.00
    H.M. Cullimore..............  Private...........    1,360.00    1,620.00
    M.S. Frazier................  Private (Nye).....    1,360.00    1,620.00
    S.N. Moe....................  Private (Blaine)..    1,360.00    1,620.00
    James Laughlin..............  Private (Schall)..    1,360.00    1,620.00
    L.R. Wilson.................  Private (Sackett).    1,360.00    1,620.00
    L.L. Stentz.................  Private (Norbeck).    1,360.00    1,620.00
    N.B. Hearn..................  Private (Hastings)    1,360.00    1,620.00
    C.F. Hayden.................  Private (Schall)..    1,360.00    1,620.00
    Leo Riscassi................  Private (Bingham).    1,360.00    1,620.00
    D.A. Carpenter..............  Private (Phipps)..    1,360.00    1,620.00
    L.J. Cullimore..............  Private (Smoot)...    1,360.00    1,620.00
    R.J. Echols.................  Private (Goff)....    1,360.00    1,620.00
    M.B. Earle..................  Private (Oddie)...    1,360.00    1,620.00
    M.J. Cohan..................  Private (Dale)....    1,360.00    1,620.00
    K.P. Fennell................  Private (Greene)..    1,360.00    1,620.00
    Charles S. Selby............  Private (Barry)...    1,360.00    1,620.00
    A.C. Alarid.................  Private               1,360.00    1,620.00
                                   (Larrazolo).
    T.J. Farmer.................  Private               1,360.00    1,620.00
                                   (Pennsylvania).
    E.B. Ewell..................  Private (Nye).....    1,360.00    1,620.00
    Albert Crippa...............  Private (Warren)..    1,360.00    1,620.00
                             ----------
                      Architect of the Capitol
                             ----------
    William Mullin..............  Elevator conductor   $1,520.00
                                   (Hastings).
    H.P. Kester.................  Elevator conductor    1,520.00
                                   (Borah).
    Frank W. Smith..............  Elevator conductor    1,520.00
                                   (Robinson).
    J.D. Weltmer................  Elevator conductor    1,520.00
                                   (Curtis and
                                   Capper).
    L. Kenneth Swiger...........  Elevator conductor    1,520.00
                                   (Goff).
    Philip A. Hoghaug...........  Elevator conductor    1,520.00
                                   (Frazier).
    Samuel Green................  Elevator conductor    1,520.00
                                   (Pennsylvania).
    John A. Kardys..............  Elevator conductor    1,520.00
                                   (McLean).
    George F. Griffin...........  Elevator conductor    1,520.00
                                   (Moses).
    Howard Henry................  Elevator conductor    1,520.00
                                   (McMaster).
    Wheeler Grey................  Elevator              1,520.00
                                   conductor, S.O.B.
                                   (Edge).
    Howard G. Campbell..........  Elevator              1,520.00
                                   conductor, S.O.B.
                                   (Thomas).
    H.W. Ellsworth..............      do............    1,520.00
    D.D. Taylor.................  Elevator              1,520.00
                                   conductor, S.O.B.
                                   (Jones).
    T.J. Kelly..................  Elevator              1,520.00
                                   conductor, S.O.B.
                                   (Edge).
    C.J. Ridgley................  Elevator              1,520.00
                                   conductor, S.O.B.
                                   (Glenn).
    William Watts...............  Elevator              1,520.00
                                   conductor, S.O.B.
                                   (McNary).
    H.B. Gourley................      do............    1,520.00
    T.A. Cassara................  Elevator              1,520.00
                                   conductor, S.O.B.
                                   (Bingham).
    F.E. Fuller.................  Elevator              1,520.00
                                   conductor, S.O.B..
    R.F. Fortune................  Elevator              1,520.00
                                   conductor, S.O.B.
                                   (Shortridge).
    A.F. Day....................  Elevator              1,520.00
                                   conductor, S.O.B.
                                   (Burton).
    F.T. Jarrett................  Elevator              1,520.00
                                   conductor, S.O.B..
    I.S. Tanner.................  Elevator              1,520.00
                                   conductor, S.O.B.
                                   (Smoot).
                             ----------
               Maintenance Roll Senate Office Building
                             ----------
    J.A. MacMahon...............  Supply clerk         $2,040.00
                                   (Phipps).
    J.C. Pillsbury..............  Special officer...    1,520.00
    Maurice S. Swann............  Elevator conductor    1,512.00
                                   (Shortridge).
    Kenneth O'Connell...........  Elevator conductor    1,512.00
                                   (Hale).
    J.G. Gullett................  Elevator conductor    1,512.00
                                   (Deneen).
    A.B. Beard..................  Elevator conductor    1,512.00
                                   (Steiwer).
    J.D. Reilly.................  Elevator conductor    1,512.00
                                   (Shortridge).

                            ------------------------

                                                        [September 19, 1929]

    SEPTEMBER 19, 1929
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                               September 19, 1929

    The Conference was called to order at 11 o'clock a.m., in the Marble
    Room of the Senate, by the Chairman, Senator Watson, pursuant to call.
    Senator Hale, Secretary of the Conference, was detained and Senator
    Howell acted in his stead by request of the Chairman.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Bingham, Capper, Couzens, Deneen, Edge, Gillett, Glenn, Goff,
      Goldsborough, Gould, Greene, Hale, Hastings, Hatfield, Howell, Jones,
      Kean, Keyes, McMaster, McNary, Moses, Oddie, Patterson, Phipps, Reed,
      Sackett, Shortridge, Smoot, Steiwer, Thomas, Townsend, Vandenberg,
      Walcott, Warren, and Watson.

      Total 35, a quorum being present.
      Messrs. Fess and Nye entered after the conclusion of the roll call.
    Following a statement by the Chairman as to the necessity of expedition
    in connection with the tariff bill and the need for prolonged sessions,
    and after discussion:
    It was moved by Senator Edge and unanimously agreed; that, ``It is the
    sentiment of the Conference that the Senate hereafter meet at 11 o'clock
    beginning Monday morning next.''
    There being no further business, the Conference adjourned subject to the
    call of the Chairman.

                                                        [signed] R.B. Howell

                                                           Acting Secretary.
                            ------------------------

                                                          [January 10, 1930]

    JANUARY 10, 1930
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                January 10, 1930

    The Conference was called to order by Senator Watson, the Chairman, at
    eleven o'clock a.m., in the Marble Room of the Senate, pursuant to call.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Allen, Baird, Bingham, Capper, Couzens, Dale, Deneen, Fess,
      Gillett, Gould, Greene, Grundy, Hale, Hebert, Howell, Johnson, Jones,
      Kean, Keyes, McCulloch, McMaster, McNary, Metcalf, Moses, Norbeck,
      Norris, Nye, Oddie, Patterson, Phipps, Robinson (Indiana), Smoot,
      Steiwer, Sullivan, Thomas (Idaho), Townsend, Vandenberg, Walcott, and
      Watson.

      Total 39, a quorum being present.

    The Chairman stated that, owing to his appointment as Chairman of the
    Committee on Appropriations, Senator Jones felt that he could no longer
    act as Vice Chairman,

    Thereupon, nominations for the office of Vice Chairman were called for.
    Senator Couzens nominated Senator McNary, and, there being a sufficient
    second and no other nominations, he was unanimously elected.
    Senator McNary, Chairman of the Committee on Committees, submitted the
    following report, which was read by the Secretary:
                           ON AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY

    Messrs. McNary, Chairman, Norris, Capper, Norbeck, Frazier, Gould,
    Thomas (Idaho), Hatfield, Townsend, Walcott, and Shipstead.
                                ON APPROPRIATIONS

    Messrs. Jones, Chairman, Smoot, Hale, Phipps, Keyes, Bingham, Oddie,
    Nye, Pine, Glenn, and Steiwer.
           TO AUDIT AND CONTROL THE CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE

    Messrs. Deneen, Chairman, Fess, and Greene.
                             ON BANKING AND CURRENCY

    Messrs. Norbeck, Chairman, Phipps, Brookhart, Goldsborough, Townsend,
    Walcott, Blaine, Baird, Jr., Grundy, and ______.
                                ON CIVIL SERVICE

    Messrs. Dale, Chairman, Couzens, Pine, Brookhart, Kean, Grundy, and
    ______.
                                    ON CLAIMS

    Messrs. Howell, Chairman, Capper, McMaster, Steiwer, Waterman,
    Brookhart, Glenn, and Townsend.
                                   ON COMMERCE

    Messrs. Johnson, Chairman, Jones, McNary, Dale, Gould, Nye, Vandenberg,
    Deneen, Patterson, Howell, and Allen.
                           ON THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

    Messrs. Capper, Chairman, Jones, Gould, Blaine, Vandenberg, Kean, Baird,
    Jr., and ______.
                             ON EDUCATION AND LABOR

    Messrs. Metcalf, Chairman, Borah, Phipps, Couzens, Gillette, Walcott,
    and Baird, Jr.
                                ON ENROLLED BILLS

    Messrs. Greene, Chairman, and Gillett.
                  ON EXPENDITURES IN THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS

    Messrs. Goff, Chairman, Keyes, Steiwer, and Hastings.
                                   ON FINANCE

    Messrs. Smoot, Chairman, Watson, Reed, Shortridge, Couzens, Greene,
    Deneen, Keyes, Bingham, La Follette, Jr., and Thomas (Idaho).
                              ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

    Messrs. Borah, Chairman, Johnson, Moses, Capper, Gillett, Reed, Fess,
    Goff, La Follette, Jr., Vandenberg, Robinson (Indiana), and Shipstead.
                                 ON IMMIGRATION

    Messrs. Gould, Chairman, Johnson, Keyes, Reed, Nye, Watson, and
    Hatfield.
                                ON INDIAN AFFAIRS

    Messrs. Frazier, Chairman, Schall, McMaster, La Follette, Jr., Pine,
    Steiwer, and Walcott.
                             ON INTEROCEANIC CANALS

    Messrs. Schall, Chairman, Pine, Brookhart, Blaine, Hebert, Allen, and
    McCulloch.
                             ON INTERSTATE COMMERCE

    Messrs. Couzens, Chairman, Watson, Fess, Howell, Goff, Pine, Metcalf,
    Glenn, Brookhart, Kean, and Hastings.
                          ON IRRIGATION AND RECLAMATION

    Messrs. Thomas (Idaho), Chairman, Jones, McNary, Phipps, Shortridge,
    Johnson, Howell, Townsend, and Sullivan.
                                ON THE JUDICIARY

    Messrs. Norris, Chairman, Borah, Deneen, Gillett, Robinson (Indiana),
    Blaine, Steiwer, Waterman, Hastings, and Hebert.
                                 ON THE LIBRARY

    Messrs. Fess, Chairman, Howell, Gillett, Bingham, and Norbeck.
                                 ON MANUFACTURES

    Messrs. La Follette, Jr., Chairman, McNary, Metcalf, Deneen,
    Goldsborough, Hatfield, and Grundy.
                               ON MILITARY AFFAIRS

    Messrs. Reed, Chairman, Greene, McMaster, Cutting, Hatfield, Patterson,
    McCulloch, Baird, Jr., Sullivan, and ______.
                               ON MINES AND MINING

    Messrs. Oddie, Chairman, Goff, La Follette, Jr., Robinson (Indiana),
    Frazier, Thomas (Idaho), and Patterson.
                                ON NAVAL AFFAIRS

    Messrs. Hale, Chairman, Oddie, Shortridge, Metcalf, Schall, Waterman,
    Goldsborough, Kean, Sullivan, and Grundy.
                                   ON PATENTS

    Messrs. Waterman, Chairman, Norris, Goldsborough, and Hebert.
                                   ON PENSIONS

    Messrs. Robinson (Indiana), Chairman, Norbeck, Schall, Frazier, Couzens,
    Patterson, and Shipstead.
                         ON POST OFFICES AND POST ROADS

    Messrs. Phipps, Chairman, Moses, Oddie, Dale, Schall, McMaster, Frazier,
    Cutting, Hebert, Allen, and McCulloch.
                                   ON PRINTING

    Messrs. Shipstead, Chairman, Moses, Vandenberg, and Allen.
                           ON PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS

    Messrs. Shortridge, Chairman, Watson, Greene, Waterman, Moses, Glenn,
    Hastings, Blaine, and McCulloch.
                         ON PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

    Messrs. Keyes, Chairman, Fess, McMaster, Gould, Smoot, Shortridge,
    Sullivan, and Shipstead.
                           ON PUBLIC LANDS AND SURVEYS

    Messrs. Nye, Chairman, Smoot, Norbeck, Oddie, Dale, McNary, Glenn, and
    Cutting.
                                    ON RULES

    Messrs. Moses, Chairman, Hale, Watson, Dale, Smoot, Reed, and Bingham.
                       ON TERRITORIES AND INSULAR AFFAIRS

    Messrs. Bingham, Chairman, Johnson, Robinson (Indiana), Nye, Metcalf,
    Vandenberg, Goff, and Cutting.
    Senator McMaster made a statement about the non-observance of the
    seniority rule in filling the vacancy on the Committee on Interstate
    Commerce.
    Senator McNary stated that it was the opinion of the Committee on
    Committees that the next vacancy on the Committee on Interstate Commerce
    should go to Senator McMaster.
    After some discussion,
    Senator Howell moved to refer the report back to the Committee on
    Committees with instructions to place Senator McMaster on the Committee
    on Interstate Commerce to fill the vacancy on that committee.
    Senator Phipps moved as a substitute for Mr. Howell's motion that the
    report be referred back to the Committee on Committees with instructions
    to follow the seniority rule in all appointments.
    The hour of twelve o'clock having arrived, being the convening time of
    the Senate, it was moved and agreed to adjourn until the following day,
    Saturday, January 11, 1930, at eleven o'clock a.m.

                                                     [signed] Frederick Hale

                                                                  Secretary.
                            ------------------------

                                                          [January 11, 1930]

    JANUARY 11, 1930
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                January 11, 1930

    The Conference assembled in the Marble Room of the Senate and was called
    to order by the Chairman at eleven o'clock a.m., as agreed upon the day
    before.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Allen, Baird, Bingham, Blaine, Deneen, Fess, Frazier, Gillett,
      Glenn, Gould, Greene, Grundy, Hale, Hebert, Howell, Johnson, Jones,
      Kean, Keyes, McMaster, McNary, Metcalf, Moses, Norbeck, Norris, Nye,
      Oddie, Patterson, Robinson, Shortridge, Smoot, Steiwer, Sullivan,
      Thomas (Idaho), Townsend, Vandenberg, Walcott, Waterman, and Watson.

      Total 39, a quorum being present.
    On a rising vote of 19 to 15 it was decided that the Conference was in
    favor of having the Senate meet daily at eleven o'clock a.m. while the
    Tariff Bill, H.R. 2667, was under consideration.
    Mr. Howell withdrew his motion made on the previous day, stating that he
    did so at the request of Senator McMaster.
    Senator Watson thereupon withdrew the motion made by Senator Phipps on
    yesterday, stating that Senator Phipps had given him authority so to do.
    Senator McMaster stated that he did not wish to have any understanding
    or promise that he was to have the next appointment on the Committee on
    Interstate Commerce.
    Senator McNary, Chairman of the Committee on Committees, moved the
    adoption of the report of that committee, and the motion, being
    seconded, was unanimously adopted.
    The Conference then adjourned.

                                                     [signed] Frederick Hale

                                                                  Secretary.

                                     ------

    The following order was offered in the Senate, January 11, 1930, by
    Senator McNary, Chairman of the Committee on Committees, and adopted:

      ORDERED: That the following Senators be excused from further
      service as members of the following committees:
      Mr. Steiwer from the Committee on Banking and Currency and
      the Committee on Privileges and Elections.
      Mr. Thomas of Idaho from the Committee on Banking and
      Currency.
      Mr. Hebert from the Committee on Banking and Currency.
      Mr. Blaine from the Committee on Civil Service and the
      Committee on Military Affairs.
      Mr. La Follette, Jr., from the Committee on Commerce.
      Mr. Hastings from the Committee on the District of Columbia
      and the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads.
      Mr. Hale from the Committee on Manufactures and the
      Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments.
      Mr. Robinson of Indiana from the Committee on Military
      Affairs.
      Mr. Howell from the Committee on Naval Affairs.
      Mr. Allen from the Committee on Naval Affairs.
      That the following Senators be assigned to membership on the
      following committees:
      Mr. Allen to the Committee on Commerce.
      Mr. Blaine to the Committee on Banking and Currency and the
      Committee on Privileges and Elections.
      Mr. Hastings to the Committee on Interstate Commerce and the
      Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments.
      Mr. Hebert to the Committee on the Judiciary.
      Mr. Howell to the Committee on Commerce.
      Mr. La Follette, Jr., to the Committee on Finance.
      Mr. Robinson of Indiana to the Committee on Foreign
      Relations.
      Mr. Steiwer to the Committee on Appropriations and
      Expenditures in the Executive Departments.
      Mr. Thomas of Idaho to the Committee on Finance.
      Mr. McCulloch to the Committee on Military Affairs, the
      Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, the Committee on
      Interoceanic Canals, and the Committee on Privileges and
      Elections.
      Mr. Baird, Jr., to the Committee on Banking and Currency,
      the Committee on Military Affairs, the Committee on the
      District of Columbia, and the Committee on Education and
      Labor.
      Mr. Sullivan to the Committee on Military Affairs, the
      Committee on Naval Affairs, the Committee on Irrigation and
      Reclamation, and the Committee on Public Buildings and
      Grounds.
      Mr. Grundy to the Committee on Banking and Currency, the
      Committee on Naval Affairs, the Committee on Manufactures,
      and the Committee on Civil Service.
      Mr. Robsion to the Committee on Banking and Currency, the
      Committee on Military Affairs, the Committee on the District
      of Columbia, and the Committee on Civil Service.
      That Mr. Jones be excused from further service as chairman
      of the Committee on Commerce.
      That Mr. Johnson be excused from further service as chairman
      of the Committee on Immigration.
      That the following Senators are hereby appointed chairman of
      the following committees:
      Mr. Jones as chairman of the Committee on Appropriations.
      Mr. Johnson as chairman of the Committee on Commerce.
      Mr. Gould as chairman of the Committee on Immigration.
      Mr. Schall as chairman of the Committee on Interoceanic
      Canals.
      Mr. Goff as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the
      Executive Departments.
                                   *    *    *

      James E. Watson
      Chairman
                              United States Senate
                           Conference of the Majority

                                                            April 8, 1930.

      My dear Senator:

        Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Republican
      Conference of March 5, 1929, I have appointed the
      following Committee on Order of Business (so-called
      Steering Committee) to serve during the Seventy-first
      Congress:

                              Mr. Goff, Chairman
                              Mr. Vandenberg
                              Mr. Hastings
                              Mr. Frazier
                              Mr. Kean

        Please confer with the Chairman or any member of this
      Committee with reference to any legislation in which you
      may be interested.

                                          Yours very truly,
                                          [signed] James E. Watson.
                                            Chairman.
                                   *    *    *

      Guy D. Goff, Chairman
      Arthur H. Vandenberg
      Daniel O. Hastings
      Lynn J. Frazier
      Hamilton F. Kean
                              United States Senate
                              Majority Committee on
                                Order of Business

                                                            April 11, 1930

      My dear Senator:

        I am instructed by the Committee on Order of Business of
      the Republican Conference to inform you that the
      Committee, at a meeting held on Friday, April 11, 1930,
      made a careful examination of the bills now pending upon
      the Senate Calendar, or which have been ordered reported,
      and suggest that the following bills be made the
      unfinished business of the Senate, in the order listed,
      after disposal of the pending Immigration Bill:

      Calendar No. 316. S. Res. 227, by Mr. Swanson.

        Resolution to amend the Senate rules so as to abolish
        proceedings in Committee of the Whole on bills, joint
        resolutions, and treaties.

      Calendar No. 378. S. 3619, by Mr. Couzens.

        A bill to reorganize the Federal Power Commission.

      Calendar No. 282. S. 3901, by Mr. Bingham.

        A bill to establish a commercial airport for the District
        of Columbia.

      H.R. 10288.

        An act to regulate the transportation of persons in
        interstate and foreign commerce by motor carriers
        operating on the public highways.

      Calendar No. 193. H.R. 6.

        An act to amend the definition of oleomargarine contained
        in the act entitled ``An act defining butter, also
        imposing a tax upon and regulating the manufacture, sale,
        importation, and exportation of oleomargarine,'' approved
        August 2, 1886, as amended.

    It should be understood that appropriation bills, executive sessions,
    and the unanimous consent agreement whereby S. 3059 and S. 3061,
    relative to unemployment, were made special orders for April 15, 1930,
    shall have the right of way.

                                          Sincerely yours,
                                          [signed] Guy D. Goff
                                          Chairman Committee on Order of
                                            Business.
                                   *    *    *

      Guy D. Goff, Chairman
      Arthur H. Vandenberg
      Daniel O. Hastings
      Lynn J. Frazier
      Hamilton F. Kean
                              United States Senate
                              Majority Committee on
                                Order of Business

                                                              May 7, 1930.

      My dear Senator:

        I am instructed by the Committee on Order of Business to
      submit amended suggestions respecting the Senate's program
      of unfinished business.
        The reasons for the suggested change are that two
      measures to which the Committee originally intended to
      give priorities, but which were not on the Calendar when
      our previous list was published, are now available for
      schedule. We are confident that the Senate will desire to
      pass upon them as speedily as possible.
        With these premises in mind, we suggest the following
      amended program:

      Calendar No. 371. S. 3060, by Mr. Wagner.

        A bill to provide for the establishment of a national
        employment system and for cooperation with the States in
        the promotion of such system, and for other purposes.

      Calendar No. 615. H.R. 8574.

        An Act to transfer to the Attorney General certain
        functions in the administration of the national
        prohibition act, to create a Bureau of Prohibition in the
        Department of Justice, and for other purposes.

      Calendar 316. S. Res. 227, by Mr. Swanson.

        Resolution to amend the Senate rules so as to abolish
        proceedings in Committee of the Whole on bills, joint
        resolutions, and treaties.

      S.J. Res. 161, by Mr. Couzens.

        Joint resolution to suspend the authority of the
        Interstate Commerce Commission to approve consolidations
        or unifications of railway properties.

      Calendar No. 378. S. 3619, by Mr. Couzens.

        A bill to reorganize the Federal Power Commission.

      Calendar No. 193. H.R. 6.

        An act to amend the definition of oleomargarine contained
        in the act entitled ``An act defining butter, also
        imposing a tax upon and regulating the manufacture, sale,
        importation, and exportation of oleomargarine,'' approved
        August 2, 1886, as amended.

      Calendar No. 419. H.R. 9592.

        An act to amend sec. 407 of the merchant marine act, 1928.

        It is understood that all of these suggestions are subordinate to
      appropriation bills, to the tariff bill, and to the London treaty
      whenever any of these measures may seek consideration.

        Respectfully yours,

                                          [signed] A.H. Vandenberg
                                          Acting Chairman Committee on Order
                                          of
                                            Business.
                                   *    *    *

      Guy D. Goff, Chairman
      Arthur H. Vandenberg
      Daniel O. Hastings
      Lynn J. Frazier
      Hamilton F. Kean
                              United States Senate
                              Majority Committee on
                                Order of Business

                                                             May 20, 1930.

      My Dear Senator:

        The Senate has completed consideration of most of the
      bills previously suggested. A number of important
      measures, which deserve priorities, are not yet out of
      their Committees. In order not to prejudice these
      priorities, we confine the present list to only three
      additional bills. This will preserve continuity and yet
      should not hinder the consideration of this other
      legislation as soon as it can be reached. We take the
      liberty of suggesting the following program:

      Calendar No. 193. H.R. 6.

        An act to amend the definition of oleomargarine contained
        in the act entitled ``An act defining butter, also
        imposing a tax upon and regulating the manufacture, sale,
        importation, and exportation of oleomargarine,'' approved
        August 2, 1886, as amended.

      Calendar No. 419. H.R. 9592.

        An act to amend sec. 407 of the merchant marine act, 1928.

      Calendar No. 21. S. 1133, by Mr. McNary.

        A bill to amend sec. 8 of the act entitled ``An act for
        preventing the manufacture, sale, or transportation of
        adulterated or misbranded or poisonous or deleterious
        foods, drugs, medicines, and liquors, and for regulating
        traffic therein, and for other purposes,'' approved June
        30, 1906, as amended.

      Calendar No. 636. S. 4205, by Mr. Hawes.

        A bill to amend par. (6) of sec. 5 of the interstate
        commerce act, as amended.

      Calendar No. 368. S. 255, by Mr. Jones.

        A bill for the promotion of the health and welfare of
        mothers and infants, and for other purposes.

        It is understood that all of these suggestions are subordinate to
      appropriation bills, to the tariff bill, and to the London treaty
      whenever any of these measures may seek consideration.

                                          Respectfully yours,
                                          [signed] A.H. Vandenberg
                                          Acting Chairman Committee on Order
                                          of
                                            Business.
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                                                              [May 26, 1930]

    MAY 26, 1930
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                  May 26, 1930

    The Conference was called to order by its Chairman, Senator Watson, in
    the Marble Room of the Senate at 10 o'clock a.m., pursuant to call.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Allen, Baird, Bingham, Blaine, Couzens, Deneen, Fess, Gillett,
      Glenn, Goff, Goldsborough, Greene, Hale, Hebert, Johnson, Jones, Kean,
      Keyes, McCulloch, McNary, Metcalf, Norbeck, Norris, Oddie, Patterson,
      Phipps, Reed, Robinson (Indiana), Robsion, Schall, Shortridge, Smoot,
      Steiwer, Sullivan, Thomas (Idaho), Townsend, Vandenberg, Walcott, and
      Watson.

      Total 39, a quorum being present.

    A general discussion was had with reference to the procedure upon the
    pending legislation.

    The Conference then adjourned.

                                                     [signed] Frederick Hale

                                                                  Secretary.
                                   *    *    *

      Guy D. Goff, Chairman
      Arthur H. Vandenberg
      Daniel O. Hastings
      Lynn J. Frazier
      Hamilton F. Kean
                              United States Senate
                              Majority Committee on
                                Order of Business

                                                          January 7, 1931.

      My dear Senator:

        I am instructed by the Committee on Order of Business of
      the Republican Conference to inform you that the
      Committee, at a meeting held on January 7, 1931, made an
      examination of the bills now pending on the Senate
      Calendar, and suggest that the following bills be made the
      unfinished business of the Senate in the order listed,
      after the disposal of the pending Maternity Bill:

      Calendar No. 747. Sen. Bill 3344, by Mr. Howell.

        A bill supplementing the national prohibition act for the
        District of Columbia.

      Calendar No. 1232. H.R. 6603.

        An act to provide for a shorter work week for postal
        employees, and for other purposes.

      Calendar No. 1227. H.R. 13518.

        An act granting pensions and increase of pensions to
        certain soldiers and sailors of the Civil War and certain
        widows and dependent children of soldiers and sailors of
        said war.

      Calendar No. 794. Sen. Bill 3822, by Mr. Hawes and Mr.
      Cutting.

        A bill to provide for the withdrawal of the sovereignty of
        the United States over the Philippine Islands and for the
        recognition of their independence, etc.

        It should be understood that all of these suggestions are
      subordinate to appropriation bills, conference reports, and executive
      business.

                                          Sincerely yours,
                                          [signed] Guy D. Goff.
                                          Chairman Committee on Order of
                                            Business.
                            ------------------------

                                                          [February 9, 1931]

    FEBRUARY 9, 1931
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                February 9, 1931

    The Conference was called to order in the Marble Room of the Senate at
    11 o'clock a.m., by the Chairman, Senator Watson, pursuant to call.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Bingham, Capper, Carey, Couzens, Dale, Davis, Deneen, Fess,
      Frazier, Gillett, Glenn, Goff, Gould, Hale, Jones, Kean, McMaster,
      McNary, Morrow, Moses, Norbeck, Nye, Oddie, Partridge, Patterson,
      Phipps, Reed, Robinson (Indiana), Schall, Shortridge, Smoot, Thomas
      (Idaho), Townsend, Vandenberg, Walcott, Waterman, and Watson.

      Total 37, a quorum being present.

      Messrs. Hebert, Steiwer, and Norris entered later.

    The Chairman, Senator Watson, appealed to all Republican Senators to
    keep in constant attendance during the balance of the session.

    Veterans bonus legislation came up for informal discussion.
    The letter of Secretary Hyde to Representative Wood, in regard to relief
    measures, was also informally discussed.
    The Conference, on motion made and carried, agreed that the patronage of
    Senators whose terms of office expire on March 4, 1931, shall continue
    until the organization of the next Congress.
    The Conference then adjourned.

                                                     [signed] Frederick Hale

                                                                  Secretary.
                       Seventy-second Congress (1931-1933)

      [Editor's Note: The worsening depression affected the 1930
    congressional election, in which the Republicans' Senate majority
    slipped to a precarious single vote, 48 Republicans, 47 Democrats, and
    one Farmer-Labor member. The Republicans' situation was made more
    insecure because twelve of the party members were progressive
    Republicans. Recognizing that they held the balance of power, these
    senators flexed their political muscle, refusing to vote for
    conservative New Hampshire Senator George Moses as president pro
    tempore. The effect of this obstruction, however, was simply that Moses,
    who already held the post, continued to serve throughout the Congress
    without a vote being taken. In the House, where the election results
    were 217 to 217, the Democrats were able to organize the body due to the
    deaths of some Republican members.
      President Hoover tried various methods to ease the depression. At his
    urging, Congress passed legislation establishing the Reconstruction
    Finance Corporation to provide loans to financial institutions, an act
    to expand credit, and the Federal Home Loan Bank Act, designed to reduce
    foreclosures. Still, banks across the country continued to fail. In June
    1932 the Bonus Army marched on Washington, as World War I veterans
    sought immediate cash payment of the promised government bonus, but the
    Senate refused to agree to the House-passed legislation. A month later,
    President Hoover used federal troops to remove the remaining veterans
    from government property.
      The Republican Conference minutes reflect none of this activity,
    however, as the Conference met only once at the beginning of the
    Congress to elect its officers and handle organizational matters.]
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                                                          [December 4, 1931]

    DECEMBER 4, 1931
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                December 4, 1931

    The Conference was called to order at 10:30 a.m., in the Marble Room of
    the Senate, pursuant to call, by the Chairman, Senator Watson.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Austin, Barbour, Bingham, Capper, Carey, Couzens, Dale, Davis,
      Dickinson, Fess, Glenn, Goldsborough, Hale, Hastings, Hatfield,
      Hebert, Johnson, Jones, Kean, McNary, Oddie, Patterson, Reed, Robinson
      (Indiana), Smoot, Steiwer, Thomas (Idaho), Townsend, Vandenberg,
      Walcott, Waterman, Watson, and White.

      Total 33, a quorum being present.

      Messrs. Schall and Shortridge entered after the roll call.

    Senator Smoot nominated Senator Watson of Indiana to be Chairman of the
    Conference and Floor Leader, and he was unanimously chosen.

    Senator Hebert nominated Senator Hale of Maine to be Secretary of the
    Conference, and he was unanimously chosen.
    On motion, made and carried, the Chairman was authorized to appoint a
    Whip; and forthwith appointed Senator Fess.
    On motion, made and carried, the Chairman was authorized to appoint a
    Committee on Committees; and forthwith announced the following
    appointments:
                             COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES
                                  72nd Congress

        McNary, Chairman
        Moses
        Smoot
        Reed
        Oddie
        Nye
        Bingham
        Capper
        Hastings

    On motions, made and carried, the Chairman was authorized to appoint a
    Committee on Order of Business, and also a Committee on Patronage. The
    Chairman indicated he would make the appointments at a later time.
    The Alabama contested election case and the administration of the oath
    to Mr. Bankhead was discussed but no action was taken thereon.
    The Conference then adjourned.

                                                     [signed] Frederick Hale

                                                                  Secretary.
                                   *    *    *
                              United States Senate
                           Conference of the Majority

                                                         December 10, 1931

      My Dear Senator:

        Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Republican
      Conference of December 4, 1931, I have appointed the
      following Committee on Patronage to serve during the
      Seventy-second Congress:

          Mr. Bingham, Chairman
          Mr. Steiwer [crossed out]
          Mr. Hastings
          Mr. Thomas [handwritten insert]
        Yours very truly,

                                          [signed] James E. Watson
                                            Chairman.

        [handwritten note] Note: Mr. Steiwer retired and Senator
      Watson appointed Senator Thomas (Idaho), February 1932.
                                   *    *    *

      James E. Watson
      Chairman
                              United States Senate
                           Conference of the Majority

                                                        December 10, 1931.

      My dear Senator:

        Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Republican
      Conference of December 4, 1931, I have appointed the
      following Committee on Order of Business (so-called
      Steering Committee) to serve during the Seventy-second
      Congress:

          Mr. Vandenberg, Chairman
          Mr. Hastings
          Mr. Frazier
          Mr. Kean
          Mr. Steiwer

        Please confer with the Chairman or any member of this
      Committee with reference to any legislation in which you
      may be interested.

                                          Yours very truly,
                                          [signed] James E. Watson.
                                            Chairman.
                                   *    *    *

    Note: The Republican Committee on Committees made their assignments
    directly to the Senate on December 14, 1931 without taking them to a
    Republican Conference for Approval.
                                   *    *    *

      James E. Watson
      Chairman
                              United States Senate
                           Conference of the Majority

                                                         January 19, 1932.

      My dear Senator:

        I wish to advise you that I have appointed the following
      members to constitute the Republican Senatorial Campaign
      Committee:

          Mr. Hatfield, Chairman
          Mr. Hebert, Vice Chairman
          Mr. Patterson
          Mr. Robinson, Indiana
          Mr. Goldsborough
          Mr. Kean
          Mr. Carey
          Mr. Dickinson

                                          Yours very truly,
                                          [signed] James E. Watson
                                            Chairman.
                       Seventy-third Congress (1933-1935)

      [Editor's Note: The 1932 election that brought Franklin D. Roosevelt
    to the presidency also swept Democrats into control of Congress. In the
    Senate, Republicans had just 36 members to 59 Democrats and one Farmer-
    Labor member, while the House had 310 Democrats to only 117 Republicans
    and 5 independents.
      During the first Hundred Days of the New Deal, the Republican
    Conference met frequently to discuss such pending measures to fight the
    depression as the Economy Act, the Agricultural Adjustment Act, the
    Glass-Steagall Banking Act, and the National Industrial Recovery Act.
    Congress also agreed to the president's decision to take the nation off
    the gold standard. During the second session of the Congress, from
    January to June 1934, the Conference continued to discuss proposed New
    Deal legislation, including the labor disputes joint resolution that
    established the National Labor Relations Board.]
                            ------------------------

                                                             [March 7, 1933]

    MARCH 7, 1933
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                  March 7, 1933

    The Conference was called to order at 10:30 a.m., in the Minority
    Conference Room, 335 Senate Office Building, by the Vice Chairman,
    Senator McNary, pursuant to call.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Austin, Capper, Carey, Couzens, Davis, Dickinson, Fess,
      Goldsborough, Hale, Hastings, Hebert, Kean, Keyes, McNary, Norbeck,
      Nye, Patterson, Reed, Robinson (Indiana), Steiwer, Vandenberg,
      Walcott, and White.

      Total present 23, absent 13.

    Senator Reed nominated Senator McNary for Chairman of the Conference and
    Floor Leader for the Minority and he was unanimously chosen.

    Senator McNary thereupon addressed the Conference.
    Senator Fess was nominated for Vice Chairman and Assistant Floor Leader
    for the Minority and he was unanimously chosen.
    Senator Hale was nominated for Secretary of the Conference and he was
    unanimously chosen.
    Senator Vandenberg was nominated for President pro tempore and he was
    unanimously chosen.
    Mr. Carl A. Loeffler was nominated for Secretary for the Minority and he
    was unanimously chosen.
    The Chairman was authorized to appoint a Legislative Committee of seven
    to take the place of the Committee on Order of Business.
    The Chairman was authorized to appoint a Committee on Committees.
    The Chairman was authorized to appoint a Committee on Patronage.
    The Chairman was authorized to appoint a Whip.
    The Committee on Legislation was authorized to examine and watch the
    calendar.
    The Chairman, Mr. McNary, named the following Senators to constitute the
    Committee on Committees:
                             COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES
                                  73d Congress

        Reed, Chairman
        Nye
        Capper
        Hastings
        Couzens
        Steiwer
        Hebert
        Patterson
        Carey

    The Conference then recessed until eleven o'clock the following morning,
    March 8, 1933.

                                                     [signed] Frederick Hale

                                                                  Secretary.
                            ------------------------

                                                             [March 8, 1933]

    MARCH 8, 1933
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                  March 8, 1933
                                 (After recess)

    The Chairman called the Conference to order at 11:00 a.m., in the
    Minority Conference Room, 335 Senate Office Building.
    The roll was not called but the following Senators were observed to be
    present by the Secretary:

      Messrs. Austin, Capper, Carey, Couzens, Dale, Davis, Dickinson, Fess,
      Hale, Kean, Keyes, McNary, Norbeck, Nye, Patterson, Reed, Robinson
      (Indiana), Steiwer, Vandenberg, Walcott, and White.

    The Chairman appointed the Committee on Patronage as follows:
                             COMMITTEE ON PATRONAGE
                                  73d Congress

        Metcalf, Chairman
        Keyes
        Frazier

    The Chairman also appointed the Committee on Legislation as follows:
                            COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION
                                  73d Congress

        Vandenberg, Chairman
        Hale
        Johnson
        Robinson (Indiana)
        Goldsborough
        Hatfield
        Townsend
        Dickinson
        Austin

    Senator Reed, the Chairman, presented the report of the Committee on
    Committees, and it was agreed to in the form appended to these minutes.
    The Chairman announced the appointment of Senator Hebert to act as Whip.
    The Conference then adjourned.

                                                     [signed] Frederick Hale

                                                                  Secretary.
                                   *    *    *
                              (Confidential No. 2)
                        STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE
                             Seventy-third Congress
                 (To be Submitted to the Republican Conference)

    On Agriculture and Forestry (11-8)

      Messrs. NORRIS, MCNARY, CAPPER, NORBECK, FRAZIER, HATFIELD,
      CUTTING; SHIPSTEAD. 1
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
      \1\ [Senator Shipstead was a member of the Farmer-Labor party.]
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    On Appropriations (14-9)

      Messrs. HALE, KEYES, NYE, STEIWER, NORBECK, DALE, DICKINSON,
      TOWNSEND, CAREY.

    To Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (3-2)

      Messrs. FESS, TOWNSEND.

    On Banking and Currency  (12-8)

      Messrs. NORBECK, GOLDSBOROUGH, TOWNSEND, WALCOTT, CAREY,
      COUZENS, STEIWER, KEAN.

    On Civil Service (6-4)

      Messrs. DALE, KEAN, WHITE, PATTERSON.

    On Claims (7-6)

      Messrs. CAPPER, HOWELL, TOWNSEND, WHITE, WALCOTT, AUSTIN.

    On Commerce (12-8)

      Messrs. MCNARY, JOHNSON, DALE, NYE, VANDENBERG, PATTERSON,
      HOWELL, WHITE.

    On the District of Columbia (9-6)

      Messrs. CAPPER, KEAN, CAREY, AUSTIN, DAVIS, COUZENS.

    On Education and Labor (8-5)

      Messrs. BORAH, METCALF, WALCOTT, LA FOLLETTE, Jr., DAVIS.

    On Enrolled Bills (2-1)

      Mr. VANDENBERG.

    On Expenditures in the Executive Departments (4-3)

      Messrs. HASTINGS, KEAN, GOLDSBOROUGH.

    On Finance (13-7)

      Messrs. REED, COUZENS, KEYES, LA FOLLETTE, Jr., METCALF,
      HASTINGS, WALCOTT.

    On Foreign Relations (14-9)

      Messrs. BORAH, JOHNSON, CAPPER, REED, FESS, LA FOLLETTE,
      Jr., VANDENBERG, ROBINSON, Ind.; SHIPSTEAD.

    On Immigration (8-6)

      Messrs. JOHNSON, KEYES, REED, NYE, HATFIELD, PATTERSON.

    On Indian Affairs (8-5)

      Messrs. FRAZIER, SCHALL, LA FOLLETTE, Jr., STEIWER, NORBECK.

    On Interoceanic Canals (5-3)

      Messrs. SCHALL, HEBERT, BARBOUR.

    On Interstate Commerce (12-8)

      Messrs. COUZENS, FESS, HOWELL, METCALF, KEAN, HASTINGS,
      HATFIELD, WHITE.

    On Irrigation and Reclamation (11-6)

      Messrs. MCNARY, JOHNSON, HOWELL, TOWNSEND, CAREY, CUTTING.

    On the Judiciary (11-7)

      Messrs. BORAH, NORRIS, ROBINSON, Ind., HASTINGS, HEBERT,
      SCHALL, AUSTIN.

    On the Library (6-4)

      Messrs. FESS, HOWELL, NORBECK, BARBOUR.

    On Manufactures (8-5)

      Messrs. MCNARY, METCALF, LA FOLLETTE, Jr., CUTTING, BARBOUR.

    On Military Affairs (10-7)

      Messrs. REED, CUTTING, PATTERSON, CAREY, DICKINSON, AUSTIN,
      BARBOUR.

    On Mines and Mining (8-5)

      Messrs. ROBINSON, Ind., FRAZIER, PATTERSON, HATFIELD, DAVIS.

    On Naval Affairs (10-7)

      Messrs. HALE, METCALF, GOLDSBOROUGH, KEAN, DAVIS, KEYES,
      JOHNSON.

    On Patents (4-3)

      Messrs. NORRIS, GOLDSBOROUGH, HEBERT.

    On Pensions (6-4)

      Messrs. SCHALL, FRAZIER, ROBINSON, Ind.; SHIPSTEAD.

    On Post Offices and Post Roads  (11-8)

      Messrs. DALE, SCHALL, FRAZIER, HEBERT, CAPPER, LA FOLLETTE,
      Jr., BARBOUR, DAVIS.

    On Printing (4-3)

      Messrs. VANDENBERG, DICKINSON; SHIPSTEAD.

    On Privileges and Elections (11-6)

      Messrs. HASTINGS, HEBERT, AUSTIN, GOLDSBOROUGH, WALCOTT,
      DICKINSON.

    On Public Buildings and Grounds  (8-6)

      Messrs. KEYES, FESS, DICKINSON, AUSTIN, BARBOUR; SHIPSTEAD.

    On Public Lands and Surveys (9-6)

      Messrs. NORBECK, DALE, NYE, CUTTING, STEIWER, CAREY.

    On Rules (8-5)

      Messrs. HALE, DALE, REED, STEIWER, HEBERT.

    On Territories and Insular Affairs (10-7)

      Messrs. JOHNSON, ROBINSON, Ind., NYE, METCALF, VANDENBERG,
      CUTTING, MCNARY.
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                                                            [March 13, 1933]

    MARCH 13, 1933
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                 March 13, 1933

    The Conference was called to order by the Chairman at 10:30 a.m., in the
    Minority Conference Room, 335 Senate Office Building, pursuant to call.
    The roll was not called but the Secretary noted the presence of the
    following Senators:

      Messrs. Austin, Barbour, Capper, Dale, Dickinson, Fess, Goldsborough,
      Hale, Hastings, Hebert, Kean, Keyes, McNary, Metcalf, Norbeck,
      Patterson, Reed, Steiwer, Townsend, Vandenberg, Walcott, and White.

    Senate bill 233, To maintain the credit of the United States Government
    (so-called economy bill) was informally discussed, after which,
    The Conference adjourned.

                                                     [signed] Frederick Hale

                                                                  Secretary.

    Copy of S. 233 is hereto appended.
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                                 Calendar No. 1
                                     Senate

      73d Congress
                               Report
      1st Session
                                  No. 1
                   MAINTENANCE OF CREDIT OF THE UNITED STATES
         March 9 (calendar day, March 11), 1933.--Ordered to be printed

    Mr. Harrison, from the Committee on Finance, submitted the following
                                     REPORT
                              (To accompany S. 233)

    The Committee on Finance, to whom was referred the bill (S. 233) to
    maintain the credit of the United States Government, having considered
    the same, report favorably thereon with a recommendation that the bill
    do pass with amendments.
                                     Title I

    Section 1 of Title I of the bill authorizes the payment of pensions
    subject to such requirements and limitations as the President by
    regulation may prescribe and within the limitations of appropriations
    made by the Congress to the following classes of persons:
    (1) Any person who served in the active military or naval service and
    who is disabled as a result of disease or injury or aggravation of a
    preexisting disease or injury incurred in line of duty in such service.
    (2) Any person who served in the active military or naval service during
    the Spanish-American War including the Boxer rebellion and the
    Philippine insurrection or the World War and who is permanently disabled
    as a result of wound or disease.
    (3) The widow, child or children, dependent mother or father, of any
    person who dies as a result of disease or injury incurred or aggravated
    in line of duty in the active military or naval service.
    (4) The widow and/or child of any deceased person who served in the
    active military or naval service during the Spanish-American War
    including the Boxer rebellion and the Philippine insurrection.
    For the purposes of pensions for nonservice-connected disabilities only
    those veterans of the World War who served prior to November 11, 1918,
    are included.
    This section prescribes the class of persons serving for the specified
    periods who may be paid a pension, but does not create any rights to
    pensions except in accordance with the regulations to be issued by the
    President.
    Section 2. of Title I of the bill prescribes the minimum and maximum
    monthly rate of pension which may be paid. The minimum for disability is
    $6 per month and the maximum for disability is $275 a month. The minimum
    disability payable as a result of death is $12 per month and the maximum
    is $75 per month. The minimum and maximum rates specified are those now
    in effect. Within the limits of these minimum and maximum rates the
    President is authorized by regulation to prescribe the rates payable to
    the different classes of veterans specified and the dependents of such
    veterans.
    Section 3 of Title I of the bill authorizes the President to prescribe
    the minimum degree of disability and such higher degrees of disability,
    if any, as in his judgment should be recognized, and authorizes him to
    prescribe the rate of pension payable for each such degree of
    disability. It further authorizes the President in fixing rates of
    pensions for disabilities or deaths to make such differentiation as he
    deems just and equitable in the rates to be paid to veterans of
    different wars and/or their dependents and in the rates to be paid to
    veterans of the same wars but who rendered different types of service.
    Further, the President is authorized to differentiate between the rates
    payable for disabilities and deaths resulting from (1) service-connected
    injuries or diseases incurred in war-time service; (2) those resulting
    from service-connected diseases or injuries incurred in peace-time
    service; (3) those resulting from nonservice-connected diseases or
    injuries. The principles applicable in the differentiation of rates to
    be paid to the different classes of veterans as well as any other
    differentiations which the President may deem just and equitable also
    may be applied to the widows of the different classes of veterans.
    Section 4 of Title I of the bill authorizes the President by regulation
    to prescribe the date of the beginning and of the termination of the
    period of each war subsequent to the Civil War which may, for the
    purpose of this act, be deemed war-time service. Under this provision
    the President may differentiate between actual war-time service and
    actual peace-time service during technical periods of warfare. This
    section further authorizes the President by regulation to specify the
    required number of days of war or peace-time service before a veteran
    shall be entitled to pension, prescribe the time limit for filing of
    claims for each class of veterans and their dependents, the nature and
    extent of proofs and presumptions for each class and any other
    requirements as to entitlement to pension as he shall deem equitable and
    just. Under this provision the President may prescribe that persons with
    certain incomes shall not be entitled to pensions or that certain types
    of discharges from the service under honorable conditions may be
    required, or any other requirement or condition which he deems equitable
    and just. The President is further authorized to prescribe such
    conditions or requirements for the veterans of different wars and their
    dependents and for veterans of the same wars or the same peace-time
    service, where in his judgment conditions warrant such differentiation.
    Section 5 of Title I of the bill makes the decisions of the
    Administrator of Veterans' Affairs under the regulations to be issued by
    the President final and conclusive on all questions of law and fact and
    not reviewable by any other official of the United States or the courts.
    Section 6 of Title I of the bill authorizes under such limitations as
    may be prescribed by the President and within the limitations of
    existing Veterans' Administration facilities to furnish to veterans of
    any war, including the Boxer rebellion and the Philippine Insurrection,
    domiciliary care where they are suffering with permanent disabilities
    and medical and hospital treatment for diseases or injuries incurred or
    aggravated in line of duty in the active military or naval service. This
    section does not authorize as does the existing law the hospitalization
    of veterans suffering with nonservice-connected disabilities nor
    domiciliary care to those suffering with temporary conditions. Further,
    the President may further limit the authorization for hospital treatment
    or domiciliary care.
    Section 7 of Title I of the bill authorizes the administrator, subject
    to the general direction of the President and in accordance with
    regulations to be issued by the President, to administer, execute, and
    enforce the provisions of this title, and for such purpose confers on
    him the same administrative authority and powers as are now provided
    generally in connection with pensions and specifically under the
    administrative provisions of the World War veterans' act, 1924, as
    amended. This section of the bill authorizes no benefits, and merely
    pertains to administration of the measure.
    Section 8 of Title I of the bill authorizes the administrator in
    carrying out the provisions of this title, to delegate authority to
    render decisions to such person or persons as he may find necessary, and
    within limitations of such delegations gives to the decisions of such
    person or persons the same force and effect as though the decisions were
    rendered by the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs. This same provision
    is now contained in the law with reference to the administration of
    claims by veterans, and is obviously necessary when it is considered
    that there are over 1,000,000 allowed claims now being paid, which it
    will be necessary to review under the provisions of this title of the
    bill. This section, however, requires the President to personally
    approve all regulations issued under Title I of the act.
    Section 9 of Title I of the bill requires the filing of claims under
    such regulations, including the provisions for hearing, determination,
    and administrative review, as the President may approve, and limits the
    commencing of payments to the date of application. It further
    specifically provides that when a claim shall have been finally
    disallowed under the regulations to be issued, thereafter such claim may
    not be reopened or allowed. Attention is invited to the fact that under
    the provisions of this section there will be hearings allowed veterans
    and a determination of their claim with at least one administrative
    review before final disallowance. It is further provided in the bill as
    reported that no person entitled to benefits under the bill shall
    participate in the determination of claims for such benefits.
    Section 10 of Title I of the bill amends the emergency officers
    retirement act of May 24, 1928, so that no former officer now on the
    rolls may continue to draw retirement pay unless the disability for
    which he was retired under such act resulted from disease or injury or
    aggravation of a preexisting disease or injury which was incurred in
    line of duty between April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918, and that the
    disease or injury or aggravation of the disease or injury directly
    resulted from the performance of military or naval duty. It is further
    required that such former officer must also meet the requirements of
    such regulations as may be issued under the provisions of this act.
    Under the provisions of this section, it will be necessary for an
    emergency officer, in order to continue to receive retirement pay, to
    show a causative factor arising out of the performance of duty and in
    the line of duty, which resulted in the 30 per cent permanent disability
    for which he has been heretofore retired.
    Section 11 of Title I of the bill provides that all offenses committed
    and all penalties or forfeiture incurred, under the acts which grant
    veterans of the Spanish-American War and the World War compensation,
    pensions, etc., and which are repealed by section 17 of this title, may
    be prosecuted and punished in the same manner and with the same effect
    as if said repeal had not been made. It further provides that any person
    who forfeited right to benefits under any such acts shall not be
    entitled to any benefits under this title.
    Sections 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16 of Title I of the bill reenact and make
    applicable to claims and claimants under Title I of this act the penal
    provisions now contained in existing laws which pertain to claims and
    claimants for pensions and compensation.
    Section 17 of Title I of the bill repeals all laws granting medical or
    hospital treatment, domiciliary care, compensation, pension, disability
    allowance, or retirement pay to veterans and the dependents of veterans
    of the Spanish-American War, including the Boxer rebellion and the
    Philippine insurrection and the World War, also the laws granting
    pensions to former members of the military or naval service for injury
    or disease incurred or aggravated in the line of duty in the military or
    naval service, except in so far as such laws relate to persons who
    served prior to the Spanish-American War and except as to the retirement
    of officers and enlisted men of the Regular Army, Navy, or Marine Corps.
    This section further repeals all laws granting or pertaining to yearly
    renewable term insurance, including the right to institute suit or
    further proceed with suits under section 19, of the World War veterans'
    act, 1924, as amended.
    Payments of compensation, pensions, disability allowance, or retirement
    pay in accordance with the laws repealed are directed to be continued to
    the 1st day of the third calendar month following the month during which
    this act is enacted. The Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, under the
    general direction of the President, is required to review all allowed
    claims under the repealed laws and where any person is found entitled
    under this act, to authorize payment of allowance of benefits in
    accordance with the provisions of this act. It is also provided that no
    new claim shall be required in so far as persons now drawing benefits
    are concerned, whose claims may be reviewed and who may be found
    entitled to benefits under this act.
    It is further provided that payments under contracts of yearly renewable
    term insurance, which matured prior to the date of the enactment of this
    act and under which payments have been commenced, shall continue in
    accordance with the terms of such contracts. No new awards can be made
    or new payments commenced on yearly renewable term insurance under the
    terms of this section. Further adjudications of claims will not be
    permitted and all pending claims and suits are required to be dismissed.
    Under the provisions of this section, payment of benefits under the laws
    existing at the date of repeal are to continue to the first day of the
    third calendar month following date of enactment and new benefits, if
    any, under Title I of this act will commence with the first of the next
    or fourth calendar month following the enactment of Title I of this act.
    In connection with the review required to be made by the Veterans'
    Administration, it is not intended that there shall be a review of each
    claim file where obviously such claims are not allowable under this act
    and regulations issued pursuant thereto. For example, if the President
    should, by regulation, deny to a certain class of veterans pensions
    where they are entitled under existing law and it is known that a
    certain number of veterans fall within the class not provided for, it
    will not be necessary to review the claims files in such cases. However,
    there is no question but that if a man is now drawing disability
    allowance and, upon review of his claim, he is found to be entitled to
    service connection for his disability and eligible under the provisions
    of this act and the regulations issued pursuant thereto, he shall be
    paid the benefits prescribed by this act and the regulations.
    Section 18 of Title I of the bill authorizes a 10 per cent reduction in
    pensions and any other monetary gratuity payable to former members of
    the military or naval forces in wars prior to the Spanish-American War
    for service, age, disease, or injury. It is specifically provided,
    however, that this reduction does not apply to retired pay of officers
    and enlisted men of the Regular Army, Navy, or Marine Corps, as these
    persons are affected by other provisions of this bill, later explained.
    Section 19 of Title I of the bill as reported provides that regulations
    of the President which are in effect at the expiration of two years
    after the date of enactment of this act shall continue in effect until
    Congress, by law, shall otherwise provide.
                                    Title II

    This title provides a method by which readjustment of the compensation
    of officers and employees of the United States is made possible during
    the closing months of the fiscal year 1933 and for the fiscal year 1934.
    It is an emergency and temporary measure. The maximum reduction in
    salaries from the predepression level is 15 per cent, and such
    reductions as may be made are to be computed in accordance with the
    decline in the cost of living. The furlough provisions of the economy
    act of 1932 are repealed.
    Section 1 deals with the persons subject to the provision of the title.
    It excludes persons whose compensation may not, under the Constitution,
    be diminished. However, by section 7, these persons may voluntarily
    subject themselves to the law. It also excludes the Vice President, the
    Speaker, Senators, Representatives, Delegates, and Resident
    Commissioners, as well as all employees of the Senate and House of
    Representatives. Other sections of the bill as reported, however, make
    employees of the Senate and House of Representatives subject to the same
    reduction as other employees of the Government, and provide for the
    temporary reduction of salaries of Senators, Representatives, Delegates,
    and Resident Commissioners, to $8,500 per annum. The effect of the
    section is that all persons not excepted by section 1, who are receiving
    compensation from any branch of the Government, are subjected to the
    provisions of the title. Compensation is broadly defined to include any
    salary, pay, wage, or allowance, except traveling allowances, paid for
    service in any civilian or noncivilian position.
    Section 2 provides the method for computing the reduction in
    compensation which may be made. First, the compensation is computed as
    it would have been computed prior to any salary deductions, including
    those of the furlough plan. The deduction determined in accordance with
    the following section (sec.3) is then applied to the salary so computed.
    Section 3 authorizes the President to determine an index figure of the
    cost of living for the first six months of 1928, which is called the
    base period. This period is taken because it does not represent the
    highest point attained by the cost of living and does represent the
    period during which the pay readjustments contained in the Welch Act
    were made.
    It is thought that by maintaining the purchasing power of the salaries
    paid during that period, the reductions will be no more harsh or
    inconvenient than the necessity of the situation makes inevitable. After
    determining the index figure for the base period, the President is then
    directed to compute an index of the cost of living during the last six
    months of 1932, and for each six months thereafter. The percentage, if
    any, by which the cost of living index for any of these six months
    periods is lower than the index for the base period is the percentage of
    reduction which is made applicable in determining compensation to be
    paid during the following six months period. However, no reduction can
    be made in amount exceeding 15 per cent.
    By this method it is made certain that no reduction will be made in
    excess of 15 per cent, and no reduction of any sort will be made unless
    the President determines that the cost of living has declined since the
    base period. This protects the government employee against reductions in
    pay unaccompanied by any decline in his necessary expenses of living.
    The method employed is generally that which has been and is followed in
    Great Britain. While the system is by no means perfect, it goes far to
    mitigate the hardships of a rigid salary reduction.
    Section 4 repeals those provisions of Part II, legislative appropriation
    act, fiscal year 1933 (generally referred to as the economy act of
    1932), which put into effect the furlough plan, and also repeals those
    provisions of the Treasury and Post Office appropriation act, approved
    March 3, 1933, which continued the furlough plan in effect for the
    fiscal year 1934. There is thus no possibility of a double reduction in
    salary; the present act is in lieu of the furlough plan. This section
    also repeals the provisions suspending annual leave with pay. Section 4
    (e) amends existing law so as to effect a 15 per cent reduction in the
    pay of Senators, Representatives, Delegates, and the Resident
    Commissioners in lieu of the 10 per cent reduction under the existing
    economy act.
    Section 5 continues in effect certain provisions of section 205 of Part
    II of the economy act dealing with the maintenance of the retirement
    fund for Federal employees. Section 6 makes the act applicable to
    corporations, the majority stock of which is owned by the United States.
    Section 7 has already been mentioned. Sections 8 and 9 merely reenact
    provisions of the economy act whch are applicable to this title.
                                    Title III

    This title makes two amendments in those provisions of the Treasury and
    Post Office appropriation act, approved March 3, 1933, which confer
    power upon the President to order reorganizations in the executive
    branch of the Government. Section 407 is amended so that the 60-day
    period during which an executive order must remain inoperative after it
    has been submitted to Congress will not be tolled by an adjournment of
    Congress. It is still necessary that an order be submitted to Congress
    while it is in session and it can not go into effect for 60 days
    thereafter. However, it is highly desirable that reorganizations
    effecting economy in Government expenditures should go into effect for
    as much as possible of the fiscal year 1934.
    These orders can not and should not be prepared hurriedly, and there is
    a possibility under existing law that an adjournment of Congress might
    prevent orders made within the next two months from going into effect
    until 60 days after the 3d day of January, 1934. The law, as amended,
    does not abridge the power of the Congress by legislation to abrogate an
    order of the President, since the date of adjournment is entirely within
    its control.
    The amendments to section 409 are purely perfecting amendments to remove
    any ambiguities in the language of that section. It still strictly
    limits to a period of two years the time within which the President may
    issue his orders.
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                                 Calendar No. 1

      73d Congress
      1st Session
                                     S. 233

                                 (Report No. 1)
                       IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
                     March 9 (calendar day, March 10), 1933

    Mr. Robinson of Arkansas introduced the following bill; which was read
    twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
                     March 9 (calendar day, March 11), 1933
                    Reported by Mr. Harrison, with amendments
                                     A BILL
             To maintain the credit of the United States Government.

      [The 21-page text of the bill as reported appears on page 266 of Vol.
    1 of the original minutes.]
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      73d Congress
      1st Session
                                    H.R. 2820
                       In the Senate of the United States
                                 March 13, 1933

    Read twice and ordered to be printed showing the amendments reported by
    the Committee on Finance to S. 233.
                                     AN ACT
             To maintain the credit of the United States Government.

      [The full 21-page text of the bill appears on page 267 of Vol. 1 of
    the original minutes.]

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                                                             [April 5, 1933]

    APRIL 5, 1933
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                  April 5, 1933

    The Conference was called to order by the Chairman, Senator McNary, at
    10:30 a.m., in the Minority Conference Room, 335 Senate Office Building,
    pursuant to call.
    The roll was not called but the Secretary noted the presence of the
    following Senators:

      Messrs. Austin, Barbour, Carey, Dickinson, Fess, Goldsborough, Hale,
      Hastings, Kean, McNary, Metcalf, Norbeck, Patterson, Reed, Steiwer,
      Townsend, Vandenberg, and Walcott.

    Following an informal discussion of S. 158 (by Mr. Black) to prevent
    interstate commerce in certain commodities and articles produced or
    manufactured in industrial activities in which persons are employed more
    than five days per week or six hours per day.

    The Conference adjourned to meet at 10:30 a.m. on the following day to
    discuss H.R. 3835, an act to relieve the existing national economic
    emergency by increasing agricultural purchasing power, should said bill
    be reported to the Senate during the day.

                                                     [signed] Frederick Hale

                                                                  Secretary.
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                                 Calendar No. 15
                                     SENATE

      73d Congress
                               Report
      1st Session
                               No. 15
             PREVENTING INTERSTATE COMMERCE IN ARTICLES MANUFACTURED
                 BY LABOR EMPLOYED MORE THAN 5 DAYS PER WEEK OR
                                 6 HOURS PER DAY
         March 13 (calendar day, March 30), 1933.--Ordered to be printed
     Mr. Black, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following
                                     REPORT
                              (To accompany S. 158)

    Senate bill 158, is herewith reported favorably by the Senate Judiciary
    Committee, with certain amendments, which will be hereafter set out.
    This is a bill intended to revive languishing interstate commerce in the
    products of mines, factories, and manufacturing establishments
    throughout the Nation. Today interstate commerce is strangled and almost
    paralyzed by reason of an absence of purchasing power on the part of
    many millions of people throughout the land. The overwhelming proportion
    of the customers of American farm, mine, and factory, are American
    workers on farms, in mines, and in factories. Their millions of
    industrial workers without jobs cannot buy goods that make up our
    interstate commerce. Millions of farmers are thus deprived of their
    industrial customers. The channels of interstate commerce are dried up
    throughout the country, because men without jobs cannot buy. It is
    manifest to all who squarely face the facts that our economic structure
    cannot be rehabilitated until our people can work at fair wages and thus
    buy the things they need. It is also self-evident that we can produce
    all we can sell at home and in foreign markets on a shorter workweek and
    workday than we have in force today.
    This report carries with it the belief that our unemployed cannot be put
    to work without reducing the hours of labor; that this reduction has not
    been, and cannot be accomplished by voluntary action on the part of
    employers; that it has not been done by State laws and cannot be done
    with sufficient rapidity to meet the distressing emergency existing
    among our millions of destitute, unemployed, and impoverished citizens.
    Time is vital in meeting this situation. The destruction of our
    interstate and foreign commerce threatens the health, the morale, the
    happiness, the growth, progress, educational opportunities, and home
    life of our whole people. This paralysis of commerce, fostered and
    intensified by the absence of purchasing power of America's unemployed,
    has closed our schools, stunted the growth of children, and imperiled
    our national advancement.
    This committee believes interstate commerce cannot be revived without
    increasing the purchasing power of the people. This makes necessary that
    the income of farmers and industrial workers be increased. It makes
    employment of the unemployed a major objective of any program to reopen
    the channels of interstate commerce upon which today hinges the economic
    soundness of the Nation.
    Congress is given the right to regulate interstate commerce by the
    Constitution. This power was given in order that Congress might
    prescribe the rules necessary to preserve the benefits of commerce to
    all the people. Surely since the foundation of the Government, the right
    of the people to receive the benefits of interstate commerce has never
    been more seriously imperiled than today. The right to regulate, under
    all the decisions, includes the right to protect the people from that
    kind of commerce that produces widespread human misery, destitution,
    sickness, and want. The power to regulate carries with it the right to
    prescribe rules that will save commerce from self-destruction and
    protect all the people from practices of some of the people engaged in
    interstate commerce that destroy commerce itself.
    This measure, unlike the child labor bill, does not merely affect a
    small percentage of American workmen, in order to prevent working
    practices within their State, thought by Congress to be detrimental to
    those individual children working within the States. This bill has a
    broader base and a broader object. It is directed toward interstate
    commerce in its larger aspect. It affects not a small number of
    children, but millions of those engaged in interstate commerce.
    Interstate and foreign commerce have today reached such national
    proportions that the national economic soundness and prosperity depends
    upon its life and vitality. In our trading country if interstate and
    foreign commerce languish, the Nation languishes, and there must
    necessarily result national problems of want, destitution, misery,
    illness, and undernourishment.
    This bill therefore, it is believed comes within the constitutional
    interpretation both of the majority and the minority of the Supreme
    Court in the child labor case.
    Attention is called to the fact, however, that the child labor case was
    decided by a divided court of 5 to 4. Conditions today are different to
    conditions that existed when that case was decided. Laws must be
    interpreted to meet conditions existing when the law is interpreted.
    Our Constitution has been interpreted from time to time to meet new
    situations and conditions that could not have been foreseen by the
    writers of that great document. Its interpretation has made it possible
    to adjust laws written under its terms to fit alike the oxcart and the
    aeroplane; the hand loom and the swift spinning of modern factories.
    Today America faces a sad reality. Hungry and despairing men and women
    have a right to demand that their representatives look at the modern
    situation with modern eyes. If change is needed to cure evils growing
    out of old practices, change must come.
    This bill proposes to try a shorter working day and week in modern
    industrial chaos and confusion for a term of two years. We believe it
    will put more than 6 millions of America's unemployed to work; remove
    them from the rolls of public or private charity; and increase the
    Nation's power to purchase the Nation's goods. Interstate commerce
    cannot live unless this unemployment ceases. It is for the purpose of
    preserving interstate commerce, with its great national benefits that
    this bill is reported. It is to aid in restoring hope and confidence
    throughout the land; to strike against poverty, sickness, misery and
    stunted mental and physical growth, that your committee expresses the
    hope that this measure may be speedily enacted into law and interstate
    commerce revived for the people.
    For the convenience of the committee the bill with committee amendments
    italicized is here set forth.
    In the fourth paragraph of the preamble after the word ``has,'' strike
    out down to and including the word ``burdened,'' and insert, ``brought
    about conditions injuriously affecting.''
    In the fifth paragraph of the preamble strike out the word ``between,''
    and insert the word ``among''; also after the word ``the'' strike out
    the word ``State'' and insert the words ``several States.''
    In line 9, page 2, strike out the colon after the word ``day'' and
    insert a period. Strike out the proviso in lines 9-11.
    At end of the bill add a new section:
    Sec. 3. This act shall not become effective until 30 days after the date
    of its enactment, and it shall not apply to commodities or articles
    produced or manufactured prior to the date it becomes effective, and
    this act shall remain in force for two years after the date it becomes
    effective.
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                                 Calendar No. 15

      73d Congress
      1st Session
                                     S. 158
                                 (Report No. 14)
                       IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
                     March 9 (calendar day, March 10), 1933

    Mr. Black introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
    referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
                     March 13 (calendar day, March 30), 1933
                     Reported by Mr. Black, with amendments
                                     A BILL

    To prevent interstate commerce in certain commodities and articles
    produced or manufactured in industrial activities in which persons are
    employed more than five days per week or six hours per day.
      [The full 3-page text of S-158 appears on page 270 of Vol. 1 of the
    original minutes.]
                            ------------------------

                                                             [April 6, 1933]

    APRIL 6, 1933
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                  April 6, 1933

    The Conference was called to order by the Chairman, Senator McNary, at
    10:30 a.m., in the Minority Conference Room, 335 Senate Office Building,
    pursuant to call.
    The roll was not called but the Secretary noted the presence of the
    following Senators:

      Messrs. Austin, Barbour, Carey, Dickinson, Fess, Frazier,
      Goldsborough, Hale, Hastings, Hebert, Kean, Keyes, McNary, Metcalf,
      Nye, Patterson, Schall, Steiwer, Townsend, Vandenberg, Walcott, and
      White.

    Calendar No. 17, H.R. 3835 to relieve the existing national economic
    emergency by increasing agricultural purchasing power, was informally
    discussed, after which the Conference adjourned to meet at 10:30 a.m.
    the next day to further discuss the said bill, and also the Carey
    substitute for the same.

                                                     [signed] Frederick Hale

                                                                   Secretary
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                                 Calendar No. 17
                                     SENATE

      73d Congress
                               Report
      1st Session
                               No. 16
                RELIEVE THE EXISTING NATIONAL ECONOMIC EMERGENCY
                   BY INCREASING AGRICULTURAL PURCHASING POWER
         March 13 (calendar day, April 5), 1933.--Ordered to be printed
    Mr. Smith, from the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, submitted the
                                    following
                                     REPORT
                            (To accompany H.R. 3835)

    The bill as reported is practically the same as the bill that came from
    the House, with, perhaps, the important amendment eliminating sheep and
    cattle from the enumerated farm commodities that are so enumerated in
    the House text.
    This bill, with the exception of part 1, title 1, was drafted by the
    Department of Agriculture and is practically unchanged from the bill as
    presented to Congress. Considerable hearings were had by the Senate
    committee, but on account of the desire of the administration that no
    change be made the bill is presented to the Senate in practically an
    unchanged form except that there is added to it title 3 which gives an
    alternative to what is known as title 2. Both title 2 and title 3
    attempt to lay down a principle by which the price of farm products may
    be raised.
    Title 4 is the farm-mortgage plan which has been attached to this bill,
    as it pertains to farm relief. I think it well to set forth here the
    message of the President that accompanied the presentation of the bill
    to Congress:

      At the same time that you and I are joining in emergency
      action to bring order to our banks, and to make our regular
      Federal expenditures balance our income, I deem it of equal
      importance to take other and simultaneous steps without
      waiting for a later meeting of the Congress.
      One of these is of definite, constructive importance to our
      economic recovery.
      It relates to agriculture and seeks to increase the
      purchasing power of our farmers and the consumption of
      articles manufactured in our industrial communities; and at
      the same time greatly to relieve the pressure of farm
      mortgages and to increase the asset value of farm loans made
      by our banking institutions.
      Deep study and the joint counsel of many points of view have
      produced a measure which offers great promise of good
      results. I tell you frankly that it is a new and untrod
      path, but I tell you with equal frankness that an
      unprecedented condition calls for the trial of new means to
      rescue agriculture.
      If a fair administrative trial of it is made and it does not
      produce the hoped-for results I shall be the first to
      acknowledge it and advise you.
      The proposed legislation is necessary now for the simple
      reason that the spring crops will soon be planted and if we
      wait for another month or 6 weeks, the effect on the prices
      of this year's crops will be wholly lost.
      Furthermore, by action at this time the United States will
      be in a better position to discuss problems affecting world
      crop surpluses at the proposed world economic conference.

    Part 1, title 1 of the bill is that which was passed at the last session
    of Congress and was not signed by President Hoover. This part provides
    that cotton financed wholly or in part by the Government and now under
    control of the Federal Government shall be sold to the Secretary of
    Agriculture who is directed to sell on time this cotton to cotton
    farmers at the present market price in lieu of their producing a like
    amount in 1933. This cotton thus sold to the farmers and held by the
    Secretary of Agriculture in trust for them is to be disposed of by March
    1, 1935. After deduc[t]ing costs to the Government, the profits, if any,
    are to be given to the farmer who has contracted to receive this cotton
    and reduce production. The purpose of the plan is to reduce the surplus
    and at the same time and under the same contract to reduce production,
    the inducement to the farmer being that he gets, below the cost of
    production, what cotton he takes from the Government, and by reducing
    his production to a like extent he stands a chance of getting an
    advanced price on what he does produce and what he takes from the
    Government.
    Part 2 is complex. This title, as said before, was prepared by the
    Department of Agriculture and was introduced as prepared for
    consideration of the House of Representatives and the Senate. There are
    two principles involved in part 2, namely, the leasing of land by the
    Government to reduce production, and the other the so-called allotment
    plan to increase prices by taxing the processer of the raw material.
    The first principle, the leasing of the lands, is a proposal that the
    Government is to pay the owner for the land thus leased. It is not
    clearly defined in the bill what shall be the character of the land thus
    leased but it is to be assumed that the Secretary of Agriculture in
    leasing these lands shall lease such land of such a productive nature as
    would by removal from production decrease properly the production of the
    commodities sought to be reduced. In order to obtain funds to pay the
    farmer for lands thus leased, it is proposed under the leasing provision
    of this part to levy and collect what is known as a processing tax from
    the processer of farm products which tax shall be regulated by the
    Secretary of Agriculture to such amounts as shall be necessary to pay
    for lands thus leased.
    The owner of the land is to be allowed to plant on these leased lands
    such crops as do not enter into market competition with other staple
    agricultural crops. The owner, however, can plant such crops if they are
    for his individual or farm use. The amount of the land estimated to be
    under cultivation in America is 350,000,000 acres. It has been suggested
    that the amount necessary to be leased or taken out of cultivation in
    order to bring about the proper reduction in production would be 50 or
    60 million acres. Therefore, the aggregate amount of taxes to be levied
    and collected from the processer would be an amount sufficient to pay
    rent on this amount of land. Just what amount would be the rental per
    acre is not specified in the bill.
    The second principle is what is known as the allotment plan. This plan
    provides that there should be a tax levied and collected on the
    processor sufficient to bring the price of the farm products
    domestically consumed up to a parity that existed between farm prices
    and the price of the commodities that the farmer has to buy, between
    1909 and 1914. This tax levied and collected from the processer shall be
    added to the price that the farmer is now receiving for his products,
    thus giving him for that part of his products domestically consumed a
    price representing the parity that existed between what he sold and what
    he bought between 1909 and 1914. To illustrate, if cotton during the
    period selected for parity would bring him 12-1/2 cents per pound, a tax
    would be levied upon the processor which, when levied and collected and
    added to the present current price of cotton, would bring the price on
    cotton domestically consumed up to 12-1/2 cents per pound, the
    exportable surplus, of course, to be disposed of at the world's price
    for cotton. The present price of cotton is around 6 cents per pound,
    therefore, the ultimate tax upon the processor would be around 6 cents
    per pound, or $30 per bale for cotton that is domestically consumed.
    In the case of wheat the same principle is applied and also to all the
    commodities enumerated and contained in this bill. This is the purpose
    of this proposed legislation as it pertains to the allotment plan. This
    plan, however, provides that in levying and collecting this tax to
    attain the parity price, due regard shall be given to the consumption of
    the product. The Secretary of Agriculture is given the power to alter
    such tax from time to time as he may deem proper to meet the effect that
    the tax may have upon the consumption of the commodity. He is to take
    into consideration the effect that such a tax upon the given commodity
    may have in increasing the consumption of competing commodities as well.
    To effectuate the principles of the allotment plan the Secretary of
    Agriculture is empowered to enter into market agreements with processors
    and associations of producers and other agencies engaged in the handling
    in the current of interstate and foreign commerce of any agricultural
    commodity or product thereof after due notice and opportunity for
    hearing to interested parties. He is also authorized at his discretion:

      (3) To issue licenses permitting processors, associations of
      producers, and other agencies to engage in the handling, in
      the current of interstate or foreign commerce, of any basic
      agricultural commodity, or product thereof, or any competing
      agricultural commodity or product thereof. Such licenses
      shall be subject to such terms and conditions, not in
      conflict with existing acts of Congress or regulations
      pursuant thereto, as may be necessary to eliminate unfair
      practices or charges that prevent or tend to prevent the
      effectuation of the declared policy and the restoration of
      normal economic conditions in the marketing of such
      commodities or products and the financing thereof. The
      Secretary of Agriculture may suspend or revoke any such
      license, after due notice and opportunity for hearing, for
      violations of the terms or conditions thereof. Any agency
      engaged in such handling without a license as required by
      the Secretary under this section shall be subject to a fine
      of not more than $1,000 for each day during which the
      violation continues.
      (4) To require any licensee under this section to furnish
      such reports as to quantities of agricultural commodities or
      products thereof bought and sold and the prices thereof, and
      as to trade practices and charges, and to keep such systems
      of accounts, as may be necessary for the purpose of this
      act.
      The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized, with the
      approval of the President, to make such regulations with the
      force and effect of law as may be necessary to carry out the
      powers vested in him by this act.
      Still further quoting:
      The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to make such
      regulations as may be necessary to carry out the powers
      vested in him by this act, including regulations, with the
      force and effect of law establishing conversion, factors for
      any commodity and article processed therefrom to determine
      the amount of tax imposed with respect thereto, and defining
      processing with respect to any commodity.
      The action of any officer, employee, or agent in determining
      the amount of and in making any rental or benefit payment
      shall not be subject to review by an officer of the
      Government other than the Secretary of Agriculture and the
      Secretary of the Treasury.

    The bill provides that the Secretary of Agriculture may appoint such
    officers and employees subject to the provisions of the Classification
    Act of 1923 and acts amendatory thereof and such experts as are
    necessary to execute the functions vested in him by this act, and that
    the Secretary may make such appointments without regard to the civil
    service law or regulations.
    Thus will be seen the broad and drastic powers given to the Secretary of
    Agriculture and the Secretary of the Treasury to administer this act.
    The allotment plan also provides that in order to protect the farmer and
    the processor there shall be placed in addition to the tariffs then
    existing on that product an increase in such tariff equal to the tax
    imposed upon the processor. To illustrate, if the tariff on wheat is 42
    cents per bushel and the tax imposed on the processor in order to raise
    the price of wheat to the parity is 48 cents per bushel, then the tariff
    on imported wheat becomes 90 cents per bushel. Where there is no tariff
    on an article the tariff shall be raised equal to such tax. To
    illustrate, there is no tariff on upland cotton, and if the tax should
    be 4 or 5 cents per pound, then the tariff on such cotton imported would
    be 4 or 5 cents per pound or $20 to $25 per bale.
    In relation to the allotment provision as to cotton, it might be well to
    indicate what would be the result of the application of this principle
    at the present time on the average prices of cotton. About 50 percent of
    the cotton produced in America is consumed domestically and 50 percent
    exported. The price then for that domestically consumed would be about
    $60 per bale and $30 per bale for that exported, which would be an
    average of $45 per bale or 9 cents per pound to the farmer.
    Part 3 is a proposition to obtain the cost of production and has no
    reference to any parity, but empowers the Secretary of Agriculture at
    his discretion to estimate as nearly as practicable the cost of
    production and to fix this price on the commodities herein enumerated
    for the percentage of that commodity which is used in domestic
    consumption and also to protect this price, thus fixed on the part of
    the commodity domestically consumed as against competing articles as is
    provided for under the provisions of part 2.
    Title 2, part 1, is known as Agricultural Credits, and is an amendment
    to the Farm Loan Act. An analysis is hereto attached explanatory of
    this, which analysis was prepared and given to the committee by the
    department that drafted this provision.
    (The analysis referred to is as follows:)
                              (Analysis of S. 1110)
                                     Title I

      1. For 2 years authorize Federal land banks to issue bonds
      at interest rate not to exceed 4 percent, the interest of
      which is guaranteed by the United States. Maximum amount to
      be $2,000,000,000. Proceeds to be used to make new mortgages
      or refinance existing mortgages (sec. 1).
      2. In order to reduce and refinance existing farm mortgages,
      Federal land banks are authorized to exchange bonds for or
      to buy outstanding farm mortgages on best terms possible,
      passing savings in principal and interest on to farmer
      borrowers (sec. 2).
      3. Maximum interest rate to borrowers on old and new Federal
      land-bank mortgages not to exceed 4-1/2 percent for 5-year
      period. Appropriation of $15,000,000 to be used to
      compensate the Federal land banks for loss in interest
      during first year (sec. 4).
      4. Neither old nor new borrowers from Federal land banks
      required to pay installments on principal of mortgages for
      5-year period (sec. 4).
      5. For 5 years authorize Federal land banks to grant
      necessary extensions of payments to deserving old and new
      borrowers. Such extensions to be financed by loans from the
      United States. An appropriation of $50,000,000 authorized
      for this purpose for ensuing fiscal year (sec. 3).
      6. Raise maximum limit of Federal land bank mortgage loans
      from $25,000 to $50,000 on approval of Farm Loan
      Commissioner (sec. 5).
      7. Authorize Federal land banks to make direct loans to
      farmer-borrowers where no local farm loan associations are
      available on conditions that farmer agrees to join such
      association when there are enough borrowers in the community
      to establish one. Interest rate on direct loans to be one
      half percent higher than on loans through local associations
      but rate to be reduced when borrower joins local (sec. 6).
      8. Authorizes receivers for joint-stock land banks to borrow
      from Reconstruction Finance Corporation on security of
      receivers' certificates in order to pay taxes on real estate
      (sec. 7).
                                    Title II

      1. Prohibits joint-stock land banks from issuing tax exempt
      bonds or making new farm loans except in connection with
      refinancing of existing loans (sec. 201).
      2. Authorizes Reconstruction Finance Corporation to loan up
      to $100,000,000 to joint-stock land banks at 4 percent on
      security of first mortgages, provided

        (a) Joint-stock land bank reduces interest rate on mortgages to 5
      percent per annum.
        (b) Agrees not to foreclose on mortgage for 2-year period except in
      unavoidable circumstances.

      These provisions will make it possible for joint-stock land
      banks to liquidate their affairs in an orderly manner giving
      consideration to farmer-borrowers and to security-holders
      (sec. 202).
                                    Title III

      Allocates $200,000,000 of Reconstruction Finance Corporation
      funds for loans through the Farm Loan Commissioner for the
      following purposes:
      1. To enable farmer to redeem and/or repurchase farm
      property lost through foreclosures.
      2. To reduce and refinance junior obligations.
      3. To provide working capital.
      These loans to be under supervision of Farm Loan
      Commissioner using machinery of the Federal land banks.
      Loans to be made direct to farmers. No loan in excess of
      $5,000. Total of first and second mortgage, if any, not to
      exceed 75 percent of normal value of farm and farm property.
      Repayment in 10 equal annual installments plus interest at 5
      percent, but no payment on principal required for first 3
      years.
      Principal purpose of these loans to enable farmers to buy
      back foreclosed farms and to make small, reasonably safe,
      second mortgages to refinance junior liens and unsecured
      debts on a scale-down sufficiently drastic to permit good
      farmers to pay out. (sec. 301).
                                    Title IV

      Authorizes Reconstruction Finance Corporation to make loans
      not to exceed $50,000,000 to drainage, levee, irrigation,
      and similar districts to reduce and refinance indebtedness.
      Loans for period not to exceed 40 years to be secured by
      bonds issued by borrower which are lien on real property or
      on the assessment of benefits. Such loans to be made only on
      condition that the borrower shall reduce the indebtedness of
      the users of such project in amounts corresponding to
      reduction of its debt. No loan to be made until after
      appraisal has been made of the property, taking into
      consideration average market price of bonds over 6-month
      period ending March 1, 1933, and the economic soundness of
      the project (sec. 401).

    The committee also directed that there be placed in this report a
    statement as to the necessity of an expansion of the currency and the
    absolute necessity for an increase in commodity prices. The statement as
    prepared and adopted by the committee is attached hereto, as follows:
                            Deflation Must be Checked

      The policy of deflation of commodity prices and farm values
      inaugurated in 1920 still persists. The first groups to feel
      the effects of this policy were farmers and stockmen.
      Thereafter in turn merchants, factories, wage earners, and
      now railroads; life insurance companies and banks are
      tottering, and unless the foundation of prosperity--
      agriculture--is repaired all must fall.
      In reporting this bill favorably we feel that we should
      advise the Senate that, in our opinion, the bill will not
      alone afford the relief which the farmer must have to enable
      him to survive economically.
      If we concede that the bill reported will bring about all
      the benefits claimed--agricultural price parity with other
      commodities--yet we are forced to the conclusion that such
      limited relief will not enable the farmers to meet their
      fixed charges such as taxes, interest, debts, and necessary
      expenses.
      Experts, students of the trend of developments and
      influences, are practically agreed that the deflation
      process is resumed after the recent bank holiday.
      Prior to the bank holiday some 12,000 banks failed,
      resulting in the destruction of some 20 billions of bank
      credit or deposit money. With the ending of the holiday,
      additional thousands of banks failed to open, resulting in
      the temporary if not permanent destruction of additional
      billions of what we call and use for money.
      Such holiday resulted in the further withdrawal from
      circulation of all gold and gold certificates.
      During the past three weeks, the Federal Reserve System has
      disposed of bills and United States Government securities in
      the total sum of over $1,000,000,000; reserve bank credit
      has been contracted in a sum of $956,000,000 and the money
      in circulation has been deflated in the total sum of
      $1,185,000,000.
      We report these facts and state that no substantial relief
      is possible for agriculture until the policy of deflation is
      not only checked but reversed and a substantial sum of
      actual money is admitted and, if need be, forced into
      circulation.
      We report that it is not sufficient to have an ample supply
      of currency in the vaults of the Federal reserve banks, and
      that it is not even sufficient to have an ample supply of
      currency in the vaults of the national, State, and private
      banks of the country.
      With some 25 billions of bank credit--deposit money--
      canceled and destroyed, and with the remainder frozen and
      unobtainable; with much of the actual currency outside the
      Treasury hoarded and inactive, with over 40 nations of the
      world enjoying a lower production cost than the United
      States by reason of their depreciated currencies, the
      people, without either money or credit, are stopped,
      business is at a standstill, and deflation not only
      continues but is accentuated.
                         One Hundred Cent Dollar Demand

      The Federal Reserve System, created to serve and promote the
      best interests of the people, commerce and industry, while
      pretending to be trying to keep sufficient money and credit
      available, has failed. Some 10 other Federal agencies have
      been created to assist in making Federal credit available to
      those needing and demanding assistance.
      We report that with our present restricted volume of bank
      credit and with a like restriction of actual money in
      practical circulation--owing to hoarding--we recommend that
      existing policies of selling bills, United States securities
      and deflating the currency and credit be reversed and that a
      sufficient volume of money be placed in circulation to
      replace the currency hoarded and to supplement the bank
      credit or deposit money now frozen in the banks of the
      country.
                            Dollar Must Be Stabilized

      Agriculture demands an adequate supply of honest and sound
      money and reports that at this time we have neither.
      Agriculture does not demand a 50-cent dollar or an unsound
      dollar, but does protest the retention of a 200-cent dollar.
      A dollar which fluctuates in purchasing power from 50 cents
      in 1920 to 200 cents in 1933 is neither a sound nor an
      honest dollar. Dollars so scarce as to be obscure, thereby
      forcing into existence systems of barter, trade, and scrip,
      are not adequate.
      Agriculture demands that the farmer should have a 100-cent
      dollar; that the purchasing power of the dollar should be
      fixed and established at that point to serve the best
      interests of the people, trade, commerce, and industry, and
      that when such value is once fixed it should be stabilized
      at such value.
      We report further that no just, substantial, reliable, or
      permanent relief can be provided agriculture or any other
      industry until the money question is considered and
      adjusted.
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                                 Calendar No. 17

      73d Congress
      1st Session
                                    H.R. 3835
                                 (Report No. 16)
                       IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
                     March 13 (calendar day, March 23), 1933
      Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
                     March 13 (calendar day, April 5), 1933
                     Reported by Mr. Smith, with amendments

                                     AN ACT

    To relieve the existing national economic emergency by increasing
    agricultural purchasing power.
      [The 43-page text of H.R. 3835 as reported in the Senate appears at
    page 273 of Vol. 1 of the original minutes.]
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      73d Congress
      1st Session
                                    H.R. 3835
                       In the Senate of the United States
                     March 13 (calendar day, April 3), 1933
                  Ordered to lie on the table and to be printed

                                    AMENDMENT
                         (In the nature of a substitute)

    Intended to be proposed by Mr. Carey to the bill (H.R. 3835) to relieve
    the existing national economic emergency by increasing agricultural
    purchasing power, viz: Strike out all after the enacting clause and
    insert in lieu thereof the following:
    That it is hereby declared (a) that the depression in prices for
    agricultural commodities and the disparity between the prices of
    agricultural and other commodities have created conditions which affect
    sales of agricultural products with a national interest which burden and
    obstruct the normal flow of commerce and render the enactment of this
    Act for the relief of a national economic emergency imperative.
    (b) That it is the policy of Congress to encourage and to assist
    agricultural readjustment and planning, and to aid in balancing
    agricultural production to market demand, and thereby restoring the
    parity between agricultural and other industries.
    Sec. 2. That the Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized and
    directed to acquire by lease or contract not to exceed fifty million
    acres of land in the United States of America which were during the crop
    season of 1932 planted to cotton, wheat, corn, or other cereals, or
    which were fallowed during the summer and fall of 1932 for planting to
    such crops in 1933.
    Sec. 3. The general purpose of this Act shall be the balancing of
    agricultural production to the market demands by withdrawing the lands
    leased hereunder from the production of the above commodities. The time,
    terms, and conditions of such leases and contracts shall be fixed by the
    Secretary of Agriculture, but no lease or contract shall be for a period
    longer than one year.
    The Secretary of Agriculture under this Act is authorized to lease or
    contract for merely the tilled land of any farm, and shall require that,
    during the term of the lease of contract, no part of such farm shall be
    planted to the above-mentioned crops, and that the lessor will not
    engage in the production of said crops on other lands, but the owner or
    lessor of such farm shall have the right to use the buildings and
    improvements hereon, as well as crops produced thereon other than
    cotton, wheat, corn, or other cereals.
    Sufficient acreage upon which to grow garden crops for family use shall
    be permitted the lessor of any lands.
    Sec. 4. The Secretary of Agriculture shall, in such manner as he shall
    determine, proceed immediately to solicit the offer of leases for any
    such lands by the owners thereof, and shall, within thirty days after
    the passage of this Act, begin to lease the same upon the lowest terms
    obtainable, up to a maximum of fifty million acres.
    Sec. 5. In addition to any other tax or duty imposed by law, there is
    hereby levied, assessed, and imposed a tax of 2 per centum of the sale
    price on the sale of every article manufactured from cotton or cereals
    sold in the United States by the manufacturer thereof.
    Such tax shall commence on the day following the approval of this Act,
    and shall terminate on the 1st day of June, 1934.
    Sec. 6 (a) The taxes provided in this Act shall be collected by the
    Bureau of Internal Revenue under the direction of the Secretary of the
    Treasury. Such taxes shall be paid into the Treasury of the United
    States.
    (b) All provisions of law, including penalties, applicable with respect
    to the taxes imposed by section 600 of the Revenue Act of 1926, and the
    provisions of section 626 of the Revenue Act of 1932, shall, in so far
    as applicable and not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, be
    applicable in respect of taxes imposed by this Act: Provided, That the
    Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to permit postponement, for a
    period not exceeding sixty days, of the payment of taxes covered by any
    return.
    (c) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
    necessary for the purposes of this Act, and the Secretary of the
    Treasury is hereby authorized to advance to the Secretary of Agriculture
    such sums, not exceeding $150,000,000, as may be necessary for the
    payment of rentals upon lands leased under the provisions of this Act.
    Sec. 7. The Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized to make and
    promulgate and enforce such rules and regulations for the carrying out
    of the purposes and intent of this Act as may be deemed necessary.
    Sec. 8. The Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized to appoint,
    select, and fix the compensation of such personnel as may be necessary
    to carry out the terms and provisions of this Act, and is hereby
    authorized to use any and all agencies and personnel of the Government
    that may be necessary in carrying out the same: Provided, That when any
    other existing agency or personnel of the Government is used, they shall
    be paid no additional compensation therefor.
    Sec. 9. Any person who shall knowingly make any material false
    representations for the purpose of securing or making a lease, or of
    obtaining any benefit under this Act, or shall fail to fulfill any
    promise made for the purpose of securing such lease or obtaining any
    such benefit, shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of
    not exceeding $1,000 or by imprisonment not exceeding six months, or
    both.

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                                                             [April 7, 1933]

    APRIL 7, 1933
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                  April 7, 1933

    The Conference was called to order by the Chairman, Senator McNary, at
    10:30 a.m., in the Minority Conference Room, 335 Senate Office Building,
    pursuant to call.
    The roll was not called but the Secretary noted the presence of the
    following Senators:

      Messrs. Austin, Capper, Carey, Dickinson, Hale, Hebert, Kean, McNary,
      Metcalf, Patterson, Reed, Robinson (Indiana), Steiwer, Townsend,
      Vandenberg, and White.

    During the meeting, Senators Hale, White, Dickinson, and Robinson had to
    absent themselves by reason of important engagements. The Chairman,
    Senator McNary, likewise was compelled to leave to keep an engagement at
    11 o'clock and designated Senator Hebert to preside.

    The Conference was devoted to a general discussion of the bill H.R. 3835
    to relieve the existing national economic emergency by increasing
    agricultural purchasing power, following which the Chairman pro tempore,
    Senator Hebert, appointed Senators Carey, Steiwer, and Patterson a
    Committee of three to put into form the expressed views with regard to
    the bill.
    The Conference then adjourned.

                                                     [signed] Frederick Hale

                                                                   Secretary
                                   *    *    *

      73d Congress
      1st Session
                                    H.R. 3835
                       IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
                     March 13 (calendar day, April 10), 1933
                  Ordered to lie on the table and to be printed
                   AMENDMENT P(In the nature of a substitute)

    Intended to be proposed by Mr. Carey to the bill (H.R. 3835) to relieve
    the existing national economic emergency by increasing agricultural
    purchasing power, viz: Strike out all after the enacting clause and
    insert:
      [The 30-page text of the amendment appears at page 276 of Vol. 1 of
    the original minutes.]
                            ------------------------

                                                              [May 16, 1933]

    MAY 16, 1933
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                  May 16, 1933

    The Conference was called to order by the Chairman, Senator McNary, at
    10:00 a.m., in the Minority Conference Room, 335 Senate Office Building,
    pursuant to call.
    The roll was not called but the following Senators (a quorum) were
    present:

      Messrs. Austin, Carey, Couzens, Dale, Dickinson, Fess, Goldsborough,
      Hale, Hebert, McNary, Metcalf, Patterson, Reed, Robinson (Indiana),
      Schall, Steiwer, Townsend, Vandenberg, Walcott, and White.

    The Conference discussed procedure in the Harold Louderback impeachment
    trial and agreed for the present to go along with Senator Ashurst
    (Chairman of the Judiciary Committee and managing the trial for the
    Senate) in his plan to hold morning sessions on the impeachment and
    afternoons on regular business.
    On motion of Senator Vandenberg, it was agreed that the Secretary
    (Senator Hale) extend a vote of thanks to Mr. Reginald Chauncey Robbins,
    Jr., for the efficient work done by him in preparing abstracts of bills
    upon the Senate Calendar.

    The Conference discussed Senate Bill 1631, reported May 15, 1933 by Mr.
    Glass from the Committee on Banking and Currency, ``To provide for the
    safer and more effective use of the assets of Federal Reserve banks and
    of national banking associations, to regulate interbank control, to
    prevent the undue diversion of funds into speculative operations, and
    for other purposes.''
    The insurance of deposits provisions in particular were under
    consideration but no action was taken by the Conference thereon or with
    regard to the bill.
    The Conference then adjourned.

                                                     [signed] Frederick Hale

                                                                   Secretary
                                   *    *    *
                                 Calendar No. 79

      73d Congress
      1st Session
                                     S. 1631
                       IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
                       May 1 (calendar day, May 10), 1933

    Mr. Glass introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
    referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency
                                  May 15, 1933
                     Reported by Mr. Glass, with amendments
                                     A BILL

    To provide for the safer and more effective use of the assets of Federal
    reserve banks and of national banking associations, to regulate
    interbank control, to prevent the undue diversion of funds into
    speculative operations, and for other purposes.
      [The 81-page text of S. 1631 appears at page 278 of Vol. 1 of the
    original minutes.]
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                                                              [June 7, 1933]

    JUNE 7, 1933
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                  June 7, 1933

    The Conference was called to order by the Chairman, Senator McNary, at
    10:00 a.m., in the Minority Conference Room, 335 Senate Office Building,
    pursuant to call.
    The roll was not called but the following Senators (a quorum) were
    present:

      Messrs. Austin, Barbour, Dale, Davis, Dickinson, Fess, Hale, Hastings,
      Hatfield, Hebert, Kean, McNary, Nye, Patterson, Reed, Robinson
      (Indiana), Schall, Townsend, Vandenberg, Walcott, and White.

    There was a detailed discussion of Calendar No. 130, H.R. 5755, To
    encourage national industrial recovery, to foster fair competition, and
    to provide for the construction of certain useful public works, and for
    other purposes, and suggestions of amendments but no action taken by the
    Conference thereon.

    The Conference then adjourned.

                                                     [signed] Frederick Hale

                                                                   Secretary
                                   *    *    *
                                Calendar No. 130

      73d Congress
      1st Session
                           H.R. 5755P(Report No. 114)
                       IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
                       May 15 (calendar day, May 27), 1933
                      Referred to the Committee on Finance
                       May 29 (calendar day, June 5), 1933
                    Reported by Mr. Harrison, with amendments

                                     AN ACT

    To encourage national industrial recovery, to foster fair competition,
    and to provide for the construction of certain useful public works, and
    for other purposes.
      [The 44-page text of H.R. 5755 appears at page 280 of Vol. 1 of the
    original minutes.]
                                   *    *    *
                                Calendar No. 130
                                     SENATE

      73d Congress
                               Report
      1st Session
                               No. 114
                        NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL RECOVERY BILL
           May 29 (calendar day, June 5), 1933--Ordered to be printed
      Mr. Harrison, from the Committee on Finance, submitted the following
                                     REPORT
                            (To accompany H.R. 5755)

    The Committee on Finance, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 5755) to
    encourage national industrial recovery, to foster fair competition, and
    to provide for the construction of certain useful public works, and for
    other purposes, having considered the same, report favorably thereon
    with amendments and recommend that as amended the bill do pass.
    The bill is divided into three titles, briefly summarized in the report
    of the House Committee on Ways and Means (H.Rept. No. 159, 73d Cong.,
    1st sess.), as follows:

      Title I of this bill provides a program of industrial
      recovery through removal of obstructions to the free flow of
      interstate commerce, promotion of cooperative action among
      trade groups and between labor and management, elimination
      of unfair competition, and relief of unemployment, all under
      adequate governmental sanctions and supervision in order to
      protect the public interest.
      Title II creates an emergency administration of public works
      to plan and execute a comprehensive program of construction
      under which millions of workers now idle may be reemployed
      directly or indirectly through the expenditure of
      $3,300,000,000 in useful public projects.
      Title III contains miscellaneous provisions, including
      amendments of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation Act.

      [The full text of Senate report on H.R. 5755 appears at page 281 of
    Vol. 1 of the original minutes.]
                                   *    *    *
       PURSUANT TO GENERAL CUSTOM THE CHAIRMAN (MR. MCNARY) APPOINTED THE
               FOLLOWING REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE.
                                 January 2, 1934

      Honorable Daniel O. Hastings,
      United States Senate.

      My dear Senator Hastings:

        It is my pleasure to advise you that I have appointed
      the following members to constitute the Republican
      Senatorial Campaign Committee:

          Mr. Hastings, Chairman
          Mr. Dickinson, Vice Chairman
          Mr. Capper
          Mr. Norbeck
          Mr. White
          Mr. Steiwer
          Mr. Nye
          Mr. Barbour
          Mr. Carey

                                          Very sincerely yours,
                                          (Signed) Charles L. McNary,
                                            United States Senator

    McN/KB
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                                                          [January 16, 1934]

    JANUARY 16, 1934
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                January 16, 1934

    The Conference was called to order by the Chairman, Senator McNary, at
    10:30 a.m., in the Minority Conference Room, 335 Senate Office Building,
    pursuant to call.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Carey, Davis, Dickinson, Fess, Frazier, Goldsborough, Hale,
      Hastings, Hebert, McNary, Nye, Patterson, Reed, Robinson (Indiana),
      Schall, Townsend, Vandenberg, Walcott, and White.

      Total 19, a quorum being present.
      Senator Steiwer entered shortly after the roll call.
    Following a brief statement by the Chairman, there ensued a discussion
    of the financial situation as affected by the proposed legislation
    pursuant to the President's message of January 15, 1934.
    It was the sense of the Conference that full hearings should be held by
    the committee on Banking and Currency upon the money system bill (S.
    2366).
    There was a general discussion of suggested amendments to the
    Independent Offices Appropriation Bill (H.R. 6663) relating to the pay
    of civilian employees and to remedial veterans' legislation.
    It was the sense of the Conference that the manifest injustice and
    inequities in the Economy Act and its administrative regulations should
    be fairly rectified as respects civil employees and the veterans of all
    wars.
    It was the further sense of the Conference that the Senate
    Appropriations Committee should open full hearings on these subjects in
    connection with the pending Independent Offices Appropriation Bill.
    The Conference then adjourned subject to the call of the Chairman.

                                                     [signed] Frederick Hale

                                                                   Secretary
                                   *    *    *
                                     SENATE

      73d Congress
                         Document
      2d Session
                              No. 114
                         IMPROVEMENT OF MONETARY SYSTEM
                                  Message from
                       The President of the United States
                                   requesting

    Certain additional legislation to improve the financial and monetary
    system of the United States.
    January 11 (calendar day, January 15), 1934.--Read; referred to the
    Committee on Banking and Currency and ordered to be printed.
      [The text of the message from the President appears at page 284 of
    Vol. 1 of the original minutes.]
                                   *    *    *

      73d Congress
      2d Session
                                     S. 2366
                       IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
                                January 17, 1934

    Mr. Fletcher introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
    referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency
                                     A BILL

    To protect the currency system of the United States, to provide for the
    better use of the monetary gold stock of the United States and for other
    purposes.
      [The text of S. 2366 appears at page 285 of Vol. 1 of the original
    minutes.]
                                   *    *    *
                          United States Senate Chamber
                                Washington, D.C.
                                   May 3, 1934

    There will be a meeting of Republican Senators in the Minority
    Conference Room of the Senate (Room 335, Senate Office Building),
    Friday, May 4, 1934, at 10:30 a.m., to consider H.R. 8687, The Tariff
    Trade Bill.
    By order of the Chairman.

                                                   [signed] Carl A. Loeffler
                                                 Secretary for the Minority.

      [Handwritten note added] May 3, 1934, by instruction of the Chairman,
    Sen. McNary, an invitation to this conference was sent to Sen. Shipstead
    (Farmer-Labor). This is the first time he had been invited to attend the
    Republican Conference.
                            ------------------------

                                                               [May 4, 1934]

    MAY 4, 1934
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                   May 4, 1934

    The Conference was called to order by the Chairman, Senator McNary, at
    10:30 a.m., in the Minority Conference Room, 335 Senate Office Building,
    pursuant to call.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Barbour, Carey, Davis, Dickinson, Gibson, Goldsborough, Hale,
      Hastings, Hebert, Kean, McNary, Metcalf, Patterson, Robinson
      (Indiana), Schall, Steiwer, Townsend, Vandenberg, and White.

      Total 19, a quorum being present.

    There was an informal discussion by Senators of the Tariff Trade Bill
    (H.R. 8687), following which the Conference adjourned to Tuesday, May 8,
    1934, at 10:30 a.m.

                                                     [signed] Frederick Hale

                                                                  Secretary.

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                                                               [May 8, 1934]

    MAY 8, 1934
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                   May 8, 1934

    The Conference was called to order by the Chairman, Senator McNary, at
    10:30 a.m., in the Minority Conference Room, 335 Senate Office Building,
    pursuant to call.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Austin, Barbour, Carey, Couzens, Davis, Dickinson, Fess,
      Gibson, Goldsborough, Hale, Hastings, Hebert, Kean, McNary, Metcalf,
      Nye, Patterson, Schall, Steiwer, Townsend, Vandenberg, Walcott, and
      White.

      Total 23, a quorum being present.

    The Conference resumed the informal discussion of the Tariff Trade Bill
    (H.R. 8687) and also amendments that were suggested thereto.

    The Conference then adjourned subject to the call of the Chairman.

                                                     [signed] Frederick Hale

                                                                  Secretary.
                                   *    *    *
                                Calendar No. 924

      73 Congress
      2d Session
                                    H.R. 8687
                                (Report No. 871)
                       IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
                     March 28 (calendar day, April 2), 1934
               Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
                      April 26 (calendar day, May 2), 1934
                    Reported by Mr. Harrison, with amendments
                                     AN ACT
                        To amend the Tariff Act of 1930.

      [The 6-page text of H.R. 8687 as reported in the Senate appears at
    page 287 of Vol. 1 of the original minutes.]
                                   *    *    *
                          United States Senate Chamber
                                Washington, D.C.
                                  June 13, 1934

    There will be a meeting of Republican Senators in the Minority
    Conference Room of the Senate (Room 335, Senate Office Building),
    Thursday, June 14, 1934, at 10 a.m., to consider a Labor Resolution
    proposed in lieu of the pending Wagner Labor Disputes Bill.
    By order of the Chairman.

                                          [signed] Carl A. Loeffler
                                          Secretary for the
                                            Minority.
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                                                             [June 14, 1934]

    JUNE 14, 1934
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                  June 14, 1934

    The Conference was called to order by the Chairman, Senator McNary, at
    10:00 a.m., in the Minority Conference Room, 335 Senate Office Building,
    pursuant to call.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Austin, Capper, Couzens, Davis, Dickinson, Fess, Gibson,
      Goldsborough, Hale, Hastings, Hebert, McNary, Metcalf, Patterson,
      Robinson (Indiana), Steiwer, Townsend, Vandenberg, Walcott, and White.

      Total 20, a quorum being present.
    The Chairman laid before the Conference for discussion and consideration
    a draft of a resolution emanating from the Democratic leadership (copy
    of which is appended to these minutes) proposed to be passed by the
    Congress in lieu of the Wagner labor disputes bill.
    After discussion, the Chairman appointed a committee of the conference
    consisting of Senators Davis, Couzens, Steiwer, Goldsborough, and
    Walcott to study and draft a substitute resolution and report the same
    to a later meeting to be held the following morning, Friday, June 15,
    1934, at 10:00 a.m.
    The Conference then adjourned.

                                                     [signed] Frederick Hale

                                                                  Secretary.
                                   *    *    *
                                  CONFIDENTIAL

    To effectuate further the policy of the National Industrial Recovery
    Act.
    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED
    STATES OF AMERICA IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED:

      Section 1--In order to further effectuate the policy of
      Title 1 of the National Industry Recovery Act, and in the
      exercise of the powers therein and herein conferred, the
      President is authorized to establish a Board or Boards
      authorized and directed to investigate issues, facts,
      practices or activities of employers or employees in any
      controversies arising under said Act, or impairing its
      effectiveness.
      Section 2--Any board so established is hereby empowered when
      it shall appear in the public interest, to order and conduct
      an election by a secret ballot of any of the employees of
      any employer, to determine by what person or persons or
      organization they desire to be represented in order to
      insure the right of employees to organize and to select
      their representatives for the purpose of collective
      bargaining as defined in Section 7-A of said Act.
      For the purposes of such election such a Board shall have
      the authority to order the production of such pertinent
      documents or the appearance of such witnesses to give
      testimony under oath, as it may deem necessary to carry out
      the provisions of this Resolution. Any order issued by such
      a Board under the authority of this Section may be enforced
      in the same manner as an order of the Federal Trade
      Commission, by any United States Court of competent
      jurisdiction.
      Section 3--Any such Board, with the approval of the
      President, may prescribe such rules and regulations as may
      be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Resolution.
      Section 4--Any person who shall violate any rule or
      regulation authorized under Section 3 of this Resolution or
      impede or interfere with any member or agent of any board
      established under this Resolution in the performance of his
      duties, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000,
      or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.
                                   *    *    *
                                Calendar No. 1260

      73d Congress
      2d Session
                                     S. 2926
                                (Report No. 1184)
                       IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
                    February 28 (calendar day, March 1), 1934

       Mr. Wagner introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
                referred to the Committee on Education and Labor
                       May 10 (calendar day, May 26), 1934
                     Reported by Mr. Walsh, with amendments
                                     A BILL

      To equalize the bargaining power of employers and employees,
      to encourage the amicable settlement of disputes between
      employers and employees, to create a National Labor Board,
      and for other purposes.
        [The text of S. 2926 as reported in the Senate appears at
      page 290 of Vol. 1 of the original minutes.]
                                   *    *    *
                          United States Senate Chamber
                                Washington, D. C.
                                  June 14, 1934

    There will be a meeting of Republican Senators in the Minority
    Conference Room of the Senate (Room 335, Senate Office Building),
    Friday, June 15, 1934, at 10 a.m., to continue consideration of the
    Labor Resolution proposed in lieu of the pending Wagner Labor Disputes
    Bill.
    By order of the Chairman.

                                          [signed] Carl A. Loeffler
                                          Secretary for the
                                            Minority.
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                                                             [June 15, 1934]

    JUNE 15, 1934
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                  June 15, 1934

    The Conference was called to order by the Chairman, Senator McNary, at
    ten o'clock a.m. in the Minority Conference Room of the Senate Office
    Building, pursuant to call.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Austin, Barbour, Capper, Davis, Dickinson, Gibson,
      Goldsborough, Hale, Hastings, Hebert, Kean, McNary, Metcalf, Norbeck,
      Patterson, Robinson, Steiwer, Townsend, Vandenberg, Walcott, and
      White.

      Total 21, a quorum being present.

    After continuing the consideration of the Labor Disputes Resolution, and
    hearing suggested amendments to the same, it was the consensus opinion
    that certain changes be made and urged upon the Democratic Leadership.

    Copies of the resolution as submitted to the conference, and as proposed
    to be modified are appended to these minutes.
    The Conference then adjourned.

                                                                [not signed]

                                                                  Secretary.
                                   *    *    *
              ORIGINAL TEXT SUBMITTED TO THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE

                                  CONFIDENTIAL

    To effectuate further the policy of the National Industrial Recovery
    Act.
    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED
    STATES OF AMERICA IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED:

      Section 1--In order to further effectuate the policy of
      Title 1 of the National Industry Recovery Act, and in the
      exercise of the powers therein and herein conferred, the
      President is authorized to establish a Board or Boards
      authorized and directed to investigate issues, facts,
      practices or activities of employers or employees in any
      controversies arising under said Act, or impairing its
      effectiveness.
      Section 2--Any Board so established is hereby empowered when
      it shall appear in the public interest, to order and conduct
      an election by a secret ballot of any of the employees of
      any employer, to determine by what person or persons or
      organization they desire to be represented in order to
      insure the right of employees to organize and to select
      their representatives for the purpose of collective
      bargaining as defined in Section 7-A of said Act.
      For the purposes of such election such a Board shall have
      the authority to order the production of such pertinent
      documents or the appearance of such witnesses to give
      testimony under oath, as it may deem necessary to carry out
      the provisions of this Resolution. Any order issued by such
      a Board under the authority of this Section may be enforced
      in the same manner as an order of the Federal Trade
      Commission, by any United States Court of competent
      jurisdiction.
      Section 3--Any such Board, with the approval of the
      President, may prescribe such rules and regulations as may
      be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Resolution.
      Section 4--Any person who shall violate any rule or
      regulation authorized under Section 3 of this Resolution or
      impede or interfere with any member or agent of any board
      established under this Resolution in the performance of his
      duties, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000,
      or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.
                                   *    *    *

      TEXT SUBMITTED BY THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE TO THE DEMOCRATIC
    LEADERSHIP
      NOTE: CHANGES ARE INDICATED BY INSERT AND UNDERSCORED\1\ WORDS.
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                                  CONFIDENTIAL

    To effectuate further the policy of the National Industrial Recovery
    Act.
      BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED:

      Section 1--In order to further effectuate the policy of
      Title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act, and in the
      exercise of the powers therein and herein conferred, the
      President is authorized to establish a Board or Boards
      authorized and directed to investigate issues, facts,
      practices or activities of employers or employees in any
      controversies arising under Section 7a of said Act
      [remainder of sentence lined out: or which are burdening or
      obstructing, or threatening to burden or obstruct the free
      flow of interstate commerce.]
      Section 2--Any Board so established is hereby empowered when
      it shall appear in the public interest, to order and conduct
      an election by a secret ballot of any of the employees of
      any employer, to determine by what person or persons or
      organization they desire to be represented in order to
      insure the right of employees to organize and to select
      their representatives for the purpose of collective
      bargaining as defined in Section 7-A of said Act and now
      incorporated herein.
      For the purposes of such election such a Board shall have
      the authority to order the production of such pertinent
      documents or the appearance of such witnesses to give
      testimony under oath, as it may deem necessary to carry out
      the provisions of this Resolution. Any order issued by such
      a Board under the authority of this Section may, upon
      application of such Board or upon petition of the person or
      persons to whom such order is directed, be enforced or
      reviewed, as the case may be, in the same manner, so far as
      applicable, as is provided in the case of an order of the
      Federal Trade Commission under the Federal Trade Commission
      Act.
      Section 3--Any such Board, with the approval of the
      President, may prescribe such rules and regulations as it
      deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this
      Resolution and to assure freedom from coercion in respect to
      all elections.
      Section 4--Any person who shall knowingly or willfully
      violate any rule or regulation authorized under Section 3 of
      this Resolution or impede or interfere with any member or
      agent of any board established under this Resolution in the
      performance of his duties, shall be punishable by a fine of
      not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment for not more than
      one year, or both.
      Section 5. This Resolution shall cease to be in effect and
      any board or boards established hereunder shall cease to
      exist on June 16, 1935, or sooner if the President shall by
      proclamation or the Congress shall by joint resolution
      declare that the emergency recognized by section 1 of the
      National Industrial Recovery Act has ended.
                                   *    *    *
            TEXT AS INTRODUCED IN THE SENATE BY THE DEMOCRATIC LEADER

                                  CONFIDENTIAL

    To effectuate further the policy of the National Industrial Recovery
    Act.
    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED
    STATES OF AMERICA IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED:

      Section 1--In order to further effectuate the policy of
      Title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act, and in the
      exercise of the powers therein and herein conferred, the
      President is authorized to establish a Board or Boards
      authorized and directed to investigate issues, facts,
      practices or activities of employers or employees in any
      controversies arising under Section 7a of said Act or which
      are burdening or obstructing, or threatening to burden or
      obstruct the free flow of interstate commerce.
      Section 2--Any Board so established is hereby empowered when
      it shall appear in the public interest, to order and conduct
      an election by a secret ballot of any of the employees of
      any employer, to determine by what person or persons or
      organization they desire to be represented in order to
      insure the right of employees to organize and to select
      their representatives for the purpose of collective
      bargaining as defined in Section 7-A of said Act and now
      incorporated herein.
      For the purposes of such election such a Board shall have
      the authority to order the production of such pertinent
      documents or the appearance of such witnesses to give
      testimony under oath, as it may deem necessary to carry out
      the provisions of this Resolution. Any order issued by such
      a Board under the authority of this Section may, upon
      application of such Board or upon petition of the person or
      persons to whom such order is directed, be enforced or
      reviewed, as the case may be, in the same manner, so far as
      applicable, as is provided in the case of an order of the
      Federal Trade Commission under the Federal Trade Commission
      Act.
      Section 3--Any such Board, with the approval of the
      President, may prescribe such rules and regulations as it
      deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this
      Resolution and to assure freedom from coercion in respect to
      all elections.
      Section 4--Any person who shall knowingly violate any rule
      or regulation authorized under Section 3 of this Resolution
      or impede or interfere with any member or agent of any board
      established under this Resolution in the performance of his
      duties, shall be punishable by a fine of not more than
      $1,000, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or
      both.
      Sec. 5. This Resolution shall cease to be in effect and any
      board or boards established hereunder shall cease to exist
      on June 16, 1935, or sooner if the President shall by
      proclamation or the Congress shall by joint resolution
      declare that the emergency recognized by section 1 of the
      National Industrial Recovery Act has ended.
                                   *    *    *

      [typewritten] TEXT AS REPORTED TO THE SENATE FROM COMMITTEE.
                                Calendar No. 1546

      73d Congress
      2d Session
                                  S.J. RES. 143
                                (Report No. 1447)
                       IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
                      June 6 (calendar day, June 15), 1934

    Mr. Robinson of Arkansas introduced the following joint resolution;
    which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Education and
    Labor
                      June 6 (calendar day, June 15), 1934
                     Reported by Mr. Walsh, with amendments

                                JOINT RESOLUTION
      To effectuate further the policy of the National Industrial Recovery
                                      Act.

        [The text of S.J. Res. 143 as reported in the Senate appears at page
    295 of Vol. 1 of the original minutes.]
                       Seventy-fourth Congress (1935-1937)

      [Editor's Note: Ratification of the Twentieth Amendment to the
    Constitution in February 1933 changed the convening date of Congress
    from March 4 to January 3 in order to eliminate the lame duck sessions
    that regularly occurred between a national election in November and the
    following March. The Seventy-fourth Congress was the first to convene on
    January 3. The amendment also changed the date of the presidential
    inauguration to January 20, beginning in 1937.
      In the 1934 election Democrats had gained ten more Senate seats, for a
    total of 69, to 25 for the Republicans, with one Farmer-Labor member and
    one Progressive. In the House, the Democrats had a 322 to 103 majority
    over Republicans with 10 independents. For the first time since 1915,
    the reduced number of Republicans decided not to designate a party whip
    but simply to permit the Conference chairman, Charles McNary of Oregon,
    to appoint assistants from time to time as needed.
      The Democratic-led Seventy-fourth Congress moved ahead to consider the
    programs proposed in President Roosevelt's Second New Deal, including
    the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act, the Soil Conservation Act, the
    Rural Electrification Administration, and in August 1935 the Social
    Security Act. When the Supreme Court in May 1935 ruled the 1933 National
    Industrial Recovery Act unconstitutional, however, it opened other New
    Deal legislation to similar challenges.]
                            ------------------------

                                                           [January 7, 1935]

    JANUARY 7, 1935
                                       (1)
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                 January 7, 1935

    The Conference was called to order in the Minority Conference Room (335
    Senate Office Building) at 11 o'clock a.m., pursuant to call, by the
    Chairman, Senator McNary, who presided.
      By order of the Chairman:

      Conference notices were sent to the Farmer-Labor Senator
      (Mr. Shipstead) and the Progressive Senator (Mr. La
      Follette).

    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Austin, Capper, Couzens, Davis, Dickinson, Hale, Hastings,
      McNary, Metcalf, Steiwer, Vandenberg, and White.

    The Chairman stated that Messrs. Barbour, Carey, Norbeck, and Nye wished
    to be counted for a quorum.
      Total 16, a quorum being present.

    Senator McNary was unanimously reelected Chairman of the Conference and
    Floor Leader for the Minority.

    On motion of Senator Hastings, duly seconded and carried, it was agreed
    that no Assistant Leader or Whip be elected but that the Chairman be
    authorized to appoint Senators from time to time to assist him in taking
    charge of the interests of the minority.
    Senator Hale was reelected Secretary of the Conference.
    Mr. Carl A. Loeffler was reelected Secretary for the Minority on motion
    of Senator Hale.
    The report of the Committee on Committees was presented by Senator
    McNary in a written report by its Chairman, Senator Nye, who was
    necessarily absent from the city. Said report and printed lists of
    assignments are appended to these minutes.
    After discussion the following changes in the assignments, as reported
    by the Committee on Committees, were made by the Conference, with the
    approval of the Senators involved:

        Mr. Johnson taken off Territories and Insular Affairs
        Mr. White placed on Territories and Insular Affairs
        Mr. McNary taken off Manufactures
        Mr. Barbour replaced on Manufactures (He had been cut off
        by reduced ratio)
        Mr. Capper taken off Mines and Mining
        Mr. McNary was placed on Mines and Mining
        This reduced Senator Johnson's total assignments to six
        (6).
        The report with these changes was approved.

        The Conference then adjourned.

                                                     [signed] Frederick Hale

                                                                  Secretary.
                                   *    *    *
                              United States Senate
             Special Committee Investigating the Munitions Industry

                                                            January 5, 1935.

      Chas. L. McNary
      Senate Office Bldg.
      Washington, D.C.

      My dear Senator:

        Following its appointment at your hands the Committee on
      Committees for the Republican side has met, considered the
      vacancies existing upon committees along with requests by
      Republican members of the Senate for committee assignment,
      and is prepared now to report to you and the Republican
      conference its recommendations.
        As to release from committees, some of which have been
      requested by the individual senators involved, and some of
      which are necessitated by reason of the smaller ration of
      committee assignments for the Republican side, your
      committee recommends as follows:

          Mr. Barbour from the Committee on Manufactures;
          Mr. Capper from Interstate Commerce;
          Mr. Cutting from Agriculture;
          Mr. Cutting from Territories and Insular Possessions;
          Mr. Davis from District of Columbia;
          Mr. Nye from Immigration;
          Mr. Shipstead from Printing.

      In the matter of new appointments to committees we recommend as
    follows:

          Mr. Austin to Immigration;
          Mr. Barbour to his choice of Mines, Claims or D. of C.
          Mr. Capper to Finance, also to Mines if Barbour does
      not wish it;
          Mr. Cutting to Banking and Currency and Foreign
      Relations
          Mr. Davis to Interstate Commerce and Expenditures in
      the Executive Department;
          Mr. Frazier to Civil Service;
          Mr. Johnson to Privileges and Elections;
          Mr. Nye to Privileges and Elections;
          Mr. Shipstead to Interstate Commerce and Immigration;
          Mr. Vandenberg to Rules;
          Mr. White to Patents.

    Your committee has sought to comply with the individual requests of
    Republican members but has pursued the course of granting first the
    requests of those with senior rights.
    If the recommendations of your committee are followed, twelve Republican
    members will have three major committee assignments while all members
    will have at least two such assignments. In this connection the
    following table will be of interest as revealing the names of the
    Senators assigned by the minority in the order of their service in the
    Senate, followed by their total of committee assignments and a statement
    of the number of major committee assignments which will be theirs in the
    event the recommendations of the Committee on Committees are adopted:

          1. Borah, 3 committees, 2 of which are majors;
          2. Norris, 3-2
          3. Hale, 3-2
          4. Johnson, 7-3
          5. McNary 5-2
          6. Capper, 6-3
             Keyes, 5-3
          7. Norbeck, 6-3
          8. Couzens, 4-3
          9. Frazier, 6-2
             Shipstead, 6-3

          10. Metcalf, 6-3
          11. Schall, 5-2
          12. La Follette, 6-3
          13. Nye, 5-2
          14. Steiwer, 5-2
          15. Vandenberg, 6-2
          16. Hastings, 5-3
          17. Cutting, 6-3
          18. Townsend, 5-2
          19. Carey, 6-3
          20. Davis, 6-3
          21. Dickinson, 6-2
              White, 5-2
          22. Austin, 6-2
          23. Barbour, 6-2
          24. Gibson, 5-2

                                          Respectfully submitted.
                                          Committee on Committees,
                                          [signed] Gerald P. Nye
                                            Chairman.

                                     ------

                MINUTES OF THE REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES
                                 January 2, 1935

    The meeting was held in Room 245, Senate Office Building, the office of
    the Chairman, Senator Nye (who presided) at 3:00 p.m.
    Those present were Messrs. Nye, Capper, Couzens, Steiwer, Carey, White,
    Davis, and Cutting.
    Mr. Hastings, being absent from the city, was not present.
    The Committee took no action on assignments because the majority leader
    had not yet advised the minority leader of the ratios of representation
    on the several committees that would be given them.
    It was the consensus of opinion that a letter be sent to each minority
    Senator inquiring his wishes with reference to committee assignments.
    The committee considered the situation arising from the changed
    political status of Senator La Follette, who held certain places of
    fixed priority as a Republican on the committees and had been reelected
    as a Progressive. Its relationship to the status of committee
    assignments occupied by the Farmer-Labor Senator, Mr. Shipstead, was
    also discussed.
    It was moved by Mr. Couzens:
    That the location of Senator La Follette on his committee assignments
    remain as they are; and the question being put by the Chairman, it was
    unanimously carried.
    The Committee then adjourned, subject to the call of the Chairman.

                                                   [signed] Carl A. Loeffler

                                                                   Secretary

                                     ------

                     Minutes of the Committee on Committees
                                 January 5, 1935

    The Committee met in the Minority Conference Room, Senate Office
    Building at 11:30 a.m.
    Present, were the Chairman, Senator Nye, and Messrs. Capper, Hastings,
    Couzens, Steiwer, Carey, White, Davis, and Cutting, comprising all
    members of said Committee.
    The replies of Senators to the Committee's letter of inquiry sent out by
    the Chairman, were given consideration according to their seniority of
    service.
    Under the ratios accorded the Minority by the Majority, the existing
    minority representation on all committees was not disturbed except in
    four instances, namely:
    Senator Cutting had to be dropped from Agriculture.
    Senator Barbour had to be dropped from Manufactures.
    Senator Shipstead had to be dropped from Printing.
    Senator Cutting had to be dropped from Territories, in lieu of Senator
    McNary, and by Senator Cutting's request.
    There were three voluntary retirements from Committees, namely:
    Senator Davis from District of Columbia.
    Senator Nye from Immigration.
    Senator Capper from Interstate Commerce. (major Com.)
    The assignments accorded the minority provided 13 vacancies to fill, 4
    of which were on major committees.
    With the voluntary retirements, this made a total of 16 assignments, 5
    being major committees.
    Mr. Cutting was cut off Agriculture.
    Mr. Cutting was placed on Banking & Currency.
    Mr. Frazier was placed on Civil Service.
    Vacancy temporarily left on Claims.
    Mr. Davis retired from District of Columbia.
    Vacancy temporarily left on District of Columbia.
    Mr. Davis was placed on Expenditures in Executive Depts.
    Mr. Capper was placed on Finance.
    Mr. Cutting was placed on Foreign Relations.
    Mr. Nye retired from Immigration.
    Mr. Austin was placed on Immigration.
    Mr. Shipstead was placed on Immigration.
    Mr. Capper retired from Interstate Commerce.
    Mr. Davis was placed on Interstate Commerce.
    Mr. Shipstead was placed on Interstate Commerce.
    Mr. Barbour was cut off Manufactures.
    Mr. Barbour [handwritten insert--Capper crossed out] was placed
      on Mines and Mining.
    Mr. White was placed on Patents.
    Mr. Shipstead was cut off Printing.
    Mr. Johnson was placed on Privileges & Elections.
    Mr. Nye was placed on Privileges & Elections.
    Mr. Vandenberg was placed on Rules.
    Mr. Cutting was cut off Territories.
    The Committee's action gave:

        Senator Austin--6 assignments with 2 majors.
        Senator Barbour--6 assignments with 2 majors.
        Senator Borah--3 assignments with 2 majors.
        Senator Capper--5 assignments with 3 majors.
        Senator Carey--6 assignments with 3 majors.
        Senator Couzens--4 assignments with 3 majors.
        Senator Cutting--6 assignments with 3 majors.
        Senator Davis--6 assignments with 3 majors.
        Senator Dickinson--6 assignments with 2 majors.
        Senator Frazier--6 assignments with 2 majors.
        Senator Gibson--5 assignments with 2 majors.
        Senator Hale--3 assignments with 2 majors.
        Senator Hastings--5 assignments with 3 majors.
        Senator Johnson--7 assignments with 3 majors.
        Senator Keyes--5 assignments with 3 majors.
        Senator La Follette--6 assignments with 3 majors.
        Senator McNary--5 assignments with 2 majors.
        Senator Metcalf--6 assignments with 3 majors.
        Senator Norbeck--6 assignments with 3 majors.
        Senator Norris--3 assignments with 2 majors.
        Senator Nye--5 assignments with 2 majors.
        Senator Schall--5 assignments with 2 majors.
        Senator Shipstead--6 assignments with 3 majors.
        Senator Steiwer--5 assignments with 2 majors.
        Senator Townsend--5 assignments with 2 majors.
        Senator Vandenberg--6 assignments with 2 majors.
        Senator White--5 assignments with 2 majors.

    The Chairman stated he would submit a written report to the Republican
    Conference through the Leader, Senator McNary, as he had to be absent
    from the city on the day the Conference was called.
    A copy of the assignments in full is appended to these minutes.

                                                     [signed] C.A. Loeffler.

                                                                  Secretary.
                                       (2)
                                  74th Congress

    Prior to the Conference, the Leader, Senator McNary, had appointed the
    Committee on Committees to consist of the following Senators:
    Messrs. Nye, Chairman

        Capper
        Hastings
        Couzens
        Steiwer
        Carey
        White
        Davis
        Cutting

    The Committee on Legislation was not appointed in the 74th Congress.
    The Chairman continued the Committee on Patronage, as follows:

        Messrs. Metcalf, Chairman
        Keyes
        Frazier
                                   *    *    *
                              (Confidential No. 2)
                        STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE
                             Seventy-fourth Congress
                  (To be Submitted to the Republican Conference

    On Agriculture and Forestry (13-6)

      Messrs. NORRIS, MCNARY, CAPPER, NORBECK, FRAZIER; SHIPSTEAD.
      1
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
      \1\ [Senator Shipstead was a member of the Farmer-Labor party.]
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    On Appropriations (16-8)

      Messrs. HALE, KEYES, NYE, STEIWER, NORBECK, DICKINSON,
      TOWNSEND, CAREY.

    To Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (3-1)

      Mr. TOWNSEND.

    On Banking and Currency (14-6)

      Messrs. NORBECK, TOWNSEND, CAREY, COUZENS, STEIWER, CUTTING.

    On Civil Service (7-3)

      Messrs. WHITE, GIBSON, FRAZIER.

    On Claims (8-5)

      Messrs. CAPPER, TOWNSEND, WHITE, GIBSON, ______ ______.

    On Commerce (14-6)

      Messrs. MCNARY, JOHNSON, NYE, VANDENBERG, WHITE, GIBSON.

    On the District of Columbia (10-5)

      Messrs. CAPPER, CAREY, AUSTIN, COUZENS, ______ ______.

    On Education and Labor (9-4)

      Messrs. BORAH, METCALF, LA FOLLETTE, Jr., DAVIS.

    On Enrolled Bills (2-1)

      Mr. VANDENBERG.

    On Expenditures in the Executive Departments (5-2)

      Messrs. HASTINGS, DAVIS.

    On Finance (15-6)

      Messrs. COUZENS, KEYES, LA FOLLETTE, Jr., METCALF, HASTINGS,
      CAPPER.

    On Foreign Relations (16-7)

      Messrs. BORAH, JOHNSON, CAPPER, LA FOLLETTE, Jr.,
      VANDENBERG, CUTTING; SHIPSTEAD.

    On Immigration (10-4)

      Messrs. JOHNSON, KEYES, AUSTIN; SHIPSTEAD.

    On Indian Affairs (9-[4--crossed out] 5 [handwritten insert])

      Messrs. FRAZIER, SCHALL, LA FOLLETTE, Jr., STEIWER, NORBECK.

    On Interoceanic Canals (6-2)

      Messrs. SCHALL, BARBOUR.

    On Interstate Commerce (14-6)

      Messrs. COUZENS, METCALF, HASTINGS, WHITE, DAVIS, SHIPSTEAD.

    On Irrigation and Reclamation (12-5)

      Messrs. MCNARY, JOHNSON, TOWNSEND, CAREY, CUTTING.

    On the Judiciary (13-5)

      Messrs. BORAH, NORRIS, HASTINGS, SCHALL, AUSTIN.

    On the Library (7-3)

      Messrs. NORBECK, BARBOUR, GIBSON.

    On Manufactures (9-4)

      Messrs. [MCNARY--crossed out] METCALF, LA FOLLETTE, Jr.,
      CUTTING, BARBOUR [handwritten insert].

    On Military Affairs (12-5)

      Messrs. CUTTING, CAREY, DICKINSON, AUSTIN, BARBOUR.

    On Mines and Mining (10-3)

      Messrs. FRAZIER, DAVIS, [CAPPER--crossed out] [BARBOUR--
      handwritten insert, also crossed out] MCNARY [handwritten
      insert].

    On Naval Affairs (12-5)

      Messrs. HALE, METCALF, DAVIS, KEYES, JOHNSON.

    On Patents (5-2)

      Messrs. NORRIS, WHITE.

    On Pensions (7-3)

      Messrs. SCHALL, FRAZIER; SHIPSTEAD.

    On Post Offices and Post Roads (13-6)

      Messrs. SCHALL, FRAZIER, LA FOLLETTE, Jr., BARBOUR, DAVIS,
      GIBSON.

    On Printing (5-2)

      Messrs. VANDENBERG, DICKINSON.

    On Privileges and Elections (12-5)

      Messrs. HASTINGS, AUSTIN, DICKINSON, JOHNSON, NYE.

    On Public Buildings and Grounds (9-5)

      Messrs. KEYES, DICKINSON, AUSTIN, BARBOUR; SHIPSTEAD.

    On Public Lands and Surveys (10-5)

      Messrs. NORBECK, NYE, CUTTING, STEIWER, CAREY.

    On Rules (9-4)

      Messrs. HALE, STEIWER, DICKINSON, VANDENBERG.

    On Territories and Insular Affairs (12-5)

      Messrs. [JOHNSON--crossed out] NYE, METCALF, VANDENBERG,
      MCNARY, WHITE [handwritten insert].
                                   *    *    *
                              (Confidential No. 2)
                        COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS OF SENATORS
                             Seventy-fourth Congress
                 (To be submitted to the Republican Conference)

    Mr. AUSTIN.................................  District of Columbia.
                                                 Immigration. 2
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    ------------
    2 [The minutes give no indication of the meaning of the italics. Perhaps
      they indicate committees that are new to a member in this Congress.]

                                                 Judiciary.
                                                 Military Affairs.
                                                 Privileges and Elections.
                                                 Public Buildings and
                                                  Grounds.

    Mr. BARBOUR................................  Interoceanic Canals.
                                                 Library.
                                                 Military Affairs.
                                                 [Mines and Mining--
                                                  handwritten insert, later
                                                  crossed out]
                                                 Manufactures [handwritten
                                                  insert]
                                                 Post Offices and Post
                                                  Roads.
                                                 Public Buildings and
                                                  Grounds

    Mr. BORAH..................................  Foreign Relations.
                                                 Education and Labor.
                                                 Judiciary.

    Mr. CAPPER.................................  Agriculture and Forestry.
                                                 Claims.
                                                 District of Columbia.
                                                 Finance.
                                                 Foreign Relations.
                                                 [Mines and Mining--crossed
                                                  out]

    Mr. CAREY..................................  Appropriations.
                                                 Banking and Currency.
                                                 District of Columbia.
                                                 Irrigation and Reclamation.
                                                 Military Affairs.
                                                 Public Lands and Surveys.

    Mr. COUZENS................................  Banking and Currency.
                                                 District of Columbia.
                                                 Finance.
                                                 Interstate Commerce.

    Mr. CUTTING................................  Banking and Currency.
                                                 Foreign Relations.
                                                 Irrigation and Reclamation.
                                                 Manufactures.
                                                 Military Affairs.
                                                 Public Lands and Surveys.

    Mr. DAVIS..................................  Expenditures in the
                                                  Executive Departments.
                                                 Education and Labor.
                                                 Mines and Mining.
                                                 Interstate Commerce.
                                                 Naval Affairs.
                                                 Post Offices and Post
                                                  Roads.

    Mr. DICKINSON..............................  Appropriations.
                                                 Military Affairs.
                                                 Printing.
                                                 Privileges and Elections.
                                                 Public Buildings and
                                                  Grounds.
                                                 Rules.

    Mr. FRAZIER................................  Agriculture and Forestry.
                                                 Indian Affairs.
                                                 Mines and Mining.
                                                 Pensions.
                                                 Post Offices and Post
                                                  Roads.
                                                 Civil Service.

    Mr. GIBSON.................................  Civil Service.
                                                 Claims.
                                                 Commerce.
                                                 Library.
                                                 Post Offices and Post
                                                  Roads.

    Mr. HALE...................................  Appropriations.
                                                 Naval Affairs.
                                                 Rules.

    Mr. HASTINGS...............................  Expenditures in the
                                                  Executive Departments.
                                                 Finance.
                                                 Interstate Commerce.
                                                 Judiciary.
                                                 Privileges and Elections.

    Mr. JOHNSON................................  Commerce.
                                                 Foreign Relations.
                                                 Immigration.
                                                 Irrigation and Reclamation.
                                                 Naval Affairs.
                                                 Privileges and Elections.
                                                 [Territories and Insular
                                                  Affairs--crossed out]

    Mr. KEYES..................................  Appropriations.
                                                 Finance.
                                                 Immigration.
                                                 Naval Affairs.
                                                 Public Buildings and
                                                  Grounds.

    Mr. LA FOLLETTE, Jr........................  Education and Labor.
                                                 Finance.
                                                 Foreign Relations.
                                                 Indian Affairs.
                                                 Manufactures.
                                                 Post Offices and Post
                                                  Roads.

    Mr. MCNARY.................................  Agriculture and Forestry.
                                                 Commerce.
                                                 Irrigation and Reclamation.
                                                 [Manufactures--crossed out]
                                                 Mines and Mining
                                                  [handwritten insert]
                                                 Territories and Insular
                                                  Affairs.

    Mr. METCALF................................  Education and Labor.
                                                 Finance.
                                                 Interstate Commerce.
                                                 Manufactures.
                                                 Naval Affairs.
                                                 Territories and Insular
                                                  Affairs.

    Mr. NORBECK................................  Agriculture and Forestry.
                                                 Appropriations.
                                                 Banking and Currency.
                                                 Indian Affairs.
                                                 Library.
                                                 Public Lands and Surveys.

    Mr. NORRIS.................................  Agriculture and Forestry.
                                                 Judiciary.
                                                 Patents.

    Mr. NYE....................................  Appropriations.
                                                 Commerce.
                                                 Public Lands and Surveys.
                                                 Privileges and Elections.
                                                 Territories and Insular
                                                  Affairs.

    Mr. SCHALL.................................  Indian Affairs.
                                                 Interoceanic Canals.
                                                 Judiciary.
                                                 Pensions.
                                                 Post Offices and Post
                                                  Roads.

    Mr. SHIPSTEAD..............................  Agriculture and Forestry.
                                                 Foreign Relations.
                                                 Pensions.
                                                 Immigration.
                                                 Interstate Commerce.
                                                 Public Buildings and
                                                  Grounds.

    Mr. STEIWER................................  Appropriations.
                                                 Banking and Currency.
                                                 Indian Affairs.
                                                 Public Lands and Surveys.
                                                 Rules.

    Mr. TOWNSEND, Jr...........................  Appropriations.
                                                 Audit and Control the
                                                  Contingent Expenses of the
                                                  Senate.
                                                 Banking and Currency.
                                                 Claims.
                                                 Irrigation and Reclamation.

    Mr. VANDENBERG.............................  Commerce.
                                                 Enrolled Bills.
                                                 Foreign Relations.
                                                 Printing.
                                                 Rules.
                                                 Territories and Insular
                                                  Affairs.
    Mr. WHITE..................................  Civil Service.
                                                 Claims.
                                                 Commerce.
                                                 Interstate Commerce.
                                                 Patents.
                                                 Territories and Insular
                                                  Affairs.
                                                   [handwritten insert]
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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                                                          [January 26, 1935]

    JANUARY 26, 1935
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                January 26, 1935

    The Conference was called to order by the Chairman, Senator McNary, at
    10:30 a.m., in the Minority Conference Room, 335 Senate Office Building,
    pursuant to call.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Austin, Capper, Carey, Couzens, Davis, Hale, Hastings, Keyes,
      McNary, Metcalf, Norbeck, Steiwer, Townsend, Vandenberg, and White.

      Total 15, a quorum being present.

    There was a discussion of H.J. Res. 117, Making appropriations for
    relief purposes (so-called $4,880,000,000. resolution), copy of which is
    appended to these minutes.

    It was voted, that it is the sense of the Conference that open hearings
    of the full Committee on Appropriations should be held on the said
    resolution.
    The Conference adjourned.

                                                     [signed] Frederick Hale

                                                                  Secretary.
                                   *    *    *

      74th Congress
      1st Session
                                  H.J. RES. 117
                       IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
                   January 21 (calendar day, January 25), 1935
           Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations
                                JOINT RESOLUTION
                   Making appropriations for relief purposes.

      [The 6-page text of H.J. Res. 117 appears at page 317 of Vol. 1 of the
    original minutes.]
                            ------------------------

                                                         [February 15, 1935]

    FEBRUARY 15, 1935
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                February 15, 1935

    The Conference was called to order by the Chairman, Senator McNary, at
    10:30 a.m., in the Minority Conference Room, 335 Senate Office Building,
    pursuant to call.
    The roll was called and the following Senators answered to their names,
    except Messrs. Austin, Barbour and Keyes who wished to be counted for a
    quorum:

      Messrs. Austin, Barbour, Capper, Couzens, Davis, Dickinson, Gibson,
      Hale, Hastings, Keyes, McNary, Metcalf, Nye, Steiwer, Townsend,
      Vandenberg, and White.

      Total 17, a quorum.

    The Conference discussed H.J. Res. 117, making appropriations for relief
    purposes (so-called $4,880,000,000. resolution), a copy of which is
    hereto attached.

    The Conference then adjourned.

                                                     [signed] Frederick Hale

                                                                  Secretary.
                                   *    *    *
                                Calendar No. 110

      74th Congress
      1st Session
                                  H.J. RES. 117
                                (Report No. 109)
                       IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
                   January 21 (calendar day, January 25), 1935
           Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations
                                February 14, 1935
                     Reported by Mr. Glass, with amendments
                                JOINT RESOLUTION
                   Making appropriations for relief purposes.

      [The 9-page text of H.J. Res. 117 as reported in the Senate appears at
    page 319 of Vol. 1 of the original minutes.]
                                   *    *    *
                              United States Senate
                        Minority Committee on Committees

      Dear Colleague:

        By reason of the death of Senator Cutting there is need
      for assigning committee places which were his to other
      Republican Members.
        The Committee on Committees is desirous of meeting this
      need this week, and will appreciate your studying and
      writing of any wishes which may be yours for additions or
      changes in your committee assignments.
        Will you be so good as to write the Committee before
      Friday morning, May 17, of your wishes in this connection.

                                          Sincerely yours,
                                          [signed] Gerald P. Nye
                                          Chairman, Committee on
                                            Committees.

                                     ------

                     MINUTES OF THE COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES
                                  May 17, 1935

    The Committee met at 12:30 p.m. in the office of Senator Nye (its
    Chairman).

      Present: Messrs. Nye, Steiwer, and White, the entire time. Messrs.
      Hastings and Couzens part of the time. Senator Capper phoned the
      Chairman to be excused. Senator Carey was absent from the City and
      Senator Davis was absent due to illness.

    There were but five requests. Senator Schall requested Military Affairs
    but withdrew by phone in favor of Senator Nye.

    Senator Austin and Senator White both desired Foreign Relations. Senator
    White waived seniority, but won the assignment by a toss of a coin by
    the Chairman.
    Senator White withdrew from Territories and Senator Gibson was given
    that assignment.
    Senator McNary was reassigned to Manufactures, which he had yielded the
    year previously to make a place on that Committee for Senator Barbour.
      THE NUMBER OF ASSIGNMENTS TO COMMITTEES OF EACH REPUBLICAN SENATOR IN
    CONSEQUENCE OF THE FOREGOING ACTION IS AS FOLLOWS:

                      Senator                     Total     Major              Senator              Total     Major

    1. Borah..................................        3         2   12. La Follette.............        6         3
    2. Norris.................................        3         2   13. Nye.....................        6         3
    3. Hale...................................        3         2   14. Steiwer.................        5         2
    4. Johnson................................        6         3   15. Vandenberg..............        6         2
    5. McNary.................................        6         2   16. Hastings................        5         3
    ----------
    6. Capper.................................        5         3   17. Townsend................        5         2
      Keyes...................................        5         3   18. Carey...................        6         3
    ----------
    7. Norbeck................................        6         3   19. Davis...................        6         3
                                                                    ----------
    8. Couzens................................        4         3   20. Dickinson...............        6         2
    ----------
    9. Frazier................................        6         2       White...................        6         3
                                                                    ----------
       Shipstead..............................        6         3   21. Austin..................        6         2
    ----------
    10. Metcalf...............................        6         3   22. Barbour.................        6         2
    11. Schall................................        5         2   23. Gibson..................        6         2
                                                                           ----------------------------------
                                                                      Chairman

    The action of the Committee on Committees was submitted to the Senate in
    the form of the following order on May 31, 1935, by the Republican
    Leader (Mr. McNary), and adopted.

      ORDERED: That Mr. White be excused from further service as a
      member of the Committee on Territories and Insular Affairs.
      That the following Senators be assigned to membership on the
      following committees: Mr. McNary to the committee on
      Manufactures. Mr. Nye to the committee on Military Affairs.
      Mr. White to the committee on Foreign Relations. Mr. Gibson
      to the committee on Territories and Insular Affairs.
                            ------------------------

                                                              [June 2, 1936]

    JUNE 2, 1936
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                  June 2, 1936

    The Conference was called to order by the Chairman, Senator McNary, at
    10:30 a.m., in the Minority Conference Room, 335 Senate Office Building,
    pursuant to call.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Austin, Barbour, Capper, Carey, Couzens, Davis, Gibson, Hale,
      Hastings, McNary, Townsend, Vandenberg, and White.

      Total 13--a quorum being present.

    The pending Revenue Bill, H.R. 12395, and the amendments thereto made by
    the Senate Committee on Finance were discussed, but no action was taken
    in relation thereto.

    The Conference then adjourned.

                                                     [signed] Frederick Hale

                                                                  Secretary.
                                   *    *    *
                                Calendar No. 2266
                                     SENATE

      74th Congress
                           Report
      2d Session
                        No. 2156
                              REVENUE BILL OF 1936
                      June 1, 1936.--Ordered to be printed
        Mr. King, from the Committee on Finance, submitted the following
                                     REPORT
                            (To accompany H.R. 12395)

      The Committee on Finance, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 12395)
    to provide revenue, equalize taxation, and for other purposes, having
    had the same under consideration, report favorably thereon with certain
    amendments and as amended recommend that the bill do pass.
      [The 37-page text of the Report on the Revenue Bill of 1936 appears at
    page 323 of Vol. 1 of the original minutes.]
                                      * * *

    On June 29, 1936, Senator McNary appointed the following Republican
    Senatorial Campaign Committee:

      Mr. Townsend, Chairman
      Mr. Frazier
      Mr. Steiwer
      Mr. Gibson
      Mr. Davis
                       Seventy-fifth Congress (1937-1939)

      [Editor's Note: After the 1936 election in which President Roosevelt
    was overwhelmingly reelected, the Democratic Senate majority climbed
    further to 76, with only 16 Republicans and 4 independents. So
    overwhelming was the proportion of Democrats, in fact, that they filled
    their side of the Senate chamber and spilled across the aisle, with 13
    Democrats sitting on the Republican side. In the House, the Democrats
    held 334 seats to 88 Republicans and 13 independents.
      During this period when the party was so deeply in the minority, the
    Republican Conference met infrequently, usually at the beginning of a
    Congress to choose its leaders and make committee assignments.
      In 1937 President Roosevelt, frustrated by Supreme Court decisions
    that struck down New Deal legislation, proposed increasing the size of
    the Court to enable him to appoint supportive justices. This so-called
    Court packing plan drew intense criticism and split congressional
    Democrats, so that Republicans felt little need to intervene.
    Eventually, the administration dropped the proposal after a series of
    Court rulings upheld legislation from the second New Deal. As it
    happened, Roosevelt soon had the opportunity to appoint a majority of
    the Supreme Court as vacancies occurred.]
                            ------------------------

                                                           [January 7, 1937]

    JANUARY 7, 1937
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                 January 7, 1937

    The conference was called to order by the Chairman, Senator McNary, at
    10:30 a.m., in the Minority Conference Room, 335 Senate Office Building,
    pursuant to call.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Austin, Bridges, Capper, Davis, Frazier, Gibson, Hale, Lodge,
      McNary, Nye, Steiwer, Vandenberg, and White.

      Total 13--a quorum being present.

    Senator McNary was unanimously reelected Chairman of the Conference and
    Floor leader for the Minority.

    Senator Hale was unanimously reelected Secretary of the Conference.
    Senator Vandenberg was unanimously reelected nominee for President Pro
    Tempore.
    Carl A. Loeffler was unanimously reelected Secretary for the Minority.
    The Chairman was authorized to appoint a Committee on Committees, and he
    appointed the following members:

        Messrs. Nye, Chairman
        Capper
        Steiwer
        White
        Davis
        Townsend

    The Chairman was authorized to appoint a Committee on Patronage.
    The list of Committee assignments adopted by the Committee on Committees
    and concurred in by the conference is appended to these minutes.
    The Conference then adjourned.

                                                     [signed] Frederick Hale

                                                                  Secretary.

                                     ------

                      MEETING [OF] COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES
                                 January 8, 1937

    The Committee met in Room 335, Senate Office Building, and completed its
    work begun the day before. The completed list of assignments was
    delivered by the Chairman, Senator Nye, to Senator McNary who presented
    it the same day to the Senate.
    The combined assignments as adopted by that body on January 8, 1937,
    appear below.
    Present at the meeting of the Committee were Messrs. Nye, Capper,
    Steiwer, White, and Davis.

                                                     [signed] C. A. Loeffler

                                                                  Secretary.
                                   *    *    *
                       [Excerpt from Congressional Record]

      Mr. ROBINSON. On behalf of the majority, pursuant to the resolution
    just agreed to, I submit the list of assignments to committees.
      The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The assignments will be read.
      The Chief Clerk read the assignments submitted by Mr. ROBINSON.
      Mr. McNARY. On behalf of the minority I submit the assignments to the
    various committees.
      The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The assignments will be read.
      The Chief Clerk read the assignments.
      The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, the two assignments will
    be considered together.
      Mr. ROBINSON. I move the adoption of an order incorporating the names
    just read.
      The order was read and agreed to, as follows:

        Ordered, That the following shall constitute the standing
      committees of the Senate of the Seventy-fifth Congress:
        On Agriculture and Forestry: Messrs. Smith (chairman),
      Wheeler, Thomas of Oklahoma, McGill, Bankhead, Bulow, Mrs.
      Caraway, Pope, Hatch, Bilbo, Moore, Schwellenbach, Gillette,
      Ellender, Norris, McNary, Capper, Frazier, and Shipstead.
        On Appropriations: Messrs. Glass (chairman), McKellar,
      Copeland, Hayden, Thomas of Oklahoma, Byrnes, Tydings,
      Russell, Adams, McCarran, Overton, Bankhead, O'Mahoney,
      McAdoo, Truman, Burke, Duffy, Hitchcock, Green, Hale, Nye,
      Steiwer, Townsend, and Bridges.
        To Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the
      Senate: Messrs. Byrnes (chairman), Tydings, Bachman, and
      Townsend.
        On Banking and Currency: Messrs. Wagner (chairman), Glass,
      Barkley, Bulkley, Reynolds, Byrnes, Bankhead, McAdoo, Adams,
      Maloney, Radcliffe, Brown of Michigan, Hitchcock, Hughes,
      ______, ______, Townsend, Steiwer, Frazier, and Lodge.
        On Civil Service: Messrs. Bulow (chairman), McKellar,
      George, Logan, Neely, Dieterich, Byrd, White, Gibson, and
      Frazier.
        On Claims: Messrs. Bailey (chairman), Black, Logan, Burke,
      Schwellenbach, Brown of Michigan, Ellender, Hughes,
      Schwartz, ______, Capper, Townsend, and White.
        On Commerce: Messrs. Copeland (chairman), Sheppard,
      Bailey, Mrs. Caraway, Clark, Overton, Bachman, Bilbo,
      Donahey, Guffey, Maloney, Radcliffe, Pepper, Lee, McNary,
      Johnson of California, Nye, Vandenberg, White, and Gibson.
        On the District of Columbia: Messrs. King (chairman),
      Glass, Copeland, Tydings, Lewis, Bankhead, McCarran,
      Reynolds, Bilbo, Overton, Hitchcock, Hughes, Capper, Austin,
      and Bridges.
        On Education and Labor: Messrs. Black (chairman),
      Copeland, Walsh, Thomas of Utah, Murray, Donahey, Holt,
      Pepper, Ellender, Lee, Borah, La Follette, and Davis.
        On Enrolled Bills: Mrs. Caraway (chairman), Messrs.
      Lonergan and Vandenberg.
        On Expenditures in the Executive Departments: Messrs.
      Lewis (chairman), Wagner, Van Nuys, Pittman, Barkley, Davis,
      and Lodge.
        On Finance: Messrs. Harrison (chairman), King, George,
      Walsh, Barkley, Connally, Bailey, Clark, Byrd, Lonergan,
      Black, Gerry, Guffey, Bulkley, Brown of Michigan, ______, La
      Follette, Capper, Vandenberg, Townsend, and Davis.
        On Foreign Relations: Messrs. Pittman (chairman),
      Robinson, Harrison, George, Black, Wagner, Connally, Lewis,
      Bachman, Thomas of Utah, Van Nuys, Duffy, Pope, Murray,
      Chavez, Schwellenbach, Borah, Johnson of California, Capper,
      La Follette, Vandenberg, White, and Shipstead.
        On Immigration: Messrs. Russell (chairman), King,
      Copeland, McGill, Maloney, Moore, Schwellenbach, Holt,
      Andrews, Hughes, Johnson of California, Austin, Capper, and
      Shipstead.
        On Indian Affairs: Messrs. Thomas of Oklahoma (chairman),
      Wheeler, Ashurst, Bulow, Hatch, O'Mahoney, Donahey, Chavez,
      Johnson of Colorado, Lundeen, Frazier, La Follette, Steiwer,
      and Shipstead.
        On Interoceanic Canals: Messrs. Clark (chairman), Duffy,
      Hayden, Pepper, Ellender, ______, Bridges, and Lodge.
        On Interstate Commerce: Messrs. Wheeler (chairman), Smith,
      Wagner, Barkley, Neely, Dieterich, Lonergan, Brown of New
      Hampshire, Bone, Donahey, Minton, Moore, Truman, Andrews,
      Johnson of Colorado, Schwartz, White, Davis, Austin, and
      Shipstead.
        On Irrigation and Reclamation: Messrs. Bankhead
      (chairman), Sheppard, Pittman, Ashurst, Adams, Pope,
      McCarran, Overton, Hatch, O'Mahoney, Burke, Chavez, Lee,
      McNary, Johnson of California, Townsend, and Nye.
        On the Judiciary: Messrs. Ashurst (chairman), King, Neely,
      Van Nuys, McCarran, Logan, Dieterich, McGill, Hatch, Burke,
      Pittman, Connally, O'Mahoney, Hughes, Borah, Norris, Austin,
      and Steiwer.
        On the Library: Messrs. Barkley (chairman), McKellar,
      Thomas of Oklahoma, Mrs. Caraway, Bilbo, Moore, Radcliffe,
      ______, Gibson, and McNary.
        On Manufacturers: Messrs. Bulkley (chairman), Smith,
      Sheppard, Russell, Brown of New Hampshire, Overton, Gerry,
      Guffey, Brown of Michigan, Johnson of Colorado, La Follette,
      McNary, and Lodge.
        On Military Affairs: Messrs. Sheppard (chairman), Black,
      Lewis, Logan, Reynolds, Bachman, Thomas of Utah, Minton,
      Pepper, Johnson of Colorado, Lee, Schwartz, Lundeen, Austin,
      Nye, Bridges, and Lodge.
        On Mines and Mining: Messrs. Logan (chairman), Pittman,
      Hayden, Bulow, Pope, Thomas of Utah, Guffey, Holt, Johnson
      of Colorado, Schwartz, ______, Frazier, and Davis.
        On Naval Affairs: Messrs. Walsh (chairman), Tydings,
      Smith, McGill, Russell, Bone, Byrd, Dieterich, Brown of New
      Hampshire, Gerry, Holt, Andrews, Gillette, Hale, Davis,
      Johnson of California, and Gibson.
        On Patents: Messrs. McAdoo (chairman), Smith, Bone,
      Radcliffe, Duffy, Norris, and White.
        On Pensions: Messrs. McGill (chairman), Wheeler, Walsh,
      Bulkley, Lonergan, Thomas of Utah, Minton, Schwartz,
      Frazier, Townsend, and Shipstead.
        On Post Offices and Post Roads: Messrs. McKellar
      (chairman), Hayden, Bailey, Bulow, Byrnes, Logan, Brown of
      New Hampshire, O'Mahoney, Murray, Chavez, Holt, Ellender,
      Green, Lundeen, ______, Frazier, La Follette, Gibson, and
      Bridges.
        On Printing: Messrs. Hayden (chairman), Walsh, Black,
      Truman, Pepper, Lundeen, Vandenberg, and Lodge.
        On Privileges and Elections: Messrs. George (chairman),
      King, Smith, Connally, Bulkley, Logan, Bachman, Brown of New
      Hampshire, Duffy, Hatch, Minton, Hitchcock, Green, Austin,
      Johnson of California, Nye, and Bridges.
        On Public Buildings and Grounds: Messrs. Connally
      (chairman), Ashurst, Tydings, Walsh, Maloney, Truman,
      Chavez, Andrews, Gillette, Green, ______, Austin, Hale, and
      Shipstead.
        On Public Lands and Surveys: Messrs. Adams (chairman),
      Pittman, Ashurst, Wagner, Hatch, O'Mahoney, Murray,
      McCarran, Andrews, Hitchcock, Lee, ______, Nye, Steiwer, and
      Borah.
        On Rules: Messrs. Neely (chairman), Robinson, Copeland,
      Harrison, McKellar, Black, Adams, Byrd, Lewis, Gillette,
      Hale, Steiwer, and Vandenberg.
        On Territories and Insular Affairs: Messrs. Tydings
      (chairman), Pittman, Hayden, King, Robinson, Clark,
      Reynolds, Bone, McKellar, McAdoo, Wheeler, Gerry, Lundeen,
      Nye, Vandenberg, McNary, and Gibson.
                    REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
                            Appointed April 17, 1937

          Senator Townsend, Chairman
          Senator Capper
          Senator Frazier
          Senator White
          Senator McNary
                       Seventy-sixth Congress (1939-1941)

      [Editor's Note: Republicans gained 7 Senate seats in the 1938
    election, making the ratio 69 Democrats, 23 Republicans, and 4
    independents. In the House the party gained substantially, leaving the
    Democrats with 262 seats to 169 Republicans and 4 independents.
      As Nazi Germany began its march across Europe in September 1939 with
    the invasion of Poland, congressional and administration attention
    turned from domestic matters to foreign relations, with particular
    concern about national defense. That fall President Roosevelt called a
    special session of Congress, which considered and passed neutrality
    legislation. In 1940, the march continued, with the invasions of Norway,
    Belgium, and the Netherlands and the evacuation of British troops from
    Dunkirk, followed by the fall of France. The United States began
    providing aid to the allies and stepped up defense production, while a
    debate began between isolationists and interventionists. In view of the
    national emergency, Congress remained in session continuously, with only
    brief recesses, throughout 1940.]
                            ------------------------

                                                           [January 3, 1939]

    JANUARY 3, 1939
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                 January 3, 1939

    The Conference was called to order by the Chairman, Senator McNary, at
    11 a.m., in the Minority Conference Room, 335 Senate Office Building,
    pursuant to call.
    Senator White acted as Temporary Secretary in the absence of Senator
    Hale.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Austin, Barbour, Bridges, Capper, Danaher, Davis, Frazier,
      Gibson, Gurney, Holman, McNary, Nye, Reed, Taft, Tobey, Townsend,
      Vandenberg, White, and Wiley.

      Total 19--a quorum being present. (Quorum being 14)

    Senator Bridges nominated Senator Hale as Permanent Secretary of the
    Conference, and he was unanimously chosen.

    Senator Austin nominated Senator McNary as Chairman of the Conference
    and Floor Leader, and he was unanimously chosen.
    Senator McNary made a statement as to committee assignments, stressing
    the requirement of reaching an agreement with Senator Barkley as to
    proportionate representation before assignments can be made.
    The Committee on Committees of the Seventy-fifth Congress, Messrs. Nye,
    Capper, White, Davis, and Townsend, was reappointed.
    The Conference then adjourned subject to the call of the Chairman.

                                              [signed] Wallace H. White, Jr.

                                                        Temporary Secretary.

                                     ------

                         MEETING COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES
                                 January 9, 1939

    The Committee met in the Minority Conference room, number 335 Senate
    Office Building, January 9, 1939, at 2:15 p.m.
    Present were Senator Nye, Chairman, Senators Davis, Capper, and White.
    Senator Townsend was out of the city. The Minority Leader, Senator
    McNary, attended the first part of the meeting.
    The Committee considered the requests of the new group of Senators, and
    also personally contacted and consulted with the Senators who
    relinquished existing assignments.
    Mr. Bridges gave up Public Buildings and Grounds; Mr. Davis, Interstate
    Commerce; Mr. Frazier, Mines and Mining; Mr. Gibson, Post Offices and
    Post Roads; Mr. Lodge, Banking and Currency, Manufactures, and Military
    Affairs; Mr. McNary, Judiciary and Manufactures; Mr. Nye, Commerce; Mr.
    Shipstead, Immigration and Public Buildings and Grounds; Mr. Vandenberg,
    Enrolled Bills and Printing; and Mr. White, Claims.
    Mr. Barbour was assigned to Commerce, Manufactures, Naval Affairs,
    Public Buildings and Grounds, and Rules. Mr. Danaher was assigned to
    Banking and Currency, Judiciary, Manufactures, Printing, and
    Territories. Mr. Davis was assigned to Post Offices and Post Roads. Mr.
    Gurney was assigned to Interstate Commerce, Irrigation and Reclamation,
    Military Affairs, Printing, and Public Lands. Mr. Holman was assigned to
    Appropriations, District of Columbia, Immigration, Military Affairs, and
    Public Lands. Mr. Lodge was assigned to Finance. Mr. McNary was assigned
    to Indian Affairs. Mr. Reed was assigned to Enrolled Bills, Interstate
    Commerce, Manufactures, Mines and Mining, and Post Offices and Post
    Roads. Mr. Taft was assigned to Appropriations, Banking and Currency,
    Education and Labor, Mines and Mining, and Public Buildings and Grounds.
    Mr. Tobey was assigned to Banking and Currency, Claims, Interstate
    Commerce, Library, and Rules. Mr. Wiley was assigned to Agriculture,
    Claims, Judiciary, Mines and Mining, and Privileges and Elections.
    This gave all of the new Senators two major and three minor committee
    assignments.

                                                      [signed] C.A. Loeffler

                                                                   Secretary

      Note: Owing to a desire to make the report the following day in the
    Senate, the Committee's action was not considered by a Republican
    Conference.
                                   *    *    *
               COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS IN THE SEVENTY SIXTH CONGRESS

                                                      Major         Minor
                        Name                        Committee     Committee

    Mr. Austin..................................            3             3
    Mr. Barbour.................................            2             3
    Mr. Borah...................................            2             2
    Mr. Bridges.................................            3             3
    Mr. Capper..................................            3             3
    Mr. Danaher.................................            2             3
    Mr. Davis...................................            3             3
    Mr. Frazier.................................            3             3
    Mr. Gibson..................................            2             3
    Mr. Gurney..................................            2             3
    Mr. Hale....................................            2             2
    Mr. Holman..................................            2             3
    Mr. Johnson.................................            3             3
    Mr. La Follette.............................            3             3
    Mr. Lodge...................................            2             3
    Mr. McNary..................................            2             3
    Mr. Norris..................................            2             1
    Mr. Nye.....................................            2             4
    Mr. Reed....................................            2             3
    Mr. Shipstead...............................            3             2
    Mr. Taft....................................            2             3
    Mr. Tobey...................................            2             3
    Mr. Townsend................................            3             4
    Mr. Vandenberg..............................            3             2
    Mr. White...................................            3             2
    Mr. Wiley...................................            2             3

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                                                          [January 17, 1939]

    JANUARY 17, 1939
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                January 17, 1939

    The Conference was called to order by the Chairman, Senator McNary, at
    11 a.m., in the Minority Conference Room, 335 Senate Office Building,
    pursuant to call.
    The roll was not called since it was evident that a quorum was present,
    but those present were:

      Messrs. Austin, Barbour, Bridges, Capper, Danaher, Davis, Gibson,
      Gurney, Holman, Lodge, McNary, Reed, Taft, Tobey, Townsend,
      Vandenberg, and White.

      Senators Hale and Wiley, though absent, requested to be
      counted as present.

      Total 19 (Quorum being 14)
    Senator McNary stated the reason for calling the Conference, which was
    to enable Senators to consult with regard to the pending nominations,
    Harry Hopkins to be Secretary of Commerce, Felix Frankfurter to be
    Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, and Frank Murphy to be Attorney
    General.
    Senators Austin, Barbour, Bridges, Danaher, Lodge, McNary, Taft,
    Vandenberg, Townsend, Davis, and White engaged in the discussion. No
    action was taken with regard to the same.
    The Chairman explained that Republican Conferences were not binding upon
    the individual and that it was not customary to adopt a concert of
    action upon nominations.
    The Conference then adjourned subject to the call of the Chairman.

                                                     [signed] Frederick Hale

                                                                  Secretary.
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                                                          [January 25, 1939]

    JANUARY 25, 1939
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                January 25, 1939

    The Conference was called to order by the Chairman, Senator McNary, at
    11 a.m., in the Minority Conference Room, 335 Senate Office Building,
    pursuant to call.
    The following Senators were present:

      Messrs. Austin, Barbour, Capper, Danaher, Davis, Gurney, Hale, Holman,
      Lodge, McNary, Nye, Reed, Taft, Tobey, Townsend, White, and Wiley.

      Total 17 (Quorum being 14)
    H.J. Res. 83, Making additional appropriations for work relief and
    relief for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, was discussed, but no
    action was taken.
    The Conference then adjourned subject to the call of the Chairman.

                                                     [signed] Frederick Hale

                                                                  Secretary.
                                   *    *    *
                                 Calendar No. 2

      76th Congress
      1st Session
                                  H.J. RES. 83
                                 (Report No. 4)
                       IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
                                January 16, 1939
           Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations
                                January 21, 1939
      Reported, under authority of the order of the Senate of PJanuary 20,
                       1939, by Mr. Adams, with amendments

                                JOINT RESOLUTION

      Making an additional appropriation for work relief and relief for the
    fiscal year ending June 30, 1939.
      [The 8-page text of H.J. Res. 83 as reported in the Senate appears at
    page 333 of Vol. 2 of the original minutes.]
                            ------------------------

                                                            [April 19, 1939]

    APRIL 19, 1939
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                 April 19, 1939

    The Conference was called to order by the Chairman, Senator McNary, at
    11 a.m., in the Minority Conference Room, 335 Senate Office Building,
    pursuant to call.
    The following Senators were present:

      Messrs. Austin, Barbour, Bridges, Capper, Danaher, Davis, Frazier,
      Gibson, Gurney, Lodge, McNary, Reed, Taft, Townsend, Vandenberg, and
      Wiley.

      Total 16 (Quorum being 14)

    S. 1265, the Public Works Bill by Mr. Byrnes, was discussed. Mr. Bridges
    moved that a committee of six Senators be appointed to consider all
    substitutes and amendments proposed to the bill, which was agreed to.
    The Chairman appointed Senators Vandenberg, Lodge, Davis, Frazier,
    Barbour, and Taft members of said committee.

    The Conference then adjourned subject to the call of the Chairman.
      Note: In the absence of the Secretary, Senator Hale, the Chairman
    requested Mr. Carl A. Loeffler, Secretary of the Minority, to write the
    minutes.

                                                     [signed] C. A. Loeffler
                                   *    *    *
                                Calendar No. 301

      76th Congress
      1st Session
                                     S. 1267
                                (Report No. 283)
                       IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
                                February 9, 1939
       Mr. Byrnes introduced the following bill: which was read twice and
                                 referred to the
                           Committee on Appropriations
                                February 13, 1939
    The Committee on Appropriations discharged, and referred to the Special
                                    Committee
              to Investigate Unemployment and ReliefApril 17, 1939
                     Reported by Mr. Byrnes, with amendments

                                     A BILL

    To establish a Department of Public Works, to amend certain sections of
    the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.
      [The 38-page text of S. 1265 as reported appears at page 335 of Vol. 2
    of the original minutes.]
                            ------------------------

                                                             [July 20, 1939]

    JULY 20, 1939
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                  July 20, 1939

    The Conference was called to order by the Chairman, Senator McNary, at
    11 a.m., in the Minority Conference Room, 335 Senate Office Building,
    pursuant to call.
    The following Senators were present:

      Messrs. Austin, Barbour, Bridges, Danaher, Davis, Frazier, Gibson,
      Gurney, Hale, Holman, Lodge, McNary, Reed, Taft, Tobey, Townsend,
      Vandenberg, White, and Wiley.

      Total 19 (Quorum being 14)
    The Conference considered S. 2759, The Works Financing Act of 1939 (so-
    called Self-liquidating Projects Bill). Senators Taft, Danaher, and
    Townsend (members of the Banking and Currency Committee) explained the
    provisions of the bill as revised to date by the Committee. Several
    Senators engaged in a discussion of the same, but no action was taken by
    the Conference.
    The Conference then adjourned at 11:50 a.m. subject to the call of the
    Chairman.

                                                     [signed] Frederick Hale

                                                                  Secretary.
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                                                           [January 5, 1940]

    JANUARY 5, 1940
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                 January 5, 1940

    The Conference was called to order by the Chairman, Senator McNary, at
    11 a.m., in the Minority Conference Room, 335 Senate Office Building,
    pursuant to call.
    In the absence of Senator Hale, the Chairman requested Senator White to
    act as Secretary.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Austin, Capper, Danaher, Davis, Frazier, Gurney, Holman,
      Lodge, McNary, Tobey, Townsend, Vandenberg, White, and Wiley.

      Total 14 (Quorum being 14)
    After a discussion of the President's budget message of January 4, 1940,
    the Conference agreed:
    That the Conference approve the Harrison proposal and that it recommends
    expansion of group to include representation of Military and Naval
    Committees of House and Senate to be especially charged with the study
    of results of past expenditures for defense, the present size and
    efficiency of our military and naval forces and our immediate future
    needs of defense.
    The Conference then adjourned subject to the call of the Chairman.

                                              [signed] Wallace H. White, Jr.

                                                           Acting Secretary.
                                   *    *    *
                              COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

    On February 8, 1940, Senator McNary (Republican Leader) worked out the
    following assignments and after passing the same to members of the
    Republican Committee on Committees for their approval, he presented the
    order to the Senate and it was adopted.
    Ordered, That the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Nye) be excused from
    further service as a member of the Committee on Military Affairs and
    assigned to service on the Committee on Foreign Relations;
    That the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Townsend) be excused from further
    service as a member of the Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation;
    That the Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. Bridges) be excused from
    further service as a member of the Committee on Post Offices and Post
    Roads and assigned to service on the Committee on Education and Labor;
    That the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Taft) be assigned to service on the
    Committee on the Judiciary; and that the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Thomas)
    be assigned to service on the Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation,
    the Committee on Military Affairs, the Committee on Post Offices and
    Post Roads, and the Committee on Public Lands and Surveys.

                                          [signed] C.A. Loeffler
                                          Secretary
                                          Republican Committee on
                                            Committees
                            ------------------------

                                                              [June 6, 1940]

    JUNE 6, 1940
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                  June 6, 1940

    The Conference was called to order by the Chairman, Senator McNary, at
    11 a.m., in the Minority Conference Room, 335 Senate Office Building,
    pursuant to call.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Austin, Barbour, Bridges, Capper, Danaher, Davis, Gibson,
      Gurney, Hale, Holman, Lodge, McNary, Nye, Taft, Thomas, Tobey,
      Townsend, Vandenberg, White, and Wiley.

      Total 20 (Quorum being 14)
    After discussion, it was unanimously agreed:

      That the Congress should remain in session during the
      present emergency.

    After general discussion of pending legislation, the Conference
    adjourned subject to the call of the Chairman.

                                                     [signed] Frederick Hale

                                                                  Secretary.

      HISTORICAL NOTATION: The following resolution was adopted unanimously
    by a Conference of Republican Members of the House of Representatives on
    June 3, 1940:

        Resolved that the Republicans of the House of
      Representatives are in favor of continuing in session as
      long as the interest of the Country requires.
                      Seventy-seventh Congress (1941-1943)

      [Editor's Note: In the 1940 election, President Roosevelt was
    reelected to a third term over the Republican nominee, Wendell Willkie,
    and his running mate, the Senate Republican Conference Chairman and
    floor leader, Charles McNary of Oregon. In the Senate, Republicans
    continued to make gains, although Democrats still retained control, with
    66 seats to the Republicans' 28, and 2 independents. In the House
    Democrats strengthened their control with 267 seats to 162 for the
    Republicans, and 6 independents.
      During 1941 the war in Europe and North Africa continued to preoccupy
    Congress and the administration. In March the president signed the Lend-
    Lease Act to supply arms and equipment to Britain. Then, on December 7,
    came the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that drew the United States
    into the war, both in Europe and the Pacific. On December 11, 1941, the
    Conference pledged its support to the president in the war effort.]
                            ------------------------

                                                           [January 4, 1941]

    JANUARY 4, 1941
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                 January 4, 1941

    A conference of Republican members of the Senate was held at eleven
    o'clock in the forenoon of this date in pursuance of notice thereof.
    The meeting was called to order by the senior Senator from Vermont, Mr.
    Austin, in his capacity as assistant to the Leader of the Minority and
    at the request of the Minority Leader. Senator Austin, as Chairman,
    stated to the Conference the general rules governing the procedure in
    such conferences and, in particular, emphasized that meetings were
    called for the purpose of exchange of views and for the harmonizing of
    opinions so far as this could be done but that members were not bound by
    any action taken.
    The Chairman requested the Senator from Maine, Mr. White, to act as
    temporary Secretary and directed him to call the roll of members. The
    roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Austin, Ball, Brewster, Brooks, Burton, Butler, Capper,
      Danaher, Gurney, Holman, Langer, Nye, Reed, Taft, Thomas, Vandenberg,
      White, Wiley, and Willis.

      Nineteen members having answered, the Chairman declared a
      quorum present.

    The Chairman then announced that the selection of a Minority Leader was
    first in order. Senator Capper of Kansas thereupon nominated Senator
    McNary of Oregon and a vote being had, the Chairman announced that
    Senator McNary was unanimously elected.
    Senator Holman of Oregon moved that the Conference by resolution express
    its appreciation of the able and courteous services of Senator Austin as
    Acting Minority Leader, that the members extend their grateful
    acknowledgments to him and that he be requested to continue to act as
    such Acting Leader until the return of Senator McNary. This motion was
    put by Senator Vandenberg of Michigan and upon a vote being had the
    resolution was declared unanimously adopted.
    The Chairman announced that the next business was the selection of a
    Secretary. Senator Danaher of Connecticut placed in nomination Senator
    White of Maine for this position and upon a vote being had, the Chairman
    declared Senator White elected.
    Senator Reed of Kansas placed in nomination Senator Vandenberg as the
    Minority candidate for President pro tempore of the Senate. Upon a vote
    being had, Senator Vandenberg was declared unanimously elected.
    The Chairman announced the appointment by Minority Leader McNary of the
    following Committee on Committees: Senators Nye, Chairman, Capper,
    White, Davis, Taft, and Danaher.
    Senator Vandenberg moved that the Chairman be authorized to appoint a
    committee of three Senators to be known as the Calendar Committee to be
    charged with the obligation of familiarizing themselves with bills upon
    the Calendar and of following the call of the Calendar in behalf of the
    Minority. Upon a vote being had, this motion was declared unanimously
    agreed to.
    There being no further business, the Conference voted to adjourn subject
    to the call of the Chairman.

                                              [signed] Wallace H. White, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.

      By direction of the Chairman, Senator Austin, Mr. Loeffler addressed
    the following letter to Senators Danaher, Ball, and Butler.

                                                             January 7, 1941

        Honorable
        United States Senator
        Washington, D.C.

        Dear Senator            :

          I am directed to inform you that Senator Austin, Vice
        Chairman of the Conference, has named the following
        Senators to be members of the Committee on the Calendar,
        authorized by the Republican Conference of January 4,
        1941. A similar letter is being mailed to each of the
        other members of this committee.

            Honorable John A. Danaher, Chairman
            Honorable Joseph H. Ball
            Honorable Hugh A. Butler

                                                         Respectfully yours,
                                                            Carl A. Loeffler

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

        cal/wbb

                                     ------

                        COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES MEETINGS
                            Seventy Seventh Congress

                                January 14, 1941.

      The Committee met in Room 335, Senate Office Building, at 10 a.m.,
    upon call by the Chairman, Mr. Nye.
      Present were Senator Nye, Chairman, and Messrs. Capper, Davis, White,
    Taft, Danaher.
      The Committee took the list of seniority and noted all requests for
    change on each committee on the work sheets (Confidential Print No. 1).
      The Democratic Majority having made Education and Labor a major
    committee, the Republican Committee on Committees so classified it.
      The Committee adjourned to meet January 15, 1941, at 3 p.m.

                                     ------

                                January 15, 1941.

      The Committee met in Room 335, Senate Office Building, at 3 p.m.
      All members attended. Senators White, Davis and Capper left before
    adjournment.
      Tentative assignments were made on all committees.
      The Committee adjourned to meet January 17, 1941, at 10:30 a.m.

                                     ------

                                January 18, 1941.

      The Committee met in Room 335, Senate Office Building, at 10:30 a.m.
      All members were present but Senator Davis.
      Committee assignments were completed.
      The Committee adjourned to meet January 20, 1941, at 10:30 a.m.

                                     ------

                                January 20, 1941.

      The Committee met in Room 335, Senate Office Building, at 10:30 a.m.
      All members were present but Senator Danaher.
      The Committee agreed to the report of the Chairman read by Senator
    Nye.
      Senator Davis was to advise Senator Nye which of two committees he
    would give up, Post Offices or Education and Labor. (1/21/41, he
    notified Senator Nye he would give up Education and Labor.)
      The Committee adjourned.

                                                      [signed] C.A. Loeffler

                                                                  Secretary.
                            ------------------------

                                                          [January 21, 1941]

    JANUARY 21, 1941
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                January 21, 1941

    A Conference of Republican members of the Senate was held at nine-thirty
    o'clock in the forenoon of this date in the Minority Conference Room,
    335 Senate Office Building, upon call of the Chairman.
    Senator Austin presided.
    The records of the previous meeting were read and approved. The Chairman
    announced the appointment of Senators Danaher, Ball, and Butler as
    members of the Calendar Committee authorized at the previous conference.
    The roll of members was called and the following Senators responded to
    their names:

      Messrs. Aiken, Austin, Ball, Barbour, Brewster, Bridges, Brooks,
      Burton, Butler, Danaher, Davis, Gurney, Holman, Langer, Nye, Taft,
      Thomas, Tobey, Vandenberg, White, and Willis.

      Twenty-one members having answered, the Chairman declared a
      quorum present.

    Senator Nye, Chairman of the Committee on Committees, in behalf of the
    Committee, submitted its report to the Conference. Upon motion of
    Senator Vandenberg the report was adopted. This report is made a part of
    this record.
    Senator Tobey moved that the Conference express to Senator Nye and to
    the other members of the Committee on Committees the thanks of the
    Minority members of the Senate for the satisfactory performance of the
    task committed to them.
    Upon motion it was voted to adjourn subject to the call of the Chair.

                                              [signed] Wallace H. White, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.
                                   *    *    *
                              United States Senate
                         Committee on Foreign Relations

                                                            January 18, 1941

      Honorable Charles L. McNary
      Minority Leader
      Senate Office Building
      Washington, D.C.

      My dear Senator McNary:

        Following its appointment at your hands the Committee on
      Committees for the Republican side of the Senate has met,
      considered the vacancies existing upon committees along
      with requests by Republican members for committee
      assignment and, after much deliberation, is prepared now
      to report to you and the Republican conference its
      recommendations.
        The task of the Committee has been especially difficult
      this year, the difficulty growing out of the fact that
      some members of the minority were of necessity asked to
      surrender assignments which were already theirs in order
      that an equitable allotment of committees could be
      assigned each new member, and by the further fact that the
      Committee on Education and Labor had been advanced by the
      majority as a major committee for the first time. This
      last consideration quite naturally threw the allocation of
      committee assignments entirely out of gear as respecting a
      number of members of the Senate.
        However, adjustment has finally been made and generally
      approved by such senior members of the Senate as had to
      surrender committee places to bring the whole issue of
      committee assignments among Republicans into a fair and
      splendid balance.
        149 committee places were agreed upon by majority and
      minority leaders as being the number of places to which
      the minority would be entitled. With 30 members of the
      Senate asking assignment by the minority, it will be seen
      that each of the 30 except one could be assigned 5
      committee places. Since Senator Norris consents to only
      two assignments, the Committee was privileged to afford at
      least 5 assignments to every Senator, and 6 places to two
      Senators. In order to afford this balance it was necessary
      for Senators Johnson, Capper, La Follette, Nye, Taft,
      Davis and Bridges to surrender one of their 6 committee
      assignments. The two Senators who will retain 6
      assignments are Senators Vandenberg and Austin.
        The Committee wishes to report to you and to the
      conference that in those cases of contest for committee
      assignments it has followed as closely as it could the
      rule of right accruing to a senior Senator. The Committee
      has also taken into consideration wherever it could the
      desirability of assignments on a given committee among the
      various states and sections of states. The Committee
      wishes further to report that in determining senior rank
      upon committees it has permitted previous official
      experience to take precedence.
        While we have not in every instance been able to comply
      with the first request made by members whom we were
      serving, it is our opinion that the assignments made come
      as near to approximating fairness to all Senators as is
      possible of attainment under all the circumstances which
      attend a task of this kind.
        As to release from committees, some of which have been
      requested by the individual Senators involved, and some of
      which are necessitated by reason of adjustment of
      committee assignments for the Republican side, the
      Committee recommends as follows:
        Mr. Johnson from the Committee on Privileges and
      Elections;
        Mr. Capper from the Committee on Immigration;
        Mr. La Follette from the Committee on Post Offices and
      Post Roads;
        Mr. Nye from the Committee on Irrigation and
      Reclamation;
        Mr. Davis from the Committee on Education and Labor;
        Mr. White from the Committee on Commerce, and the
      Committee on Civil Service;
        Mr. Austin from the Committee on Immigration;
        Mr. Bridges from the Committee on Interoceanic Canals;
        Mr. Lodge from the Committee on Expenditures in the
      Executive Departments;
        Mr. Taft from the Committee on Judiciary, and the
      Committee on Appropriations;
        Mr. Danaher from the Committee on Manufactures;
        Mr. Gurney from the Committee on Printing;
        Mr. Tobey from the Committee on Library;
        Mr. Ball from the Committee on Interstate Commerce.
        New appointments to the various committees we recommend
      as follows:
        Mr. Shipstead to Interstate Commerce;
        Mr. Vandenberg to Interoceanic Canals;
        Mr. White to Appropriations and Rules;
        Mr. Austin to Territories and Insular Affairs;
        Mr. Lodge to Military Affairs;
        Mr. Danaher to Finance;
        Mr. Gurney to Appropriations;
        Mr. Taft to Finance;
        Mr. Tobey to Audit and Control;
        Mr. Thomas to Banking and Currency;
        Mr. Ball to Committees on Banking and Currency,
      Education and Labor, Manufactures, Printing and
      Immigration;
        Mr. Brooks to Committees on Appropriations, Interstate
      Commerce, Claims, Interoceanic Canals and Pensions;
        Mr. Brewster to Committees on Commerce, Naval Affairs,
      Claims, Library and Public Buildings and Grounds;
        Mr. Burton to Committees on Commerce, Judiciary,
      District of Columbia, Civil Service and Immigration;
        Mr. Butler to Committees on Education and Labor, Post
      Offices and Post Roads, Privileges and Elections,
      Irrigation and Reclamation and Public Buildings and
      Grounds;
        Mr. Langer to Committees on Judiciary, Post Offices and
      Post Roads, Indian Affairs, Printing and Civil Service;
        Mr. Willis to Committees on Agriculture, Post Offices
      and Post Roads, Library, Printing and Public Lands and
      Surveys;
        Mr. Aiken to Committees on Agriculture, Education and
      Labor, Civil Service, Expenditures in the Executive
      Department and Pensions.
        The Committee offers in explanation of the placement of
      Mr. Shipstead in third ranking place on the Interstate
      Commerce Committee the following: By telegraphic
      arrangement following the appointment of Mr. Ball from
      Minnesota last fall, Mr. Shipstead voluntarily retired
      from the Interstate Commerce Committee in favor of his
      colleague, Mr. Ball, so that Mr. Ball might have such
      assignment as would enable him to have stationery
      accommodations. Mr. Shipstead at that time enjoyed third
      place on the minority side of the Interstate Commerce
      Committee. Reassignment now found the Committee
      considering it only fair that Mr. Shipstead should have
      the same rank on the committee that he had when he
      temporarily resigned it.
        In conclusion, permit us to report that under this
      recommendation no member of the Senate will have more than
      three major committee assignments, and no Senator less
      than two major committee assignments.

                                          Respectfully submitted.
                                          COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES,
                                          [signed] Gerald P. Nye
                                            Chairman
                                   *    *    *
              COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS IN THE SEVENTY SEVENTH CONGRESS

                                                      Major         Minor
                        Name                        Committee     Committee

    Aiken.......................................            2             3
    Austin......................................            3             3
    Ball........................................            2             3
    Barbour.....................................            2             3
    Brewster....................................            2             3
    Bridges.....................................            3             2
    Brooks......................................            2             3
    Burton......................................            2             3
    Butler......................................            2             3
    Capper......................................            3             2
    Danaher.....................................            3             2
    Davis.......................................            3             2
    Gurney......................................            3             2
    Holman......................................            2             3
    Johnson.....................................            3             2
    La Follette.................................            3             2
    Langer......................................            2             3
    Lodge.......................................            3             2
    McNary......................................            2             3
    Norris......................................            2             0
    Nye.........................................            2             3
    Reed........................................            2             3
    Shipstead...................................            3             2
    Taft........................................            3             2
    Thomas Idaho................................            3             2
    Tobey.......................................            2             3
    Vandenberg..................................            3             3
    White.......................................            3             2
    Wiley.......................................            2             3
    Willis......................................            2             3

                                   *    *    *

                                                         February 14, 1941

      To the Minority Members of the United States Senate:

      Dear Senator:

        Conforming to the custom whereby the Chairman of the
      Republican Conference selects the Republican Senatorial
      Campaign Committee, I designate the following members to
      serve on that Committee for the Seventy-Seventh Congress:

          Ex-Senator Townsend, Chairman
          Senator Capper
          Senator White
          Senator McNary
          Senator Bridges
          Senator Thomas of Idaho

        The selection of ex-Senator Townsend for the
      Chairmanship was unanimously approved by the members of
      the Campaign Committee.

                                          Very sincerely yours,
                                          Charles L. McNary
                                          Chairman of the Conference

                            ------------------------

                                                         [December 11, 1941]

    DECEMBER 11, 1941
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                December 11, 1941

    The Conference was called to order by the Chairman, Senator McNary, at
    10:30 a.m., in the Minority Conference Room, 335 Senate Office Building,
    pursuant to call.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Aiken, Austin, Ball, Barbour, Brewster, Bridges, Brooks,
      Burton, Butler, Capper, Danaher, Davis, Gurney, Holman, Langer, Lodge,
      McNary, Nye, Reed, Shipstead, Taft, Tobey, Vandenberg, White, Wiley,
      and Willis.

      Total 26 (Quorum being 16)
    There was a general discussion of matters of interest, including the war
    situation. The following resolution was unanimously adopted:

        RESOLVED that the Republican Conference pledge to the
      President of the United States its unanimous support in the
      vigorous and efficient prosecution of the war.

    The Conference then adjourned subject to the call of the Chairman.

                                              [signed] Wallace H. White, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.

                            ------------------------

                                                             [July 14, 1942]

    JULY 14, 1942
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                  July 14, 1942

    The Conference was called to order by the Chairman, Senator McNary, at
    10:30 a.m., in the Minority Conference Room, 335 Senate Office Building,
    pursuant to call.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Aiken, Bridges, Burton, Danaher, Gurney, Lodge, McNary, Nye,
      Reed, Thomas, Tobey, Vandenberg, White, Wiley, and Willis.

      Total present 15.
    The Chairman requested the views of the Senators present in regard to a
    recess, and following a brief discussion, on motion of Mr. Vandenberg,
    it was moved that it was the sense of the Conference that the Chairman
    should indicate disapproval of a recess for any fixed time but that he
    be authorized to arrange for three day recesses at such times as the
    legislative situation might warrant. This motion was adopted.
    Senator Lodge was present and spoke on his experiences and observations
    in the North African campaign as a member of our armed forces in the
    Libya-Egypt sector. 1
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
      \1\ [In 1942, while still a senator, Lodge served with an army tank
    crew in Libya. Later, when the War Department required members of
    Congress to choose either to join the armed services or to remain in
    Congress, Lodge resigned from the Senate on February 4, 1944, and spent
    the remainder of the war in combat in Europe.]
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The Conference then adjourned subject to the call of the Chairman.

                                              [signed] Wallace H. White, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.

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                                                        [September 17, 1942]

    SEPTEMBER 17, 1942
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                               September 17, 1942

    The Conference was called to order by the Chairman, Senator McNary, at
    10 a.m., in the Minority Conference Room, 335 Senate Office Building,
    pursuant to call.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Aiken, Austin, Ball, Barbour, Brooks, Burton, Butler, Capper,
      Danaher, Langer, McNary, Nye, Reed, Shipstead, Taft, Thomas, Tobey,
      Vandenberg, White, Wiley, and Willis.

      Total 21 (Quorum being 16).
    S.J. Res. 161, To aid in stabilizing the cost of living, was considered.
    After discussion the following resolution was adopted:

      RESOLVED that the Republican Conference recognizes the
      present situation with respect to living costs, that it
      believes action is necessary and will cooperate in efforts
      to work out a wise solution of the problems presented to the
      Senate and the country.

    The Conference then adjourned with the understanding that another
    meeting would be called for further consideration of the same subject.

                                              [signed] Wallace H. White, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.
                                   *    *    *

      77th Congress
      2d Session
                                  S.J. RES. 161
                       IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
                               September 14, 1942

    Mr. Brown (for himself and Mr. Wagner), under authority of the order of
    the Senate of September 10, 1942, introduced the following joint
    resolution; which (the first and second readings having been waived) was
    referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency.
                                JOINT RESOLUTION
                    To aid in stabilizing the cost of living.

      [The four-page text of S.J. Res. 161 appears at page 354 of Vol. 2 of
    the original minutes.]
                                   *    *    *
                       RESOLUTION OF REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE

    Mr. McNARY. Mr. President, I desire to make a brief statement. This
    morning I called a conference of the Republican Members of the Senate.
    The conference adopted a resolution which I ask to have inserted in the
    Record.
    There being no objection, the resolution was ordered to be printed in
    the Record, as follows:

                                          United States Senate,
                                          Republican Conference,

                                                       September 17, 1942.

        Resolved, That the Republican Conference recognizes the
      present situation with respect to living costs, that it
      believes action is necessary, and will cooperate in an
      effort to work out a wise solution of the problems
      presented to the Senate and the country.

        The text of the above resolution was placed in the
      Congressional Record by Senator McNary, September 17,
      1942, page 7405.

                            ------------------------

                                                        [September 19, 1942]

    SEPTEMBER 19, 1942
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                               September 19, 1942

    The Conference was called to order by the Chairman, Senator McNary, at
    10 a.m., in the Minority Conference Room, 335 Senate Office Building,
    pursuant to call.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Messrs. Aiken, Austin, Brooks, Burton, Butler, Capper, Danaher, Davis,
      Gurney, Holman, McNary, Nye, Reed, Taft, Thomas, Vandenberg, White,
      Wiley, and Willis.

      Total 19 (Quorum being 16).
    The Conference resumed consideration of S.J. Res. 161, To aid in
    stabilizing the cost of living. Senators Danaher and Taft, members of
    Banking and Currency Committee, explained the amendments that had been
    made by the Committee to the resolution.
    Following a general discussion, the Chairman was authorized to state to
    the press that the general view of the Conference was that the Banking
    and Currency Committee, in its reported draft, had improved the original
    bill.
    The Conference then adjourned subject to the call of the Chairman.

                                              [signed] Wallace H. White, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.
                                   *    *    *
                                Calendar No. 1661

      77th Congress
      2d Session
                                  S.J. RES. 161
                                (Report No. 1609)
                       IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
                               September 14, 1942

    Mr. Brown (for himself and Mr. Wagner), under authority of the order of
    the Senate of September 10, 1942, introduced the following joint
    resolution; which (the first and second readings having been waived) was
    referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency.
                               September 19, 1942

    Reported by Mr. Brown, under authority of the order of the Senate of
    September 17, 1942, with amendments
                                JOINT RESOLUTION
                    To aid in stabilizing the cost of living.

      [The eight-page text of S.J. Res. 161 as reported appears at page 357
    of Vol. 2 of the original minutes.]
                                   *    *    *
                       COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES MEMORANDUM
                                December 3, 1942

    Senator McNary revised the Committee on Committees membership as
    follows:

      Senator Nye, Chairman
      Senator White
      Senator Davis
      Senator Taft
      Senator Danaher
      Senator Butler
      Senator Thomas of Idaho
                                   *    *    *
        Townsend Renamed GOP's Senatorial Campaign Leader PM'Nary Lauds
               Delawarean For Party's Gains in Election This Year
                            By the Associated Press.

    Former Senator John G. Townsend, Jr., of Delaware was reappointed today
    to the chairmanship of the Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee to
    serve through the 1944 campaign.
    Minority Leader McNary notified the 71-year-old former legislator of the
    appointment in a letter which said:

      ``Your splendid services as chairman of the National
      Republican Senatorial Committee are sincerely appreciated by
      the members of the United States Senate and the Republicans
      throughout the country.
      ``Your management of the campaign which resulted in the
      election of nine additional Republican members to the Senate
      was noteworthy and demands further employment of your
      talents.
      ``At this time and in this fashion I appoint you chairman of
      the National Republican Senatorial Committee from now until
      a time seasonably following the fall elections in 1944.''
                           ``Peacemaker'' at St. Louis

    Mr. Townsend, one of the peacemakers in the recent intra-party scrap at
    St. Louis which culminated in the compromise selection of Harrison E.
    Spangler of Iowa as Republican national chairman, believes the GOP has a
    ``good chance'' to gain control of the Senate in 1944.
    In the Senate convening January 6 the Republicans will have 38 seats
    against 29 now, the Democrats 57 and Progressives one. The minority
    party would have to pick up 10 new seats in the 1944 elections to win
    control, as that would give them 48 seats, against 47 for the Democrats,
    and one Progressive.
    Mr. Townsend and his associates base their hopes on the fact that of the
    32 Senators to be elected two years from now 21 will be for seats now
    held by Democrats, including only seven from the ``Solid South,'' and 11
    will be for seats of Republican incumbents.

                                     ------

                        COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES MEETINGS
                             Seventy Eighth Congress
                               December 17, 1942.

    The Committee met in the Minority Conference Room, Senate Office
    Building, at 11 a.m.
    Present were Senator Nye, Chairman, and Messrs. McNary, White, Davis,
    Taft, Danaher, Butler, and Thomas of Idaho.
    Senator McNary submitted to the Committee lists of the number of
    assignments on each committee that had been agreed to between Senator
    Barkley, the Democratic Leader, and himself.
    He also explained the reason why in two instances he had agreed to the
    request of Senator Barkley to depart from the absolute numerical
    proportion.
    On motion of Senator Danaher it was agreed that they be accepted as
    stated.
    The Committee then adjourned to meet in the Minority Conference room at
    10 a.m., on December 18, 1942.

                                     ------

                               December 18, 1942.

    The Committee met in the Minority Conference Room, Senate Office
    Building, at 10 a.m.
    Present were Senator Nye, Chairman, and Messrs. White, Davis, Taft,
    Danaher, Butler, and Thomas of Idaho.
    The Committee considered requests for committee places received to date,
    and made tentative assignments in a number of instances, following which
    they adjourned to meet again December 19, 1942, at 10 a.m.

                                     ------

                               December 19, 1942.

    The Committee met in the Minority Conference Room, Senate Office
    Building, at 10 a.m.
    Present were Senator Nye, Chairman, and Messrs. White, Davis, Taft,
    Danaher, Butler, and Thomas of Idaho.
    The Committee continued their work in assigning places. Mr. Loeffler was
    authorized to have a new print made on the basis of their action to
    date, there being only a couple of assignments not definitely decided.
    He was also authorized to arrange the assignments in the order of
    seniority as heretofore practiced by the Committee.
    It was agreed that the work of the Committee should not be divulged
    until said Committee should remove the ban of secrecy.
    The Committee then adjourned to meet again in the Minority Conference
    Room at 10 a.m., on January 4, 1943.

                                     ------

                                January 4, 1943.

    The Committee met in the Minority Conference Room, Senate Office
    Building, at 10 a.m.
    Present were Senator Nye, Chairman, and Messrs. White, Taft, Danaher,
    Butler, and Thomas of Idaho. Senator Davis was absent from the city.
    The Committee continued their work on assignment to committee places.
    The Committee called in Senator McNary to advise them concerning the
    adoption of a rule restricting the same Senator from being assigned to
    the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Finance, to apply
    only to assignments herafter made, and he advised them that the
    Committee on Committees had plenary power to adopt such a rule. On
    motion of Senator Taft, seconded by Senator White, it was agreed that
    hereafter no Senator shall be placed on both the Committee on
    Appropriations and the Committee on Finance.
    The Committee then adjourned to meet in the Minority Conference Room at
    10 a.m., on January 7, 1943.

                                     ------

                                January 7, 1943.

    The Committee met in the Minority Conference Room, Senate Office
    Building, at 10 a.m.
    Present were Senator Nye, Chairman, and Messrs. White, Davis, Taft,
    Danaher, Butler, and Thomas of Idaho.
    Senator Wilson having failed to qualify, 2 the Committee
    substituted Senator Bushfield in his place on the Agriculture Committee.
    Senator Bushfield was placed on Interoceanic Canals and removed from
    Naval Affairs and Civil Service.
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      \2\  [George A. Wilson of Iowa was elected to the Senate for the term
    beginning January 3, 1943, but chose to continue as governor until
    January 14, when he took the oath as a senator.]
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The Committee considered the request of Senator Tobey which reached them
    later than the time set for replies, and assigned him to Naval Affairs,
    taking him off the Committee on Rules and the Committee on Territories
    and Insular Affairs in accordance with his telegram.
    To effect these changes it was necessary to take Senator Thomas off of
    Military Affairs and put Senator Wilson on. Also Senator Brewster was
    assigned to Territories and Insular Affairs and taken off of Claims, and
    Senator Robertson was placed on Claims and taken off of Irrigation and
    Reclamation.
    Senator Thomas was restored to Irrigation and Reclamation and placed on
    Rules.
    Senator Brooks was taken off of Interoceanic Canals and placed on Civil
    Service.
    The Committee closed the assignments and ordered a third print for
    Conference use.
    There was some discussion concerning the advisability of the Committee
    on Committees being given authority to designate from time to time what
    committees should be considered as major committees instead of following
    the plan heretofore in force whereby both party organizations specified
    committees to be major ones, but took no action thereon.
    On motion of Senator White, Senator Nye was authorized to report the
    assignments in full as agreed upon to the Republican Conference.
    The Committee then adjourned.

                                                     [signed] C.A. Loeffler.

                                                                  Secretary.
                       Seventy-eighth Congress (1943-1945)

      [Editor's Note: In the 1942 election, Senate Republicans gained 10
    seats, narrowing the party ratio to 57 Democrats, 38 Republicans, and 1
    independent. Republicans also increased their representation in the
    House to 209 seats, compared to 222 Democrats and 4 independents.
      During 1943 and 1944, World War II continued to rage, with the allies
    making slow progress in Europe and the Pacific. Yet Republicans were
    already thinking about the postwar world. In September 1943 the
    Republican party convened a meeting called the Republican Advisory
    Council, at Mackinac Island, Michigan, to begin developing a postwar
    policy that could be incorporated into the party platform for the 1944
    election. Attending were Republican governors, fifteen senators and
    representatives appointed by their party leaders, and members of the
    Republican National Committee. Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg played a
    leading role in formulating the foreign policy position that called for
    U.S. participation ``in postwar cooperative organization among sovereign
    nations to prevent military aggression and to attain permanent peace
    with organized justice in a free world.'' In November the Senate passed
    the Connally-Fulbright Resolution favoring the creation of such an
    international organization.
      Under the leadership of Robert A. Taft of Ohio, the Conference began
    considering effective ways to organize, since the party was increasing
    its numbers in the Senate. A committee produced a list of proposed
    Conference rules and officers, which the Conference adopted in February
    1944. The plan included for the first time making the Conference
    chairman and floor leader separate positions, rather than having one
    individual hold both posts. Even though it was not the beginning of a
    new Congress, the Conference then proceeded to elect its officers. In
    November 1943 Conference Chairman and minority leader Charles McNary of
    Oregon had become ill with a brain tumor and remained absent from the
    Senate. The Conference secretary, Wallace H. White, Jr. of Maine, served
    as acting leader in his absence. After reelecting the absent McNary as
    chairman and floor leader, the Conference elected White assistant floor
    leader and asked that he continue to serve as acting floor leader, a
    title he held for the remainder of the Congress, even after McNary's
    death on February 25, 1944. The Conference then also chose a whip for
    the first time since 1933. In addition, the Taft plan created a nine-
    member Republican Steering Committee, which met frequently during 1944
    and hired a research assistant to aid Republican senators.
      In addition to organizing the Republican Conference for the postwar
    world, the members also recognized the need to improve the operation of
    Congress as a whole, a concern that led in the next Congress to passage
    of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946.]

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                                                           [January 8, 1943]

    JANUARY 8, 1943
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                 January 8, 1943

    A meeting of the Republican Conference was held this day at 10:30
    o'clock in the forenoon. The meeting was called to order by the
    Chairman, Mr. McNary.
    The roll was called by the Secretary and the following Senators
    responded to their names:

      Austin, Ball, Barbour, Brewster, Bridges, Brooks, Buck, Burton,
      Bushfield, Butler, Capper, Danaher, Davis, Ferguson, Gurney, Hawkes,
      Holman, Langer, Lodge, McNary, Millikin, Moore, Nye, Revercomb,
      Robertson, Shipstead, Taft, Thomas, Vandenberg, Wherry, White, and
      Willis.

      The Chairman declared a quorum present.
      Mr. Reed later entered the Conference.

    The Chairman reported to the membership of the Conference his
    negotiations with the Majority Leader and the agreement reached with
    respect to the division of committee places between the Majority and the
    Minority of the Senate.
    The Chairman announced that the next business would be the selection of
    the Chairman of the Conference. Mr. Vandenberg moved the reelection of
    Mr. McNary, Senator from Oregon. This motion was seconded by Mr. Austin.
    The motion was put by the Secretary and Mr. McNary was declared
    unanimously elected.
    The next business to come before the Conference was the election of a
    Secretary. Mr. Bridges of New Hampshire nominated Mr. White. This
    nomination was seconded by Mr. Barbour. There being no other
    nominations, a viva-voce vote was had and Mr. White was declared
    elected.
    The next business was the selection of the Republican candidate for
    President Pro Tempore of the Senate and Mr. Vandenberg of Michigan was
    unanimously nominated. It was agreed that this nomination should not be
    presented to the Senate until the Majority Party made its nomination of
    a President Pro Tempore.
    The next business was the selection of a Secretary for the Minority. On
    nomination of Mr. Davis, Mr. Loeffler was reelected by a unanimous vote.
    Mr. Nye thereupon presented the report of the Committee on Committees.
    The Chairman of the Conference reported to the members of the Conference
    the conversations between him and the Majority Leader and the
    understanding reached that Republicans would be entitled to fill the
    first vacancies happening in the Majority representation on the
    Committees on Appropriations, Commerce and Foreign Relations. Mr. Nye,
    Chairman of the Committee on Committees, then explained to the members
    present the considerations governing the Committee on Committees in
    making the assignments reported.
    Mr. Buck expressed his appreciation of the consideration shown him by
    the Committee on Committees.
    Mr. Nye thereupon moved the adoption of the Committee report. The report
    was unanimously adopted.
    Mr. Bridges moved that no member of the Republican Conference should
    hereafter be assigned to both the Committee on Appropriations and the
    Committee on Finance. This motion was unanimously adopted.
    Thereupon the Conference voted to adjourn.

                                              [signed] Wallace H. White, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.

    A copy of the committee assignments as agreed upon and a list of the
    assignments of each Senator to Major and Minor Committees are appended
    to these minutes. 1
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
      \1\  [The lists are not included here, because they consist simply of
    the lists of committee assignments for all senators, Republican and
    Democratic, that appear in the Congressional Directory for the Seventy-
    eighth Congress. A typewritten memorandum attached to the top of the
    list states: ``The minority members shown in this list of committees are
    in accordance with those selected by the Committee on Committees and
    endorsed by the Republican Conference and later submitted to the Senate
    through the medium of the minority and Majority Leaders of the
    Senate.'']
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                         COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES MEETING
                             Seventy Eighth Congress
                                January 14, 1943.

    Senator McNary called the members of the Committee on Committees
    together in his office at 11 a.m., to advise them that the Majority
    Chairman (Mr. Barkley) had made changes in the total membership on
    certain committees.
    Senator McNary and all members of the Committee were present.
    The only committee total which affected the minority representation was
    To Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate. That was
    increased to 5 to 3, which gave Republicans one additional place.
    Senator Taft moved that Senator Nye be placed on that committee. Senator
    Butler seconded the motion and it was unanimously adopted.
    The Committee then adjourned.

                                          [signed] C.A. Loeffler.
                                          Secretary.
                                   *    *    *
                  NUMBER OF ASSIGNMENTS OF REPUBLICAN SENATORS
                             78 Congress, 1 Session

    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
           List by Seniority           Majors        Minors         Total
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    1. Johnson....................            3             2             5
    2. McNary.....................            2             3             5
    3. Capper.....................            3             2             5
    4. Shipstead..................            3             2             5
    5. La Follette................            3             2             5
    6. Nye........................            3             2             5
    7. Vandenberg.................            3             2             5
    8. Davis......................            3             2             5
    9. White......................            3             2             5
    10. Austin....................            3             2             5
    11. Bridges...................            3             2             5
        Lodge.....................            3             2             5
    12. Barbour...................            2             3             5
    13. Danaher...................            3             2             5
        Gurney....................            3             2             5
        Holman....................            2             3             5
        Reed......................            3             2             5
        Taft......................            3             2             5
        Tobey.....................            3             1             4
        Wiley.....................            3             2             5
    14. Thomas, Ida...............            2             3             5
    15. Brooks....................            2             3             5
    16. Brewster..................            2             3             5
        Burton....................            2             3             5
        Butler....................            2             3             5
        Langer....................            2             3             5
        Willis....................            2             3             5
    17. Aiken.....................            2             3             5
    18. Millikin..................            2             3             5
    19. Ball......................            2             3             5
        Buck......................            2             3             5
        Bushfield.................            2             3             5
        Ferguson..................            2             3             5
        Hawkes....................            2             3             5
        Moore.....................            2             3             5
        Revercomb.................            2             3             5
        Robertson.................            2             3             5
        Wherry....................            2             3             5
    20. Wilson....................            2             3             5
                                   -----------------------------------------
                                             95            99           194

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                                                        [September 16, 1943]

    SEPTEMBER 16, 1943
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                               September 16, 1943

    A Conference of Republican Senators met this day at 10:30 o'clock in the
    forenoon pursuant to call by the Senior Senator from Oregon, Chairman of
    the Republican Conference. The roll of Senators entitled to participate
    in the Conference was called and the following members responded to
    their names.

            AikeMcNary
            AustMillikin
            BallMoore
            BarbRobertson
            BridTaft
            BuckThomas
            BurtTobey
            CappVandenberg
            DanaWhite
            DaviWiley
            FergWillis
            Hawkes

    The Chairman announced a quorum present.
    The Chairman stated that the meeting had been called in order that
    members of the Conference might hear a report of the proceedings and
    recommendations of the Republican Advisory Council Meeting held at
    Mackinac, Michigan, on September 6.
    In response to the request of the Chairman, Senator Vandenberg, as
    Chairman of the Foreign Policy Committee of the Council, reported
    concerning the organization, procedure and conclusions reached by this
    Committee. At the suggestion of Chairman McNary, Senator Austin also
    commented on the work of this Committee.
    Senator Taft, of the Domestic Problems Committee of the Council,
    reported to the members as to the activities and conclusions of this
    Committee.
    Senator Hawkes, a member of the Council, commented generally on the
    meeting of the Council and, in particular, upon the work of these two
    Committees.
    A suggestion of more frequent meetings of the Republican Conference was
    made by Senator Wiley of Wisconsin but no action was taken in this
    matter.
    Senator White then moved ``that this meeting express its deep sense of
    obligation to our Republican Senatorial Colleagues who participated in
    the recent Mackinac Conference for the labor, sound judgment and
    patriotic spirit which they gave to their infinitely difficult task and
    our appreciation of their contributions at this Conference in our
    country's behalf and to the cause of International order, security and
    peace.''
    A vote being had, the Chairman declared this motion unanimously adopted.
    Thereupon the Conference adjourned.

                                              [signed] Wallace H. White, Jr.

                                                                  Secretary.
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                                                         [November 22, 1943]

    NOVEMBER 22, 1943
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                November 22, 1943

    A Conference of Republican Senators met at 335 Senate Office Building,
    Washington, D.C., Monday, November 22, 1943, at 10:30 a.m. pursuant to
    the call issued by the Senior Senator from Maine, Wallace H. White, Jr.,
    as Secretary of the Republican Conference; the Senior Senator from
    Oregon, Chairman of the Republican Conference, being necessarily absent
    due to illness.
    In the absence of the Chairman, the Senior Senator from Maine acted as
    chairman of the meeting and requested Senator Burton to act as secretary
    of the meeting. The roll of Senators entitled to participate in the
    Conference was called and the following were found present:

            AikeLanger
            BallMillikin
            BrewMoore
            BridReed
            BrooRevercomb
            BuckRobertson
            BurtShipstead
            BushTaftd
            ButlThomas
            CappTobey
            DanaVandenberg
            DaviWherry
            FergWhite
            GurnWiley
            HolmWillis
                Wilson

    (Total 31; quorum being 20)
    The Chairman announced that a quorum was present and stated that the
    meeting had been called by him at the request of a number of Republican
    Senators, for whom Senator Vandenberg acted as spokesman, asking for a
    discussion by the Conference of S. 1285--a bill to provide a method of
    voting by the armed forces and others in time of war.
    While approval of the purpose of the bill was uniformly expressed,
    strong objection was voiced to its provisions for the procedure and
    supervision prescribed for the absentee voting and for extending like
    privileges to others than those in the armed forces. Amendments seeking
    to meet these objections were presented and discussed. In each instance
    some Senator undertook to present the matter to the Senate in the form
    of an amendment, but, in accordance with the established rule of the
    Conference, no formal action was taken by the Conference on the
    proposals discussed. Among those voicing objections to features of the
    bill or joining in the discussion of it were Senators Vandenberg,
    Bridges, Brooks, Danaher, Holman, Taft, White, Ball, Butler, Bushfield
    and Millikin.
    Several Senators were unable to remain throughout the Conference because
    of conflicting engagements and the chairman of the meeting pointed out
    that although specific provisions of the bill had been reviewed,
    discussion of its acceptability as a whole had not been reached. He
    stated that while the discussion had indicated that those speaking were
    generally in favor of the purposes of the bill there were so many
    objections raised to specific provisions of the bill that it might be
    advisable to postpone discussion of the bill as a whole until after
    action had been taken upon many of the amendments proposed.
    The Chairman was authorized to announce that the meeting had simply
    canvassed the best possible way to protect the right of those absent in
    the armed forces to vote in the next election and that, in accordance
    with the policy of the Republican Conference, no formal action had been
    taken either upon the bill as a whole or upon any amendments proposed to
    it.
    The Conference adjourned at 11:50 a.m. subject to the call of the
    Chairman.

                                                   [signed] Harold H. Burton

                                                           Acting Secretary.
                                   *    *    *
                                Calendar No. 540

      78th Congress
      1st Session
                                     S. 1285
                                (Report No. 532)
                       IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
                     June 29 (legislative day, May 24), 1943

      Mr. Green (for himself and Mr. Lucas) introduced the following bill;
    which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Privileges and
    Elections
                November 15 (legislative day, November 12), 1943
                    Reported by Mr. Green, with an amendment

                                     A BILL

      To amend the act of September 16, 1942, which provided a method of
    voting, in time of war, by members of the land and naval forces absent
    from the place of their residence, and for other purposes.
      [The 37-page text of S. 1285 as reported appears at page 373 of Vol. 2
    of the original minutes.]
                                   *    *    *
                                Calendar No. 540
                                     SENATE

      78th Congress
                              Report
      1st Session
                               No. 532
                PROVIDING A METHOD OF VOTING FOR THE ARMED FORCES
        November 15 (legislative day, November 12), 1943.--Ordered to be
                                    printed.

    Mr. Green, from the Committee on Privileges and Elections, submitted the
    following:
                                     REPORT
                             (To accompany S. 1285)
      [The 11-page report on S. 1285 appears at page 374 of Vol. 2 of the
                               original minutes.]
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                                                          [January 20, 1944]

    JANUARY 20, 1944
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                January 20, 1944

    A Conference of Republican Senators met at 335 Senate Office Building,
    Washington, D.C., Thursday, January 20, 1944, at 10:00 a.m. pursuant to
    the call issued by the Senior Senator from Maine, Wallace H. White, Jr.,
    as Secretary of the Republican Conference; the Senior Senator from
    Oregon, Chairman of the Republican Conference, being necessarily absent
    due to illness.
    In the absence of the Chairman, the Senior Senator from Maine acted as
    chairman of the meeting and requested Senator Burton to act as
    secretary. The roll of the Senators entitled to participate in the
    Conference was called and the following were found to be present:

            AikeHolman
            AustMoore
            BridRobertson
            BuckTaft
            BurtThomas
            BushTobey
            DaviVandenberg
            FergWherry
            GurnWhite
            HawkWillis

    (Total 20; quorum being 20)
    There later entered the meeting Senators Butler, Capper, Danaher, Lodge,
    Nye, Millikin, Revercomb, Shipstead, Wiley--(Total 29).
    The Chairman announced that a quorum was present and stated that the
    meeting had been called by him at the request of a number of Republican
    Senators to consider particularly the question of further organization
    among the Republican members of the Senate; a question raised by Senator
    Bridges as to the confirmation of E.K. Jett as a member of the Federal
    Communications Commission; and such issues as the members of the
    Conference might wish to discuss in connection with the provisions for
    the renegotiation of government contracts in the pending tax bill, or
    the proposal to pay subsidies through the Commodity Credit Corporation.
    The entire time was spent in a discussion of further organization among
    the Republican members of the Senate. In the course of this discussion,
    Senator White reviewed the present situation arising out of the absence
    of Senator McNary, and read to the Conference the following resolution
    adopted by the Republican Conference January 7, 1935: ``On motion of
    Senator Hastings, duly seconded and carried, it was agreed that no
    Assistant Leader or Whip be elected but that the Chairman be authorized
    to appoint Senators from time to time to assist him in taking charge of
    the interests of the Minority.'' He further stated that he had been
    designated by Senator McNary pursuant to this resolution as acting
    leader in the absence of Senator McNary and that unless action was taken
    to the contrary by the Conference, he would consider it his obligation
    to continue to act in that capacity. Senator Austin reviewed the
    circumstances under which he had acted as Minority Leader in the absence
    of Senator McNary in 1940.
    A general discussion of the present situation and that which might arise
    following the November 1944 election was participated in by Senators
    White, Holman, Davis, Vandenberg, Tobey, Lodge, Austin, Millikin,
    Butler, Bridges, Taft, Thomas, Willis, Gurney, Hawkes, Aiken, Revercomb,
    Danaher and Buck.
    During this discussion, Senator Taft made the following motion: ``The
    Conference expresses its confidence in and approval of the leadership of
    Senator McNary and of Senator White as Acting Minority Leader under
    Senator McNary's designation and the Conference requests Senator White
    to continue in that capacity until further action of the Conference.''
    At the request of Senator White, Senator Austin acted as Chairman during
    the consideration of this resolution. Senator Aiken moved that the
    motion be laid on the table; this was seconded by Senator Davis but on a
    standing vote the motion to lay it on the table was not adopted.
    Senator Davis moved to strike out from the motion of Senator Taft the
    final words, ``and the Conference requests Senator White to continue in
    that capacity until further action of the Conference.'' On a standing
    vote, the amendment offered by Senator Davis was not agreed to.
    The original motion was then put and on a standing vote was adopted.
    Senator Gurney requested that the record show that he did not vote on
    the motion.
    Senator Buck moved to make the action upon Senator Taft's motion
    unanimous and on a viva voce vote the chair declared it adopted--no
    votes being cast in the negative.
    Senator White resumed the chair and Senator Willis made the following
    motion: ``That the acting minority leader be empowered to appoint a
    committee of five to review the need for further organization among the
    Republican members of the Senate in view of the coming election and to
    report back to the Conference one week from today.'' On a viva voce vote
    the motion was adopted.
    Senator Bridges moved: ``That it be a rule of the Conference that the
    chairman of the Conference shall call a meeting of it upon receipt of a
    petition from any five Republican members of the Senate requesting such
    a meeting.'' Senator Danaher suggested that this motion should be
    referred to the special committee of five just authorized to be
    appointed by the chairman. There being no objection, the motion of
    Senator Bridges was referred to the special committee.
    The Chairman stated that he would announce to the press the text of the
    Taft and Willis resolutions as constituting the business transacted by
    the Conference.
    The Conference adjourned at 11:40 a.m. until 10:00 a.m., at the same
    place, Thursday, January 27, 1944.

                                                   [signed] Harold H. Burton

                                                           Acting Secretary.
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                                                          [January 27, 1944]
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                January 27, 1944

    Pursuant to the order of adjournment entered at the meeting of the
    Republican Conference of January 20, 1944, a Conference of Republican
    Senators met at 335 Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., Thursday,
    January 27, 1944, at 10:00 a.m.
    In the absence of the Senior Senator from Oregon, Charles L. McNary,
    Chairman of the Republican Conference, the Senior Senator from Maine,
    Wallace H. White, Jr., Secretary of the Conference, acted as Chairman of
    the meeting and requested Senator Burton to act as Secretary of the
    meeting. The roll of Senators entitled to participate in the Conference
    was called and the following were found to be present:

            AikeHolman
            AustLodge
            BallMillikin
            BrewMoore
            BridNye
            BrooRevercomb
            BuckRobertson
            BurtShipstead
            BushTaftd
            ButlThomas
            CappTobey
            DanaWherry
            FergWhite
            GurnWillis
            Hawkes

    (Total 29; Quorum being 20)
    The Chairman then announced that pursuant to the motion adopted by the
    Conference on January 20, he had appointed a committee of five
    Republican Senators to review the need for further organization among
    the Republican members of the Senate in view of the coming election with
    instructions to report back to the Conference on January 27. Those whom
    he appointed to this committee were Senators Taft, Bridges, Holman,
    Bushfield and Hawkes.
    At the request of the Chairman, Senator Taft then read to the meeting
    the report of the committee containing its recommendation of a form of
    permanent organization for the Republican members of the Senate when
    their numbers exceed thirty. A copy of the report as thus submitted is
    marked ``Exhibit A'' and attached to the minutes of this meeting.
    Following the reading of the report, Senator Taft moved that the report
    of the special committee appointed to submit recommendations upon the
    further organization among Republican members of the Senate be
    mimeographed and a copy of it sent to every member of the Conference;
    and that after discussion of the report at this meeting no action be
    taken upon it today but that action upon it be postponed until a
    subsequent meeting to be called by the Chairman.
    Senator Taft then called attention to the fact that at the present time
    former Senator John G. Townsend from Delaware was acting as Chairman of
    the Campaign Committee at the direction of Senator McNary but that there
    were no members of the Senate Campaign Committee other than the
    Chairman. Discussion then ensued participated in particularly by
    Senators White, Brewster, Taft, Austin, Holman, Thomas and Bridges as to
    the appointment of the balance of the Campaign Committee.
    On motion of Senator Taft unanimously adopted by the Conference, the
    acting leader was authorized and directed to appoint the remaining four
    members of a Senate Republican Campaign Committee of five; these members
    to be in addition to the Chairman of such committee, former Senator John
    B. Townsend, previously appointed to such chairmanship by Senator
    McNary.
    The Chairman suggested that it had been expected at the last meeting to
    discuss the matter of the nomination of E.K. Jett for membership on the
    Federal Communications Commission. Senator Bridges who had brought the
    subject to the attention of the Conference suggested, however, that the
    meeting proceed at once to the consideration of the Soldiers' Vote Bill,
    S. 1612, then pending in the Senate.
    The Soldiers' Vote Bill was informally and fully discussed by the
    Conference; those especially participating being Senators Taft,
    Brewster, Danaher, Shipstead, Holman, Millikin, Lodge, Moore, Ball,
    White, Wherry, Revercomb, Nye, Austin, Brooks and Gurney. No action was
    taken following the informal discussion and Senator White advised that
    the bill would not come to a vote that day but probably would go over
    for consideration on the following Monday under an agreement for
    limitation of debate at that time.
    The Conference adjourned at 11:45 a.m. to meet at the call of the
    Chairman.

                                                   [signed] Harold H. Burton

                                                           Acting Secretary.
                                   *    *    *
                   EXHIBIT ``A''--Meeting of January 27, 1944

                                COMMITTEE REPORT

    Your Committee, in accordance with the instructions of the Conference,
    submits this report, setting forth what they consider to be the best
    form of permanent organization for the Republican Party in the Senate
    when their numbers exceed thirty. We have considered the question
    without regard to personalities or the present situation, and if the
    report meets with the approval of the Conference, we recommend that the
    Conference determine the time when it shall go into effect.
                                       I.

    At the beginning of each Congress, or within one week thereafter, a
    Republican Party Conference shall be held. At that Conference there
    shall be selected the following officers:

        Chairman of the Conference
        Vice Chairman of the Conference
        Secretary of the Conference
        Floor Leader
        Assistant Floor Leader
        Whip
        A Steering Committee of nine Senators.

    The Chairman of the Conference, the Floor Leader and the Whip shall be
    members ex officio. The other six members shall be appointed by the
    Chairman of the Conference, subject to confirmation by the Conference.
    The members so appointed shall not be eligible for reappointment on the
    Steering Committee in the next Conference.
    The term of office of all party officers herein provided shall extend
    for not more than two years, and shall expire at the close of each
    Congress.
                                       II.

    The Chairman may call a Conference at any time, and shall call a
    Conference whenever requested to do so by the Steering Committee or by
    five or more Senators. The Steering Committee shall meet at least once
    in two weeks, on a fixed day of the week and at a fixed hour to be
    determined by the Committee. The Committee shall permit any Senator to
    appear before it upon his request to present any matter in which he is
    interested.
                          III--Duty of Party Officers.

    The Chairman of the Conference shall preside at all Conference meetings,
    and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him by this
    resolution or by the Conference, or as may seem advisable for the
    welfare of the Party. In the absence of the Chairman of the Conference,
    the Vice Chairman of the Conference shall perform the duties of the
    Chairman.
    The Secretary shall keep accurate minutes of all Conference proceedings.
    The minutes of all meetings of committees of the Conference shall be
    kept by the Party Floor Clerk and shall be filed with the Secretary,
    which minutes shall be open to inspection by any member of the
    Conference. The Secretary and Floor Clerk, respectively, shall notify
    members of all Conference and committee meetings. In the absence of the
    Chairman and Assistant Chairman, he shall have the same powers and
    duties to call meetings of the Conference as the Chairman.
    The Floor Leader shall perform the customary duties of the Majority or
    Minority Leader, as the case may be, on the floor of the Senate, and
    shall have full authority to deal with all questions of procedure after
    consulting the Republican Senators who are concerned. In the absence of
    the Floor Leader, the Assistant Floor Leader shall perform his duties.
    The Whip shall assist in securing attendance of members at Party
    Conferences and upon the floor of the Senate when their presence is
    considered necessary by the Chairman or the Floor Leader, and shall
    perform such other duties as the Chairman or Floor Leader may require.
    The Steering Committee shall consider the legislative program in the
    Senate and the question whether any Party policy is involved, shall
    prepare and present recommendations for action by the Conference, and
    advise all Senators on legislative matters which they desire to present
    to the Steering Committee.
                                       IV.

    A Committee on Committees shall be appointed at the beginning of each
    Congress to prepare and recommend to the Conference the complete
    assignment of Republican Senators to committees, and shall recommend the
    filling of vacancies occurring during the session. The Committee shall
    be appointed by the Chairman of the Conference immediately after his
    election subject to confirmation by the Conference.
                                       V.

    A Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee shall be appointed within six
    months after the beginning of each Congress by the Chairman of the
    Conference, subject to confirmation by the Conference.
                                       VI.

    No action by the Conference upon any matter pending or to be proposed in
    the Senate shall be binding in any way on members in casting their votes
    thereon.
                                      VII.

    These rules may be amended at any time by a majority vote of the
    Conference, providing notice of the amendment has been given at least
    one week in advance to every member of the Conference that action will
    be sought upon the subject covered by the amendment.
                                   *    *    *
                                Calendar No. 642

      78th Congress
      2d Session
                                     S. 1612
                                (Report No. 632)
                       IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
                                January 11, 1944

    Mr. Green (for himself and Mr. Lucas) introduced the following bill;
    which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Privileges and
    Elections
                 January 21 (legislative day, January 11), 1944
                    Reported by Mr. Green, with an amendment

                                     A BILL

    To amend the Act of September 16, 1942, which provided a method of
    voting, in time of war, by members of the land and naval forces absent
    from the place of their residence, and for other purposes.
      [The 49-page text of S. 1612 as reported appears at page 381 of Vol. 2
    of the original minutes.]
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                                                          [February 8, 1944]

    FEBRUARY 8, 1944
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                February 8, 1944

    A Conference of Republican Senators met at 335 Senate Office Building,
    Washington, D.C., Tuesday, February 8, 1944 at 10:00 a.m. pursuant to
    the call issued by the Senior Senator from Maine, Wallace H. White, Jr.,
    as Secretary of the Republican Conference; the Senior Senator from
    Oregon, Chairman of the Republican Conference being necessarily absent
    due to illness.
    In the absence of the Chairman, the Senior Senator from Maine acted as
    Chairman of the meeting and requested Senator Burton to act as
    Secretary.
    The roll of the Senators entitled to participate in the Conference was
    called and the following were found to be present:
            AikeLanger
            AustMillikin
            BallMoore
            BrewNyer
            BrooReed
            BuckRevercomb
            BurtRobertson
            BushTaftd
            ButlThomas
            CappTobey
            DanaWherry
            DaviWhite
            FergWiley
            HawkWillis
            Holman

    (Total 29--Quorum being 19, Senator Lodge having resigned since the last
    meeting of the Conference.)
    The Chairman announced that pursuant to the authorization and direction
    of the Conference at its meeting on January 27, he had appointed as
    members of the Senate Republican Campaign Committee in addition to
    former Senator John G. Townsend, previously appointed as its Chairman,
    Senator Owen Brewster of Maine, Senator Hugh Butler of Nebraska, Senator
    Chapman Revercomb of West Virginia and Senator Edward V. Robertson of
    Wyoming.
    The Chairman stated that the resolution of January 27 had not required
    that the names for the committee be submitted to the Conference for
    confirmation, but that he reported the names for the information of the
    Conference. Senator Ball moved that the appointments made by the
    Chairman be approved by the Conference and there being no objection the
    motion was agreed to.
    The Chairman referred to the fact that Senator Bridges had wished to
    call to the attention of the Conference the pending nomination of E.K.
    Jett, Chief Engineer of the Federal Communications Commission for
    membership on that commission. He further stated that although action on
    the nomination had been delayed by the Committee on Interstate Commerce
    the Chairman of that committee had stated that he expected to call a
    meeting of the committee for February 9 in order to take action on the
    nomination.
    The nomination thereupon was informally discussed, including statements
    by Senators Tobey, White and Taft.
    A motion by Senator Taft was unanimously adopted to the effect that no
    action be taken by the Conference as to the nomination of E.K. Jett for
    membership on the Federal Communications Commission.
    The Chairman announced that the other business for which the meeting had
    been called was to consider the pending legislation on the Soldiers'
    Vote Bill and particularly the relationship between S. 1612 and S. 1285
    both before the Senate and relating to the same general subject matter.
    Those taking part in the discussion were Senators Taft, Brewster, White,
    Austin, Willis, Wiley, Reed, Holman, Butler and Ferguson.
    The Chairman at 11:50 asked to be excused from the meeting in order to
    attend the opening of the session of the Senate and asked Senator Nye to
    assume the chair.
    With Senator Nye in the chair, the discussion was resumed by Senators
    Millikin, Hawkes, Taft, Tobey, Brewster, Danaher, Ball, Brooks,
    Revercomb and Wherry.
    The meeting adjourned at about 12:15 p.m. without taking further formal
    action.

                                                   [signed] Harold H. Burton

                                                           Acting Secretary.

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                         COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES MEETING
                             Seventy-Eighth Congress

    February 15, 1944
    The meeting was called to order at 4 p.m. in Room 335 Senate Office
    Building.
    Those present were Messrs. Nye (Chairman), White, Davis, Butler, Taft,
    Danaher, and Thomas of Idaho. No members were absent.
    The Committee agreed that Senator White as Acting Republican Leader
    should ask the Vice President to appoint Senator Nye to the vacancy
    existing on the Special Committee on Conservation of Wildlife Resources.
    The Committee examined the letters from Senators expressing their wishes
    with regard to committee assignments and made some tentative
    designations.
    Because of the absence from the city of certain Senators whom they
    wished to contact the Committee then adjourned subject to the call of
    the Chairman.

                                                      [signed] C.A. Loeffler

                                                                  Secretary.

    Note: The several members endorsed the action and work of Senator Nye in
    completing the Committee's work by personal contact with Senators. The
    completed list of assignments is recorded in the Conference minutes of
    February 18, 1944.
                                   *    *    *
                     SEVENTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION
                      NUMBER OF MAJOR AND MINOR ASSIGNMENTS
                             OF REPUBLICAN SENATORS
                            (As of February 17, 1944)
                    (Senators listed according to seniority)

    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                           Name                           Majors     Minors
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    1. Mr. Johnson....................................         3          2
    2. Mr. McNary.....................................         2          3
    3. Mr. Capper.....................................         3          2
    4. Mr. Shipstead..................................         3          3
    5. Mr. La Follette................................         3          2
    6. Mr. Nye........................................         3          2
    7. Mr. Vandenberg.................................         3          2
    8. Mr. Davis......................................         3          2
    9. Mr. White......................................         3          2
    10. Mr. Austin....................................         3          2
    11. Mr. Bridges...................................         3          2
    12. Mr. Danaher...................................         3          2
        Mr. Gurney....................................         3          2
        Mr. Holman....................................         2          4
        Mr. Reed......................................         3          2
        Mr. Taft......................................         3          2
        Mr. Tobey.....................................         3          2
        Mr. Wiley.....................................         3          2
    13. Mr. Thomas of Idaho...........................         3          2
    14. Mr. Brooks....................................         3          2
    15. Mr. Brewster..................................         2          3
        Mr. Burton....................................         2          4
        Mr. Butler....................................         2          3
        Mr. Langer....................................         2          3
        Mr. Willis....................................         2          3
    16. Mr. Aiken.....................................         2          3
    17. Mr. Millikin..................................         2          3
    18. Mr. Ball......................................         2          3
        Mr. Buck......................................         2          3
        Mr. Bushfield.................................         2          3
        Mr. Ferguson..................................         2          3
        Mr. Hawkes....................................         2          3
        Mr. Moore.....................................         2          3
        Mr. Revercomb.................................         2          3
        Mr. Robertson.................................         2          3
        Mr. Wherry....................................         2          3
    19. Mr. Wilson....................................         2          3
    20. Mr. Weeks.....................................         2          3
                                                       ---------------------
      Total places 193................................        94         99

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                                                         [February 18, 1944]

    FEBRUARY 18, 1944
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                February 18, 1944

    A Conference of Republican Senators met at 335 Senate Office Building,
    Washington, D.C., Friday, February 18, 1944 at 10:00 a.m. pursuant to
    the call issued by the Senior Senator from Maine, Wallace H. White, Jr.,
    as Secretary of the Republican Conference; the Senior Senator from
    Oregon, Chairman of the Republican Conference, being necessarily absent
    due to illness.
    In the absence of the Chairman, the Senior Senator from Maine acted as
    Chairman of the meeting and requested Senator Burton to act as
    Secretary.
    The roll of the Senators entitled to participate in the Conference was
    called and the following were found to be present:
            AikeNye
            AustRevercomb
            BallRobertson
            BurtTaft
            BushVandenberg
            ButlWeeks
            CappWherry
            DanaWhite
            DaviWiley
            FergWillis
            HolmWilson

    (Total 22--Quorum being 20.)
    The Chairman stated that the meeting was called to consider and take
    action upon the reports of the Committee on Committees and of the
    Special Committee on the further organization among the Republican
    members of the Senate.
    The Chairman stated his personal conviction that a need exists for
    streamlining the organization of the entire Senate, including a
    reduction in the number of committees and in the number of committee
    memberships, and that he would welcome action by which the Republican
    Party might assume leadership in such a program.
    The Senior Senator from North Dakota, Gerald P. Nye as Chairman of the
    Committee on Committees, submitted the following recommendations:

      That the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Shipstead) be assigned
      to service on the Committee on Rules;
      That the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Austin) be relieved from
      further service on the Committee on Judiciary and that he be
      assigned to service on the Committee on Foreign Relations;
      That the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Holman) be assigned to
      service on the Committee on Manufactures and the Committee
      on Rules;
      That the Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. Tobey) be assigned
      to service on the Committee on Territories and Insular
      Affairs;
      That the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Thomas) be relieved from
      service on the Committee on Rules and that he be assigned to
      service on the Committee on Military Affairs;
      That the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Brooks) be relieved from
      further service on the Committee on Pensions and that he be
      assigned to service on the Committee on Naval Affairs;
      That the Senator from Maine (Mr. Brewster) be relieved from
      further service on the Committee on Naval Affairs and that
      he be assigned to service on the Committee on Finance;
      That the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Burton) be assigned to
      service on the Committee on Pensions;
      That the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Ball) be relieved from
      further service on the Committee on Banking and Currency and
      that he be assigned to service on the Committee on
      Appropriations;
      That the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Bushfield) be
      relieved from further service on the Committee on Post
      Offices and Post Roads and that he be assigned to service on
      the Committee on the Judiciary;
      That the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Hawkes) be relieved
      from further service on the Committee on Education and Labor
      and that he be assigned to service on the Committee on
      Banking and Currency;
      That the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Weeks) be assigned
      to service on the following Committees, District of
      Columbia, Education and Labor, Interoceanic Canals, Post
      Offices and Post Roads, and Public Buildings and Grounds.

    On motion of Senator Davis, the foregoing report was received and
    accepted. On the motion of Senator Nye, the Chairman of the Conference
    was authorized to report these recommendations to the Senate.
    A discussion of the procedure and policy involved in making selections
    for committee appointments ensued. Senator Taft suggested that a rule be
    considered for the wider distribution of assignments to the more active
    and influential major committees rather than treating all major
    committees on the same basis. He cited with approval the rule adopted by
    the Conference whereby no Senator is permitted to be selected for
    service both on the Committee on Finance and on the Committee on
    Appropriations.
    There also was discussion of the status of Senators La Follette and
    Shipstead based upon their service in the Senate as members of the
    minority, but not as members of the Republican Party. No action was
    taken on the subject.
    Those taking part in the foregoing discussions included Senators Nye,
    Taft, White, Davis, Danaher, Wiley, Revercomb and Vandenberg.
    At the request of the Chairman, Senator Taft, as Chairman of the Special
    Committee on the further organization among Republican members of the
    Senate, reviewed the Committee report which was submitted to the
    Republican Conference for January 27, 1944 and a copy of which, marked
    ``Exhibit A,'' is attached to the minutes of that meeting. After the
    discussion, the following amendments to the report were agreed to by the
    Conference:

      In Section I at the end of the paragraph dealing with a
      steering committee of nine Senators, strike out
      ``Conference'' and insert in place thereof ``Congress,'' and
      at the end of the same paragraph add ``The Chairman of the
      Steering Committee shall be chosen by the members of the
      Committee.''
      In Section II in line 3 before the words ``by five or more
      Senators'' insert ``in writing,'' and before the last
      sentence of the Section insert an additional sentence ``It
      may meet at any time on the call of its Chairman.''
      In Section III in line 3 strike out the comma following the
      word ``Conference'' and insert in place thereof a period,
      and in lines 3 and 4 strike out ``or as may seem advisable
      for the welfare of the Party.''
      In Section IV in line 4 strike out ``session'' and insert in
      place thereof ``Congress.''

    Discussion as to the committee report was engaged in by Senators
    Vandenberg, Taft, White, Nye, Bushfield, Davis and Ball.
    Upon the motion of Senator Taft, the report of the Committee as amended
    was unanimously approved.
    The Chairman announced that unless there were objection the report as
    amended would be mimeographed and distributed promptly to the members of
    the Conference and that Senators to fill the several offices provided
    for in the report would be chosen at the next meeting of the Conference.
    No objection was made. A copy of the report as amended and mimeographed,
    and marked ``Exhibit A,'' is attached to the minutes of this meeting.
    The Conference adjourned at 11:30 a.m. to meet at 10:00 at the same
    place, Thursday, February 24, 1944.

                                                   [signed] Harold H. Burton

                                                           Acting Secretary.
                                   *    *    *
                   EXHIBIT ``A''--Meeting of February 18, 1944

                                COMMITTEE REPORT

    Second Print
    Your Committee, in accordance with the instructions of the Conference,
    submits this report, setting forth what they consider to be the best
    form of permanent organization for the Republican Party in the Senate
    when their numbers exceed thirty. We have considered the question
    without regard to personalities or the present situation, and if the
    report meets with the approval of the Conference, we recommend that the
    Conference determine the time when it shall go into effect.
                                       I.

    At the beginning of each Congress, or within one week thereafter, a
    Republican Party Conference shall be held. At that Conference there
    shall be selected the following officers:

        Chairman of the Conference
        Vice Chairman of the Conference
        Secretary of the Conference
        Floor Leader
        Assistant Floor Leader
        Whip
        A Steering Committee of nine Senators.

    The Chairman of the Conference, the Floor Leader and the Whip shall be
    members ex officio. The other six members shall be appointed by the
    Chairman of the Conference, subject to confirmation by the Conference.
    The members so appointed shall not be eligible for reappointment on the
    Steering Committee in the next Congress. The Chairman of the Steering
    Committee shall be chosen by the members of the Committee.
    The term of office of all party officers herein provided shall extend
    for not more than two years, and shall expire at the close of each
    Congress.
                                       II.

    The Chairman may call a Conference at any time, and shall call a
    Conference whenever requested to do so by the Steering Committee or in
    writing by five or more Senators. The Steering Committee shall meet at
    least once in two weeks, on a fixed day of the week and at a fixed hour
    to be determined by the Committee. It may meet at any time on the call
    of its Chairman. The Committee shall permit any Senator to appear before
    it upon his request to present any matter in which he is interested.
                          III--Duty of Party Officers.

    The Chairman of the Conference shall preside at all Conference meetings,
    and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him by this
    resolution or by the Conference. In the absence of the Chairman of the
    Conference, the Vice Chairman of the Conference shall perform the duties
    of the Chairman.
    The Secretary shall keep accurate minutes of all Conference proceedings.
    The minutes of all meetings of committees of the Conference shall be
    kept by the Party Floor Clerk and shall be filed with the Secretary,
    which minutes shall be open to inspection by any member of the
    Conference. The Secretary and Floor Clerk, respectively, shall notify
    members of all Conference and committee meetings. In the absence of the
    Chairman and Assistant Chairman, he shall have the same powers and
    duties to call meetings of the Conference as the Chairman.
    The Floor Leader shall perform the customary duties of the Majority or
    Minority Leader, as the case may be, on the floor of the Senate, and
    shall have full authority to deal with all questions of procedure after
    consulting the Republican Senators who are concerned. In the absence of
    the Floor Leader, the Assistant Floor Leader shall perform his duties.
    The Whip shall assist in securing attendance of members at Party
    Conferences and upon the floor of the Senate when their presence is
    considered necessary by the Chairman or the Floor Leader, and shall
    perform such other duties as the Chairman or Floor Leader may require.
    The Steering Committee shall consider the legislative program in the
    Senate and the question whether any Party policy is involved, shall
    prepare and present recommendations for action by the Conference, and
    advise all Senators on legislative matters which they desire to present
    to the Steering Committee.
                                       IV.

    A Committee on Committees shall be appointed at the beginning of each
    Congress to prepare and recommend to the Conference the complete
    assignment of Republican Senators to committees, and shall recommend the
    filling of vacancies occurring during the Congress. The Committee shall
    be appointed by the Chairman of the Conference immediately after his
    election subject to confirmation by the Conference.
                                       V.

    A Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee shall be appointed within six
    months after the beginning of each Congress by the Chairman of the
    Conference, subject to confirmation by the Conference.
                                       VI.

    No action by the Conference upon any matter pending or to be proposed in
    the Senate shall be binding in any way on members in casting their votes
    thereon.
                                      VII.

    These rules may be amended at any time by a majority vote of the
    Conference, providing notice of the amendment has been given at least
    one week in advance to every member of the Conference that action will
    be sought upon the subject covered by the amendment.
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                                                         [February 24, 1944]

    FEBRUARY 24, 1944
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                February 24, 1944

    Pursuant to the order of adjournment entered at the meeting of the
    Republican Conference of February 18, 1944, a Conference of Republican
    Senators met at 335 Senate Office Building, Washington, D. C., Thursday,
    February 24, 1944 at 10 a.m.
    In the absence of the Senior Senator from Oregon, Charles L. McNary,
    Chairman of the Republican Conference, the Senior Senator from Maine,
    Wallace H. White, Jr., Secretary of the Conference, acted as Chairman of
    the meeting and requested Senator Burton to act as Secretary of the
    meeting.
    The roll of Senators entitled to participate in the Conference was
    called and the following were found to be present:
            AikeMillikin
            AustNye
            BallRevercomb
            BrewTaft
            BridThomas
            BuckTobey
            BurtVandenberg
            BushWeeks
            ButlWherry
            DanaWhite
            DaviWiley
            FergWillis
            HawkWilson
            Holman

    (Total 27--Quorum being 20.)
    The Chairman announced that the purpose of the meeting was to fill the
    several offices provided for in the recommended permanent organization
    for the Republican Party in the Senate as provided at the Conference of
    February 18, 1944. The Chairman then called for nominations to fill the
    existing vacancy in the office of Vice Chairman. Senator Taft nominated
    the Senior Senator from Michigan, Arthur H. Vandenberg. There were no
    other nominations and upon unanimous vote for the election of Senator
    Vandenberg, the Chairman declared him elected to serve as Vice Chairman
    of the Conference and in the absence of Senator McNary to serve as the
    acting Chairman of the Conference.
    Senator Vandenberg thereupon took the chair.
    The Senior Senator from Maine, Wallace H. White, Jr., thereupon
    submitted his resignation as Secretary of the Conference, which
    resignation was accepted by the Conference.
    In response to a call for nominations for the office of Secretary,
    Senator Brewster nominated the Junior Senator from Ohio, Harold H.
    Burton. There were no other nominations, and upon unanimous vote he was
    declared to have been elected Secretary of the Conference.
    Before proceeding with the filling of other vacancies, the Chairman
    suggested that in order that there might be no technical question arise
    as to the continuance of Senator McNary as Chairman of the Conference
    and as Floor Leader, he would entertain a motion for Senator McNary's
    election to those offices which he already held by prior action of the
    Conference. Upon motion of Senator Taft, the Senior Senator from Oregon,
    Charles L. McNary, was thereupon unanimously elected Chairman of the
    Conference and Floor Leader of the Republican Party in the Senate, and
    the Secretary was instructed so to advise him by telegram and to extend
    to him the best wishes of the Conference for his early recovery and
    return to active duty in the Senate.
    Senator Taft thereupon nominated the Senior Senator from Maine, Wallace
    H. White, Jr., as Assistant Floor Leader, and to serve, in the absence
    of Senator McNary, as the acting floor leader of the Republican Party in
    the Senate. There were no other nominations and upon unanimous vote of
    the Conference Senator White was elected Assistant Floor Leader.
    Senator Bushfield thereupon nominated the Junior Senator from Nebraska,
    Kenneth S. Wherry, as Whip. There were no other nominations, and upon
    unanimous vote of the Conference, Senator Wherry was elected Whip of the
    Republican Party in the Senate.
    The Chairman of the Conference called attention to the fact that the
    plan of organization called for a steering committee of nine Senators.
    He stated that the Chairman of the Conference, the Floor Leader and the
    Whip would be ex officio members of the steering committee and the other
    six would be appointed by the Chairman of the Conference subject to
    confirmation by the Conference. He stated that he would be glad to
    receive from each Senator a list of six members whom that Senator would
    appoint if he had the appointing power and that the chair would give
    consideration to all suggestions so that the committee might be as
    representative as possible of the desires of the Conference, having due
    regard to geographical and other considerations. Senators Taft, Danaher,
    Vandenberg and Bridges discussed briefly the nature of the
    representation desirable on the committee.
    Senator Wherry brought up for consideration the probability that the
    House of Representatives would on that day override the President's veto
    of the Revenue Act of 1943 (H.R. 3687) and that the Senate might be
    called upon to act upon the veto at once. Senators White, Vandenberg,
    Brewster, Tobey, Taft, Revercomb, Nye and Wherry discussed the situation
    and the Chairman thereupon called for an expression of opinion, by a
    show of hands to show those in favor of taking action on that day and of
    authorizing the acting Floor Leader to notify the majority leader of the
    Senate of such desire. Practically all hands were raised indicating an
    overwhelming opinion in favor of taking action on that day. No hands
    were raised in opposition.
    There being no further business to come before the meeting, it was
    declared adjourned.

                                                   [signed] Harold H. Burton

                                                                  Secretary.

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                         COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES MEETING
                             Seventy-Eighth Congress

    March 14, 1944.
    The committee met in the Conference Room of the Minority, 335 Senate
    Office Building, pursuant to request of the Chairman, Senator Nye, to
    fill the vacancies on the following committees caused by the death of
    the late Senator McNary:

        Agriculture and Forestry
        Commerce
        Indian Affairs
        Irrigation and Reclamation
        Library.

    The following Senators were present: Messrs. Nye (Chairman), White,
    Davis, Taft, and Thomas.
    Senator Butler was absent from the city. Senator Danaher was absent
    because of another committee meeting. Senator Taft was excused during
    the meeting to attend the Finance Committee meeting.
    Senator White called attention to the vacancies formerly held by Senator
    McNary on the Select Committee on Wild Life and the Select Committee on
    Post War Planning. He stated that in addition to the McNary vacancy a
    second vacancy also existed on the Wild Life Committee and that Senators
    Nye and Ferguson had spoken for these two places. He also stated that
    Senator Hawkes had spoken for the vacant place on the Post War Planning
    Committee. Following discussion Senator Taft moved that the matter be
    presented to the Conference and said motion was agreed to.
    Senator Nye brought to the attention of the committee Senator Cordon's
    desire for places in a letter addressed to him in which he requested
    Senator McNary's assignments on Agriculture, Commerce, Indian Affairs,
    and Irrigation and Reclamation.
    Senator Nye stated that Senator Wilson should be considered seriously
    for Agriculture in view of the political situation in Iowa, and that
    Senator Wilson would give up Post Offices and Post Roads in return
    therefor. Senator Thomas expressed the belief that other Senators would
    desire that assignment. He mentioned Senator Robertson.
    Senator Nye stated that he had to be absent tomorrow and could not
    attend the Republican Conference on that day. He requested Senator White
    to present the matter of committee assignments to the Conference in his
    stead.
    The committee then adjourned.

                                                      [signed] C.A. Loeffler

                                                                  Secretary.
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                                                            [March 15, 1944]

    MARCH 15, 1944
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                                 March 15, 1944

    Pursuant to the call of the Acting Chairman, a Conference of Republican
    Senators met at 335 Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday,
    March 15, 1944 at 10:00 a.m.
    The Senior Senator from Michigan, Arthur H. Vandenberg, Acting Chairman
    of the Republican Conference, presided and the Junior Senator from Ohio,
    Harold H. Burton, served as Secretary of the meeting.
    The following Senators were present:
            AikeHolman
            AustLanger
            BrewMillikin
            BridRevercomb
            BrooRobertson
            BuckShipstead
            BurtTaft
            BushThomas
            CappTobey
            CordVandenberg
            DanaWeeks
            DaviWhite
            FergWillis
            Hawkes

    (Total 27--Quorum being 20)
    Carl A. Loeffler, Secretary to the Minority, was also present.
    There being no objection, the Chairman declared the minutes of the
    Republican Conference of February 24, 1944 approved without the same
    being read to the meeting. The Chairman welcomed to the meeting the
    Junior Senator from Oregon, Guy Cordon, who had been appointed to
    succeed the late Senator Charles L. McNary.
      Senator Danaher thereupon presented the following resolution:

      ``Whereas Almighty God in His infinite wisdom has taken from
      us our beloved colleague the Honorable Charles Linza McNary,
      late senior Senator from the State of Oregon; and
      ``Whereas throughout his more than 27 years in the United
      States Senate he rendered to our Nation and to his State a
      most distinguished service, which will ever grace his name
      in the annals of history; and
      ``Whereas he was our affectionate friend and trusted
      counselor, ever ready to give of himself, of his efforts,
      and of his judgment for our guidance, and hence became our
      leader and the spokesman for the Republican Party in the
      United States Senate during a most critical period: Now,
      therefore, be it
      ``Resolved, That we, the Republican colleagues in the United
      States Senate of the Honorable CHARLES LINZA McNARY, express
      our sense of loss at his passing and join in asking that
      this evidence of our regard for him and for his memory may
      be caused to be printed in full in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD;
      and
      ``Further, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
      Mrs. Cornelia M. McNary, at Salem, Oreg., that she may be
      assured of our deep respect for her and of our condolences
      to her upon the passing of our friend, her husband.''

    The foregoing resolution was unanimously adopted by a rising vote and
    the Secretary was instructed to transmit it to the widow of the late
    Senator Charles L. McNary.
    The Chairman announced that at noon on March 16, statements would be
    made on the floor of the Senate in memory of Senator McNary, and the
    Chairman requested members of the Conference to be present.
    The Chairman announced that arrangements had been made for detaching the
    office rooms from the Conference room suite so that these rooms would
    not be attached to any one office but would be available for use by the
    members of the Conference, as would be the Minority Conference room
    itself. He stated that reservations for the use of any or all of these
    rooms could be made through Carl A. Loeffler, Secretary to the Minority.
    The Chairman called to the attention of the Conference the following
    vacancies on Special Committees of the Senate and asked for action of
    the Conference as to the filling of them:

      On the Special Committee on Postwar Economic Policy and
      Planning (created by S. Res. 102, 78th Congress, 1st
      Session), for the vacancy existing through the death of
      Senator McNary, the Chairman suggested the Senior Senator
      from New Jersey, Albert W. Hawkes. On motion of Senator
      Holman, the Conference unanimously approved this
      recommendation.
      On the Special Committee on Conservation of Wildlife
      Resources (created by S. Res. 246, 71st Congress, 2nd
      Session), for an existing vacancy of long-standing, the
      Chairman recommended the Senior Senator from North Dakota,
      Gerald P. Nye, and for the vacancy created by the death of
      Senator McNary, the Junior Senator from Michigan, Homer
      Ferguson. On motion of Senator Bushfield, the Conference
      unanimously approved these recommendations.

    Pursuant to the authorization by the Conference of the appointment of a
    Steering Committee, the Chairman announced the appointment of the
    following members of such committee, the last six being subject to
    confirmation by the Conference. As ex officio members of the Steering
    Committee: the Acting Chairman Arthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan, the
    Acting Floor Leader Wallace H. White, Jr. of Maine and the Minority Whip
    Kenneth S. Wherry of Nebraska; in addition: Senators Robert A. Taft of
    Ohio, John A. Danaher of Connecticut, Styles Bridges of New Hampshire,
    C. Wayland Brooks of Illinois, Harlan J. Bushfield of South Dakota and
    Eugene D. Millikin of Colorado. On motion of Senator Holman these
    appointments were unanimously confirmed and the Chairman requested the
    members of the Steering Committee to meet immediately following the
    adjournment of the Conference so that they might choose the Chairman of
    the Steering Committee and proceed with its business.
    Senator White called attention to the vacancies on Standing Committees,
    created by the death of Senator McNary as a member of the Committee on
    Agriculture and Forestry, Commerce, Indian Affairs, Irrigation and
    Reclamation and the Library. After a discussion participated in by
    Senators White, Aiken, Vandenberg and Danaher, the proposal was made
    that in order to avoid delay in filling these vacancies, even in the
    absence of Senator Nye, Chairman of the Committee on Committees, a
    meeting of such Committee on Committees be held on March 17 and that the
    Committee communicate its recommendations to Senator Nye with a view to
    obtaining unanimous consent of such Committee at the earliest
    practicable date. In the absence of objection, Senator White stated that
    he would consider such course satisfactory to the Conference.
    Referring to the vacancies created in the office of the Chairman and the
    Floor Leader by the death of Senator McNary, Senator Taft moved that no
    action be taken during the present session of Congress to fill the
    vacancies in the position of Chairman of the Conference and Floor Leader
    unless the Conference otherwise determines.
    In support of his motion Senator Taft stated that this would leave the
    entire question wide open for action by the Conference in the light of
    the forthcoming election and in the meantime, Senator Vandenberg as Vice
    Chairman would continue to serve as Acting Chairman of the Conference
    and Senator White as Assistant Floor Leader would continue to serve as
    Acting Floor Leader.
    Senator Vandenberg stated that in his view this would leave the
    Conference completely free to reorganize itself de novo in such manner
    as the situation might suggest and totally free to act on the subject at
    the next session of Congress in accordance with the discretion of the
    Conference.
    Senator White stated that the motion of Senator Taft was entirely
    satisfactory to him and that he concurred completely with the statement
    of Senator Vandenberg. He stated that he wished to make it clear that he
    felt that no prescriptive or ``squatter's'' rights would arise by virtue
    of the service now being rendered by the acting officers and that this
    service would carry with it no color of right to retain those offices.
    The motion presented by Senator Taft was thereupon unanimously adopted.
    Senator Langer suggested that he would like to have the benefit of the
    presence of Senator La Follette at meetings of the Conference; whereupon
    the Chairman stated that Senator La Follette has been regularly notified
    of each meeting and the participation of Senator La Follette in the
    Conference would be welcome.
    There being no further business to come before the meeting it was, at
    10:35 a.m., declared adjourned.

                                                   [signed] Harold H. Burton

                                                                  Secretary.

                                     ------

                         COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES MEETING
                             Seventy-Eighth Congress

    March 17, 1944.
    The Committee met at 11:00 a.m. in the Minority Conference Room, 335
    Senate Office Building.
    Senator White presided in the absence of Senator Nye.
    Those present were Senators White, Davis and Thomas of Idaho.
    A quorum not being present, the Committee adjourned subject to the call
    of the Chairman.

                                                      [signed] C.A. Loeffler

                                                                  Secretary.

                                     ------

                         COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES MEETING
                             Seventy-Eighth Congress

    April 24, 1944.
    The Committee met at 4:30 p.m. in the Minority Conference Room, 335
    Senate Office Building.
    The following Senators were present:

      Messrs. Nye (Chairman), White, Taft, Thomas and Butler.

    A quorum was present.
    The objective of the Committee was to fill the vacancies on committees
    caused by the death of the late Senator McNary, as follows: Agriculture,
    Commerce, Indian Affairs, Irrigation and Reclamation, and Library.
    Although the vacancies were in existence for several weeks but two
    applications were received by the Committee for the vacancy on the
    Committee on Agriculture; namely, Senators Robertson and Wilson.
    The Committee agreed to recommend Senator Wilson for that assignment
    with the understanding that Senator Robertson shall have the next
    vacancy on that committee. It was also understood that Senator Wilson
    should surrender his assignment on the Committee on Post Offices and
    Post Roads.
    On motion of Senator Taft it was unanimously agreed that Senator Cordon
    should be assigned to the Committees on Commerce, Post Offices and Post
    Roads, Indian Affairs, Irrigation and Reclamation, and Library.
    The Chairman stated that the action of the Committee would be submitted
    to a Republican Conference within the next few days.
    The Committee then adjourned.

                                                      [signed] C.A. Loeffler

                                                 Secretary for the Minority.
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                                                            [April 28, 1944]

    APRIL 28, 1944
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                             Seventy-Eighth Congress
                                 April 28, 1944

    Pursuant to the call of the Acting Chairman a Conference of Republican
    Senators met at 335 Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., Friday,
    April 28, 1944 at 11:00 a.m.
    Senator Vandenberg, Acting Chairman of the Republican Conference,
    presided and Senator Burton, Secretary of the Conference, served as
    Secretary of the meeting. At the suggestion of the Chairman, the roll
    call was omitted.
    Senator White, on behalf of Senator Nye, Chairman of the Committee on
    Committees, read to the Conference a letter from Senator Nye and a
    report of the Committee on Committees both of which are inserted in this
    record immediately following the minutes of this meeting. Both relate to
    recommendations for filling vacancies arising on committees of the
    Senate from the death of the late Senator McNary.
    Following the reading of the letter and of the report, the Conference
    unanimously adopted the report and authorized the Acting Minority
    Leader, Senator White, to recommend to the Senate the following
    committee appointments to fill vacancies created directly or indirectly
    by the death of Senator McNary: To fill a vacancy on the Committee on
    Agriculture and Forestry, the Junior Senator from Iowa, George A.
    Wilson; to fill vacancies on the respective committees on Commerce, on
    Indian Affairs, on Irrigation and Reclamation and on the Library, the
    Junior Senator from Oregon, Guy Cordon; and to fill a vacancy on the
    committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, created by the resignation
    from that committee of Senator Wilson, it was likewise recommended that
    this vacancy be filled by the appointment of the Junior Senator from
    Oregon, Guy Cordon. The adoption of the report expressly included
    recognition of a priority claim in favor of Senator Robertson upon the
    next available appointment to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry.
    The Acting Chairman then brought to the attention of the Conference the
    importance of early action by Congress on legislation dealing with the
    demobilization and the recovery of industry. He referred to the fact
    that S. 1718 on this subject recently had been approved unanimously by
    the Special Committee on Postwar Economic Policy and Planning and that
    it was then pending before a subcommittee of the Committee on Military
    Affairs. He further indicated that the May and Vinson bills on a similar
    subject were being held up in the Rules Committee of the House of
    Representatives awaiting temporary action by the Senate on S. 1718. In
    accordance with the recommendation of the Acting Chairman and on a
    motion by Senator Taft, unanimously adopted by the Conference, the
    Conference went on record in favor of the immediate consideration of S.
    1718 by the Senate. Later in the meeting, it was reported by Senator
    Revercomb that during the morning the Senate Committee on Military
    Affairs had voted to recommend S. 1718 favorably to the Senate.
    Senator Taft, as Chairman of the Steering Committee, brought up for
    consideration H.R. 4278 ``An act for the control and eradication of
    certain animal and plant diseases and other purposes,'' known as the
    Agricultural Authorization Bill. He stated that this had been reported
    to the Senate by the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry without
    hearings on the bill and that there had been practically no hearings on
    the bill in the House of Representatives before its passage by that
    body. Senators Aiken, Bushfield, Danaher and Vandenberg joined in the
    discussion of the bill and Senator Taft reported that the Steering
    Committee had indicated that it felt that the bill should be recommitted
    in order that hearings might be held on it or that, in any event, the
    consideration of the bill in the Senate, where it is now the pending
    business, should go over until next week so that there might be further
    opportunity to examine its provisions.
    Upon motion unanimously adopted, it was declared to be the sense of the
    meeting that Senator Taft, as Chairman of the Steering Committee, should
    ask on the floor of the Senate that no vote be taken on H.R. 4278 until
    next week.
    Senator Taft, as Chairman of the Steering Committee, then brought up the
    question of the validity and propriety of the seizure by force under
    orders from the President of the properties of Montgomery Ward & Company
    in Chicago. This issue was discussed by Senators Hawkes, Brewster,
    Vandenberg, Ferguson and Revercomb.
    On motion duly made and unanimously adopted, it was declared to be the
    sense of the meeting that Senator Taft should at once make a brief
    statement to the Senate on the issue calling attention to the danger
    arising from the abuse of discretion and the extension of authority
    indicated by this seizure.
    Senator Taft, as Chairman of the Steering Committee, called attention to
    the letter dated April 20, 1944, copy of which is inserted in the
    records immediately following the minutes of this meeting, which he had
    sent to each member of the Conference calling attention to the
    employment of George H.E. Smith as Research Assistant for the Minority
    and setting forth a list of suggested subjects to be studied by him.
    Senator Taft stated that Mr. Smith would be available to help develop
    constructive measures on behalf not only of the entire Conference but of
    individual members of the Conference and likewise would be prepared to
    assist members of the Conference in the preparation of speeches and
    material in opposition to federal policies with which the member found
    himself in disagreement.
    Senator Taft then presented to the meeting Mr. Smith, who made a brief
    statement as to his experience and his conception of the work he was
    undertaking.
    There being no further business to come before the meeting, it was
    declared adjourned.

                                                   [signed] Harold H. Burton

                                                                   Secretary

    The Senators present during part or all of the meeting were:

      Aiken, Ball, Brewster, Buck, Burton, Bushfield, Capper, Cordon,
      Danaher, Davis, Ferguson, Hawkes, Holman, Revercomb, Robertson, Taft,
      Vandenberg, Wherry, White, Wiley.
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                              United States Senate
                           Committee on Appropriations
                                 April 26, 1944

      The Honorable Wallace H. White, Jr.,
      United States Senate
      Washington, D.C.

      Dear Senator:

        In my absence, you will of course pass to the conference
      the recommendations by the Committee on Committees with
      respect to assignment to the vacancies left by the
      departure of our colleague, Senator McNary.
        I hope that there will be very definite recommendation
      made to the conference for its adoption of the assurances
      given to Senator Robertson that with development of an
      additional vacancy or vacancies on the Agricultural
      Committee, he, Senator Robertson, is going to be entitled
      to a prior consideration. You will recall how gracious he
      was in standing aside under the circumstances which would
      permit us to name Senator Wilson to the Agricultural
      Committee. He was most gracious and considerate in this
      connection, and you will recall how appreciative we all
      were of the extent to which our Wyoming colleague
      cooperated in meeting the emergency which we wanted to
      combat.

                                          Sincerely yours,
                                          [signed] Gerald P. Nye

    This Committee on Committees submits the following report:
    The death of Senator McNary created vacancies to be filled by Republican
    Senators upon the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry; the Committee
    on Commerce; the Committee on Indian Affairs; the Committee on the
    Library and the Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation.
    Applications were received for appointment to the Committee on
    Agriculture from Senator Robertson of Wyoming and Senator Wilson of
    Iowa. The desires of these two Senators for this appointment presented a
    difficult problem to your Committee. The rule of seniority gave definite
    preference to Senator Robertson for this place but because of
    considerations urged on him by Senator Nye, Senator Robertson waived his
    rights of seniority and your Committee thereupon designated Senator
    Wilson for this vacant membership. The Committee in appreciation of the
    generous and cooperative spirit shown by Senator Robertson in solving
    this problem gave assurance that they would recommend to this Conference
    that Senator Robertson be accorded prior consideration in filling the
    next vacancy happening on this Agricultural Committee and it now makes
    such recommendation.
    No requests for appointment to either of the other Committees having
    vacancies were presented to your Committee on Committees. In these
    circumstances, the Committee on Committees voted to recommend and do
    recommend the appointment of Senator Cordon of Oregon to the Committee
    on Commerce; the Committee on Indian Affairs; the Committee on
    Irrigation and Reclamation; the Committee on the Library and the
    Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, upon which latter Committee a
    vacancy will be created by the retirement therefrom of Senator Wilson if
    his designation as a member of the Committee on Agriculture is approved
    by this Conference.
                                   *    *    *

    April 28, 1944
                              United States Senate
                              Committee on Finance
                                 April 20, 1944

    My dear Senator:
      In accordance with the resolutions adopted by the Republican
    Conference, the Acting Chairman appointed a Steering Committee of nine
    Senators. That Committee has organized and held a number of meetings.
    The Committee has agreed to meet every Friday morning at ten o'clock in
    the Minority Conference Room. If any Senators desire to appear before
    the Committee and discuss with the Committee any matter relating to any
    legislative program of the Senate or of the Senate Committees, I should
    be obliged if he would notify my office not later than the night before,
    and the Committee will be delighted to have him appear at the Committee
    meeting.
      Some time ago, the Congress authorized the appointment of two research
    assistants, one to the majority, and one to the Minority Conference.
    Senator Barkley filled that position some time ago for the Majority by
    the appointment of Mrs. Bratten. At the request of the Steering
    Committee, Senator Vandenberg has appointed to this position for the
    Minority, Mr. George H.E. Smith. A brief statement of Mr. Smith's
    background and qualifications is attached hereto. Mr. Smith will be
    located in the Minority Conference Room, and adequate assistance has
    been provided for him by action of Senator White as Acting Minority
    Leader.
      Mr. Smith will be known as the Secretary of the Steering Committee. We
    hope through him to coordinate the entire legislative program of the
    Minority members. He will be prepared to consult with and advise any
    Senators on any legislative matter which has any relation to party
    policy. He has had a wide experience in nearly every field with which we
    are likely to deal during the present session. I do not need to dwell
    upon the importance of prompt and considered action on the matters
    immediately before Congress, but the Steering Committee has felt that it
    is even more important that Republicans who have affirmative views on
    post-war policy, formulate those views into definite programs and
    present them for consideration at this time. That does not mean that the
    Republican Conference as a whole will back any particular measure or any
    particular program, but we think we should assist individual Senators in
    formulating constructive suggetions from which an affirmative Republican
    program can be drawn in this and the next session of Congress.
      We urge very strongly, therefore, that any Senator who is interested
    in the present development of policy on any particular question consult
    as promptly as possible with Mr. Smith.
      I enclose herewith a list of subjects on which some legislation must
    undoubtedly be undertaken during the next year and a half.
      The Steering Committee expects to ask the Chairman of the Conference
    to call a meeting of the Conference, either at the end of next week or
    at the beginning of the week of May first to consider suggestions
    regarding the Committee's plan. In the meantime, we hope that as many
    Senators as possible will arrange to discuss matters in which they have
    a particular interest with Mr. Smith, so that we may have a more
    definite plan for dividing the work which should be done.

                                          Sincerely yours,

                                          [signed] Robert A. Taft, Chairman
                                          Republican Steering Committee.

    Enc.
    RT/pr
                                   *    *    *
                                George H.E. Smith
                                 King's Highway
                              Shelton, Connecticut

    Mr. Smith was born in New York. He is a graduate of the University of
    Michigan and of the University of Michigan Law School. After practicing
    law for five years in Michigan, he returned to the University and took
    an M.A. degree in 1928. Since then he has been an economist and free
    lance writer. From 1935 to 1941 he was associated with Yale University
    and became an Assistant Professor, working with the Institute of
    International Relations. He was associated for nine years with Dr.
    Charles A. Beard, the eminent American historian, in conducting research
    and writing on American business and economic conditions. He has written
    a number of books. He has not been associated with any organization or
    party, but has been an independent writer of articles and book reviews
    on economic, historical, and political subjects.
                                   *    *    *
        LIST OF SUGGESTED SUBJECTS TO BE STUDIED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE
                               STEERING COMMITTEE

      1.

      A. Current Legislative Problems.
      B. Post-War Program.

        (1) Stimulation of business and employment.

          (a) Tax policy and post-war budget.
          (b) Banking and currency problems.
          (c) Relaxation of unnecessary regulation after the war. (Price
            control, Priorities, etc.)
          (d) Agricultural Program.
          (e) Labor conciliation and arbitration and other labor
            legislation.
          (f) Post-War Aviation.
          (g) Housing Industry.
          (h) Public Works.
          (i) Financing Small Business.

      2. Social Security

          (a) Extension of old age, unemployment and existing aid programs.
          (b) Medical Care.
          (c) Housing.

      3. Government Reform.

          (a) Reorganization and abolition of bureaus and departments.
          (b) Revision of power of administrative boards.
          (c) Repeal of War legislation.

      4. Foreign Policy.
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                                                            [August 8, 1944]

    AUGUST 8, 1944
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                             Seventy-eighth Congress
                             Tuesday, August 8, 1944

    Pursuant to the call of the Acting Chairman, a Conference of Republican
    Senators met at 335 Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., Tuesday,
    August 8, 1944 at 10:00 a.m. Senator Vandenberg, Acting Chairman of the
    Republican Conference, presided and Senator Burton, Secretary of the
    Conference, served as Secretary of the meeting. The following members of
    the Conference were present:
            AikeRobertson
            BurtTaft
            ButlTobey
            CappVandenberg
            DaviWeeks
            FergWherry
            GurnWhite
            MillWillis
            MoorWilson
            Revercomb

    Senator Vandenberg presented to the meeting a letter which he had
    received from the wife of the late Senator Charles L. McNary, and there
    being no objection he directed that it be spread upon the minutes of
    this meeting. Such letter in full is as follows:
                               the mayflower hotel
                                Washington, D.C.
                                    May 31st

        Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg
        Chairman Conference of the Minority
        United States Senate

        My dear Senator:

          A few days ago Senator Burton called and presented me
        with a ``Resolution of the Republican colleagues in the
        United States Senate expressing the deep appreciation of
        the distinguished service, and great sense of loss at the
        passing of the Republican Leader, Charles Linza McNary.''
          This beautifully bound resolution with the signatures of
        the members of the Minority Conference of the Senate means
        very much to me, and I wish to ask you, as Chairman of the
        Conference, to thank the members for me, and to express to
        them my great appreciation of this tribute of their high
        esteem for my husband. It is most touching and gratifying
        to me to know of the affection and devotion that has been
        demonstrated on the part of his colleagues, as well as the
        appreciation and recognition of his long and distinguished
        service to his country in the Senate of the United States.

                                          Very sincerely,
                                          Cornelia Morton McNary

    Senator Vandenberg then reviewed the status of pending bills affecting
    the reconversion and unemployment compensation policy of the government
    including particularly S. 2051 (the George Bill) and S. 2061 (the
    Kilgore-Murray-Truman Bill). This discussion was further participated in
    by Senators Revercomb, Taft, Weeks, Gurney, Aiken, Wherry, Butler and
    Wilson.
    On motion of Senator Wherry, unanimously adopted, the Conference
    authorized the sending of the following telegram to absentee members of
    the Conference.

      The Conference instructs us to advise you that the pending Senate
      question is so important that the presence of all Senators immediately
      is very desirable.

                                          Arthur H. Vandenberg
                                          Wallace H. White, Jr.
                                          Robert A. Taft
                                          Kenneth S. Wherry

    Senator Davis thereupon brought to the attention of the meeting a number
    of questions as to the pending legislation which he wished to have
    called to the attention of the individual members of the Conference
    before final action on the pending bills.
    There being no further business to come before the meeting, it was, on
    motion duly made and carried, declared adjourned at 11:55 a.m.

                                                   [signed] Harold H. Burton

                                                                   Secretary

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                                                           [August 24, 1944]

    AUGUST 24, 1944
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                             Seventy-eighth Congress
                            Thursday, August 24, 1944

    Pursuant to the call of the Acting Chairman, a Conference of Republican
    Senators met at 335 U.S. Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.,
    Thursday, August 24, 1944 at 10:30 a.m. Senator Vandenberg, Acting
    Chairman of the Republican Conference, presided and Senator Burton,
    Secretary of the Conference, served as Secretary of the meeting. Carl
    Loeffler, Secretary for the Minority and Party Floor Clerk, was also
    present.
    The roll call was omitted but the following members of the Conference
    were present during most of the proceedings:
            AikeFerguson
            AustGurney
            BridHawkes
            BuckLanger
            BurtMillikin
            CappVandenberg
            CordWeeks
            DanaWherry
            DaviWiley

    Senator Vandenberg reported that on August 22, during a session of the
    Steering Committee, it developed that it would be of substantial benefit
    if there were a Vice Chairman of the Senatorial Campaign Committee to
    assist former Senator John G. Townsend, Chairman of that Committee, and
    accordingly Senator Owen Brewster of Maine, a member of the Senatorial
    Campaign Committee had been requested to act as such Vice Chairman. The
    Chairman asked for confirmation of this appointment and upon motion by
    Senator Danaher, duly seconded and unanimously adopted, the appointment
    was declared confirmed.
    The Chairman then stated that the principal purpose of the meeting was
    to consider the provisions of S. 2065, ``A bill to establish a Surplus
    War Property Administration; to provide for the proper disposal of
    surplus war property; and for other purposes,'' then pending before the
    Senate. Because of the necessity that he soon attend a meeting of the
    Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, he requested Senator Austin, as
    ranking Republican member of the Senate Committee on Military Affairs
    which recommended passage of the bill, to take charge of the meeting.
    Senator Austin thereupon assumed the chair and many provisions of the
    bill were discussed. Among those participating in this discussion were
    Senators Vandenberg, Millikin, Cordon, Danaher, Bridges, Gurney and
    Weeks.
    No formal action was taken as to the bill or any of its provisions, but
    after full consideration of it had been completed, the meeting, on
    motion duly made, seconded and adopted, was adjourned at 12:10 p.m.

                                                   [signed] Harold H. Burton

                                                                   Secretary
                            ------------------------

                                                        [September 16, 1944]

    SEPTEMBER 16, 1944
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                               September 16, 1944

    The Conference was called to order by the Acting Chairman, Senator
    Vandenberg, pursuant to call.
    The Secretary, Mr. Burton, being absent from the city on business of the
    Truman Committee, the Chairman requested Mr. Loeffler to take the
    minutes, and directed that the roll be called.
    The following Senators answered to their names:
            AikeMillikin
            AustReed
            BallRevercomb
            BridRobertson
            BushShipstead
            CappVandenberg
            CordWherry
            DanaWhite
            GurnWiley
            LangWillis

    A quorum being present.
    The Chairman invited discussion on the part of those present upon the
    subject of a recess, particularly as to the form of the same.
    The ensuing discussion was participated in by Senators Bridges,
    Vandenberg, Reed, Shipstead, White, Willis, Millikin, Danaher, Langer,
    Wherry, Aiken, Austin, Robertson, and Ball. No formal motion was made or
    adopted, but a count of raised hands showed a majority of those present
    favored a recess under a resolution (patterned after S. Con. Res. 46
    adopted by the Senate on June 23, 1944) authorizing the recall of
    Congress into session by joint action of the Majority Leaders of the
    Senate and House, or by joint action of the Minority Leaders of the
    Senate and House.
    The Chairman pointed out that in no event would a recess be taken until
    the pending post-war legislation had been signed by the President or the
    period for veto expired.
    The Conference then adjourned at 11:30 a.m.

                                                      [signed] C.A. Loeffler

                                                 Secretary for the Minority.
                            ------------------------

                                                         [December 15, 1944]

    DECEMBER 15, 1944
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                             Seventy-eighth Congress
                            Friday, December 15, 1944

    Pursuant to the call of the Acting Chairman, a Conference of Republican
    Senators met at 335 U.S. Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.,
    Friday, December 15, 1944 at 10:00 a.m. Senator Vandenberg, Acting
    Chairman of the Republican Conference, presided and Senator Burton,
    Secretary of the Conference, served as Secretary of the meeting. Carl
    Loeffler, Secretary for the Minority and Party Floor Clerk, and George
    H.E. Smith, Secretary of the Steering Committee and Research Assistant
    for the Minority, were also present. The following Senators were
    present:

    Aiken              Capper             Jenner            Taft
    Austin             Cordon             Langer            Vandenberg
    Brewster           Danaher            Millikin          Weeks
    Brooks             Davis              Reed              Wherry
    Burton             Ferguson           Revercomb         White
    Bushfield          Gurney             Robertson         Wiley
    Butler             Hawkes             Smith             Willis
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (Total 28. Quorum being 21 out of total membership of 40.)
    The Chairman welcomed Senators Jenner and Smith to their first
    Republican Conference.
    There was presented to the meeting a notice of proposed amendments to
    Paragraphs I and III of the Rules of the Conference, which notice had
    been given at least one week in advance of the meeting to every member
    of the Conference with advice that action would be sought at this
    meeting upon the subjects covered by the amendments. A copy of the
    notice, marked Exhibit A, is attached to the minutes of this meeting.
    Pursuant to the notice of the proposed amendments to the Rules of the
    Conference, Senator White moved that Paragraph I of the Rules be amended
    by striking out the words ``Vice Chairman of the Conference'' and the
    words ``Assistant Floor Leader''. After brief discussion this motion was
    unanimously adopted and the Rules were declared amended accordingly.
    In accordance with the notice of the proposed amendments to the Rules,
    Senator White moved that Paragraph I of the Rules be amended by striking
    out the sentence ``The members so appointed shall not be eligible for
    reappointment on the Steering Committee in the next Congress'' and
    insert in place thereof, the words ``Of the members so appointed and
    confirmed in 1945, the Chairman of the Conference shall designate two
    who shall be ineligible for reappointment in 1947, two who shall be
    ineligible for reappointment for 1949, and two who shall be ineligible
    for appointment in 1951. Thereafter, no member shall be eligible for
    reappointment after having served six years except after a two year
    interval.''
    Senator Hawkes suggested that the amendment be modified so that the
    insertion would read as follows: ``Of the members so appointed and
    confirmed in 1945, the Chairman of the Conference shall designate three
    who shall be ineligible for reappointment in 1947, and three who shall
    be ineligible for reappointment in 1949. Thereafter, no member shall be
    eligible for reappointment after having served four years except after a
    two year interval.''
    After a full discussion of the original proposal and the proposed
    modification of it, including a statement by Senator Langer in
    opposition to the amendment either in its original or modified form, the
    Secretary called attention to the fact that Paragraph I, in the event
    that the amendment were adopted, would still include the following
    sentence: ``The term of office of all party officers herein provided
    shall extend for not more than two years, and shall expire at the close
    of each Congress.'' He pointed out that the effect of the proposed
    amendment, therefore, was not to permit the appointment of members of
    the Steering Committee for terms of more than two years and was merely
    to make eligible for reappointment certain members of the Steering
    Committee at the expiration of their original two year term if the
    Chairman of the Conference so desired and provided the appointments were
    confirmed by the Conference.
    Senator White accepted the modification proposed by Senator Hawkes and
    after further discussion the motion to amend the Rules of the Conference
    in accordance with his proposal modified as suggested by Senator Hawkes,
    was adopted and the Rules were declared to be amended accordingly.
    Pursuant to the notice of the proposed amendments Senator White moved to
    amend Paragraph III of the Rules of the Conference by striking out the
    references in that Paragraph to the Vice Chairman of the Conference and
    to the Assistant Floor Leader. There being no objection, this motion was
    declared unanimously adopted and the Rules of the Conference to be
    amended accordingly.
    A copy of the Rules of the Conference, as amended by the actions taken
    at this meeting, marked Exhibit B, is attached to the minutes of this
    meeting.
    The Chairman then brought to the attention of the Conference the
    nominations pending before the Senate, on its Executive Calendar, of
    Joseph C. Grew, as Under Secretary of State, and of Nelson A.
    Rockefeller, Will L. Clayton, James C. Dunn, Julius C. Holmes and
    Archibald MacLeish for appointment as Assistant Secretaries of State.
    The action of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations as to these
    nominations was reviewed in detail and the subject fully discussed but
    no action was taken by the Conference on the nominations.
    The Chairman thereupon called to the attention of the Conference the
    nominations pending before the Senate, on its Executive Calendar, of
    Robert A. Hurley and Edward Heller to be members of the Surplus Property
    Board. These nominations were discussed, particularly by the Chairman
    and by Senators Austin, Revercomb, Gurney, Danaher and Hawkes, but no
    action was taken by the Conference as to these nominations.
    Senator Taft, as Chairman of the Steering Committee, reported upon its
    recent work and particularly upon the desirability of the introduction
    in the next Congress by members of the Conference of constructive
    measures dealing with a number of issues before the country without,
    however, attempting to identify the measures expressly as a party
    program. He asked that before introducing such bills members proposing
    to introduce them confer with one or more Republican members of the
    Committees likely to consider them.
    Senator Gurney urged the prompt confirmation of nominations for
    appointments to the newly created posts of ``Generals of the Army'' and
    ``Fleet Admirals.''
    There being no further business to come before the Conference it was
    declared adjourned at 11:58 a.m.

                                                   [signed] Harold H. Burton

                                                                   Secretary
                                   *    *    *
                                    Exhibit A

    The following amendments to the form of permanent organization adopted
    by the Conference will be considered by the Conference:
                                 In Paragraph I

    1. Strike out the words ``Vice Chairman of the Conference.''
    2. Strike out the words ``Assistant Floor Leader.''
    3. Strike out the sentence ``The members so appointed shall not be
    eligible for reappointment on the Steering Committee in the next
    Congress,'' and insert "Of the members so appointed and confirmed in
    1945, the Chairman of the Conference shall designate two who shall be
    ineligible for reappointment in 1947, two who shall be ineligible for
    reappointment for 1949, and two who shall be ineligible for appointment
    in 1951. Thereafter, no member shall be eligible for reappointment after
    having served six years except after a two year interval.
                                In Paragraph III

    Strike out the references to the Vice Chairman of the Conference and to
    the Assistant Floor Leader.
                                   *    *    *
                                    Exhibit B
                           REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE RULES
               (As amended by the Conference, December 15, 1944.)
                                       I.

    At the beginning of each Congress, or within one week thereafter, a
    Republican Party Conference shall be held. At that Conference there
    shall be selected the following officers:

        Chairman of the Conference
        Secretary of the Conference
        Floor Leader
        Whip
        A Steering Committee of nine Senators.

    The Chairman of the Conference, the Floor Leader and the Whip shall be
    members ex officio. The other six members shall be appointed by the
    Chairman of the Conference, subject to confirmation by the Conference.
    Of the members so appointed and confirmed in 1945, the Chairman of the
    Conference shall designate three who shall be ineligible for
    reappointment in 1947, and three who shall be ineligible for
    reappointment in 1949. Thereafter, no member shall be eligible for
    reappointment after having served four years except after a two year
    interval. The Chairman of the Steering Committee shall be chosen by the
    members of the Committee.
    The term of office of all party officers herein provided shall extend
    for not more than two years, and shall expire at the close of each
    Congress.
                                       II.

    The Chairman may call a Conference at any time, and shall call a
    Conference whenever requested to do so by the Steering Committee or in
    writing by five or more Senators. The Steering Committee shall meet at
    least once in two weeks, on a fixed day of the week and at a fixed hour
    to be determined by the Committee. It may meet at any time on the call
    of its Chairman. The Committee shall permit any Senator to appear before
    it upon his request to present any matter in which he is interested.
                          III--Duty of Party Officers.

    The Chairman of the Conference shall preside at all Conference meetings,
    and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him by this
    resolution or by the Conference.
    The Secretary shall keep accurate minutes of all Conference proceedings.
    The minutes of all meetings of committees of the Conference shall be
    kept by the Party Floor Clerk and shall be filed with the Secretary,
    which minutes shall be open to inspection by any member of the
    Conference. The Secretary and Floor Clerk, respectively, shall notify
    members of all Conference and committee meetings. In the absence of the
    Chairman, he shall have the same powers and duties to call meetings of
    the Conference as the Chairman.
    The Floor Leader shall perform the customary duties of the Majority or
    Minority Leader, as the case may be, on the floor of the Senate, and
    shall have full authority to deal with all questions of procedure after
    consulting the Republican Senators who are concerned.
    The Whip shall assist in securing attendance of members at Party
    Conferences and upon the floor of the Senate when their presence is
    considered necessary by the Chairman or the Floor Leader, and shall
    perform such other duties as the Chairman or Floor Leader may require.
    The Steering Committee shall consider the legislative program in the
    Senate and the question whether any Party policy is involved, shall
    prepare and present recommendations for action by the Conference, and
    advise all Senators on legislative matters which they desire to present
    to the Steering Committee.
                                       IV.

    A Committee on Committees shall be appointed at the beginning of each
    Congress to prepare and recommend to the Conference the complete
    assignment of Republican Senators to committees, and shall recommend the
    filling of vacancies occurring during the Congress. The Committee shall
    be appointed by the Chairman of the Conference immediately after his
    election subject to confirmation by the Conference.
                                       V.

    A Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee shall be appointed within six
    months after the beginning of each Congress by the Chairman of the
    Conference, subject to confirmation by the Conference.
                                       VI.

    No action by the Conference upon any matter pending or to be proposed in
    the Senate shall be binding in any way on members in casting their votes
    thereon.
                                      VII.

    These rules may be amended at any time by a majority vote of the
    Conference, providing notice of the amendment has been given at least
    one week in advance to every member of the Conference that action will
    be sought upon the subject covered by the amendment.

                                     ------

                         COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES MEETING
                             Seventy-Eighth Congress

    December 19, 1944.
    The Committee met in the Minority Conference Room, 335 Senate Office
    Building, at 10 a.m. pursuant to call by the Chairman, Senator White.
    Those present were:
    Messrs. White (Chairman), Taft, Butler, Austin, Brooks, Willis, and
    Robertson.
    Senator White explained to the committee the method heretofore employed
    in nominating appointees to special committees, by which method names
    were submitted by the Minority Leader without action of the Committee on
    Committees. All members present participated in the discussion. It was
    the sense of the Committee that recommendations to special committees
    should be made by the Committee on Committees in view of Paragraph IV of
    the Conference rules.
    The Committee then considered nominations to serve as members of the
    Joint Committee on the Organization of the Congress (created by S. Con.
    Res. 23). It was the sense of the Committee that Senator La Follette
    should be appointed to serve on that committee, but the said action was
    not to be considered as setting a precedent. After further discussion
    Senator Butler moved that Senators White, Brooks and La Follette be
    recommended for appointment, and said motion was agreed to.
    Senator White next called attention to the need of nominating a member
    to serve on the Stadium Site Committee (created by S.J. Res. 155, 78-2),
    and following discussion Senator Willis moved that Senator Burton be
    recommended for the appointment. Said motion was agreed to.
    Senator White next brought to the attention of the Committee vacancies
    on the special Committee on Gasoline and Oil Shortage (created by S.
    Res. 156, 77-1) and the special Committee on Wild Life (created by S.
    Res. 246, 71-2). It was the sense of the Committee that nominations for
    places on these two committees should be deferred for the present.
    The Committee then adjourned.

                                                      [signed] C.A. Loeffler

                                                 Secretary for the Minority.

      Approved by:

                                              [signed] Wallace H. White, Jr.

                                           Chairman, Committee on Committees
                                   *    *    *
             REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE OFFICERS ANDP COMMITTEES--9/22/45

      79th Congress

      Senator Vandenberg--Chairman of the Conference
      Senator White--Floor Leader
      Senator Gurney--Secretary of the Conference
      Senator Wherry--Whip

            Steering Committee
          Taft, Chairman--ineligible 1949
          Vandenberg--ex officio
          White--ex officio
          Wherry--ex officio
          Austin--ineligible 1947
          Bridges--ineligible 1947
          Bushfield--ineligible 1947
          Brooks--ineligible 1949
          Millikin--ineligible 1949

            Committee on Committees
          White, Chairman
          Taft
          Butler
          Thomas, Idaho
          Austin
          Brooks
          Willis
          Robertson

            Committee on the Calendar
          Revercomb, Chairman
          Buck
          Cordon

            Campaign Committee 1/29/45
          Townsend, Chairman
          Bridges, Vice Chairman
          Gurney
          Millikin
          Morse

                                     ------

                         COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES MEETING
                             Seventy-Ninth Congress

    December 27, 1944
    The Committee met in the Minority Conference Room, 335 Senate Office
    Building, at 10:30 a.m. pursuant to call by the Chairman, Senator White.
    Those present were:
    Messrs. White (Chairman), Taft, Butler, Thomas, Austin, and Brooks.
    Senator Taft moved that Senator Austin be relieved of service on the
    Committee on Privileges and Elections and that Senator Capehart be
    appointed to fill the vacancy, and the motion was agreed to. Senator
    Austin requested that he be assigned to four committees only.
      Discussion was had regarding Senators Gurney and Wiley for the vacancy
    on the Committee on Foreign Relations and the assignment of Senator
    Saltonstall to the vacancy created on the Committee on Interstate
    Commerce by the assignment of Senator Gurney to the Committee on Foreign
    Relations or that created on the Committee on Naval Affairs by the
    assignment of Senator Wiley to the Committee on Foreign Relations. No
    action was taken in these cases.
      Senator White stated that the work of the Committee should not be
    divulged until said Committee had completed its work and made its report
    to the Conference.
      The Committee then adjourned subject to the call of the Chairman.

                                                   [signed] Howard C. Foster

                                       Assistant Secretary for the Minority.

    Approved by:

                                              [signed] Wallace H. White, Jr.

                                           Chairman, Committee on Committees
                       Seventy-ninth Congress (1945-1947)

      [Editor's Note: The Seventy-ninth Congress opened with no change in
    party representation in the Senate, still 57 Democrats, 38 Republicans,
    and 1 independent. In the House, the Democrats had increased their
    numbers to 242 seats, with 190 Republicans and 2 independents. In 1944
    President Roosevelt won election to a fourth term with his new vice
    president, former Senator Harry S. Truman of Missouri. When Roosevelt
    died suddenly on April 12, 1945, Truman succeeded to the presidency.
      World War II was ending; Germany surrendered in May of 1945, and Japan
    followed in August after the United States dropped atomic bombs on
    Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Planning for a postwar United Nations
    organization was already well underway, with a conference scheduled to
    be held in San Francisco from April to June of that year. Republican
    Conference Chairman Arthur H. Vandenberg served as a delegate to the San
    Francisco conference. In January 1946 the UN held its first General
    Assembly session in London, but the cold war with the Soviet Union was
    already beginning.
      During 1945, Robert A. Taft of Ohio, chairman of the Senate Republican
    Steering Committee, instituted the practice of twice monthly joint
    meetings with the House Republican Steering Committee. The joint group
    produced a statement of Republican principles for considering postwar
    legislation.
      Planning for the postwar period also pointed up the need for Congress
    to improve its functioning and become more efficient. In the summer of
    1946 Congress passed and the president signed the Legislative
    Reorganization Act, making a number of changes in the operations of
    Congress. Among other provisions, it drastically reduced the number of
    standing committees in both houses of Congress, more than halving the
    number of Senate committees from thirty-three to fifteen. Arising from
    consideration of the act, although embodied in separate legislation, was
    a requirement that both Republicans and Democrats establish party policy
    committees in each house of Congress. For Senate Republicans, the new
    Policy Committee was based upon, and an adaptation of, the existing
    Steering Committee.]

                                     ------

                         COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES MEETING
                             Seventy-Ninth Congress

    January 2, 1945.
    The meeting was called to order at 2:05 p.m. by Senator White, the
    Chairman, pursuant to call.
    Those present were:

      Messrs. White (Chairman), Taft, Butler, Thomas, Austin, Brooks,
      Willis, and Robertson, all members being present.

    Senator White, the Chairman, read the report which he intended to submit
    to the Conference in connection with the committee assignments and
    requested comment upon the same. There being no suggestion of changes,
    the Committee approved the same as read.
    Senator White requested the attitude of the Committee with regard to the
    method to be employed in determining the rank of Senators of equal
    seniority assigned to the same committee, and it was the sense of the
    Committee that their position on the committees should be determined by
    draw.
    In the manner thus agreed to, and later in the meeting, Senator Ferguson
    was placed above Senator Wherry on the Appropriations Committee; Senator
    Hawkes was placed above Senator Moore on the Finance Committee; and the
    new members on Post Offices and Post Roads were ranked in the following
    order, Capehart, Morse, Hickenlooper, Saltonstall, and Donnell.
    Senator White then requested action by the Committee on the question
    whether Senator Wiley should be considered eligible for a place on the
    Foreign Relations Committee notwithstanding the fact that Senator La
    Follette (Progressive) from the same state was a member of that
    committee. On a show of hands the Committee voted that he should be
    considered eligible for the place.
    Senators Gurney and Wiley, having equal seniority, on motion it was
    voted to assign Senator Wiley to the vacancy.
    The Committee continued its work on assignments and directed the
    Secretary to have a confidential print No. 3 made showing all
    assignments tentatively completed to date.
    The Committee then adjourned with the understanding they would recovene
    at 2:30 p.m. the following day, January 3, 1945.

                                                       [signed] C.A Loeffler

                                                 Secretary for the Minority.

    Approved by:

                                              [signed] Wallace H. White, Jr.

                                           Chairman, Committee on Committees

                                     ------

                         COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES MEETING
                             Seventy Ninth Congress

    January 3, 1945.
    The meeting was called to order at 2:30 p.m. by Senator White, the
    Chairman.
    Those present were:

      Messrs. White (Chairman), Taft, Butler, Austin, Brooks, Willis and
      Robertson.

    Senator Thomas was absent.
    Senator Butler moved that Senator Bushfield be placed on the Committee
    on Finance following Senator Brewster, and that Senator Moore be placed
    on the Committee on Judiciary following Senator Wherry, and said motion
    was agreed to.
    Senator Taft moved that Senator Hickenlooper be placed following Senator
    Buck on the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, and said motion
    was agreed to.
    Senator White was unanimously authorized by the Committee to report
    Confidential Print No. 3 with the above changes to the Republican
    Conference as constituting the complete work of the Committee on
    Committees.
    The Committee then adjourned at 3:30 p.m.

                                                      [signed] C.A. Loeffler

                                                 Secretary for the Minority.

    Approved by:

                                              [signed] Wallace H. White, Jr.

                                           Chairman, Committee on Committees
                            ------------------------

                                                           [January 4, 1945]

    JANUARY 4, 1945
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                             Seventy-Ninth Congress
                            Thursday, January 4, 1945

    The Chairman appointed Senator Chan Gurney to act as temporary secretary
    of the Conference for this day's meeting, who on being appointed called
    the roll and announced the following members present:
        SENATORS:
            AikeMorse
            AustReed
            BallRevercomb
            BrewRobertson
            BrooShipstead
            BuckSmith
            BushTaftd
            ButlThomas
            CapeTobey
            CappVandenberg
            CordWherry
            FergWhite
            GurnWiley
            HickWilliser
            LangWilson
            Millikin

    The meeting was called to order by Senator Vandenberg with an address of
    welcome to the new Republican members of the Senate attending the
    Conference for the first time.
                                ORDER OF BUSINESS

    The temporary chairman, Senator Vandenberg, announced that the first
    order of business was the election of the permanent chairman. A
    discussion was had as to the advisability of electing a permanent
    chairman at this time, which was resolved by unanimous consent that a
    permanent chairman should be elected. Also, by unanimous consent,
    Senator Willis of Indiana made the motion that Senator Vandenberg be
    permanent chairman of the Conference. This motion was seconded by
    Senator Wiley of Wisconsin. The motion put by Senator Willis carried
    unanimously.
    It was moved by Senator Millikin of Colorado that Senator Wallace White
    be the Republican floor leader of the Senate. The motion was properly
    seconded and when put to a vote, carried unanimously.
    Senator Taft then nominated Senator Burton to be Secretary of the
    Conference. After being properly seconded and put to a vote, carried
    unanimously.
    Senator Bushfield then nominated Senator Kenneth Wherry as Republican
    Whip. After being properly seconded and put to a vote, carried
    unanimously.
    Under the rules of the Republican Conference the Chairman, Senator
    Vandenberg, then announced the following appointments to membership on
    the Republican Steering Committee:

      Senators Austin, Bridges and Bushfield, who shall be
      ineligible for reappointment after 1947; Senators Taft,
      Brooks and Millikin, who shall be ineligible for
      reappointment after 1949.

    It was moved by Senator Wiley of Wisconsin to confirm these six
    appointments to the Republican Steering Committee, which on being put
    carried unanimously.
    The Chairman of the Conference, Senator Vandenberg, then named a special
    committee on the Calendar, composed of Senators Revercomb, Buck and
    Cordon.
    Senator Brewster then advised the Conference that the Special Republican
    Senatorial Campaign Committee was ready to report and suggested that the
    Conference assemble at some future early date to hear the Committee
    report.
    After an announcement by the Chairman that he had during the 78th
    Congress appointed a Working Committee of Senators White, Taft, Butler,
    Thomas, Austin, Brooks, Willis and Robertson, a motion was put to make
    these Senators the permanent Committee on Committees of the 79th
    Congress. It was moved by Senator Buck that this motion be agreed to and
    on being put, was adopted unanimously.
    Senator White then made the following committee report:
                                 January 3, 1945

        Arthur H. Vandenberg, Chairman
        Republican Senatorial Conference
        United States Senate

        Dear Mr. Chairman:

          The Committee on Committees appointed by you to consider
        and to recommend Minority assignments to committees of the
        Senate, submit the following unanimous report:
          Your Committee has given consideration to the assignment
        of members only to the Standing Committees of the Senate.
        The total membership of such committees in the last
        Congress was 490. In the present Congress, the size of
        each committee and the total number of committee places
        remain as they were in the preceding Congress. The
        proportional representation of Majority and Minority
        members upon committees at the convening of the 79th
        Congress, as the ratio has been agreed to with the
        Majority Leader, is the same as in the 78th Congress. This
        rule of committee representation gives the Minority 1
        place for 1.461 places for the Majority.
          The application of this basic yardstick to the Standing
        Committees of the Senate, and counting a major fraction as
        equivalent to a member, gives to the Minority in the
        present Congress, 8 places upon the Committee on
        Agriculture; 10 upon Appropriations; 3 upon Audit and
        Control of Contingent Expenses; 8 upon Banking and
        Currency; 4 on Civil Service; 5 on Claims; 8 on Commerce;
        6 on the District of Columbia; 7 on Education and Labor; 1
        on Enrolled Bills; 3 on Expenditures in the Executive
        Departments; 9 on Finance; 9 on Foreign Relations; 6 on
        Immigration; 6 on Indian Affairs; 3 on Interoceanic
        Canals; 9 on Interstate Commerce; 7 on Irrigation and
        Reclamation; 7 on Judiciary; 4 on Library; 5 on
        Manufactures; 7 on Military Affairs; 5 on Mines and
        Mining; 7 on Naval Affairs; 3 on Patents; 4 on Pensions; 8
        on Post Offices and Post Roads; 3 on Printing; 7 on
        Privileges and Elections; 6 on Public Buildings and
        Grounds; 6 on Public Lands and Surveys; 5 on Rules and 7
        on Territories and Insular Affairs. Under this
        apportionment the Minority would lose 1 place on District
        of Columbia; 1 on Education and Labor; 1 on Indian Affairs
        but would gain 1 on Appropriations, 1 on Commerce and 1 on
        Naval Affairs.
          Preliminary to its task of assigning Senators to the
        available positions, your Committee made an effort to
        ascertain the wishes and preference of Minority members
        with respect to committee service and it has sought to
        meet these expressed desires. It has not been possible to
        completely do so. It has been done in substantial degree.
        There are 97 places on major committees open to the 39
        Minority members. This has permitted your Committee to
        assign 2 major committees to each Senator and an
        additional major to 19 other Senators. It has permitted
        every Senator to have 5 committee assignments, if he so
        wished, and 2 Senators to have 6 places.
          Your Committee has made, subject to Conference approval,
        the following assignments:

              Committee                             Members

    Agriculture and Forestry.....  Capper, Shipstead, Willis, Aiken,
                                    Bushfield, Wilson, Butler, Cordon,
    Appropriations...............  Bridges, White, Gurney, Brooks, Reed,
                                    Burton, Ball, Willis, Ferguson, Wherry
    Audit and Control of           Tobey, Brooks, Wherry
     Contingent Expenses.
    Banking and Currency.........  Tobey, Taft, Thomas, Idaho, Butler,
                                    Capper, Buck, Millikin, Hickenlooper
    Civil Service................  Langer, Burton, Aiken, Hickenlooper
    Claims.......................  Capper, Wiley, Wherry, Wilson, Morse
    Commerce.....................  Johnson, California, Vandenberg,
                                    Brewster, Burton, Wiley, Robertson,
                                    Cordon, Brooks
    District of Columbia.........  Capper, Bridges, Burton, Buck, Smith,
                                    Saltonstall
    Education and Labor..........  La Follette, Jr., Taft, Aiken, Ball,
                                    Smith, Morse, Donnell
    Enrolled Bills...............  Reed
    Expenditures in the Executive  Aiken, Ferguson, Hickenlooper
     Departments.
    Finance......................  La Follette, Jr., Vandenberg, Taft,
                                    Thomas, Idaho, Butler, Millikin,
                                    Brewster, Bushfield, Hawkes
    Foreign Relations............  Johnson, California, Capper, La Follette,
                                    Jr., Vandenberg, White, Jr., Shipstead,
                                    Austin, Bridges, Wiley
    Immigration..................  Johnson, California, Burton, Ball, Buck,
                                    Ferguson, Donnell
    Indian Affairs...............  La Follette, Jr., Shipstead, Langer,
                                    Bushfield, Moore, Robertson
    Interoceanic Canals..........  Bushfield, Hawkes, Saltonstall
    Interstate Commerce..........  White, Jr., Austin, Shipstead, Tobey,
                                    Reed, Gurney, Hawkes, Moore, Capehart
    Irrigation and Reclamation...  Johnson, California, Gurney, Thomas,
                                    Idaho, Butler, Millikin, Langer, Cordon
    Judiciary....................  Wiley, Langer, Ferguson, Revercomb,
                                    Wherry, Moore, Smith
    Library......................  Brewster, Hawkes, Cordon, Saltonstall
    Manufactures.................  La Follette, Jr., Millikin, Ball, Buck,
                                    Capehart
    Military Affairs.............  Austin, Bridges, Gurney, Revercomb,
                                    Wilson, Thomas, Idaho, Burton
    Mines and Mining.............  Reed, Millikin, Revercomb, Robertson,
                                    Morse
    Naval Affairs................  Johnson, California, Tobey, Willis,
                                    Brooks, Brewster, Robertson, Saltonstall
    Patents......................  White, Jr., Hawkes, Capehart
    Pensions.....................  Shipstead, Aiken, Moore, Donnell
    Post Offices and Post Roads..  Reed, Langer, Buck, Hickenlooper,
                                    Capehart, Morse, Saltonstall, Donnell
    Printing.....................  Willis, Ball, Donnell
    Privileges and Elections.....  Bridges, Ferguson, Moore, Revercomb,
                                    Wilson, Smith, Capehart
    Public Buildings and Grounds.  Taft, Revercomb, Wherry, Wilson, Smith,
                                    Morse
    Public Lands and Surveys.....  Gurney, Thomas, Idaho, Willis, Robertson,
                                    Cordon, Hickenlooper
    Rules........................  Vandenberg, White, Wiley, Shipstead,
                                    Bushfield
    Territories and Insular        Vandenberg, Austin, Taft, Brewster,
     Affairs.                       Butler, Tobey, Brooks

          Your Committee has labored long and patiently in working
        out these assignments. We express the hope that they may
        have the approval of the Conference.
          Believe me

                                      Sincerely yours,
                          [signed] Wallace H. White, Jr.
                                                Chairman

    After presentation of the report naming senators to the several
    committees of the Senate, it was moved by Senator White that the
    Committee's report be adopted. After a discussion in which Senator
    Langer asked why some senators were given more major committee
    appointments than others and citing specifically the six committee
    assignments of Senator Burton as against the five committee assignments
    of Senator Saltonstall, a motion was put that the committee report be
    adopted and it carried unanimously.
    It was moved by Senator Butler, with Senator Willis acting as temporary
    chairman, that Senator Vandenberg be the Republican nominee to be the
    Republican candidate for President Pro Tempore of the Senate. The
    motion, on being put, carried unanimously.
    Then followed an explanation by Senator Kenneth Wherry of what was in
    prospect on the Senate floor during the next ten days.
    Senator Taft, Chairman of the Senate Republican Steering Committee, then
    told of the possibility of a joint meeting with the House Republican
    Steering Committee during the period of the 79th Congress, said meetings
    to be held at least every other week. He also advised the Conference
    membership of research help available in Mr. Smith and his assistants,
    and he unfolded the possibilities of worthwhile Republican action in
    both the Senate and the House and notified the memberships of the
    responsibility of the Republicans for beneficial legislation in the 79th
    Congress. He also advised the membership of the Steering Committee's
    meeting with Governor Thomas E. Dewey and stated that Governor Dewey as
    the titular head of the Republican Party was glad to accept any
    responsibility that was his because of his position, but was not in any
    way seeking to lay out his own program for Republican action during the
    next four years. Governor Dewey made it plain that he was not shirking
    any duty that was rightfully his, and was certainly willing to cooperate
    in any way on a sound Republican program.
    Senator Willis then made the following motion:

      It is hereby resolved by the members of the Minority
      Conference that we express our appreciation of the
      conscientious and constructive services rendered during the
      past two years by the officers and committees of the
      Conference; that in their re-election we express our
      confidence in their ability to guide the Conference in the
      consideration of the momentous problems which will confront
      this 79th Congress, and assure them of our unqualified
      support.

    The motion was put by the Senior Senator of Indiana, Mr. Willis, and
    carried by unanimous vote of the Conference, the Senior Senator from
    North Dakota, Mr. Langer, dissenting.
    Senator Robertson, after being recognized by the Chairman, then
    addressed the new members of the Conference and invited the new members
    to meet weekly at a luncheon with the members who came into the Senate
    with the 78th Congress.
    There being no further business, the Conference adjourned at 11:10 a.m.

                                                        [signed] Chan Gurney

                                                        Temporary Secretary.
                            ------------------------

                                                          [January 29, 1945]

    JANUARY 29, 1945
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                            Monday, January 29, 1945
                      Minority Room, Senate Office Building
                                   10:30 a.m.

    Chairman Arthur H. Vandenberg, presiding, announced the absence from the
    City on official business of Harold Burton, Secretary of the Conference.
    Chan Gurney was appointed Acting Secretary for this day's session.
    Thirty-two senators answered present to the call of the roll. The
    following senators were absent: Brooks, Burton, Hawkes, Johnson, La
    Follette, Millikin and Shipstead.
    Chairman Vandenberg then announced to the membership the death of
    Colonel Edwin A. Halsey, Secretary of the Senate. This was heard by the
    membership with deep regret. All of them agreed with the statement of
    the Chairman that Colonel Halsey was one of the great characters in
    public life; that he had given a full life of public service, and that
    he had faithfully served Republicans and Democrats alike. Each and every
    member present felt that he had lost a personal friend. On motion, duly
    seconded, a committee of three, composed of Warren Austin, Arthur Capper
    and Alexander Wiley, was appointed to draft a resolution to convey the
    deep sympathy of the entire Republican membership of the Senate.
    The Chairman announced the first order of business was the appointment
    of the 1946 Senatorial Campaign Committee and that under the rules of
    the Conference the Conference chairman was authorized to make the
    appointment. He desired, however, complete concurrence of the
    Conference. He stated further that he had requested from the present
    Senatorial Campaign Committee their views in letter form as to whether
    the chairman of the Campaign Committee should be appointed from among
    the present sitting senators or whether it was their suggestion that a
    chairman of the committee could be selected outside of the Senate.
    Chairman Vandenberg advised the Conference that he had conferred with
    the present campaign committee chairman, ex-Senator Townsend, and with
    the National Chairman of the Republican Party, Herbert Brownell.
    He then presented to the Conference the recommendation of the present
    committee in letter form, which is hereby made part of the minutes of
    this meeting.
                              United States Senate
                         Special Committee Investigating
                          The National Defense Program

                                                    January 25, 1945

        Honorable Arthur H. Vandenberg, Chairman
        Republican Senate Conference
        Senate Office Building
        Washington, D.C.

        Dear Van:

          In compliance with our various conversations and your
        recent letter to me, I am submitting hereunder the views
        of the four Senate members of the Republican Senatorial
        Campaign Committee regarding the constitution of the
        Committee for the next two years.
          Out of our experience during the last campaign and
        certainly without previous predilections we are completely
        persuaded of the wisdom of the following course:
          1. That the Chairman of the Senatorial Campaign
        Committee may well be one outside the membership of the
        Senate in order to avoid any embarrassments as to any
        immediate personal connection of a Senator with either the
        raising or distributing of funds.
          2. We are all deeply impressed with the effectiveness
        with which John Townsend has functioned in carrying out
        the duties of his office as Chairman and we believe it
        would be unfortunate at this time to make a change.
          3. We are further convinced that the long standing
        practice of not including in the membership of the
        campaign committee any Senator from a state where there is
        a contest is altogether wise in order to avoid any
        suspicion of prejudice in the allocation of funds or other
        activities.

                                      Cordially yours,
                                  [signed] Owen Brewster
                                             Hugh Butler
                                          E.V. Robertson
                                       Chapman Revercomb

    Chairman Vandenberg then stated that with the complete concurrence of
    the present Campaign Committee and others with whom he had conferred he
    was nominating ex-Senator John G. Townsend as chairman, Senator Styles
    Bridges as Vice Chairman, and as members of the committee, Senators Chan
    Gurney, Eugene Millikin and Wayne Morse.
    It was moved by Senator Clyde Reed that the nominations be approved.
    Senator Bushfield moved that the nominations be closed. On being duly
    seconded, it was put to a vote and carried unanimously.
    Chairman Vandenberg then made the suggestion that the Conference might
    want to discuss the nomination of Henry Wallace to become Secretary of
    Commerce and that too they might want to discuss the George bill, the
    purpose of which is to separate the functions of the Reconstruction
    Finance Corporation from the jurisdiction of the Commerce Department.
    1 It was the sense of the meeting that these were subjects
    for discussion, but not for action. Statements were made by Senators
    Taft, Reed, Brewster, Robertson, Butler and Wherry.
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      \1\ [Many members of Congress who doubted the financial skills of
    former Vice President Wallace were concerned that as Commerce secretary
    he would also control the massive loans made by the Reconstruction
    Finance Corporation (RFC). Senators who supported his nomination to the
    cabinet therefore sought to defuse the controversy by removing the RFC
    from the jurisdiction of the Commerce Department.]
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    The Chairman then brought up the important matter of proper organization
    among the Republican members of each Senate committee for more efficient
    work on each of these committees. He brought to the attention of the
    Conference the excellent work Senator Bridges had done in organizing the
    Republican membership of the Senate Appropriations Committee in that
    Senator Bridges had agreed with the Republican membership of the
    Appropriations Committee that on each subcommittee one Republican member
    would be responsible for full attendance at each subcommittee meeting
    and would as nearly as possible become fully informed on all
    appropriation bills brought to that subcommittee for consideration;
    further, that Republican on each subcommittee would follow through and
    be in position to inform the Republican senators on the Senate floor of
    the full facts relating to the necessity for the appropriations on each
    bill brought before that subcommittee.
    There being no further business, the Conference adjourned.

                                                        [signed] Chan Gurney

                                                        Temporary Secretary.

                                     ------

                         COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES MEETING
                             Seventy-Ninth Congress

    February 6, 1945.
    The meeting was called to order by the Chairman, Senator White, at 9:30
    a.m. in the Minority Conference Room, 335 Senate Office Building,
    pursuant to notice.
    Those present were:
    Senator White (Chairman) and Senators Taft, Butler, Austin and Willis.
    A quorum being present.
    Those absent were:
    Senators Thomas of Idaho, Brooks and Robertson.
    Senator White called attention to two vacancies existing on theJoint
    Committee on Reduction of Nonessential Federal Expenditures caused by
    the resignation of Senator La Follette and the retirement of Senator
    Nye. Following discussion, Senator Taft moved that Senators Bridges and
    Butler be assigned to the Committee. The motion was agreed to.
    Senator White next called attention to the vacancy existing on the
    Migratory Bird Conservation Commission caused by the death of Senator
    McNary. No final action was taken on this vacancy.
    Senator White called attention to the vacancy on the Committee on
    Conservation of Wildlife Resources caused by the retirement of Senator
    Nye. Following discussion, Senator Taft moved that Senator Cordon be
    assigned to the Committee. The motion was agreed to.
    Senator White then called attention to the vacancy on the Oliver Wendell
    Holmes Devise Committee existing by reason of the resignation of Senator
    Lodge. Senator Taft moved that Senator Saltonstall be assigned to the
    Committee. The motion was agreed to.
    Senator White called attention to the vacancy existing on the Board of
    Regents of the Smithsonian Institution caused by the death of Senator
    McNary. The Committee decided to take no action on the same.
    Senator White raised the question whether recommendations for the
    filling of these vacancies should be submitted to the Republican
    Conference. It was the judgment of the Committee that such action was
    not required by the Conference rules.
    The Committee then adjourned.

                                                      [signed] C.A. Loeffler

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

    Approved by:

                                              [signed] Wallace H. White, Jr.

                                           Chairman, Committee on Committees

                                     ------

                         COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES MEETING
                             Seventy-Ninth Congress

    February 12, 1945.
    The meeting called for 10 a.m. on Monday, February 12, 1945, took no
    action owing to the lack of a quorum.

                                                      [signed] C.A. Loeffler

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

    Approved by:

                                              [signed] Wallace H. White, Jr.

                                           Chairman, Committee on Committees

                                     ------

                         COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES MEETING
                             Seventy-Ninth Congress

    February 28, 1945.
    The Committee met at 10 a.m. in the Minority Conference Room, 335 Senate
    Office Building.
    Present: Senator White (Chairman), and Senators Taft, Butler, Willis and
    Robertson.
    Absent: Senators Thomas, Austin and Brooks.
    A quorum was present.
    Senator White explained his negotiation with the Majority Leader with
    regard to committee assignments for Senator Hart, and stated that
    Senator Barkley was willing to accord the Minority a place on the
    following committees: Commerce, Public Buildings and Grounds, and
    Manufactures. Senator White further told the Committee that Senator
    Burton was willing to give up his place on Civil Service in order that
    it might be assigned to Senator Hart.
    Senator Taft stated that he would relinquish his place on the Special
    Committee to Study and Survey Problems of Small Business Enterprises for
    the purpose of assigning the same to Senator Hart.
    It was the opinion of the Committee that Senator White should
    communicate with Senator Vandenberg, Chairman of the Conference,
    concerning the advisability of calling a Conference for the purpose of
    passing upon the Committee's action on the Hart assignments.
    Senator White explained the situation caused by his resignation from the
    Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, particularly with
    regard to the long standing precedent whereby the Minority Floor Leader
    heretofore served in that capacity, and requested the feeling of the
    Committee upon the same. It was the opinion of the Committee that
    Senator White should withdraw his resignation and accept service on the
    Board of Regents.
    Senator White called the attention of the Committee to a Minority
    vacancy existing on the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission. It being
    necessary for members of the Committee to attend other committee
    meetings, action on that vacancy was postponed.
    The Committee thereupon adjourned.

                                                      [signed] C.A. Loeffler

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

    Approved by:

                                              [signed] Wallace H. White, Jr.

                                           Chairman, Committee on Committees

                                     ------

                         COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES MEETING
                             Seventy-Ninth Congress

    April 5, 1945.
    The Committee met pursuant to call by the Chairman, Senator White, in
    the Minority Conference Room, 335 Senate Office Building, at 10 a.m.
    April 5, 1945.
    Present: Senator White (Chairman), and Senators Austin, Willis, and
    Butler, who had to leave the meeting but left the proxies of Senator
    Thomas and himself for Senator White.
    Absent: Senators Taft, Thomas, Brooks and Robertson.
    Senator White explained the changed situation with regard to Majority
    and Minority representation on the committees under the new ratio
    created by the death of the Democrat, Senator Moses, and the appointment
    of the Republican, Senator Young.
    Senator White further explained the negotiations he had with Senator
    Barkley, the Democratic Leader, with reference to committee assignments
    for Senator Young, and stated that Senator Barkley was willing to have
    Senator Young appointed to the Committee on Agriculture, the Committee
    on Manufactures, the Committee on Immigration, and the Committee on the
    District of Columbia.
    The changed ratio on the Judiciary Committee whereby the Minority could
    base a claim for an additional place on said Committee came under
    discussion.
    It was the consensus of opinion that Senator White should accept the
    assignments for Senator Young tendered by the Majority Leader, on
    condition that the vacancy on Judiciary remain unfilled for this
    Congress or until some substitute agreement be worked out.

                                                      [signed] C.A. Loeffler

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

    Approved by:

                                              [signed] Wallace H. White, Jr.

                                           Chairman, Committee on Committees
                            ------------------------

                                                            [April 13, 1945]

    APRIL 13, 1945
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                             Seventy-Ninth Congress
                             Friday, April 13, 1945

    Pursuant to the call of Chairman Arthur H. Vandenberg, the Conference of
    Republican Senators met at 335 U.S. Senate Office Building, Washington,
    D.C., Friday, April 13, 1945 at 11:00 a.m. Senator Vandenberg, Chairman
    of the Republican Conference presided; Senator Burton, Secretary of the
    Conference served as Secretary of the meeting. Carl Loeffler, Secretary
    for the Minority and Party Floor Clerk and George H.E. Smith, Secretary
    of the Steering Committee and Research Assistant for the Minority were
    also present. The following Senators were in attendance at the
    Conference:

    Aiken                                 Donnell                               Revercomb
    Austin                                Ferguson                              Saltonstall
    Ball                                  Gurney                                Shipstead
    Bridges                               Hart                                  Smith
    Brooks                                Hawkes                                Taft
    Burton                                Langer                                Vandenberg
    Bushfield                             Millikin                              Wherry
    Butler                                Moore                                 White
    Capehart                              Morse                                 Wiley
    Cordon                                Reed                                  Willis

      (Total--30. Quorum being 21 out of total membership of 41.)
    The Chairman stated that the meeting had been called on short notice on
    recommendation of the Steering Committee which met in regular session at
    10:00 a.m., April 13. The Chairman stated that the purpose of the
    meeting was to consider instructions to the officers of the Conference
    as to appropriate action to be taken in connection with the death of
    President Franklin D. Roosevelt on April 12 and with the succession to
    the Presidency on the same date of Vice President Harry S. Truman.
    A draft of a telegram to be sent in the name of the Conference to
    President Harry S. Truman as recommended by the Steering Committee was
    presented at the meeting by the Chairman. Senators Reed, Langer, Cordon,
    Taft, Hart, Saltonstall, Revercomb, Bridges, White, Ball, Capehart,
    Austin and Donnell took part in a discussion of the language to be used
    in the telegram, of the proposal of the Steering Committee that its
    members be instructed to call upon the President and of the suggestion
    that a telegram of sympathy be sent to Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
    As a result of such discussion, the following telegrams were authorized
    to be sent in the name of the Senate Minority Conference to President
    Harry S. Truman and to Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt:

        President Harry S. Truman
        The White House
        Washington, D.C.

          In this critical and sorrowing hour when you are called
        to the supreme responsibility of the Republic, we send you
        this expression of our faith and trust in you and the
        assurance of our sustaining prayers. We shall cooperate
        with you for the winning of the war and a successful peace
        at home and abroad. We have directed a committee to call
        upon you at your convenience to advise with you.

                                              Senate Minority Conference

                                    By Senator A.H. Vandenberg, Chairman
                                     Senator Harold H. Burton, Secretary

        Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt
        The White House
        Washington, D.C.

          With deepest respect and profoundest sorrow we send you
        our sympathy in this dark moment of the country's tragic
        loss and your great bereavement.

                                              Senate Minority Conference

                                    By Senator A.H. Vandenberg, Chairman
                                     Senator Harold H. Burton, Secretary

    The Minority Leader, Senator White, stated that it was contemplated that
    a brief session of the Senate be held at noon at which time an
    appropriate resolution would be presented by the Majority Leader paying
    respect to the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt. It was agreed by
    the Conference that while no restrictions were to be placed on anyone
    who wished to make an oral statement at the session of the Senate it was
    contemplated that one or two responses should be made on behalf of the
    Republican members of the Senate and that the Chairman of the Conference
    should place in the record of the Senate a copy of the telegram
    authorized to be sent to President Harry S. Truman in the name of the
    Senate Minority Conference.
    The Chairman of the Conference asked that during his impending absence
    in attendance at the San Francisco Conference, to be held beginning
    April 25, 1945, the Minority Leader be authorized to call meetings of
    the Conference. There being no objection the Chairman declared such
    authority to have been granted by the Conference.
    There being no further business to come before the meeting, it was at
    11:50 a.m. declared adjourned.

                                                   [signed] Harold H. Burton

                                                                  Secretary.

                                     ------

                         COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES MEETING
                             Seventy-Ninth Congress
                                 April 21, 1945.

    The Committee met pursuant to call by the Chairman at 10 a.m. in Room
    335 Senate Office Building.
      Present: Senator White (Chairman), and Senators Taft, Robertson,
    Willis, Brooks.
      A quorum being present.
      Absent from the city: Senators Austin and Butler. Absent because of
    illness: Senator Thomas of Idaho.
      Senator White stated that the reason for the meeting was to recommend
    to the Presiding Officer of the Senate (Senator McKellar) the
    appointment of a Senator to fill the Republican vacancy on the Migratory
    Bird Commission. He also advised the Committee that Senators Brooks and
    Bushfield had expressed a desire for the assignment.
      Following a brief discussion, during which the application of the rule
    of seniority was suggested, Senator Taft moved that the Chairman be
    authorized to recommend the name of Senator Brooks; and said motion was
    put and carried.
    There being no further business, the Committee adjourned at 10:30 a.m.

                                                      [signed] C.A. Loeffler

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

    Approved by:

                                              [signed] Wallace H. White, Jr.

                                           Chairman, Committee on Committees
                            ------------------------

                                                              [May 11, 1945]

    MAY 11, 1945
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                             Seventy-Ninth Congress
                              Friday, May 11, 1945

    Pursuant to the call of the Minority Leader, Senator Wallace H. White,
    Jr., issued pursuant to the authority recognized by the Conference at
    its meeting of April 13, the Conference of Republican Senators met at
    335 U.S. Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., Friday, May 11, 1945
    at 10:30 a.m. Senator White presided and Senator Burton, Secretary of
    the Conference, served as Secretary of the meeting. Carl Loeffler,
    Secretary for the Minority and Party Floor Clerk and George H.E. Smith,
    Secretary of the Steering Committee and Research Assistant for the
    Minority, were also present. The following Senators were in attendance
    at the Conference:
            AustMillikin
            BallMoore
            BrewMorse
            BridReed
            BrooRevercomb
            BuckRobertson
            BurtSaltonstall
            BushShipstead
            ButlSmith
            CappTaft
            CordWherry
            DonnWhite
            HartWiley
            HickYoungper

        (Total 28--quorum being 21 out of a total membership of
        41)

    The Chairman stated that the meeting had been called at the suggestion
    of Senator Taft, Chairman of the Steering Committee, in order that the
    Conference might receive an informal report from Senators Brooks, Wherry
    and Saltonstall who had just returned from a trip to Europe to
    investigate the atrocities at the German concentration camps in
    accordance with a special request issued to the Senate and House of
    Representatives by General Dwight D. Eisenhower.
    Senator Brooks thereupon made a statement reviewing the route of the
    trip taken by the joint committee consisting of six members from the
    Senate and six members from the House of Representatives and reporting
    briefly on the general impressions gained during the trip which was
    taken from April 22 to May 8. Senator Wherry reported upon what was
    observed at the prison camps and distinguished particularly between the
    treatment given by the Nazis to political prisoners who were under the
    control of the SS troops and the Gestapo as contrasted with the
    treatment given to military prisoners who were under the control of the
    Wehrmacht. Senator Saltonstall reported on the investigation made of the
    destruction of industrial centers in Germany and also reported on the
    conferences held by representatives of the committee in France and
    England with those who were there studying the procedure and policies to
    be followed in connection with the prosecution and punishment of war
    criminals.
    There being no further business to come before the meeting, it was at
    12:10 p.m. adjourned subject to the call of the Chairman of the
    Conference or Minority Leader.

                                                   [signed] Harold H. Burton

                                                                  Secretary.
                            ------------------------

                                                              [June 9, 1945]

    JUNE 9, 1945
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                             Seventy-Ninth Congress
                             Saturday, June 9, 1945

    Pursuant to the call of the Minority Leader, Senator Wallace H. White,
    Jr., issued by authority of the Conference at its meeting of April 13,
    1945, the Conference of Republican Senators met at 335 Senate Office
    Building, June 9, 1945 at 10 o'clock a.m.
    Senator White presided, and in the absence of Senator Burton, Secretary
    of the Conference, requested Senator Aiken to act as Secretary Pro
    Tempore for the meeting.
    The roll was not called, but the Secretary pro Tempore noted the
    presence of the following Senators:
            AikeMoore
            AustMorse
            BallReed
            BrewRobertson
            BridSaltonstall
            BrooShipstead
            BushSmith
            ButlTaft
            CappTobey
            DonnWherry
            HartWhite
            HickWileyper
            Langer

        A quorum was present.

    Senator White opened the meeting by stating the purpose for which it had
    been called, namely, to discuss Senate Joint Resolution 30, Extending
    the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942, now pending in the Senate; H.R.
    3240, the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Extension Resolution; H.R. 3314,
    To provide for the participation of the United States in the
    International Monetary Fund and the International Bank for
    Reconstruction and Development; and what may come in the way of
    legislation from the San Francisco Conference.
    Discussion of the Emergency Price Control Extension Act and amendments
    thereto was then invited, and the following Senators participated in the
    same: Messrs. Taft (who distributed copies of his revised amendment and
    explained the same), Austin, Smith, Ball, Brewster, Hickenlooper,
    Butler, White, Wherry, Saltonstall, Tobey, Morse, Aiken, Brooks, and
    Donnell.
    No definitive action was taken by the Conference.
    The Conference then entered upon a general discussion of the Reciprocal
    Trade Agreements Extension Act, the following Senators participating:
    Messrs. Taft, Smith, Butler, Robertson, Brewster, Aiken, Hart, White,
    Austin, and Langer, but no action was taken by the Conference.
    At 12:10 p.m. the Conference adjourned.

                                                    [signed] George D. Aiken

                                                      Secretary Pro Tempore.
                            ------------------------

                                                             [June 29, 1945]

    JUNE 29, 1945
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                             Seventy-Ninth Congress
                              Friday, June 29, 1945

    Pursuant to the call of the Chairman, Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg, the
    Conference of Republican Senators met in the Office of the Senate
    Committee on the District of Columbia in the Capitol Building,
    Washington, D.C., Friday, June 29th, 1945 at 3:00 p.m. The Chairman
    presided and Senator Burton, Secretary to the Conference, served as
    Secretary of the meeting. Carl A. Loeffler, Secretary for the Minority
    and Party Floor Clerk and George H.E. Smith, Secretary of the Steering
    Committee and Research Assistant for the Minority, were also present.
    The following Senators were present:
            AikeHart
            AustHawkes
            BallLanger
            BrooMillikin
            BurtMoore
            BushMorse
            ButlSmith
            CapeTaft
            CappVandenberg
            CordWherry
            DonnWhite
            FergWiley
            Gurney

        (Total 25--Quorum being 21 out of a total membership of
        41)

    The Chairman stated that the meeting had been called to consider the
    procedure of the Senate during the coming three months and especially in
    connection with consideration of the Treaty for the formation of the
    United Nations.
    Senator Taft reported that an informal proposal was under consideration
    whereby the Senate and House of Representatives would consent to
    adjournments of the respective Houses for differing periods: The House
    of Representatives to adjourn on Friday, July 6 until Monday, October 1,
    1945, the Senate to remain in session until action upon the Treaty and
    then to adjourn until Monday, October 15, 1945.
    The procedure in connection with the Treaty for the formation of the
    United Nations, both before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
    and before the Senate, was discussed. Those participating in the
    discussion included Senators Taft, Wiley, Hawkes, Burton, Wherry,
    Millikin, Austin, Ball and Donnell.
    While no formal action was taken, the discussion indicated approval of a
    policy which would include: the adjournment of the House of
    Representatives from July 6 to October 1; the beginning of hearings in
    the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations as to the United Nations
    Charter, on July 9th; the continuation of those hearings for whatever
    time might be necessary to develop a full discussion of the Treaty
    without undue cumulation of evidence; and a full consideration of the
    Treaty by the Senate, ending in normal course about August 15th. This
    would be followed by an adjournment of the Senate until October 15th.
    Between July 9th and the date of adjournment, the business of the Senate
    would be conducted under a strict agreement that no important
    legislation would be acted upon.
    A protest was made by Senators Morse and Ball against the manner in
    which the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate conducted himself in his
    enforcement of attendance by a quorum at the evening session of the
    Senate on June 28th. Complaint was made that he had not carried out in
    good faith the instructions of the Senate and had unduly delayed
    bringing in a quorum of the Senate until after midnight on June 28th.
    There being no further business to come before the meeting, it was, at
    approximately 4:00 p.m., declared adjourned.

                                                   [signed] Harold H. Burton

                                                                  Secretary.

                                     ------

                         COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES MEETING
                             Seventy-Ninth Congress

    September 7, 1945.
    The Committee met at 9:30 a.m. pursuant to call of Senator White
    (Chairman) in the Conference Room, 335 Senate Office Building, to
    consider assignments to the committee vacancies caused by the death of
    Senator Hiram Johnson; to wit:

        Foreign Relations
        Naval Affairs
        Commerce
        Immigration
        Irrigation and Reclamation.

        Present: White (Chairman), Taft, Brooks and Robertson.
        Senator Austin authorized Senator White to vote his proxy.

        Absent: Butler, Thomas, Austin and Willis.

        Also present: Carl A. Loeffler.

        A voting quorum was present.

    On motion by Senator Brooks, it was agreed that Senator Gurney be
    assigned to Foreign Relations and removed from Interstate Commerce.
    On motion of Senator Taft, it was agreed that Senator Morse be assigned
    to Naval Affairs and removed from Post Offices and Post Roads.
    On motion of Senator Taft, it was agreed that Senator Knowland be
    assigned to Commerce, Irrigation and Immigration.
    The Committee decided to make no assignments to Post Offices and Post
    Roads and Interstate Commerce or other vacancies until a later time.
    Senator Taft brought the matter of Senate Minority representation on the
    Joint Committee to Investigate the Pearl Harbor Disaster to the
    attention of the Committee. No action was taken on this matter.
    The Committee then adjourned at 10:30 a.m.

                                                      [signed] C.A. Loeffler

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

    Approved by:

                                              [signed] Wallace H. White, Jr.

                                           Chairman, Committee on Committees
                            ------------------------

                                                        [September 15, 1945]

    SEPTEMBER 15, 1945
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                             Seventy-Ninth Congress
                          Saturday, September 15, 1945

    Pursuant to the call of the Chairman, Senator Vandenberg, the Conference
    of Republican Senators met at 335 U.S. Senate Office Building,
    Washington, D.C., Saturday, September 15, 1945 at 10:30 a.m. Senator
    Vandenberg presided and Senator Burton, Secretary of the Conference,
    served as secretary of the meeting. Carl Loeffler, Secretary for the
    Minority and Party Floor Clerk was also present.
    The following Senators attended the Conference:

      Aiken, Ball, Brewster, Bridges, Brooks, Burton, Butler,
      Capper, Cordon, Donnell, Ferguson, Gurney, Hart, Hawkes,
      Hickenlooper, Knowland, Langer, Millikin, Moore, Morse,
      Reed, Revercomb, Robertson, Smith, Taft, Vandenberg, Wherry,
      White, Wiley, Young.
      (Total 30, a quorum being 21 out of a total membership of
      41).

    The Chairman welcomed Senator Knowland to this his first Conference
    following his appointment to the Senate to succeed the late Senator
    Hiram W. Johnson.
    Senator White, Chairman of the Republican Committee on Committees,
    thereupon submitted a report, dated September 15, 1945, dealing with the
    vacancies caused by the decease of Senator Johnson. This report is
    marked ``Exhibit A'' and inserted immediately following the minutes of
    this meeting. In accordance with the recommendation of the Committee on
    Committees as stated in such communication, the Conference recommended
    the appointment of Senator Knowland to the Committee on Commerce,
    Committee on Immigration, and Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation.
    It likewise recommended the appointment of Senator Gurney to the
    Committee on Foreign Relations and Senator Morse to the Committee on
    Naval Affairs. Senator White stated that, pursuant to the unanimous
    action of the Conference, he would see that the assignments were
    presented promptly to the Senate for approval.
    Senator Vandenberg, as a member of the Committee on Finance, thereupon
    presented to the meeting S. 1274 in the form in which it was reported to
    the Senate on September 14 (legislative day, September 10) 1945, it
    bearing Calendar No. 564. This bill, marked ``Exhibit B'', is inserted
    in these records following the minutes of this meeting. This is a bill
    to amend the War Mobilization and Reconversion Act of 1944, to provide
    for an orderly transition from a war to a peacetime economy through
    supplementation of unemployment compensation payable under state laws,
    and for other purposes. Senator Vandenberg stated that he was presenting
    the bill for the information of the Conference and that no action by the
    Conference was requested upon it. He thereupon discussed the provisions
    in the bill, including particularly amendments which had been
    incorporated in the bill since its original introduction. Those
    participating in the discussion of the measure, in addition to Senator
    Vandenberg, were Senators Smith, Aiken, Millikin, Wherry, Brewster,
    Burton, Langer, White, Donnell, Moore, Revercomb, Ball, Hawkes, Wiley
    and Taft.
    Senator Taft, as a member of the Committee on Banking and Currency and
    of the Subcommittee to which S. 380 had been assigned, presented to the
    Conference the Committee Print of S. 380, dated September 15, 1945, a
    copy of which marked ``Exhibit C'' is inserted in these records
    following the minutes of this meeting. This is a bill to establish a
    national policy and program for assuring continuing full employment in a
    free competitive economy, through the concerted efforts of agriculture,
    labor, state and local governments, and the federal government.
    He explained the principal provisions and controversial points in the
    bill in the form presented to the Conference, which is the form in which
    the Subcommittee had reported it favorably to the full Committee on
    Banking and Currency for consideration by that full Committee on
    September 18. Among those joining in the discussion of the bill with
    Senator Taft were Senators Hickenlooper, Revercomb, Hawkes, Vandenberg,
    Millikin, Brewster, White, Aiken, Wiley, Smith and Ball.
    As the discussion of S. 380 was not concluded at noon, the meeting was
    then declared adjourned to meet again in the same place on Saturday,
    September 22, at 10:00 a.m.

                                                   [signed] Harold H. Burton

                                                                  Secretary.
                                   *    *    *
                    Exhibit A (minutes of Conference 9/15/45)

                              United States Senate
                        Committee on Interstate Commerce
                               September 15, 1945

      Arthur H. Vandenberg, Chairman
      Republican Conference
      Senate Office Building
      Washington, D.C.

      Dear Mr. Chairman:

        The death of Senator Johnson created minority vacancies
      on three major committees of the Senate. Your Committee on
      Committees felt it desirable that members should be
      assigned to these places at an early date.
        A meeting of the Committee was held on September 7 for
      the purpose of considering the filling of these vacancies.
      Various requests for assignments were received from
      members of the Senate in the interval between Senator
      Johnson's death and September 7. After consideration of
      these applications, your Committee, subject to Conference
      approval has assigned Mr. Gurney to Foreign Relations, Mr.
      Morse to Naval Affairs and Mr. Knowland to Commerce. In
      addition to this major committee assigned to Mr. Knowland,
      your Committee recommends his appointment to the Committee
      on Immigration and the Committee on Irrigation and
      Reclamation, both minor committees upon which Senator
      Johnson served.
        Senator Gurney's new assignment required him to vacate
      one of his present major committees and he has indicated
      his willingness to withdraw from the Committee on
      Interstate and Foreign Commerce. It also became necessary
      for Mr. Morse, in view of his assignment to Naval Affairs,
      to yield up one of his other major committees and your
      Committee recommends that he be released from service upon
      the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads.
        These changes leave certain vacancies which must be
      filled and certain inequities which must be adjusted as
      soon as it is possible to do so. Senator Hart is entitled
      to a second major committee, Senator Young should have a
      second major committee and Senator Knowland is also
      entitled to another major assignment and a third minor
      place. Your Committee will address itself to these
      problems at an early opportunity. At the moment, we ask
      Conference approval of the assignments made.
        Believe me

                                          Sincerely yours,
                                          [signed] Wallace H. White, Jr.
                                            Chairman
                                   *    *    *
                                    Exhibit B
                         (Minutes of Conference 9/15/45)

                                Calendar No. 564

      79th Congress
      1st Session
                                     S. 1274
                                (Report No. 565)
                       IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
                     July 17 (legislative day, July 9), 1945

        Mr. Kilgore (for himself, Mr. Murray, Mr. Wagner, Mr.
      Guffey, Mr. Thomas of Utah, and Mr. Pepper) introduced the
      following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
      Committee on Finance
               September 14 (legislative day, September 10), 1945
                    Reported by Mr. George, with an amendment

                                     A BILL

        To amend the War Mobilization and Reconversion Act of
      1944 to provide for an orderly transition from a war to a
      peacetime economy through supplementation of unemployment
      compensation payable under State laws, and for other
      purposes.
        [The 25-page text of S. 1274, as reported, appears at
      page 526 of Vol. 2 of the original minutes.]
                                   *    *    *
                                    Exhibit C
                     (Minutes of Conference Sept. 15, 1945)

                                (Committee Print)
                               September 15, 1945

                                  Calendar No.

      79th Congress
      1st Session
                                     S. 380
                                 (Report No.  )
                       IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
                                January 22, 1945

        Mr. Murray (for himself, Mr. Wagner, Mr. Thomas of Utah,
      Mr. O'Mahoney, Mr. Morse, Mr. Tobey, Mr. Aiken, and Mr.
      Langer) introduced the following bill; which was read
      twice and referred to the Committee on Banking and
      Currency.
                                September , 1945

        Reported by Mr. ______, with amendments
                                     A BILL

        To establish a national policy and program for assuring
      continuing full employment in a free competitive economy,
      through the concerted efforts of industry, agriculture,
      labor, State and local governments, and the Federal
      Government.
        [The 20-page text of S. 380, as reported to the full
      Banking and Currency Committee by the subcommittee,
      appears at page 527 of Vol. 2 of the original minutes.]
                            ------------------------

                                                        [September 22, 1945]

    SEPTEMBER 22, 1945
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                             Seventy-Ninth Congress
                          Saturday, September 22, 1945

    Pursuant to the call of the Chairman, Senator Vandenberg, the Conference
    of Republican Senators met at 335 U.S. Senate Office Building,
    Washington, D.C., Saturday, September 22, 1945, at 10:00 a.m. Senator
    Vandenberg presided and Senator Burton, Secretary of the Conference,
    served as Secretary at the start of the meeting. Carl Loeffler,
    Secretary for the Minority and Party Floor Clerk, was also present.
    The following Senators attended the Conference:

      Aiken, Ball, Brewster, Bridges, Burton, Butler, Capehart,
      Capper, Cordon, Donnell, Ferguson, Gurney, Hart,
      Hickenlooper, Knowland, Langer, Millikin, Moore, Morse,
      Reed, Robertson, Taft, Vandenberg, Wherry, White, Wiley,
      Willis, Wilson, Young.
      (Total 29, a quorum being 21 out of a total membership of
      41)

    The Chairman announced one of the purposes of the meeting was to fill
    the vacancy of Conference Secretary, occasioned by the resignation of
    Senator Burton who had been appointed as Associate Justice of the
    Supreme Court of the United States.
    The Chairman then called for nominations to fill the existing vacancy.
    Senator Taft nominated the senior Senator from South Dakota, Chan
    Gurney. Second to the nomination was made by Senator Wiley of Wisconsin.
    There being no further nominations, and upon unanimous vote for the
    election of Senator Gurney, the Chairman declared him elected to serve
    as Secretary of the Conference.
    Senator Taft announced a buffet supper in honor of Senator Burton and
    his appointment to the Supreme Court, to be attended by all members of
    the Conference and their ladies, on the following Thursday, September
    27, 1945, at 6:30 p.m.
    There then followed a discussion on the Full Employment Plan, S. 380.
    (Committee Print attached hereto and made Exhibit I) [not attached].
    First in the discussion on this bill was Senator Taft of Ohio, who read
    and explained two amendments he intended to offer to the bill, followed
    by questions and answers by Senator Taft and other members of the Senate
    Committee on Banking and Currency. Further statements were made by
    Senators Vandenberg, Robertson, Aiken, Hickenlooper, Bridges, Wiley and
    Knowland. It was the consensus of the meeting that the Conference does
    not believe that deficit spending by the government is the only solution
    for full employment.
    Senator White then made a statement on the inequity of present Senate
    Committee assignments. Members were requested to indicate to the
    Committee on Committees, their preferences for any change in their
    Committee assignments.

                                                        [signed] Chan Gurney

                                                                  Secretary.

                                     ------

                         COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES MEETING
                             Seventy-Ninth Congress

    October 23, 1945.
    The Committee was called to order at 10 a.m. in the Minority Conference
    Room, 335 Senate Office Building, by the Chairman, Senator White,
    pursuant to call.

      Present: Senators White (Chairman), Taft, Butler, Austin and
      Robertson.
      Absent: Senators Thomas, Brooks and Willis.
      Also present: Carl A. Loeffler.
      A quorum was present.

    Senator White called the Committee's attention to one Minority place on
    the special Committee to Investigate the National Defense (So-called
    Mead Committee) and to five probable Minority places on the Special
    Committee on Atomic Energy, to be designated by the President pro
    tempore, and requested suggestions of Republican Senators whom the
    Committee should recommend for appointment thereto.
    Following discussion, Senator Butler moved that the Committee recommend
    Senator Knowland for the Mead Committee assignment and said motion was
    unanimously agreed to.
    The Committee next considered recommendations for appointment to the
    Atomic Energy Committee. Following discussion, Senator Butler moved that
    the following Senators be recommended in the following order:
    Vandenberg, Austin, Millikin, Hickenlooper, Hart. The question was put
    and agreed to unanimously.
    Senator White then called the committee's attention to the general
    situation regarding the vacancies and ratios on the standing committees
    caused by the resignation of Senator Burton and the probable early
    restoration of the former ratio which will occur when Senator Chandler
    resigns and is succeeded by a Republican.
    It was the sense of the Committee after consideration that no action
    should be taken at the present time.
    The Committee then adjourned at 10:30 a.m.

                                                      [signed] C.A. Loeffler

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

    Approved by:

                                              [signed] Wallace H. White, Jr.

                                           Chairman, Committee on Committees
                            ------------------------

                                                          [December 4, 1945]

    DECEMBER 4, 1945
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                             Seventy-Ninth Congress
                            Tuesday, December 4, 1945

    The Conference was called to order by the Chairman, Senator Vandenberg,
    at 10 a.m. pursuant to notice.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Ball, Brooks, Buck, Bushfield, Butler, Capehart, Capper,
      Donnell, Gurney, Hart, Hawkes, Hickenlooper, Knowland,
      Langer, Moore, Reed, Saltonstall, Shipstead, Smith,
      Stanfill, Taft, Tobey, Vandenberg, White, Wiley, Willis,
      Young.
      (Total 27, a quorum being 21 out of a total membership of
      40)

    The Chairman welcomed Senator Stanfill, the recently appointed Senator
    from Kentucky, to the Conference.
    He then turned the meeting over to Senator Taft, Chairman of the
    Republican Steering Committee of the Senate.
    Senator Taft thereupon read the statement of Republican principles as
    thus far agreed to by joint meetings of the Republican Steering
    Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives.
    He explained that the House group had requested cooperation of the
    Senate Republicans, that the National Republican Committee will meet in
    Chicago on December eight, and that they want suggestions from the
    Republicans in Congress on post-war problems and issues. He explained
    also that the idea of such a statement had been initiated by the
    Republican National Committee.
    There was discussion upon the sections as they were read, and thereafter
    discussion of suggestions or inquiries participated in by nearly all
    Senators present.
    The Conference adjourned at 11:45 a.m. to meet again on Tuesday,
    December 5, 1945 immediately following the adjournment of the Senate.

                                                        [signed] Chan Gurney

                                                                  Secretary.
                            ------------------------

                                                          [December 5, 1945]

    DECEMBER 5, 1945
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                             Seventy-Ninth Congress
                           Wednesday, December 5, 1945

    The Conference was called to order by the Chairman, Senator Vandenberg,
    at 4 p.m.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Austin, Ball, Brewster, Brooks, Buck, Bushfield, Butler,
      Capehart, Capper, Donnell, Ferguson, Gurney, Hawkes,
      Hickenlooper, Knowland, Millikin, Reed, Revercomb,
      Saltonstall, Shipstead, Smith, Stanfill, Taft, Vandenberg,
      White, Wiley, Willis.
      (Total 27, a quorum being 21 out of a total membership of
      40)

    The chairman announced the purpose of the meeting was to conclude the
    conference of yesterday, at which time a statement of Republican
    principles was before the Committee for approval. Senator Taft then
    carefully explained the action taken by the House Republican Conference
    and presented the language of the several paragraphs which the House
    Conference recommended be approved by the Senate Conference.
    There then followed a discussion of several paragraphs which had not
    been fully approved in yesterday's meeting, with final Conference
    approval on all sections except the last paragraph in the attached final
    draft of principles. On this last paragraph the Conference unanimously
    approved appointment of a subcommittee who were to agree with the House
    group and were fully empowered to finally approve the entire draft of
    principles for the Senate Conference.
    With the appointment of this committee it was thereby unanimously agreed
    that the full statement of principles had the full unanimous approval of
    the Senate Conference.
    The Conference adjourned at 5:30 p.m.

                                                        [signed] Chan Gurney

                                                                   Secretary

                                     ------

                         COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES MEETING
                             Seventy-Ninth Congress

    December 11, 1945.
    The Committee was called to order at 9:30 a.m. in the Minority
    Conference Room, 335 Senate Office Building, by the Chairman, Senator
    White, pursuant to call.

      Present: Senators White (Chairman), Taft, Austin, Brooks,
      Willis, and Robertson.

        Absent: Senator Butler.

        Also present: Carl A. Loeffler.
        A quorum was present.

    Senator White advised the Committee of the requests for assignments
    received by him in response to his circular letter sent to all
    Republican Senators.
    On formal motion by Senator Austin, made and carried, it was agreed that
    Senators Smith and Hart should be assigned to Military Affairs.
    Thereafter several tentative assignments were made.
    It being necessary for several members of the Committee to attend
    important Senate committee meetings, it was agreed that Senators White
    and Taft should work up a complete list of assignments based as far as
    possible upon the Committee's consideration and submit the same to a
    meeting of the Committee to be held later in the week.

                                                      [signed] C.A. Loeffler

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

    Approved by:

                                              [signed] Wallace H. White, Jr.

                                           Chairman, Committee on Committees

                                     ------

                         COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES MEETING
                             Seventy-Ninth Congress

    December 17, 1945.
    The Committee was called to order at 10 a.m. in the Minority Conference
    Room, 335 Senate Office Building, by the Chairman, Senator White,
    pursuant to call.
        Present: Senators White (Chairman), Taft, Austin, Brooks, Robertson,
    and Willis.

        Absent: Senator Butler.

        Also present: Carl A. Loeffler.

        A quorum was present.

    Senator White read the list of Senators released by their request, and
    also the list of those assigned to places on the standing committees of
    the Senate as they had been worked out by Senator Taft and himself
    following the prior meeting of the Committee. There being no objection
    raised, Senator Taft moved that the assignments be approved as read. The
    motion was agreed to unanimously.
    It was the sense of the Committee that a Republican Conference should be
    called to receive and act upon the report, and the Chairman, Senator
    White, was authorized to confer with Senator Vandenberg, Chairman of the
    Conference, on this point.
    The Committee then adjourned at 10:35 a.m.

                                                      [signed] C.A. Loeffler

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

    Approved by:

                                              [signed] Wallace H. White, Jr.

                                           Chairman, Committee on Committees

    Note: The assignments as agreed to by the Committee appear as Exhibit
    ``A'' appended to these minutes. [Not included in minute book.]
                            ------------------------

                                                         [December 18, 1945]

    DECEMBER 18, 1945
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                             Seventy-Ninth Congress
                           Tuesday, December 18, 1945

    The Conference was called to order by the Chairman, Senator Vandenberg
    at 11 a.m.
    The roll was called and the following senators responded to their names:

      Austin, Capehart, Capper, Gurney, Hart, Hickenlooper,
      Knowland, Millikin, Moore, Morse, Robertson, Saltonstall,
      Smith, Stanfill, Taft, Vandenberg, White, Willis, Young.

    The Chairman announced the purpose of the meeting was to discuss and
    decide on assignment of Minority senators to vacancies on Senate
    committees; also to discuss and decide on transfer from one committee to
    another as requested by a number of senators and recommended by the
    Republican Conference Committee on Committees.
    A discussion was then had after listening to a report by the Chairman of
    the Committee on Committees, the Senator from Maine, Mr. White, who
    stated that there were a great many inequalities in committee
    assignments, but that now our Conference leadership has worked out the
    ratio of assignments for our Minority members with the leadership of the
    Majority, and he therefore moved that the following assignments and
    transfers be approved by the Conference:
    That the following Senators of the Minority be released from service
    upon the committees of the Senate here named:
        The Senator from Oregon, Mr. Cordon, from Agriculture

      The Senator from New Jersey, Mr. Smith, from Judiciary

      The Senator from Indiana, Mr. Capehart, from Post Offices and Post Roads

      The Senator from Massachusetts, Mr. Saltonstall, from Post Offices and
    Post Roads

      The Senator from Minnesota, Mr. Shipstead, from Pensions

      The Senator from Connecticut, Mr. Hart, from the Special Committee to
    Study and Survey Problems of Small Business Enterprise.

    Further, that the following Minority Senators be assigned to service
    upon the following standing committees of the Senate:

      The Senator from California, Mr. Knowland, on Agriculture.

      The Senator from Oregon, Mr. Cordon, on Appropriations

      The Senator from Indiana, Mr. Capehart, on Banking and Currency

      The Senator from Massachusetts, Mr. Saltonstall, on Finance

      The Senator from Kentucky, Mr. Stanfill, on Judiciary

      The Senator from New Jersey, Mr. Smith, on Military Affairs

      The Senator from Connecticut, Mr. Hart, on Military Affairs

      The Senator from North Dakota, Mr. Young, on Post Offices and Post Roads

      The Senator from Kentucky, Mr. Stanfill, on Post Offices and Post Roads

      The Senator from California, Mr. Knowland, on pensions

      The Senator from Kentucky, Mr. Stanfill, on the Committee on Irrigation
    and Reclamation and on Public Lands

      The Senator from North Dakota, Mr. Langer, on the Senate Special Silver
    Committee

      The Senator from Indiana, Mr. Capehart, on the Special Committee to Study
    and Survey Problems of Small Business Enterprise

    After being properly seconded the question was put by the Chair and
    agreed to unanimously.
    The Senator from Maine, Mr. White, had previously stated that all
    members of the Minority Conference had been requested to file their
    choice of committee assignments with the Committee, and that with the
    approval of the recommendation of the Committee there would now be
    sixteen members of the Minority with three major committee assignments
    and twenty-four members with two major committee assignments.
    The Conference adjourned at 11:30 a.m.

                                                        [signed] Chan Gurney

                                                                   Secretary
                            ------------------------

                                                          [January 19, 1946]

    JANUARY 19, 1946
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                             Seventy-ninth Congress
                           Saturday, January 19, 1946

    The Conference was called to order by the Acting Chairman--Minority
    Floor Leader Wallace White, at 10:15 a.m.
    The roll was called and the following Senators responded to their names:

      Aiken, Austin, Ball, Brewster, Bridges, Bushfield, Butler, Capehart,
      Cordon, Donnell, Gurney, Hart, Langer, Millikin, Morse, Saltonstall,
      Smith, Stanfill, Taft, Tobey, Wherry, White, Wiley, Willis, Young.

    The Chairman announced the purpose of the meeting was to discuss the
    present parliamentary situation in the Senate as a result of the
    introduction of the Fair Employment Practices legislation.

    A discussion then followed with Senator Smith suggesting that the
    Republican leadership confer with the Majority leadership on efforts to
    stop the filibuster which was blocking consideration of much needed
    remedial legislation.
    Senator Tobey pointed to the Republican responsibility of suggesting
    needed changes in present rules governing the procedure in both Houses
    of Congress. Senator White brought out the glaring deficiencies in
    present day Senate rules.
    Senator Ball brought to the attention of the Conference the fact that it
    is the present Senate rules that now make it possible to even filibuster
    any attempt to change the Senate rules, stating further than in his
    opinion the issue at present is not on the present order of business but
    on the question of whether the Senate can function as a body in the face
    of opposition by a fanatical minority; that now is the time to face the
    issue when there is no urgent matter before the Senate.
    Senator Morse made a similar statement, that the present issue is not
    FEPC legislation, but whether a minority or majority shall rule the
    conduct of the Senate.
    A long discussion then followed on the present parliamentary situation
    and statements were made by Senators Capehart, Cordon, Taft, Bridges,
    Wherry, White, Gurney, Millikin, Donnell.
    Motion was made that the Chairman appoint a committee to recommend the
    best procedure to correct the parliamentary situation; this committee
    also to recommend procedure intended to effectively terminate the
    present filibuster on the Senate floor, and bring its recommendations
    back to the conference at its next meeting scheduled to be held January
    23. After being properly seconded, the motion carried unanimously.
    Thereupon, the Chairman appointed the following Committee: Taft, Wherry,
    Donnell, Ball, and Morse.
    There being no further business, the committee adjourned.

                                                        [signed] Chan Gurney

                                                                   Secretary

                                     ------

                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE

                            SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
                           Saturday, January 19, 1946

    Present: Bridges, Gurney, Millikin, Morse
    Absent: John Townsend
    It was moved by Senator Millikin that Senator Gurney act as Secretary to
    the committee.
    It was asked by the Vice-Chairman of the committee, Senator Bridges,
    that the committee approve his authorization that Mr. Jeffrey make a
    trip to Florida. All members present voted in the affirmative.
    There followed a discussion of the political situation in some of the
    states which will elect Senators this year and the subject of financial
    aid in behalf of Republican candidates was considered.
    There followed a general discussion of matters important to the
    campaign, and it was decided that the next meeting would be held
    immediately on return of the Chairman.

                                          [signed] Chan Gurney
                                            Secretary

    APPROVED:

                                          [signed] Wayne Morse
                                          Styles Bridges
                                          E.D. Millikin

                            ------------------------

                                                          [January 23, 1946]

    JANUARY 23, 1946
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                             Seventy-Ninth Congress
                                   10:00 a.m.
                           Wednesday, January 23, 1946

      Present: Austin, Brewster, Bridges, Buck, Bushfield, Butler, Capehart,
      Cordon, Donnell, Ferguson, Gurney, Hickenlooper, Millikin, Morse,
      Reed, Robertson, Saltonstall, Shipstead, Smith, Stanfill, Taft, Tobey,
      Wherry, White, Wiley, Willis, Young.
      Absent: Aiken, Ball, Brooks, Capper, Hart, Hawkes, Knowland, La
      Follette, Langer, Moore, Revercomb, Vandenberg, Wilson.

    The meeting was called to order by the acting chairman--Minority Floor
    Leader Wallace White, who first brought to the attention of the
    Conference the request by the officials of Time Magazine that members of
    the Conference pose for a picture to be used in their magazine some time
    soon. After discussion, it was agreed that the best time for the
    photograph would be on January 30 at 11:30 a.m. Senator White was
    authorized to make the necessary arrangements with the Time Magazine
    people.
    The chairman then asked for a report from the committee appointed at our
    last meeting to investigate the possibilities of ending the present
    filibuster on Fair Employment Practices Commission legislation now
    before the Senate.
    Senator Taft reported that after a thorough canvass of the situation
    there was no method by which a filibuster could be broken through
    regular parliamentary procedure, excepting that an effort can be made to
    terminate the present filibuster by presenting a resolution for cloture
    with the proper number of signatures.
    There followed a discussion of the entire matter by Senator Taft, who
    concluded with the statement that continuous sessions of the Senate on a
    24-hour basis probably was not possible, judging from the small
    attendance of Senators on both sides of the aisle and experience this
    week in obtaining quorums.
    Senator Morse recommended that all amendments to the FEPC bill be made
    ready and filed before the vote is taken on any cloture resolution.
    Senator Hickenlooper stated it was highly important that the cloture
    petition be prepared and presented as soon as possible, stating that in
    his opinion it was necessary that we make it known to the country that
    we are doing everything we can to bring the present filibuster to a
    close.
    Senator Saltonstall made the statement that the cloture petition should
    be filed today.
    Senator White proceeded with a discussion of the parliamentary
    situation, stating that the present motion before the Senate is to
    approve or disapprove an amendment to the Journal and that this motion
    is a privileged matter. Further, that the cloture motion should be filed
    as soon as possible; that then there would be a ruling from the chair as
    to whether or not the resolution on cloture would set aside the present
    privileged matter presently before the Senate and that then a vote would
    probably be called on whether or not to uphold the ruling of the chair.
    He further stated that in his opinion an effort should be immediately
    made to as nearly as possible ascertain if there were sufficient votes
    on both sides of the aisle to bring about cloture--then should there not
    be, the only sensible course to follow would be to come to an agreement
    that the FEPC legislation cannot pass and that then other legislation
    take its place as the pending business before the Senate, stating that--
    in other words--it was his opinion unless cloture could be accomplished,
    it would be better to displace the FEPC legislation as the pending
    business and be done with it.
    Senator Wherry reported that he had received notice that Senator Ball is
    quite sick and therefore unable to be present either at the conference
    this morning or on the floor of the Senate.
    It was moved by Senator Saltonstall that the committee (Taft, Wherry,
    Donnell, Ball, Morse) appointed by the Conference on procedure on the
    FEPC legislation, be authorized to file a petition on cloture on or
    before Thursday, January 24 at one o'clock. On being properly seconded,
    the motion was put and carried.
    Senator Shipstead made a statement that he had never voted for cloture
    for he had, during his membership in the Senate, seen many times when
    cloture would be very dangerous and that he observed also that in many
    cases the majority opinion was not always the right one.
    General discussion was then had and statements were made by Senators
    Wiley, Bridges and Donnell--Senator Bridges stating that he was
    fundamentally against cloture on the Senate floor at any time and would
    only vote in favor of cloture in case of national peril.
    Senator Wiley made the statement that by our impotency in bringing this
    filibuster to an end it was being believed all over the land that
    members of our party were responsible for the delay in considering other
    important matters at this time and that therefore our party was becoming
    the target of leftist groups. Therefore he made the observation that we
    should recognize the fact that this bill cannot be passed and therefore
    let it go to the foot of the calendar.
    Senator Donnell suggested that we not object to the introduction of
    unanimous consent requests such as are usually made during the morning
    hour, introduction of bills and items for printing in the Appendix of
    the Record.
    Motion was then made by Senator Taft and seconded by Senator Smith that
    hereafter during the filibuster of the FEPC legislation prior to one
    o'clock each day, no objection be made on such unanimous requests.
    Motion carried.

                                                        [signed] Chan Gurney

                                                                   Secretary
                            ------------------------

                                                          [February 5, 1946]

    FEBRUARY 5, 1946
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                             Seventy-Ninth Congress
                                    5:00 p.m.
                            Tuesday, February 5, 1946

    The Conference was called to order by the Acting Chairman, White, at
    5:10 p.m.
    The roll was called and the following senators responded to their names:

      Aiken, Austin, Ball, Brewster, Buck, Butler, Capehart, Cordon,
      Donnell, Ferguson, Gurney, Hart, Hickenlooper, Knowland, Langer,
      Millikin, Moore, Reed, Revercomb, Robertson, Saltonstall, Smith, Taft,
      Tobey, Wherry, White, Wiley, Willis, Young.

    The discussion was entirely on the parliamentary situation in the Senate
    on account of the filibuster on the FEPC bill, S. 101. Senator White led
    the discussion with a statement that almost every affirmative step that
    could be taken is stopped by the present parliamentary situation.
    A general discussion was had, joined in by Senators Taft, Ball,
    Brewster, Donnell, Saltonstall, Knowland, Aiken, Capehart, Wiley, Gurney
    and Reed.
    Taft, as chairman of the subcommittee handling the present matter on the
    floor for the Conference, made the statement that their committee had
    not found any parliamentary way to break the filibuster. Definite
    statements were made by Ball, Brewster, and Donnell that the
    responsibility for breaking the filibuster, thereby allowing
    constructive legislation to come before the Senate, rests with the
    Majority. There was general agreement, after full discussion, that there
    should be a vote on cloture before any other legislation was allowed to
    displace the present bill as the pending matter before the Senate.

                                                        [signed] Chan Gurney

                                                                   Secretary
                            ------------------------

                                                            [March 18, 1946]

    MARCH 18, 1946
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                             Seventy-Ninth Congress
                                    2:00 p.m.
                             Monday, March 18, 1946

    Present:

      Aiken, Ball, Brewster, Bushfield, Capehart, Capper, Cordon, Donnell,
      Ferguson, Gurney, Hart, Hickenlooper, Knowland, Millikin, Moore,
      Revercomb, Smith, Stanfill, Taft, Vandenberg, White, Wiley, Willis.

    The meeting was called to order by the Chairman, Conference Chairman
    Arthur H. Vandenberg, who stated the purpose of the meeting was to hear
    a report from Senator Taft, ranking Republican on the Committee on
    Education and Labor of the Senate.
    Before Senator Taft took the floor, the Chairman made a statement to the
    effect that his amendment to the bill to be reported to the Senate by
    the Special Committee on Atomic Energy merely permits the President to
    intervene in case any action taken by the Atomic Control Commission (set
    up in the bill) adversely affects the national security.
    Senator Taft then proceeded to discuss the pending legislation on labor
    and wage controls before the Senate Committee on Education and Labor. He
    prefaced his remarks by saying that the discussion would be carried
    along as a matter of information and not to make this meeting in any
    sense a discussion of a question that would be a direct partisan or
    party issue.
    He stated that the basic question is the Minimum Wage Law, under which
    the minimum wage was set in 1938 at 25 cents per hour and for the
    succeeding six years raised to 30 cents and thereafter to 40 cents, the
    present Minimum Wage Bill not being a compulsory matter until the year
    1944. The present proposal is to raise to 65 cents this minimum wage
    which would be further raised after two years to 70 cents and after four
    years to 75 cents.
    After a great deal of discussion by several members of the Conference it
    was stated by Senator Taft it is his opinion that the proposal is too
    rapid an increase in the minimum wage and that the rate should be only
    55 cents per hour with an increase to 60 cents an hour after a period of
    eighteen months. Further, that if wages are fixed too high (federally)
    then the Congress must immediately accept the responsibility of fixing
    prices on all commodities.
    As the first provision in the bill presently to be reported to the
    Senate floor, there is set up a Mediation Board which is to deal with
    all anticipated labor troubles for a period of sixty days before any
    strike is called, and that both parties to a dispute must first exhaust
    all peaceful negotiations before striking.
    The purposes of the bill, four in number, are:

      FIRST--Making unions equally responsible under the law;
      SECOND--To determine whether or not injunctions prohibiting
      violence should be permitted;
      THIRD--To determine whether secondary boycotts should be
      prohibited; and
      FOURTH--To determine whether or not foremen who are actually
      supervisors should be allowed to become bona fide union
      members.

    A discussion was joined in by many members of the Conference, with
    statements made by Senators Taft, Ball, Capehart, and others.

                                                        [signed] Chan Gurney

                                                                   Secretary
                            ------------------------

                                                              [May 28, 1946]

    MAY 28, 1946
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                             Seventy-Ninth Congress
                              Tuesday, May 28, 1946

    The meeting was called to order with Chairman Vandenberg in the chair,
    at 3:00 o'clock, p.m.
    The Secretary reported all members present, with the exception of
    Senators Butler, La Follette, and Langer.
    The meeting was called for the purpose of considering emergency labor
    legislation as written in H.R. 6578. Many amendments were presented and
    discussed by the Caucus Committee on labor legislation.
    The Conference adjourned at 5:15 p.m.

                                                                [not signed]

                                                                   Secretary
                            ------------------------

                                                             [June 24, 1946]

    JUNE 24, 1946
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                             Seventy-Ninth Congress
                                 June 24, 1946.

    The Conference was called to order by Senator White, Chairman Designate,
    in the absence of the Chairman, Senator Vandenberg, at 10 a.m. Monday,
    June 24, 1946, pursuant to call.
    The Chairman requested Senator Knowland to act as Secretary because of
    the necessary absence of the Secretary, Senator Gurney.
    The roll call was omitted, but the following Senators attended:

      Aiken, Austin, Brewster, Buck, Bushfield, Butler, Capehart, Capper,
      Hart, Knowland, Millikin, Moore, Morse, Revercomb, Robertson, Taft,
      Wherry, White, Wiley, and Willis.

    Senator Brewster addressed the Conference upon the Civil Aviation Treaty
    (Ex. A, 79th Cong. 1st Sess.), pending on the Senate Executive Calendar,
    explaining the terms and effects of the same, and advising deferment of
    its consideration by the Senate until next session.

    There was general discussion, but no expression of opinion by the
    Conference as to action on the same.
    Senator Taft drew attention to the situation in regard to bills on the
    Calendar and the consequent need of attendance by Senators.
    Senator Taft also outlined the status of negotiations existing in the
    Conference between the Senate and House Conferees on H.R. 6042, the
    Price Control Act.
    Following general discussion he solicited individual expression of
    opinion but no action was taken by the Conference.
    The Conference adjourned at 11:50 a.m.

                                                [signed] William F. Knowland

                                                            Acting Secretary
                            ------------------------

                                                             [July 13, 1946]

    JULY 13, 1946
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                             Seventy-Ninth Congress
                                 July 13, 1946.

    The Conference was called to order by Senator White, Chairman Designate,
    in the absence of the Chairman, Senator Vandenberg, at 10:30 a.m.
    Saturday, July 13, 1946 in the Minority Conference Room, 335 Senate
    Office Building, pursuant to call.
    The Chairman stated that the purpose of the Conference was to discuss S.
    Con. Resolutions 64, 65, and 66, relating to the President's
    Reorganization Plans Nos. 1, 2, and 3.
    The Secretary, Senator Gurney, called the roll. The following Senators
    responded to their names upon the call or attended later:

      Aiken, Austin, Ball, Brooks, Buck, Cordon, Donnell, Ferguson, Gurney,
      Hart, Hawkes, Knowland, Millikin, Moore, Morse, Robertson, Smith,
      Stanfill, Taft, White, Wiley, and Young.

    Senators Wiley, Ferguson and Taft reviewed the three plans, following
    which there was general discussion. No action by the Conference was
    requested and none was taken. There was a general feeling that there
    should be a limitation of the debate in the Senate on the resolutions.
    There was a brief discussion of the Railroad Retirement Bill,
    participated in by Senators Taft, Hawkes and White.
    The Conference then adjourned at 11:55 a.m.

                                                        [signed] Chan Gurney

                                                                   Secretary
                                   *    *    *
                              United States Senate
                              Committee on Finance

                                                      July 18, 1946.

      Senator Chan Gurney
      Secretary, Republican Minority Conference
      U.S. Senate
      Washington, D.C.

      My dear Senator Gurney:

        I wish you would indicate in the record of the
      Republican Minority Conference that I have appointed
      Senator Brewster of Maine to succeed Senator Bridges
      (resigned) of New Hampshire to the Republican Senatorial
      Campaign Committee. Senator Brewster's appointment does
      not take effect until September following his re-election.
      But he will cooperate unofficially with the Committee
      until that time.
        With warm personal regards and best wishes,

                                          Cordially and faithfully,
                                          [signed] Arthur H. Vandenberg
                                   *    *    *
                              United States Senate
          Special Committee Investigating the National Defense Program

                                                       July 19, 1946

      Hon. Chan Gurney
      United States Senate
      Washington, D.C.

      Dear Chan:

        Confirming our conversation I shall be glad to entertain
      at luncheon Saturday noon at 12:30 in the Vandenberg Room
      for the Senate Campaign Committee together with the
      Chairman of the Conference and Chairman of the Steering
      Committee.
        Cordially yours

                                          [signed] Owen Brewster
                                          U.S.S.

                                     ------

                        COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES [MEETING]
                             Seventy-Ninth Congress

    December 9, 1946.
    The Committee on Committees for the Seventy-Ninth Congress met in the
    Minority Conference Room, 335 Senate Office Building, at 2 p.m. pursuant
    to call by the Chairman, Senator White.
    Present: Senators White (Chairman), Taft, Brooks, Willis, Butler, and
    Robertson, and Carl A. Loeffler, Secretary of the Committee.
    It was agreed by the Committee that none of the work of the Committee in
    making tentative assignments for submission to the new Conference should
    be made public pending their report to the Conference.
    It was agreed that the committees be set up as follows:
            Appr12 Republicans
                 9 Democrats

            Labo 8 Republicans
              We 5 Democrats

            Publ 8 Republicans
                 5 Democrats

            Rule 8 Republicans
              Ad 5 Democrats

            All  7 Republicanses
                 6 Democrats

    By this plan the Democrats would get 90 places and the Republicans 113,
    thus complying with the provisions of the Act and completely filling all
    places as close as possible to the former ratio system.
    Mr. Loeffler was directed to bring this set up to the attention of Mr.
    Biffle 2 with the request that he bring it to Senator
    Barkley's 3 attention.
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
      \2\ [Leslie L. Biffle was secretary of the Senate from 1945 to 1947
    and later from 1949 to 1953.]
      3 [Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky was the Democratic floor
    leader from 1937 to 1949.]
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Senator Brooks suggested the advisability of a meeting of the Chairmen
    of the Committees, when chosen, to go into the matter of room space and
    staffing under the Act.
    Senator White brought up the question of seniority in assignments. There
    was discussion but no formulated policy was adopted.
    The question of whether committee chairmanships should be given to
    officers of the Republican Conference was discussed briefly.
    On suggestion of Senator Taft, Mr. Loeffler was requested to consolidate
    all requests for assignments on the several committees.
    The Committee then adjourned subject to call of the Chairman.

                                                   [signed] Carl A. Loeffler

                                                                   Secretary

    Note: After the meeting Mr. Loeffler gave Mr. Biffle a copy of the
    mathematical formula for the committee set up, and Mr. Biffle said he
    would bring it to the attention of Senator Barkley.
                         Eightieth Congress (1947-1949)

      [Editor's Note: The 1946 election brought the Republicans control of
    Congress for the first time since 1933. In the Senate the party had 51
    seats to 45 Democrats, while in the House there were 246 Republican
    members to 188 Democrats and 1 independent. The Democratic Truman
    administration still controlled the executive branch, making this the
    first time since 1897 that both houses of Congress were held by a
    different party than controlled the White House. (On two occasions in
    the twentieth century, during the Republican administrations of William
    Howard Taft and Herbert Hoover, Democrats had controlled the House for a
    single Congress, but in those instances the Senate had remained
    Republican.) This ``divided government'' led to contention between the
    legislative and executive branches, with Truman vetoing a total of 76
    bills during those two years and Congress only able to override the
    vetoes on 6. In both sessions of the Eightieth Congress, in October 1947
    and July 1948, President Truman called extraordinary sessions to
    consider domestic issues. In the 1948 session, he challenged the
    Republican leaders to pass civil rights, housing, and other legislation
    supported in that year's Republican platform. When the House and Senate
    failed to accomplish much in the July session, the president based his
    successful 1948 reelection campaign on complaints about the ``do-
    nothing'' Congress.
      Enthusiastic about being in the majority, the Republican Conference
    met often in the first half of 1947 (fourteen times between January and
    July of that year), both for organizational purposes and to plan for
    budget cutting and legislative initiatives. By 1948, however, the
    meetings became less frequent.
      During the Eightieth Congress, the effects of the congressional
    reorganization adopted the previous year began to be felt. The Committee
    on Committees had a more manageable group of fifteen committees to deal
    with, and each senator generally served on only two standing committees,
    compared to as many as six or seven in the past. Committees were to have
    professional staff, and the Conference changed its Steering Committee to
    become the Majority Policy Committee now required by law. Policy
    Committee Chairman Robert A. Taft, who also chaired the new Labor and
    Public Welfare Committee, took the lead on the labor legislation that
    passed both houses that year as the Taft-Hartley Act.]

                                     ------

    DECEMBER 30, 1946
                         COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES MEETING
                             Seventy-Ninth Congress

    December 24, 1946.
    The Committee on Committees met at 9:30 a.m. in the Minority Conference
    Room, 335 Senate Office Building pursuant to call.
    Present: Senators White (Chairman), Taft, Butler, Brooks, Robertson, and
    Carl A. Loeffler, Secretary of the Committee.
    The Committee reviewed the work of the prior meeting and made several
    reassignments.
    The Secretary was directed to have a new print made showing the work to
    date.
    The Committee then adjourned to meet again at 2 p.m. on Friday, December
    27, 1946.

                                          [signed] Carl A. Loeffler
                                          Secretary
                            ------------------------

                                                         [December 30, 1946]

    DECEMBER 30, 1946
                              REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                               Eightieth Congress
                               December 30, 1946.

    The Conference was called to order at 2:30 p.m. in the Republican
    Conference Room, 335 Senate Office Building, by Senator Vandenberg,
    Chairman during the Seventy-ninth Congress.
    The roll was called by the Secretary, Senator Gurney, and the following
    Senators responded to their names:

      Senators Aiken, Baldwin, Ball, Brewster, Bricker, Bridges, Brooks,
      Buck, Bushfield, Butler, Cain, Capehart, Capper, Cooper, Donnell,
      Dworshak, Ferguson, Flanders, Gurney, Hawkes, Hickenlooper, Ives,
      Jenner, Kem, Knowland, Langer, Lodge, McCarthy, Malone, Martin,
      Millikin, Moore, Morse, Reed, Revercomb, Robertson, Saltonstall,
      Smith, Taft, Thye, Tobey, Vandenberg, Watkins, Wherry, White, Wiley,
      Williams, Wilson, and Young.

      Total 49.
      Senators Cordon and Ecton were absent.
      Senator-elect Kingsley Taft was present.
    Senator Vandenberg extended a word of welcome and explained that
    Republican Conferences were free and open forums and never bound the
    Senators who attended them.
    Senator Tobey made the point of order against proceeding to elect
    officers and committees, pointing out that Rule I of the Republican
    Conference rules states that:

      ``AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH CONGRESS, OR WITHIN ONE WEEK
      THEREAFTER, a Republican Party Conference shall be held. AT
      THAT CONFERENCE THERE SHALL BE SELECTED the following
      officers:

            Chairman of the Conference
            Secretary of the Conference
            Floor Leader
            Whip
            A Steering Committee of nine Senators''

    and Rule IV states that:

      ``A Committee on Committees shall be appointed AT THE
      BEGINNING OF EACH CONGRESS to prepare and recommend to the
      Conference the complete assignment of Republican Senators to
      committees. . . . The Committee shall be appointed by the
      Chairman of the Conference immediately after his election
      subject to confirmation by the Conference.''

    Senator Tobey read both of the foregoing rules and made a point of order
    that the election of officers of the Conference was not in order because
    it contravened Rule I and Rule IV of the Conference rules as quoted
    above, and that in accordance with the provisions of the rule the
    election of officers or appointment of committees would not be in order.
    Senator Tobey's point of order was overruled by Chairman Vandenberg on
    the following grounds:

      The phrase in the Conference rules regarding ``the beginning
      of Congress'' does not refer to the actual day when Congress
      itself convenes; but refers to the time when Republican
      Senators ``begin'' to organize their preparations for the
      new Congress. Therefore, it is appropriate for the
      Republican Conference to meet before Congress itself
      actually convenes. Furthermore, all Conference precedents
      almost invariably indicate that it is the annual custom for
      the Republican Conference to organize ahead of the actual
      opening of Congress. There is a third justification for this
      point of view this year; namely, that the Senate itself
      could not organize and proceed unless and until the
      Republican Conference met ahead of it and nominated a
      President Pro Tempore and determined what to do when Senator
      Bilbo presents himself at the door. Otherwise, there could
      be no preparation for the Bilbo case and the Senate itself--
      in the absence of a Vice President--would be powerless to
      proceed. Conference rules are made to facilitate and not to
      impede the work of the Conference. With forty-nine out of
      fifty-one Republican Senators present--having had four weeks
      notice of the meeting--it is certainly ``the beginning'' of
      the next session so far as the Republican Conference is
      concerned. It is on this basis that the point of order is
      overruled.

    Senator Tobey further argued that the language was clear on the point
    and that the Conference should not cast aside the rules which they
    themselves had adopted in the matter of organization and the time
    thereof.
    The Chairman then asked Senator Tobey if he wished to appeal from the
    rule of the chair and Senator Tobey declined.
    He then announced the first order of business was the election of a
    Chairman of the Conference, whereupon Senator Robertson nominated
    Senator Millikin. Nominations were closed and Senator Millikin was
    unanimously elected.
    Senator Millikin then took the chair and made a few appropriate remarks.
    He announced that the next order of business was the election of a
    Secretary of the Conference.
    Senator Langer nominated his colleague, Senator Young, and after a
    second he was unanimously elected.
    The Chairman then announced the next order of business was the
    nomination of a President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
    Senator Vandenberg was nominated by Senator Ferguson and the Chair was
    directed to cast a unanimous ballot for him.
    The next order of business being the election of the Majority Floor
    Leader, Senator Brewster nominated Senator White. The nomination was
    seconded by Senator Reed and Senator White was unanimously elected
    Majority Floor leader.
    The next order of business being the election of the Majority Whip,
    Senator Bushfield nominated Senator Wherry and the nomination being
    seconded by Senator Butler, Senator Wherry was unanimously elected
    Majority Whip. Senator Wherry spoke briefly in appreciation of his
    election.
    The Chairman announced the next order of business being the nomination
    of the Secretary of the Senate. Senator Bridges recommended and
    nominated Carl Loeffler and after a second by Senator Martin, he was
    unanimously nominated.
    The Chairman announced the next order of business being the nomination
    of Sergeant At Arms. Senator Bridges recommended and nominated Edward F.
    McGinnis of Illinois. Senator Wilson moved that further nominations be
    dispensed with until Congress had convened and organized. Senator
    Capehart seconded the nominations and spoke in behalf of Mr. McGinnis
    and suggested that the Conference proceed with nominations and
    elections.
    Senator Reed addressed the Conference and requested the Conference lay
    over further nominations and elections until Friday. He was supported in
    his recommendation by Senator Revercomb.
    Senator Brooks addressed the Conference in behalf of Mr. McGinnis
    explaining why his name was brought forward at this time. He stated
    further that no other nominations for Sergeant At Arms had been formerly
    presented to the Conference. Senator Brooks reviewed the outstanding
    record of Mr. McGinnis in Illinois, and his high recognition at many
    national American Legion conventions.
    Senator Bridges also told the Conference that some other candidates had
    been mentioned but no formal presentation had been made to the
    Committee. Senator Brewster speaking to the Conference urged immediate
    action in the selection of the candidates to fill the existing vacancy.
    Senator Wilson again insisted on his motion on the grounds that full
    information on the various candidates was needed and this information
    was not available.
    Senator Ball spoke in behalf of Mr. McGinnis and expressed his belief
    that delay in the selection would not help the situation.
    Senator Wilson withdrew his pending motion and made a new motion to
    appoint a committee of three to bring in nominations, which motion
    received no second. Senator Wilson's motion having been withdrawn, the
    Conference unanimously nominated Mr. McGinnis.
    The Chairman then announced the next order of business was the
    nomination of Secretary for the Majority.
    Senator Bridges nominated Mark Trice as Secretary for the Majority,
    which motion was seconded by Senators Gurney and Wherry, and after which
    motions Mr. Trice was unanimously nominated.
    The Chairman then announced selection of the following members to serve
    on the Committee on Committees: Senator Robertson, Chairman, and
    Senators Taft, Brooks, Butler, Bushfield, Capehart, Donnell and
    Knowland.
    Senator Tobey addressing Conference criticized the method of selection
    and asked for new procedure in determining Republican policy. He
    believed that new blood would make for a more healthy condition.
    Senator Reed asked for a delay until Thursday, expressing his belief
    that more time was needed.
    Senator Tobey raised seniority question as to Committee chairmanship and
    memberships. He was followed by Senator Taft who explained the
    difficulty the Committee encountered in the selection. He also stated
    that the intricate seniority question involved presented them with a
    most perplexing problem and moved the confirmation of the nomination of
    the members selected to the Committee on Committees.
    Senators Reed and Wilson urged this action be delayed until the
    convening of Congress.
    After a brief discussion, Senator Wilson moved that unanimous ballot be
    cast for the proposed names on the Committee on Committees, which motion
    after a second by Senator Wiley was unanimously carried.
    Senator White then addressed Conference explaining the most difficult
    problem the Committee had in giving consideration to the geographical
    distribution, ability, and experience of the ninety-six senators.
    Senator Wilson then asked to have a list of proposed Committee
    assignments presented to the Conference. After the Chairman explained
    that all the work of the temporary Committee will be turned over to the
    new Committee selected by the Conference, Senator Wilson withdrew his
    request.
    The Chairman announced the next order of business was the selection of
    the Committee on Personnel and the following names were given: Senators
    Bridges, Bushfield, Robertson, Martin and Cain. Senator Bushfield moved
    that the Committee on Personnel be approved, which motion after being
    duly seconded was unanimously carried.
    The Chairman announced the designation of the following senators to
    constitute the Steering Committee: Senators Taft, Brooks, Hawkes,
    Ferguson, Cordon and Saltonstall.
    Senator Taft made the following motion: ``Resolved that the Republican
    Steering Committee be designated as the Majority Policy Committee for
    the purpose of all existing appropriate legislation,'' which motion was
    duly seconded and carried.
    Senator Taft then introduced his colleague, Senator Kingsley Taft, who
    was elected to fill the short term vacancy in Ohio.
    Senator Robertson announced the Committee on Committees would meet at
    10:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 31st.
    Senator Taft called a meeting of the Steering Committee at 10:00 a.m. in
    the Agriculture Room also on Tuesday, December 31st.
    Senator Wherry suggested a Republican get-together of Senators and their
    wives in the Conference Room at a tentative date, preferably about the
    third week in January. Definite date to be announced later.
    Senator Wiley spoke briefly to the Conference on termination of war
    controls and presented an outline of his studies to the Committee. He
    asked the Conference for approval at a later date.
    Senator Tobey read a resolution he had prepared for presentation to the
    Senate, which would restore to Senator Lodge the seniority he had lost
    by reason of his resignation from the Senate to enter the armed forces.
    He stated that he planned to present this later to the Senate for
    approval. Senator Lodge thanked Senator Tobey for his consideration but
    asked that no action be taken on it, expressing his wish that no special
    consideration be given him and that the regular seniority procedure be
    applied to him. He was given a most hearty applause from the members of
    the Conference.
    Upon motion of Senator Taft, the meeting was adjourned subject to the
    call of the chair.

                                          [not signed] Chairman of the
                                          Conference
                                          [signed] Milton R. Young
                                          Secretary of the Conference

                                     ------

         MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES CALLED BY
                   THE CHAIRMAN, SENATOR EDWARD V. ROBERTSON,
           FOR DECEMBER 31, 1946, IN ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.
    Members of the Committee present were: Senators Robertson, Knowland,
    Donnell, Capehart, Bushfield and Butler. Members of the Committee absent
    were: Senators Taft and Brooks. Also present were Carl A. Loeffler,
    Secretary for the Minority and J. Mark Trice, Secretary-elect for the
    Majority.
    The Chairman in his opening remarks informed the members of the
    Committee what had transpired previously with respect to procedure and
    assignments. He spoke of the total number of places, 203 being divided
    as follows: 113 places for the Republicans and 90 places for the
    Democrats. The 113 Republican places would be divided as follows: On the
    Committee on Appropriations 12 Republicans and 9 Democrats, 11
    committees to have a ratio of 7 to 6, and 3 committees, namely, Labor
    and Public Welfare, Public Lands, and Rules and Administration, with a
    ratio of 8 to 5. He called attention to the provision in the
    Reorganization Act limiting the service of each Senator on two standing
    committees, with the exception that Senators of the Majority Party who
    were members of the Committee on the District of Columbia or of the
    Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments may serve on
    three standing committees; and that by giving to each Senator an
    assignment on two major committees there would remain available eleven
    places for assignment to Senators as a third place on the District of
    Columbia Committee and the Committee on Expenditures in the Executive
    Departments.
    Confidential work sheet No. 2 entitled ``Standing Committees of the
    Senate,'' and confidential work sheet No. 2 entitled ``Committee
    Assignments of Senators'' were given to the members present for study.
    Senator Butler spoke on the question of seniority and informed the
    Committee that in the past seniority had been respected in all committee
    assignments.
    Individual cases of committee assignments were raised and discussed in
    general.
    Senator Butler said he had received a telephone call from Senator Tobey
    who had requested to appear before the Committee.
    Senator Tobey appeared before the Committee and explained his interest
    in committee assignments.
    Senator Morse appeared at his own request and explained his position,
    expressing his desire to be assigned to the Committee on Foreign
    Relations, and giving his reasons therefor. He said that he desired to
    receive an assignment to a ``domestic'' committee, also an assignment to
    a committee ``with greater implications.'' He mentioned both the
    Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on the Armed Forces as
    his choice.
    Senator Reed appeared on the invitation of the Committee and spoke of
    the importance of the Committee on Interstate Foreign Commerce, and of
    his great interest in that Committee. He gave to each member of the
    Committee an editorial taken from the New York Herald Tribune, dated
    Sunday, December 29, 1946, entitled ``For Republican Teamwork,'' a copy
    of which is attached.
    After further discussion the Committee recessed at 12:30 p.m. until 2:00
    p.m.
    The Committee was called to order by the Chairman at 2:00 p.m.
    Members of the Committee present were: Senators Robertson, Taft,
    Knowland, Brooks, Donnell, Capehart, Butler and Bushfield. Also present
    were Carl A. Loeffler and J. Mark Trice.
    Senator Taft spoke of the assignment of places on the Committee on
    Foreign Relations, with particular reference to Senator Lodge who was
    assigned a place thereon by reason of his services in the armed forces,
    and that for Committee assignments seniority had been extended to him.
    He spoke also of an exception made in the case of Senator Brewster who
    was assigned a place on the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce
    because of his service on the old Commerce Committee. He stated that the
    appointment of two Senators from the same state was overlooked because
    of the particular knowledge of Senator Brewster of aviation affairs.
    Senator Capehart informed the Committee that he had communicated with
    Senator Jenner and that the latter was satisfied to remain on the
    Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.
    The assignment of Senator Vandenberg as a member of the Committee on the
    District of Columbia was withdrawn at the request of the Senator who
    requested that he serve only on the Committee on Foreign Relations.
    Senator Moore appeared before the Committee at his own request and made
    inquiry as to his committee assignments. He made inquiry as to the
    status of the Special Oil Committee. It was the consensus of opinion
    that the continuation of select committees and assignments thereto
    should be considered by the Committee on Rules and Administration.
    After general discussion, the Committee recessed at 3:05 p.m. until
    10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 1, 1947.

                                          [signed] J. Mark Trice
                                          Secretary-elect for the Majority

    APPROVED:

                                          [signed] E.V. Robertson
                                          Chairman of the Committee on
                                          Committees

      Transmitted to the Secretary of the Conference on January 31, 1947,
    for incorporation in the Minutes Book.

                                          [signed] J. Mark Trice,
                                          Secretary for the Majority
                                   *    *    *
                       EDITORIAL--NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE
                            SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1946

                           ``FOR REPUBLICAN TEAMWORK''

      The announcement by Senator Wallace H. White, of Maine, that he will
    seek both the Chairmanship of the important Committee on Interstate and
    Foreign Commerce, and the post of majority leader in the new Senate
    raises the question, how thin should a statesman spread himself?
      Senator White's willingness to serve and to accept positions of
    responsibility in the Eightieth Congress is understandable. He is one of
    that group of Republicans who for many years were a frustrated minority
    in the Senate. They sat silent and ineffectual while the New Deal
    thrashed and thundered around them. Now the political wheel has turned,
    releasing their energies. Small wonder that they want to make the most
    of their opportunities when the new Congress gets under way next month
    under Republican auspices.
      Yet there are two sound reasons why Senator White should restrain his
    ambition and not take on too many burdensome chores. He will be seventy
    years old next August 6; not a great age as United States Senators grow,
    but the demands of the majority leadership during this coming Senatorial
    session will assuredly challenge the physical resources of the hardiest
    Maine countryman, however rugged his constitution. The duties of that
    exacting office are such that they leave little time or energy for other
    important Senate tasks. Were he to take the chairmanship, in addition,
    of such an important committee as Interstate and Foreign Commerce, one
    or the other must suffer.
      The second reason has nothing to do with human capacity, but is as
    important in the psychological sense as the first is in the physical. No
    Senator should undertake two major assignments when able and willing
    colleagues have none. Seniority and prestige have necessary functions in
    so complex an organization as the United States Senate, but they should
    not enable one elder statesman to assume too much authority. It is
    important to the welfare of the Republican Party and the healthy sense
    of teamwork which must dominate the Eightieth Congress, that younger
    members be given a fair share of the responsibility and the spotlight.
    Senator White should reconsider. It would be a mistake to spread himself
    too thin.

                                     ------

      MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES CALLED BY THE
    CHAIRMAN, SENATOR EDWARD V. ROBERTSON, FOR JANUARY 1, 1947 IN ROOM 335,
                             SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.
    Members of the Committee present were: Senators Robertson, Brooks,
    Bushfield, Capehart, Donnell, Butler, Taft and Knowland. Also present
    were Carl A. Loeffler, Secretary for the Minority and J. Mark Trice,
    Secretary-elect for the Majority.
    The Chairman informed the Committee that he had called upon Senator Reed
    and offered to him the Chairmanship of the Committee on Civil Service,
    together with an assignment on the Committee on Interstate and Foreign
    Commerce, but that the Senator had expressed no approval or disapproval
    of the assignment. After discussion of the matter the Chairman was
    requested to communicate again with Senator Reed and offer to him the
    Chairmanship of the Civil Service Committee and state that if he could
    not commit himself at that time, the Committee would assign him to the
    Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and the Committee on
    Appropriations. The Chairman then communicated with Senator Reed by
    telephone and informed the committee that Senator Reed did not wish the
    Chairmanship of the Committee on Civil Service but would prefer to
    remain as a member of the Committees on Appropriations and Interstate
    and Foreign Commerce.
    Senator Taft reported to the Committee that his conference with Senator
    Capper about the Senator relinquishing his assignment on the Committee
    on Foreign Relations was a failure.
    The Chairman informed the Committee that he had received a telephone
    call from Senator Gurney about Senator Martin being assigned to the
    Committee on Armed Services in lieu of the present tentative assignment
    to the Committee on Finance.
    Senator Donnell reported to the Committee that Senator Kem had no desire
    to serve on the District of Columbia Committee but that he would prefer
    an assignment to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry due to his
    qualifications in that field.
    Senator Butler informed the Committee of the desire of his colleague,
    Senator Wherry, to be assigned to the Committee on Judiciary instead of
    his present assignment to the Committee on Rules and Administration. He
    also spoke of the Senator's particular interest in the Special Committee
    on Small Business.
    Senator White appeared on invitation of the Committee and the Chairman
    explained to him the difficulties which the Committee was having in
    making assignments. Senator White spoke explaining his position
    concerning his present assignments and said that he would leave the
    entire matter in the hands of the Committee on Committees for
    determination.
    Senator Donnell expressed the opinion that the language appearing in the
    Reorganization Act, ``Each Senator shall serve on two standing
    committees'' is mandatory.
    A question arose as to the seniority listings on committees of Senators
    falling within the same class. After discussion, it was decided that
    those Senators falling within the same class would draw for their
    relative position on the same Committee.
    In regard to the committee assignment of Senator Lodge, the Committee
    took the position that seniority was extended to the Senator by reason
    of his services in the armed forces to the extent that he would be
    placed at the top of that group of Senators-elect taking the oath of
    office on January 3rd, and by reason of his assignment to the Committee
    on Foreign Relations, seniority was extended to him over any and all
    Senators.
    The Committee then approved draft No. 2 with the changes thereon and
    ordered a printing of it for submission to the Conference.
    The meeting recessed at 12:55 p.m., subject to the call of the Chairman.

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                             Secretary-elect to the Majority

    APPROVED BY:

                                                     [signed] E.V. Robertson

                                     Chairman of the Committee on Committees

    Transmitted to the Secretary of the Conference, on January 31, 1947, for
    incorporation in the Minutes Book.

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Majority
                            ------------------------

                                                           [January 2, 1947]

    JANUARY 2, 1947
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, SENATOR EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR JANUARY 2, 1947, IN ROOM 335
                             SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 2:30 p.m., and suggested a
    delay in proceeding with the order of business pending the arrival of
    Senator Taft and other members who were attending another meeting.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Robertson for the purpose of introducing
    to the Members of the Conference, Senator-elect Ecton.
    At 3:05 p.m. the Chairman requested the Secretary of the Conference to
    call the roll. The Secretary made the following announcement:

    Present 48:
      Aiken                  Bushfield                Ecton
      Baldwin                Butler                   Ferguson
      Ball                   Cain                     Flanders
      Brewster               Capehart                 Gurney
      Bricker                Capper                   Hawkes
      Bridges                Cooper                   Hickenlooper
      Brooks                 Donnell                  Ives
      Buck                   Dworshak                 Jenner
      Kem                    Knowland                 Langer
      McCarthy               Malone                   Millikin
      Moore                  Morse                    Reed
      Revercomb              Robertson                Saltonstall
      Smith                  Taft                     Thye
      Tobey                  Vandenberg               Watkins
      Wherry                 White                    Wiley
      Williams               Wilson                   Young

    Absent 3:
      Cordon                 Lodge                    Martin

    The Secretary said that Senator Cordon was on his way to Washington and
    expected to be present. He read the following telegram from Senator
    Martin: ``Owing to Inauguration of my successor cannot be with you
    Thursday afternoon.''
    The Chairman recognized Senator Robertson, Chairman of the Committee on
    Committees, who addressed the Conference on the work of that Committee,
    and who then read the Republican nominations for membership for the 15
    standing committees of the Senate and named the recommendations of the
    Committee for Chairmen. There is attached hereto confidential Work Sheet
    No. 3, ``Exhibit A,'' entitled ``Standing Committees of the Senate'' and
    confidential Work Sheet No. 3, ``Exhibit B,'' entitled ``Committee
    Assignments of Senators'' which is the report of the Committee on
    Committees, together with a copy of the remarks made by Senator
    Robertson, ``Exhibit C.''
    Senator Robertson then moved the adoption of the Committee's report.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Reed who spoke of the importance of the
    Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and of the assignment made
    of the Chairmanship of that Committee by the Committee on Committees.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Williams who spoke of the assignments
    recommended for the Committee on Agriculture, and expressed the opinion
    that the East should be entitled to more representation on that
    Committee.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Morse who spoke of the assignments
    recommended for the Committee on Foreign Relations. His contentions were
    that there was no representation on the Committee for the Pacific Coast
    area, and that the rule of seniority had not been followed.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Saltonstall who said that his colleague,
    Senator Lodge, had been unable to attend the Conference session because
    of grounded airplanes. He spoke of the services of Senator Lodge in the
    armed forces throughout the world, and said that had he chosen to remain
    in the Senate he would have been fifth in rank of service in the Senate
    at this time.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Knowland who spoke on dual offices held
    by past Majority Leaders.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who said that the position of
    Senator Lodge was a unique one, in that he voluntarily gave up his seat
    in the Senate which meant a total abandonment of his Senatorial career,
    and that the departure or exception made by the Committee was justified.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Aiken who said that in the absence of a
    Chairman of a Committee it should be understood that the senior
    Republican member on the Committee should be appointed as Acting
    Chairman of the Committee.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Morse who moved that action on the
    report of the Committee be postponed for 24 hours, with a new session of
    the Conference after that time, subject to the call of the Chairman, and
    that the vote on his motion be by secret ballot.
    Senator Knowland suggested that an amendment changing the words ``secret
    ballot'' to ``roll call ballot'' which amendment was accepted by Senator
    Morse.
    The Chairman requested the Secretary to call the roll. The Secretary
    made the following announcement:

    Ayes 4:
      Cain                   Morse                    Reed
      Williams

    Nays 44:
      Aiken                  Baldwin                  Ball
      Brewster               Bricker                  Bridges
      Brooks                 Buck                     Bushfield
      Butler                 Capehart                 Capper
      Cooper                 Donnell                  Dworshak
      Ecton                  Ferguson                 Flanders
      Gurney                 Hawkes                   Hickenlooper
      Ives                   Jenner                   Kem
      Knowland               Langer                   McCarthy
      Malone                 Millikin                 Moore
      Revercomb              Robertson                Saltonstall
      Smith                  Taft                     Thye
      Tobey                  Vandenberg               Watkins
      Wherry                 White                    Wiley
      Wilson                 Young

    Absent 3:
      Cordon                 Lodge                    Martin

    The Chairman announced that the motion of Senator Morse was defeated.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Vandenberg who said that he wished to
    testify that so far as the future pattern of the membership of the
    Foreign Relations Committee was concerned, he expressed the hope that
    the West Coast would be represented on the Committee.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Butler who said that the Committee on
    Committees attempted to make a change in the membership of the Foreign
    Relations Committee but did not succeed, and that representation for the
    West Coast should be granted at the earliest time.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Baldwin who said that the Eastern
    seaboard should have greater representation on the Committee on
    Agriculture.
    The Chairman recognized Senator McCarthy who made inquiry as to the
    World War II services of Senators assigned to the Committee on Armed
    Services.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Robertson who moved that the report of
    his Committee be adopted, subject to minor corrections to be made by the
    Committee on Committees. The motion was duly seconded, the Chairman put
    the question and announced that the motion of Senator Robertson was
    carried.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft, Chairman of the Policy Committee,
    who reported for his Committee as follows:
    It was the recommendation of his Committee that resolutions introduced
    by Senators calling for the creation of Special Committees be referred
    to the Committee on Rules and Administration, and that photographers
    will be told that photographs cannot be taken in the Senate on opening
    day, January 3rd. He said that the matter of photographs should be
    considered by the new Committee on Rules and Administration. Senator
    Taft then presented to the Conference the question of the seating of
    Senator Bilbo. 1 He presented the various points involved and
    read a resolution approved by the Policy Committee which would request
    that Senator Bilbo stand aside and let the whole matter be set down for
    discussion ten days later. After general discussion and inquiries by
    Senators Revercomb, Bushfield, Bridges, Hawkes, Vandenberg, Brewster and
    Wilson, Senator Taft suggested that Senator Ferguson be recognized.
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
      \1\ [The election of Theodore G. Bilbo (D-MS) was challenged due to
    charges of unfair campaign practices and corruption. In late 1946 two
    Senate committees had looked into Bilbo's activities. Bilbo's opponents
    believed he should not be seated when Congress convened on January 3,
    1947, until the Committee on Rules and Administration could review the
    allegations. Southern senators supporting the seating of Bilbo briefly
    filibustered to prevent the Senate from organizing. Before the Senate
    could act on the matter, Senator Bilbo became ill and returned to
    Mississippi, where he died a few months later.]
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    The Chairman recognized Senator Ferguson who reviewed the report of the
    Special Committee Investigating the National Defense Program entitled
    ``Transaction Between Senator Theodore G. Bilbo and Various War
    Contractors.''
    Senator Taft was recognized and asked Senator Hickenlooper to sum up the
    election case.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Hickenlooper who spoke of the Minority
    views to be submitted by himself and Senator Bridges as Members of the
    Campaign Expenditures Committee and as individuals.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who moved that the Policy Committee
    be authorized to take such action as it deems desirable and to proceed
    to take any and all necessary steps in the matter. Senator Wilson moved
    that the Policy Committee be given full power to act. Senator Reed then
    suggested that the motion be worded that the Policy Committee be given
    full authority as to procedure to bar Senator Bilbo at the door of the
    Senate. The suggested language was accepted by Senator Taft and the
    motion was seconded by Senator Morse.
    The Chairman put the question and the motion was agreed to unanimously.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Revercomb who asked if full thought had
    been given by the Policy Committee to the question of the organization
    of the Senate by the Republican Party on the first day. He said that
    serious thought should be given to the question of tying up the business
    of the Senate for days as against the question of cleaning house.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Flanders who said that he was one of
    those to take the oath and that he would be willing to wait.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Bridges who nominated Rev. Peter
    Marshall of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church as Republican
    nominee for Chaplain of the Senate. The nomination was seconded by
    Senator Wherry. Senator Bushfield expressed a word of commendation.
    Nominations were closed and the Chairman announced the election of Rev.
    Marshall as Chaplain.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Bridges who moved that an appropriate
    resolution be drawn and sent by the Secretary on behalf of the
    Conference, expressing the sympathy of the Membership of the Conference
    to Senator Cordon on the death of his daughter.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Wiley who moved that his report to the
    Conference entitled ``Termination of War Controls'' be accepted, and
    that he be authorized to prepare an appropriate resolution to carry out
    the recommendation contained therewith. Copy of the report is attached
    hereto.
    The Chairman put the question and the motion was agreed to.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Brooks who stated that Mr. McGinnis, the
    new Sergeant-at-Arms, was outside and that he wished to introduce him to
    the Members of the Conference. Mr. McGinnis was escorted in and
    introduced by Senator Brooks.
    There being no further business, the Conference adjourned at 6:20 p.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference January 7, 1947, and
    transmitted to the Secretary of the Conference on January 31, 1947, for
    incorporation in the Minutes Book.

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Majority
                                   *    *    *
                                  EXHIBIT ``A''

                         (Confidential Work Sheet No. 3)
                        STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE
                               Eightieth Congress
                 (To be Submitted to the Republican Conference)

    On Agriculture and Forestry (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. Capper (Chairman), Aiken, Bushfield, Wilson, Young,
      Thye, Kem.

    On Appropriations (Ratio 12-9)

      Messrs. Bridges (Chairman), Gurney, Brooks, Reed, Ball,
      Ferguson, Wherry, Cordon, Saltonstall, Young, Knowland,
      Dworshak.

    On Armed Services (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. Gurney (Chairman), Bridges, Robertson, Wilson,
      Saltonstall, Morse, Baldwin.

    On Banking and Currency (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. Tobey (Chairman), Buck, Capehart, Flanders, Cain,
      Bricker, McCarthy.

    On Civil Service (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. Langer (Chairman), Buck, Flanders, Baldwin, Thye,
      Williams, Ecton.

    On District of Columbia (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. Buck (Chairman), Capper, Ball, Flanders, Cooper,
      Cain, Kem.

    On Expenditures in the Executive Departments (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. Aiken (Chairman), Ferguson, Hickenlooper, Bricker,
      Thye, *Ives, *McCarthy.
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
      *Priority of position on Committee subject to draw.
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

      Note: On drawing January 4, 1947, position decided as
      follows: McCarthy 1, Ives 2. [signed] J. Mark Trice,
      Secretary for Majority

    On Finance (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. Millikin (Chairman), Taft, Butler, Brewster,
      Bushfield, Hawkes, Martin.

    On Foreign Relations (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. Vandenberg (Chairman), Capper, White, Wiley, Smith,
      Hickenlooper, Lodge, Jr.

    On Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. White (Chairman), Tobey, Reed, Brewster, Hawkes,
      Moore, Capehart.

    On the Judiciary (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. Wiley (Chairman), Langer, Ferguson, Revercomb,
      Moore, Donnell, Cooper.

    On Labor and Public Welfare (Ratio 8-5)

      Messrs. Taft (Chairman), Aiken, Ball, Smith, Morse, Donnell,
      Jenner, Ives.

    On Public Lands (Ratio 8-5)

      Messrs. Butler (Chairman), Millikin, Robertson, Cordon,
      Dworshak, *Ecton, *Malone, *Watkins.
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
      *Priority of position on Committee subject to draw.
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

      Note: On drawing January 4, 1947, position decided as
      follows: Ecton 1, Malone 2, Watkins 3. [signed] J. Mark
      Trice, Secretary for the Majority.

    On Public Works (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. Revercomb (Chairman), Cooper, Cain, Martin, *Malone,
      *Watkins, *Williams.
      Note: On drawing January 4, 1947, position decided as
      follows: Watkins 1, Williams 2, Malone 3. [signed] J. Mark
      Trice.

    On Rules and Administration (Ratio 8-5)

      Messrs. Brooks (Chairman), Wherry, Hickenlooper, Knowland,
      Lodge, Jr., Jenner, Bricker, Ives.
                                   *    *    *
                                  EXHIBIT ``B''

                         (Confidential Work Sheet No. 3)
                        COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS OF SENATORS
                               Eightieth Congress
                 (To be Submitted to the Republican Conference)

    Mr. AIKEN...............................  Expenditures in the Executive
                                               Departments (Chairman)
                                              Agriculture
                                              Labor and Public Welfare

    Mr. BALDWIN.............................  Armed Services
                                              Civil Service

    Mr. BALL................................  Appropriations
                                              District of Columbia
                                              Labor and Public Welfare

    Mr. BREWSTER............................  Finance
                                              Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce

    Mr. BRICKER.............................  Banking and Currency
                                              Expenditures in the Executive
                                               Departments
                                              Rules and Administration

    Mr. BRIDGES.............................  Appropriations (Chairman)
                                              Armed Services

    Mr. BROOKS..............................  Rules and Administration
                                               (Chairman)
                                              Appropriations

    Mr. BUCK................................  District of Columbia
                                               (Chairman)
                                              Banking and Currency
                                              Civil Service

    Mr. BUSHFIELD...........................  Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Finance

    Mr. BUTLER..............................  Public Lands (Chairman)
                                              Finance

    Mr. CAIN................................  Banking and Currency
                                              District of Columbia
                                              Public Works

    Mr. CAPEHART............................  Banking and Currency
                                              Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce

    Mr. CAPPER..............................  Agriculture and Forestry
                                               (Chairman)
                                              District of Columbia
                                              Foreign Relations

    Mr. COOPER..............................  District of Columbia
                                              Judiciary
                                              Public Works

    Mr. CORDON..............................  Appropriations
                                              Public Lands

    Mr. DONNELL.............................  Judiciary
                                              Labor and Public Welfare

    Mr. DWORSHAK............................  Appropriations
                                              Public Lands

    Mr. ECTON...............................  Civil Service
                                              Public Lands

    Mr. FERGUSON............................  Appropriations
                                              Expenditures in the Executive
                                               Departments
                                              Judiciary

    Mr. FLANDERS............................  Banking and Currency
                                              Civil Service
                                              District of Columbia

    Mr. GURNEY..............................  Armed Services (Chairman)
                                              Appropriations

    Mr. HAWKES..............................  Finance
                                              Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce

    Mr. HICKENLOOPER........................  Expenditures in the Executive
                                               Departments
                                              Foreign Relations
                                              Rules and Administration

    Mr. IVES................................  Expenditures in the Executive
                                               Departments
                                              Labor and Public Welfare
                                              Rules and Administration

    Mr. JENNER..............................  Labor and Public Welfare
                                              Rules and Administration

    Mr. KEM.................................  Agriculture and Forestry
                                              District of Columbia

    Mr. KNOWLAND............................  Appropriations
                                              Rules and Administration

    Mr. LANGER..............................  Civil Service (Chairman)
                                              Judiciary

    Mr. LODGE, Jr...........................  Foreign Relations
                                              Rules and Administration

    Mr. MALONE..............................  Public Lands
                                              Public Works

    Mr. MARTIN..............................  Finance
                                              Public Works

    Mr. MCCARTHY............................  Banking and Currency
                                              Expenditures in the Executive
                                               Departments

    Mr. MILLIKIN............................  Finance (Chairman)
                                              Public Lands

    Mr. MOORE...............................  Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce
                                              Judiciary

    Mr. MORSE...............................  Armed Services
                                              Labor and Public Welfare

    Mr. REED................................  Appropriations
                                              Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce

    Mr. REVERCOMB...........................  Public Works (Chairman)
                                              Judiciary

    Mr. ROBERTSON...........................  Armed Services of Wyoming
                                              Public Lands

    Mr. SALTONSTALL.........................  Appropriations
                                              Armed Services

    Mr. SMITH...............................  Foreign Relations
                                              Labor and Public Welfare

    Mr. TAFT................................  Labor and Public Welfare
                                               (Chairman)
                                              Finance

    Mr. THYE................................  Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Civil Service
                                              Expenditures in the Executive
                                               Dept.

    Mr. TOBEY...............................  Banking and Currency
                                               (Chairman)
                                              Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce

    Mr. VANDENBERG..........................  Foreign Relations (Chairman)

    Mr. WATKINS.............................  Public Lands
                                              Public Works

    Mr. WHERRY..............................  Appropriations
                                              Rules and Administration

    Mr. WHITE...............................  Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce (Chairman)
                                              Foreign Relations

    Mr. WILEY...............................  Judiciary (Chairman)
                                              Foreign Relations

    Mr. WILLIAMS............................  Civil Service
                                              Public Works

    Mr. WILSON..............................  Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Armed Services

    Mr. YOUNG...............................  Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Appropriations
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                                  EXHIBIT ``C''

                REMARKS OF EDWARD V. ROBERTSON, JANUARY 2, 1947,
                          BEFORE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE

    Mr. Chairman:
    Rule No. IV of the Republican Conference Rules states that, and I quote:

      ``A Committee on Committees shall be appointed at the
      beginning of each Congress to prepare and recommend to the
      Conference the complete assignment of Republican Senators to
      Committees and shall recommend the filling of vacancies
      occurring during the Congress. The Committee shall be
      appointed by the Chairman of the Conference immediately
      after his election, subject to confirmation by the
      Conference.''

    At the first meeting of the Republican Conference of the 80th Congress
    on Monday last, December 30, 1946, you, Senator Millikin, were
    unanimously elected Chairman of the Conference and appointed the
    following Senators on the Committee on Committees:

      Robertson (Chairman)                                            Bushfield
      Taft                                                            Capehart
      Brooks                                                          Knowland
      Butler                                                          Donnell

    The Committee recognized--with you Mr. Chairman--the importance of
    prompt and immediate attention to the difficult task before it and
    started work with the intention of presenting a complete committee
    assignment slate to the Conference today.
    The Country has expressed confidence in the Republican Party by placing
    it in control of the Legislative branch of the Government. I am sure it
    is the wish and the intention of the 51 Senators of the Conference that
    we go to the Floor of the United States Senate--not only ready to take
    up the burdens and responsibilities of the office--but fully prepared to
    start in tomorrow with a completely organized majority that can function
    efficiently in its task of carrying out the mandate of the people with
    the least possible delay.
    With that end in view, Mr. Chairman, I am ready to report the
    recommendations of your Committee on Committees.
    In the first place, Mr. Chairman, I wish to express to our
    predecessors--the Committee on Committees of the 79th Congress our
    appreciation of the valuable ``spade'' work they passed on to this
    Committee. I am not exaggerating when I say that but for that spade
    work, the report which I am now able to present would have been delayed
    two weeks and maybe longer.
    This is understandable when you realize--as I know you do--that this
    Committee was faced with a more difficult and complex problem of
    assignment than has confronted any previous Committee on Committees.
    With your permission, Mr. Chairman, I will take a few minutes to enlarge
    on that situation for the benefit of the new Senators here today, and
    may I say to those new Senators--and I will do so by paraphrasing a
    well-known remark by a very well-known foreign statesman--``Never have
    so few brought greater joy to the hearts of so many.''
    Public Law 601--79th Congress--that is the ``Legislative Reorganization
    Act of 1946''--calls for great changes in the Legislative setup in both
    the Senate and the House.
    Today in the Senate there are 33 Standing Committees. Of these twelve
    are known as Major Committees and twenty-one as Minor Committees. Under
    the Reorganization Act the thirty-three Standing Committees in the
    Senate have been reduced to fifteen, and the number of Committees a
    Senator may serve on is clearly specified in subparagraph 4 on Page 10
    of the Act, which I will read to you:

      Each Senator shall serve on two Standing Committees and no
      more; except that Senators of the Majority Party who are
      members of the Committee on the District of Columbia or of
      the Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments
      may serve on three Standing Committees and no more.

    This is a very cleverly drawn provision for it not only takes care of
    the number of committees each Senator can serve on, but it also
    automatically takes care of the general ratio of Minority Party
    assignments to those of the Majority Party.
    The initial approach to the question of party proportion on the
    Committees is decided by this paragraph. That definitely restricts the
    Democratic Party to two assignments to each Democratic Senator. By their
    45 Senators the Democratic Party can claim ninety committee seats. On a
    7 to 6 ratio for fourteen committees the Democrats would have eighty-
    four seats, but this would leave them only six seats out of the twenty-
    one seats on the Appropriations Committee.
    This is not a fair proportion of representation on that important
    Committee so this Committee recommends to this Conference that the ratio
    of 7 to 6 be changed to a ratio of 8 to 5 on three Committees, and the
    ratio on the Appropriations Committee be 12 to 9.
    This will give the Democratic Minority their lawful ninety Committee
    assignments, made up as follows:

        11 Committees with 6 Democratic seats..................         66
         3 Committees with 5 Democratic seats..................         15
         1 Committee with 9 Democratic seats...................          9
                                                                ------------
                                                                        90
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The next question for the Committee to decide was which three of the
    fourteen Committees would have the 8 to 5 ratio. I may say that the
    Committee feels that it is entirely within the province of the
    Republican Majority to decide this question.
    The three Committees selected, subject to your approval, were:
    The Committee on Labor and Public Welfare
    The Committee on Public Lands
    The Committee on Rules and Administration
    The position, therefore, as far as the Republican Majority is concerned
    is as follows:

        11 Committees with 7 seats.............................         77
         3 Committees with 8 seats.............................         24
         1 Committees with 12 seats............................         12
                                                                ------------
                                                                       113
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Fifty-one Republican Senators with two assignments each is one hundred
    and two. This leaves eleven seats to be taken care of under the second
    part of Clause 4 on Page 10 of the Act, which means that eleven
    Republican Senators will have three Committee assignments instead of two
    and that extra assignments must be on either the Committee on the
    District of Columbia or on the Committee on Expenditures in Executive
    Departments.
    There are a number of factors which complicate the alloting of Committee
    assignments for this 80th Congress which did not exist in any previous
    Congress. As I have said, the number of Standing Committees is reduced
    from thirty-three to fifteen, and with it the consequent reduction of a
    Senator's present assignments of five and six Committees to two.
    I can assure the new Senators that it is an extremely difficult task for
    a Senator to select two Committees out of five or six that he has given
    so much time and thought to. However, the co-operation on the part of
    the Senators has been most encouraging.
    This choice has been rendered more difficult by the composition of some
    of the new Committees under the Reorganization Act.
    Some Committees, such as

      Agriculture and Forestry
      Appropriations
      Banking and Currency
      Foreign Relations
      Education and Labor

    remain much as they are at present.
    Other Committees combine the functions of two major Committees or two
    major Committees and several minor Committees. Again a Committee will
    combine the functions of one major and one minor--or the combination of
    five minor Committees. Some are almost entirely new in that they combine
    functions of many of the old Committees. There is an example of nearly
    half the functions of one of the old major Committees being combined in
    one new Committee and the rest in another new Committee.
    The Committee realizes the impossibility of satisfying every Senator on
    his assignments. This is particularly true of new Senators and we of the
    Committee are painfully aware of the fact that with only two
    assignments, many have what appears to be ``slim pickings.'' Were it
    possible we would have gladly recommended all of you as you stated
    preferences. There is no question that you deserve what you asked for
    and I feel sure that one day, in the not very distant future, you will
    get what you want and you will find that in the meantime your time has
    not been wasted. I would like to advise the new Senators that as
    Senators you have the privilege of a seat in any Committee meeting that
    might be considering legislation you are interested in, and I can assure
    you that as far as my experience goes, you will find a welcome and a
    desire to have you cooperate, but you cannot participate in the voting
    in any Committee that you are not a member of.
    In arriving at our recommendations we have been guided largely by
    seniority on existing standing committees--by the Senators'
    preferences--by the relative importance of existing Committee
    memberships--by a Senator's background and experience which is generally
    evident in his preferences--and by geographic location.
    There has been a rule, or maybe just an understanding, that no two
    Senators of the same party from the same State shall be members of the
    same Committee. In our recommendations we have broken this rule, or
    understanding, in one case. That is in the new Interstate and Foreign
    Commerce Committee. This Committee is a combination of two old Major
    Committees--viz., the Interstate Commerce Committee and the Commerce
    Committee, and two minors--the Interoceanic Canals and Manufactures.
    Senator White of Maine is the ranking member of Interstate Commerce and
    Senator Brewster is ranking member of Commerce. However, the main reason
    for our decision in this case is based on Senator Brewster's very
    special knowledge of civil aeronautics and of domestic and foreign
    aviation, acquired during his membership on the Commerce Committee. The
    consideration of this important means of transportation is now passed on
    to the new Interstate and Commerce Committee and we feel it is very
    necessary that this Committee should have available Senator Brewster's
    very special knowledge of civil aeronautics.
    Mr. Chairman, I will now read the Committees for the fifteen Standing
    Committees of the Senate and name the recommendations for Chairman.
    Mr. Chairman, I move the adoption of the Committee's report.
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                                  EXHIBIT ``D''

      RESOLUTION OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE,
                             ADOPTED JANUARY 2, 1947

      WHEREAS Almighty God in His infinite wisdom has taken from our
    colleague, the Honorable Guy Cordon, his beloved daughter, Mrs. Donald
    E. Crouch, and
      BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Republican Colleagues in The United
    States Senate of the Honorable Guy Cordon, express our sense of loss at
    the passing of his daughter, and
      FURTHER, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to the
    Honorable Guy Cordon, that he may be assured of our deep respect for him
    and of our condolences to him in this hour of his bereavement.
                                   *    *    *
                                  EXHIBIT ``E''

    Please Do Not Release
    Until Monday, December 30, 2:30 p.m.
     OUTLINE OF REPORT ON ``TERMINATION OF WAR CONTROLS'' BY SEN. ALEXANDER
          WILEY OF WISCONSIN TO REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE DECEMBER 30, 1946

    A. INTRODUCTION                                                   PAGE
      1. Purpose of This Report................................          1
      2. History of Termination of World War I.................          1
      3. Problems in Terminating War and Emergency Controls by           3
       General Resolution......................................
      4. Fundamental Republican Position.......................          3
    B. RECOMMENDATIONS
      1. Basic Recommendation..................................          4
      2. Reasons for Basic Recommendation......................          4
      3. Suggestions for Republican Action.....................          8
    C. EXHIBIT (On Original Copy of Report Only)                         9
      Provisions of Federal Statutes Affected by the
       Termination of the War and/or Emergency.................

                               *  *  *  *  *  *  *

    A. INTRODUCTION
      1. PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT:

        It is a pleasure to present to my colleagues this report
      in fulfillment of the assignment to me by the Republican
      Steering Committee. The assignment requested my study into
      the subject of ``Possible Termination of War Controls by
      General Resolution.''

      I have prepared the following analysis, based upon research covering
    as many phases of the problem as I could touch upon. In the course of my
    inquiry I utilized data from private and Governmental sources including
    the resources of the Legislative Reference Service of the Library of
    Congress. In addition, I consulted the report on this same subject made
    by Representative Lewis, Republican, of Ohio to Representative Martin of
    Mass., and the report of the House Post-War Planning Committee. Finally,
    I consulted every member of the President's Cabinet, together with the
    Veterans' Administration. I requested of the Cabinet Secretaries and the
    Veterans' Administration a statement as to which emergency and war
    powers lay within their jurisdiction, which war powers they regarded as
    feasible of termination now and why, and which they regarded as
    preferably not terminated now and when might they be so terminated.
      Most of these eleven officers have replied to me. In each case, the
    official listed the emergency and wartime powers within his jurisdiction
    but stated that his recommendations as to which should be terminated and
    when--had been submitted to the President for the Chief Executive's
    review. Thereafter, I wrote to the President on December 17th, asking
    for his recommendations.

        Under date of December 27th, the President replied that
      the situation is ``very complicated.'' It ``requires a
      complete analysis before a conclusion can be reached, and it
      cannot be done on a departmental basis--it must be done on
      an overhaul basis,'' he stated. Moreover, ``when the
      information is accumulated and analyzed,'' the President
      stated, he ``would make suggestions to the Congress on the
      subject.''

      I may emphasize at this point that I personally believe this subject
    is so important that it must be considered and handled in as non-
    partisan a manner as possible.
      2. HISTORY OF TERMINATION OF WORLD WAR I:
      I should like to present now a very brief history of the termination
    of the statutes of the first world conflict, as prepared for me by the
    Legislative Reference Service of the Library of Congress. I quote from
    this Division's report:

        Considerable confusion was created by the armistice of
      November 11, 1918 and the message to Congress on that day,
      in which the President, after outlining the terms of the
      armistice, stated: `The war thus comes to an end; for having
      accepted these terms of armistice, it will be impossible for
      the German command to renew it' (Cong. Rec. Vol. 56 Pt. 11
      p. 11538). As evidence of this confusion we call attention
      to the court litigation which commenced (See for example
      U.S. v. Hicks, 1919, 256 F. 707 and Commercial Cable Co. v.
      Burleson, 1919, 255 F. 99).
        On April 1, 1920 there was introduced a joint resolution
      (H.R. Res. 327--66th Congress) declaring the state of war at
      an end. After favorable legislative consideration, this bill
      was vetoed on May 27, 1920 (H. Doc. 799--66th Congress) by
      President Wilson because he objected, among other things, to
      terminating the war merely by repealing the joint
      resolutions of war of April 6, 1917 (Germany, 40 Stat. 1)
      and December 7, 1917 (Austria, 40 Stat. 429). This
      resolution was one of approximately thirty bills introduced
      in the 65th, 66th, and 67th Congresses providing for the
      study of wartime legislation (S.J. Res. 119--65th Congress),
      the repeal of specific wartime laws, or the repeal of the
      joint resolutions of April 6 and December 7, 1917.
        A study prepared in February, 1920 by the Legislative
      Reference Service, which was printed as a Senate committee
      print by the Committee on the Judiciary, indicates that the
      problem at that time was far less complex than the present
      one confronting Congress.
        On December 6, 1920 Representative Volstead introduced
      H.J. Res. 382 which declared that certain acts, joint
      resolutions and proclamations should be construed as if the
      war had ended and the emergency had expired (Cong. Rec. Vol.
      60 Pt. 1 p. 11). After prolonged consideration, this joint
      resolution was passed and approved March 3, 1921 (41 Stat.
      1359). In the meantime the President had been active in
      terminating war programs by executive order.
        The joint resolution of July 2, 1921 (42 Stat. 105)
      declared the state of war with Germany and Austria at an
      end. This was followed by the proclamation of the Treaty of
      Peace with Germany on November 14, 1921 (42 Stat. 1939).
        3. PROBLEMS IN TERMINATING WAR AND EMERGENCY CONTROLS BY GENERAL
                                   RESOLUTION:

      The basic problem in terminating war and emergency controls by general
    resolution is that it would affect several hundreds of laws of varying
    complexity and importance. They may be divided broadly into five
    categories as follows:

        1. Legislation limited to definite termination dates;
        2. Legislation predicated upon the limited emergency
      proclaimed by the President September 8, 1939 (54 Stat.
      2643);
        3. Legislation predicated upon the unlimited emergency
      proclaimed by the President May 27, 1941 (55 Stat. 1647);
        4. Legislation predicated upon the cessation of
      hostilities; and
        5. Legislation predicated upon the end of the war.

      Many of these statutes have already been terminated. We may expect
    that others will be ended rapidly in the normal course of events by the
    Chief Executive. However, there is a large body of laws which lie within
    the field of policy differences as to when they should be terminated and
    it is these which provide the fundamental basis of our problem.
      4. FUNDAMENTAL REPUBLICAN POSITION:
      As a last note before I submit my recommendations, may I state what I
    construe to be the Republican position on the matter of terminating war
    controls, especially those which affect the health of our domestic
    economy. It has been the position of our Party, as I see it, that all
    emergency and wartime controls be terminated at the earliest possible
    date, that all powers delegated to the Chief Executive during the
    emergency and war conditions, which are normally inherent within the
    Legislative Branch, should be returned to the Legislative Branch, that
    the unrestrained tendency to multiply a bureaucratic empire through
    emergency and war powers should be vigorously curbed, and that the
    bureaucracy should itself be cut.
      This, as I interpret it, is the Republican position and it is a
    position which, as you so well know, has been endorsed by the
    overwhelming mandate of the American people expressed at the polls on
    November 5, 1946.
      But the Republican Party is also pledged to terminate war controls in
    an orderly manner, one which will not create chaos, and, moreover, to
    terminate them in such a way that they will not render our nation
    helpless in the event of any domestic or foreign emergency.
      These, then, are the general bases of the Republican position in my
    opinion.
    B. RECOMMENDATIONS
      1. BASIC RECOMMENDATION

      My basic recommendation is that we do NOT terminate war and
      emergency controls by general resolution at this time.

      2. REASONS FOR BASIC RECOMMENDATION

        The following are my reasons for opposing a general
      resolution at this time terminating all emergency and
      wartime statutes:

      (A) THE FIRST REASON--CONTINUED NATIONAL EMERGENCY:
      I need hardly point out to my colleagues that, although the ``shooting
    war'' is over, war emergencies remain. In the international sphere, we
    are still fighting a war of ideas. The world continues in a turbulent
    state, economically as well as politically. On the home front, we are
    still in a domestic crisis. We have shortages that should have been
    avoided. There has been widespread lack of production due to strikes and
    restrictive government regulations. If we were to close our eyes to
    these international and domestic emergencies and deprive our government
    of such tenuous powers as it already has, for example, in the domestic
    field relating to strike control, we might find that we are losing the
    kind of enduring peace, for which three hundred thousand of our heroic
    men gave their lives.
      It is still easier to get into a war than to get out of a war. War
    does NOT make for peace. It leaves a bitter legacy of problems which
    exist for years and years. It is foolhardy to deny these problems and
    dangerous to assume that the mere end of shooting returns us to the
    peaceful world of pre-1939. We are living in a different age today. With
    the advent of the Atomic Age, many of the emergency and wartime statutes
    continue to be essential, at least in some degree. We must be adequate
    to our responsibilities in the Atomic Age.
      (B) THE SECOND REASON--VARIED AND COMPLEX NATURE OF WARTIME STATUTES:
      If we were, by general resolution, at this time to terminate all of
    the statutes, we would in one sweep wipe out legislation of a great
    complexity and touching every conceivable subject handled by Congress--
    the Armed Forces, international trade, agriculture, public lands and
    natural resources, labor controls, and so on. Each of these fields can
    only be handled by the appropriate Congressional Committee, looking
    separately and exhaustively into the problems unique to each field.
      If we were to act upon a general resolution terminating hostilities
    and all war and emergency controls without exception, and if that
    resolution were referred simply to a single committee, for example, the
    Judiciary Committee, its members would find themselves hopelessly
    inadequate to the task of reviewing all of the varied pieces of
    legislation, and finding whether or not they continued to be necessary.
      (C) THE THIRD REASON--CHAOTIC EFFECTS RESULTING FROM OVER-ALL REPEAL:
      I have stated there are many important pieces of legislation which
    must be thoroughly studied, and only after the most exhaustive study,
    should it be determined whether to retain, amend or repeal them.
      It should be borne in mind that the greatest number of wartime control
    statutes, which have a direct impact on business operations, are those
    which have a specific termination date fixed in the statute itself and
    such laws will expire on the date fixed unless re-enacted or earlier
    terminated by the Congress, or in some instances, by the President. They
    are, in no way, dependent upon the declaration of the end of the war, of
    hostilities, or other condition of emergency, except to the extent that
    the existence of a state of war lends validity to the exercise of such
    controls.
      I call to your attention a few instances of the chaotic effect of
    abrupt termination of hostilities and of war and emergency statutes:
                          1. Specific termination Dates

      The Emergency Price Control Act would terminate on June 30, 1947.
    Likewise, the Stabilization Act would terminate on the same date unless
    earlier terminated by Congress or the President. The Second War Powers
    Act would terminate on March 31, 1947. They contain authority for:

      (a) Rationing,
      (b) Priorities on delivery of materials,
      (c) Allocation of materials,
      (d) Motor carriers transportation preference,
      (e) Inventory controls,
      (f) Allocation of the use of rubber borne equipment,
      (g) Allocation of food and food facilities, and
      (h) Acquisition of real property.

      The Selective Service and Training Act would terminate on March 31,
    1947. Section 9 of the Selective Service Act, as amended by Section 3 of
    the War Labor Disputes Act, authorizes the Government to seize and
    operate plants, mines or facilities where there is an interruption or a
    threatened interruption to work as a result of a labor dispute.
      The Act of July 2, 1940 granting authority to regulate exports of
    articles, technical data, materials or supplies, has the fixed
    termination date of June 30, 1947.
      The War Mobilization and Reconversion Act terminates June 30, 1947.
               2. End of the War or Within a Fixed Time Thereafter

      Over 125 statutes would terminate with the official end of the war or
    within a fixed period thereafter of anywhere from three months to six
    years.
      Titles 1 and 2 of the First War Powers Act which, generally speaking,
    have to do with the internal operation of the Government during wartime,
    and do not impose controls upon our civilian economy--remain in force
    during the present war and for six months thereafter. Under Title 1, the
    President is authorized to reorganize and consolidate the functions of
    the Executive Bureaus and Agencies, including the Army and Navy. Under
    Title 2, the President is empowered to authorize any Department of
    Government to enter into contracts without regard to provisions of law
    regulating the making, performance, amendment, etc. of such contracts.
    Army officials have stated that a declaration ending the war would mean
    that the Army would have but six months to return to the United States
    all troops now abroad in occupied countries and elsewhere, except those
    in the Regular Army.
             3. End of Hostilities or Within a Fixed Time thereafter

      Within this category are found the War Labor Disputes Act, and the
    Surplus Property Act. The latter Act provides for the disposal of all
    Government surplus property three years after the date of cessation of
    hostilities. Here, we also find the Act of July 12, 1943, which provides
    that leases of silver entered into by the Secretary of the Treasury must
    be terminated within six months after hostilities cease. Much of this
    silver is being used by the War Department in the Atomic Energy Plant at
    Oak Ridge.
                     4. Emergency Statutes and Permanent Law

      There are permanent laws, like Trading with the Enemy Act of October
    6, 1917, the Interstate Commerce Commission Act, giving the Commission
    authority to establish railroad transportation priorities, and the Act
    of June 3, 1916, empowering the President to seize plants, and others
    which are permanent law, but they only go into operation during wartime
    or periods of emergency.
                                 5. Tax Statutes

      There are 25 or 30 provisions of the Internal Revenue Code which are
    effective during the war, hostilities or the emergencies, and usually
    have a fixed period following the termination thereof. These statutes
    have close relationship to the Government's tax program and require the
    consideration of technical and specialized subjects.
                                 6. Agriculture

      The legislation on the books relating to American agriculture requires
    earnest consideration. Were we arbitrarily to wipe out price supports,
    we might well find before long the farmers having the same experience
    that they had during the 20's and 30's. This must not happen. We are all
    aware of the illustrious war performance of the American farmers, the
    vast amount of foodstuffs produced to feed our country and the world,
    despite the lack of machinery, of farm labor and of adequate Government
    encouragement. The farmers are one class who have never struck. They are
    the backbone of America. A prosperous America depends upon their
    continued prosperity.
      3. SUGGESTIONS FOR REPUBLICAN ACTION:
      What then are my specific recommendations? I recommend the following:
      (a) That immediately upon the opening of the 80th Congress, there be
    enacted a Senate Resolution stating it to be the sense of the Senate (1)
    that there be a review of all existing temporary and permanent emergency
    and wartime legislation by each subject matter committee of the Senate
    including the Senate Appropriations Committee as to matters coming
    within their respective jurisdictions, and (2) that such committees, not
    later than February 15, 1947, send to the Senate Judiciary Committee a
    report based on their review, presenting their recommendations for
    amendment, repeal, consolidation and other revision of permanent and
    temporary emergency and wartime laws within their respective
    jurisdictions. (This matter, both as to policy and mechanics of
    operation, might be handled similarly in the House.)
      (b) That the policy of each of the committees in reviewing these
    statutes and making their recommendations, should be as follows:

        (1) To recommend the repeal of all temporary and permanent
      emergency and wartime statutes which are found to be
      obsolete, the continuance of which is inadvisable or
      unnecessary at present or in the foreseeable future.
      Particular stress should be placed on eliminating from the
      statute books laws whose repeal might result in:

          (a) savings to the Federal Government, (b) resumption by
        Congress of its former power delegated to the Chief
        Executive, (c) reassumption by private enterprise of its
        initiative rather than reliance on the Federal Government,
        (d) reassumption by State Governments of powers and
        controls normally within their jurisdictions.

        (2) To recommend such new permanent legislation as may be
      necessary to cope with any foreseeable emergency or war,
      domestic or foreign. Such new permanent legislation should
      provide appropriate checks and limitations to forestall the
      possibility of arbitrary and despotic acts by a dictator-
      minded Chief Executive.

      (c) That upon receipt of the recommendations submitted to it by the
    respective committees above referred to, the Senate Judiciary Committee
    shall proceed to review and correlate them in the light of the over-all
    national welfare; and that, not later than March 5, 1947, the Judiciary
    Committee shall prepare an appropriate resolution to be submitted for
    Senate action.
      It should be noted again that major statutes such as the Selective
    Service and Training Act and the Second War Powers Act expire
    automatically on March 31, 1947 unless renewed. The wisdom of Congress
    may therefore require relatively prompter consideration of these
    statutes.
    C. EXHIBIT
      At my request, the Legislative Reference Service of the Library of
    Congress has prepared a booklet listing the provisions of federal
    statutes affected by the termination of the war and/or emergency. This
    listing has been made to correspond with the subject-matter assignments
    of the standing Committees of Congress established by the Legislative
    Reorganization Act of 1946. Thus, if my recommendation is followed and
    the statutes are siphoned into the respective Committees, this booklet
    should facilitate the Committees' review by outlining the specific laws
    before each of them.
      The following are the numbers of provisions before each of the
    Committees, 540 in all:

                                                      Individual
               Committee                 Subject                     Total
                                        Breakdown     Provisions  Provisions

    1. Agriculture..............................................         24
                                    Agriculture-              3
                                     General.
                                    Meat Inspection.          1
                                    Forests.........          1
                                    Agricultural              3
                                     Extension
                                     Service.
                                    Farm Credit and           5
                                     Farm Security.
                                    Agricultural             11
                                     Production and
                                     Marketing and
                                     Stabilization
                                     of Prices of
                                     Agricultural
                                     Products.
    2. Appropriations...........................................          5
    3. Armed Services...........................................        201
                                    Nat'l Defense in         31
                                     General.
                                    Military                 49
                                     Establishment.
                                    Naval                    62
                                     Establishment.
                                    Pay, Promotion,          35
                                     Retirement and
                                     Other Benefits,
                                     etc..
                                    Selective                 3
                                     Service.
                                    Size and                 12
                                     Composition of
                                     the Army and
                                     Navy.
                                    Forts, Military           6
                                     Reservations,
                                     etc..
                                    Panama Canal....          2
                                    Strategic and             1
                                     Critical
                                     Materials.
    4. Banking and Currency.....................................        25
                                    Banking and               2
                                     Currency
                                     Generally.
                                    Financial Aid to          5
                                     Commerce and
                                     Industry.
                                    Deposit                   1
                                     Insurance.
                                    Public and               10
                                     Private Housing.
                                    Federal Reserve           1
                                     System.
                                    Control of                6
                                     Prices of
                                     Commodities,
                                     Rents or
                                     Services.
    5. Civil Service............................................         38
                                    The Federal              24
                                     Civil Service
                                     Generally.
                                    Status of                 6
                                     Officers and
                                     Employees,
                                     including
                                     Compensation,
                                     Classification
                                     and Retirement.
                                    Postal Service..          6
                                    Collection of             1
                                     Statistics.
                                    National                  1
                                     Archives.
    6. District of Columbia.....................................         14
                                    Municipal                11
                                     Affairs in
                                     General.
                                    Public Health...          2
                                    Taxes...........          1
    7. Expenditures in Executive Departments....................          7
    8. Finance..................................................         46
                                    Revenue Measures         29
                                     Generally.
                                    Deposit of                1
                                     Public Moneys.
                                    Customs.........          4
                                    Reciprocal Trade          1
                                     Agreements.
                                    Revenue Measures          3
                                     Relating to
                                     Insular
                                     Possessions.
                                    Tariffs.........          3
                                    Nat'l Social              5
                                     Security.
    9. Foreign Relations........................................         24
                                    In General......         14
                                    Treaties........          2
                                    Protection of             2
                                     American
                                     Citizens Abroad
                                     and
                                     Expatriation.
                                    Neutrality......          2
                                    American                  1
                                     National Red
                                     Cross.
                                    United Nations            2
                                     Relief and
                                     Rehabilitation.
                                    Foreign Loans...          1
    10. Interstate and Foreign Commerce.........................         60
                                    Interstate and            7
                                     Foreign
                                     Commerce
                                     Generally.
                                    Pipe Lines......          2
                                    Communications..          6
                                    Civil                     3
                                     Aeronautics.
                                    Merchant Marine          19
                                     Generally.
                                    Merchant Marine           6
                                     Officers and
                                     Men.
                                    Water Carriers,           5
                                     Inspection of
                                     Merchant
                                     Vessels, etc..
                                    Coast and                 1
                                     Geodetic Survey.
                                    Coast Guard.....         10
                                    Weather Bureau..          1
    11. Judiciary...............................................         32
                                    Judicial                  9
                                     Proceedings,
                                     Civil and
                                     Criminal,
                                     Generally.
                                    Federal Courts..          1
                                    Protection of             2
                                     Trade and
                                     Commerce
                                     Against
                                     Unlawful
                                     Restraints and
                                     Monopolies.
                                    Bankruptcy......          1
                                    Patents,                  3
                                     Copyrights and
                                     Trade-Marks.
                                    Patent Office...          5
                                    Immigration and           7
                                     Naturalization.
                                    Claims against            4
                                     the U.S..
    12. Labor and Public Welfare................................         18
                                    Measures                  4
                                     Relating to
                                     Education,
                                     Labor and
                                     Public Welfare
                                     Generally.
                                    Mediation and             1
                                     Arbitration of
                                     Labor Disputes.
                                    Wages and Hours           4
                                     of Labor.
                                    School-Lunch              1
                                     Program.
                                    St. Elizabeths            3
                                     Hospital.
                                    Public Health...          5
    13. Public Lands............................................         13
                                    Public Lands              3
                                     Generally.
                                    Measures                  4
                                     relating to
                                     Hawaii, Alaska
                                     and the Insular
                                     Possessions.
                                    Irrigation and            2
                                     Reclamation.
                                    Mining Interests          1
                                     Generally.
                                    Mineral Land              3
                                     Laws and Claims.
    14. Public Works............................................         14
                                    Water Power.....          2
                                    Public Buildings          5
                                     and Grounds.
                                    Capitol Building          1
                                    Roads...........          6
    15. Rules and Administration................................          2
    16. Veterans................................................         17
                                    Finance Measures         13
                                     and Measures in
                                     General.
                                    Vocational                4
                                     Rehabilitation,
                                     Education,
                                     Hospitalization
                                     , and Soldiers'
                                     and Sailors'
                                     Civil Relief
                                     Measures.

                                                     Respectfully submitted,
                                                    [signed] Alexander Wiley

      Washington, D.C.
      December 30, 1946
                            ------------------------

                                                           [January 4, 1947]

    JANUARY 4, 1947
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, SENATOR EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR JANUARY 4, 1947, IN ROOM 335
                             SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:30 a.m., and stated that
    no set agenda had been prepared. The roll call was temporarily dispensed
    with and the Chairman recognized Senator Ball to make a report for the
    Republican Steering Committee Sub-Committee on Labor Legislation. A copy
    of his report is attached hereto and marked ``Exhibit A.'' A draft of
    the revised version of HR 4908, which the Senator explained to the
    Conference, is also attached hereto as ``Exhibit B.''
    The Chairman requested the Secretary of the Conference to call the roll.
    The Secretary made the following announcement:

    Present--48:
      Aiken                  Ecton                    Morse
      Baldwin                Ferguson                 Reed
      Ball                   Flanders                 Revercomb
      Brewster               Gurney                   Robertson
      Bricker                Hawkes                   Saltonstall
      Bridges                Hickenlooper             Smith
      Brooks                 Ives                     Taft
      Buck                   Jenner                   Thye
      Bushfield              Kem                      Tobey
      Butler                 Knowland                 Vandenberg
      Cain                   Langer                   Watkins
      Capehart               McCarthy                 Wherry
      Capper                 Malone                   White
      Cooper                 Martin                   Wiley
      Donnell                Millikin                 Williams
      Dworshak               Moore                    Young

    Absent--3:
      Cordon                 Lodge                    Wilson

    The Chairman recognized Senator Morse, who stated that he had prepared a
    bill independently of the Sub-Committee for introduction to the Senate,
    and explained that he did not want it assumed that by his action he was
    imposing on the Committee.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Smith, who asked whether or not the
    recommendations of the Committee and the Conference did not leave open
    to individual Senators independent decisions by them on different phases
    of the legislation.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who moved that the report be
    received and that no objection be made to the introduction of the bill
    submitted by Messrs. Ball, Smith and Taft as the basis for legislative
    study by the Labor Committee in connection with the Labor questions
    dealt with in the bill. The motion was seconded by Senator Ball.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Morse who questioned the use of the
    words ``no objection'' in the motion of Senator Taft.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Vandenberg who asked if any
    consideration had been given or taken by the Committee concerning Portal
    to Portal Pay.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who said that he believed several
    bills would be introduced on the subject, that it was a matter for the
    Labor and Judiciary Committee to study, and that there would be no
    object to the Conference making a statement that something should be
    done.
    The Chairman put the question and the motion was agreed to. Senator
    Morse requested to be reported as voting ``no.''
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft, who made the motion ``Whereas the
    Conference recognizes the urgent importance to the people of the United
    States of the immediate settlement of the Portal to Portal Pay question,
    be it resolved that the Republican Members of the Committee on Labor and
    the Republican Members of the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized
    to study and prepare a report on the subject of Portal to Portal Pay,
    and submit their report to the Conference at the earliest possible
    time.'' The motion was seconded by Senator Ball.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Cooper who asked if the action taken by
    the Conference would bind individual members and the reply made by the
    Chairman was ``no.''
    A general discussion ensued, with the Chairman recognizing Senators
    Tobey, Saltonstall and Wiley, Capehart, Ferguson and Vandenberg, each
    discussing various phases of the motion. The Chairman put the question
    and the motion was passed.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Bridges who made a report as Chairman of
    the Committee on Personnel. The Senator reported the decision of his
    Committee that, persons appointed to key positions should be selected on
    the basis of efficiency and placed outside of patronage and that he had
    appointed Senator Martin, a member of the Committee, to recommend the
    selection of a Captain of the Capitol Police to the Committee; Senator
    Bushfield a member of the Committee to recommend the selection of a
    Postmaster to the Committee; Senator Robertson a member of the Committee
    to recommend the selection of a Librarian to the Committee; and Senator
    Cain a member of the Committee to draft a policy program for action by
    the Committee. The Senator spoke of various other places available and
    said that each Senator would have the right to sponsor three individuals
    for appointment.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Ball, who moved that all matters
    relating to the assignment of various places be left to the judgment of
    the Personnel Committee. The motion was seconded by Senator
    Hickenlooper.
    The Chairman put the question and the motion was agreed to.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who reported on the present
    situation concerning the seating of Senator Bilbo. He said that there
    had been no change in the situation, and that Senator [John H.] Overton
    [Democrat of Louisiana] had informed him that the present tactics of the
    opposition would continue. He said that he had called a hurried meeting
    of the Steering Committee at 4:00 p.m. on yesterday and that it was
    decided by the Committee to recess until Saturday and make an effort to
    break the filibuster on Monday. He informed the Conference on the
    difficulties involved in breaking a filibuster. As to the question of
    procedure, he requested all Senators to follow and back up the motions
    made by the Floor Leader. He said that a proposed unanimous consent
    agreement submitted to him by Senator Barkley was not agreeable to the
    Republican Leadership. It called for the taking of the oath by Bilbo,
    with a reference of the matter to the Committee on Rules and
    Administration, the case to be taken up by the Senate on January 20,
    1947, and a final decision made in the matter by a majority vote of the
    Senate. He said that so far as the President's message is concerned, the
    attitude should be taken that the Senate was not organized and that the
    delivery of the message should be postponed until the Senate was
    organized.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Buck who said that he had been informed
    by several Democrats that if Bilbo were seated now, they would join with
    the Republicans at a later date and vote to unseat him.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Revercomb who expressed the opinion that
    the Senate should hear the President. Senator Revercomb moved that
    whether or not the Senate was organized by the Republicans, the Senate
    meet with the House to hear the message of the President on the state of
    the Union. The motion was seconded by Senator Saltonstall.
    The Chairman put the question and the motion was lost.
    A general discussion ensued with the Chairman recognizing Senators
    Vandenberg, Knowland, Taft, Hickenlooper and Ferguson, all of whom
    expressed themselves as to the position that should be taken in the
    matter.
    Due to the convening of the Senate at 12:00 o'clock, the Chairman asked
    if it was not the general sentiment of the Conference that, beginning
    with the convening of the Senate today, the Bilbo matter be constantly
    kept before the Senate until the final disposition of the matter,
    leaving some possible leeways as the situation developed. There being no
    objection raised to the statement of the Chairman, it is concluded that
    the Chairman correctly stated the sentiment of the Conference.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference January 13, 1947, and
    transmitted to the Secretary of the Conference on January 31, 1947, for
    incorporation in the Minutes Book.

                                                     [signed] J. Mark Trice,

                                                  Secretary for the Majority
                                   *    *    *
                                    Exhibit A

                     Report of Republican Steering Committee
                        Subcommittee on Labor Legislation

    The first session of the 80th Congress faces two major tasks in the
    field of labor relations legislation. The first is to achieve a better
    balance between legal rights and responsibilities of employers and
    employees and unions in labor relations and by other means to try to
    lessen the number of strikes which interfere with commerce. The second
    is to provide a practical and sound solution for the industry-wide
    shutdowns which have a paralyzing effect on our economy. A very wide
    range of legislative proposals will be made, including creation of new
    federal mediation machinery, overhauling of the National Labor Relations
    Act, some amendments to the Norris-LaGuardia Act, outlawing of
    compulsory membership in unions, establishment of federal standards for
    unions as regards finances, election of officers, strike votes,
    etcetera, compulsory adjudication of major disputes, application of the
    Sherman Act to collective bargaining in certain cases, and writing of a
    new anti-monopoly statute to apply to labor relations.
    The subcommittee is of the opinion that an overall investigation prior
    to any legislation, as proposed in some quarters, would not be wise.
    Such an investigation would take many months, even years, to produce
    legislative results, and there is not time for that, since the
    subcommittee is strongly of the view that prompt action should be taken
    in the present emergency on all those subjects which have been
    adequately considered or can be adequately considered in the first
    session. Also, there has been wide public discussion and many
    congressional studies and hearings covering much of the field in the
    past year and a half. Therefore, the subcommittee recommends that such
    additional studies as need to be made, be made in the form of hearings
    on specific legislative proposals.
    The subcommittee also canvassed the question of whether all labor
    legislation should be combined in one bill or separated into two or more
    measures. Even though realizing the practical difficulties in enacting
    into law more than one major bill in this field in a single session, the
    subcommittee is not prepared at this time to rule out the possibility of
    several bills. Because of the varying degree of information available
    and crystallization of opinion on various phases of the problem, the
    subcommittee believes it would be wise at this time to proceed
    tentatively on the basis of two or at the most three bills. It may be
    possible if committee work progresses rapidly enough to later on combine
    all proposals in one measure.
    The subcommittee has drafted a revised version of HR 4908, which
    Congress passed and the President vetoed in 1946, and recommends that
    brief hearings be held on this measure with a view to prompt action. A
    separate bill to outlaw all contracts making union membership a
    condition of employment will be introduced at the same time, and a
    decision can be made later on this issue and when and how it should be
    presented. Another bill proposing a number of amendments to the National
    Labor Relations Act has been drafted and will be introduced soon after
    January 3, as will several alternative legislative proposals to meet the
    problem of industry-wide bargaining and shutdowns, it being the
    subcommittee's view that these specific proposals should form the basis
    for the Labor and Public Welfare Committee's study of these two
    subjects. Clearly, these hearings will have to be somewhat more extended
    and it is not possible now to estimate whether the legislative committee
    will be prepared to report out a bill or bills in time to confine Senate
    action to one overall measure. A draft of the revised version of HR 4908
    is attached hereto as part of this report.
    (Note: This report was drafted by Senators Taft, Ball and Smith. Senator
    Morse, who was named to the subcommittee, was in Europe while its work
    was done and did not participate.)
                                   *    *    *
                                  Exhibit ``B''

                                (COMMITTEE PRINT)
                                December 31, 1946

      80th Congress
      1st Session
                                       S.
                       IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
                                 January , 1947

      Mr. Ball (for himself, Mr. Taft, and Mr. Smith) introduced the
    following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
                                     A BILL

      To provide additional facilities for the mediation of labor disputes
    affecting commerce, to improve the procedures of collective bargaining,
    to equalize legal responsibilities of labor organizations and employers,
    and for other purposes.
      [The 25-page draft of the revised bill appears as pages 51496-520 of
    Vol. 3 of the original minutes.]

                                     ------

     MINUTES OF AN INFORMAL MEETING OF THE VARIOUS CHAIRMEN OF THE FIFTEEN
      STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE, CALLED BY SENATOR ROBERT A. TAFT,
                    CHAIRMAN OF THE MAJORITY POLICY COMMITTEE

    January 11, 1947
    The following Senators were present:

      Aiken                  Millikin                 Wherry
      Bridges                Revercomb                White
      Brooks                 Taft                     Wiley
      Buck                   Tobey
      Capper                 Vandenberg

    The following Senators were absent:
      Butler
      Langer

    On motion of Senator Taft which was duly seconded and passed, Senator
    Styles Bridges was named Chairman of the group.
    Senator Bridges informed the group of the provisions in the
    Reorganization Act concerning the various staffs of the old Committees,
    which under terms of the Law would carry through March 1, and the
    Appropriations Committee through June 30. He recommended that all old
    Committee employees be carried only on the roll through January 31.
    The Chairman stated that Mr. Smith had been asked to make a study of the
    situation and interview persons who might be interested in obtaining
    positions as experts to the various Committees, with an idea that the
    various Chairmen might have that information at their disposal.
    After a general discussion concerning Committee experts and Committee
    employees, Senator Taft moved that each Committee be limited to a
    professional staff totaling $25,000.00 and a secretarial staff totaling
    $25,000.00, with the exception of the Appropriations Committee. Senator
    Taft's motion was not seconded.
    Various opinions were expressed that the entire matter should be left to
    the various Chairmen; that the Chairmen did not have the authority to
    make appointments, but that it was a Committee matter, and that the
    judgment of the Chairmen should be followed by the Members of the
    various Committees.
    After this discussion, Senator Taft agreed to amend his motion by
    striking therefrom professional employees.
    On motion of the Chairman three Members were appointed to make a study
    of the compensation to be paid secretarial employees of the Committees,
    and report back to the group. The Chairman appointed Senators Butler,
    Buck and Brooks.
    Mr. Rice, the Legislative Counsel, appeared and spoke concerning the
    provisions in the Reorganization Act.
    The opinion was that the experts of the various Committees would be
    subject to appointment by the Committees, and the suggestion was made
    that one place be given to the Minority.
    There being no further business the meeting adjourned.

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Majority

    Approved:

                                                     [signed] Styles Bridges

                                                                    Chairman
                            ------------------------

                                                          [January 13, 1947]

    JANUARY 13, 1947
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
    CHAIRMAN, SENATOR EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR JANUARY 13, 1947, IN ROOM 335,
                             SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:40 a.m.
    The Chairman requested the Secretary of the Conference to call the roll.
    The Secretary made the following announcement:

    Present--34:
      Aiken                  Flanders                 Smith
      Brewster               Hickenlooper             Taft
      Brooks                 Ives                     Thye
      Buck                   Jenner                   Tobey
      Bushfield              Kem                      Vandenberg
      Butler                 Knowland                 Watkins
      Cain                   Lodge                    Wherry
      Capper                 Malone                   White
      Cordon                 Martin                   Williams
      Dworshak               McCarthy                 Young
      Ecton                  Millikin
      Ferguson               Revercomb

    Absent--17:
      Baldwin                Donnell                  Reed
      Ball                   Gurney                   Robertson
      Bricker                Hawkes                   Saltonstall
      Bridges                Langer                   Wiley
      Capehart               Moore                    Wilson
      Cooper                 Morse

    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft, who announced that the Majority
    Policy Committee had approved the extension of the War Investigating
    Committee for a period of twelve months. The Senator raised the question
    as to whether the resolution should be brought up before the Senate for
    consideration today, but said that it certainly should be on Wednesday.
    He informed the Conference of the action previously taken by the
    Congress relating to Special Committees, namely, that the Senate had
    first approved the version in the La Follette-Monroney Bill, eliminating
    them; that the House had refused to accept that version and had
    eliminated the matter; and that the Senate had finally agreed with the
    House by adopting the Conference Report. He said that the policy of
    continuing Special Committees was an open question and debatable. He
    spoke of a conference held by Senator Brewster with the Committee on
    Armed Services to avoid any possible conflict between the two
    Committees, and said it was agreed that the Special Committee would
    consider only past actions with the Committee on Armed Services,
    considering current questions and matters arising in the future. Another
    reason for the continuance of the Special Committees was that the
    Standing Committees were not yet organized and staffed; that the Policy
    Committee had considered only two of the existing Special Committees,
    namely the War Investigating Committee and the Small Business Committee
    and had recommended, so far as the latter was concerned, an extension of
    eight months.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Ferguson who informed the Conference
    that he had reached an understanding with Senator Gurney to the effect
    that the Special Committee would investigate solely war contracts, with
    particular emphasis laid on corruption and profiteering growing out of
    those contracts; that a final report would be made by that Committee
    which no other Committee could do, for if a new committee were to take
    over, many months would be consumed in covering the ground already
    surveyed.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Knowland, who stated that the problem of
    a jurisdictional dispute, if any, had been ironed out and that the
    Special Committee was the only committee authorized to obtain income tax
    information.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Lodge, who asked Senator Taft to clarify
    the La Follette-Monroney Act. Senator Taft again stated that the
    provision in the bill eliminating Special Committees had passed the
    Senate; the House had disagreed to it and that the Senate had agreed to
    the elimination by the House of Representatives. He said that Senator La
    Follette saw no reason why there should not be Special Committees.
    Senator Taft said he thought all Special Committees should be continued
    for eight months.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Vandenberg who spoke of a colloquy on
    the Senate Floor with Senator La Follette about the creation of Special
    Committees and suggested that the Congressional Record be read in that
    respect. He expressed the opinion that there would be no violation of
    the spirit of the law by the creation of Special Committees.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Tobey who said that he had received the
    Conference notice only an hour previously and that a previous engagement
    would prevent him from remaining and expressing his views on the matter.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Aiken, who asked that action on the
    Resolution go over until Wednesday. He expressed the hope that Standing
    Committees would take over the work of Special Committees, and that the
    Congress, as far as possible, should keep within the structure of the
    Reorganization Act. He said that he regretted that the Conference had
    been called on such short notice.
    The Chairman informed Senator Aiken that the Conference had been called
    on Saturday and regretted that more notice could not have been given but
    that a Conference had to be called in order to arrive at a party policy.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Dworshak who asked Senator Taft
    concerning a proposed investigation of the occupation forces in Germany.
    Senator Taft replied that such an investigation was within the
    jurisdiction of the Committee on Armed Services.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Knowland who stated that the matter
    should be decided immediately by the Senate.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who recommended that the Small
    Business Committee be continued or reconstituted for a period of eight
    months, as well as all other Special Committees. He said that unless the
    Committee was reconstituted there would be a Democratic Majority under
    the terms of the existing resolution. He spoke of the work done and the
    results accomplished by the old Committee, and said that it would be
    very wise for that Committee to be continued.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Aiken who said that the scope of Special
    Committees should be definitely defined in the resolutions so that there
    would be no conflict with the existing Standing Committees. Senator Taft
    responded that the Small Business Committee had prepared several bills
    which were referred to the Banking and Currency Committee for study and
    action and that method would be followed by the new Committee.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Wherry who spoke of the purposes of the
    old Committee, and said that there should be some place where small
    business could address its grievances. He agreed that eight months would
    be a sufficient time for the Committee to conclude its work and called
    attention to the fact that two hearings had been scheduled for January.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Buck who stated that he had served as a
    member of the Committee and that the staff employed by the Committee was
    far too expensive and should be conducted for far less.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Lodge who asked if the action of the
    Conference would bind individual members and he was informed by the
    Chairman that it would not.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Wherry who stated that on Party policy
    and on organization matters the Republican Members should follow the
    Party policy adopted.
    The Chairman stated that he believed it to be the consensus of the
    Conference that no action should be taken today on the recommendations
    made and that he would call another conference at 3 p.m. on Tuesday,
    January 14, 1947, for a further discussion of the matter. He requested
    the members to notify the Republican Whip of their absence from the City
    as it was essential for him to know where they could be reached as quick
    action was often needed.
    There being no further discussion, the Conference adjourned at 11:20
    a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference January 15, 1947, and
    transmitted to the Secretary of the Conference on January 31, 1947, for
    incorporation in the Minutes Book.

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Majority
                            ------------------------

                                                          [January 14, 1947]

    JANUARY 14, 1947
               MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
               CALLED BY THE CHAIRMAN, SENATOR EUGENE D. MILLIKIN,
            FOR JANUARY 14, 1947, IN ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 3:05 p.m., stating that the
    Conference had been called for the purpose of giving all Senators an
    opportunity to be heard on the question of the continuation of Special
    Committees.
    The Chairman requested the Secretary of the Conference to call the roll.
    The Secretary made the following announcement:

    Present 43:
      Aiken                  Ferguson                 Reed
      Brewster               Gurney                   Revercomb
      Bricker                Hickenlooper             Robertson
      Brooks                 Ives                     Smith
      Buck                   Jenner                   Taft
      Bushfield              Kem                      Thye
      Butler                 Knowland                 Tobey
      Capehart               Langer                   Vandenberg
      Capper                 Lodge                    Watkins
      Cooper                 Malone                   Wherry
      Cordon                 Martin                   White
      Donnell                McCarthy                 Wiley
      Dworshak               Millikin                 Williams
      Ecton                  Moore                    Young
                             Morse                    ......................
    Absent 8:
      Baldwin                Cain                     Wilson
      Ball                   Hawkes                   Flanders
      Bridges                Saltonstall

    The Chairman recognized Senator Robertson, Chairman of the Committee on
    Committees who informed the new Senators as to how his Committee had
    selected them for their relative positions on the various Committees. A
    list of new Senators compiled by Senator Robertson is attached hereto as
    Exhibit ``A.'' There were no comments on Senator Robertson's
    presentation.
    The Chairman, for the benefit of new Senators, gave a resume of the
    various Senate services at their disposal.
    The Chairman asked Senator Tobey if he wished to be recognized, and the
    Senator replied that he appreciated the deferring of the Conference, but
    that he had nothing to add to what he already had said in his speech on
    the Senate Floor.
    The Chairman asked Senator Aiken if he cared to say anything further.
    The Senator stated that he did not approve of Special Committees, and he
    spoke of the amount of money expended by them in comparison with the
    Standing Committees of the Senate. He again said that their scope should
    definitely be defined, and that there should be no conflict between them
    and the Standing Committees. He expressed doubt as to whether the
    fifteen Standing Committees might be ample in number for future
    purposes, and that usually Special Committees had overshadowed the
    Standing Committees. He said that the Committee on Expenditures in the
    Executive Departments and the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
    should be able to look after the needs of small business. He further
    stated that with a Party issue being raised it made it difficult for him
    to arrive at a decision in the matter.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Ferguson who stated that he had been a
    Member of the War Investigating Committee for four years. He said that
    the Democratic Party had controlled the Committee since its inception
    and that, had the Republicans lost the election there would be no
    question about both Committees continuing. He said that it was the job
    of the Republican Party to look into war expenditures and ascertain how
    the money was spent, and that he felt that the Republican Party owed it
    to the people back home to have an accounting and let them know what had
    happened to their dollars.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Brewster who said that there had been
    very little criticism of the work of the Special Committees, and that
    the investigation should be continued to see how the four hundred
    billion dollars spent in the war effort had been expended. He said that
    many thousands of complaints had been received and that since the
    election more complaints had been received from substantial sources. He
    said that there were left two fields for further committee
    investigation, (1) complaints involving irregularities of war contracts,
    and (2) overall contracts and renegotiations. He agreed that the payroll
    of the Committee was entirely too large and that money could be saved.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Brooks who stated that the Committee on
    Rules and Administration had acted promptly in the matter, believing
    that a delay would only encourage those opposing the continuation, and
    that it was important to act promptly in order that the experienced
    personnel of the Committee could be retained. He said that he considered
    it a mandate of the people to get an accounting of the unprecedented
    spending of public money.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Gurney who spoke of a preliminary
    meeting of the Republican Members of the Committee on Armed Services
    with Senators Ferguson and Brewster. He said that there had been a
    complete understanding to the effect that anything relating to overseas
    would be left to the Armed Services Committee, together with court
    martials, and current investigations or anything which might happen in
    the future, and that the War Investigating Committee would investigate
    only the past. He stated that there was no conflict between the two
    Committees.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who stated that he had fully
    discussed the matter on yesterday, and that Special Committees served
    useful purposes. He cited the fact that the La Follette-Monroney
    Committee was a Special Committee. He stated that he opposed the
    continuation of all Special Committees for more than eight months. It
    was his opinion that there should be a rule whereby all Resolutions for
    the creation of all Special Committees would first be sent to the
    Committee on Rules and Administration for its decision as to policy and
    then sent to the proper Standing Committee for its approval. He stated
    that a permanent change in the rules should be made to discourage the
    creation of Special Committees.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Moore who spoke on the necessity and
    importance of continuing the Special Committee to Investigate Petroleum
    Resources, and that its continuance was as important as the War
    Investigating Committee or the Special Committee on Atomic Energy.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Robertson who spoke on the continuation
    of the Special Committee to Investigate Production, Transportation and
    Marketing of Wool, which was organized many years ago, and said that the
    intent of the La Follette-Monroney Bill was not to eliminate those
    Special Committees already formed, but to eliminate the forming of new
    ones.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Knowland who said that the War
    Investigating Committee had done and will continue to do constructive
    jobs. He said that it was a question of public policy involved, and that
    corruption and profiteering should be investigated. He stated that if
    the Resolution were defeated the Democrats would claim that they had
    driven a wedge into the Republican Party, and he expressed the hope of
    unanimous support.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who named the other Special
    Committees now operating, and he said that no particular decision had
    been reached as to the continuance of the others.
    The Chairman commented in regard to the continuation of the Special
    Silver Committee, to the effect that when the time came his action would
    either be one of reticence or vociferousness.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Hickenlooper who stated that he had
    found it to be the attitude of the people throughout the Country that
    graft and corruption was prevalent and that something must be done about
    it to bring those guilty to justice; that there was at the present time
    no Standing Committee available to set up the structure or which would
    have the will to do the job. He spoke of the action taken by the
    Committee on Rules and Administration which he said was governed by
    need, and that the action taken by that Committee could not be
    considered as a precedent for the continuance of other Special
    Committees. He spoke of the many investigations which had been started
    by the Committee in the past and suddenly called off, with the result
    that the people were wondering what had happened.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Cooper who said that he favored
    investigation of the war effort but that in his opinion the Act
    discouraged the continuation of Special Committees, and that the burden
    of proof was upon those trying to establish them.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Dworshak who referred to testimony by
    Lindsey Warren that, fifty billion dollars had been wasted. He said that
    the Republican Party had received a mandate from the people to
    investigate, and that they should accept the responsibility of that
    burden.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Donnell who spoke of the duties of the
    Standing Committees, namely, dealing with current and future legislative
    problems, as compared to that of the Special Committee dealing with a
    certain specific task, namely, one of investigation.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Brewster who remarked that a special
    type of investigation was needed, and that until the new Standing
    Committees had organized there remained ample fields for investigation.
    The Senator from Michigan, Mr. Ferguson, agreed that a specialized staff
    was necessary.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Malone who said that ``team play'' was
    necessary, that there should be Party action, and that it was necessary
    to follow the Leadership.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who made the following motion which
    was duly seconded that, ``the Republican Conference go on record as
    favoring the continuance of the War Investigating Committee for a period
    of one year.''
    The Chairman recognized Senator Wherry who thanked Senator Malone for
    his remarks, and expressed the hope that all Members would notify the
    Whip as to how they would vote.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Langer who stated that he would vote
    against all Special Committees.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Robertson who said that when the time
    came for extension of the Special Committee to Investigate Production,
    Transportation and Marketing of Wool, he would ask that the Resolution
    be voted upon in the Senate so that the Record would show that the
    Democrats by their votes had beaten the Resolution to extend that
    Committee and not the Republicans.
    The Chairman put the question and the motion of Senator Taft was agreed
    to.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Wherry who gave a justification for the
    continuance of the Small Business Committee and stated that he would
    fully discuss the matter on the Senate Floor. He said that there were
    dozens of complaints pending before the Committee and that it could not
    fold up unless the gap were bridged until the time when the Standing
    Committees take over. He said that the Republicans owe it to the
    businessmen of the Country to give to them a place where they could
    come. He stated that the House of Representatives planned to have a
    Small Business Committee, and that the two Committees would act jointly
    as they had in the past. He closed his remarks with a hope for Party
    solidarity.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who made the following motion which
    was seconded that, ``the Conference go on record as favoring the
    extension of the Small Business Committee for eight (8) months.''
    The Chairman put the question and the motion was agreed to.
    There being no further business, the Conference adjourned at 4:55 p.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference Jan. 20, 1947 and transmitted
    to the Sec. of the Conference on January 31, 1947, for incorporation in
    the minutes book.

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Majority
                                   *    *    *
                                  EXHIBIT ``A''

                         SENIORITY LIST OF NEW SENATORS

    1. Flanders..................  Appointed by Governor Nov. 1; elected
                                    regular term, beginning January 3.
    --------------------------------
    2. Cooper....................  Elected interim term beginning Nov. 6 and
        Dworshak.                   ending January 3, 1949.
    --------------------------------
    3. Cain......................  Appointed Dec. 26 by Governor and elected
                                    regular term beginning January 3.
    4. Baldwin...................  Elected interim and regular terms.
    --------------------------------
    5. Lodge.....................  Ex-Senator--longer term of the two
        Jenner...................  Ex-Senator
    --------------------------------
        Bricker..................  Ex-Governor
        Martin...................  Ex-Governor
        Thye.....................  Ex-Governor
    --------------------------------
        Ecton....................
        Ives.....................  Where two or more were placed on the same
        Kem                         committee seniority on it was determined
                                    by letting them draw.
        Malone
        McCarthy
        Watkins
        Williams
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                     ------

    MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE CHAIRMEN OF THE VARIOUS STANDING COMMITTEES OF
     THE UNITED STATES SENATE CALLED BY THE CHAIRMAN, SENATOR STYLES BRIDGES

    January 24, 1947
    The following Senators were present:

      Aiken                  Langer                   White
      Brooks                 Millikin                 Wiley
      Buck                   Tobey
      Butler                 Vandenberg

    The following Senators were absent:
      Bridges                Revercomb
      Capper                 Taft
      Gurney

    Also present was Senator Robertson who represented the Armed Services
    Committee.
    The meeting was called to order on January 24, 1947, at 10:00 a.m. in
    room 335 of the Senate Office Building.
    The meeting was presided over by Senator Millikin in the absence of the
    Chairman, Senator Styles Bridges. The Chairman stated that the purpose
    of the meeting was to arrive at the fixed regular meeting days for the
    various Standing Committees. He presented a tentative summary and asked
    for individual comments from the various Chairmen as to conflicts. After
    discussion and some rearrangements, the matter was left with George
    Smith to receive further information and work out a final schedule of
    meetings.
    Senator Vandenberg stated that the Committee on Appropriations would
    have to be eliminated from a definite schedule because of the nature of
    the meetings.
    Proxy voting was discussed generally but no action was taken.
    There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 11:15 a.m.

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Majority

    Approved:

                                                     [signed] Styles Bridges

                                                                    Chairman
                            ------------------------

                                                         [February 18, 1947]

    FEBRUARY 18, 1947
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
      CHAIRMAN, SENATOR EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR FEBRUARY 18, 1947, IN ROOM
                          335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING.

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 2:30 p.m.
    The Chairman requested the Secretary of the Conference to call the roll.
    The Secretary made the following announcement:

    Present 39:
      Aiken                  Dworshak                 Moore
      Baldwin                Ferguson                 Revercomb
      Ball                   Flanders                 Saltonstall
      Brewster               Gurney                   Taft
      Bricker                Hawkes                   Thye
      Bridges                Ives                     Tobey
      Brooks                 Jenner                   Vandenberg
      Bushfield              Kem                      Watkins
      Cain                   Knowland                 Wherry
      Capehart               Langer                   White
      Capper                 Lodge                    Wiley
      Cooper                 McCarthy                 Williams
      Donnell                Millikin                 Young

    Absent 12:
      Buck                   Hickenlooper             Reed
      Butler                 Malone                   Robertson
      Cordon                 Martin                   Smith
      Ecton                  Morse                    Wilson

    The Chairman announced that Senator Styles Bridges had resigned as the
    Chairman of the Committee on Personnel and that he had appointed Senator
    Harlan J. Bushfield to succeed him as Chairman.
    The Chairman stated that the purpose of the meeting was to consider S.
    Con. Res. 7, relating to revenues and expenditures of the Federal
    Government, the said Resolution placing a limit on expenditures at
    $31,500,000,000.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Bridges. Senator Bridges spoke in behalf
    of the 6-billion dollar cut as recommended by the Joint Committee on the
    Legislative Budget; gave a historical analysis of the creation of that
    Committee; stated that the Committee had approached the problem in a
    realistic way; they had used good faith, and that an honest attempt was
    made to do a good job. He stated that the cut recommended would not
    damage vital services and endanger national security; that the
    Reorganization Act did not intend to have the Committee enumerate or
    specify the cuts which would have to be made, and that if no substantial
    cuts were made now, 2\1/2\ years after the war, then they never would be
    made. To arrive at the 6-billion dollar reduction, the Armed Services
    would be subject to a 2-billion dollar cut. He requested that whatever
    action was taken that it be backed up, for it was better to take no
    position, than to take one and back down.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Vandenberg who questioned the lack of
    detailed figures; he said that the important thing was not the actual
    figure, but to cut those things that could be cut, and do it. He stated
    that the contemplated cut of the Armed Services would produce a shocking
    result; and that the most that should be done would be to cut 4\1/2\
    billion dollars.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who stated that the contemplated
    cut represented a saving of 13\1/2\ billion dollars by reason of a 45-
    billion dollar budget for the fiscal year ending June, 1947; that the
    President had stated that his budget could not be cut, and that whatever
    sum was cut therefrom would be a gain. He said that the 6-billion dollar
    cut represented a possible 3\1/2\-billion dollar tax cut and a 2\1/2\-
    billion dollar payment on the debt; that the Committee had estimated the
    national income high, and that it may fall short of the figure. There
    was a moral obligation to go through with the cuts, he said; that the
    Committee was not in a position to accurately tell the exact amount that
    should be cut, and therefore, they took ``a shot'' at 6-billion dollars.
    He further said that the Republicans should take a figure that can be
    maintained, and then sustain it; and that he would rather try at 4\1/2\
    billion dollars and stand by it.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Gurney who referred to a press release
    issued by him, dated February 14, 1947, a copy of which is attached
    hereto as Exhibit ``A.'' He stated that our Foreign Policy had not been
    decided; that our defense forces had been reduced 85% over two years
    ago, and that by a budget cut the Armed Services must be cut with the
    result that the hands of the Secretary of State would be tied at Moscow.
    He stated that he would go along with any economy program, and that the
    job had to be left to the Joint Budget Committee.
    Senator Young, the Secretary, was requested to take the Chair and
    Senator Millikin was recognized.
    Senator Millikin said that on tomorrow he would offer an amendment
    fixing the cut at 4\1/2\ billion dollars. He said that there was no
    agency of Congress now available for expert study of the matter, and
    that while rough judgment was used it was merely guessing. That the road
    program cannot stand a drastic cut, and that severe cuts in the
    Reclamation Service would wipe out every Republican gain in the West if
    intemperate action is taken. He said that there should be no cheap
    budget cuts at the expense of other States; that the people expect us to
    cut expenses to the bone, but that it should be a 4\1/2\ billion dollars
    this time, and then get our experts to work and find out the real facts
    so that by next year everybody will know the true picture.
    Senator Millikin resumed the Chair and recognized the following Senators
    who asked questions and spoke pro and con on the matter at hand:
    Senators Revercomb, Lodge, Aiken, Brewster, Flanders, Young,
    Saltonstall, Williams, Kem, Brooks, White, Thye, Baldwin, Knowland,
    Dworshak, Capehart, Wherry, Hawkes, Cain and Moore.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Ball who asked for a show of hands in
    order that there might be an expression as to either a 6 or 4\1/2\-
    billion dollar cut.
    Senator Revercomb having suggested a budget cut of 5 billion dollars,
    the Chairman asked for a showing of hands as to the three figures
    submitted. The following result was announced:

      For 4\1/2\ billion dollars--22 hands
      For 5 billion dollars--1 hand
      For 6 billion dollars--19 hands

    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who spoke of the necessity of
    longer sessions of the Senate because of legislation, within two or
    three weeks. He said that the matter had been considered by the Policy
    Committee and that it was recommended to the Conference that evening
    sessions be held on Monday and Wednesday after a recess around 5:00
    o'clock. He requested a showing of hands as to evening sessions on
    Monday and Wednesday as against sessions on Tuesday and Thursday. He
    stated that at least two weeks notice would be given before they were
    started.
    The Chairman asked for a showing of hands, and all present except one
    were in favor of evening sessions on Monday and Wednesday.
    There being no further business the Conference adjourned at 5:20 p.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference, March 21, 1947.

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Majority
                                   *    *    *
                                  EXHIBIT ``A''

    PRESS RELEASE
    Chan Gurney, (R. S.D.), Chairman
    Committee on Armed Services
    United States Senate

    February 14, 1947
    During the past several weeks I have made it my duty to study and
    analyze the War and Navy Departments' budget estimates as submitted to
    Congress by the President. I say ``duty'' advisedly for in the troubled
    state of the world today, it is incumbent on every member of this body
    and of the House of Representatives to assure himself beyond the shadow
    of a doubt that adequate funds will be provided for our national
    security in the coming fiscal year.
    I realize that in the few weeks since we have had a chance to make even
    a casual first study of the President's budget, only outstanding facts
    and general over-all consideration could be given.
    It is most unfortunate and very dangerous, in my opinion, that the
    requirement in the Reorganization Act compels a policy decision on over-
    all expenditures for the 1948 fiscal year before the several committees
    of Congress have had every opportunity to go into the requests of all
    departments carefully and in detail. Still, serious and timely
    consideration is necessary right now and failure of the representatives
    of the people of the United States to assure themselves of the adequacy
    of appropriations to our Armed Forces right now is an invitation to
    national disaster. Certainly if we do not give serious consideration
    now, Congress must accept responsibility for repudiating the advice of
    those men who have been responsible for the winning of the war and are
    now responsible--for we have given them that job--of winning for us a
    just and lasting peace.
    Today the Full Committee appointed under the Reorganization Act is
    sitting in the Ways and Means Committee room of the House--102 members
    from both bodies of Congress. This body has for its consideration the
    recommendation of its subcommittee which met last Tuesday and at that
    time voted its recommendation to the Full Committee sitting today that
    the President's budget recommendation should be reduced by 6 billion
    dollars. That 6 billion dollars includes reductions for all Executive
    branches but primarily, it includes a reduction of one billion dollars
    in Army appropriations; \3/4\ of a billion dollars in Navy
    appropriations; and a half billion dollars in Civil Functions of the War
    Department.
    In explanation of the Civil Functions appropriation, let me say that 725
    milliion was recommended by the budget for relief of starving people
    overseas in and around occupied areas. Also included in the Civil
    Functions is 280 million dollars--or thereabouts--for Rivers and Harbors
    work and other public works projects generally undertaken by the Army
    Engineers.
    Therefore, the over-all cut to the Armed Services because of the
    recommendation of the Subcommittee is 2\1/4\ billion dollars.
    As Chairman of the Armed Services Committee, I have been unable to
    reconcile the advice of the Subcommittee with the necessity for
    expenditures for our own national security. I felt, therefore, that it
    was my duty to make an analysis of the effect of any reduction in the
    amount submitted in the President's budget.
    After such careful study in the brief time available for such study I am
    convinced that the War and Navy Department estimates were
    conscientiously prepared with all possible attention to considerations
    of economy; and that it represents the minimum amount required to enable
    the Army and Navy to perform missions vital to the well being of the
    United States. I wanted to know the effects of any such reduction in the
    terms of Naval strength in 1948; in terms of the needs of Gen. MacArthur
    in the Pacific and Generals Clay and McNarney in the occupied areas of
    Europe and, more so, the effects in the critical years immediately
    ahead.
    In the course of making this analysis, I discovered that great
    reductions were made inside the Army and inside the Navy even before the
    Secretaries presented their requests to the Budget. I found also that
    even after these great reductions inside the Army and Navy, a further
    cut was made at the President's request by the Budget and we now have
    before us the final greatly reduced request, after two drastic cuts have
    already been made.
    Now along comes the request of the Subcommittee that the Full Budget
    Committee of Congress made a further cut of more than 20% in the monies
    allocated in the 1948 fiscal year for our own national security.
    Personally, I cannot see how members of Congress could vote for such a
    cut if they realized--and I think they do--that in the President's
    budget, 46 cents out of each dollar is there to pay for prior wars. In
    other words, if we had stayed out of World War II and those prior
    thereto we could right now be rolling along on easy street with a budget
    only \1/2\ as big as it presently is and still appropriate the 11-odd
    billion dollars presently requested by the Armed Forces.
    Do you think 11 billion dollars is too much to put out now on the chance
    that it will save us from World War III (God forbid it may never come)--
    and do you think retention of the 2\1/4\ billion dollars for our
    national security is too much of an insurance premium to pay at this
    time? Certainly I for one am convinced that to make any such cut as is
    now proposed and may be adopted this afternoon in the Full Budget
    Committee will impair the efficiency of the Army and Navy to the extent
    that they could not carry out the tasks which have been assigned not to
    themselves by the Army and Navy, but assigned to them by the Congress of
    the United States representing the whole people.
    Now let's take the Navy Department first and see what we find:
    The Navy Department, with the President's approval, last year placed
    before the Congress a plan of operation for fiscal year 1947 which
    provided for the maintenance of certain naval forces. Roughly, these
    forces included 662,000 Navy and Marine personnel; 1232 ships, and 6,190
    operational aircraft. The Congress, in carrying out its constitutional
    responsibility, approved this proposal. This force was considerably
    smaller than the one the Navy Department would have requested had not
    our national economy been so drastically hit during the war years.
    In drawing up its plans for the Fiscal Year 1948 the Navy proposed to
    maintain a force of the general strength and character I have just
    described. A moderate program of material improvement throughout the
    Fleet and Air Arm was contemplated. It was proposed to undertake a
    shipbuilding program comprised of a small number of auxiliaries and
    minor combatant prototypes. Included also was an amount representing the
    first increment for construction of permanent facilities to replace
    temporary wartime structures. Extensive plans for research and
    development were included. A companion Naval Reserve was provided for.
    These programs would have assured the naval mastery which the United
    States gained during World War II. They would have strengthened the hand
    of our diplomats at the International Conference Tables, and would
    undoubtedly contribute greatly to peace and stability in world affairs.
    After these programs were first translated into dollars, weeks of
    exhaustive study and consultations followed involving all of the
    responsible officers and officials of the Navy Department. The results
    of these studies were submitted to the Secretary of the Navy. He
    considered the Navy's responsibility for national security. He attempted
    to achieve a reasonable compromise between the requirements of national
    security and the known and desirable objective of ``true'' economy. As a
    result, before submission to the Bureau of the Budget, the original
    estimates were reduced 33 percent.
    The revised program provided for maintaining the same force as
    originally contemplated, but deferring until later years some of the
    development, most of the material improvement and practically all of the
    public works. That is the kind of recommendation which the Navy
    Department submitted.
    Now let me tell you what happened next.
    Extensive hearings began in the Bureau of the Budget on September 15 and
    continued for the following three months. It is my understanding that
    based on the strength and the modified material program outlined, the
    Bureau of the Budget felt that the Navy's estimates were fundamentally
    sound. Nevertheless, within the confines of the Federal Budget for 1948
    the Bureau of the Budget determined that no more than $3,654,000.000
    could be allocated for naval purposes--and this sum included a transfer
    of $150,000,000 previously appropriated. This allocation was a reduction
    of 33 percent of the revised estimates submitted by the Secretary of the
    Navy.
    It is obvious that the Navy budget now before us is not the result of
    poorly conceived plans, carelessly evaluated. All areas of possible
    reduction and deferment have been so thoroughly explored that the
    responsibility for the effect of further curtailment must now rest
    squarely upon the Congress.
    We must remember that the Navy and Marine personnel have already been
    reduced 85%, from a wartime strength of almost 4,000,000. In comparison
    with this, at the close of World War I the demobilization of a force \1/
    8\ as large took twice as long. There has been a reduction of over 50%
    in civilian personnel, from 753,000 to approximately 360,000, and of
    these only about 30% are in the so-called white collar group--
    notwithstanding the fact that in many naval activities civilians now
    occupy positions which could only be filled with uniformed personnel
    during the war.
    As a part of the demobilization program, almost 4,000 shore stations and
    activities have been inactivated and all remaining activities have been
    reduced in size and scope of operations. There has been drastic
    curtailment of procurement. Both shipbuilding and aircraft production
    have been curtailed to a point where doubt exists as to the ability of
    important segments of these industries to survive.
    Before we can operate on a normal peacetime basis, the Navy has to
    divert thousands of its personnel, both military and civilian, to the
    task of inactivating ships and stations. This diversion is at the
    expense of the operating forces which must be accepted. Once this work
    is completed, the diverted strength can be returned to the active fleet.
    During this period fleet operations are necessarily curtailed through
    lack of crews, and repairs are being deferred because much of the
    civilian force is occupied with inactivation.
    I want to emphasize that the Navy had an orderly plan for demobilization
    and an operating force plan which it had expected to employ until
    changes were justified by world conditions. As I said before this plan
    was accepted and approved by the Congress for the fiscal year 1947. I am
    convinced that the Navy believed that the force of the size described to
    us would be required until conditions changed. Against this background
    the Navy Budget for 1948 was submitted to the Bureau of the Budget.
    In comparison with the force of the size approved by Congress for Fiscal
    1947, the Budget now before us will provide for 91,000 fewer naval and
    Marine Corps personnel; 12 less combatant ships; 398 fewer supporting
    ships; 60 less operating aircraft; and an average reduction of 70,000 in
    civilian employment. The Budget also imposes a further cut in naval
    research and development, almost completely eliminates material
    improvement, and provides only a token allocation for public works. That
    broadly speaking is what can be provided by the $3,654,000,000
    appropriation.
    Frankly, I feel that the Congress in discharging its responsibility for
    common defense should be making careful inquiry as to the wisdom of the
    reductions already made. Instead of this inquiry, I find that there is a
    considerable body in the Congress who are going in the other direction.
    They talk about still further reductions.
    On Tuesday, February 11, the Subcommittee on the Legislative Budget
    adopted a motion to reduce the President's expenditure estimate by 6.0
    billion dollars. I opposed this action. My opposition was based on the
    knowledge that this large reduction could not be obtained without a
    sizable reduction in the amount allocated to the Navy and the Army.
    In my search for information I tried to find out just what effect a
    further cut of 750 million dollars would have on the strength of the
    Navy. I found that it is impossible on short notice to secure any
    quantitative data on the effect of a reduction of this magnitude. It was
    clear to me that the Navy could not make a hasty evaluation on a matter
    which has so many implications both domestic and international. Any
    substantial change in the amounts available for Navy expenditure
    requires a comprehensive study to assure a balance between operating
    forces and supporting establishments.
    Although the specific details are lacking, investigation discloses that
    further reduction in the 1948 budget estimates, as furnished to the
    Congress by the President, would seriously impair the effectiveness of
    the naval arm of national security not only during fiscal year 1948 but
    also for several years to follow. A reduction in the amount of
    $750,000,000 would raise grave doubt as to the effectiveness of the Navy
    as an instrument of national policy and would thereby remove a very
    potent factor in the peace and stability of the world.
    A further reduction of $750,000,000 from the President's budget would
    require reductions in the following areas and more.
    A sizable reduction of Navy and Marine personnel strength would be
    necessary. The effect of the reduction of regular service personnel will
    be:
    1. Immobilization of a considerable portion of the Atlantic and Pacific
    Fleets.
    2. Reduction in the effectiveness of the Marine Corps to support United
    States policy overseas and of Amphibious training and development of
    techniques for Amphibious Operations.
    3. Abandonment of Material Salvage Program, resulting in considerable
    loss in logistic efficiency.
    4. Inability properly to administer and train the Naval Reserve.
    5. Further inactivation of advance and continental air and operating
    bases.
    6. Serious curtailment of essential training of pilots; air, and general
    service ratings of all branches.
    7. Curtailment of educational commitments to officers transferred from
    Naval Reserve and enlisted categories to the regular service.
    8. Breaching the contract with enlisted personnal by forced separation
    from the service.
    There must be a reduction in Naval Reserve personnel. There is a large
    body of supporters for the Reserve Program in the Congress. Yet we
    cannot lose sight of the fact that reserve training will not be
    effective if limited to assembling reservists in armories for school
    work. If they are not given an opportunity to fly or to go to sea, they
    cannot develop effectiveness nor will they long keep their interest. Yet
    with the active fleet and air squadrons drastically reduced how can we
    expect the men to receive proper training? The Reserves are an integral
    part of the Navy. Their training, to be effective, depends entirely on
    the regular Navy and its operating establishment. Without facilities to
    accommodate Reserve training we might well question the wisdom of
    investing money in the Reserve Program.
    There would be a crippling reduction in classified civil service
    personnel. The effect would be a further reduction of personnel for
    planning, design, research, contract termination settlement, industrial
    mobilization planning, and surplus property disposal which is
    inadequately provided for under personnel present ceilings. Backlogs of
    work already exist throughout the many activities of the Navy. This
    would lead to virtual inability to handle veterans' matters such as
    hospitalization information, and requests for information essential to
    veterans under the GI Bill of Rights. It would lead to the separation of
    many civilian employees of long service and possessing special skills
    peculiar and valuable to the Navy.
    A similar reduction in industrial forces would be required. The effect
    would be a further reduction in the personnel available for repair and
    alterations to ships of the active fleet, inactivation of ships,
    overhaul of aircraft and aircraft engines, care and handling of
    supplies, materials and other government property. The cost of this
    property to the taxpayers was 46 billion dollars. The present force is
    barely adequate to prevent abnormal loss and deterioration.
    I want to call attention to a tendency to compare pre-war with post-war
    civilian employment. This thought apparently disregards the increased
    size of the naval establishment. As a matter of fact the present ratio
    between naval civilian and military personnel is less than in 1939.
    Not only will curtailment of programs be required in the areas just
    mentioned but research and development of vital concern to all of us
    will be necessarily retarded; intelligence activities, so important when
    other factors of national security are shrinking, must be curtailed.
    Naval communications, including communication intelligence which played
    a vital role in the recent conflict, will suffer.
    Now we come to the naval shore establishment. The Navy has already
    planned an orderly reduction in major shore activities such as naval
    shipyards, air stations, ammunition depots, ordnance plants, supply
    depots, and hospitals. A further reduction would require a downward
    revision which may well be adverse to the public interest because it
    will involve the abandonment of government property and weakening of
    logistic support of the active forces.
    This brief summary outlines in a general way the basic and desperately
    important problems which will be created for the Navy Department by this
    threatened appropriations reduction.
    Now let us turn our attention to the other great arm of defense--the
    Army, which presently has the tremendous occupation job.
    It is my understanding that the Army accepted a sizeable cut in the
    over-all strength it originally presented to the President as a
    requirement for the fiscal year 1948. In so doing, General Eisenhower
    displayed a soldierly spirit of cheerful obedience to his Commander-in-
    Chief which does him credit. Even further, it appears to me that General
    Eisenhower took a calculated risk, in order to attempt to accomplish the
    Army's multitudinous missions, which only a most courageous man would
    assume.
                               THE OCCUPATION TASK

    In occupied areas for which the United States has responsibility, there
    are approximately 125,000,000 persons whose conduct is being regulated
    by an Army force of not more than 350,000 men. This is a stupendous task
    and a grave responsibility. The imminent danger of unrest and disease
    resulting from the privations of war-torn countries, the hard winter now
    being experienced, shortages of food, and the fact that there has been
    little or no opportunity for rehabilitation, all complicate the Army's
    task of bringing to the conquered peoples domestic tranquility and a
    realistic concept of democracy, so that the victory of World War II may
    be made secure. Failure to clinch the victory will squander the efforts
    made by our people through four years of the bitterest war the world has
    ever known. Yet it is the immediate prospects of such failure which we
    must face, and face squarely, if further cuts are made in the already
    dangerously cut military manpower available for the task.
                                 NON-EFFECTIVES

    We talk of planned strength of 1,070,000. Actually this strength is not
    available to the Chief of Staff in carrying out his mission. Drains of
    strength over which he has no control reduce this figure by possibly as
    much as 200,000 men. Public Law 704, 79th Congress, provides that the
    Army must carry on its roll all personnel on terminal leave. In the
    fiscal year 1948, some 40,000 or 50,000 will be on terminal leave at all
    times. There will be a large number sick in hospitals who will never
    return to Army duty. Many will be taking care of surplus property, and
    there will be thousands in various other categories not of direct value
    in the tasks of most immediate urgency--the occupation, and the
    provision of national security.
                               CIVILIANS OVERSEAS

    There are about 190,000 civilians presently overseas paid from
    appropriated funds for the Military Establishment. The War Department
    proposes to reduce this number in FY 1948 to 110,000. Surely, this
    indicates a full awareness on the part of the Army of the needs for
    economy. Out of this number must come the skilled professional and
    administrative personnel charged with the implementation of U.S.
    Political, social and economic policies among the 125,000,000 people who
    populate the occupied areas. The multiplicity and complexity of problems
    involved in the guidance and surveillance of the governmental
    organizations of Germany, Japan and Korea which deal with finance,
    industry, trade, labor, political structure, demilitarization, rationing
    and price control, information and education, restitution, reparations
    and other miscellaneous phases of a national economy indicate that,
    quantitatively, the number employed are capable only of directing
    affairs on broad policy and governmental levels.
    Native labor and professional skill are being utilized to the extent
    that about 500,000 enemy nationals are employed by the U.S. Army in
    occupied areas and paid with their occupied area currencies. There is a
    limit to the degree in which foreign nationals can be employed in
    positions of trust and responsibility while still maintaining the
    integrity and security of the occupation and military government
    organizations. I am convinced we have now reached this limit. Any
    further steps at this time to replace American civilians with foreign
    nationals in the interest of economy would be completely incompatible
    with the interests of National Safety.
                           FORCES IN THE UNITED STATES

    Backing up our overseas forces in their vital mission is a pitifully
    small force in the continental United States which, in addition to its
    mission of supporting the occupation, must be prepared to meet any
    emergency--anywhere, any time. The ground combat elements of this force
    have been slashed to a point where they are virtually nonexistent. The
    service elements are strained to their utmost capacity in training the
    replacements, procuring and handling the supplies, and operating the
    ports without which our troops overseas would cease to function. So it
    is on the air defenses of the United States that any further reductions
    would have to fall. I am reliably informed that after we have provided
    the minimum air needs of the overseas commanders, our budget, with the
    slash so lightheartedly proposed, would provide for only three air
    groups in the continental U.S. Think of it, gentlemen--three air groups
    for the defense of the richest and once the most powerful nation in the
    world!
                            RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

    An adequate program of military research and development is vitally
    necessary to the national defense. To exceed an adequate program of
    research and development might mean unnecessary expense to the people of
    the United States; to fall short of an adequate program will inevitably
    breed disaster. The War Department's program of $235,000,000 as
    reflected in the estimates before you, represents, in my opinion,
    another calculated risk which we dare not increase. The estimates
    provide for a minimum of continued progress along lines of research to
    which we have already committed considerable money. This is sound.
    Abandonment of these projects prior to fruition would certainly be
    inconsistent with the investment already made. We could profitably
    devote twice as much money to research and development. It paid big
    dividends in World War II. It will also pay big dividends in the future.
    Everyone here can well take to heart the lesson provided by the fall of
    France. France had what was supposed to be ``the world's finest Army.''
    But it was equipped with materiel which had become hopelessly obsolete
    in the twenty years of peace following World War I. The Wehrmacht and
    the Luftwaffe, equipped with the finest products which German science
    and industry could produce, brought about in a few short weeks the ruin
    of France's Army, and of France herself. Neglect of our research program
    will render our materiel and techniques just as hopelessly obsolete in
    the next five or ten years.
                                     MORALE

    You gentlemen saw the sorry state which Army morale reached shortly
    after V-J Day. The Army and the Congress, together--and I think the
    Congress can claim its fair share of the credit, by providing decent pay
    and initiating a program of housing--have now brought Army morale back
    to where it again reflects credit on a great country and a great
    institution. Yet, even with this housing program, there now exist
    permanent housing facilities for only about 200,000 men. The Army needs
    family quarters, bachelor quarters, and barracks. The most urgent of
    these needs is for family quarters, of which only 11,500 sets are now
    available. A total of 6,700 sets of family quarters are under
    construction now. Thus, the Army expects to have 18,200 sets of family
    quarters on 1 July 1947, leaving a possible deficit of 100,000 units.
    After full authorization has been obtained, the War Department intends
    to submit a supplemental estimate of $225,000,000 for construction. Over
    half of this amount will be applied to the construction of about 4,500
    sets of family quarters during fiscal year 1948, a very insignificant
    number which cannot in fairness be denied. If we do deny them, we will
    not only deal a telling blow to morale, but I predict we will see a
    significant slump in voluntary recruiting. We have a solemn obligation
    to provide the American soldier with living standards befitting an
    American citizen.
    The distribution of grades within the Army permitted by funds in their
    estimate, appears to me to offer fewer career opportunities than our
    other services. Yet the success the Army will experience in the postwar
    years, is also directly dependent upon the opportunities for a career
    which the Army can offer the youth of America. A distribution of grades
    offering opportunities just as attractive as the other services, is
    essential to the Army's success. Any further cut will result in a
    failure to obtain the type of soldier without which the Army will
    inevitably deteriorate.
                               CIVILIAN COMPONENTS

    Our civilian components--the National Guard and Organized Reserves--made
    a contribution to victory in World War II without which that victory
    could not have been attained. In 1940, however, our Allies provided the
    time which was essential to the mobilization and further training of our
    civilian components. But in any future emergency, this time will not be
    available. The initial blow will be directed at us; and our National
    Guard and Organized Reserves must be prepared to take their places
    immediately, shoulder to shoulder with our Regular Army. The proposed
    cut will render them incapable of so doing. Not only would their
    strengths be reduced by 50% from the already low figures provided for in
    the War Department estimates, but their training would inevitably fail
    to reach the standard which would enable them to take their places in
    the Mobilization Day Force. The President of the Reserve Officers'
    Association, representing that group of patriotic and responsible
    citizen-soldiers, has already found it necessary to bring to the
    attention of the President the serious consequence of failure to provide
    adequately for that vital component of our National Security.
                        RATIO OF OFFICERS TO ENLISTED MEN

    Criticism has been expressed in some circles concerning the number of
    officers in our interim Army. I am convinced, however, that the number
    is in no way excessive. In the first place, the highly technical duties
    of the Air Corps require a ratio of officers greatly in excess of that
    experienced prior to World War II. Further, the greatly expanded
    administrative overhead due to world-war deployment; the occupation and
    military government missions; a greatly expanded military intelligence
    and military attache systems, including military advisory groups to
    China, Brazil, and the Philippines; an expanded program of research and
    development; requirements for the care and custody of surplus property;
    the settlement of claims and contracts; and a greatly expanded program
    for the civilian components of the Army, impose a personnel requirement
    upon the Army which fully justifies the need for more officers.
                            POSTS, CAMPS AND STATIONS

    Prior to presenting its estimates for the coming fiscal year, the War
    Department has been forced by considerations of economy to close many
    stations whose retention would be essential to rapid expansion should
    another emergency arise. It will have only about 450 posts, camps and
    stations in the United States during fiscal year 1948, a reduction of
    about 1,350 from the wartime peak of 1,800. A further reduction in the
    number of small posts is in immediate prospect. In the matter of depots,
    a comprehensive plan for consolidation in the minimum number of
    installations has recently been placed in operation.
    Any further reduction in the planned number, however, such as would be
    brought about by the proposed additional cut, cannot fail to damage our
    defense potential.
                  RATIO OF BUDGET ESTIMATE TO MILITARY STRENGTH

    The military strength of the Army is one, but not the only important
    factor in measuring the cost of budget for the Military Establishment.
    One can so easily be misled in computing the cost of a soldier. It is
    deceptively simple to divide the number of man-years of military
    personnel into the total budget estimate, but the resulting figure does
    not represent the cost of a soldier. It represents only a misleading and
    erroneous approach to the problem. To analyze correctly the estimate in
    terms of cost as related to military strength, one must separate
    ``direct'' costs--pay, travel, subsistence, clothing, medical care and
    the maintenance of quarters from those for intelligence, research and
    development, mobilization planning, disposal of surplus property, and
    procurement of ``capital assets''--airplanes, gliders, guns, and other
    equipment. The first group of costs do have a direct relationship to the
    strength of the Army. A comparative analysis so computed shows that pay,
    travel, subsistence, clothing, transportation, medical care and
    maintenance of quarters costs approximately $2,800 during fiscal year
    1946 and will cost approximately $3,150 during fiscal year 1947 and
    fiscal year 1948. This increase in costs is entirely due to increases in
    the pay of military personnel as authorized by the 79th Congress and to
    the increase in prices which have taken place--in some cases 100% during
    the last six years. The costs directly related to the strength of the
    Army equals about 55% of the 1948 estimate.
    The other 45% is for intelligence, research and development,
    mobilization planning and the capital assets I have mentioned. You know
    as well as I do how very important and indispensable are the latter
    items. The weapons of today and tomorrow cost infinitely more than those
    of yesterday. Nevertheless, we must adequately support these costs of
    capital investment to provide the crucial protection which may be needed
    at once in the next emergency.
                                 ARMY AIR FORCES

    Let us return again to the effects of the proposed cut on the Army Air
    Forces. If I appear to dwell excessively on this subject, I ask you to
    bear with me, for I am convinced that today our Air Force is our first
    line of defense.
    The estimate for the Air Corps has already been reduced by the Bureau of
    the Budget by approximately 30%; from an estimated requirement of
    $1,600,000,000 to $1,130,000,000, a reduction of $470,000,000. This
    reduced estimate will not provide the number of airplanes required to
    initiate effectively the modernization of a minimum peacetime Air Corps.
    I am informed that it was the considered opinion of the greatest airmen
    in the world, who, I am proud to say, can be found in the ranks of the
    U.S. Air Forces, that a minimum of 1,800 planes of the latest type
    should be provided. The estimate now before the Congress provides only
    about 900 airplanes, with necessary emphasis on bombers and jet
    fighters. And now a further budget cut is advanced which would halve
    this pitiful number of new planes!
    The War Department's own estimate will not provide the minimum number of
    flying hours accepted as a requirement to maintain the efficiency of the
    Air Corps personnel. It will permit the Air Corps only to maintain and
    operate a substantially reduced number of aircraft and provide a minimum
    of training through reduced flying hours. The end product of this must
    be decreased safety and increased casualties. Yet certain gentlemen
    propose even further economies, at the expense of the lives of our sons
    tomorrow, and at the risk of the lives and liberties of us all in five
    or ten years.
                                   CONCLUSION

    No thinking man can question the wisdom, patriotism and sincerity of the
    Americans who directed our victory in World War II; and who now has
    accepted the far graver responsibility of leading our country to lasting
    peace. Secretary of State George Marshall, in the last few days, has
    warned of the danger of premature disarmament in a world in which peace
    is only a devout wish rather than an assured reality. Yet it is
    disarmament which the advocates of further reductions in the Army's
    budget are proposing. And it is not a planned and orderly disarmament,
    but a disarmament by an insidious deterioration. I use the word
    ``insidious'' advisedly, gentlemen, for it would be accomplished by
    giving the country a sense of false security--a security which could not
    possibly exist with the drastic cuts in our forces which would
    inevitably follow the reduction of $2,250,000,000 which is now proposed.
    I am proud to state to this body that I can never be a party to such a
    proposal.
    The United States has given practical proof of its desire to rely on
    law, reason and justice to resolve international disputes. Until,
    however, the United Nations is a going concern, able to handle
    successfully the complex problems of world security, and until the
    United Nations has sufficient and usable power to compel the acceptance
    of its decisions this nation cannot accept disarmament. While I believe
    that the future holds promise of successful limitations of armaments, I
    believe that it is unwise and definitely untimely to effect unilateral
    disarmament through appropriation action.
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                                                            [March 10, 1947]

    MARCH 10, 1947
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, SENATOR EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR MARCH 10, 1947, IN ROOM 335,
                               SENATE OFFICE BLDG.

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 8:00 p.m.
    The Chairman requested the Secretary of the Conference to call the roll.
    The Secretary made the following announcement:

    Present 45:
      Aiken                  Ecton                    Morse
      Baldwin                Ferguson                 Revercomb
      Ball                   Flanders                 Saltonstall
      Brewster               Gurney                   Smith
      Bricker                Hawkes                   Taft
      Brooks                 Hickenlooper             Thye
      Buck                   Ives                     Tobey
      Bushfield              Jenner                   Vandenberg
      Cain                   Kem                      Watkins
      Capehart               Knowland                 Wherry
      Capper                 Langer                   White
      Cooper                 Lodge                    Wiley
      Cordon                 McCarthy                 Williams
      Donnell                Millikin                 Wilson
      Dworshak               Moore                    Young

    Absent 6:
      Bridges                Malone                   Reed
      Butler                 Martin                   Robertson

    The Chairman recognized Senator White who announced that Senator Malone
    was necessarily absent on State business.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Baldwin who spoke as follows: That the
    recent letter addressed to the Chairman by the newly elected Senators
    constituted in no sense a revolt on their part; that the Republicans now
    find themselves as a Party in a unique situation with two Republican
    Houses of Congress and a Democratic President; that much responsibility
    had been passed along by the Democrats to the Republicans, which
    responsibility was not all theirs; that the purpose of the letter was an
    endeavor to make greater contributions in order to achieve a common
    goal. The Senator spoke of the recent Party policy decision concerning
    the recent debt reduction resolution, as well as statements concerning a
    20% income tax reduction which had placed several Senators on the spot.
    He made a suggestion for frequent Conferences and the hope of finding a
    common ground in the hope to carry forward an agreed upon program; that
    in his opinion difficulties should be ironed out in a Conference in
    order to eliminate wedges driven into the Republicans by the Democrats
    on the Senate floor; that the differences should be ironed out by the
    Republicans themselves in the hope of getting better teamwork and for
    all to know what the signals are. His suggestions were (1) that
    Conferences should be held once a week and (2) that the newly elected
    Senators should have some representation on the Policy Committee. He
    closed in stating that there should be a greater degree of unity,
    purpose and cohesion than ever before.
    The Chairman stated that he welcomed the request for more frequent
    Conferences and that he could foresee difficulties in having Conferences
    weekly. He made the suggestion that two of the new Senators sit in on
    the Policy Committee meetings, as the Members of that Committee had been
    previously named; that it had always been the rule that Policy Committee
    meetings were open and that all Senators had been invited to appear at
    any time to discuss legislative policy and to make suggestions.
    Senator Baldwin replied that he believed the attendance of new Senators
    at Policy Committee meetings was desirable.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who said that bills must be worked
    out by the various Committees and that it would be a mistake for the
    Policy Committee to interfere with this work; that it was the duty of
    the Policy Committee to act only where Party policy was concerned. He
    spoke of matters coming up on the floor without notice which would
    always continue to come up and present immediate problems and decisions.
    He said that if a greater percentage of things were made Party policy
    there was a possibility that there would be more differences. He cited
    the differences existing after the Conference on debt reduction. He said
    that Conferences should be held only when the matter of Party policy is
    to be decided and said one was needed on rent as well as labor. He
    expressed the opinion that weekly Conferences would be a mistake and
    said that there is no ``secret stuff'' going on. The Senator stated that
    when we have four Senators on our side against us, we are beaten on any
    proposition when the other side votes as a unit and that the Conference
    was not an effective method of running Congress.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Smith who said that Conferences would
    keep the Members up to date as to what the Committees are doing and that
    he found himself handicapped by lack of general information.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Brewster who said that he was disturbed
    by the steps taken by the new Senators to air their grievances.
    Senator Baldwin responded that when the Gallup Poll showed 51% against
    the Republicans he felt as though the tide was going out and that
    something should be done to change it and after the floor differences
    had arisen when the Deficiency Bill was up he had decided to write the
    letter; that he had released the letter to a reporter of a Republican
    newspaper and that the embellishments which were added were not his but
    those of the reporter. He said that he did not know what was going on
    and would like to pitch in and do what he could to help.
    In response to a statement that the matter might have been handled in a
    quiet manner, Senator Baldwin said that he regretted the publicity and
    apparently it turned out to be a mistake.
    The Chairman commented that he had welcomed the letter of Senator
    Baldwin. He also said that a Conference could be called upon the request
    of five Senators and that to his knowledge a Conference had never been
    refused when a request had been made for one.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Flanders who said that the following two
    matters should have been previously raised in Conference. One was the
    Knowland Amendment and the other the amendment of Senator Wherry.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Watkins who said that he had been
    somewhat disturbed and that he would much rather have a preview than a
    post-mortem. He spoke of press statements concerning a bi-partisan
    foreign policy and said that he would like to know in advance what was
    going on; that if it was important for the President to tell fifteen
    Members of the Congress something, then all should know; also that while
    all might not agree on policy he would like to be informed as to events
    and that he thought Conferences should be held more often.
    The Chairman stated that he was of the opinion that one Conference a
    week would be impractical and that it would perhaps be better to hold
    them every two weeks. He said that if they did need more Conferences,
    the Policy Committee could declare when one was necessary; that he
    himself could call one, and that five Senators could ask that one be
    called.
    The opinion was expressed that attendance would fall off by having a
    weekly Conference. He stated that if there was no objection he will call
    a Conference every two weeks, and that he would discuss with the Policy
    Committee the matter concerning the selection of and the attendance by
    the new Members at those meetings.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Thye who said that he was of the humble
    opinion that Conferences would help. He spoke of the confusion created
    in his own mind by the position taken by the leaders on the Lilienthal
    nomination and expressed the opinion that perhaps the nomination should
    have been made the subject matter of a Conference.
    The Chairman replied that the Committee was faced with the situation of
    judging a man and that if the matter had been made a Party matter the
    action of the Committee would have been stultified.
    The Chairman recognized Senator White who said that he believed the new
    Members had been unduly sensitive; that five of the new men could have
    requested the call of a Conference and that they could have presented
    their views to the Policy Committee at any time. He called attention to
    the fact that now there are twenty-eight of the older Members with
    seniority who are not members of the Policy Committee as against sixteen
    new ones. He spoke of each Senator as having two Committee assignments
    and that when legislation came to the floor every member of that
    Committee could be contacted for detailed information concerning
    legislation at hand. He stated that he did not believe the new Members
    had been neglected and he hoped that they would take an active part in
    all matters.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Wherry who stated that he had offered
    his amendment because no Party action had been taken on the matter of
    debt reduction and that he had spoken during the last campaign for
    surplus property funds being applied to debt reduction. On Foreign
    Policy he said that he could not understand why money should be given to
    Greece to drive out Communism and money having been refused China.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Baldwin who said there was absolutely
    nothing personal in what he had said or done and that if there was no
    foreign policy at this time it was about time we had one.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who said that there may be a real
    split with the House in trying to put a debt-reduction feature into the
    Resolution; that when Conferences were held not much was gained when
    there was a meeting and disagreement.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Revercomb who stated that an attempt
    should have been made to reach an agreement before the matter came out,
    to which Senator Hawkes replied that he did not ever think the Senate
    could get together on the debt subject.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Ferguson who said that he believed the
    6-billion dollar figure was the result of Party policy.
    The Chairman stated that the membership of the Senate on the Joint
    Committee was outnumbered by the House membership thereon and that there
    was no way to protect the Senate view.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Knowland who stated that the Senate
    membership on the Committee was outnumbered two to one and that action
    taken by the Joint Committee was not binding on the Senate. He said that
    his amendment had been offered because there had been no set policy by
    the Conference and that he thought the Republicans could operate better
    as a team if properly advised.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Vandenberg who said that the matter
    under discussion was reminiscent of 18 years ago when he initiated the
    ``Young Turks.'' He said that he felt sure that the net result of the
    meeting would be wholesome and beneficial.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Lodge who raised the question as to why
    rent control should be a Party matter and expressed the opinion that
    there would be more votes if it was not made so.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who stated that rent control had an
    effect on 30 million renters and that it had been made a political
    matter by the President. He said that it was therefore up to the
    Conference to decide the matter.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Ball who stated that it was his opinion
    that the last campaign was waged on the grounds of removing all
    controls, to which Senator Taft responded that every declaration which
    had been made by the Republicans had been to remove them, including such
    a statement in the 1944 Platform.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Tobey who presented to the Conference
    the rent control situation. Senator Tobey stated that the whole matter
    of rent control was extremely complicated and detailed all steps which
    had been taken by the Banking and Currency Committee and he gave a
    history and analysis of the proposed bill which is now pending before
    that Committee. He praised Senator Buck for his work in the matter.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Buck who said that rent control was
    extremely controversial and a politically potent bill. He said the
    disagreement had arisen concerning two features, namely an across-the-
    board 10% increase and the question of how to administer the Act. He
    said that he was opposed to letting them stay under OPA and he was
    afraid that by transfer to another agency that it would mean
    administration by the same old OPA staff. He asked the advice of the
    group as to how it could be administered.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Ball who asked about eviction under the
    terms of the legislation to which Senator Buck replied that the matter
    would be left to the Courts.
    Senator Brewster asked why it could not be left to the States for
    administration to which Senator Buck replied the States could assume
    jurisdiction but few of them now have laws on the subject.
    The Chairman expressed the opinion that the subject of rent controls
    could be set up in three separate propositions. (1) Shall we continue
    rent control and if so to what date? (2) Whether it should be a flat 10%
    increase or no increase? (3) Whether it should be administered by the
    OPA or some other agency. He then asked the question as to whether there
    was any objection to the continuation of rent control.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Baldwin who said that he was for
    complete abandonment of rent control and that it should be left up to
    the State. He said that he would go along with the 10% increase provided
    that it was taken out of OPA. He stated that there was a political angle
    to it and that if we are to bring back reconstruction now is the year to
    do it because prices would be bound to rise and by next year they would
    adjust themselves.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Ives who explained the rent control law
    of New York State and said that he thought it a dubious question when it
    came to abolishing it as a Party throughout the Country. He said that it
    was no pleasant problem to wish it on the State Legislatures and
    Governors, particularly where there was no law. He said based on his New
    York experience there should be no 10% increase because in many cases it
    is not needed. It is difficult to determine the correct amount of an
    equitable increase and that it would be a ``mess'' if left in the
    Courts. He stated that a brand new agency should be created and that the
    extension should be for a year and he did not see how it could be
    eliminated at this time.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Wiley who joined in what had been said
    by Senator Ives. The Senator stated that equity was needed and a little
    horse sense, and spoke of the 10% across-the-board increase of being no
    good in thousands of cases whereas in other situations it would be too
    great.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Bricker who said that he was opposed to
    another Republican OPA and that the facts should be considered in each
    case and equity done in all cases.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Hawkes who said he did not think the
    Conference could pass judgment on the question of rent control. He said
    that if it is not politically expedient how can we let this injustice
    prevail.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Williams who stated that the sooner we
    get rid of controls the better off we will all be and that he would vote
    against any legislation. He expressed the opinion that we were not
    helping veterans by loading them up with high priced houses.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Flanders who said that he had advised
    his Governor to pass a bill on the subject to be used if Congress passed
    a bad bill.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who stated that if the Conference
    was not unanimous for 10% then it could not be passed. He stated he
    believed that a Commission of four or five members might be created with
    authority to apply a percentage basis of increase for different areas in
    the Country. He said that NHA might take it over but that they did not
    want the job as well as the Commerce Department. He said he thought the
    matter might be determined by an answer to the question of how many
    wanted a flat increase, and how many wanted OPA abolished.
    The Chairman recognized Senator McCarthy who said that all new rentals
    should be decontrolled; that there should be an ease-up on evictions and
    that an across-the-board increase was necessary as OPA cannot take care
    of the hardship cases.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Langer who said that he would never vote
    to take off controls and never increase rentals. He said that he had
    given a pledge to the people of his State as had Senator Young.
    Senator Young nodded in agreement.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Cain who stated that he thought the
    elimination of rent controls would result in more houses and that the
    builders should be told that they could build and get whatever they
    could for their houses. He stated that 176 areas had been added since V-
    J Day and that he was for decontrolling of all new units of
    construction.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Watkins who said that if it was possible
    to relieve the hardship cases he would vote for the legislation.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Capehart who said that the present OPA
    bill gives the desired leeways. He expressed the opinion that both OPA
    and rent control are good things provided a little horse sense is used.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Hickenlooper who stated that the
    Republicans vote their conscience while the Democrats vote their
    politics; that rent control was not needed in the Middle West and that
    he did not believe it could be made a strictly Party matter. He said
    that the responsibility for the administration of the law would be in
    the hands of our enemies and stressed the fact that we can only
    legislate. He said that the legislation must be spelled out so clearly
    that no discretion must be left in the law.
    The Chairman stated that a Senator who was absent had asked him if it
    would be possible for his assistant to attend the Conference meetings in
    his absence. He stated that he had ruled against it and said that if
    there was no serious objection he would adhere to that ruling. There was
    no objection.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Vandenberg who spoke on Foreign Policy
    as follows: He said that he would present a snapshot of what we as a
    nation will shortly have to confront; that he had never spoken for the
    Republican Party and never shall; that no commitments had been made by
    him either directly or indirectly or by implication. He said that the
    people think the Democrats and the Republicans are handling the foreign
    situation but that bi-partisan action is limited to two things (1)
    United Nations and (2) the preliminary peace treaties. He said that the
    only commitment as far as the Republican Party is concerned to date has
    been the United Nations and that there was one Republican vote against
    that. He spoke of our policy in China and said that the present policy
    cannot survive when there is a different policy for people in one part
    of the world and another policy in a different section of the world, and
    that we are entitled to demand consistency around the world; that there
    is no bi-partisan Foreign Policy in South America and that we are on the
    verge of losing at home infinite prestige; that Pan American unity was
    at an all-time high in San Francisco but has now greatly deteriorated;
    that the United States must cease to be the Dictator of the North and
    join with South America on the partnership basis. As to the European
    situation he said he recognized the differences of opinion and that five
    minor treaties had been written to date which deal with the ``fringe.''
    He stated that there would be no stability until the German and Austrian
    Treaties had been written. He stated that the Russians had violated the
    Potsdam agreement to operate Germany as an economic unit; that there had
    been no comity between the various sectors established by the Americans,
    British, French and Russians; that through American and British
    cooperation in joining their sectors a civil reorganization had been
    established and it had been successful. He stated that the great problem
    today was the lack of a four-way treaty by the United States, Britain,
    France and Russia against any German aggression. He said that this would
    remove from Russia its last excuse for expansion. As to the Greek
    situation he said that nothing could be revealed until the President
    spoke on Wednesday at the Joint Session of Congress. He stated that
    Greece was sinking into the Russian orbit and if that goes so will
    Turkey. He said that intelligent American self-interest was his desire
    and policy. He said that the ruling Greek Government control was a farce
    on democracy; that Britain was withdrawing March 31 and that the Greek
    Government had requested help of the United States. What those demands
    are and how they can be fulfilled will only be known on Wednesday. He
    said that the participation by the Republicans in White House
    conferences did not entail Party commitments; that if a new policy were
    to be announced in defense of democracy abroad he would insist that the
    whole facts be laid before the American people and the Conference. He
    said that so far, we had been in collision with Russia on every point
    and that the Greek situation presented a basic challenge of Western
    Democracy vs. Eastern Communism; that the question at hand presented the
    most far reaching decision since the Monroe Doctrine; that he had asked
    that the President lay it on the ``line'' and give all of the facts. He
    stated that he was not speaking as a Republican spokesman or committing
    the Party. He said we should say what it means and do what it says so
    far as Moscow is concerned. He said that shortly the Committee on
    Foreign Relations will report the I.R.O. Treaty for consideration by the
    Senate.
    The Chairman expressed his appreciation for the remarks made by Senator
    Vandenberg.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Revercomb who questioned the wording in
    the Treaty relating to the immigration laws to which Senator Vandenberg
    replied that it was not their intention either remotely or indirectly to
    invade them and that Senator Wiley had been given complete authority to
    perfect any language necessary to protect the situation.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who suggested a Conference at the
    end of the week because of the Greek address to be made by the
    President.
    The Chairman said that a Conference would be called at a time to be
    decided later and after the Conference announced that one had been
    called for Friday, March 14, at 10:00 a.m.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Wiley who said that he had prepared a
    memorandum which had been previously placed before the Senators which
    was entitled ``Restriction of War Controls,'' a copy of which is
    attached hereto as Exhibit ``A.'' He said that he would make a statement
    on the matter before the Policy Committee on Saturday next.
    There being no further business the Conference adjourned at 10:53 p.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference March 14, 1947.

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Majority
                                   *    *    *
                                  Exhibit ``A''
                OUTLINE OF STATEMENT BEFORE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
                             By Hon. Alexander Wiley
                             U.S. Senator from Wis.
                             Monday, March 10, 1947

                           RESTRICTION OF WAR CONTROLS

                              PART I--INTRODUCTION

    (A) PURPOSES OF THIS STATEMENT
    (B) TWO-FOLD NATURE OF PROBLEM
    (C) REPUBLICAN PARTY POLICY
    (D) REPUBLICAN PARTY SUCCESS TO DATE
                         PART II--SECOND WAR POWERS ACT

    (A) HEARINGS BEING HELD
    (B) RECOMMENDATION OF PRESIDENT
    (C) COOPERATION OF EXECUTIVE BRANCH
    (D) NEED FOR CONTINUATION OF SOME CONTROLS
      (1) The World Situation
      (2) The Situation in the United States
    (E) NEED FOR ELIMINATION OF NUMEROUS CONTROLS
                PART III--ALL OTHER WARTIME AND EMERGENCY POWERS

                           RESTRICTION OF WAR CONTROLS

                              PART I--INTRODUCTION

    (A) PURPOSE OF THIS STATEMENT:
      I should like to present to my colleagues certain observations on the
    subject of war controls. My purpose in doing so is two-fold:
      (a) To report on the activities of the Senate Judiciary Committee in
    this important sphere, and
      (b) To continue, as I have in the past, to secure the judgment of the
    Senate Majority Conference on this subject of termininating war
    controls, and, in so doing, to help promote the unity of our Party on
    this subject.
    (B) TWO-FOLD NATURE OF PROBLEM:
      The subject of war controls may be divided for present purposes into
    two categories:
      (1) The most immediate problem regarding the Second War Powers Act
    which automatically expires unless it is renewed on March 31, 1947.
      (2) The much broader and only slightly less immediate problem,
    relating to all other emergency and wartime controls which (in addition
    to Second War Powers controls), come within the purview of Senate
    Resolution 35. My colleagues will recall that under this Resolution, as
    enacted, all Standing Committees of the Senate were directed to evaluate
    all wartime and emergency laws lying within their jurisdiction.
      These matters will be considered in the above order.
    (C) REPUBLICAN PARTY POLICY:
      As I have repeatedly asserted, the policy of the Republican Party is,
    as I interpret it, to remove all controls immediately, except those
    controls which are found absolutely necessary, in order that we may as
    soon as possible return to a free economy and full production.
      The Republican Party, I am sure, recognizes the fact that,
    unfortunately, all wartime controls cannot be abruptly terminated as of
    any one given date because of their complexity, because of differences
    in their legal time limits, and because of the fact that the postwar
    situation in the United States and throughout the world is such that
    chaos might result in some fields if all controls were arbitrarily
    eliminated at one time. The American people are, I believe, very
    rightfully hungry for freedom from controls, but they are not hungry for
    chaos.
      It is Republican policy I believe to accomplish these objectives:

        (1) To extend such controls, as must be extended, for the
      shortest possible time limit, consistent with administrative
      necessity, in order that the extension may be reviewed at an
      early date and then terminated, if at all feasible.
        (2) To correct the conditions which necessitate the
      extension in the first place rather than to allow those
      conditions to continue and thus make for need for indefinite
      extension. I may say at this point that in my observation, I
      have found that mal-administration has resulted in the need
      for continuance of many wartime controls, which might
      otherwise have been ended long before now. When this mal-
      administration is corrected, the need for controls will
      vanish.
        The American people are aware, too, that there are
      influences in the Administration which seek indefinite
      perpetuation of wartime controls through planned shortages.
      These influences must be vigorously counteracted.
        (3) To oversee the administration of controls in such a
      manner that

          (a) funds required in administering them will be
        conserved, and
          (b) the objectives of Congress in extending the controls
        will be achieved rather than violated.

    (D) REPUBLICAN PARTY SUCCESS TO DATE:
      I firmly believe that Republican policy along these lines has already
    borne much fruit. Thus,

        (1) Controls which have been eliminated thus far have been
      largely at the Republican insistence.
        (2) Recommendations by various agencies of the Executive
      Branch for the future elimination of other controls also
      indicate the success of unceasing pressure from our Party
      for the dropping of unneeded controls.
        (3) Constructive changes in administration of many
      continuing controls also indicate the favorable effects of
      Republican pressure.

      By no means, I believe, can the Party claim complete success, thus
    far, in the objectives listed in Part C. Nevertheless, I believe that
    the splendid role played by the Party thus far should not be obscured
    by:

        (1) Impatience with the complex nature of the problem
      before us and the fact the progress in decontrol cannot move
      with the speed of light.
        (2) Shifty tactics by the Administration designed to
      convey the phoney impression that it would remove controls
      just as fast without Republican pressure as with it. The
      history of power-hungry New Dealism belies such an
      impression.
                         PART II--SECOND WAR POWERS ACT

    (A) HEARINGS BEING HELD:
      Pursuant to the provisions of S. Res. 35, a sub-Committee, consisting
    of Senator Kilgore and myself, has been conducting Hearings of
    government witnesses and will commence Hearings of public witnesses
    tomorrow on Titles I, III and V of the Second War Powers Act. The
    purpose of these Hearings is to elicit facts upon which to base a
    recommendation respecting

        (1) which controls under these titles can safely be
      eliminated, and
        (2) which controls are necessary to be extended.

    (B) RECOMMENDATION OF PRESIDENT:
      In his message of February 3, 1947, the President recommended the
    extension for one year of Titles I and V, and in addition, Title III for
    limited purposes. Title I vests emergency powers in the Interstate
    Commerce Commission over transportation facilities. Title III vests in
    the President powers of allocation and priority over materials and
    supplies. Title V permits the waiver of certain navigation and
    inspection laws.
    (C) COOPERATION OF EXECUTIVE BRANCH:
      Although until a relatively short time ago, there was manifested a
    complete lack of cooperation by the Executive Branch in furnishing the
    Committee information respecting the use of war controls,
    notwithstanding repeated requests for such information, I am happy to
    report that it now appears that such information is forthcoming and that
    the Committee will shortly report its recommendations to the Senate.
    (D) NEED FOR CONTINUATION OF SOME CONTROLS:
      (1) The World Situation:

        To the extent that our nation is participating and will
      continue to participate in the alleviation of the hunger of
      war stricken countries, it is essential that certain
      allocation powers be retained in order to assure an adequate
      flow of needed foodstuffs to these countries, consistent
      with the maintenance of proper standards in our own nation.
      It is quite apparent that the solution of this problem
      involves our over-all policy respecting relief and
      rehabilitation of these war stricken countries. From the
      testimony presented to the Judiciary sub-Committee, it is
      essential that to the extent that this nation is to
      participate in the rehabilitation of war stricken countries,
      controls are needed to channel into export a justifiable
      share of certain commodities vital to the European economy.
        The world situation also has a direct bearing on the short
      supply of foodstuff and other commodities on our own
      economy. For example, there is a world short supply of
      sugar. Sugar will be allocated among the nations by
      international agreement. If we are to avoid an international
      scramble for sugar and similar commodities, which would
      spiral the prices to prohibitive levels, it is essential
      that all nations participating in the international
      agreement limit their own consumption, which means that
      power must be continued to allocate equitably our share of
      the world supply.

      (2) The Situation in the United States:

        The short supply of commodities vital to our economy is,
      as I have just pointed out, in some instances due to the
      world situation. Although I do not presume here to enumerate
      or assign all of our domestic ills which contribute to
      shortages in the United States, many of them are due to the
      impact of the war which imposed a tremendous drain on our
      natural resources and production equipment. The
      transportation facilities of the nation are, in particular,
      overburdened, due in large part to the fact that during the
      war years, repairs and replacements were not sufficiently
      available. This situation appears to temporarily necessitate
      at least a degree of allocation power so as to assure fair
      distribution of our production.

    (E) NEED FOR ELIMINATION OF NUMEROUS CONTROLS:
      From the information thus far available, it appears that many of the
    activities which stem from the Second War Powers Act are either no
    longer utilized or should be prohibited as not absolutely essential. An
    illustration of an activity which stems from the Act but which should be
    prohibited, is the power vested to waive certain navigation and
    inspection laws. The testimony before the sub-Committee has disclosed
    that this power is no longer essential with reference to privately owned
    or operated vessels.
      Many other instances were presented to the sub-Committee of controls
    which, in my opinion, are not justified and should be prohibited in any
    extension of the Second War Powers Act. In other words, it is my opinion
    that any extension of the Second War Powers Act be carefully
    circumscribed so as to encompass only power to allocate on an equitable
    basis among our people and between our nation and the world, essential
    items in which there is short supply, and that this power be retained
    only so long as there is substantial disparity between supply and need.
    All other controls, with very limited exception, should be immediately
    removed.
      Let me make it perfectly clear, however, gentlemen, that all of the
    foregoing is concerned solely with Titles I, III and V of the Second War
    Powers Act which expires the 31st of this month.
                PART III--ALL OTHER WARTIME AND EMERGENCY POWERS

      As I have stated before, the Judiciary Committee is also, pursuant to
    S. Res. 35, engaged in a survey of the over-all picture with respect to
    wartime emergency controls and regulations. This survey is not as urgent
    as the survey on the Second War Powers Act because it does not involve
    the termination date of March 31st. Consequently the broad survey of war
    controls - involving as it does - a tremendous mass of detail and
    literally hundreds of laws, has not yet been completed, though the
    standing Committees of the Senate are diligently at work and their
    Chairmen are certainly to be complimented for their work thus far.
      Since the survey is not complete, I am unable to make any definite
    conclusion. I do, however, believe we may safely say that the
    elimination of controls in this broader field will be much more
    comprehensive and much more extensive than in the field of Titles, I,
    III and V of the Second War Powers Act.
                            ------------------------

                                                            [March 14, 1947]

    MARCH 14, 1947
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, SENATOR EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR MARCH 14, 1947, IN ROOM 335,
                               SENATE OFFICE BLDG.

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.
    The Chairman requested the Secretary of the Conference to call the roll.
    The Secretary made the following announcement.

    Present 45:
      Aiken                               Dworshak                              Millikin
      Baldwin                             Ecton                                 Moore
      Ball                                Ferguson                              Morse
      Brewster                            Flanders                              Revercomb
      Bricker                             Gurney                                Saltonstall
      Bridges                             Hawkes                                Smith
      Brooks                              Hickenlooper                          Taft
      Buck                                Ives                                  Thye
      Bushfield                           Jenner                                Vandenberg
      Cain                                Kem                                   Watkins
      Capehart                            Knowland                              Wherry
      Capper                              Langer                                White
      Cooper                              Lodge                                 Wiley
      Cordon                              Martin                                Williams
      Donnell                             McCarthy                              Young

    Absent 6:
      Butler                              Reed                                  Tobey
      Malone                              Robertson                             Wilson

    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft on the question of legislative
    procedure for the coming sessions of the Senate. Senator Taft said that
    there were five matters of legislation which it was desired to have
    passed before March 31. They were, Portal-to-Portal Pay legislation,
    Lilienthal nomination,2 sugar, I.R.O. Treaty and the Greek
    Loan. He stated that it would be necessary to meet every day and perhaps
    hold evening sessions, and requested all Senators to bear in mind the
    dead line and to be as reasonably brief as they possibly could; that he
    would talk with Senator Barkley about getting the cooperation of the
    other side. Senator Taft moved and it was duly seconded and agreed to
    that the Senate proceed first with the Portal-to-Portal Pay legislation.
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
      \2\ [President Truman had nominated David E. Lilienthal, the chairman
    of the Tennessee Valley Authority, as chairman of the new Atomic Energy
    Commission. A number of Republican senators opposed the nomination,
    which was nevertheless eventually confirmed.]
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    Senator Taft said he desired to know how many would be absent on this
    Saturday in order to ascertain whether it would be wise to hold a
    session on that day and the Chairman asked those to stand who could not
    be present. The following Senators stood: McCarthy, Bricker, Buck,
    Flanders and Saltonstall. He stated that the Senate would not hold an
    evening session Monday, but he asked that Wednesday night be reserved
    and that on Monday and Wednesday nights of the following week, night
    sessions would probably be held.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Donnell who asked if the question of
    Party policy should not be decided in regard to a provision in the
    Portal-to-Portal Pay bill regarding the pay of workers in mines. He
    stated that under the terms of the present bill it leaves no
    compensation except by contract or custom and therefore he wished to
    know whether the Conference desired to make an exception in the case of
    mines.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who stated that wherever custom
    rules we should follow, and that it should be a matter which should be
    left to the Committee, and not one to be decided by the Conference. He
    stated that the Republican membership should follow the Chairmen of the
    various Committees and back them up, for as a general matter the
    Senators cannot hope to pass on the work of the various fifteen
    Committees. He said that he thought the matter should go back to the
    Judiciary Committee and have the recommendation of that Committee; and
    that debate on the bill might develop certain things which might warrant
    Conference action later.
    Senator Donnell said that the purpose of his raising the question was to
    acquaint the Members with the situation, and that he may bring it back
    for a policy decision.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Wherry who said that in his opinion the
    business element was not satisfied with the bill and satisfactory
    amendments may have to be offered on the floor.
    The Chairman asked if there were any comments to be made on the
    legislative procedure offered by Senator Taft. There were no comments.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Wiley who said that he believed that
    Senator Pepper would seek to amend the bill by a minimum wage amendment,
    and that other amendments would be offered for the purpose of attempting
    to kill the bill.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Vandenberg on the matter of the Greek-
    Turkish Loan. The Senator stated that he would attempt to bring the
    Conference up to date but that he still could not report adequately. He
    spoke of a meeting of the Foreign Relations Committee which resulted in
    a decision that the bill would be given full public hearings and
    everything would be face-up without reservations. He said that he wanted
    to prepare a schedule of questions, and asked that all Republican
    Members write out any questions they might have in mind and submit them
    to him. He stated that nothing can remain undisclosed with respect to
    the new policy. He said that a bill would be introduced within 24 hours
    in the House, and it would contain three points. (1) Credits of 250
    millions to Greece and 150 millions to Turkey. (2) Authorization to send
    civilian experts to supervise the expenditure of our funds. (3) The
    extension of existing statutes which permit military missions to visit
    foreign countries as military advisors. He said that in his opinion the
    third section was too broad. Senator Vandenberg was interrupted by
    questions from Senators Bridges, Taft, Bushfield, Dworshak, Capehart,
    Ball and Aiken. The questions asked were as follows: Whether the credits
    would consist of loans, gifts or grants? Is the proposal one to be later
    extended all over the world? How does it differ from the Roosevelt
    program which put us into war? The Palestine question? The question of
    Russia's veto power? Would Britain keep her forces in Greece? When the
    time comes for an appropriation, could the merits of the case still be
    gone into? Will the United States do the job or will Britain? To most of
    the questions asked, the Senator said that he wished they would be
    submitted to him in writing. Senator Vandenberg said there was no
    element of intervention, it being a response to a request on the part of
    the Greek Government. He read a statement which he had given to the
    newspapers, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit ``A.''
    He interrupted the reading of his statement to say that it is not a
    problem to be handed over to the United Nations because (1) it is not so
    well organized and (2) it has neither machinery or funds. Also that the
    United Nations Organization is based on the use of pacific means as the
    genesis of its origin, and that it has at this time no military force.
    He stated that efforts had been made to reach an agreement relating to a
    military force, but that Russia had held it up. He said that he had
    insisted that the American delegation raise this question to force an
    agreement. He said that in his opinion and belief whenever the United
    States has drawn a dead line for action in earnest, it would be
    respected by Russia, and that it was his feeling that all matters should
    be laid on the table with Russia.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who stated that even though the
    legislation would present many considerations he was inclined to go
    along with the President's policy. He said that it makes us a protector
    of Greece; that he believed Britain would pull out; that Britain had
    notified us last October that they would get out March 31, and that
    their military forces were down to 10,000 men; that it would involve no
    troops and no naval force in the Mediterranean Sea; that the matter was
    solely to stabilize the Government to prevent the Communists from taking
    over the Greek Government; that if we did not move in, it would mean
    that Russia would move in and take over just the same as we are. He
    expressed the opinion that Russia would not go to war but if Russia did
    to us in Cuba what we are doing to Russia in Greece we would go to war.
    He questioned whether or not we would step into France, Argentina and
    Brazil by reason of the Communistic elements there. He said that by our
    action we would give the conservative group in Greece a break, and hope
    that we would be able to get out when the Government gets on its feet,
    and that we would discourage Russia for at least a year. He stated that
    he believed that the same problems were worrying the leaders of the
    House, and that so far as he could see the alternative was worst.
    Questions were then asked by Senators Hickenlooper, Dworshak, Jenner,
    Williams and Hawkes. The questions were as follows: Are we stepping in
    at the specific request of the Greek Government? If Russia goes into
    Asia, India and Iran what would we do? If we knew of the emergency since
    last October why is the great emergency now? Who will control the oil in
    the Far East? What happens to us in the world if we do adopt the present
    policy? How far has Communism gone and would we have a united front with
    the other 41 Nations in the United Nations Organization against Russia?
    The Chairman recognized Senator Vandenberg who said ``that the
    alternative might be worse'' and that he did not like any part of the
    matter and would love to be able to ignore the whole situation. He said
    the question is if we do not confront this question how close are we to
    war? He said that the United States had a specific interest in keeping
    the Mediterranean an open sea. He said that he would never forget
    Munich, and that the way to get into trouble is to run away from
    trouble. The Senator said that the roll calls of the United Nations show
    a division of public opinion in the world as 49 to 6; the 6 votes
    representing Russia and its satelites.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Hickenlooper who said that the program
    presents a dilemma; that if we stay out, war is at the end of the path
    we might reach, and that if we go in there is a possibility of war.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Baldwin who expressed his appreciation
    for the remarks made by Senator Vandenberg, and said that he hopes that
    the Republicans stand behind the President and Senator Vandenberg in
    this policy even though he does not like it; that if we take a firm
    stand now the small nations will know that we mean what we say.
    The Chairman called to the attention of the Conference the International
    Trade Organization Bill which he said tied in with the whole situation;
    that the Finance Committee had unanimously voted to make inquiry into
    it, and that hearings had been scheduled for next week. He asked that
    questions be submitted by the Members to him, and he said that he hoped
    the matter would turn out to be a non partisan affair. The inquiry would
    be thorough and searching, and the sole purpose of the Committee to
    develop facts; that he had discussed the matter with Senator Vandenberg,
    and that the Senator had written him heartily approving of the inquiry.
    He said that action should be had on the bill prior to the Geneva
    Conference.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft, who said that so far as rent
    legislation was concerned that he and Senator McCarthy were working on
    an alternative measure for the 10% across-the-board increase. The
    proposed legislation would set up a new Board and divide the United
    States into areas and categories.
    The Chairman stated for the information of the Conference that Senators
    Dworshak and Martin had been invited to be present at a meeting of the
    Policy Committee on yesterday; that he would abide by the will of the
    new Senators as to who the two Senators would be who would attend the
    future Policy Committee meetings.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Morse who stated that we should not
    avoid war by a show of weakness nor by staying on this side of the
    Atlantic; that Russia was now carrying on a psychological and economic
    warfare and that if she moves in we might as well recognize that war has
    started. He said that he has found no evidence of Russia having
    conducted herself as an ally.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Langer who raised the question as to the
    attitude of the Conference about the 700 Postmasterships now pending
    before his Committee.
    The Chairman stated that there would be a meeting of the Policy
    Committee on tomorrow, and that he was invited to appear and discuss the
    matter there.
    There being no further business, the Conference adjourned at 12:05 p.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference March 18, 1947.

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Majority
                                   *    *    *
                                  EXHIBIT ``A''
                         STATEMENT BY SENATOR VANDENBERG

    The President's message faces facts and so must Congress. The
    independence of Greece and Turkey must be preserved, not only for their
    own sakes but also in defense of peace and security for all of us. In
    such a critical moment the President's hands must be upheld. Any other
    course could be dangerously misunderstood. But Congress must carefully
    determine the methods and explore the details in so momentous a
    departure from our previous policies.
    The immediate problem may be treated by itself. But it is vitally
    important also to frankly weigh it for the future. We are at odds with
    communism on many fronts. We should evolve a total policy. It must
    clearly avoid imperialism. It must primarily consult American welfare.
    It must keep faith with the pledges to the Charter of the United Nations
    which we all have taken.
    We should proceed as far as possible within the United Nations. But that
    is not practical at the immediate moment because UN has no relief funds;
    and it has not yet concluded agreements with member nations for military
    support. We should immediately insist in the Security Council that these
    latter plans be consummated. We should also seek immediate report from
    the United Nations Commission investigating alleged external invasions
    of Greek sovereignty.
    The plain truth is that Soviet-American relationships are at the core of
    this whole problem. Every effort should be made to terminate these
    controversies. This effort must occur in plain understanding of basic
    principles which we shall not surrender. I repeat my own belief that it
    ought to be possible for Moscow and Washington to ``live and let live,''
    since neither wants anything like war. Yet we find ourselves in constant
    disagreement respecting our mutually pledged objectives. There should be
    frank consultations between us--with all the cards face up on the
    table--in final search for mutual understanding. Now, if ever, we must
    say what we mean and mean what we say. Out persistent offer of an anti-
    Nazi alliance clearly proves our own good faith.
    We cannot fail to back up the President at such an hour--even though
    many critical details remain to be settled in consultation with the
    Congress.
    Meanwhile, we must review our own foreign policy in other directions and
    make it consistently effective. We must proceed with calm but determined
    patience to deal with practical realities as they unfold. We must either
    take or surrender leadership.
                            ------------------------

                                                            [March 22, 1947]

    MARCH 22, 1947
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, SENATOR EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR MARCH 22, 1947, IN ROOM 335,
                             SENATE OFFICE BUILDING.

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:30 a.m.
    The Chairman requested the Secretary of the Conference to call the roll.
    The Secretary made the following announcement:

    Present 37:
      Aiken                               Flanders                              Reed
      Baldwin                             Gurney                                Revercomb
      Ball                                Hawkes                                Smith
      Brewster                            Ives                                  Taft
      Bridges                             Jenner                                Thye
      Brooks                              Kem                                   Tobey
      Bushfield                           Knowland                              Vandenberg
      Butler                              Langer                                Watkins
      Cain                                Malone                                Wherry
      Donnell                             McCarthy                              White
      Dworshak                            Millikin                              Wiley
      Ecton                               Moore                                 Young
      Ferguson

    Absent 14:
      Bricker                             Cordon                                Robertson
      Buck                                Hickenlooper                          Saltonstall
      Capehart                            Lodge                                 Williams
      Capper                              Morse                                 Wilson
      Cooper                              Martin

    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who said that the Conference had
    been called primarily at the instance of Senators McCarthy and Bricker
    on the question of sugar controls. He said that he felt it should be
    fully discussed and a policy adopted thereon. He stated that so far as
    the legislative program for next week was concerned, the Calendar would
    be called and the Lilienthal nomination presented as soon as possible.
    He stated that there were two or three minor matters that should be
    passed in a reasonable period of time and that Senators Hickenlooper and
    Knowland were agreeable to this policy so that the Lilienthal
    nomination, once taken up could be continued without interruption. He
    asked if there was any objection to House Joint Resolution 18, now on
    the Calendar relating to rubber and Senate 918 relative to Selective
    Service records. There being no objection he expressed the hope that
    they could be passed on the call of Calendar. He asked concerning the
    I.R.O. Resolution, Senate Joint Resolution 77, to which Senator
    Vandenberg responded that there was no fixed dead line for the passage
    of the resolution, but that the Army had to make its plans prior to July
    1. He also stated that an agreement so far had not been reached
    concerning the language of an amendment pertaining to immigration.
    Senator Taft suggested that if I.R.O. was not passed on the call of the
    Calendar, and if Senator Revercomb wanted to make a speech thereon that
    Resolution would be taken up after the call of the Calendar. Senator
    Taft stated that legislation relating to wool had to be settled by April
    15, to which Senator Aiken replied that the Agriculture Committee would
    start hearings on the legislation next Wednesday and that hearings would
    shortly be started on import controls. Senator Taft stated that he had
    introduced bills to continue controls on specific items; that it was his
    opinion that controls should only be continued where they are needed and
    that specific legislation should be introduced relating to those
    particular subjects. He stated that he would abide by whatever is worked
    out as to fats and oils, freight cars, tractors and other extension
    legislation.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Knowland who asked concerning H.R. 2102,
    which provides for the extension of the farm labor supply program to
    which Senator Aiken responded that Senator Kem had asked that hearings
    on the subject be printed and even though the dead line was not until
    June 30, the legislation should be brought up as soon as possible.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Flanders for the purpose of discussing
    S.J. Res. 58, relating to the distribution and pricing of sugar. The
    Senator explained the resolution in detail and stated the reasons of the
    Committee for recommending the legislation.
    The Chairman asked if there were any other proponents to speak and
    Senator Tobey responded that he reserved the right to speak later if
    necessary.
    The Chairman then recognized Senator McCarthy who spoke on behalf [of]
    S. 869 which was introduced by himself and Senator Bricker which
    decontrolled sugar imediately. The Senator spoke of the amount of sugar
    available from all sources together with its present distribution and
    allocation and answered many questions which were interposed.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Butler who said that decontrol must be
    made at some time, and that he hopes the Senate would adopt the House
    Resolution on the subject.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Wiley who said that it was evident that
    between now and March 31 there would not be an agreement reached and he
    spoke of his appearance before the Policy Committee recommending
    extension of controls for a three months period so that all difficult
    matters could be worked out.
    The Chairman asked that he be excused in order that he might attend
    another meeting, and he stated that so far as he could see no policy
    could be reached at this meeting on the subject of sugar. He requested
    that Senator Young preside.
    The Secretary, Senator Young, took the chair.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Hawkes who said that he thought that
    rent control would be discussed at todays meeting, and he spoke of a
    news item which stated that the Policy Committee had killed his
    legislation on the subject relating to a flat 10% increase. He said that
    he had told Senator Taft how he felt about the matter, and after
    explaining his bill he asked that an open mind be kept.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Flanders who expressed the opinion that
    it would be bad for the Republican Party if all controls were taken off
    sugar as there would be no free market.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Tobey who said that he proposed to offer
    an amendment to the legislation which provided that any excess would be
    given to the housewives, to which Senator Wherry replied that he hoped
    the Committee would be able to increase the allocation.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Ball who expressed the hope that a
    compromise might be worked out, and Senator Brewster expressed the same
    sentiments.
    There being no further business the Conference adjourned at 12:20 p.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference April 9, 1947

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

    SECRETARY FOR THE MAJORITY
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                                                            [April 12, 1947]

    APRIL 12, 1947
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, SENATOR EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR APRIL 12, 1947, IN ROOM 335,
                             SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:15 a.m.
    The Chairman requested the Secretary of the Conference to call the roll.
    The Secretary made the following announcement:

    Present 31:
      Aiken                               Hawkes                                Robertson
      Baldwin                             Hickenlooper                          Saltonstall
      Ball                                Ives                                  Smith
      Brooks                              Jenner                                Taft
      Bushfield                           Kem                                   Thye
      Cain                                Lodge                                 Vandenberg
      Capehart                            McCarthy                              Watkins
      Capper                              Millikin                              Wherry
      Dworshak                            Moore                                 Wiley
      Ecton                               Morse                                 Young
      Flanders

    Absent 20:
      Brewster                            Donnell                               Reed
      Bricker                             Ferguson                              Revercomb
      Bridges                             Gurney                                Tobey
      Buck                                Knowland                              White
      Butler                              Langer                                Williams
      Cooper                              Malone                                Wilson
      Cordon                              Martin

    The Chairman announced, that in accordance with Paragraph 5, of the
    Republican Conference Rules the following eight members were appointed
    to serve as the Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee: Ex-Senator
    Townsend, Chairman, Senators Capehart, Cain, Flanders, Kem, Martin,
    Watkins and Young. He stated that the previous membership of the
    Committee had comprised five members, but that it had been inadequate
    geographically, and that he thought eight would better serve the
    purpose. Upon motion made and duly seconded the membership of the
    Committee as announced by the Chairman was confirmed by the Conference.
    The Chairman stated that the purpose of the Conference was to consider
    the Labor Bill now before the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, and
    he recognized Senator Taft.
    Senator Taft stated that the theory in drafting the present legislation
    was to start with the Case Bill as a basis. He said that the question of
    the Labor issue had arisen in the last election, that there was a
    feeling that the New Deal was prejudiced as to labor, and that there had
    been somewhat of a commitment on the part of the Republicans to
    legislate limiting the rights and privileges of labor leaders. He said
    that the labor leaders had acted solely on the theory to further the
    welfare of union men which had led to boycotts and racketeering; that
    their acts had been legalized by the Clayton-LaGuardia Act, and that the
    Wagner Act had created further injustices. He said that it is clear that
    we do not want to throw the balance of power to the employer, and that
    two things were essential (1) to see that there is some equality of the
    bargaining power and (2) we do not intend to destroy the right to strike
    which must be preserved. He said that the purpose of the bill was to
    prevent specific abuses and injustices which have arisen under the law
    and to place some responsibility on the part of labor; that while the
    larger companies can handle themselves the smaller ones are subject to
    abuse. He analyzed the bill which he said contained approximately 150
    Amendments to the Wagner Act and spoke on the six titles in the bill
    which are as follows:
      1. Amendments to the Wagner Act.
      2. Federal Mediation Service
      3. Monopolistic Practices of Labor Organizations

        (a) Restrictions on union welfare funds and on the check-
      off of union dues.
        (b) Prohibition of certain types of boycotts and
      jurisdictional strikes.
        (c) Providing for suability of labor organizations.
        (d) Registration of labor organizations and requirement
      that financial statements be furnished to members.

      4. Recess Study by Joint Committee of Senate and House.
      5. National Emergencies Created by Labor Disputes.
      6. Definitions.
    He stated that seven members out of thirteen on the Labor Committee, in
    his opinion, wanted a milder form of bill, and that the question to be
    decided was whether there should be one bill or several separate bills
    presented to the Senate on the subject of labor. He expressed the
    opinion that it would be easier to handle one bill in the Senate and
    stated that the House decided to proceed on the one bill theory; also
    that the program as outlined by the Committee had been designed to
    accomplish four things (1) equality and labor peace (2) industry wide
    bargaining (3) prohibit all boycotts and jurisdictional strikes and (4)
    to outlaw the closed shop.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Smith who expressed the opinion that in
    order to get some kind of constructive legislation more than one bill
    should be introduced, and he stated that to do otherwise would be to
    invite a Presidential veto.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Morse who said that he thought it unwise
    to urge an omnibus bill. He stated that it was definite that the one
    bill would be vetoed, that the Congress would be unable to pass it over
    the veto, and that by passing separate bills the President would have to
    sign some legislation on the subject of labor. He stated that it would
    be possible to enact into the law, amendments to the Wagner Act and
    check off reform.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Ives who expressed the opinion that
    labor legislation should be taken out of politics, that the President
    should be consulted to see how far he would go, and that the final
    objective should be ``labor peace.''
    The Chairman recognized Senator Saltonstall who said that he personally
    would favor the divided bills as against one bill, and that the Country
    wants some improvement in the present labor legislation.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Aiken who said that he was for a
    division otherwise there would be no legislation; that he would vote to
    divide the bill in Committee and against uniting them on the floor; that
    the Morse-Ives provision could be passed over a veto, and that by a
    series of bills something could be obtained.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Vandenberg who said that if the House
    passed one bill and we pass a series of bills the result would be
    unsatisfactory. Both Houses he said should proceed on the same theory,
    that from a standpoint of debate a division might be preferable, but
    fundamentally we should agree with the House on a common procedure.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Ball who stated that the House is
    determined to have one bill, that the Senate should start out with one
    bill, that in his opinion the President would veto any amendments to the
    Wagner Act and the Case Bill provisions, and that he would sign only a
    measure dealing with mediation features.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Jenner who said that the House had
    already agreed upon one bill, and that there was no reason to see the
    President as he had already stated his position in his message to
    Congress and through his Secretary of Labor and the Chairman of the
    National Labor Relations Board. He said that the decision will be made
    by Congress passing a fair, just and equitable bill and then having the
    President veto it.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Capehart who said that he was for one
    bill, and the only reason for one to oppose the presentation of the
    matter as a whole was because of opposition to certain provisions
    therein.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who expressed the opinion that it
    would be easy to handle the matter in one bill and that less time would
    be consumed; that labor is all one problem and that while he would like
    the situation to be outside of politics, it cannot be taken out as it is
    already there. He said that every New Dealer and Democrat wants a
    divided bill. He stated that while Senator Ives says he does not want to
    sabotage the bill, in every possible way he is fortified not only by the
    Democrats but by Senators Aiken and Morse. He said that should the
    Committee decide to proceed on separate bills he would have no other
    alternative but to offer a substitute on the Floor.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Hawkes who said that there was not one
    thing in the bill which would injure labor and that the people expected
    Congress to write labor legislation and not the President.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Flanders who expressed the opinion that
    the will of the Senate could be brought out better by passing separate
    bills.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Baldwin who said that in order to elect
    a Republican President in November '48 that we must give up individual
    views; that the people are holding the Republican leadership responsible
    and that the people themselves want some kind of labor legislation.
    The Chairman said that it was highly desirable to have agreement with
    the House, but that it was not always easy to proceed and to get a
    reconciliation of viewpoint. He spoke of the pending Conference on the
    budget legislation and the current tax bill.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Morse who said that the Congress should
    present to the President a series of bills with a majority of Democrats
    represented, and that he felt certain that the Democratic Members of the
    Committee would sign the Majority Committee report. He said that there
    would not be teamwork on the part of some of the Republican Members, and
    that there should be a vote on the merits before one on procedure.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Ball who said that if the position of
    Senators Morse, Aiken and Ives was sustained the Majority would be
    yielding to a minority position in the matter.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Thye who expressed the opinion that if
    we hold to individual views we will be divided before we get the bill on
    the Floor of the Senate, and he expressed the hope that the matter would
    come out of the Committee with one view.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Wherry who criticized the three bill
    procedure and said that we must foreclose our own ideas for teamwork.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who moved that the Conference
    recommend that the labor legislation be handled in one bill. The motion
    was duly seconded and the Chairman asked the Members present to raise
    their hands for and against. The Chairman made the following
    announcement: 21 hands were raised in favor of the motion, and 7 hands
    against it.
    There being no further business the Conference adjourned at 12:30 p.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference May 5, 1947

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Majority

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                    MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE CHAIRMEN OF THE
                       VARIOUS STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE
                  UNITED STATES SENATE CALLED BY THE CHAIRMAN,
                             SENATOR STYLES BRIDGES

    April 25, 1947
    The meeting was called to order at 11:30 a.m. in the District of
    Columbia Committee room, Senate Wing of the Capitol.

      Present: Senators Bridges, Buck, Capper, Wiley, Aiken,
      Brooks, Wherry, and Revercomb.
      Absent: Senators Gurney, Tobey, Langer, Millikin,
      Vandenberg, White, Taft, Butler, Brewster and Hickenlooper.
        Also invited to be present as Chairmen of the Special
      Committees:
          Senators Wherry, Brewster, and Hickenlooper.

    The Chairman called the meeting to order and said that he had invited
    Honorable George M. Fay, United States District Attorney, to be present
    to inform the members of procedure relating to the process of subpoena
    and contempt cases.
    Mr. Fay addressed the meeting in respect to the various factors
    involved, and said that he would submit to Senator Wiley an analysis of
    his talk, which the Senator said he would edit and have printed as a
    Public Document.
    There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 12:10 p.m.

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Majority

    Approved:

                                                     [signed] Styles Bridges

                                                                    Chairman
                            ------------------------

                                                               [May 8, 1947]

    MAY 8, 1947
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
      CHAIRMAN, SENATOR EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR MAY 8, 1947, IN ROOM 335,
                             SENATE OFFICE BUILDING.

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.
    The Chairman requested the Secretary of the Conference to call the roll.
    The Secretary made the following announcement:

    Present 42:
      Aiken                               Gurney                                Robertson
      Ball                                Hawkes                                Saltonstall
      Brewster                            Hickenlooper                          Smith
      Bricker                             Ives                                  Taft
      Bridges                             Jenner                                Thye
      Brooks                              Kem                                   Vandenberg
      Buck                                Knowland                              Watkins
      Bushfield                           Langer                                Williams
      Butler                              Lodge                                 Wilson
      Cain                                Malone                                Young
      Cordon                              Martin
      Donnell                             McCarthy
      Dworshak                            Millikin
      Ecton                               Moore
      Ferguson                            Morse
      Flanders                            Revercomb

    Absent 9:
      Baldwin                             Cooper                                Wherry
      Capehart                            Reed                                  White
      Capper                              Tobey                                 Wiley

    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who said that he wished to speak
    concerning the program for the rest of the session. He called attention
    to the recent action of the Policy Committee giving priority to certain
    legislation and expressed the opinion that the Congress should adjourn
    for the Session in conformity with the intent of the La Follette-
    Monroney Law. He said that while there were a number of important
    matters still before the Congress particular emphasis should be placed
    at this time on an affirmative program insofar as legislation was
    concerned relating to Federal assistance. He spoke of the following
    bills involving a Federal expansion program:

        The Scientific Foundation Bill
        The Aid to Education Bill
        The Cancer Research Bill
        The Stream Pollution Bill
        The General Health Program Legislation
        Flood Control Authorization
        Various Veterans Bills

    He read from the Republican Party platform of 1944 concerning the Party
    stand on Social Security measures. The Senator said he did not want to
    bring up any measure which did not have a majority of Republican votes;
    that there should be a floor placed under essential services; that
    definite federal standards are necessary in any law to be enacted; that
    when setting standards there is a tendency to push them higher, and that
    the President is under the domination of the present Social Security
    Administration which is under the control of the New Deal setup therein.
    He spoke of the Murray-Wagner-Dingell Bill as being the wrong way to
    proceed, and spoke of the Republican substitute which would be limited
    to people who cannot pay for medical services, with the funds going to
    assist the states and only affecting about twenty percent of the people.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Vandenberg who spoke concerning his play
    for coverage and benefits relating to Social Security and old age
    survivors, and said that the Chairman of the Finance Committee would
    announce an advisory group to lay the foundation at the next Session of
    the Congress on coverage and benefits. He also stated that a program of
    Republican intentions was needed.
    The Chairman stated that it was his intention as Chairman of the Finance
    Committee to do the very thing of which Senator Vandenberg had spoken,
    and that preliminary work was being done at this time on it.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Vandenberg who then spoke of payroll
    taxes, and said that action must be taken at this Session to freeze them
    at the present level of one percent, and that legislation should be
    included in the pending Tax Bill.
    The Chairman said that a resolution on the subject had been introduced
    in the House of Representatives, and that it was on the agenda for
    careful watching.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Young who spoke of the Soil Conservation
    program as most important, and said that an affirmative statement should
    be made if the Republicans are the author of the original legislation.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Lodge who said that it was important
    that we have an ample program; that while we are part of the free-
    enterprise system there are certain fields which are not reached, and he
    said that two things are uppermost in the minds of the people:

        (1) High cost of living.
        (2) Housing shortage.

    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who said that so far as he was
    concerned something must be done to get the Republican Majority on the
    Committee for housing legislation, and he doubted whether anything could
    be done this session.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Ball who said that what was needed was
    an investigation to look into the regulations of the building industry.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Donnell who said that he had been
    requested by Senator Wiley who was absent on official business to
    present to the Conference the matter of termination of emergency and
    wartime controls. He said that certain controls expire in June and that
    some extensions or changes will be necessary. He spoke of four other
    matters which should receive attention:

        (1) Court martials.
        (2) Legal status of women.
        (3) Labor relations of courts.
        (4) Overlapping of agencies.

    He said that legislation on export and import controls must be enacted,
    but that the others could go over until the next session.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Kem who said that it is necessary to
    give the Government back to the people, and that he did not believe in
    the philosophy of taxing and spending; that the expenses of government
    must be curtailed and a constructive labor program enacted; that the
    objections to the housing bill were very substantial, and that we should
    not be enacting a lot of New Deal legislation.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Malone who said that the CPA had caused
    much trouble in his state and that it should be abolished.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who said that he did not think that
    the Republican party should take the stand as expressed by Senator Kem,
    and that the Federal government does have a place in stimulating the
    public welfare.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Martin who expressed the opinion that
    the majority of the people want a good sound conservative government. He
    spoke of the Federal government moving into states and interfering with
    private business; that we must have tax relief, a curtailment of
    expenditures, reduction of the debt, and a fair labor law. He said that
    we should not imitate the New Deal, and that our interest should be to
    elect a Republican President in 1948 as it was the only chance for
    survival.
    The Chairman said that the Finance Committee would very shortly report
    the bill on tax reduction, and that he believed the legislation would
    meet with the hearty support of all parties. He said that he would call
    a conference on the subject because complete harmony would be needed.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Thye who agreed with Senator Taft that
    welfare and educational programs were needed, and he stated that we
    cannot shut ourselves off from a progressive program.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Langer who expressed the viewpoint of
    the West insofar as REA is concerned. He said that there is a feeling
    that the power companies control the Republican party and that it would
    be offset by passage of the St. Lawrence waterway legislation which had
    original Republican endorsement.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Flanders who said that labor legislation
    should be written on the statute books; that any surplus should be
    applied for debt reduction and taxes; that an effective tax bill should
    be worked on in the interim, and that a positive program should be
    developed in Federal and state fields and incorporated in appropriate
    legislation.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Dworshak who spoke of the large number
    of Federal employees still on the payroll, and that there is a real job
    ahead in taking them off the roll in order that we might have economy.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Donnell who said that in his opinion the
    country has become committed to certain programs; that the country and
    the Republican party have gone so far that they cannot now retreat; that
    the Government does have power to go into the welfare fields but that it
    should not be done by deficit financing.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who presented the following motion:

      That the Chairman of the Policy Committee is authorized to
      appoint a Committee of Senators for the purpose of
      informally meeting with a similar Committee of the House of
      Representatives; the said Committee to report to the
      Conference with regard to the Republican policy on proposed
      legislation requiring an expansion of Federal activity and
      expenditure.

    After a discussion of the phrasing of the motion by the Chairman,
    Senators Saltonstall and Hawkes the motion was agreed to.
    There being no further business the Conference adjourned at 10:55 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference June 5, 1947

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Majority
                            ------------------------

                                                              [May 16, 1947]

    MAY 16, 1947
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
      CHAIRMAN, SENATOR EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR MAY 16, 1947, IN ROOM 335,
                             SENATE OFFICE BUILDING.

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.
    The Chairman requested the Secretary of the Conference to call the roll.
    The Secretary made the following announcement:

    Present 39:
      Ball                                Ferguson                              Morse
      Brewster                            Gurney                                Reed
      Bridges                             Hawkes                                Revercomb
      Brooks                              Hickenlooper                          Robertson
      Buck                                Ives                                  Saltonstall
      Bushfield                           Jenner                                Smith
      Cain                                Kem                                   Taft
      Capper                              Knowland                              Thye
      Cooper                              Lodge                                 Vandenberg
      Cordon                              Martin                                Watkins
      Donnell                             McCarthy                              White
      Dworshak                            Millikin                              Wiley
      Ecton                               Moore                                 Williams

    Absent 12:
      Aiken                               Capehart                              Tobey
      Baldwin                             Flanders                              Wherry
      Bricker                             Langer                                Wilson
      Butler                              Malone                                Young

    The Chairman recognized Senator Morse who requested that before any
    unanimous consent agreements are entered into in the future that a
    quorum call be had.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who stated that the Senate Rules do
    not require a quorum call except where a specific time is fixed for a
    final vote on a bill or on a joint resolution, and that the Senate
    should abide by the rules.
    The Chairman recognized Senator White who stated that he thought the
    present procedure bad practice in that quorum calls should be asked for
    on all such votes.
    The Chairman asked Senator Morse if he wished to have Conference action
    on the matter, and that if he was not satisfied with the present
    procedure he should think the matter over and request action at a
    subsequent meeting. Senator Morse responded that he would leave the
    matter up to the Party officers, but believed that quorum calls should
    be had on all unanimous consent agreements.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who spoke about the necessity that
    the Scientific Foundation Bill receive action today, and spoke about the
    postmasters nominations which were the subject of debate on Wednesday,
    and he requested that all Senators vote to reject the resolutions
    proposed to discharge the Civil Service Committee.
    The Chairman requested Senator Vandenberg to assume the chair which he
    did, and Senator Millikin was recognized.
    Senator Millikin said that he hoped to bring up before the Senate H.R.
    1, the Tax Bill on Monday next, and stated that extensive hearings had
    been held thereon by the Finance Committee with business
    representatives, financial advisors, representatives of the CIO, and
    persons representing all shades of opinion testifying thereon. He stated
    that the bill had been drafted on a conservative basis and with the
    Senate's view in regard to the budget in mind. He said that the
    Committee had decided to base its estimate on an estimated payment of
    170 billion dollars of income payments; that this was a conservative
    figure, and that the estimated revenues would be had even in case of
    some business recession. Insofar as expenditures were concerned, he said
    that no agreement had been reached with the House as to a sound
    reduction goal, and that there appeared to be no alternative but to take
    the Senate version. He said he saw no reason for departing from the 4.5
    figure. He presented a tabulation from the Finance Committee which
    presented an approach to the problem which is attached hereto as exhibit
    ``A.'' He stated that the House position of fixing the effective date as
    January 1, 1947 had been abandoned, and stated that the cost of the
    House bill had amounted to 4.8 billions whereby making it effective July
    1 there would be a saving of 1.6 billions. He said that the Tax Bill
    presented was not an extravagant or an optimistic plan, but that it
    would make possible a handsome cushion for contingencies which might
    arise.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Brewster who stated that he thought the
    Bill a possible remedy for offsetting any depression as it was a
    tendency to stimulate business. He spoke of the Treasury estimate of 1.4
    surplus in 1947 when the Committee experts arrived at a surplus of 2.4
    together with a Treasury estimate in 1948 of 1.4. He asserted that under
    any theory the budget will be balanced.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Hawkes who commented upon the testimony
    of the Treasury officials to the fact that they saw no recession in view
    at the present time.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Buck who asked if the present Bill gave
    any assistance to corporations, to which Senator Millikin replied that a
    saving of 3.2 billions was reflected solely in personal income taxes.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Hawkes who spoke of the Democrats taking
    the position that no tax legislation should be enacted now, and that the
    same ones will take that position next January when the same factors are
    involved. He stated that it is impossible to figure everything that is
    going to happen to us.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Millikin who called attention to the
    Democratic tax cut in 1945 when something extraordinary was necessary to
    meet an extraordinary occasion. He said that the tax cut worked then
    when we had the biggest deficit in history. He stated that all knew that
    the members of the Finance Committee were conservative, and that the
    Bill could be defended as to expenditure and receipts. He stated that
    the Democrats were holding a conference this morning to decide on the
    question of postponing action on the Bill for 30 days, the same move
    having been attempted without success in the Finance Committee. He
    stated that the move was purely political in order to get the President
    off the limb due to his five billion dollar mistake in estimating
    revenues, and in order that the Democrats might be in a position to have
    the ball. He warned the Republicans not to be maneuvered into a 30 day
    delay. He stated that never in the history of the country had we waited
    for appropriation bills to be enacted before enacting tax legislation
    and that in the past all tax legislation had been based upon estimates.
    He stated that the Democrats wanted to start the Tax Bill as of January
    1, 1948, and that if you cannot do it now you certainly would have no
    more information available for approval now of something to start in
    January. He said that the real battle for the bill would be on their
    motion to postpone or to table. By a postponement it would be a play
    into their hands and they would carry the ball on January 1. He said
    that he believed that they could practically garner a unanimous vote on
    their side by being able to hide under their own motion, and that
    therefore the Republicans could not afford to lose a vote. He asked if
    there was anyone present who would not stand with him on that vote.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Thye who asked if the 4.5 expenditure
    budget figure was agreed upon what effect it would have upon the western
    projects, to which Senator Millikin replied that they should not be
    unduly cut, and that was one reason he sponosored the 4.5 agreement
    instead of the six billion figure.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Morse who stated that he would give the
    matter very careful consideration but that he would not commit himself.
    However, he assured Senator Millikin that he would keep an open mind.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Donnell who said that he could not
    commit himself until he had heard all of the debate and it had closed.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Millikin who stated that if we cannot
    win this fight then it would be necessary to know beforehand so that
    other tactics could be developed and he desired to know whether anyone
    would support the delaying tactics. He expressed the opinion that he
    thought he was entitled to know whether or not any man had serious
    doubts.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who expressed the opinion that
    Senator Millikin was entitled to be informed, and requested Senators to
    advise the Senator by 3:00 o'clock today of their position.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Revercomb who stated that the Conference
    had never bound anyone and that all Senator Millikin was requesting was
    a mere indication of how the Republican Senators felt about the matter.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Lodge who stated that the chances were
    that he would vote with the Senator, but that he believed it to be wrong
    tactics if a procedure was started to settle issues before the debate
    took place on the Floor.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Ives who stated that the Republican men
    now occupied a unique and vital position both from an economic and
    political standpoint. He stated that the attitude on the part of the
    Democrats had become strictly political and not moral, that serious
    consideration should be given to the political maneuvers involved and
    that the question of taxes and debt reduction were of primary importance
    in his state. He said that he disbelieved in political maneuvers and
    would vote for the bill.
    The Acting Chairman, Senator Vandenberg, stated that the Senator from
    Colorado was not asking that Senators bind themselves by their
    commitments, and that there was no doubt in his mind as to the unanimous
    attitude of the Democrats who were now meeting, but that the sole
    question involved was whether or not the Republicans would face a united
    opposition with a united effort in presenting the Tax Bill on Monday. He
    stated that as a fraternal obligation the Republican membership owed it
    to Senator Millikin to let him know how they felt concerning the matter.
    He said that it is a political and not an economic assault which the
    Republicans are facing, and stated that the fate and welfare of the
    Republican party in the country is up for decision at this time. He
    thought that the Chairman of the Finance Committee was not asking too
    much in this limited approach to the question that he be informed by the
    members.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Morse who stated that at no time would
    he reveal his position, that he would not presume that a political
    strategy was involved until it had developed, and that he considered it
    a mistake even within narrow brackets to ask for any binding action.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Robertson who stated that the
    Republicans should support the party in this matter; Senator Brewster
    spoke of the procedure of Senator Lucas in the Finance Committee, and
    Senator Taft spoke of [Treasury] Secretary [John W.] Snyder's testimony
    before the Committee when he refused to give any estimate for 1948. The
    Chairman recognized Senator Millikin who again discussed the Bill, and
    said that 49 million individual income taxpayers would benefit under it
    with 3.2 billions being put into the pocketbooks of the taxpayers. He
    said that as to basic changes for special relief for specific groups and
    for other inequities in the present law, that these matters should be
    left for a general revenue revision bill to be taken up at the next
    Session of Congress. He spoke briefly presenting the picture on
    community property exemptions throughout the country.
    There being no further business the Conference adjourned at 11:43 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference June 5, 1947

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Majority
                                   *    *    *
                                  EXHIBIT ``A''

                                FISCAL YEAR 1948
    Probable revenues..........................................      41.4
    Revenue estimated in budget................................      39.1
    Expense estimated in budget................................      37.5
    Senate expense limit.......................................      33.0
                                                                ------------
    Probable surplus...........................................       8.4
    Less Senate tax cut........................................       3.2
                                                                ------------
    Application on debt and contingencies......................       5.2
                                                                ------------
    Suppose failure to meet budget cut.........................       1.0
                                                                ------------
    Application on debt and contingencies......................       4.2
    Suppose failure in revenue.................................       1.0
                                                                ------------
    Application on debt and contingencies......................       3.2
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

                            ------------------------

                                                              [May 29, 1947]

    MAY 29, 1947
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
      CHAIRMAN, SENATOR EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR MAY 29, 1947, IN ROOM 335,
                             SENATE OFFICE BUILDING.

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:10 a.m.
    The Chairman requested the Secretary of the Conference to call the roll.
    The Secretary made the following announcement:

    Present 31:
      Baldwin                             Hawkes                                Robertson
      Ball                                Hickenlooper                          Taft
      Bricker                             Ives                                  Thye
      Brooks                              Jenner                                Vandenberg
      Buck                                Knowland                              Watkins
      Bushfield                           Langer                                Wherry
      Cain                                Lodge                                 White
      Cordon                              Martin                                Williams
      Ecton                               Millikin                              Wilson
      Ferguson                            Moore                                 Young
      Gurney

    Absent 20:
      Aiken                               Donnell                               Reed
      Brewster                            Dworshak                              Revercomb
      Bridges                             Flanders                              Saltonstall
      Butler                              Kem                                   Smith
      Capehart                            Malone                                Tobey
      Capper                              McCarthy                              Wiley
      Cooper                              Morse

    The Chairman thanked the Republican Membership for standing superbly by
    during the tax fight and said that important votes would now be coming
    up from day to day and that he hoped all would endeavor to be present at
    all times.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Vandenberg who stated that he wished to
    chat as frankly as he knew how about the four peace treaties on the
    Executive Calendar. He spoke with particular emphasis on the Italian
    Treaty and said that it was quite necessary to conclude consideration of
    the Treaty by June 29. He asked that the membership not decide their
    votes on the Italian-American sentiment in this country and spoke of the
    favorable vote of the Foreign Relations Committee in reporting out the
    Treaties, 13 to 0, its previous approval by the Council of Foreign
    Ministers, of the Peace Conference, the President of the United States,
    the Secretary of State of the United States and the Senate Foreign
    Relations Committee. He informed the membership of all of the aspects
    involved, including reparations, the withdrawal of troops and the
    situation to be faced if there is a postponement or failure of the
    Treaty to pass.
    Questions were asked by Senators Wherry, Taft, Hickenlooper, Watkins,
    Langer, Bricker and Hawkes.
    Senator Vandenberg concluded with a statement that all phases of the
    Treaties, its various aspects and all answers would be presented in his
    speech to the Senate on the subject.
    There being no further business the Conference adjourned at 11:37 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference June 5, 1947

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Majority

                            ------------------------

                                                             [June 23, 1947]

    JUNE 23, 1947
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
      CHAIRMAN, SENATOR EUGENE D. MILLIKIN FOR JUNE 23, 1947, IN ROOM 335,
                             SENATE OFFICE BUILDING.

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:10 a.m.
    The Chairman, Senator Millikin, requested Senator Bushfield to preside
    as Acting Chairman, due to his required attendance at a Committee
    meeting.
    The Acting Chairman requested the Secretary of the Conference to call
    the roll. The Secretary made the following announcement:

    Present 39:
      Aiken                               Ferguson                              McCarthy
      Baldwin                             Flanders                              Millikin
      Brewster                            Gurney                                Morse
      Bricker                             Hawkes                                Revercomb
      Bridges                             Hickenlooper                          Robertson
      Brooks                              Ives                                  Saltonstall
      Bushfield                           Jenner                                Smith
      Butler                              Kem                                   Taft
      Cain                                Knowland                              Thye
      Capper                              Langer                                Vandenberg
      Cordon                              Lodge                                 Watkins
      Dworshak                            Malone                                Wherry
      Ecton                               Martin                                Young

    Absent 12:
      Ball                                Donnell                               White
      Buck                                Moore                                 Wiley
      Capehart                            Reed                                  Williams
      Cooper                              Tobey                                 Wilson

    The Acting Chairman stated that it was his understanding that the
    Conference had been called for the discussion of matters generally, and
    he recognized Senator Taft who said that the schedule for the next few
    days would be, after the Labor vote is concluded, to consider the Second
    Deficiency Bill with a call of the Calendar to follow. The Succession
    Bill would continue to be the unfinished business, and that thereafter
    the Dooley nomination would be considered, with the Unification bill to
    follow.
    He said that the committee of Senators appointed to meet with a similar
    committee from the House would again consider the legislative program
    for the remaining six weeks of the Session, next week. He also stated
    that by July 1, legislation on Export-Import Controls and extension of
    the Second War Powers Act must be passed.
    The Vice-Chairman recognized Senator Gurney who said that there were
    three important bills before the Armed Services Committee which would be
    reported favorably this week.
    Senator Bridges reported on the status of Appropriations Bills.
    Senator Baldwin raised the question concerning the appointment of the
    Senators who will comprise the Joint Committee created under the terms
    of the Labor Act. It was stated that under the terms of the law the
    seven Senators would be appointed by the President Pro Tempore, and that
    they must be members of the Labor and Public Welfare Committee.
    Senators Flanders, Lodge, Revercomb and Thye agreed with Senator Baldwin
    that great care should be exercised in choosing these men in order that
    an impartial Committee would be named.
    A general discussion ensued by Senators Taft, Aiken, Hawkes, Ives, and
    Hickenlooper as to the workability of the Labor legislation.
    Senator Langer requested that he be advised should any Senator not wish
    confirmation of any Postmaster now pending before his Committee.
    There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 11:12 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference June 30, 1947

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Majority
                            ------------------------

                                                              [July 8, 1947]

    JULY 8, 1947
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
      CHAIRMAN, SENATOR EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR JULY 8, 1947, IN ROOM 335,
                             SENATE OFFICE BUILDING.

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.
    The Chairman requested the Secretary of the Conference to call the roll.
    The Secretary made the following announcement:

    Present 41:
      Aiken                               Dworshak                              Moore
      Baldwin                             Ecton                                 Reed
      Ball                                Ferguson                              Revercomb
      Brewster                            Flanders                              Robertson
      Bricker                             Gurney                                Saltonstall
      Bridges                             Hawkes                                Taft
      Brooks                              Jenner                                Thye
      Bushfield                           Kem                                   Vandenberg
      Butler                              Knowland                              Watkins
      Cain                                Langer                                White
      Capper                              Malone                                Wiley
      Cooper                              Martin                                Williams
      Cordon                              McCarthy                              Young
      Donnell                             Millikin

    Absent 10:
      Buck                                Lodge                                 Tobey
      Capehart                            Morse                                 Wherry
      Hickenlooper                        Smith                                 Wilson
      Ives

    The Chairman stated that the Conference had been called primarily for
    Senator Brooks so that he could make some observations on the
    Agriculture Appropriation Bill.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Brooks who explained the various items
    involved in the legislation and spoke on six items in particular. They
    are as follows: AAA, REA, School Lunch, Tenant Loans, Production and
    Sustenance Loans and Meat Inspection. After explaining the various
    items, he requested Senators to let him know how they felt concerning
    the various cuts and restorations. The following Senators interposed
    opinions and questions: Senators Thye, Aiken, Revercomb, Bridges,
    Williams, Donnell, Reed and Brewster.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Bridges who offered a resolution, which
    was adopted, expressing the sense of loss at the passing of Mrs.
    Elizabeth M. Ives. A copy of this resolution is attached as Exhibit
    ``A.'' He also suggested that a floral offering be sent on behalf of the
    Republican Senators.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Kem who requested that serious
    consideration be given to the appointment of a Special Committee to
    Investigate the Kansas City vote frauds, and that action be taken before
    the present Congress adjourns.
    The following Senators expressed opinions in the matter: Senators
    Donnell, Ferguson, Bricker, Brewster and Watkins.
    The Chairman informed the Membership that the Tax Bill would be before
    the Senate on Thursday next and requested all Members to be present
    during its consideration.
    There being no further business the Conference adjourned at 12 noon.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference July 15, 1947

                                     [not signed] Secretary for the Majority
                                   *    *    *
                                  EXHIBIT ``A''

      80th Congress
      1st Session

      Senator Styles Bridges offered the following resolution in
      the Republican Majority Conference on Tuesday, July 8,
      1947, which was adopted by unanimous action:

        Whereas Almighty God in His infinite wisdom has taken
      from our colleague, the Honorable Irving M. Ives, his
      beloved wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Minette Skinner Ives,
        Now, therefore,
        Be It Resolved, That we, the Republican colleagues in
      the United States Senate of the Honorable Irving M. Ives,
      express our sense of loss at the passing of his wife, and
        Further, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted
      to the Honorable Irving M. Ives, that he may be assured of
      our deep respect for him and of our condolences to him in
      this hour of his bereavement.

          Attest:

                                          Chairman
                                          Secretary

                                     ------

    MINUTES OF THE REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE LUNCHEON MEETING
                   HELD IN THE CAPITOL BUILDING, JULY 22, 1947

    Senator Capehart presided. Senator Kem, Watkins, Young and Martin,
    members of the committee were present. Senator Cain, member of the
    committee, appeared briefly at the meeting. Also present were William
    Murphy, Publicity Director for the Republican National Committee and
    Senator Kenneth Wherry.
    Following the opening of the meeting Senator Capehart, in compliance
    with instructions from the committee at a previous session, submitted an
    allocation of states to each member of the 1948 campaign. The
    allocation, unanimously approved, is as follows:
    Senator Cain--Oregon, Montana, Idaho
    Senator Flanders--New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island
    Senator Kem--Kansas, Oklahoma, Iowa
    Senator Martin--Delaware, New Jersey, West Virginia
    Senator Young--Minnesota, South Dakota, Nebraska
    Senator Watkins--Wyoming, New Mexico, Colorado
    Senator Capehart--Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan
    Each Senator is also supplied with a list of the states in which
    Senatorial elections will be held in 1948 and a list of the incumbent
    Republican Senators subject to election in 1948.
    Following a discussion on allocation of states, Senator Capehart read a
    transcript from the minutes of the policy committee and Majority
    Conference Committee held April 26, 1947, reading in part as follows:
    ``On motion of Senator Millikin and without objection it was agreed that
    the jurisdiction of the Senate Campaign Committee be enlarged to include
    public information on the Republican position on pending legislation.''
    Following the reading of the transcript and discussion thereon Senator
    Watkins made a motion which was unanimously agreed to that the Senate
    Republican Campaign Committee accept from the National Republican
    Central Committee a publicity man who will be under the direction of the
    Senate Republican Campaign Committee and who shall have an office in the
    Senate Office Building.
    It was also agreed unanimously, upon motion of Senator Watkins, that
    each Senate member of the campaign committee name an administrative
    assistant or secretary from his office to act on a supplementary
    committee to the principal Senate campaign committee for the purpose of
    assisting in disseminating proper publicity for the 1948 Senatorial
    campaign.
    It was also agreed that each member of the committee to whom states have
    been allocated shall contact the state chairman and national
    committeeman in each of the states allocated to him, advising the
    chairman and committeeman of the action of the Senate campaign committee
    and that he stands ready to assist in any way in the 1948 campaign.
    Immediately following the meeting Senator Kem named Eugene G. Lewellen
    to the committee of secretaries and Senator Young named John O. Hjelle
    to the committee. Senator Watkins made the temporary appointment of
    Kleon Kerr to the committee and Senator Capehart named Charles L.
    Egenroad to the committee with instructions to Mr. Egenroad to call a
    meeting of that committee before adjournment of this Session of
    Congress.
    Copies of these minutes were ordered sent to each member of the Senate
    Campaign Committee and to National Republican Chairman, Carroll Reece.

                                                  [signed] Homer E. Capehart

                                                               Vice Chairman

                            ------------------------

                                                         [November 21, 1947]

    NOVEMBER 21, 1947
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
      CHAIRMAN, SENATOR EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR NOVEMBER 21, 1947, IN ROOM
                           335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.
    The Chairman requested the Secretary of the Conference to call the roll.
    The Secretary made the following announcement:

    Present 37:
      Aiken                               Dworshak                              Revercomb
      Baldwin                             Ferguson                              Robertson
      Ball                                Flanders                              Smith
      Brooks                              Hawkes                                Taft
      Buck                                Ives                                  Thye
      Bushfield                           Kem                                   Tobey
      Butler                              Knowland                              Vandenberg
      Cain                                Martin                                Watkins
      Capehart                            McCarthy                              Wherry
      Capper                              Millikin                              White
      Cooper                              Moore                                 Wiley
      Cordon                              Reed                                  Young
      Donnell

    Absent 14:
      Brewster                            Hickenlooper                          Morse
      Bricker                             Jenner                                Saltonstall
      Bridges                             Langer                                Williams
      Ecton                                Lodge                                Wilson
      Gurney                              Malone

    The Chairman recognized Senator Knowland who offered a resolution for
    Senator Bridges, expressing the sympathy and condolence of the
    Conference to Senator Tobey on the passing of his wife, Mrs. Francelia
    Lovett Tobey. A copy of the resolution, as adopted, is attached hereto
    as Exhibit ``A.''
    The Chairman addressed the Conference with a plea for teamplay.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Bushfield who stated that the three
    candidates recommended by the Republican Personnel Committee for the
    position of Chief Clerk and Reading Clerk were present and requested
    that they appear for an audition.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Knowland who moved that a majority vote
    be required for the selection for the office. The motion was seconded
    and agreed to.
    The following candidates appeared before the Conference and made a brief
    statement as to their background and gave a demonstration of their
    reading ability:

        Mr. Edward E. Mansur, Jr.
        Mr. Raymond W. Bellamy
        Mr. Ray Nedrow

    After a discussion concerning the availability of other candidates and
    the possibility of obtaining some outstanding person for the position,
    the Chairman then recognized Senator Watkins, who moved that a decision
    in the matter be postponed until the next Republican Conference. The
    motion was seconded and agreed to.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Bushfield who stated that the Republican
    Personnel Committee had recommended the following changes relating to
    Senate Pages:

      (1) That Pages shall not be appointed younger than 14 years
      or remain in office after the age of 17 years; also to be
      eligible for appointment a Page must have completed the
      Eighth Grade of school.
      (2) That the knickerbocker trousers and black stockings now
      being worn by the Pages be discarded in favor of long pants.

    The Chairman asked if there was any disagreement as to the
    recommendations and there was none.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Wiley who asked if Proxy voting in the
    Conference was permissible.
    The Chairman ruled that in his opinion it was not desirable and he would
    hold that it was not permissible but that if somebody cared to make a
    motion he would be pleased to entertain it.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who said that the Policy Committee
    had recommended that the first order of business be the Interim Aid
    Bill, Senate Bill 1774. He proceeded to analyze the ten points set forth
    in the President's recent address to the Congress. He stated that the
    Joint Committee on the Economic Report was already working on the
    several phases of the matter and that his Committee in conjunction with
    the other standing Committees would hold the necessary hearings on the
    various phases.
    The Chairman recognized Senators Flanders and Baldwin who spoke of
    recent hearings held by a Sub-Committee to Investigate the High Price of
    Consumer Goods.
    Senator Baldwin analyzed the report which the Committee had recently
    submitted.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Vandenberg who spoke on the Interim Aid
    Bill and said that it was essentially a relief measure as against the
    long-range Marshall Plan, which would be a reconstruction bill. He asked
    for as prompt action as possible on the measure.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Cooper who gave an analysis of the
    recent election result in Kentucky.
    There being no further business the Conference adjourned at 12:50 p.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference November 24, 1947

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Majority
                                   *    *    *
                                  EXHIBIT ``A''

    80th Congress
    1st Session
    Senator William F. Knowland (for Senator Styles Bridges) offered the
    following resolution in the Republican Majority Conference on Friday,
    November 21, 1947, which was adopted by unanimous action:
      Whereas Almighty God in His infinite wisdom has taken from our
    colleague, the Honorable Charles W. Tobey, his beloved wife, Mrs.
    Francelia Lovett Tobey,
      Now, therefore,
      Be It Resolved, That we, the Republican colleagues in the United
    States Senate of the Honorable Charles W. Tobey, express our sense of
    loss at the passing of his wife, and
      Further, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to the
    Honorable Charles W. Tobey, that he may be assured of our deep respect
    for him and of our condolences to him.
    Attest:

                                          Chairman
                                          Secretary

                            ------------------------

                                                          [December 3, 1947]

    DECEMBER 3, 1947
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
       CHAIRMAN, SENATOR EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR DECEMBER 3, 1947, IN THE
                       MARBLE ROOM AND THE SENATE CHAMBER.

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.
    The Chairman requested the Secretary of the Conference to call the roll.
    The Secretary made the following announcement:

    Present 34:
      Aiken                               Ferguson                              Reed
      Baldwin                             Gurney                                Robertson
      Bricker                             Hawkes                                Saltonstall
      Bridges                             Hickenlooper                          Smith
      Brooks                              Ives                                  Taft
      Bushfield                           Kem                                   Vandenberg
      Cain                                Lodge                                 Wherry
      Capper                              Martin                                White
      Cooper                              McCarthy                              Williams
      Cordon                              Millikin                              Young
      Donnell                             Moore
      Ecton                               Morse

    Absent 17:
      Ball                                Flanders                              Thye
      Brewster                            Jenner                                Tobey
      Buck                                Knowland                              Watkins
      Butler                              Langer                                Wiley
      Capehart                            Malone                                Wilson
      Dworshak                            Revercomb

    The Chairman recognized Senator Bushfield, Chairman of the Republican
    Personnel Committee. Senator Bushfield spoke of the work of the
    Committee in screening the thirty-nine applicants for the position of
    Chief Clerk and Reading Clerk of the Senate and said that his Committee
    had recommended the following three candidates:

        C. A. Bottolfsen
        W. Herbert Lamb
        Edward E. Mansur, Jr.

    The Chairman recognized Senator Donnell who spoke in behalf of candidate
    Bellamy and moved that the Conference add to the list of the three names
    submitted by the Republican Personnel Committee the name of Mr. Bellamy.
    After a discussion of the motion the Chairman put the question and the
    motion was rejected.
    The above mentioned candidates appeared before the Conference and gave a
    brief resume of their past experience after which they gave an audition
    in the Senate Chamber.
    The Chairman announced that in accordance with the previous action of
    the Conference that a majority vote of the members present would be
    necessary to elect.
    Ballots were distributed to those Senators present and the Chairman
    announced the following result:

        Mansur--19
        Bottolfsen--11
        Lamb--0

    The Chairman congratulated Mr. Mansur, Jr., on his election, and
    extended words of thanks to Messrs. Bottolfsen and Lamb.
    There being no further business, the Conference adjourned at 11:20 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference December 4, 1947

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Majority
                            ------------------------

                                                         [December 13, 1947]

    DECEMBER 13, 1947
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
    CHAIRMAN, SENATOR EUGENE D. MILLIKIN FOR DECEMBER 13, 1947, IN ROOM 335,
                             SENATE OFFICE BUILDING.

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.
    The Chairman requested the Secretary of the Conference to call the roll.
    The Secretary made the following announcement:

    Present 33:
      Aiken                               Ecton                                 Morse
      Brewster                            Ferguson                              Reed
      Bricker                             Flanders                              Robertson
      Brooks                              Hickenlooper                          Saltonstall
      Bushfield                           Ives                                  Smith
      Butler                              Kem                                   Taft
      Cain                                Knowland                              Thye
      Capehart                            Lodge                                 Watkins
      Cooper                              McCarthy                              Wiley
      Cordon                              Millikin                              Wilson
      Donnell                             Moore                                 Young

    Absent 18:
      Baldwin                             Gurney                                Revercomb
      Ball                                Hawkes                                Tobey
      Bridges                             Jenner                                Vandenberg
      Buck                                Langer                                Wherry
      Capper                              Malone                                White
      Dworshak                            Martin                                Williams

    The Chairman recognized Senator Robertson who spoke of a printer's error
    in the listing of the Republican membership on the Committee on
    Agriculture and Forestry, whereby the name of Senator Kem was placed
    above that of Senator Thye. Senator Robertson stated that when the
    Committee on Committees acted, Senator Thye had been placed on the list
    above Senator Kem because the former had been the Governor of his State.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Kem who questioned the precedent which
    had been followed by the Committee on Committees whereby in the case of
    equal qualifications of Senators-elect for Committee service,
    consideration was given to their previous service in the Senate,
    previous service in the House of Representatives or previous service as
    Governor of a State.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Robertson who made the following motion
    which was seconded and agreed to ``That the error in the listing of
    Republican Members on the Committee of Agriculture and Forestry be
    corrected.''
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who stated that he was presenting a
    draft only of a statement of Republican policy which had been previously
    approved by the Republican Policy Committee. He suggested that the
    statement be issued by the Policy Committee rather than by the
    Conference. He read the proposed statement and explained the various
    provisions and policies therein.
    The proposed statement was considered line by line and many changes were
    mutually agreed upon.
    Senator Aiken moved that the word ``bureaucratic'' in paragraph 2, on
    Page 2 be stricken. The motion was not agreed to.
    Senator Brooks moved that paragraph 6, on Page 3 read as follows:
    ``Support a voluntary program to eliminate waste in the use of grain and
    food.'' The motion was agreed to.
    The Chairman stated at the conclusion of the meeting that the statement
    would be issued by the Republican Policy Committee with the approval of
    the Republican Conference.
    There is attached hereto as Exhibit ``A'' copy of the approved statement
    of Republican policy.
    There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 1:50 p.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference December 15, 1947.

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Majority
                                   *    *    *
                                  EXHIBIT ``A''

    STATEMENT OF THE REPUBLICAN POLICY COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE AUTHORIZED BY
                             REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE.

      We are deeply concerned over the steadily rising prices. Already,
    these prices impose great hardship and suffering on many families. We
    are equally concerned because so many individuals and groups are seeing
    excessive gains. If the spiral continues the ultimate adjustment may be
    drastic, threatening a serious depression. We must adopt immediately
    policies which will stabilize prices, and encourage the raising of lower
    incomes up to the new price level.
      Many committees of Congress under Republican leadership have been
    studying the causes of rising prices and the sound methods of preventing
    further increase. In particular, three subcommittees of the Joint
    Committee on the Economic Report have held hearings in the East,
    Midwest, and far West, and all committees have been meeting steadily
    since our return three weeks ago.
      The present condition, while growing out of the Second World War, has
    assumed dangerous proportions because of the policies of the
    administration which has controlled this Government for the past fifteen
    years--the policy of first restricting production, of devaluing the
    dollar, of deficit spending, of exporting unnecessarily goods essential
    for our own economy, and now of tremendous government expense and
    corresponding taxation reflected in the price of every product bought by
    40,000,000 families. The administration now seeks to impose controls on
    the effects of inflation while it continues to encourage the conditions
    which cause inflation.
      We believe that the sound approach is to strike at the fundamental
    causes of inflation rather than permit these causes to go on operating
    and then vainly attempt to prevent the inevitable results by arbitrary
    bureaucratic controls. Such controls have failed in time of peace to
    remedy the causes of inflation wherever they have been tried.
    Furthermore, the primary solution is to increase production and, since
    this is a slow process, to curtail unnecessary spending in the meantime,
    particularly that brought about by credit expansion for nonproductive
    purposes.
      The program on which our committees are now working may be stated in
    general terms as follows:
      1. Encourage the increase of production as rapidly as feasible.
      2. Eliminate nonessential Government expenses, and reduce debt and
    taxes.
      3. Restrict exports, particularly to countries which have not suffered
    the devastation of war. This means an extension of the Export Control
    Act for another year. Legal power to restrict exports has existed for
    the past year, but deliberate Administration policy has permitted
    practically unlimited export, so that $10,000,000,000 of goods and
    services have left this country without any corresponding imports. This
    is one of the principal causes of the rise in prices. Most of these
    exports have gone to countries outside of Europe.
      4. Discourage further increase of bank credit for nonproductive uses.
    The Administration has failed to use effectively the power which it has
    had to restrain bank credit. The Administration's representatives are in
    disagreement today as to the method of carrying out the President's
    recommendation. We must not act without the most careful consideration,
    particularly since it affects the proper management of our huge national
    debt. Our committees are still studying this problem and will report at
    the regular session.
      5. Discourage undue increase of consumer credit.
      6. Support a voluntary program to eliminate waste in the use of grain
    and food.
      7. Support a general program to encourage all those in a position to
    do so to save more.
      8. Authorize the President to enter into temporary voluntary
    agreements with industries to limit inventories and authorize
    priorities, so as to remove bottlenecks in the production of vital
    commodities. If it appears that voluntary controls are inadequate to
    meet specific problems we will consider the granting of authority to
    meet such particular problems.
      9. Extend rent control for another year, making such adjustments as
    are required to give just treatment to tenants and owners alike.
      10. Give authority to the extent necessary to prevent improper and
    excessive speculation on commodity exchanges.
      Under the foregoing program we shall attempt at this special session
    to pass the following legislation:
      1. A bill (a) extending for another year the export control power;
      (b) extending for another year the control of transportation;
      (c) to permit temporary voluntary agreements on inventories and
    priorities.
      2. An appropriation bill to provide funds where necessary to carry out
    recommended programs.
      The definite working out of the foregoing program will be done by the
    committees of Congress which have initiated it under Republican
    leadership; and specific legislation dealing with phases of the general
    program which it has not been possible to study completely will be
    considered at the regular session.
      The present administration has failed to stimulate the initiative and
    other elements of individual freedom which have made our country the
    strongest, our people the happiest and freest on the face of the earth.
    We intend to do our best to give those principles of freedom another
    chance to operate for the greater benefit of all, with only such
    restraints as the Government must impose to make them operate wisely.

                                     ------

                    MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF CHAIRMEN OF THE
                       VARIOUS STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE
                  UNITED STATES SENATE CALLED BY THE CHAIRMAN,
                             SENATOR STYLES BRIDGES

    January 9, 1948
        The following Senators were present:
            AikeLanger
            BridMillikin
            BrooRevercomb
            BuckTobey
            Gurney

        The following Senators were absent:
            ButlWiley
            Vandenberg

    Also present was Senator Donnell who represented Senator Wiley.
    The meeting was called to order on January 9, 1948, at 10:00 a.m. in
    room 335 of the Senate Office Building.
    The Chairman, Senator Styles Bridges, called the meeting to order and
    stated that he had called it at the suggestion of Senator Taft in order
    that a general over-all picture might be obtained as to which important
    matters were now pending before the various committees, and what the
    committees would have in the way of general business for the next two
    months.
    A general discussion took place concerning the postponement of the
    Legislative Budget, but no definite action was taken. There seemed to be
    general agreement that the time for the filing of the report should be
    postponed for six weeks or longer.
    The various Chairmen were asked to give the important matters now before
    their respective committees and the legislation pending before those
    committees is as follows:
                                   AGRICULTURE

    1. Long Range Agriculture Program
    2. Federal charter for the Commodity Credit Corporation
                                 APPROPRIATIONS

    1. Budget Postponement
    2. Request for House to speed up consideration of appropriation bills
                                 ARMED SERVICES

    1. Retirement Bill
    2. Universal Military Training
    3. Air Force
    4. Resignation of graduates of Academies
    5. Construction Bill for Services
                              BANKING AND CURRENCY

    1. Price Control, Rationing and Allocation
    2. Rent Control
    3. Housing
    4. Eccles Bank Plan
                              DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

    1. Home Rule (House to get first)
                    EXPENDITURES IN THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS

    1. Investigation of the Reorganization Act
    2. New Department of Health, Education and Welfare
                                     FINANCE

    1. Tax Bill
    2. Reciprocal Trade and ITO
    3. Social Security
                                FOREIGN RELATIONS

    1. Marshall Plan
    2. St. Lawrence Seaway
    3. Voice of America
    4. China
                         INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE

    1. Radio Bill
                                    JUDICIARY

    1. Displaced Persons
    2. Foreign Wives
    3. Anti-Lynching
    4. Jennings Bill--venue relating to claims
    5. Tidelands--Hearings start February 23
    6. Anti-monopoly
    7. Changes in Patent, Trademark and Copyright Laws
    8. Japanese Internees
    9. Constitutional Amendments:
      A. Uniform divorce
      B. Improvements in Judicial Machinery
    10. Codification Bills
                                      LABOR

    1. FEPC
    2. Health
    3. Minimum Wage Hour
                                  POST OFFICES

    1. Pay increase
    2. Cafeteria hearings
    3. Appointments of Postmasters--extension of filing report to March
      31, 1948
                                  PUBLIC LANDS

    1. Statehood for Hawaii
    2. Statehood for Alaska
    3. 160 acre limitation bill
    4. Reclamation and power projects
    5. Colorado River
                                  PUBLIC WORKS

    1. Federal Aid to Road System
    2. Rivers and Harbors
    3. Senate Office Building (See House)
    4. Advance Planning for Public Building
    5. Investigation of TVA income return
                            RULES AND ADMINISTRATION

    1. Poll Tax
    2. Maryland and West Virginia Contest Cases
    3. Changes in Hatch Act
    There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 11:10 a.m.

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                   Secretary of the Majority

    Approved:

                                                     [signed] Styles Bridges

                                                                    Chairman

                                     ------

    MINUTES OF THE REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE LUNCHEON MEETING
                 HELD IN THE CAPITOL BUILDING, JANUARY 16, 1948

    Senator Homer E. Capehart, Vice-Chairman of the Republican Senatorial
    Campaign Committee, presided at a luncheon meeting in the Vandenberg
    Room.
    Senator Capehart had as his guests for the luncheon the following
    members of the Committee: Senators Watkins, Young, Kem, Flanders, and
    Cain. Senator Martin, the remaining member of the Committee, was absent
    from the city.
    Also guests at the luncheon were the following Senators whose positions
    are subject to the election this year: Ball, Bridges, Buck, Bushfield,
    Capper, Brooks, Dworshak, Ferguson, Hawkes, Moore, Revercomb, Robertson,
    Wilson, Wherry, and Saltonstall.
    Also present was Mr. John Townsend, Chairman of the Committee, and Mr.
    Charles Ellis, Senate publicity man. The following members of the Senate
    Secretarial Campaign Committee were also present: Charles L. Egenroad,
    Chairman, Charles Kapnic, Secretary, and Arthur Burgess.
    Senator Capehart opened the discussion by advising those present that
    the Senatorial Campaign Committee expected to do all in its power to
    elect Republicans to the Senate in the coming election and urged those
    who had ideas, which they believed would be of value, to the Committee,
    to feel free in voicing them.
    Mr. Ellis was introduced by Senator Capehart with the explanation that
    Mr. Ellis stands ready to be helpful in any way he can in the Campaign.
    After explaining that the Senate Campaign Committee, nearly a year ago,
    had created a Secretarial Campaign Committee existing of one male staff
    member from each Committee Senator's office, Senator Capehart said that
    three of the Secretarial Committee members were asked to attend the
    meeting to explain a suggestion which that Committee had unanimously
    adopted. Senator Capehart said the suggestion would be in the form of a
    motion picture campaign project and asked Mr. Egenroad, who is a member
    of Senator Capehart's staff, to open the presentation.
    Mr. Egenroad said that the Secretaries Committee had made a preliminary
    study of a 16 mm. motion picture program showing the record of the 80th
    Congress. He said the Secretaries Committee had given unanimous approval
    of recommending a suggested program to the Senate Campaign Committee and
    pointed out that distribution of the series of films might be
    accomplished through Young Republican Organizations in all states.
    He also said that the Secretaries Committee investigation disclosed that
    many films are already available showing many phases of the
    Congressional record which would be considered highly acceptable to such
    a program. Mr. Egenroad advised the Senators that the cost of such a
    program could not be estimated until a more thorough study was made of
    the type of films sought and the prepared film which would be available
    at rental figures or without charge.
    He then introduced Mr. Kapnic, who stressed the value of a visual
    education campaign program and pointed out that word has been received
    that Democrats have already embarked on such a program.
    He intended that the availability of projection machines for 16 mm.
    films among Young Republican Organizations would greatly reduce the cost
    of such a program.
    Mr. Burgess [cited] the numerous Congressional issues, on which
    background film is available or could be made available stressing the
    efforts of the 80th Congress. Among possible film subjects outlined by
    Mr. Burgess were reclamation projects, cost of government, causes of
    high prices and animated exhibits disclosing exceptional statistical
    advantages to the Republican cause.
    Senator Capehart expressed his extreme interest in such a program and
    called upon the opinions of all those Senators present. In the informal
    discussion which followed, it was apparent that each Senator felt that
    the suggested program had merit.
    Upon the entertainment by Senator Capehart, a motion was made by Senator
    Bushfield that the idea of a 16 mm. motion picture program be submitted
    immediately to the National Committee with a recommendation that it be
    thoroughly studied and a reply made to the Senate Campaign Committee in
    two weeks.
    Senator Capehart was given a vote of thanks for the luncheon and for his
    enthusiasm in the campaign and the meeting was adjourned.

                                                  [signed] Homer E. Capehart

                                                               Vice Chairman
                            ------------------------

                                                          [January 26, 1948]

    JANUARY 26, 1948
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
    CHAIRMAN, SENATOR EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR JANUARY 26, 1948, IN ROOM 335,
                             SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.
    The Chairman requested the Secretary of the Conference to call the roll.
    The Secretary made the following announcement:

    Present 36:
      Aiken                               Gurney                                Revercomb
      Baldwin                             Hickenlooper                          Saltonstall
      Brewster                            Ives                                  Smith
      Bridges                             Jenner                                Taft
      Brooks                              Kem                                   Thye
      Bushfield                           Knowland                              Tobey
      Butler                              Langer                                Watkins
      Cooper                              Lodge                                 Wherry
      Cordon                              McCarthy                              Wiley
      Donnell                             Millikin                              Williams
      Dworshak                            Morse                                 Young
      Ecton                               Reed
      Ferguson

    Absent 15:
      Ball                                Capper                                Moore
      Bricker                             Flanders                              Robertson
      Buck                                Hawkes                                Vandenberg
      Cain                                Malone                                White
      Capehart                            Martin                                Wilson

    This being the first Conference of the Session, the Chairman greeted
    those members present, and said that the main purpose of the meeting was
    to discuss the budget and tax reduction. These subjects were considered
    at several joint meetings attended by the members of the Majority Policy
    Committee and the Republican leaders of the House of Representatives. He
    asked that, with the permission of the Conference, the minutes show that
    at the request of Senator Bridges two experts were present to assist the
    Senator in his presentation.
    The Chairman then called on Senator Bridges who informed the Conference
    as to all aspects pertaining to the budget. Senator Bridges recommended
    that the Senate agree with the House in the submission of a budget
    figure by February 15th, and, also, that the Reorganization Act be
    amended in regard to the mechanics of arriving at a budget figure.
    The Chairman asked if all were in agreement that they proceed to do the
    best they can to work out amendatory budget legislation. There was no
    objection.
    The Chairman asked if there would be any objection to a budget cut of
    not less than 2.0 billions. After discussion he re-phrased his question
    and asked if all were in agreement that the Senate Members of the Joint
    Budget Committee should proceed to meet the various views expressed on
    the subject with a determination to reach a budget figure which could be
    supported on a conservative basis. There was no objection.
    The Chairman stated that last year the Republicans were in unanimous
    agreement that the national debt for the fiscal year 1948 should be
    reduced by 2.6 billions, and asked whether it might be assumed that it
    is the sense of the Conference that the leadership proceed on the same
    theory for the fiscal year 1949. There was no objection.
    The Chairman stated that so far as a tax bill was concerned, he did not
    intend to report a bill until it could be completely defended on the
    Senate Floor. He asked if there was any objection to his stating to the
    press that no division existed between the Republican Members of the two
    Houses of Congress as to the need of tax reduction legislation. There
    was no objection.
    In response to a statement by Senator Dworshak that the civilian
    personnel of the Executive Departments of the Government should be cut
    10%, Senator Hickenlooper said that the Chairmen of the various standing
    Committees of the Senate should assume the responsibility of reporting
    to the Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations such economies which
    they believe can be made in the departments under the jurisdiction of
    those committees.
    The Chairman congratulated Senator Hickenlooper for the fine job which
    he is doing as Chairman of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy.
    Senator Kem made the following motion which was approved; that it is the
    sense of the Conference that the Chairman of each of the various
    standing Committees carry forward the idea expressed by Senator
    Hickenlooper and pass on the information to the Chairman of the
    Committee on Appropriations.
    Senator Taft suggested that George Smith, Secretary of the Majority
    Policy Committee, prepare and send a letter to the various Chairmen in
    this respect.
    Senator Taft stated that the Senate would meet on Mondays, Wednesdays
    and Fridays, and that the week of Lincoln's birthday the Senate would
    meet on Monday and Thursday; that legislation on rent control, the
    extension of the Second War Powers Act and the budget, would have to be
    copleted prior to February 29.
    There being no further business, the Conference adjourned at 11:50 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference February 4, 1948

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Majority
                            ------------------------

                                                            [March 18, 1948]

    MARCH 18, 1948
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, SENATOR EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR MARCH 18, 1948, IN ROOM 335,
                             SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the Conference to order at 10:00 a.m.
    The Chairman requested the Secretary of the Conference to call the roll.
    The Secretary made the following announcement:

    Present 32:
      Aiken                               Flanders                              Smith
      Ball                                Hawkes                                Taft
      Brewster                            Hickenlooper                          Thye
      Bricker                             Ives                                  Tobey
      Brooks                              Kem                                   Vandenberg
      Buck                                Knowland                              Watkins
      Butler                              Langer                                Wherry
      Capehart                            Malone                                Wiley
      Cordon                              Martin                                Williams
      Ecton                               Millikin                              Young
      Ferguson                            Reed

    Absent 19:
      Baldwin                             Dworshak                              Revercomb
      Bridges                             Gurney                                Robertson
      Bushfield                           Jenner                                Saltonstall
      Cain                                Lodge                                 White
      Capper                              McCarthy                              Wilson
      Cooper                              Moore
      Donnell                             Morse

    The Chairman stated that the primary purpose of the meeting was to
    consider the Tax Bill, H.R. 4790. He explained the various provisions of
    the bill and spoke of the political problems which confronted the
    Republicans during its consideration. He requested that the Republicans
    take a unified position on the following amendments which were likely to
    be presented by the Democratic minority: (1) A substitute proposal to
    limit tax reductions to $4.0 billion; (2) An amendment relating to the
    repeal of the tax on oleomargarine, and (3) An amendment to restore the
    excess profits tax. The Chairman pointed out that a vote against any
    oleomargarine amendment would not be a vote on the merits of the
    subject. The Chairman also stated that if the fiscal situation
    permitted, a bill relating to obnoxious excise taxes might be presented
    later in the Session.
    Questions were asked of the Chairman by various Members concerning the
    various provisions in the bill.
    The Chairman requested that he be permitted to have a poll taken by the
    Secretary for the Majority on the various amendments involved. There was
    no objection.
    The Chairman stated that he would extend to Senator Donnell, the
    sympathy of the Conference on the death of his mother.
    There being no further business, the Conference adjourned at 11:25 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference March 22, 1948

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Majority
                            ------------------------

                                                             [April 9, 1948]

    APRIL 9, 1948
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, SENATOR EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR APRIL 9, 1948, IN ROOM 335,
                             SENATE OFFICE BUILDING.

    The Chairman called the Conference to order at 10:00 a.m.
    The Chairman requested the Secretary of the Conference to call the roll.
    The Secretary made the following announcement:

    Present: 30
      Aiken                               Ecton                                 Reed
      Baldwin                             Ferguson                              Saltonstall
      Ball                                Hawkes                                Taft
      Bricker                             Hickenlooper                          Tobey
      Bridges                             Ives                                  Vandenberg
      Brooks                              Jenner                                Watkins
      Bushfield                           Knowland                              Wherry
      Cordon                              Langer                                White
      Donnell                             McCarthy                              Wiley
      Dworshak                            Millikin                              Young

    Absent 21:
      Brewster                            Flanders                              Morse
      Buck                                Gurney                                Revercomb
      Butler                              Kem                                   Robertson
      Cain                                Lodge                                 Smith
      Capehart                            Malone                                Thye
      Capper                              Martin                                Williams
      Cooper                              Moore                                 Wilson

    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft, who stated that the purpose of the
    Conference was to ascertain the position of the Republican Majority as
    to which one of the three Civil Rights Bills should be considered first
    by the Senate, and that the Policy Committee believed it to be a matter
    for the Conference to decide. He stated that, in his opinion, the Senate
    should dispose of any military legislation first before they encountered
    the Civil Rights bills. He said that he had received a number of
    individual requests to bring up FEPC [Fair Employment Practice
    Committee], the Poll Tax Bill, and the Anti-Lynching bill, and he
    suggested that the Conference decide which should come up first, with
    the further suggestion that after the legislation is taken up, a poll be
    taken as to cloture thereon.
    The Chairman suggested that a ballot be taken by the Members present,
    and asked if there was any discussion.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Ives who spoke in behalf of his FEPC
    Bill.
    Senator Brooks spoke on the Poll Tax Bill which is now before his
    Committee.
    Senator Wiley and Senator Ferguson spoke on the Anti-Lynching Bill.
    Senator Donnell was recognized and made inquiry as to the provisions in
    the Republican Platform of 1944, relating to these issues.
    The Chairman read the statements in the Platform concerning these
    matters.
    After discussion, the Chairman stated that there was apparently a
    division of opinion as to all three bills, but assumed that the
    Conference wished to proceed with one of them. He stated that if there
    was no objection to such a determination, those Senators present would
    be asked to so designate their choice by marking a ballot passed by the
    Secretary.
    There was no objection, but Senator Donnell suggested that should the
    Poll Tax Bill receive the number one choice, a small group should first
    consider the question as to whether or not the legislation should take
    the form of a bill or by means of a Constitutional Amendment.
    A secret ballot was taken and the Chairman announced the result as
    follows:

        Anti-Lynching Bill--13
        Poll Tax Bill--7
          do--By Constitutional Amendment--2
        FEPC--2
        Blank ballots returned--4

    The Chairman stated that by the decision of the Conference, the Anti-
    Lynching Bill would be taken up first by the Senate.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Wiley who made inquiry concerning
    legislation relating to displaced persons, and he along with Senator
    Donnell asked that it be taken up as soon as possible.
    Senator Taft stated that a Policy Committee meeting had been called for
    Thursday next, to give this legislation further study.
    Senator Bricker was recognized and made inquiry concerning any
    Republican policy relating to Presidential appointments.
    After a discussion of the matter, the Chairman stated it was his
    understanding that we are to have no fixed policy, but that judgment
    should be used in the individual cases. There was no objection.
    There being no further business, the Conference adjourned at 11:26 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference April 20, 1948

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Majority

                            ------------------------

                                                             [June 10, 1948]

    JUNE 10, 1948
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
       CHAIRMAN, HON. EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR JUNE 10, 1948, IN ROOM 335,
                             SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the Conference to order at 10:00 a.m.
    The calling of the roll was dispensed with, but the following Senators
    were present:

      Aiken                               Ferguson                              Reed
      Baldwin                             Flanders                              Revercomb
      Ball                                Gurney                                Robertson
      Brewster                            Hawkes                                Saltonstall
      Bricker                             Hickenlooper                          Smith
      Brooks                              Ives                                  Taft
      Buck                                Kem                                   Thye
      Butler                              Knowland                              Tobey
      Cain                                Langer                                Vandenberg
      Capper                              Malone                                Wherry
      Cooper                              Martin                                White
      Cordon                              Millikin                              Wiley
      Donnell                             Moore                                 Williams
      Dworshak                            Morse                                 Young

    The following Senators were absent:
      Bridges                             Ecton                                 McCarthy
      Bushfield                           Jenner                                Watkins
      Capehart                            Lodge                                 Wilson

    The Chairman said that he wished to talk to the Members of the
    Conference about the Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1948. He
    explained the provisions of the bill as it passed the House and the
    changes made by the Committee amendment approved by the Senate Finance
    Committee. He stated that after consultation with the Members of the
    House he was informed that the House would not accept an unconditional
    extension of the present act for any period, but that they were
    agreeable to accepting the bill as reported by his Committee. He stated
    that, in his opinion, if the Committee amendment did not carry, then the
    Reciprocal Trade Act would expire. He also stated that while the
    Committee amendment did not please everybody, it was the very best
    legislation that could be enacted at this time.
    Technical questions were asked of the Chairman concerning various phases
    of the present act and of the suggested legislation, but no opposition
    was expressed to the Committee version.
    After an inquiry was made as to the attendance at the Saturday session
    it was decided that Monday would probably be the best day for a vote on
    the measure.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who spoke of the legislative
    problems confronting the Senate and the possibility of not being able to
    adjourn for the Session on the 19th. He listed those important measures
    which are now pending on the calendar.
    After a discussion of the matter, Senator Taft stated that on Monday a
    reappraisal would be made of the legislative situation and a decision
    made at that time.
    The Chairman then stated that he assumed that it was agreeable with the
    Members present for the Policy Committee to decide on the closing date
    of this Session. There was no objection.
    There being no further business, the Conference adjourned at 11:50 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference June 10, 1948

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Majority
                            ------------------------

                                                             [July 28, 1948]

    JULY 28, 1948
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
       CHAIRMAN, HON. EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR JULY 28, 1948, IN ROOM 335,
                             SENATE OFFICE BUILDING.

    The Chairman called the Conference to order at 9:00 a.m.
    The calling of the roll was dispensed with, but the following Senators
    were present:

      Aiken                               Gurney                                Reed
      Baldwin                             Hawkes                                Revercomb
      Ball                                Hickenlooper                          Robertson
      Brewster                            Ives                                  Saltonstall
      Buck                                Jenner                                Smith
      Butler                              Kem                                   Taft
      Cain                                Knowland                              Thye
      Capehart                            Langer                                Tobey
      Capper                              Lodge                                 Vandenberg
      Cooper                              Malone                                Watkins
      Cordon                              McCarthy                              Wherry
      Donnell                             Millikin                              Wiley
      Ecton                               Moore                                 Williams
      Ferguson                            Morse                                 Young

    The following Senators were absent:
      Bricker                             Bushfield                             Martin
      Bridges                             Dworshak                              White
      Brooks                              Flanders                              Wilson

    The Chairman stated that the purpose of the Conference was to discuss
    the question of policy to be followed at the Special Session. He stated
    that it was necessary for the Congressional Leaders to make some kind of
    a statement because the Members of the House would not have a conference
    until Thursday; that constant demands were made upon them by the press
    and radio, and that Governor [Thomas E.] Dewey [of New York] had made it
    clear that he did not think Congress should meet and immediately
    adjourn. A copy of the statement which was released late the day before
    for use in the morning papers is attached hereto as Exhibit ``A.''
    The Chairman asked that Senator Taft be recognized in order to explain
    the contents of the statement.
    Senator Taft read the statement and commented thereon as follows: That a
    two week limitation had been originally stated for the duration of the
    Session but that the Leaders of the House thought that no definite time
    should be stated; that so far as high prices were concerned, legislation
    might be considered concerning increasing deposits against Federal
    Reserve notes and additional legislation relating to consumer credit;
    that the House showed no disposition to change its views on housing
    legislation but that some corrective legislation might be introduced in
    that respect; that he regretted that no consideration had been given to
    civil rights legislation at the previous Session; that he felt inclined
    to file a cloture motion on the motion to take up the Poll Tax Bill, and
    that later it might be wise to shift from the Poll Tax legislation to
    the Saltonstall Resolution, amending Rule 22, relating to cloture and
    state that it would be the first order of business at the next Session.
    Several Senators expressed regret that the statement had been released
    before approval by the Conference but after a general discussion, the
    consensus of opinion seemed to be that under the circumstances, it was
    better for the statement to have been issued prior to the Conference
    meeting.
    Suggestions were made that something else be taken up besides the Poll
    Tax Bill, but after discussion, it seemed logical that the Poll Tax
    legislation would be more appropriate.
    Several opinions were expressed for immediate adjournment.
    The prevailing opinion was that something should be done so far as
    prices and housing were concerned.
    After a full discussion, it was generally agreed that the legislative
    procedure should be left in the hands of the Leadership.
    The Chairman outlined to the Conference what he would say to the press
    at the conclusion of the meeting which was as follows: That the Senate
    would start consideration of the Poll Tax Bill, and that the Republicans
    intend to pursue it to a final decision; that the various Committees
    will study every recommendation made by the President, with a view of
    reporting to the Senate their recommendations; that only matters of
    national importance and of an emergency character and which could be
    processed within the limited time available would be considered; that no
    appropriations or nominations would be considered; that the Calendar
    would not be considered; that all of the Republican Members were in
    agreement as to the general policy outlined and that an effort would be
    made to adjourn the Session as soon as possible.
    There being no objection to the statement of the Chairman and no further
    business, the meeting adjourned at 12:05 p.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference July 29, 1948

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Majority
                                   *    *    *
                                  EXHIBIT ``A''

      THIS STATEMENT IS ISSUED BY THE REPUBLICAN LEADERS OF THE SENATE AND
       HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WITH A VIEW TO ITS PRESENTATION TO THEIR
               RESPECTIVE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCES FOR CONSIDERATION

    1. This session was called by the President not because this is an
    ``extraordinary occasion'' as required by the Constitution, but solely
    as a political maneuver in the campaign for his own reelection, and to
    add zest to an otherwise discouraged political convention. It was called
    without consultation with the leaders of Congress, after Congress had
    adjourned with the full acquiescence and approval of the minority
    leaders.
    2. The call involves no reference to the critical situation in foreign
    policy in which no emergency action is requested of the Congress.
    3. Serious legislative problems cannot be satisfactorily handled in the
    midst of a political campaign. Legislation should be a deliberative
    process, and every important measure should be debated from the
    viewpoint of the public interest. In the Eightieth Congress our debates
    have been remarkably free of partisan argument. The Eightieth Congress
    enacted a tremendous program of foreign and domestic legislation and
    completed all routine and emergency matters generally recognized as an
    extraordinary record of accomplishment. Few realize that Federal
    legislation today covers such a wide field of subjects that only a
    fraction can be properly studied and handled in any one year. It would
    take at least 6 months to give proper consideration to the President's
    program. We agree with Senator Barkley's statement made in the Senate a
    month ago before politics entered the situation:

        I have done what I could to cooperate with the majority in
      bringing about an adjournment because I think if we sit here
      until after the convention, or if we sit here between the
      conventions, or after the two conventions, the entire time
      of the Congress will be taken up with political bickering
      and political legislation and political oratory and I do not
      want that to be brought about. I want to finish what we can
      finish and adjourn the Congress, and I have tried my best to
      cooperate with the leaders on the other side to bring about
      an adjournment.

    4. The President's quarrel with the Eightieth Congress is not its
    failure to enact legislation, but a fundamental difference in government
    philosophy between the President and Congress. The President would fix
    wages, fix prices, expand Government spending, increase Federal taxes,
    socialize and nationalize medicine and generally regiment the life of
    every family, as well as agriculture, labor and industry, and his
    proposals would create an annual budget which could not be less than
    $60,000,000,000 which would make inflation inevitable and permanent. The
    Congress believes that progress must be made and all our problems solved
    within the principles of liberty, equality and justice to all men which
    guided this country for 150 years. This difference has resulted in a
    constant conflict, resulting in many vetoes by the President, and
    frequent action overriding his vetoes. Constructive legislation which
    the President did not dare to veto, has been criticized and attacked by
    him. It is difficult and dangerous to work out great public problems
    without the slightest cooperation from a hostile President. The only way
    this fundamental difference can be resolved is by vote of the people at
    the November election.
    5. In the President's program there is very little of an emergency
    nature. Most of the social welfare legislation proposed is of a
    permanent character which can be considered more thoroughly next winter.
    The Democrats controlled Congress for 14 years, professing the greatest
    interest in social welfare legislation. Now they say that they failed to
    deal adequately with social security, education, health, and housing and
    blame the Republicans for not enacting the program they failed to enact
    during 14 years.
    6. We believe, therefore, that this session should be limited to a short
    period as suggested by the President himself, and our efforts will be
    devoted to completing the session as soon as possible. We shall
    carefully examine all of the President's recommendations to determine
    whether there are any matters which can be dealt with promptly on an
    emergency basis. We do not intend to consider routine legislation or
    open the Pandora's box of the legislative calendar. The Senate does not
    intend to consider nominations. We do not intend to make any substantial
    additions to the huge appropriations already provided for the
    administration which already threaten the continuance of a balanced
    budget, and would add to the fires of inflation.
    7. According to present intentions, the program for the first week will
    include Senate consideration of the anti-poll tax bill already passed by
    the House in order that there may be a proper opportunity for all to
    vote in the November election. During the first week also the committees
    of both Houses will give consideration to the President's anti-inflation
    proposals to determine whether there are any additional powers which
    might be helpful in dealing with high prices, and which the Executive
    does not already have.
    The present situation has been brought about largely by the
    administration's policies in encouraging and failing to prevent vastly
    excessive exports, inflating the debt and currency before and during the
    war, encouraging general patterns of wage increase on the theory that
    they would not increase prices, failing to use their powers to restrain
    bank credit, and spending vast amounts of Government money for every
    kind of project, competing for labor and materials with private
    industry. It is our view that the restoration of OPA, subsidies, price
    control, wage control, and rationing, the police state methods decried
    by President Truman himself, would only make the situation worse, create
    black markets, and check the increase in production which is the only
    ultimate solution. The President already has wide powers to check
    inflation if he were willing to use them. He has power to cut the amount
    of Government spending in many fields, to limit Government purchasing in
    those fields where commodities are short, to limit bank credit and limit
    consumer credit.
    During the first week also, committees of both Houses will give further
    consideration to the housing problem and any proposals in respect
    thereto. Much already has been done to solve that problem. Stimulated by
    the legislation adopted by the Eightieth Congress, a million new
    dwelling units are being constructed this year, and their construction
    practically exhausts the materials and labor available for the purpose.
    This is more than twice the number of dwelling units constructed when
    the Truman administration, with every emergency power and millions of
    subsidy funds, was fumbling with the situation. We are deeply concerned
    with a long-range program increasing still further the number of homes
    to be constructed, but such a program involves serious complications and
    differences of opinion which cannot be dealt with adequately at this
    special session.
                            ------------------------

                                                            [August 4, 1948]

    AUGUST 4, 1948
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
      CHAIRMAN, HON. EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR AUGUST 4, 1948, IN ROOM 335,
                             SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the Conference to order at 10:00 a.m.
    The calling of the roll was dispensed with, and the following Senators
    were present:

      Aiken                               Ferguson                              Moore
      Baldwin                             Flanders                              Morse
      Ball                                Gurney                                Reed
      Brewster                            Hawkes                                Revercomb
      Bricker                             Hickenlooper                          Robertson
      Bridges                             Ives                                  Saltonstall
      Brooks                              Jenner                                Smith
      Butler                              Kem                                   Taft
      Cain                                Knowland                              Thye
      Capper                              Langer                                Tobey
      Cooper                              Lodge                                 Vandenberg
      Cordon                              Malone                                Watkins
      Donnell                             Martin                                Wherry
      Dworshak                            McCarthy                              Wiley
      Ecton                               Millikin                              Williams
                                                                                Young

    The following Senators were absent:
      Buck                                Capehart                              Wilson
      Bushfield                           White

    The Chairman stated that the Republican Policy Committee at a meeting on
    yesterday had reviewed the legislative situation and had decided that a
    Conference of Republican Senators should be called to decide the next
    legislative step as well as canvass the situation in general.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft for an analysis of the legislative
    situation. Senator Taft said that the Senate Committees were proceeding
    with their work according to schedule, and that all parliamentary moves
    had been made on the Poll Tax Bill. He stated that he was willing to
    admit that the filibuster cannot be broken within a reasonable length of
    time, and that we should be ready to proceed with any anti-inflationary
    legislation on Friday. He spoke of Senator Wherry's conversation with
    Senator [Richard B.] Russell [, Jr., Democrat of Georgia] concerning the
    constitutional amendment approach to the Poll Tax issue, and was of the
    opinion that we should refuse to make any deals with those engaging in
    the filibuster. He said that the House was going ahead with legislation
    on the anti-inflation program dealing with the extension of Regulation W
    and control of consumer credit, also including a provision increasing
    the gold reserve, and giving authority to the Federal Reserve Board to
    increase bank reserves by three percentage points. On the question of
    final adjournment, he said that we should aim at adjournment on Tuesday
    of next week rather than this Saturday in order to have the weekend to
    work out any details. He spoke of the possibility of action on the Equal
    Rights Amendment.
    There was discussion pro and con as to the constitutional-amendment
    approach to the poll tax subject.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Vandenberg who spoke of the
    worthlessness of the present Cloture Rule and stated that for national
    safety it should be changed. He asked for a special study of the Senate
    Rules with a view to changing them so that the Senate can function at
    all times.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Lodge who made the following motion
    which was seconded by Senator Knowland and agreed to:

      That the Chairman of the Conference appoint a Committee
      whose duty it shall be to make a study of the Senate Rules
      in their bearing on cloture and recommend appropriate
      changes therein, and that the said changes in the rules
      shall be the first order of business in the January Session.

    The Chairman announced the appointment of the following committee:

      C. Wayland Brooks (Chairman)                                    William E. Jenner
      Kenneth S. Wherry                                               John W. Bricker
      Bourke B. Hickenlooper                                          Irving M. Ives
      William F. Knowland                                             Homer Ferguson
      Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.                                          Leverett Saltonstall

    In answer to a question by Senator Robertson, Senator Taft stated that
    the way out of the present legislative situation was for the Senate to
    adjourn today.
    The Chairman then stated that, if there was no objection, the Poll Tax
    Bill would be set aside and the Senate adjourned when it had completed
    its business for the day. There was no objection.
    There was discussion pro and con as to any changes to be made in the
    Displaced Persons Act.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Ferguson who raised the question as to
    whether or not his Committee should press the issue of obtaining records
    from the Executive Branch of the Government. The consensus of opinion
    was that the decision should be left to the Committee.
    The Chairman asked if there would be any objection to his stating to the
    Press that it was the intention to adjourn as soon as possible in an
    orderly fashion on Saturday, but if not then early next week. There was
    no objection.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Baldwin who asked as to what action the
    Republicans intended to take on Price Controls. He asked that some
    action be taken either by the appointment of a Special Committee or at a
    Special Session in November.
    The Chairman stated that without objection he would state to the Press
    that it was the sense of the Conference that the Senate Committees
    having jurisdiction should give instant attention to the subject of high
    prices. There was no objection.
    There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 12:40 p.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference August 6, 1948.

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Majority
                        Eighty-first Congress (1949-1951)

      [Editor's Note: Not only did President Harry S. Truman unexpectedly
    win reelection in 1948 but the election also returned Congress to
    Democratic control, with 54 Democrats to 42 Republicans in the Senate
    and 263 Democrats to 171 Republicans and one independent in the House.
      When the new Congress convened, the Republican Conference set about
    revising its rules and elected Kenneth Wherry of Nebraska as its new
    floor leader to replace Wallace White, who had retired at the end of the
    Eightieth Congress. Although challenged by Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.,
    Robert Taft easily won reelection as chairman of the Republican Policy
    Committee.
      The use of filibusters to block civil rights legislation continued to
    plague the Senate. A committee of the Conference considered ways to
    revise the cloture rule to make it easier to end a filibuster. But, as
    finally adopted in a compromise form after itself being filibustered,
    the new rule actually made it more, rather than less, difficult to
    achieve cloture, since it required a vote by two-thirds of all senators
    rather than the previous two- thirds of senators present and voting.
      In foreign policy 1949 saw the founding of the North American Treaty
    Organization (NATO), with U.S. participation, to guarantee the mutual
    defense of its member countries. When North Korea invaded South Korea in
    June 1950, President Truman sent United States troops to defend the
    South under the aegis of the United Nations without asking Congress to
    declare war. Also in 1950, as the cold war deepened, Republican Senator
    Joseph R. McCarthy of Wisconsin began charging that the State Department
    and other government agencies had been infiltrated by Communists. His
    excesses led Maine Republican Senator Margaret Chase Smith to deliver
    her famous ``Declaration of Conscience'' speech in the Senate,
    concluding with a statement denouncing McCarthy's ``selfish political
    exploitation of fear, bigotry, ignorance, and intolerance,'' in which
    she was joined by six other members of the Republican Conference.]
                            ------------------------

                                                           [January 3, 1949]

    JANUARY 3, 1949
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
    CHAIRMAN, SENATOR EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR JANUARY 3, 1949, IN ROOM 335,
                             SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 9:15 a.m.
    The Chairman requested the Secretary of the Conference to call the roll.
    The Secretary made the following announcement:

    Present 42:
      Aiken                  Hendrickson              Reed
      Baldwin                Hickenlooper             Saltonstall
      Brewster               Ives                     Schoeppel
      Bricker                Jenner                   Smith (Me.)
      Bridges                Kem                      Smith (N.J.)
      Butler                 Knowland                 Taft
      Cain                   Langer                   Thye
      Capehart               Lodge                    Tobey
      Cordon                 Malone                   Vandenberg
      Donnell                Martin                   Watkins
      Ecton                  McCarthy                 Wherry
      Ferguson               Millikin                 Wiley
      Flanders               Morse                    Williams
      Gurney                 Mundt                    Young

    There were no absences.
    At the request of the Chairman, the Secretary read the Conference notice
    which had been previously delivered to all of the Republican Senators. A
    copy of the notice is attached hereto and marked Exhibit ``A.'' There is
    also attached hereto a copy of the amendment proposed by Senators
    Brewster, Butler, and Bricker which is marked Exhibit ``B,'' the
    amendment proposed by Senator Morse, marked Exhibit ``C'' and there is
    further attached as Exhibit ``D'' an amendment to the Republican
    Conference Rules proposed by Senator Knowland which had been previously
    distributed by him to the Republican membership.
    Senator Knowland, at the Conference, proposed two amendments to the
    amendment offered by Senators Brewster, Bricker and Butler which are
    attached hereto as Exhibits ``E'' and ``F.'' The amendment of Senator
    Knowland marked Exhibit ``F'' was later modified by him to read ``six''
    in lieu of ``seven'' and ``twelve'' in lieu of ``fourteen,'' where those
    words appear in the amendment.
    The Chairman suggested a temporary Conference organization.
    It was moved, seconded and unanimously agreed that Senator Eugene D.
    Millikin should act as temporary Chairman and that Senator Milton R.
    Young should act as temporary Secretary.
    The temporary Chairman assumed the Chair.
    The Chairman invited attention to copies before each Senator of the
    existing rules and of the amendments ``B,'' ``C'' and ``D'' and stated
    that it was his understanding that Senator Knowland would propose two
    additional amendments, ``E'' and ``F.'' He stated that each of the
    amendments related to Article I of the Conference Rules; that in his
    opinion the various amendments could be resolved into a series of simple
    issues which could be voted on and that then a style committee could be
    appointed to bring in a draft reflecting amendments which might be
    adopted. The Chairman stated that in his opinion it would be better to
    proceed in that way rather than to try to work on each amendment by
    itself or to use one of them as a working nucleus.
    The Chairman read Rule VII and stated that under his interpretation of
    this rule, the proposed amendments served as vehicles for consideration
    of their subject matters and that the Conference was free to do as it
    pleased regarding the subject matters thus brought before it. There was
    no objection to this interpretation of the rule.
    Senators Brewster, Morse and Knowland then explained their respective
    amendments.
    The Chairman stated that it seemed to him relevant that he advise the
    Conference how he would rule if question arose on certain provisions of
    the existing rules and of the proposed amendments. He stated that he
    would rule (1) that all of the proposed amendments except ``E'' would be
    construed as entirely prospective; (2) that under the existing rules the
    Chairman of the Policy Committee is not an ex officio member of that
    body; that he is appointed as a member of the Policy Committee by the
    Chairman of the Conference (subject to the confirmation of the
    Conference); that since under the present rules a member so appointed to
    the Policy Committee cannot serve more than four consecutive years, the
    term of the Chairman of the Policy Committee is necessarily limited in
    the same way and that under the present rules the Chairman of the Policy
    Committee during the 80th Congress, having served four consecutive years
    as a member of the Policy Committee, was no longer eligible as an
    appointed member of that committee and, therefore, no longer eligible as
    its Chairman; (3) that under the custom of the Conference secret ballots
    are taken only in cases where conference members are involved in a
    contest requiring a vote for decision.
    Senator Brewster then made the following motion--``That the Chairman of
    the Policy Committee shall be elected by the members of the
    Conference.'' After discussion, the motion was passed by acclamation.
    The Chairman then referred to the Knowland amendment (Exhibit ``E'')
    prescribing limitations with retroactive effect upon the term of service
    of the Chairman of the Policy Committee.
    Senator Cain then moved that a secret ballot be taken on all issues
    submitted to the Conference as a result of the proposed amendments and
    on all elections required by the Conference in cases where there were
    contests between members. After discussion, a record vote was taken and
    the motion was lost by a vote of 16 to 25.1
    The Knowland amendment (Exhibit ``E'') was then brought before the
    Conference for action and after discussion it was defeated by a record
    vote of 13 to 29.
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    votes taken.]
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    Senator Brewster then moved--``that no limitation of service be
    applicable to the Chairman of the Policy Committee.'' After discussion
    the motion was carried by a record vote of 29 to 13.
    The Chairman stated that action should be had on the size of the Policy
    Committee.
    Senator Brewster moved that this committee shall consist of eleven
    members including the ex officio and other members.
    Senators Morse and Knowland whose amendments (``C'' and ``D'')
    contemplated a nine man committee stated that an eleven man committee
    was acceptable to them and without objection the motion of Senator
    Brewster was agreed to.
    Senator Langer then moved that the 42 Republican Senators comprising the
    Conference Committee be the Policy Committee. The motion was defeated by
    voice vote.
    The Chairman then stated that the next order of business was to
    determine who should be the ex officio members of the Policy Committee.
    Senator Brewster moved--``that the following list officers be ex officio
    of the Policy Committee:''

        Chairman of Conference
        Floor Leader
        Whip
        Chairman of Policy Committee

    After discussion during which it was pointed out that neither the Morse
    amendment ``C'' or the Knowland amendment ``D'' included the Chairman of
    the Policy Committee as a member ex officio and that the Knowland
    amendment ``D'' included the Secretary of the Conference as a member ex
    officio, Senator Morse stated that it was agreeable to him to include
    the Secretary of the Conference as an ex officio member of the Policy
    Committee and Senator Knowland asked that his amendment be modified to
    include the Chairman of the Policy Committee.
    Senator Brewster modified his amendment to include the Secretary of the
    Conference as an ex officio member of the Policy Committee and his
    motion, as so modified, was agreed to without objection.
    The Chairman then stated that the next order of business was the manner
    of choosing members of the Policy Committee other than those ex officio.
    Senator Knowland's amendment on the subject (Exhibit ``F'') then came
    before the Conference for action. Senator Morse stated that he would
    withdraw that part of his amendment relating to the selection of the
    members of the Policy Committee other than those ex officio by the
    Committee on Committees, and that he would support the Knowland
    amendment. After discussion the Knowland amendment was defeated by voice
    vote.
    Senator Brewster then moved--``that the Chairman of the Conference shall
    nominate six Republican members to constitute the Policy Committee
    (other than the ex officio members) with the understanding that the
    Conference could confirm or reject the nominations thus made in whole or
    in part, or substitute the names of other nominees; also that within 24
    hours after the selection of a Chairman of the Conference each Senator
    may submit to the Chairman a list of six members suggested for
    nomination for members of the Policy Committee.''
    After discussion of the motion by Senator Brewster it was agreed to by
    voice vote.
    Senator Cain then moved ``that whenever 25% of the entire membership of
    the Republican Conference so desires, a secret ballot shall be had on
    any matter calling for a vote.''
    The motion was defeated by a record vote of 21 to 21.
    Senator Morse then moved that whenever there is a contest in the
    Conference between members requiring a vote for decision, it shall be
    decided by secret ballot. The motion was agreed to by voice vote.
    The Chairman then stated the next question to be decided was the term of
    office of the Policy Committee. He put the question, shall the term of
    office of a member of the Policy Committee be for two years. By voice
    vote this was decided in the affirmative.
    The Chairman then put the question, shall the term of office of a member
    of the Policy Committee, other than ex officio, be limited to four
    consecutive years and that after such consecutive service, no such
    member shall be eligible for further service in such capacity until
    after the expiration of an interval of two years. By voice vote this was
    decided in the affirmative.
    Senator Taft then moved that Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg be nominated
    on the floor of the Senate as the Republican candidate for President Pro
    Tempore of the Senate. On motion of Senator Lodge, the nomination was
    closed and Senator Taft's motion was unanimously agreed to, with Senator
    Langer on his own request being considered as absent.
    Senator Bridges proposed and the Conference approved the following slate
    of Republican elective officers:

        Carl A. Loeffler for Secretary
        Edward F. McGinnis for Sergeant-at-Arms
        Reverend Peter Marshall for Chaplain
        J. Mark Trice for Secretary to the Minority

    Senator Bridges was instructed to do the necessary things to secure
    action on the slate at the first session of the Senate.
    Senator McCarthy presented a resolution of condolence which was
    unanimously adopted by the Conference on the death of Mrs. May Jenkins
    Wiley, a copy of which is attached hereto.
    At the suggestion of the Chairman, the Conference passed a resolution of
    condolence on the death of Senator Harlan A. Bushfield, a copy of which
    is attached hereto.
    The Chairman appointed Senator Guy Cordon as a committee of one to draft
    Article I of the Republican Conference rules to reflect the amending
    action taken by the Conference. The Chairman requested Senator Cordon to
    confer on questions which might arise in the performance of his task
    with the sponsors of the various amendments and with Mr. George H.E.
    Smith, Staff Director of the Policy Committee.
    There being unfinished business and because of the convening of the
    Senate at 12 noon, the Chairman recessed the Conference until 3 p.m.
    The Conference recessed at 11:45 a.m.

                                     ------

    The second session of the Conference was called to order by the Chairman
    at 3:10 p.m.
    The Chairman requested the Secretary to call the roll. The Secretary
    announced that the entire Republican membership of 42 was present.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Reed who asked for a reconsideration of
    the vote whereby the Knowland amendment was previously rejected. This
    amendment related to the selection of the members of the Policy
    Committee by ballot. On a record vote, the motion for reconsideration
    was defeated by a vote of 18 to 24.
    The Chairman read a draft of Section I of the Republican Conference
    Rules as submitted by the Style Committee and after several minor
    corrections, it was moved ``That the draft as read and amended be
    adopted.'' The motion was approved by a record vote of 30 to 12.
    The draft as approved is as follows:
                                       I.

      At the beginning of each Congress, or within one week
      thereafter, a Republican Party Conference shall be held. At
      that Conference there shall be elected the following
      officers:

        Chairman of the Conference
        Secretary of the Conference
        Floor Leader
        Whip
        Chairman of Policy Committee
        A Policy Committee of eleven Senators

      The Chairman of the Conference, Secretary of the Conference,
      the Floor Leader, the Whip, and the Chairman of the Policy
      Committee shall be ex officio members of the Policy
      Committee. The other six members shall be nominated by the
      Chairman of the Conference, subject to action by the
      Conference. The six members so nominated and elected shall
      serve for two years and may be re-elected for an additional
      two years, but no such member may serve more than four
      consecutive years and then shall be eligible for further
      service in such capacity only after an interval of two
      years. Within 24 hours after the election of the Chairman of
      the Conference each Senator may submit a list of six members
      suggested for nomination as members of the Policy Committee.
      In all contested elections vote shall be by written ballot.
      The term of office of all party officers herein provided
      shall extend for not more than two years, and shall expire
      at the close of each Congress.

    The Chairman recognized Senator Saltonstall who asked for an opinion as
    to how the new changes in the Rules affected the service of any present
    members of the Policy Committee.
    The Chairman said that in his opinion all of the members of the new
    Policy Committee would start on the same basis and be eligible for a
    term of two years and an additional two years. He said that so far as
    past service was concerned, it did not count.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Knowland who placed in nomination the
    name of Eugene D. Millikin as Chairman of the Conference. The Secretary
    was authorized to cast a unanimous ballot for Senator Millikin and did
    so.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Langer who nominated Senator Milton R.
    Young as Secretary of the Conference. The Secretary was authorized to
    cast a unanimous ballot for Senator Young and did so.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Bricker who nominated Senator Kenneth S.
    Wherry as Floor Leader.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Baldwin who nominated Senator William
    Knowland as Floor Leader.
    The Chairman instructed the Secretary to distribute ballots and the
    result of the balloting, with Senator Donnell as teller, was as follows:

        Senator Wherry--28
        Senator Knowland--14

    The Chairman declared the selection of Senator Wherry as Floor Leader.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Butler who nominated Senator Leverett
    Saltonstall as Whip.
    It was moved ``That nominations be closed.''
    The Secretary was instructed to cast a unanimous ballot for Senator
    Saltonstall, and did so.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Bridges who nominated Senator Robert A.
    Taft as Chairman of the Policy Committee.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Ives who nominated Senator Henry Cabot
    Lodge, Jr. as Chairman of the Policy Committee.
    The Chairman instructed the Secretary to distribute ballots and the
    result of the balloting, with Senator Donnell as teller, was as follows:

        Senator Taft--28
        Senator Lodge--14

    The Chairman declared the election of Senator Taft as Chairman of the
    Policy Committee.
    The Chairman announced and the Conference approved the appointment of
    the Committee on Personnel as follows: Senator Bridges, Chairman,
    Senator Martin and Senator Cain.
    The Chairman welcomed Mrs. Smith as the first lady member of the
    Republican Conference and also welcomed Messrs. Mundt, Hendrickson and
    Schoeppel as new members of the Republican Conference.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who extended an invitation to all
    Senators to appear before the Policy Committee at any time. He stated
    that the principles of liberty and justice of the Republican Party must
    be maintained and that economic and social progress must go forward in
    every field, keeping in mind, however, those two paramount principles.
    There being no further business, the Conference adjourned at 4:35 p.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference January 24, 1951

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                                   *    *    *
                                  EXHIBIT ``A''
                              UNITED STATES SENATE
                                Washington, D.C.

                                     NOTICE

                                                           December 27, 1948

    There will be a meeting of Republican Senators in their Conference Room
    (Room 335 Senate Office Building) on Monday, January 3, 1949, at 9:00
    a.m., for the election of officers and for consideration of or action on
    such other matters as may properly come before the meeting including
    those hereinafter specified.
    Pursuant to Article VII of the Republican Conference Rules as amended by
    the Conference, December 15, 1944, notice is hereby given that action
    will be sought at this conference upon the subjects covered by the
    amendments which will be proposed and which are attached hereto as a
    part hereof.
    For your convenience a copy of the Republican Conference Rules as
    amended by the Conference, December 15, 1944, is also attached hereto.
    By order of the Chairman:
    [not signed] Secretary of the Republican Conference
                                   *    *    *
                                 (Confidential)
                           REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE RULES
                (As amended by the Conference, December 15, 1944)

                                       I.

    At the beginning of each Congress, or within 1 week thereafter, a
    Republican Party Conference shall be held. At that Conference there
    shall be selected the following officers:

      Chairman of the Conference
      Secretary of the Conference
      Floor Leader
      Whip
      *A Steering Committee of nine Senators.
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      * Designated as the Majority Policy Committee by the Conference,
    December 30, 1946.
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    The Chairman of the Conference, the Floor Leader, and the Whip shall be
    members ex officio. The other six members shall be appointed by the
    Chairman of the Conference, subject to confirmation by the Conference.
    Of the members so appointed and confirmed in 1945, the Chairman of the
    Conference shall designate three who shall be ineligible for
    reappointment in 1947, and three who shall be ineligible for
    reappointment in 1949. Thereafter, no member shall be eligible for
    reappointment after having served 4 years except after a 2-year
    interval. The Chairman of the Steering Committee shall be chosen by the
    members of the Committee.
    The term of office of all party officers herein provided shall extend
    for not more than 2 years, and shall expire at the close of each
    Congress.
                                       II.

    The Chairman may call a Conference at any time, and shall call a
    Conference whenever requested to do so by the Steering Committee or in
    writing by five or more Senators. The Steering Committee shall meet at
    least once in 2 weeks, on a fixed day of the week and at a fixed hour to
    be determined by the Committee. It may meet at any time on the call of
    its Chairman. The Committee shall permit any Senator to appear before it
    upon his request to present any matter in which he is interested.
                          III. Duty of Party Officers.

    The Chairman of the Conference shall preside at all Conference meetings,
    and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him by this
    resolution or by the Conference.
    The Secretary shall keep accurate minutes of all Conference proceedings.
    The minutes of all meetings of committees of the Conference shall be
    kept by the Party Floor Clerk and shall be filed with the Secretary,
    which minutes shall be open to inspection by any member of the
    Conference. The Secretary and Floor Clerk, respectively, shall notify
    members of all Conference and committee meetings. In the absence of the
    Chairman, he shall have the same powers and duties to call meetings of
    the Conference as the Chairman.
    The Floor Leader shall perform the customary duties of the Majority or
    Minority Leader, as the case may be, on the floor of the Senate, and
    shall have full authority to deal with all questions of procedure after
    consulting the Republican Senators who are concerned.
    The Whip shall assist in securing attendance of members at Party
    Conferences and upon the floor of the Senate when their presence is
    considered necessary by the Chairman or the Floor Leader, and shall
    perform such other duties as the Chairman or Floor Leader may require.
    The Steering Committee shall consider the legislative program in the
    Senate and the question whether any Party policy is involved, shall
    prepare and present recommendations for action by the Conference, and
    advise all Senators on legislative matters which they desire to present
    to the Steering Committee.
                                       IV.

    A Committee on Committees shall be appointed at the beginning of each
    Congress to prepare and recommend to the Conference the complete
    assignment of Republican Senators to committees, and shall recommend the
    filling of vacancies occurring during the Congress. The Committee shall
    be appointed by the Chairman of the Conference immediately after his
    election subject to confirmation by the Conference.
                                       V.

    A Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee shall be appointed within 6
    months after the beginning of each Congress by the Chairman of the
    Conference, subject to confirmation by the Conference.
                                       VI.

    No action by the Conference upon any matter pending or to be proposed in
    the Senate shall be binding in any way on members in casting their votes
    thereon.
                                      VII.

    These rules may be amended at any time by a majority vote of the
    Conference, providing notice of the amendment has been given at least 1
    week in advance to every member of the Conference that action will be
    sought upon the subject covered by the amendment.
                                   *    *    *
                                  EXHIBIT ``B''

    Proposed by Senators Brewster, Bricker and Butler:
                    AMENDMENT TO REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE RULES

    Article I of the Republican Conference Rules as amended by the
    Conference, December 15, 1944, shall be amended to read as follows:
                                       I.

    At the beginning of each Congress or within one week thereafter, a
    Republican Party Conference shall be held. At that Conference there
    shall be selected the following officers whose terms shall extend for
    two years and shall expire at the close of each Congress:

      Chairman of the Conference
      Secretary of the Conference
      Chairman of the Policy Committee
      Floor Leader
      Whip

    At such Conference, or at the following Conference, a Policy Committee
    of eleven Senators whose terms shall extend for two years and shall
    expire at the close of each Congress, shall be selected, of which the
    Chairman of the Conference, Chairman of the Policy Committee, Floor
    Leader, and the Whip, shall be members ex officio. The other seven
    members shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Conference, subject to
    confirmation by the Conference. No one of such appointed members shall
    be eligible for reappointment if he has served for four years, except
    after a two-year interval.
                                   *    *    *
                                  EXHIBIT ``C''
                           Proposed by Senator Morse:

    It is proposed that Rule I of the Republican Conference Rules be amended
    by the adoption of the following substitute rule therefor:
                                       I.

    At the beginning of each Congress, or within one week thereafter, a
    Republican Party Conference shall be held. At that Conference there
    shall be selected the following officers:

      Chairman of the Conference
      Secretary of the Conference
      Floor Leader
      Whip
      Chairman of Steering Committee

    The Chairman of the Conference, the Floor Leader and the Whip shall be
    members ex officio of the Steering Committee. The Chairman of the
    Steering Committee shall be selected by the members of the Republican
    Conference at the first meeting of the Republican Party Conference at
    the beginning of each Congress. The other five members of the Steering
    Committee shall be nominated by the Committee on Committees subject to
    confirmation by the Republican Conference at a second meeting of the
    Conference to be held within two weeks after the first meeting of the
    Conference at the beginning of each Congress. The Chairman of the
    Steering Committee shall serve for a two-year term and no member of the
    Republican Party Conference shall be eligible for reelection to the
    Chairmanship of the Steering Committee except after a two-year interval.
    Of the five members of the Steering Committee nominated and confirmed in
    1949, two shall be designated to serve a two-year term and three shall
    be designated to serve a four-year term. Thereafter no member of the
    Steering Committee shall be eligible for membership on the Steering
    Committee after having served four years except after a two-year
    interval.
    The term of office of the Chairman of the Conference, Secretary of the
    Conference, Floor Leader, Whip and Chairman of the Steering Committee
    herein provided shall extend for not more than two years and shall
    expire at the close of each Congress.
    The voting on the selection of all party officers and Chairman of the
    Steering Committee shall be by secret written ballot. A majority of the
    ballots cast shall be required for election to any office herein
    provided. In the event of nominations from the floor of any Republican
    Party Conference for the filling of any committee assignment or other
    office of the Conference the vote shall be by secret written ballot.
                                   *    *    *
                                  EXHIBIT ``D''

    Proposed by Senator Knowland:
    It is proposed that Rule I of the Republican Conference Rules be amended
    by the adoption of the following substitute rule therefor:
                                        I

    At the beginning of each Congress, or within one week thereafter, a
    Republican Party Conference shall be held. At that Conference there
    shall be selected the following officers:

      Chairman of the Conference
      Secretary of the Conference
      Floor Leader
      Whip
      A Steering Committee of nine Senators

    The Chairman of the Conference, the Secretary of the Conference, the
    Floor Leader, and the Whip shall be members ex officio. The other five
    members shall be elected by the Conference in the following manner. Each
    member of the Conference shall vote by ballot for five eligible
    Republican Senators of his choice. The votes of all members of the
    Conference shall be tabulated, and the five persons receiving the
    highest vote shall be elected for a two year term. In the event of a tie
    for fifth place, a run off ballot shall be had for the persons so tied.
    No person shall be eligible for election as one of the five elected
    members of the Committee after having served four consecutive years,
    except after a two year interval. The Chairman of the Steering Committee
    shall be chosen by the members of the Committee.
    The term of office of all party officers herein provided shall extend
    for not more than 2 years, and shall expire at the close of each
    Congress.
                                   *    *    *
                                  EXHIBIT ``E''

    By Senator Knowland:
      AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY SENATORS BREWSTER, BRICKER AND
                                     BUTLER

    (Immediately following the list of officers a new first sentence to the
    existing paragraph to be added):
      ``NONE OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED OFFICERS WHO HAVE SERVED IN ANY OF THE
    ABOVE MENTIONED POSITIONS FOR FOUR YEARS SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR RETENTION
    IN SUCH POSITION EXCEPT AFTER A TWO YEAR INTERVAL.''
                                   *    *    *
                                  EXHIBIT ``F''

    By Senator Knowland
      AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT OFFERED BY SENATORS BREWSTER, BRICKER AND
                                     BUTLER

    (On line 6 of the existing first paragraph strike out ``shall be
    appointed by the Chairman of the Conference, subject to confirmation of
    the conference'' and insert the following:)
      ``Shall be selected in the following manner: each member of the
    Conference shall vote by ballot for six eligible Republican Senators of
    his choice. From among the twelve persons receiving the highest number
    of votes the Chairman of the Conference shall appoint six, subject to
    confirmation by the entire Conference.''
                                   *    *    *

    81st Congress
    1st Session
    Senator Joseph R. McCarthy offered the following resolution in the
    Republican Minority Conference on Monday, January 3, 1949, which was
    adopted by unanimous action:
      Whereas Almighty God in His infinite wisdom has taken from our
    colleague, the Honorable Alexander Wiley, his beloved wife, Mrs. May
    Jenkins Wiley,
      Now therefore,
      Be It Resolved, That we, the Republican colleagues in the United
    States Senate of the Honorable Alexander Wiley, express our sense of
    loss at the passing of his wife, and
      Further, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to the
    Honorable Alexander Wiley, that he may be assured of our deep respect
    for him and of our condolences to him.
    Attest:

                                                                    Chairman
                                                                   Secretary
                                   *    *    *

    81st Congress
    1st Session
                              Harlan John Bushfield

    Senator Chan Gurney offered the following resolution in the Republican
    Minority Conference on Monday, January 3, 1949, which was adopted by
    unanimous action:
      Whereas Almighty God in His infinite wisdom has taken from us our
    beloved colleague, the Honorable Harlan John Bushfield, late junior
    Senator from the State of South Dakota, and
      Whereas throughout his six years in the United States Senate he
    rendered to our Nation and to his State a most distinguished service,
    and
      Whereas he was our affectionate friend and our esteemed colleague,
    ever ready to give of himself, of his efforts, and of his judgment,
      Now, therefore,
      Be It Resolved, That we, the Republican colleagues in the United
    States Senate of the Honorable Harlan John Bushfield, express our sense
    of loss at his passing, and
      Further, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to Mrs. Vera C.
    Bushfield at Miller, South Dakota, that she may be assured of our deep
    respect for her and of our condolences to her upon the passing of our
    friend, her husband.
    Attest:

                                                                    Chairman
                                                                   Secretary
                            ------------------------

                                                           [January 6, 1949]

    JANUARY 6, 1949
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
    CHAIRMAN, SENATOR EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR JANUARY 6, 1949, IN ROOM 335,
                             SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:15 a.m.
    The Chairman requested the Secretary of the Conference to call the roll.
    The Secretary made the following announcement:

    Present 38:
      Aiken                  Hendrickson              Saltonstall
      Baldwin                Hickenlooper             Schoeppel
      Bricker                Ives                     Smith (Me.)
      Bridges                Jenner                   Smith (N.J.)
      Butler                 Kem                      Taft
      Cain                   Knowland                 Thye
      Capehart               Langer                   Tobey
      Cordon                 Lodge                    Watkins
      Donnell                McCarthy                 Wherry
      Ecton                  Millikin                 Wiley
      Ferguson               Morse                    Williams
      Flanders               Mundt                    Young
      Gurney                 Reed

    Absent 4:
      Brewster               Martin                   Vandenberg
      Malone

    The Chairman read to the Conference Section 4 of the Republican
    Conference Rules relating to the appointment of members on the Committee
    on Committees, and he then announced the following eleven members to
    constitute the Republican Committee on Committees: Senator Hugh Butler
    of Nebraska to be Chairman, Senator Raymond E. Baldwin of Connecticut,
    Senator John W. Bricker of Ohio, Senator Homer E. Capehart of Indiana,
    Senator Forrest C. Donnell of Missouri, Senator Homer Ferguson of
    Michigan, Senator William F. Knowland of California, Senator Henry Cabot
    Lodge, Jr., of Massachusetts, Senator George W. Malone of Nevada,
    Senator Edward Martin of Pennsylvania and Senator H. Alexander Smith of
    New Jersey.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Bridges who moved that the
    recommendations of the Chairman be confirmed by the Conference. The
    motion was agreed to by voice vote.
    The Chairman read to the Conference the provisions of Section I of the
    Republican Conference Rules relating to the nomination by the Chairman
    of six members of the Policy Committee. He announced the following six
    members to constitute the Policy Committee: Senator Styles Bridges of
    New Hampshire, Senator Guy Cordon of Oregon, Senator Irving M. Ives of
    New York, Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper of Iowa, Senator Margaret Chase
    Smith of Maine and Senator Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Butler who moved that the nominations as
    announced by the Chairman be approved. The motion was adopted by voice
    vote.
    The Chairman praised the helfpfulness and good spirit shown by Senators
    Ferguson and Brewster in asking that any rights they might have for
    membership on the Policy Committee be waived in order that the senior
    Senator from Michigan, Mr. Vandenberg, and the junior Senator from
    Maine, Mrs. Smith, might be appointed thereto.
    The Chairman stated that he would have liked very much to have nominated
    Senator Knowland for the Policy Committee, but because of geographical
    and other factors, it could not be done.
    He stated that if he is here two years from now, he will ``root and
    toot'' to have Senator Knowland put on that Committee.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who spoke of the difficulty which
    the Committee on Committees will have in making committee assignments.
    He read a proposed amendment relating to suggested changes in the
    Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, whereby 8 committees would be
    increased from 13 to 15 and on certain other committees the Minority
    would receive 8 additional places and the Majority 19 instead of their
    present 11 additional ones. He stated that he had talked the matter over
    with Senator Barkley and suggested some decision on the part of the
    Conference as to the merits of his proposal. After a discussion of the
    matter, the Chairman asked if there was any objection to leaving the
    matter up to Senator Taft to have further discussions with the
    Democratic Members concerning the proposal. There was no objection
    raised and the Chairman informed Senator Taft that he should feel free
    to carry on further discussions with the other side. A copy of the
    proposed amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit ``A.''
    The Chairman recognized Senator Bridges who informed the Conference as
    to the difficulty to be experienced by the Personnel Committee in the
    allocation of Minority Patronage, and the difficulty to be experienced
    by the Minority Members so far as Committee personnel is concerned.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Morse who suggested that a watchdog
    committee be appointed for Floor purposes, as well as unity of action on
    the part of the Republican Minority in keeping watchful eyes on the
    actions of the Presiding Officer on recognitions and rulings of the
    chair.
    There being no further business, the Conference adjourned at 11:15 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference January 24, 1951

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                                   *    *    *
                                  EXHIBIT ``A''

    It is proposed to amend the Senate rules as contained in the Legislative
    Reorganization Act of 1946 by increasing the number of Senators on the
    following Committees from 13 to 15: Agriculture, Armed Services,
    Finance, Foreign Relations, Interior, Interstate Commerce, Judiciary and
    Labor. It will then be necessary to amend (Paragraph 4) of Section 102
    to read as follows:

      Each Senator shall serve on two standing Committees and no
      more; except that no more than 20% of the Senators of the
      Minority Party may serve on three standing Committees, and
      no more, if one of such standing Committees is the Committee
      on the District of Columbia, the Committee on Expenditures
      in the Executive Departments, the Committee on Post Offices
      and Civil Service, the Committee on Public Works or the
      Committee on Rules and Administration; and except that
      Senators of the Majority Party who are members of any said
      five Committees may serve on three standing Committees and
      no more.

    Under the Reorganization Act, it is contemplated that all of the
    Committees be of substantially equal importance. This has not turned out
    to be true. Five Committees listed in the foregoing amendment are not of
    interest to Senators and the result is that all the places on the first
    ten Committees are taken by the Senators having seniority and the Junior
    Senators are left with a very poor selection. The ten more important
    Committees have a number of subcommittees dealing with different
    subjects, and the Junior Senators are excluded from participation in all
    of these subjects, while the members of the ten best Committees are
    supposed to cover all of them.
    The foregoing rules should be supplemented by a rule of the Republican
    Conference to the effect that every Senator shall be entitled to a place
    on one of the ten principal Committees.

                                     ------

      MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES CALLED BY THE
      CHAIRMAN, SENATOR HUGH BUTLER, JANUARY 6, 1949, IN ROOM 335, SENATE
                                 OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 3:10 p.m.
    Members of the Committee present were: Senators Butler, Chairman,
    Baldwin, Bricker, Capehart, Donnell, Ferguson, Knowland, Lodge and
    Smith. Members of the Committee absent were: Senators Malone and Martin.
    Also present was J. Mark Trice.
    The Chairman informed the members that this would be called a
    preliminary meeting and that he hoped a final decision could be reached
    tomorrow and he would call a meeting of the Committee at 9:00 a.m., in
    the morning.
    The Secretary distributed to those members present confidential work
    sheets No. 1, entitled (1) Committee Assignments of Senators, and (2)
    Standing Committees of the Senate.
    The Chairman spoke of the rules which had been previously followed by
    past Committees on Committees in making assignments to Committees, and
    that the first step was to take care of Senators who received
    practically nothing two years ago and second, to try to take care of
    Senators who were bumped off of Committees by reason of a change in the
    control of the Senate.
    After a discussion of the various aspects, the following motion was
    made, seconded and approved:

      That, where a Senator has served on a Committee, and has
      lost his membership thereon by a change of Committee ratio
      as a result in the change in control of the Senate, he shall
      have seniority over any and all other Senators to the first
      vacancy on the Committee from which he was displaced.

    After discussion, the following motions were made, seconded and
    approved:

      That Senator Hickenlooper be assigned to the Committee on
      Agriculture and Forestry.
      That Senator Knowland be assigned to the Committee on Armed
      Services.
      That Senator Bricker be assigned to the Committee on
      Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
      That Senator Jenner be assigned to the Committee on
      Judiciary.

    Senator Lodge asked that the minutes of the meeting show that he would
    like to be assigned to the Committee on Armed Services as soon as
    possible.
    Senator Flanders personally appeared before the Committee and stated
    that while his main interest was in becoming a member of the Committee
    on Finance and the Committee on Foreign Relations, that due to the
    explanation to him by the Chairman, he would be glad to give up his
    desire in favor of Senator Williams.
    Senator Capehart communicated with Senator Jenner who waived his right
    to an assignment on the Committee on Finance.
    Senator Donnell talked with Senator Kem by telephone and the Chairman
    invited the latter to appear before the Committee.
    Senator Kem personally appeared and expressed a desire to be assigned to
    the Committee on Finance because of his interest in such matters. He
    said that he was of the opinion that assignments to special committees
    should be considered in connection with appointments to standing
    Committees. He said that he would stand on his rights and let the
    Committee decide the issue.
    There being no further business, the Committee recessed at 5:40 p.m.

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

    Approved:

                                                        [signed] Hugh Butler

                                     Chairman of the Committee on Committees

                                     ------

      MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, SENATOR HUGH BUTLER, FOR JANUARY 7, 1949 IN ROOM 335, SENATE
                                 OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 9:10 a.m.
    Members of the Committee present were: Senators Butler, Chairman,
    Bricker, Capehart, Donnell, Ferguson, Knowland, Lodge and Smith. Members
    of the Committee absent were: Senators Baldwin, Malone and Martin. Also
    present was J. Mark Trice.
    After a discussion of the assignments of Senators Kem and Williams to
    the Commitee on Finance, the Committee voted in favor of the assignment
    of Senator Williams to the Committee on Finance.
    Senator Lodge congratulated Senator Donnell on his fine argument on
    behalf of his colleague, Senator Kem.
    Senator McCarthy was invited to appear personally before the Committee
    and he raised objection to the tentative assignments suggested, and
    expressed the opinion that all Senators should have at least one major
    Committee assignment. Senator McCarthy informed the Chairman that if he
    were assigned to the Committee on the District of Columbia that he would
    not wish to be placed in the ranking minority position thereon.
    The Chairman called to the attention of the members of the Committee the
    situation where two years ago Senator Bridges had waived his seniority
    rights to the Chairmanship of the Committee on Armed Services and
    Senators Taft and Butler had waived their rights to the Chairmanship of
    the Committee on Finance, in order that the Chairmanships might be
    assumed by Senators Gurney and Millikin. He stated that the question had
    been raised, now that the control of the Senate had changed, whether or
    not in the Committee listing, the minority Senators should be listed in
    accordance with their seniority.
    After a discussion of the matter, the following motion was made,
    seconded and approved:

      That, where a Republican member of any committee has waived
      his right to the chairmanship of that committee because of
      his desire to serve as chairman of another committee and
      there is a change of majority relieving said Senator of his
      chairmanship, he shall be restored to his senior position on
      the committee wherein he had waived his rights to the
      chairmanship, except where such right is voluntarily
      relinquished.

    The Committee then proceeded to make further Committee assignments and
    there is attached hereto as Exhibits ``A'' and ``B,'' the final drafts.
    It was moved, seconded and approved:

      That the Committee on Committees report to the Republican
      Conference the final draft as approved.

    The Chairman informed the Secretary of the Committee, following the
    meeting, that Senators Taft and Butler had waived their rights of
    seniority listing on the Committee on Finance for the 81st Congress
    only, in favor of Senator Millikin in order that his name might be
    carried at the top of the minority membership on the said Committee.
    There being no further business, the Committee adjourned at 11:50 a.m.

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

    Approved:

                                                        [signed] Hugh Butler

                                     Chairman of the Committee on Committees
                                   *    *    *
                                  EXHIBIT ``A''

                         (Confidential Work Sheet No. 2)

                        COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS OF SENATORS
                              Eighty-first Congress
                 (To be Submitted to the Republican Conference)
    Mr. Aiken...............................  Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Labor and Public Welfare

    Mr. Baldwin.............................  Armed Services
                                              Post Office and Civil Service

    Mr. Brewster............................  Finance
                                              Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce

    Mr. Bricker.............................  Banking and Currency
                                              Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce

    Mr. Bridges.............................  Appropriations
                                              Armed Services

    Mr. Butler..............................  Finance
                                              Interior and Insular Affairs

    Mr. Cain................................  Banking and Currency
                                              Public Works

    Mr. Capehart............................  Banking and Currency
                                              Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce

    Mr. Cordon..............................  Appropriations
                                              Interior and Insular Affairs

    Mr. Donnell.............................  Judiciary
                                              Labor and Public Welfare

    Mr. Ecton...............................  Interior and Insular Affairs
                                              Post Office and Civil Service

    Mr. Ferguson............................  Appropriations
                                              Judiciary

    Mr. Flanders............................  Banking and Currency
                                              Post Office and Civil Service

    Mr. Gurney..............................  Appropriations
                                              Armed Services

    Mr. Hendrickson.........................  District of Columbia
                                              Post Office and Civil Service

    Mr. Hickenlooper........................  Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Foreign Relations

    Mr. Ives................................  Expenditures in the Executive
                                               Departments
                                              Rules and Administration

    Mr. Jenner..............................  Judiciary
                                              Rules and Administration

    Mr. Kem.................................  Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Public Works

    Mr. Knowland............................  Armed Services
                                              Rules and Administration

    Mr. Langer..............................  Judiciary
                                              Post Office and Civil Service

    Mr. Lodge, Jr...........................  Foreign Relations
                                              Rules and Administration

    Mr. Malone..............................  Interior and Insular Affairs
                                              Public Works

    Mr. Martin..............................  Finance
                                              Public Works

    Mr. McCarthy............................  District of Columbia
                                              Expenditures in the Executive
                                               Departments

    Mr. Millikin............................  Finance
                                              Interior and Insular Affairs

    Mr. Morse...............................  Armed Services
                                              Labor and Public Welfare

    Mr. Mundt...............................  District of Columbia
                                              Expenditures in the Executive
                                               Departments

    Mr. Reed................................  Appropriations
                                              Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce

    Mr. Saltonstall.........................  Appropriations
                                              Armed Services

    Mr. Schoeppel...........................  District of Columbia
                                              Expenditures in the Executive
                                               Departments

    Mr. Smith...............................  Foreign Relations
                                              Labor and Public Welfare

    Mrs. Smith..............................  District of Columbia
                                              Expenditures in the Executive
                                               Departments

    Mr. Taft................................  Finance
                                              Labor and Public Welfare

    Mr. Thye................................  Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Post Office and Civil Service

    Mr. Tobey...............................  Banking and Currency
                                              Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce

    Mr. Vandenberg..........................  Expenditures in the Executive
                                               Departments
                                              Foreign Relations

    Mr. Watkins.............................  Interior and Insular Affairs
                                              Public Works

    Mr. Wherry..............................  Appropriations
                                              Rules and Administration

    Mr. Wiley...............................  Foreign Relations
                                              Judiciary

    Mr. Williams............................  District of Columbia
                                              Finance

    Mr. Young...............................  Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Appropriations

                                   *    *    *
                                  EXHIBIT ``B''

                         (Confidential Work Sheet No. 2)
                        STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE
                              Eighty-first Congress
                 (To be Submitted to the Republican Conference)

    On Agriculture and Forestry (Ratio 8-5)

      Messrs. Aiken, Young, Thye, Kem, Hickenlooper

    On Appropriations (Ratio 13-8)

      Messrs. Bridges, Gurney, Reed, Ferguson, Wherry, Cordon,
      Saltonstall, Young

    On Armed Services (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. Bridges, Gurney, Saltonstall, Morse, Baldwin,
      Knowland

    On Banking and Currency (Ratio 8-5)

      Messrs. Tobey, Capehart, Flanders, Cain, Bricker

    On District of Columbia (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. Williams, McCarthy, Mundt, Mrs. Smith, Messrs.
      Schoeppel, Hendrickson

    On Expenditures in the Executive Departments (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. McCarthy, Ives, Vandenberg, Mundt, Mrs. Smith, Mr.
      Schoeppel

    On Finance (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. Millikin, Taft, Butler, Brewster, Martin, Williams

    On Foreign Relations (Ratio 8-5)

      Messrs. Vandenberg, Wiley, Smith, Hickenlooper, Lodge, Jr.

    On Interior and Insular Affairs (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. Butler, Millikin, Cordon, Ecton, Malone, Watkins

    On Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Ratio 8-5)

      Messrs. Tobey, Reed, Brewster, Capehart, Bricker

    On the Judiciary (Ratio 8-5)

      Messrs. Wiley, Langer, Ferguson, Donnell, Jenner

    On Labor and Public Welfare (Ratio 8-5)

      Messrs. Taft, Aiken, Smith, Morse, Donnell

    On Post Office and Civil Service (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. Langer, Flanders, Baldwin, Thye, Ecton, Hendrickson

    On Public Works (Ratio 8-5)

      Messrs. Cain, Martin, Watkins, Malone, Kem

    On Rules and Administration (Ratio 8-5)

      Messrs. Wherry, Knowland, Lodge, Jr., Jenner, Ives
                            ------------------------

                                                          [January 10, 1949]

    JANUARY 10, 1949
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
    CHAIRMAN, SENATOR EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR JANUARY 10, 1949, IN ROOM 335,
                             SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:10 a.m.
    The Chairman requested the Secretary of the Conference to call the roll.
    The Secretary made the following announcement:

    Present 34:
      Aiken                  Hickenlooper             Reed
      Baldwin                Ives                     Schoeppel
      Brewster               Jenner                   Smith, Me.
      Butler                 Kem                      Smith, N.J.
      Cain                   Knowland                 Taft
      Cordon                 Langer                   Thye
      Donnell                Lodge                    Tobey
      Ecton                  Malone                   Vandenberg
      Ferguson               McCarthy                 Watkins
      Gurney                 Millikin                 Wherry
      Hendrickson            Morse                    Williams
                                                      Young
    Absent 8:
      Bricker                Flanders                 Saltonstall
      Bridges                Martin                   Wiley
      Capehart               Mundt

    The Chairman read to the Conference the provisions of the Conference
    Rules relating to the appointment of the Committee on Committees and
    their duties.
    The Chairman then recognized Senator Butler who presented to the
    Conference a written report on the action taken by the Committee on
    Committees of which he is Chairman. The report of the Chairman of the
    Committee is attached hereto as Exhibit ``A.''
    There is also attached hereto as Exhibits ``B'' and ``C'' the Minority
    committee listings as approved by the Conference.
    There was distributed to the members of the Conference work sheets No. 2
    entitled ``Committee Assignments of Senators'' and ``Standing Committees
    of the Senate.''
    Senator Butler requested that the following recommendation of the
    Committee on Committees be approved by the Conference:

      Where a Senator has served on a committee, and has lost his
      membership thereon by a change of committee ratio as a
      result of a change in control of the Senate, he shall have
      seniority over any and all other Senators to the first
      vacancy on the committee from which he was removed.

    The Chairman asked if there was any objection. There being none, the
    recommendation was unanimously approved.
    Senator Butler then moved that the following recommendation of the
    Committee on Committees be approved:

      Where a Republican member of any committee has waived his
      right to a chairmanship of that committee because of his
      desire to serve as chairman of another committee, and later
      there is a change in Senate control, relieving said Senator
      of his chairmanship, he shall be restored to his position of
      seniority on the committee where he had waived his rights to
      the chairmanship, except where such rights are voluntarily
      relinquished.

    After a discussion of the previous resolution and a number of suggested
    changes, it was agreed that the following words should be added at the
    end thereof: ``for the current Congress.''
    There being no further discussion, the Chairman then announced that the
    resolution as amended was agreed to.
    The Chairman then recognized Senator Vandenberg who moved that the
    Senator from Michigan (Mr. Vandenberg) be listed at the bottom of the
    minority assignments on the Committee on the Expenditures in the
    Executive Departments for this Congress.
    The Chairman announced that there was no objection to the motion and it
    was agreed to.
    A discussion arose about the listings on the Committee on Armed
    Services, whereby Senator Bridges, due to his seniority had been placed
    first on the list of minority members ahead of Senator Gurney, the ex-
    Chairman.
    In the absence of Senator Bridges, it was deemed wise to leave the
    listing as it was at the present time until Senator Bridges' return.
    Senator Butler then moved that the Committee assignments as recommended
    by the Committee on Committees, with the changes listed, be agreed to.
    The Chairman announced that the assignments were agreed to without
    objection. There was no objection.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who presented to the Conference his
    suggested changes in the rules relating to additional membership on the
    various Committees of the Senate.
    The Chairman stated that without objection Senator Taft be instructed to
    present the resolution to the Senate. There was no objection.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Brewster who spoke in regard to the
    Senatorial Campaign Committee. The Chairman read from the Conference
    Rules, relating to the appointment by him of the Senatorial Campaign
    Committee and stated that he would very shortly announce the membership
    of that Committee.
    Senator Taft announced that there would be a meeting of the Policy
    Committee at 3:00 p.m. today.
    There being no further business, the Conference adjourned at 11:15 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                Secretary for the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference January 24, 1951

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                                   *    *    *
                                  EXHIBIT ``A''
      Report of the Committee on Committees, to the Republican Conference,
                                January 10, 1949

    Mr. Chairman and Members of the Conference:
      Your Committee on Committees makes the following report:
      Two meetings of the Committee were held, the first extending from 3:00
    p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on January 6 and the second started at 9:00 a.m. the
    7th and extended until about 12 o'clock. There was a splendid attendance
    of the members at these meetings. The Secretary of the Minority, Mr. J.
    Mark Trice, acted as Secretary and made and will preserve the detailed
    minutes of both meetings. All letters addressed to Mr. Robertson, or to
    me or to others, concerning requests for Committee assignments, have
    been turned over to Mr. Trice to be kept for future reference should
    occasion require. In this connection I wish to say that I have found it
    necessary several times to check the minutes and records of previous
    committees.
      At the beginning of the first session of the Committee on Committees
    the Chairman cancelled his request for a committee as did his junior
    colleague, Mr. Wherry, in order that more desirable committee
    assignments might be made available to others who, as yet, had not
    secured what they wanted. I asked that other members of the Committee
    follow the same plan, and am pleased to say that we had splendid
    cooperation in this respect. Also, I want to compliment the Senators who
    were called into the meeting and requested to waive seniority in order
    that the Committee could give each member except the four newly elected
    members at least one major committee assignment. The four new members of
    necessity had to be assigned to the District of Columbia Committee;
    three are on the Committee Expenditures in Executive Departments and one
    on Post Office and Civil Service. Due to the fact that some of the
    senior Senators lost positions on important committees as a result of
    the change in Senate control, our Committee had some very difficult
    problems, and except for the fine cooperation of other members it could
    have been far more disappointing than it is. With one or two exceptions,
    all senior members have been placed on at least one major committee. I
    have not given up hope of ultimately solving these problems, either
    through temporary surrender of seniority by another Senator, or by
    getting Senate approval of the Taft proposal, that membership on certain
    committees be increased from 13 to 15. The Committee, however, has been
    requested to file its report today, with the understanding that some
    changes may be submitted at a later date. Therefore, Mr. Chairman, I
    submit the following report on Committee assignments:
    On Agriculture and Forestry (Ratio 8-5)

      Messrs. Aiken, Young, Thye, Kem, Hickenlooper

    On Appropriations (Ratio 13-8)

      Messrs. Bridges, Gurney, Reed, Ferguson, Wherry, Cordon,
      Saltonstall, Young

    On Armed Services (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. Bridges, Gurney, Saltonstall, Morse, Baldwin,
      Knowland

    On Banking and Currency (Ratio 8-5)

      Messrs. Tobey, Capehart, Flanders, Cain, Bricker

    On District of Columbia (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. Williams, McCarthy, Mundt, Mrs. Smith, Messrs.
      Schoeppel, Hendrickson

    On Expenditures in the Executive Departments (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. McCarthy, Ives, Vandenberg, Mundt, Mrs. Smith, Mr.
      Schoeppel

    On Finance (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. Millikin, Taft, Butler, Brewster, Martin, Williams

    On Foreign Relations (Ratio 8-5)

      Messrs. Vandenberg, Wiley, Smith, Hickenlooper, Lodge, Jr.

    On Interior and Insular Affairs (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. Butler, Millikin, Cordon, Ecton, Malone, Watkins

    On Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Ratio 8-5)

      Messrs. Tobey, Reed, Brewster, Capehart, Bricker

    On the Judiciary (Ratio 8-5)

      Messrs. Wiley, Langer, Ferguson, Donnell, Jenner

    On Labor and Public Welfare (Ratio 8-5)

      Messrs. Taft, Aiken, Smith, Morse, Donnell

    On Post Office and Civil Service (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. Langer, Flanders, Baldwin, Thye, Ecton, Hendrickson

    On Public Works (Ratio 8-5)

      Messrs. Cain, Martin, Watkins, Malone, Kem

    On Rules and Administration (Ratio 8-5)

      Messrs. Wherry, Knowland, Lodge, Jr., Jenner, Ives

    I wish to make mention of the action taken by the Committee with
    reference to members who were bumped off a committee as a result of our
    losing control of the Senate. As an illustration--there is now a ratio
    of 13 to 8 on the Appropriations Committee. We had nine carry-over
    members. Senator Knowland as a result lost his membership on this
    Committee. He wants to regain his place on the Committee at any time
    conditions permit. To cover such situations the Committee on Committees
    passed the following motion:

      Where a Senator has served on a Committee, and has lost his
      membership thereon by a change of Committee ratio as a
      result of a change in control of the Senate, he shall have
      seniority over any and all other Senators to the first
      vacancy on the Committee from which he was removed.

    Mr. Chairman, I think this is a very fair rule and I trust it will be
    adopted by the Conference. There are a number of such cases other than
    the one I have used as an illustration.
    The second resolution which was adopted by the Committee and recommended
    by unanimous vote to the Conference is with reference to the listing of
    Committee members on a seniority basis. The matter was brought to the
    attention of the Committee at the request of Senator Bridges, who two
    years ago was ranking member on two Committees, Appropriations and Armed
    Services. He took the chairmanship of Appropriations and Senator Gurney,
    second ranking member became Chairman of the Armed Services Committee.
    Senator Bridges wants to retain his position as first ranking member on
    each committee when listings are published. Then when we become the
    majority party again, he will have the choice of chairmanships the same
    as he had two years ago. The Committee, therefore, passed the following
    resolution and asks for its approval by the Conference:

      Where a Republican member of any Committee has waived his
      right to a chairmanship of that Committee because of his
      desire to serve as Chairman of another Committee and later
      there is a change in Senate control relieving said Senator
      of his chairmanship, he shall be restored to his position of
      seniority on the Committee where he had waived his rights to
      the chairmanship, except where such rights are voluntarily
      relinquished.

    If the resolution is passed by the Conference, Committee members on the
    Minority side will be listed on the basis of their seniority on said
    Committee, unless otherwise agreed to by the members affected. The only
    Committee Chairman affected that I recall is the Chairman of our
    Conference, Mr. Millikin, who has been Chairman of the Finance Committee
    during the 80th Congress. For the record I might say that Senator Taft
    and myself, who have seniority rank, are willing that Senator Millikin's
    name be listed first on the Finance Committee, but this in line with the
    resolution suggested does not take committee seniority from either Mr.
    Taft or myself. The resolution was passed by unanimous vote of the
    Committee.
    There is ample precedent for this action. Senator Johnson of California
    was Chairman of Commerce Committee in 1931 but in 1932 was listed
    second, after Senator McNary of Oregon.
    In 1931 Senator McNary was Chairman of Agriculture and Forestry, but
    with the change in control in 1932 he was listed following Senator
    Norris.
    In the same year, 1931, Senator Metcalf was Chairman of Education and
    Labor. In 1932 the listing reverted to Senator Borah and then to Senator
    Metcalf.
    Senator Norris was Chairman of Judiciary in 1931, but the listing after
    the change in control was Senator Borah and then Senator Norris.
    Senator La Follette was Chairman of the Committee on Manufactures in
    1931 but became the third ranking member of the Committee in 1932--
    Senators McNary, Metcalf, La Follette.
    Senator Hebert was Chairman of the Committee on Patents in 1931 but like
    Senator La Follette he became the third ranking member when the lists
    were published in 1932--Senators Norris, Goldsborough, Hebert.
    Senator Robinson of Indiana was Chairman of the Committee on Pensions in
    1931, but was third in the listing after 1932--Senators Scholl, Frazier,
    Robinson.
    Mr. Chairman, this completes the report of the Committee with this final
    sincere thank you to those who have labored and cooperated with the
    members in trying to smooth out all our problems. We desperately need
    one or two more major assignments for able and deserving members. On the
    basis of the above resolution, providing that a member does not lose his
    seniority, may I hope that we will have the offer from one or two
    Senators who are willing to temporarily yield a Committee, in order that
    one or two others can be given better assignments, temporarily.
    Respectfully submitted,
                                   *    *    *
                                  EXHIBIT ``B''
                        COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS OF SENATORS
                              Eighty-first Congress
                     [repeats Exhibit ``A'' on pp. 583-85.]

                                   *    *    *
                                  EXHIBIT ``C''
                        STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE
                              Eighty-first Congress
                     [Repeats Exhibit ``B'' on pp. 585-86.]
                            ------------------------

                                                          [January 27, 1949]

    JANUARY 27, 1949
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
    CHAIRMAN, SENATOR EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR JANUARY 27, 1949, IN ROOM 335,
                             SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.
    The Chairman requested the Secretary of the Conference to call the roll.
    The Secretary made the following announcement:

    Present 33:
      Aiken                  Hickenlooper             Saltonstall
      Baldwin                Ives                     Schoeppel
      Bricker                Kem                      Smith, (Me.)
      Bridges                Knowland                 Smith, (N.J.)
      Cain                   Langer                   Taft
      Cordon                 Malone                   Thye
      Donnell                Martin                   Tobey
      Ecton                  Millikin                 Watkins
      Ferguson               Morse                    Wiley
      Gurney                 Mundt                    Williams
      Hendrickson            Reed                     Young

    Absent 9:
      Brewster               Flanders                 McCarthy
      Butler                 Jenner                   Vandenberg
      Capehart               Lodge                    Wherry

    The Chairman recognized Senator Bridges who offered on behalf of Senator
    Wherry a resolution of condolences to Mrs. Catherine Marshall due to the
    death of her husband, the Reverend Peter Marshall, Chaplain of the
    United States Senate. The resolution was read by the Secretary and
    unanimously adopted by the Conference. A copy of the resolution is
    attached hereto as Exhibit ``A.''
    Senator Bridges informed the Conference as to the patronage places which
    had been allocated to the Republican Minority by the Democratic
    Majority, and asked for instructions by the Conference as to how the
    Committee on Personnel should allocate the 12 positions available.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Cain who made the motion ``That the
    Personnel Committee allocate the positions on the basis of seniority.''
    The motion was agreed to by voice vote.
    The Chairman then read Section 5 of the Republican Conference Rules
    relating to appointment by him of a Republican Senatorial Campaign
    Committee. Before naming the committee he said that the appointment of a
    Chairman of the committee had caused some concern, due to the question
    as to whether the Chairman should be a sitting Senator or an outside
    individual. He expressed the opinion that the overall control of the
    Committee should be vested in a member of the Senate; that the committee
    should not have the responsibility of raising the funds needed, and that
    the fund raising task should be left to an outside individual.
    The Chairman first appointed Ex-Senator John Townsend as Chairman of the
    Finance Committee of the Senatorial Campaign Committee, and after a
    general discussion concerning the advisability of replacing Senator
    Townsend as Chairman of the Committee, the Chairman asked if there was
    any objection to having Senator Townsend appointed as Co-Chairman of the
    Committee.
    The Chairman had previously recognized Senator Malone who moved ``That
    the nominations be approved as read,'' but Senator Taft moved ``That the
    previous motion be amended in order to make Ex-Senator John Townsend,
    Co-Chairman.'' Both motions were agreed to by voice vote, and the
    Chairman then reread the members of the Committee as follows: Chairman,
    Senator Owen Brewster of Maine, Co-Chairman, Honorable John Townsend,
    Members, Senator Hugh Butler of Nebraska, Senator Zales N. Ecton of
    Montana, Senator Homer Ferguson of Michigan, Senator Henry Cabot Lodge,
    Jr., of Massachusetts, Senator H. Alexander Smith of New Jersey, Senator
    Edward J. Thye of Minnesota and Senator John J. Williams of Delaware.
    The Chairman read to the Conference a letter which he had received from
    Senator Morse in regard to the attendance of Senators Wherry, Butler,
    Brewster and Capehart at the Omaha meeting of the Republican National
    Committee.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who read from the minutes of the
    Policy Committee meeting of January 21 on the point in question. Senator
    Taft also said that all Senators had been invited to attend the Omaha
    meeting, and that no Senator had been appointed by the Policy Committee
    to attend. Senator Morse stated that he had no objection to the
    explanation as given by Senator Taft.
    The Chairman then read to the Conference a letter he had received from
    Senator Tobey in which he suggested the holding of Republican
    Conferences for the purpose of developing trends and political
    philosophy.
    The Chairman also read his reply to Senator Tobey which expressed his
    willingness to hold such Conferences as an experiment, but suggested
    that the Republican Conference itself should act on the subject.
    After a discussion of the matter, the Chairman asked how many of those
    Senators present would be willing to make fifteen minute discussions
    before such a Conference. Ten Senators raised their hands.
    After a motion by Senator Taft ``That the Chairman be authorized to
    appoint a committee to arrange a series of Conferences,'' it was
    suggested by Senator Saltonstall that the details be left with the
    Republican Policy Committee. The Chairman stated that if there was no
    objection, the Policy Committee would work out the details. No
    objections were recorded.
    There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:45 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference January 24, 1951

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                                   *    *    *
                                  EXHIBIT ``A''

    81st Congress
    1st Session
    Senator Styles Bridges on behalf of Senator Kenneth S. Wherry offered
    the following resolution which was unanimously adopted by the Republican
    Minority Conference, Thursday, January 27, 1949:
                          Reverend Peter Marshall, D.D.

      Whereas Almighty God in His infinite wisdom has taken from the United
    States Senate its beloved Chaplain, the Reverend Peter Marshall, and
      Whereas he has rendered to the membership of the United States Senate
    through his daily prayers a spiritual service of great and lasting
    value, and
      Whereas he was our affectionate friend, ever ready to give of himself,
    of his efforts, and of his judgment for our guidance in the ways of
    righteousness and Christian living,
      Now, therefore,
      Be It Resolved, That we, the Republican members of the United States
    Senate, express our sense of loss at his passing, and
      Further, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to Mrs.
    Catherine Marshall that she may be assured of our deep sympathy and
    condolences upon the passing of our friend, her husband.
    Attest:

                                                                    Chairman
                                                                   Secretary
                            ------------------------

                                                            [March 15, 1949]

    MARCH 15, 1949
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, SENATOR EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR MARCH 15, 1949 IN ROOM 335,
                             SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 3:20 p.m.
    The Chairman requested the Secretary of the Conference to call the roll.
    The Secretary made the following announcement:

    Present 37:
      Aiken                  Ives                     Reed
      Baldwin                Jenner                   Schoeppel
      Brewster               Kem                      Smith, Maine
      Bricker                Knowland                 Smith, N.J.
      Butler                 Langer                   Taft
      Cain                   Lodge                    Thye
      Capehart               Malone                   Vandenberg
      Cordon                 Martin                   Watkins
      Ecton                  McCarthy                 Wherry
      Ferguson               Millikin                 Wiley
      Gurney                 Morse                    Williams
      Hendrickson            Mundt                    Young
      Hickenlooper
      (Senator Saltonstall could not attend because of the Conference being
       held while the Senate was in session. Senator Saltonstall remained on
       the Floor.)

    Absent 4:
      Bridges                Flanders                 Tobey
      Donnell

    The Chairman stated that as all Senators knew, negotiations were being
    conducted to solve the impasse in which the Senate found itself with
    reference to cloture rules. He stated that Senator Wherry had been
    conducting these negotiations and he asked him to address the
    Conference.
    Senator Wherry spoke in detail of all of the negotiations which had been
    conducted, including the appointment of the membership of the committee;
    the individual propositions proposed and of the final failure of the
    committee to reach a compromise agreement. He stated that the
    propositions boiled down to only three, namely (1) the Hayden-Wherry
    Resolution (2) the Hayden-Wherry Resolution with a two-third
    constitutional cloture vote pertaining to the Rules and (3) a two-third
    constitutional vote relating to both the Rules and motions to take up
    the Journal and other legislative procedures. He spoke of a possible
    compromise by circulating a petition to support a two-third
    constitutional cloture vote on the Rules and legislative procedures,
    with the understanding that those who signed would be bound to support
    that position to a final determination.
    Senator Knowland as a member of the committee also spoke of the
    negotiations conducted by the group.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who stated that throughout, the
    Policy Committee had supported the Hayden-Wherry Resolution. He stated
    that the Southern Senators had insisted that the Hayden-Wherry
    Resolution be perfected so as not to apply to the Rules and that they
    insisted on a two-third constitutional cloture vote on motions and
    legislative procedures. He said that he was for any compromise provided
    all parties were in agreement and expressed the doubt as to whether we
    should assume responsibility in joining with the Southern Democrats. He
    stated that he was inclined to believe that the best action would be to
    have the Democrats move to adjourn the Senate.
    After much discussion, the Chairman stated that if there was no
    objection that he would announce to the press the following positions
    taken by the Conference:

        (1) It was the sense of the Conference that the
      Republicans would resist adjournment.
        (2) It is the policy of the Republicans to stay and break
      the filibuster, irrespective of the turn it might take.
        (3) That as a Minority Party, we would like to see the
      Hayden-Wherry Resolution, to amend the Rules, passed and
      that it is the hope that the Hayden-Wherry approach will
      prevail.
        (4) That if it becomes impossible to accomplish the
      foregoing, then it might become necessary to compromise in
      which case, the matter would be left to the individual
      judgment of the Republican Senators.
        (5) Individual opinions were expressed by the members
      attending the Conference and that the suggestions relating
      to a petition were being explored.

    There being no further business, the Conference adjourned at 5:25 p.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference January 24, 1951

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                            ------------------------

                                                            [April 13, 1949]

    APRIL 13, 1949
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, SENATOR EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR APRIL 13, 1949, IN ROOM 335,
                             SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:10 a.m.
    The Chairman requested J. Mark Trice to call the roll in the absence of
    the Secretary. Mr. Trice made the following announcement:

    Present 33:
      Aiken                  Hendrickson              Morse
      Baldwin                Hickenlooper             Mundt
      Brewster               Ives                     Reed
      Bricker                Jenner                   Saltonstall
      Bridges                Kem                      Schoeppel
      Cain                   Knowland                 Smith, Maine
      Capehart               Lodge                    Taft
      Donnell                Malone                   Tobey
      Ecton                  Martin                   Watkins
      Ferguson               McCarthy                 Wherry
      Flanders               Millikin                 Williams

    Absent 9:
      Butler                 Langer                   Vandenberg
      Cordon                 Smith, N.J.              Wiley
      Gurney                 Thye                     Young

    The Chairman stated that the Conference had been called for no special
    purpose but for a general discussion of the legislative matters soon to
    be under consideration by the Senate.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who listed the following
    legislative measures now on the Senate Calendar and which would be
    shortly under consideration:

        Housing Bill
        Reciprocal Trade
        Aid to Education
        School Health
        Labor Bill

    He announced that Mr. George Smith was soon retiring as Staff Director
    of the Policy Committee and that Mr. Pillsbury would succeed him in that
    position May 15.
    He asked that Senator Flanders present to the Conference an analysis of
    the Housing Bill.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Flanders and he discussed the various
    sections of the bill.
    Following the analysis of the bill by Senator Flanders, the Chairman
    recognized a number of Senators who expressed their particular views on
    the Housing legislation and the effects of that and similar social
    legislation on the national budget.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who moved that the Conference
    approve the recommendations of the Republican Policy Committee that
    Senators Brewster, Butler and Lodge be named as the three Republican
    Senators on the Coordinating Policy Committee of the Republican National
    Committee. The recommendations were agreed to by voice vote.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Brewster who spoke briefly of the work
    of the Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee.
    There being no further business, the conference adjourned at 11:55 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference January 24, 1951

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                            ------------------------

                                                              [May 18, 1949]

    MAY 18, 1949
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
    CHAIRMAN, SENATOR EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR MAY 18, 1949, IN ROOM 335, IN
                           THE SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:10 a.m.
    The Chairman requested J. Mark Trice to call the roll in the absence of
    the Secretary. Mr. Trice made the following announcement:

    Present 30:
      Baldwin                Hendrickson              Mundt
      Brewster               Jenner                   Schoeppel
      Bricker                Kem                      Smith, Maine
      Butler                 Knowland                 Thye
      Cain                   Langer                   Tobey
      Capehart               Lodge                    Vandenberg
      Donnell                Malone                   Watkins
      Ecton                  Martin                   Wherry
      Ferguson               McCarthy                 Wiley
      Gurney                 Millikin                 Williams

    Absent 12:
      Aiken                  Hickenlooper             Saltonstall
      Bridges                Ives                     Smith, N.J.
      Cordon                 Morse                    Taft
      Flanders               Reed                     Young

    The Chairman presented Mr. John Pillsbury, newly appointed Staff
    Director of the Republican Policy Committee who succeeded Mr. George
    H.E. Smith, resigned.
    Senator Wherry was recognized and he spoke of the present legislative
    situation. He suggested that the Republican members vote as a party for
    the 5 per cent economy cuts in the various appropriation bills.
    A discussion ensued as to the best way by which the cut might be made,
    and the general consensus of opinion was that the present efforts be
    continued.
    The Chairman stated that the pending business before the Senate being
    the extension of the Reciprocal Trade Act (H.R. 1211) it was thought
    advisable to have a conference on that subject. The Chairman then gave a
    comprehensive analysis of the legislation which included its past
    history and the domestic and political implications involved. He said
    that there must be unanimity among the Republicans if they hoped to win,
    but even if they did not win an issue will have been made.
    Questions were asked of the Chairman, and the consensus of opinion
    expressed was that the Republican membership would support a
    continuation of the present law which contained the ``peril point''
    procedure.
    There being no further business, the Conference adjourned at 12:05 p.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference January 24, 1951

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

                            ------------------------

                                                              [May 26, 1949]

    MAY 26, 1949
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, SENATOR EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR MAY 26, 1949, IN THE SENATE
                                 OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the Conference to order at 10:15 a.m. and deferred
    the calling of the roll. At the conclusion of the meeting the Secretary
    was instructed to list those members who were present:

    Present 24:
      Brewster               Gurney                   Millikin
      Bricker                Hendrickson              Saltonstall
      Butler                 Ives                     Schoeppel
      Cain                   Langer                   Taft
      Donnell                Lodge                    Thye
      Ecton                  Malone                   Watkins
      Ferguson               Martin                   Williams
      Flanders               McCarthy                 Young

    Absent 18:
      Aiken                  Jenner                   Smith, Maine
      Baldwin                Kem                      Smith, New Jersey
      Bridges                Knowland                 Tobey
      Capehart               Morse                    Vandenberg
      Cordon                 Mundt                    Wherry
      Hickenlooper           Reed                     Wiley

    The Chairman read a letter from Senator Malone enclosing a letter of
    request on the part of several Senators that a conference be called for
    further discussion of the bill to extend the Reciprocal Trade Agreements
    Act (H.R. 1211). The letter of Senator Malone, dated May 24, 1949,
    together with the letter of request dated May 23, 1949, is attached
    hereto as Exhibit ``A.''
    The Chairman recognized Senator Malone who presented his argument in
    opposition to the administration bill. He spoke in favor of the ``peril
    point'' provision contained in the present law and stated that he would
    offer as an amendment his flexible import fee bill.
    Several Senators expressed their opinions concerning the Reciprocal
    Trade Agreements program and fear was expressed that a continuation of
    the administration's program would lead to national insecurity,
    unemployment, and great hardship on certain industries.
    Favorable comment was expressed concerning the program instituted by the
    Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee for better press and radio
    relations. This program comprised luncheon meetings to inform the press
    and radio of the Republican point of view on specific issues in advance.
    There was no objection made to the statement by the Chairman that he
    would inform the press that the Republican Senators were practically
    unanimous in their support of the ``peril point'' procedure and a
    continuation of the 1948 act.
    There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 12:45 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference January 24, 1951

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                                   *    *    *
                                  EXHIBIT ``A''

                                                              May 24, 1949

      Honorable Eugene D. Millikin
      United States Senator
      Senate Office Building
      Washington 25, D.C.

      Dear Gene:

        I have encouraged the enclosed request for an additional
      caucus of our party members due to the extreme importance
      of the bill to extend the ``1934 Trade Agreements Act''
      for three years.
        It is my firm opinion that the three-part ``free trade''
      policy of the administration resulting in a division of
      our markets and wealth with the nations of the world is
      even now bringing on a severe depression which has so far
      been cushioned by unemployment insurance, and that the
      Republican party should have a clean cut policy to which
      the people will return when the ``free trade'' policy
      fails.
        I am greatly perturbed by the assertion that the
      Republican party is not opposed to ``reciprocal'' trade as
      such.
        It is, of course, impossible to make a trade treaty with
      any country which manipulates its currency--and they all
      do--also, it is of course impossible to prevent raids on
      the markets of this country when every other nation is
      given the benefit of the concessions made to an individual
      nation.
        I, of course, favor your ``peril point'' idea as a step
      in the right direction--but it is my firm opinion that no
      good will result from it, since we know the firmly
      established ``free trade'' policy will be continued--and
      that the President will, at the proper time, merely notify
      Congress that in the interest of increased world trade it
      was, of course, necessary for us to concede something.
        It has been well established Republican policy for over
      eighty-five years to protect the American working men with
      a tariff or import fee making up the differential of cost
      of production between this nation and the competitive
      foreign nation, and I feel that it would be a grave
      mistake to fail now to establish our position--that such
      an import fee is in effect a floor under wages.
        You are familiar with the flexible import fee bill which
      I introduced last year, which would name the Tariff
      Commission the Foreign Trade Authority--and give them full
      authority to adjust this flexible import fee, so that
      credit would be given to any raise in living standards of
      a competitive nation through a corresponding lowering of
      the import fee--and when these living standards approach
      our own--``free trade'' would be the immediate and almost
      automatic result.

                                          Sincerely,
                                          George W. Malone
                                   *    *    *

                                                               23 May 1949

      Honorable Eugene D. Millikin
      United States Senator
      Senate Office Building
      Washington, D.C.

      Dear Senator:

        Due to the importance of the proposal of the
      Administration to extend the 1934 Trade Agreements Act for
      a period of three years, to the basic economy of the
      United States--we respectfully request that you call a
      further caucus of the members of the Republican party at
      your earliest convenience.
        Due to the imminence of the floor debate and the
      inadequate time devoted to the subject in our last caucus,
      we further suggest that a conference meeting be held
      before the ``Reciprocal Trade Agreement Act'' comes up for
      debate.
        Thanking you in advance for this courtesy, we are

                                          Sincerely yours,

            Edward Martin                                          Geo. W. Malone
            Zales N. Ecton                                         Owen Brewster
                                                                   Hugh Butler
                                                                   Karl E. Mundt
                                                                   Kenneth S. Wherry

                            ------------------------

                                                              [June 7, 1949]

    JUNE 7, 1949
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE, CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, SENATOR EUGENE D. MILLIKIN FOR JUNE 7, 1949, IN ROOM 335, IN
                           THE SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the Conference to order at 10:10 a.m.
    The calling of the roll was deferred, but the following Senators were
    present:

    Present 27:
      Aiken                  Flanders                 Millikin
      Baldwin                Hickenlooper             Mundt
      Brewster               Ives                     Schoeppel
      Bricker                Jenner                   Smith, Maine
      Butler                 Knowland                 Taft
      Cordon                 Langer                   Thye
      Donnell                Lodge                    Vandenberg
      Ecton                  Malone                   Wiley
      Ferguson               Martin                   Williams

    Absent 15:
      Bridges                Kem                      Smith, N.J.
      Cain                   McCarthy                 Tobey
      Capehart               Morse                    Watkins
      Gurney                 Reed                     Wherry
      Hendrickson            Saltonstall              Young

    Senator Saltonstall could not be present because of attendance at a
    meeting of the Committee on Appropriations.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft for the purpose of discussing the
    issues involved in the pending legislative business before the Senate--
    The National Labor Relations Act of 1949.
    Senator Taft gave a historical analysis of the Taft-Hartley Act,
    reciting the conditions which existed before its enactment and the
    results accomplished by its passage. He spoke of the arbitrary action
    taken by the Committee on Labor in refusing to consider amendments and
    of subsequent meetings by the Republican members of that Committee to
    perfect amendments which culminated in the Minority Report recommending
    28 changes.
    Attached hereto as Exhibit ``A'' is the printed statement of Senator
    Taft showing the list of important features retained if the minority
    amendments are adopted, and a list of proposed changes from the present
    Taft-Hartley Act.
    Senator Taft emphasized that the basic features of the Taft-Hartley Act
    had been retained, and that in arriving at a decision in the matter, the
    minority members had always kept in mind the following three
    considerations: (1) Equality and justice, (2) Union responsibility, and
    (3) Elimination of specific abuses.
    He stated that the Democrats had agreed to modify the administration
    bill in four ways which pertained to the retention of certain provisions
    of the Taft-Hartley Act which are listed as Exhibit ``A,'' as Nos. 2, 6,
    15 and 16. This action he referred to ``as an attempt to pick up votes
    for the Thomas bill.'' The procedure to be followed would be an
    amendment offered by him on National Emergency Strikes, and then an
    amendment in the nature of a substitute for the other provisions of the
    pending bill.
    Senators Lodge, Flanders, Ives, Aiken and Wiley participated in the
    discussion and asked questions concerning specific issues. Senator Ives
    said that any new provisions must follow the pattern of the Taft-Hartley
    Act and that the purpose was to bring the situation back into balance.
    He, as well as Senator Taft, stated that many of the present
    difficulties had been brought about by gimmicks put in the existing law
    by the conference committee.
    There being no further business, the Conference adjourned at 11:35 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference January 24, 1951

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

                                     ------

      MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, SENATOR HUGH BUTLER, FOR JULY 15, 1949, IN ROOM 335, SENATE
                                 OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:05 a.m.
    Members of the Committee present were: Senators Butler, Chairman,
    Ferguson, Baldwin, Knowland, Capehart, Lodge and Bricker. Members of the
    Committee absent were: Senators Malone, Martin, Donnell and Smith of New
    Jersey. Also present was J. Mark Trice.
    The Chairman stated that the reason for calling the meeting of the
    Committee was to present the proposition of finding two Committee places
    for Senator Dulles.
    The Chairman stated that he had previously discussed the matter with
    Senator Taft, Chairman of the Policy Committee, who had discussed the
    matter with Senator [Scott W.] Lucas [Illinois] and who then informed
    the Chairman that the Policy Committee had decided that it should be a
    matter for the Committee on Committees to determine.
    The Chairman stated that the proposition proposed by the Democratic
    Majority was that the membership on the Committee on Appropriations be
    temporarily increased by one place with the second place being the
    Committee on Rules by reason of moving Senator Long from the Rules
    Committee to the Wagner vacancy on the Committee on Banking and
    Currency.
    Discussion ensued as to whether or not the Committee should accept the
    proposition as suggested by the Democratic Majority.
    Senator Capehart made the following motion which was agreed to: That the
    Democratic Majority comply with the law under the ratio as set forth in
    the Reorganization Act and request immediate action.
    There being no further business, the Committee adjourned at 10:40 a.m.

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

    Approved by:

                                                        [signed] Hugh Butler

                                     Chairman of the Committee on Committees

                                     ------

      MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, SENATOR HUGH BUTLER, FOR JULY 19, 1949, IN ROOM 335, SENATE
                                 OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 9:40 a.m.
    Members of the Committee present were: Senators Butler, Chairman,
    Baldwin, Bricker, Donnell, Knowland, Lodge, Malone, Martin and Smith of
    New Jersey. Members of the Committee absent were: Senators Capehart and
    Ferguson. Also present was J. Mark Trice.
    The Chairman gave for the benefit of those members not present at the
    last meeting a synopsis of the discussion and the action then taken.
    The Chairman presented for Committee action the second proposition
    presented by the Democratic Majority that the Committee on
    Appropriations be temporarily increased by one place and that the
    vacancy on the Banking and Currency Committee be given to the Republican
    Minority as the second place.
    After general discussion of the second proposition, it was moved,
    seconded and approved: That the Chairman of the Committee inform Senator
    Lucas that the Committee does not favor a change in the total number of
    Committee places from 203 to 204.
    There being no further business, the Committee adjourned at 10:15 a.m.

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                   Secretary of the Minority

    Approved by:

                                                        [signed] Hugh Butler

                                     Chairman of the Committee on Committees

                                     ------

      MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, SENATOR HUGH BUTLER, FOR JULY 25, 1949, IN THE OFFICE OF THE
               SECRETARY FOR THE MINORITY IN THE CAPITOL BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.
    Members of the Committee present were: Senators Butler, Chairman,
    Knowland, Capehart, Bricker, Martin and Donnell. Members of the
    Committee absent were: Senators Ferguson, Baldwin, Lodge, Malone and
    Smith of New Jersey. Also present was J. Mark Trice.
    The Chairman reported that the Democratic Majority had excused Senator
    [A. W.] Robertson [of Virginia] from service on the Committee on
    Appropriations and had assigned him to the Committee on Expenditures in
    Executive Departments; that Senator [Russell B.] Long [of Louisiana] had
    been excused from further service on the Committee on Rules and
    Administration and the Committee on Expenditures in the Executive
    Departments, and assigned to the Committee on Banking and Currency.
    These changes left two Committee places open to the Republican Minority,
    one on the Committee on Appropriations and the other on the Committee on
    Rules and Administration.
    He said that by previous Conference action, Senator Knowland would be
    entitled to assignment to the Committee on Appropriations and that a
    conflict was involved by assigning Senator Dulles to the Committee on
    Rules by reason of his colleague being already on the Committee.
    He said that he had contacted Senator Schoeppel who was willing to
    release his assignment on the Committee on the District of Columbia and
    be assigned to the Committee on Rules as well as Senator Hendrickson who
    was willing to release the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service
    and also be assigned to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
    This would leave open the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service and
    the Committee on the District of Columbia for Senator Dulles.
    The Chairman suggested that it might be wise to protect the seniority
    listing on the Committees released by Senators Knowland and Schoeppel,
    but after discussion, it was deemed wise to make no recommendation in
    this respect.
    The following motions were made and agreed to:

      That Mr. Knowland be excused from further service as a member of the
      Committee on Rules and Administration and assigned to service on the
      Committee on Appropriations.
      That Mr. Schoeppel be excused from further service as a member of the
      Committee on the District of Columbia and assigned to service on the
      Committee on Rules and Administration.
      That Mr. Hendrickson be excused from further service as a member of
      the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service and assigned to service
      on the Committee on Rules and Administration.
      That Mr. Dulles be assigned to the Committee on Post Office and Civil
      Service and to the Committee on the District of Columbia.

    There being no further business, the Committee adjourned at 5:20 p.m.

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

    Approved by:

                                                        [signed] Hugh Butler

                                     Chairman of the Committee on Committees
                            ------------------------

                                                             [July 26, 1949]

    JULY 26, 1949
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, SENATOR EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR JULY 26, 1949, IN ROOM 335,
                             SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 9:45 a.m.
    The calling of the roll was deferred, but the following Senators were
    present:

    Present 27:
      Aiken                  Hendrickson              Schoeppel
      Brewster               Ives                     Smith, Maine
      Butler                 Knowland                 Taft
      Cain                   Langer                   Thye
      Donnell                Lodge                    Tobey
      Dulles                 McCarthy                 Vandenberg
      Ferguson               Millikin                 Watkins
      Flanders               Morse                    Wherry
      Gurney                 Mundt                    Young

    Absent 16:
      Baldwin                Hickenlooper             Reed
      Bricker                Jenner                   Saltonstall
      Bridges                Kem                      Smith, N.J.
      Capehart               Malone                   Wiley
      Cordon                 Martin                   Williams
      Ecton

    The Chairman read the provisions of the Conference Rules relating to the
    appointment of the Committee on Committees and their functions. He said
    that he interpreted the Rules to be that the only function of the
    Committee on Committees was to make their recommendations to the
    Republican Conference and, therefore, he had called the Republican
    Conference to act on their recommendations.
    The Chairman asked Senator Butler to report the recommendations of the
    Committee on Committees.
    Senator Butler stated that the Democratic Majority had notified the
    Republican Minority on yesterday that two places were available, one on
    the Committee on Appropriations and the other on the Committee on Rules
    and Administration. He stated that Senator Knowland wished to release
    the Committee on Rules and Administration, therefore, the Republican
    Minority had in reality two places on the Committee on Rules and
    Administration. He said that he had talked with Senator Schoeppel about
    releasing the Committee on the District of Columbia and with Senator
    Hendrickson about releasing the Committee on Post Office and Civil
    Service in order that they might be reassigned to the Committee on Rules
    and Administration, and thereby save a conflict by having two Senators
    from the same State serving on the same Committee. Both Senators were
    agreeable to the change.
    Senator Butler then moved that the following recommendations of the
    Committee on Committees be approved:

      That Mr. Knowland be excused from further service as a
      member of the Committee on Rules and Administration and
      assigned to service on the Committee on Appropriations.
      That Mr. Schoeppel be excused from further service as a
      member of the Committee on the District of Columbia and
      assigned to service on the Committee on Rules and
      Administration.
      That Mr. Hendrickson be excused from further service as a
      member of the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service and
      assigned to service on the Committee on Rules and
      Administration.
      That Mr. Dulles be assigned to the Committee on Post Office
      and Civil Service and the Committee on the District of
      Columbia.

    The previous motions were agreed to by voice vote.
    The Chairman asked Senator Lodge if he wished to discuss his Joint
    Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United
    States providing for the election of the President and Vice President.
    Senator Lodge stated that he did not wish to do so at this time.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Brewster who spoke of the work of the
    Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee and said that tentative
    arrangements had been made for a banquet to be held on the evening of
    August 4, at the Mayflower Hotel by the members of the Senate and the
    House for the members of the National Committee. He also spoke of the
    various conferences that had been scheduled and reported progress in
    general.
    There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 9:55 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference January 24, 1951

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                            ------------------------

                                                            [August 4, 1949]

    AUGUST 4, 1949
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, SENATOR EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR AUGUST 4, 1949, IN ROOM 335,
                             SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:05 a.m.
    The calling of the roll was deferred, but the following Senators were
    present:

    Present 38:
      Aiken                  Gurney                   Mundt
      Baldwin                Hendrickson              Saltonstall
      Brewster               Hickenlooper             Schoeppel
      Bricker                Ives                     Smith, Maine
      Bridges                Jenner                   Smith, N.J.
      Butler                 Kem                      Taft
      Cain                   Knowland                 Thye
      Capehart               Langer                   Tobey
      Cordon                 Lodge                    Vandenberg
      Donnell                Martin                   Wherry
      Dulles                 Millikin                 Williams
      Ecton                  Morse                    Young
      Ferguson
      Flanders

    Absent 5:
      Malone                 Reed                     Wiley
      McCarthy               Watkins

    The Chairman stated that the main purpose in calling the Conference was
    to discuss the question of adjournment of this session of the Congress,
    the said question having been raised by Senator Morse and several other
    Senators.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Morse who stated that it was his opinion
    that the Republican Minority should adopt some kind of strategy to
    oppose the utter lack of any policy on the part of the Democratic
    Majority. He advanced the following suggestions: (1) That the Majority
    Leadership be advised that the Republicans would cooperate in any
    reasonable way for adjournment not later than September 1; (2) That an
    attempt would be made to work out unanimous consent agreements and to
    hold early and late sessions and meet on Saturdays if necessary; (3)
    That a legislative program be agreed upon, and (4) That the Congress
    return to a Special Session in the Fall to complete the program.
    A number of Senators spoke in favor of the Morse position, and others
    took the position that the responsibility of the program must be borne
    by the Democratic Leadership and that the Republican Minority should not
    assume the responsibility for a program.
    Senator Wherry said that he had had several conversations with Senator
    Lucas at the suggestion of the Republican Policy Committee and that the
    Majority Leader stated that he was not willing to make any definite
    commitment until the Appropriation Bills had been passed.
    Senator Wherry asked for a showing of hands as to whether or not there
    should be night sessions, 11 o'clock a.m. meetings, and Saturday
    sessions. Hands were shown on each question but not a majority on any
    one question.
    Senator Millikin said that if there was no objection that he would state
    to the press that the Republicans had expressed much concern and shock
    at the demoralization of the Democratic Leadership by not setting a
    definite program; that when a sensible program was announced, the
    Republicans would join in expediting its enactment, and that the
    Republican Minority was not asking for an adjournment of this session of
    the Congress. There was no objection.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Brewster who spoke of the dinner to be
    given tonight by the Republicans in Congress for the members of the
    National Committee and asked for all Senators to be present. He stated
    that in his opinion it was a subtle part of the Fair Deal program to
    hold the Republican Members of Congress here in Washington.
    There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:05 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference January 24, 1951

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                            ------------------------

                                                           [January 3, 1950]

    JANUARY 3, 1950
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
    CHAIRMAN, SENATOR EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR JANUARY 3, 1950, IN ROOM 335,
                             SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 3:10 p.m.
    The Chairman requested the Secretary of the Conference to call the roll.
    The Secretary made the following announcement:

    Present 35:
      Aiken            Flanders           Lodge             Taft
      Brewster         Gurney             Malone            Thye
      Bricker          Hendrickson        Martin            Tobey
      Butler           Hickenlooper       McCarthy          Vandenberg
      Cordon           Ives               Millikin          Watkins
      Darby            Jenner             Morse             Wherry
      Dworshak         Kem                Saltonstall       Williams
      Ecton            Knowland           Schoeppel         Young
      Ferguson         Langer             Smith, N.J.

    Absent 7:
      Bridges          Donnell            Wiley
      Cain             Mundt
      Capehart         Smith, Me.

    The Chairman recognized Senator Schoeppel who presented the following
    resolution which was agreed to without objection:

        Whereas Almighty God in His infinite wisdom has taken from
      us our beloved colleague, the Honorable Clyde Martin Reed,
      late Senator from the State of Kansas, and
        Whereas throughout his eleven years in the United States
      Senate he rendered to our Nation and to his State a most
      distinguished service, and
        Whereas he was our affectionate friend and our esteemed
      colleague, ever ready to give of himself, of his efforts,
      and of his judgment,
        Now, therefore,
        Be it resolved, That we, the Republican colleagues in the
      United States Senate of the Honorable Clyde Martin Reed,
      express our sense of loss at his passing, and
        Further, that a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
      Mrs. Minnie E. Reed at Parsons, Kansas, that she may be
      assured of our deep respect for her and of our condolences
      to her upon the passing of our friend, her husband.

    The Chairman welcomed to the Conference the new Senator from Kansas, Mr.
    Darby, and the return of Senator Vandenberg.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft for the purpose of informing the
    Conference on the subject of the appointment of a Committee of
    Republican Senators to formulate a statement of the aims and purposes of
    the Republican Members of Congress.
    Senator Taft stated that Mr. Gabrielson, the Chairman of the Republican
    National Committee, had talked with him concerning the appointment of a
    committee of Senators to join with a like committee of the House of
    Representatives and the Republican National Committee, for the purpose
    of formulating a statement of the aims and purposes of the Republican
    party. He expressed the opinion that any statement of principles should
    be made by the Republicans of the Senate and House and that there was a
    question in his mind as to whether or not the National Committee had the
    authority to formulate such a statement. He stated that a Republican
    Conference had been requested for the purpose of considering whether the
    Conference would like to authorize the appointment of such a committee,
    and he offered the following resolution for consideration:

        Resolved: That the Chairman of the Minority Conference
      name a Committee of the Conference to confer with a
      committee of the House on the formulation of a restatement
      of the aims and purposes of the Republican Members of
      Congress, supplementing the 1948 Republican platform, for
      the approval of the Republican Conferences of Senate and
      House, and to confer with a committee of the Republican
      National Committee and other interested Republicans.

    After a discussion of the resolution, Senator Bricker made the following
    motion which was duly seconded:

      That consideration of the resolution be postponed for a period of 90
      days.

    The Chairman asked the Secretary to call the roll and the Chairman
    announced the result of the vote of the Bricker motion, Yeas: 9; Nays:
    26. The vote was as follows:

    Yeas:
      Aiken                  Malone
      Bricker                Martin
      Dworshak               Morse
      Flanders               Williams
      Hendrickson

    Nays:
      Brewster               Jenner                   Smith, N.J.
      Butler                 Kem                      Taft
      Cordon                 Knowland                 Thye
      Darby                  Langer                   Tobey
      Ecton                  Lodge                    Vandenberg
      Ferguson               McCarthy                 Watkins
      Gurney                 Millikin                 Wherry
      Hickenlooper           Saltonstall              Young
      Ives                   Schoeppel

    The Chairman recognized Senator McCarthy who suggested that the word
    ``statement'' be changed to ``restatement.'' Senator Taft accepted the
    amendment of Senator McCarthy.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Jenner who moved that the resolution of
    Senator Taft be adopted. The Chairman put the question and the
    resolution was adopted by voice vote.
    The Chairman, during the discussion, asked for the views of Republican
    Senators up for reelection this fall as to whether they desired to serve
    as members of the committee. Senator Morse and Senator Hickenlooper
    announced that they did not wish to serve. It was also the general
    consensus of opinion that the Committee to be named by the Chairman of
    the Conference need not be ratified by a subsequent meeting of the
    Republican Conference.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Brewster, who spoke of a meeting to be
    called next Thursday for a discussion of the use of the funds of the
    Republican Senatorial Committee. He also enlightened the Conference on a
    Lincoln Day Party to be sponsored by the Women's Republican Club of the
    District of Columbia on the evening of February 6.
    There being no further business, the Conference adjourned at 4:10 p.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference January 4, 1950

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                            ------------------------

      MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON RESTATEMENT OF REPUBLICAN
      PRINCIPLES, SENATOR ROBERT A. TAFT, CHAIRMAN, ON MONDAY, JANUARY 9,
                 1950, AT 4:00 P.M., 335 SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

        Present: Senator Robert A. Taft, Chairman; Aiken,
      Brewster, Butler, Cordon, Ferguson, Ives, Lodge, Taft,
      Watkins, Wherry, Young.
        Absent: Knowland, Mundt, Smith, Me., Smith, N.J.
        Others: J. Mark Trice, John Pillsbury.

      A quorum was present.
    Senator Taft stated that the object of the meeting was to agree on a
    method of procedure to be used in arriving at a final draft, and he
    spoke of a previous meeting he had attended with Messrs. Gabrielson,
    Kelland, and Representative Joe Martin. He suggested that the Senate and
    House committees work independently, but each appoint subcommittees to
    meet and do the actual drafting. At the time of drafting Representatives
    of the Republican National Committee would be requested to confer with
    the group, and when the drafting is completed the statement would be
    submitted to the individual Republican Conferences of both Houses of
    Congress. Prior to submission to the individual Conferences, the entire
    National Committee would be consulted so that their suggestions could be
    considered.
    It was requested that no publicity be given during the drafting period.
    After a general discussion of various paragraphs appearing in the
    Platform of 1948 and the Statement of Policy issued by the Republican
    Members of Congress in 1946, it was agreed that the present statement
    should be limited to approximately 800 words.
    It was then agreed that the individual members of the Committee would
    prepare statements of their own and submit them to the Chairman by
    Friday, January 13, in order that their views might be correlated and a
    digest made for the next meeting.
    The Chairman announced that the next meeting of the Committee would be
    held on Tuesday, January 17, 1950, at 10:00 a.m.
    There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:55 p.m.

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

    Approved:

                                                     [signed] Robert A. Taft

                                          Chairman, Committee on Restatement
                            ------------------------

      MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES CALLED BY THE
    CHAIRMAN, SENATOR HUGH BUTLER, JANUARY 10, 1950, ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE
                                    BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.
    Members of the Committee present were: Senators Butler, Bricker,
    Donnell, Ferguson, Knowland, Lodge, Martin, Smith, N.J. Members of the
    Committee absent were: Senators Malone, Capehart. Also present was J.
    Mark Trice.
    The Chairman stated that he had made a preliminary study and survey of
    the Committee situation caused by the present 54-42 political ratio of
    the Senate which had resulted in a change by the Democrats of the ratio
    from 7-6 to 8-5 of the Committee on Finance, a vacancy on the Committee
    on Interstate and Foreign Commerce caused by the demise of Senator Reed,
    a vacancy on the Committee on Armed Services caused by the resignation
    of Senator Baldwin, and two vacancies on the Committee on Post Office
    and Civil Service, and one on the Committee on the District of Columbia.
    By reason of selection by the Democratic Majority, of the Committee on
    Finance as an 8-5 committee, it was necessary to bump Senator Williams
    from that committee. He stated that in the suggested changes, a vacancy
    was available on the Committee on Banking and Currency and that, because
    Senator McCarthy had been previously bumped from that Committee, the
    vacancy thereon had been offered to him. Senator Mccarthy, however,
    informed the Chairman that he did not wish at this time to return to the
    Committee and was satisfied with his present assignments. The Chairman
    recommended the adoption by the Committee, for recommendation to the
    Republican Conference, the following Committee assignments: Senator Cain
    to release Banking and Currency and be assigned to the Committee on
    Armed Services; Senator Ives to release the Committee on Rules and
    Administration and be assigned to the Committee on Banking and Currency;
    Senator Williams who was forced to release the Committee on Finance to
    be assigned to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce; Senator
    Mundt to release the Committee on the District of Columbia and be
    assigned to the Committee on Rules and Administration; Senators Dworshak
    and Darby to be assigned to the Committee on the District of Columbia
    and to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
    After a discussion of the matter it was moved and seconded that the
    recommendations be adopted and submitted to the Republican Conference
    for approval. The Committee instructed the Chairman that they were
    agreeable if the trade in Committee assignments might be arranged by
    Senators Williams and Kem--Senator Kem to release Agriculture for
    Interstate and Foreign Commerce and Senator Williams to go to the
    Committee on Agriculture.
    There being no further business, the Committee adjourned at 4:45 p.m.

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

                                                        [signed] Hugh Butler

                                     Chairman of the Committee on Committees
                            ------------------------

                                                          [January 12, 1950]

    JANUARY 12, 1950
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
     SECRETARY, SENATOR MILTON R. YOUNG, FOR JANUARY 12, 1950, IN ROOM 335,
                             SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    Senator Young, the Secretary, called the meeting to order at 10:05 a.m.
    in the temporary absence of the Chairman.
    He stated that a quorum was present and the following Senators were
    present at the meeting:

    Present 38:
      Aiken                  Gurney                   Schoeppel
      Brewster               Hendrickson              Smith, Me.
      Bridges                Hickenlooper             Smith, N.J.
      Butler                 Ives                     Taft
      Cain                   Jenner                   Thye
      Capehart               Knowland                 Tobey
      Cordon                 Langer                   Vandenberg
      Darby                  Lodge                    Watkins
      Donnell                Martin                   Wherry
      Dworshak               McCarthy                 Williams
      Ecton                  Millikin                 Young
      Ferguson               Mundt
      Flanders               Saltonstall

    Absent 4:
      Bricker                Malone
      Kem                    Morse

    The Acting Chairman recognized Senator Butler, Chairman of the Committee
    on Committees, to make his report for that Committee. Senator Butler
    stated that his Committee had worked faithfully and diligently in making
    the various assignments and that everything possible was done to satisfy
    the Republican Senators. He then offered the following report of his
    Committee and moved its adoption:

        Ordered, That Mr. Cain be, and he is hereby, excused from
      further service as a member of the Committee on Banking and
      Currency and assigned to service on the Committee on Armed
      Services;
        That Mr. Dworshak be, and he is hereby, assigned to
      service on the Committee on the District of Columbia and to
      service on the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service;
        That Mr. Darby be, and he is hereby, assigned to service
      on the Committee on the District of Columbia and to service
      on the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service;
        That Mr. Ives be, and he is hereby, excused from further
      service as a member of the Committee on Rules and
      Administration, and assigned to service on the Committee on
      Banking and Currency;
        That Mr. Mundt be, and he is hereby, excused from further
      service as a member of the Committee on the District of
      Columbia, and assigned to service on the Committee on Rules
      and Administration;
        That Mr. Williams be, and he is hereby, excused from
      further service on the Committee on Finance, and assigned to
      service on the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

    There was no discussion and the report was adopted by voice vote.
    The Acting Chairman recognized Senator Dworshak who spoke briefly on the
    unfairness of Committee assignments caused primarily by the passage of
    the Reorganization Act. Senator Taft replied to Senator Dworshak with a
    suggestion that the Committee on Committees attempt to draft a rule for
    Conference action based on the theory that each Senator should have at
    least one major committee assignment.
    The Acting Chairman recognized Senator Wherry who questioned if there
    should be any policy adopted in regard to Senator Langer's three Civil
    Rights amendments which had been offered to the Oleomargarine Bill.
    After a discussion of the matter, the general consensus of opinion was
    that no policy should be adopted in regard to these amendments by the
    Conference.
    The Acting Chairman presented to the Conference for incorporation in the
    minutes a letter addressed to him by the Chairman dated January 5, 1950,
    appointing a Committee of 15 Senators to serve as members of the
    Committee on Restatement of Republican Principles. The letter is
    attached hereto as Exhibit A.
    There being no further business the Conference adjourned at 11:03.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                   Acting Chairman, and Secretary of the Minority Conference
                                   *    *    *
                                    EXHIBIT A
                              United States Senate
                           Conference of the Minority

                                                             January 5, 1950

      Honorable Milton R. Young
      Secretary, Conference Republican Senators
      Senate Office Building
      Washington, D.C.

      Dear Senator:

        Pursuant to the resolution of the Conference of
      Republican Senators Tuesday, January 3, 1950, I hereby
      appoint the following Senators as members of the Committee
      having to do with a restatement of aims and purposes of
      the Republican members of Congress:

        1. Honorable George D. Aiken (Vermont)
        2. Honorable Owen Brewster (Maine)
        3. Honorable Hugh Butler (Nebraska)
        4. Honorable Guy Cordon (Oregon)
        5. Honorable Homer Ferguson (Michigan)
        6. Honorable Irving M. Ives (New York)
        7. Honorable Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (Massachusetts)
        8. Honorable William F. Knowland (California)
        9. Honorable Karl E. Mundt (South Dakota)
        10. Honorable H. Alexander Smith (New Jersey)
        11. Honorable Margaret Chase Smith (Maine)
        12. Honorable Robert A. Taft (Ohio)
        13. Honorable Arthur V. Watkins (Utah)
        14. Honorable Kenneth S. Wherry (Nebraska)
        15. Honorable Milton R. Young (North Dakota)
      Senator Robert A. Taft is hereby appointed as Chairman of this
    Committee.
      Copies of this communication are being sent to the members of the
    Committee.
      With very best regards, I am

                                          Sincerely,
                                          [signed] Eugene D. Millikin
                                          Chairman

    EDM:dmb

                                     ------

      MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON RESTATEMENT OF REPUBLICAN
     PRINCIPLES, SENATOR ROBERT A. TAFT, CHAIRMAN, ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 19,
                 1950, AT 10:00 A.M., 335 SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

      Present: Senator Robert A. Taft, Chairman; Aiken, Brewster, Butler,
    Cordon, Ives, Knowland, Lodge, Smith, Me., Smith, N.J., Watkins, Young.
      Also present: Senator George W. Malone.
      Absent: Ferguson, Mundt, Wherry.
      Others: J. Mark Trice, John Pillsbury.
      A quorum was present.
    The Chairman stated that Senator Malone had requested to appear before
    the Committee and Senator Taft had invited him to be present. Senator
    Malone expressed the opinion that a good spearhead for the restatement
    of policy would be support of the flexible import fee principle and
    opposition to I.T.O. He furnished to the members of the committee, a
    copy of his remarks made on the Senate floor last May on the subject.
    The Chairman announced that nine statements had been submitted and these
    had been mimeographed together in one general statement for the use of
    the committee. He stated that he had talked with Representative [Joseph
    W.] Martin [, Jr., of Massachusetts] concerning the membership of sub-
    committees to be appointed to do the drafting. It was suggested that the
    subcommittees should comprise three members of each group with the
    respective chairmen as ex-officio members.
    After a general discussion of a number of specific subjects, the general
    consensus of opinion was that a statement should be made reaffirming the
    Republican Platform of 1948. There was a discussion of the form of an
    agricultural statement to include cooperatives and rural
    electrification; of foreign policy; of labor; of socialism and excessive
    government power and spending.
    The Chairman suggested that the members of the Committee rewrite and
    shorten the paragraphs on the subjects discussed and requested that no
    information be given to the press on the material submitted.
    The Chairman announced that the next meeting would be held on Monday,
    January 23, 1950, at 10:00 a.m.
    There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:40 a.m.

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

    Approved:

                                                     [signed] Robert A. Taft

                                             Chairman, Restatement Committee

                                     ------

      MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON RESTATEMENT OF REPUBLICAN
      PRINCIPLES, SENATOR ROBERT A. TAFT, CHAIRMAN, ON MONDAY, JANUARY 23,
                 1950, AT 10:00 A.M., 335 SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

      Present: Senator Robert A. Taft, Chairman; Aiken, Brewster, Butler,
    Knowland, Lodge, Mundt, Smith, Me., Wherry.
      Absent: Cordon, Ferguson, Ives, Smith, N.J., Watkins, Young.
      Others: J. Mark Trice, John Pillsbury.
      A quorum was present.
    The Chairman stated that if it was agreeable to the Committee, he would
    appoint as a sub-committee of the Committee for the purpose of drafting
    a tentative restatement of principles, the following Senators: Brewster,
    Lodge, and Wherry, with the Chairman Senator Taft, as an ex-officio
    member of the Committee. There was no objection.
    The sub-committee was asked to consult with Senators Aiken and Young on
    the writing of a farm statement.
    As a starting point on a statement of foreign policy, the committee
    approved the paragraph on the subject submitted by Senator Taft and
    amended by Senator Vandenberg, with the addition of the following words:
    ``--and we deplore the failure of the administration in so many fields
    to give such cooperation or even adequate information to the Congress.''
    In the fifth line from the end of the statement, the word ``but'' was
    eliminated and a new sentence begun. The amended paragraph then read as
    follows:

      The primary aim of our foreign policy should be to assure
      peace with justice in a free world while maintaining the
      independence and the rights of the American people. We favor
      a strong policy against the spread of Communism or Fascism
      at home and abroad. We favor full support of the United
      Nations, and of the inter-American system as an integral
      part of the international organization, and of our treaty
      obligations to the North Atlantic Community; and the
      improvement of the United Nations Charter so that it may be
      an effective international organization of independent
      states prepared to mobilize the armed forces and public
      opinion of the world against aggression. We favor aid to
      those States resisting Communism to the extent that such aid
      is effective and without danger to a sound American economy.
      We oppose secret commitments, or international obligations
      which lack due Constitutional process. Under our
      indispensable two-party system we shall exercise every
      vigilance in the critical exploration of foreign policy. We
      favor fully reciprocal cooperation between the Parties and
      between the Executive and Legislative branches of government
      in the mutual initiation and development of a united
      American foreign policy, and we deplore the failure of the
      administration in so many fields to give such cooperation or
      even adequate information to the Congress.

    The following specified subjects were suggested for inclusion in the
    Restatement: farm, labor, general welfare and foreign policy.
    The Committee discussed the paragraph submitted by Senator Taft on
    ``welfare'' and the following changes: the insertion of the words ``--
    that the need is demonstrated'' in lieu of ``--that it is only given to
    communities or persons that are actually in need''; the words ``--where
    the need is clearly demonstrated'' in the first sentence to be stricken.
    The paragraph then read:

      We favor federal assistance to States to enable them to do a better
      job in health, education, welfare and housing, so that there may be a
      reasonable equality for all and especially for all children no matter
      how poor the family or the district or the State into which they may
      be born. We recognize that such federal aid must be carefully
      safeguarded so that it leaves the administration and control of all
      such programs in the hands of the States or local communities, that
      the need is demonstrated, and that it does not impose too great a tax
      burden on the federal treasury. We favor extension of the federal old
      age and survivors insurance program and increase of benefits to a more
      realistic level, with due regard to the tax burden on those who labor.

    It was suggested that the sub-committee start work on the draft,
    consulting with a like Committee of the House, and report back to the
    full Committee a tentative draft.
    The Chairman called a meeting of the full Committee for 10:00 a.m. next
    Wednesday morning, February 1, 1950.
    There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:00 a.m.

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

    Approved:

                                                     [signed] Robert A. Taft

                                             Chairman, Restatement Committee
                            ------------------------

                                                          [February 1, 1950]

    FEBRUARY 1, 1950
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
    CHAIRMAN, SENATOR EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR FEBRUARY 1, 1950, IN ROOM 335,
                             SENATE OFFICE BUILDING.

    A quorum not being present at 10:10, the Chairman stated that if there
    was no objection, he would call the meeting to order. There was no
    objection. Several minutes later, the following Senators appeared and
    were present: 32.

      Aiken                  Flanders                 Saltonstall
      Bricker                Gurney                   Schoeppel
      Bridges                Ives                     Smith, Me.
      Butler                 Jenner                   Smith, N.J.
      Cain                   Knowland                 Taft
      Cordon                 Langer                   Tobey
      Darby                  Lodge                    Vandenberg
      Donnell                Malone                   Watkins
      Dworshak               Martin                   Wherry
      Ecton                  Millikin                 Williams
      Ferguson               Mundt

    Absent: 10
      Brewster               Kem                      Thye
      Capehart               McCarthy                 Wiley
      Hendrickson            Morse                    Young
      Hickenlooper

    The Chairman stated that he had received a letter signed by five
    Republican Senators requesting him to call a conference for the purpose
    of discussing Senate Joint Resolution II, a resolution to amend the
    Constitution relative to the election of the President and Vice
    President. He stated that the purpose of the meeting was not to arrive
    at a decision of Party Policy, but for the purpose of information and
    instruction on the subject. The Chairman recognized Senator Lodge, who
    spoke at some length on the merits of his Joint Resolution.
    The Chairman then recognized Senator Taft who spoke in opposition to the
    Joint Resolution.
    The following Senators were recognized by the Chairman and spoke in
    favor of the Resolution: Senators Knowland, Smith, N.J., Cain, and Ives.
    Those speaking against the resolution were: Senators Ferguson, Malone,
    Schoeppel, Jenner and Donnell.
    The Chairman stated that the purpose of the meeting had been well served
    by the discussion that had taken place.
    There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:48.

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

    Approved by the Chairman February 2, 1950.

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

                                     ------

      MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON RESTATEMENT OF REPUBLICAN
     PRINCIPLES, SENATOR ROBERT A. TAFT, CHAIRMAN, ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4,
                        1950, 335 SENATE OFFICE BUILDING.

      Present: Senator Robert A. Taft, Chairman: Brewster, Butler, Cordon,
    Ferguson, Knowland, Lodge, Mundt, Smith, Me., Smith, N.J., Taft, Wherry,
    Young.
      Absent: Aiken, Ives, Watkins.
      Others: J. Mark Trice, John Pillsbury.
      A quorum was present.
    The Chairman called the meeting to order and stated that the sub-
    committee had been working diligently with a like sub-committee of the
    House of Representatives. He presented a draft to those members present
    and stated that it should not be considered as final, as a further
    meeting was scheduled for the afternoon. The Chairman then read the
    draft, paragraph by paragraph, and certain corrections and suggestions
    were made in the text by the various members of the Committee.
    It was suggested that a one-page summary be prepared of the approved
    text for publicity purposes.
    The Chairman announced that there would be a meeting of the full
    Committee on Monday, February 6, 1950, at 9:00 a.m., for final approval
    before submission of the statement to the Republican Conference.
    There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:40 a.m.

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

    Approved:

                                                     [signed] Robert A. Taft

                                             Chairman, Restatement Committee

                                     ------

      MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON RESTATEMENT OF REPUBLICAN
      PRINCIPLES, SENATOR ROBERT A. TAFT, CHAIRMAN, ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6,
                 1950, AT 9:00 A.M., 335 SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

      Present: Aiken, Brewster, Ferguson, Knowland, Lodge, Mundt, Smith,
    Me., Smith, N.J., Taft, Watkins, Wherry, Young.
      Absent: Butler, Cordon, Ives.
      Others: John Pillsbury, J. Mark Trice
    The Chairman called the meeting to order and read those paragraphs of
    the final draft which represented the thoughts previously expressed and
    the changes recommended at the Saturday meeting of the Committee.
    After discussion several minor changes were made and it was moved,
    seconded and agreed to that the Committee recommend to the Republican
    Conference the approved draft of the Restatement of Party Principles.
    There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:10 a.m.

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

    Approved:

                                                     [signed] Robert A. Taft

                                            Chairman, Restatement Committee.
                            ------------------------

                                                          [February 6, 1950]

    FEBRUARY 6, 1950
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
      CHAIRMAN, SENATOR EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR FEBRUARY 6, 1950, AT 10:00
                        A.M., 335 SENATE OFFICE BUILDING.

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:15.
    The Chairman requested the Secretary of the Conference to call the roll.
    The Secretary made the following announcement:

    Present 29:
      Aiken                  Ferguson                 Mundt
      Brewster               Flanders                 Schoeppel
      Butler                 Gurney                   Smith, Me.
      Cain                   Hendrickson              Smith, N.J.
      Capehart               Jenner                   Taft
      Darby                  Knowland                 Tobey
      Donnell                Lodge                    Watkins
      Dworshak               Malone                   Wherry
      Ecton                  Martin                   Young
                             McCarthy
                             Millikin

    Absent 13:
      Bricker                Kem                      Thye
      Bridges                Langer                   Vandenberg
      Cordon                 Morse                    Wiley
      Hickenlooper           Saltonstall              Williams
      Ives

    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft, the Chairman of the Committee on
    Restatement of Republican Principles, who explained the methods used in
    arriving at a final draft and then suggested that he read the statement
    recommended to the Conference by his Committee. There was no objection
    and Senator Taft proceeded to read the statement paragraph by paragraph.
    Votes were taken on the following motions by count of hands:
    The motion of Senator McCarthy to strike out the words ``liberty against
    socialism.'' Rejected 7 to 13.
    The motion of Senator Mundt to insert the word ``national'' before the
    word ``socialism.'' Agreed to 18 to 8.
    The motion of Senator McCarthy that language be included to the effect
    that the Republicans favor Farm Cooperatives. Rejected 7 to 8.
    After a general discussion of the statement by those members present,
    and due to certain additions and deletions made in the text, Senator
    Taft suggested that a further meeting be held with the members of the
    House Committee and that another Conference be called for later in the
    day.
    The Chairman announced that if there was no objection this procedure
    would be followed, and a Conference would be called for 2:30 p.m. There
    was no objection.
    There being no further business, the Conference was adjourned at 12:20.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference, February 7, 1950

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                            ------------------------

                                                          [February 6, 1950]

    FEBRUARY 6, 1950
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
      CHAIRMAN, SENATOR EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR FEBRUARY 6, 1950, AT 2:30
                        P.M., 335 SENATE OFFICE BUILDING.

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 2:30.

    Present:
      Aiken                  Flanders                 Saltonstall
      Brewster               Gurney                   Schoeppel
      Bricker                Hendrickson              Smith, Me.
      Cain                   Ives                     Smith, N.J.
      Capehart               Jenner                   Taft
      Cordon                 Lodge                    Tobey
      Darby                  Martin                   Watkins
      Donnell                McCarthy                 Wherry
      Dworshak               Millikin                 Williams
      Ecton                  Mundt                    Young
      Ferguson

    Absent:
      Bridges                Knowland                 Thye
      Butler                 Langer                   Vandenberg
      Hickenlooper           Malone                   Wiley
      Kem                    Morse

    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who asked that Senator Brewster
    report to the Conference the results of the meeting with the House
    Committee and the changes made.
    Senator Brewster explained to the Conference why the members of the
    House Committee would not accept certain of the proposed changes
    suggested by the Senate Committee and gave an explanation of the other
    changes.
    Votes were taken on the following motions by count of hands:
    The motion of Senator Ives that language be included which would
    reaffirm the plank on Civil Rights in the 1948 platform. Rejected 13 to
    15.
    The motion of Senator McCarthy that the members of the Senate Committee
    be instructed to insist on the inclusion of language re R.E.A. Agreed to
    18 to 10. (The language previously agreed to read as follows:
    ``Continued development of electric service to rural areas.'').
    After a discussion, it was moved, seconded and agreed to that the
    Conference adopt the statement of principles and objectives.
    There is attached hereto as Exhibit A the text of the statement as
    adopted.
    There being no further business, the Conference was adjourned at 3:20
    p.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference, February 7, 1950

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                                   *    *    *
                          EXHIBIT A--CONFERENCE MINUTES
                                February 6, 1950

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                     STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES AND OBJECTIVES

    Adopted by the Republican Members of the House of Representatives and
    the Republican Members of the Senate, and concurred in by the Members of
    the Republican National Committee on February 6, 1950
    To win lasting peace, to build a country in which every citizen may make
    the most of his skill, initiative and enterprise, and to hold aloft the
    inspiring torch of American freedom, opportunity and justice, assuring
    better and happier life for all our people, we dedicate our efforts and
    issue this Statement of Principles and Objectives supplementing the
    Republican Platform of 1948.
    We shall not passively defend the principles stated here, but shall
    fight for them with all the vigor with which our forefathers fought to
    establish what we now seek to advance and perpetuate--Human Liberty and
    Individual Dignity.
    We pledge that in all we will advocate and in all that we will perform
    the first test shall be: Does this conduct enlarge and strengthen or
    does it undermine and lessen Human Liberty and Individual Dignity.
                                 FOREIGN AFFAIRS

    The American people face the hard fact that though they won the war
    nearly five years ago they have not yet won the peace. We offer them
    leadership in new efforts to achieve this vital end.
    We favor a foreign policy in which all Americans, regardless of party,
    will join to assure peace with justice in a free world while maintaining
    the independence and the rights of the American people.
    We insist upon restoration of our foreign agreements to their proper
    place inside the Constitution and we insist that the United States shall
    not be bound to any course of action unless the spirit and letter of our
    Constitutional procedure are followed.
    We oppose secret commitments, and we denounce the refusal of the
    Administration to furnish accurate and adequate information to the
    Congress.
    Under our indispensable two-party system, we shall be vigilant in
    critical exploration of Administration Foreign Policy. We favor
    consultation between the Executive and Members of both major parties in
    the Legislative Branch of Government in the initiation and development
    of a united American Foreign Policy; and we deplore the tragic
    consequences of the Administration's failure to pursue these objectives
    in many fields, particularly in the secret agreements of Yalta,
    subsequently confirmed at Potsdam, which have created new injustices and
    new dangers throughout the world.
    We favor full support of the United Nations and the improvement of its
    Charter so that it may be an effective international organization of
    independent states prepared to mobilize public opinion and the armed
    forces of the world against aggression. We favor full support of the
    inter-American system as an integral part of the international
    organization, and of our treaty obligations in the North Atlantic
    Community.
    We advocate a strong policy against the spread of Communism or Fascism
    at home and abroad, and we insist that America's efforts toward this end
    be directed by those who have no sympathy either with Communism or
    Fascism.
    We support aid to those states resisting Communism but such aid should
    be given only if it is essential to our national security, if it is
    within the total limits which the American economy can afford, if it
    will be effective, if it is beyond the ability of the aided nation to
    supply for itself, and if there is a program for progressive reduction.
    The Republican Party has always believed in a strong national defense.
    We must maintain our armed forces at a strength completely adequate for
    the security of our people.
    We favor the promotion of world trade on the basis of fair and
    reasonable competition and we assert that this can be done within the
    Republican principle that foreign products of underpaid foreign labor
    shall not be admitted to this country on terms which imperil the living
    standards of the American workman or the American farmer, or threaten
    serious injury to a domestic industry. A strong American economy is a
    vital factor for our security.
                                DOMESTIC AFFAIRS

    The major domestic issue today is liberty against socialism: whether we
    shall remain in this country a free people in constant control of our
    governments, or whether we shall delegate to an all-powerful Federal
    Government with unlimited power to tax and spend, the rights to direct
    and operate our agriculture, industry, labor and local communities and
    the daily lives of our citizens. We believe there is no frontier beyond
    which devotion to the American system may not increase our knowledge,
    character and material welfare; but we believe these goals can only be
    secured in a framework of liberty, equality and justice, with adequate
    incentive and rewards to workmen and to industry for ability, knowledge,
    character, hard work, daring and genius.
    Basic American principles are threatened by the Administration's program
    for a planned economy modeled on the socialist governments of Europe,
    including price and wage control, rationing, socialized medicine,
    regional authorities, and the Brannan Plan with its controls, penalties,
    fines and jail sentences. This program is dictated by a small but
    powerful group of persons who believe in socialism, who have no concept
    of the true foundation of American progress, and whose proposals are
    wholly out of accord with the true interests and real wishes of the
    workers, farmers and businessmen.
    As the Iron Curtain descends on half the globe, and as nation after
    nation samples the drug of totalitarianism, the Republican Party is the
    champion of human liberty and the essential dignity of the individual.
    To it falls the task of offering not only its opposition, but of
    proposing a program to restore faith in free institutions, and bring
    about stability, opportunity and progress.
    We hold that Government can use its just powers to foster national
    health, promote real security for the aged, develop sound agricultural
    and labor-management policies and advance civil rights. These ideas are
    in keeping with the earliest and finest Republican traditions, and can
    be achieved without establishing socialism or discipline or dependence.
    The Democrats have also professed these ideals, but the stark truth is
    that after eighteen years of Democratic control and endless talk, they
    have reduced this whole field to confusion and futility. The
    Administration is seeking to make demagogic appeals rather than enact
    sound legislation. It seeks to keep glittering goals intact to lure
    votes in anticipation of favors to come. Such a cynical procedure raises
    the naked issue of sincerity, of responsibility, and of achievement.
    To achieve our objectives, we offer certain fundamental proposals, and
    constructive undertakings to rebuild a prosperous and progressive
    America:
    I. The Economy.
    Liberty cannot breathe the air of bankruptcy and live.
    Reckless and extravagant spending by the Federal Government, as now
    advocated by the Democratic Administration, with recurring annual
    deficits or continually increasing taxes, can result only in disaster
    and ruin for our country. It will further cheapen the dollar, rob the
    wage earner, impoverish the farmer and destroy the savings, pensions,
    insurance and investments of millions of people. Therefore we urge:
    A. An end of deficit spending and a return to a balanced budget.
    B. That Federal spending be materially reduced.
    C. The achievement of efficiency and economy in Government especially by
    adoption of measures along the lines of the Hoover Report.
    D. A policy of general tax reduction to be accomplished as rapidly as
    reduction in Federal expenditures will permit. We favor immediate repeal
    of oppressive wartime excises and reduction of taxes on small business
    to stimulate new industry and growth. This will create new jobs, new
    wealth, and eventually greater tax revenue. It will provide opportunity
    for youth, furnish incentives for stable employment and retention of
    older employees and encourage lower prices.
    E. Strict enforcement of the laws against monopoly and unfair
    competition.
    F. Establishment of a non-partisan commission to study and recommend a
    sensible redistribution of governmental functions and sources of revenue
    between the Federal, State and local entities, to secure the sovereignty
    of the several states with as much decentralization as is compatible
    with the national welfare.
    II. Agriculture.
    A prosperous agriculture is fundamental to a prosperous America. We join
    farm organizations in condemning the Brannan Plan which would regiment
    our farmers, cost untold billions of the taxpayers' money, and would
    mean the ultimate nationalization of agriculture. Its inefficiency and
    increased costs would adversely affect both the producer and the
    consumer. It would place every farmer in a state of complete dependency
    on Government for a large part of his income from uncertain annual
    Congressional appropriations. We deplore the maladministration for
    political purposes of the present agricultural law by the Department of
    Agriculture.
    We will continue to work with the farmers, farm organizations and all
    friends of agriculture to bring about a sound solution of the many
    problems confronting the farmers of this country. Such farm policies
    must be developed in the interest of the farmer, the consumer and the
    national economy. Agriculture is a growing and dynamic industry
    undergoing constant change and improvement. No farm program can succeed
    which is not in harmony with this concept. Specifically we propose the
    following:
    A. A program to provide a fair price for the farmers' products in the
    market place aided by a system of price supports and by protection
    against the dumping of competitive commodities produced by underpaid
    foreign labor, to the end that the farmer's standard of living will be
    in line with the contribution he makes to the national economy.
    B. Continue and enlarge programs of research and education, both in
    production and marketing, with particular attention to cheaper and more
    effective production, a better and more effective marketing system
    especially for perishable commodities, sound cooperative marketing, and
    the development and expansion of industrial uses for agricultural
    products and by-products.
    C. Continued development and restoration of our soil and water resources
    through soil conservation and reclamation.
    D. Expansion of animal agriculture as a means of reducing surpluses,
    rebuilding the soil and providing a better diet for our people.
    E. Special encouragement for the development and ownership of family-
    sized farms, improvement of rural living conditions, and completion of
    the rural electrification program.
    F. Development of export markets for the surplus crops which can be
    efficiently produced in this country.
    III. Labor-Management Relations.
    Industrial harmony and justice are essential to the country's well-
    being. To that end, government should encourage and promote free
    collective bargaining. On management and unions falls an equal
    responsibility to act in good faith toward each other and toward the
    country. We favor:
    A. Continuation of the Taft-Hartley law because it has restored equality
    between employer and employees, guaranteed the right of collective
    bargaining, the recognition of unions and the right to strike, while
    protecting the rights of the public and the union members. Under this
    law union membership has increased to new highs, wages have risen to
    record levels and strikes have decreased.
    B. Continuation of our efforts to enact such improvements in the law as
    have been shown to be necessary to accomplish its purposes more
    effectively and achieve more complete equality. We deplore the action of
    the Administration in playing politics in this vital area of human
    relations, thereby blocking the enactment of necessary amendments to the
    law.
    IV. Civil Rights.
    The right of equal opportunity to work, to vote, to advance in life and
    to be protected under the law should never be limited in any individual
    because of race, religion, color, or country of origin. Therefore, we
    shall continue to sponsor legislation to protect the rights of
    minorities.
    V. Social Responsibility.
    The obligation of Government to those in need has long been recognized.
    Recognizing the inequities and injustices of the present program of
    social security, we urge:
    A. The extension of the coverage of the Federal old-age and survivors
    insurance program, reduction of eligibility requirements and increase of
    benefits to a more generous level, with due regard to the tax burden on
    those who labor.
    B. A thorough-going study of a program of more nearly universal coverage
    including the principle of pay-as-you-go.
    C. Federal aid, where the need is clearly demonstrated, to states and
    through states to their subdivisions, to assist them in affording
    subsistence, shelter and medical care to their citizens who are unable
    to provide for themselves. Such aid, including unemployment
    compensation, must be based on state and local initiative, operation,
    contribution and responsibility, without Federal bureaucratic
    interference. It must avoid socialization of the medical profession or
    of any other activity. Federal aid must be in amounts which do not
    impose an unreasonable burden of taxation on the American people who pay
    the bills.
    VI. Veterans.
    A grateful nation demands that those who fought in its defense, their
    widows and orphans, must never be forgotten. We urge:
    A. Continuing and sympathetic consideration of the rights and deserts of
    the veterans and their dependents.
    B. Prompt and efficient handling of claims and other problems of
    veterans.
    VII. Loyalty.
    Communism is an international conspiracy aiming at world-wide
    dictatorship and the suppression of religious, political and economic
    freedoms throughout the world. It corrupts ideals, corrodes basic
    religious teachings, destroys the fiber of man and denies the existence
    of God. It is imperative that the nations of the world develop new
    methods to offset this frontal attack on civilization.
    We condemn the failure of the Administration to recognize the full
    implications of this threat to our security. We deplore the dangerous
    degree to which Communists and their fellow travelers have been employed
    in important Government posts and the fact that information vital to our
    security has been made available to alien agents and persons of
    questionable loyalty. We denounce the soft attitude of this
    Administration toward Government employees and officials who hold or
    support Communist attitudes. We pledge immediate action to bring about:
    A. The complete overhaul of the so-called loyalty and security checks of
    Federal personnel.
    B. The prompt elimination of all Communists, fellow travelers and
    Communist sympathizers from our Federal payroll.
    C. Closer coordination between our intelligence agencies, with full use
    of the facilities of the FBI for protecting our security.
                                   CONCLUSION

    To this program we subscribe, confident that the overwhelming majority
    of Americans cherish our heritage of freedom and will join us in this
    crusade to see that it shall not perish from the earth.
    Our people must arouse themselves to preserve our precious liberties and
    freedoms--the right to worship God in our own way; to speak freely our
    minds without fear; to conduct our lives and our affairs without
    officious meddling by too powerful government. We must revivify those
    qualities of diligence, economy, courage, initiative and patriotism
    which enabled our forefathers to make this Nation great.
    This Republic is the custodian of Human Liberty. The Republican Party
    will endeavor to see to it that we are worthy of this guardianship.

                            ------------------------

                                                            [April 21, 1950]

    APRIL 21, 1950
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
    CHAIRMAN, SENATOR EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR APRIL 21, 1950, AT 10:00 A.M.,
                           335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:15 and stated that the
    call of the roll would be deferred, but the following Senators were
    present:

    Present:
      Aiken                  Hickenlooper             Saltonstall
      Brewster               Ives                     Schoeppel
      Bricker                Jenner                   Smith, Maine
      Butler                 Kem                      Taft
      Capehart               Knowland                 Thye
      Cordon                 Langer                   Watkins
      Darby                  Lodge                    Wherry
      Dworshak               Martin                   Williams
      Flanders               Millikin                 Young
      Hendrickson            Mundt

    Absent:
      Bridges                Gurney                   Smith, N.J.
      Cain                   Malone                   Tobey
      Donnell                McCarthy                 Vandenberg
      Ecton                  Morse                    Wiley
      Ferguson

    The Chairman stated that he had received a petition addressed to him by
    Senators Lodge, Wiley and Hickenlooper, requesting him to call a
    Conference of Republican Senators for the purpose of discussing S. 3303,
    the Foreign Assistance Act of 1950.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Lodge who proceeded to discuss the
    substance of the bill and answer questions raised on the various
    sections of the measure.
    The Chairman stated that he would, in conjunction with Senator
    Saltonstall, offer a substitute for the ``Point-4'' amendment, intended
    to be proposed to the bill by Senator [Thomas T.] Connally [Democrat of
    Texas].
    The meeting was devoted to questions and answers on the bill and no
    direct or indirect attempt was made to establish Republican policy on
    the measure.
    There being no further business, the Conference adjourned at 12:05 p.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference, April 24, 1950

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                            ------------------------

                                                             [June 14, 1950]

    JUNE 14, 1950
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
    CHAIRMAN, HON. EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR JUNE 14, 1950, AT 10:00 A.M., 335
                             SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:10 a.m.
    The Chairman requested the Secretary of the Conference to call the roll.
    The Secretary made the following announcement:

    Present 32:
      Aiken                  Ecton                    Mundt
      Brewster               Ferguson                 Saltonstall
      Bricker                Flanders                 Smith, Maine
      Bridges                Gurney                   Smith, N.J.
      Butler                 Hendrickson              Taft
      Cain                   Jenner                   Thye
      Capehart               Langer                   Watkins
      Cordon                 Malone                   Wherry
      Darby                  Martin                   Williams
      Donnell                McCarthy                 Young
      Dworshak               Millikin

    Absent 10:
      Hickenlooper           Lodge                    Vandenberg
      Ives                   Morse                    Wiley
      Kem                    Schoeppel
      Knowland               Tobey

    The Chairman on behalf of Senator Ferguson, who was temporarily absent,
    offered the following resolution and at the suggestion of Senator
    Donnell it was unanimously adopted by rising vote:
                                   RESOLUTION

      WHEREAS Almighty God in His infinite wisdom has taken from
      our colleague, the Honorable Arthur H. Vandenberg, his
      beloved wife, Mrs. Hazel Whittaker Vandenberg,
      Now, therefore,
      BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Republican colleagues in the
      United States Senate of the Honorable Arthur H. Vandenberg,
      express our sense of loss at the passing of his wife, and
      FURTHER, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
      the Honorable Arthur H. Vandenberg, that he may be assured
      of our deep respect for him and our condolences to him.

    The Chairman stated that the meeting had been called for the purpose of
    discussing the subject of Social Security, because there was under
    consideration by the Senate, H.R. 6000, an act to amend and improve the
    Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance System. The Chairman discussed
    the history of the legislation, the part which the Republican members of
    the Finance Committee had played in the past by investigation of the
    whole system, and he stated that the Republicans could take a great
    share of the credit for the benefits coming from the passage of the
    present bill. He also stated that in his opinion it was inevitable that
    we move into universal coverage and a pay-as-you-go system. The Chairman
    asked that favorable Republican support be given to a resolution
    sponsored by Senators [Walter F.] George [Democrat of Georgia] and
    Millikin for an investigation of the whole subject.
    Questions were asked of the Chairman, and there was general discussion
    of the measure.
    At the conclusion of the conference the Chairman asked if it would be
    agreeable to state to the press that no polls of any kind had been
    taken, and that there seemed to be a wide area of support for the
    present bill and of the resolution for a study of the entire matter.
    There was no objection.
    There being no further business, the Conference adjourned at 11:50 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference, June 15, 1950.

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

                            ------------------------

                                                             [June 26, 1950]

    JUNE 26, 1950
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
       CHAIRMAN, HON. EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR JUNE 26, 1950, IN ROOM 335,
                             SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:15 a.m. and waived the
    calling of the roll but the following Senators were present:

    Present 28:
      Bricker                Jenner                   Schoeppel
      Bridges                Knowland                 Smith, Maine
      Butler                 Lodge                    Smith, New Jersey
      Cain                   Malone                   Taft
      Cordon                 Martin                   Tobey
      Darby                  McCarthy                 Watkins
      Donnell                Millikin                 Wherry
      Ferguson               Mundt                    Wiley
      Gurney                 Saltonstall              Williams
      Hendrickson

    Absent 14:
      Aiken                  Flanders                 Morse
      Brewster               Hickenlooper             Thye
      Capehart               Ives                     Vandenberg
      Dworshak               Kem                      Young
      Ecton                  Langer

    The Chairman recognized Senator H. Alexander Smith, active ranking
    minority leader of the Committee on Foreign Relations who had previously
    requested that he address the Conference on the subject of the Military
    Assistance Program.
    Senator Smith analyzed the various sections of the bill, questions were
    asked, and the general subject of military aid was discussed.
    Also discussed was the invasion of southern Korea.
    Senator Mundt expressed the opinion that the Republicans should take a
    definite stand on the subject of Communism. It was suggested that he
    appear at the next meeting of the Policy Committee.
    There being no further business, the Conference adjourned at 11:45 a.m.

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference, June 26, 1950

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                            ------------------------

                                                           [August 15, 1950]

    AUGUST 15, 1950
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, HON. EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR AUGUST 15, 1950, AT 10:00 A.M.,
                           335 SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:15 a.m. and requested the
    Secretary to call the roll. The Secretary made the following
    announcement:

    Present 30:
      Aiken                  Gurney                   Mundt
      Brewster               Hendrickson              Saltonstall
      Bricker                Hickenlooper             Schoeppel
      Butler                 Ives                     Smith, N.J.
      Capehart               Knowland                 Taft
      Darby                  Langer                   Watkins
      Donnell                Lodge                    Wherry
      Dworshak               Malone                   Wiley
      Ecton                  Martin                   Williams
      Ferguson               Millikin                 Young

    Absent 12:
      Bridges                Jenner                   Smith, Maine
      Cain                   Kem                      Thye
      Cordon                 McCarthy                 Tobey
      Flanders               Morse                    Vandenberg

    The Chairman stated that the purpose of the meeting was to discuss the
    Defense Production Act of 1950, S. 3936, and he recognized Senator
    Bricker, a member of the Committee on Banking and Currency, for a
    discussion of the provisions of the bill.
    Senator Bricker spoke at some length on the various sections of the
    bill, the testimony taken by the Committee, the reason for the various
    actions taken by the Committee, and on the amendments which he intended
    to propose to the bill. There is attached hereto as ``Exhibit A'' a
    memorandum prepared by him on the bill and on his amendments.
    The discussion centered primarily on Title IV ``Price and Wage
    Stabilization'' and Title V ``Settlement of Labor Disputes.'' There was
    a wide variety of views and there was no effort to establish a policy.
    All present were of the opinion that the Administration should announce
    a definite policy in regard to finance, expenditures, and controls.
    The discussion concluded at 11:45 a.m. when the meeting adjourned.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference, August 16, 1950.

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                                   *    *    *
                                  EXHIBIT ``A''

                                                           August 12, 1950
    MEMORANDUM OF SENATOR JOHN W. BRICKER ON S. 3936 AND PROPOSED AMENDMENTS

    The Senate Committee on Banking and Currency made many improving
    amendments to S. 3936, the Defense Production Act of 1950. The powers
    requested by the President in his message of July 19, 1950 are contained
    in Titles I, II, III, VI and VII. Only brief hearings were held on these
    titles, and no hearings whatever were held on the price and wage
    stabilization provisions of Titles IV and V. The necessity for quick
    action on the powers requested by the President prevented the committee
    from giving full consideration to every section of the bill. As a
    result, numerous amendments to the bill appear to be required.
    It is hoped that all Republican Senators who are not members of the
    Banking and Currency Committee will find this summary of the bill and
    proposed amendments of some help in understanding the issues involved.
                       Title I--Priorities and Allocations

    Section 101 provides general priority and allocation powers similar to
    those under which the War Production Board allocated materials and
    facilities during World War II. Section 102 makes hoarding a criminal
    offense. Title I is probably the least controversial title of the bill.
    There is little doubt that priorities and allocation powers may be
    needed in the present emergency. The expanded military program will
    probably create some shortages. If shortages of vital materials develop,
    it will be necessary to give some contracts and orders preference over
    the filling of other contracts or orders. If military needs are to be
    satisfied at reasonable cost, it may be necessary to restrict, or even
    to prohibit, the flow of scarce materials into non-essential industries.
    The priority and allocation powers contained in Title I are broad enough
    to permit the President to manage the whole economy. As a practical
    matter, however, the extent of the power granted to the President in
    Title I is limited by the need for establishing priorities and
    allocating materials and facilities. It is entirely possible that
    American industry will be able to satisfy both the increased demands of
    the military and normal civilian needs. Therefore, if serious shortages
    do not occur, the power to fix priorities and allocate materials would
    not be of much practical significance.
    An immediate danger connected with priorities and allocation powers lies
    in the possibility of inept or divided administration of those powers.
    Poor administration could create many artificial scarcities which would
    tend to hasten the need for overall price and wage controls. The
    committee felt that the best insurance against poor administration was
    to give industry a major role in formulating priorities and allocations
    plans subject to appropriate supervision by the government. Accordingly,
    the committee provided for the exercise of priorities and allocations
    pursuant to voluntary government-industry agreements (S. 3936, sec. 712)
    similar to the program authorized by the 80th Congress in P.L. 395.
    To guarantee unified direction and control of the priorities and
    allocations program, whether voluntary or mandatory, I intend to offer
    an amendment to Title I vesting administration of this program in the
    Secretary of Commerce.
                       Title II--Authority to Requisition

    As amended by the committee, Title II conforms generally to the
    requisitioning authority which existed during World War II. The
    President is authorized to requisition equipment and supplies, or
    materials or facilities necessary for the manufacture, servicing or
    operation thereof. Three conditions are attached to the exercise of this
    power: (1) the material or facility must be needed for the national
    defense; (2) the need must be so immediate that resort to any other
    source of supply would cause undue delay; and (3) all other means for
    obtaining the property on reasonable terms must have been exhausted.
    Appropriate provision is made for just compensation.
    The authority contained in Title II is needed primarily to seize
    excessive inventories and supplies needed for the national defense. This
    power should be particularly effective in proceeding against hoarders
    and black-market operators. It may also be necessary for the President
    to requisition certain ``facilities,'' including factories. This is a
    drastic power and one which should be used sparingly. Although provision
    is made for the return of property to the original owners when it is no
    longer needed for national defense, the power to requisition
    ``facilities'' should be limited by other safeguards.
    The most obvious danger inherent in Title II is that the President could
    requisition a struck plant, negotiate a contract for higher wages with
    the union, and then return the plant to its owners, That happened in
    1946 when the coal mines were seized, after which the Krug-Lewis
    agreement meeting the demands of the UMW was negotiated, and the mines
    returned subject to acceptance of that agreement. I intend to propose an
    amendment to Title II which will prevent wage negotiations between the
    government and the union with respect to property which has been
    requisitioned under Title II. Collective bargaining between industry and
    labor is impossible if the union can force seizure in the hope of
    getting a better contract as a result of bargaining with government
    officials.
    The word ``facilities'' was defined in section 702 so as to exclude from
    the power of requisition farms, churches, and private dwelling houses.
    Banks, insurance companies, and other financial institutions should also
    be excluded from the power to allocate and requisition ``facilities.''
             Title III--Expansion of Productive Capacity and Supply

    Section 301 revives the so-called V-loan program of guaranteed loans
    which operated successfully during the last war. This section authorizes
    the President, through the Federal Reserve Board, to guarantee loans
    which may be required by business to expedite production and deliveries
    under government contracts.
    Section 302 authorizes a direct government loan program for the purpose
    of (1) expansion of plant capacity; (2) development of technological
    processes; and (3) production of essential materials. A motion to strike
    this section lost by a vote of 7-6 in committee. Those who supported
    that motion felt that the advantages of a new direct lending program
    were outweighed by the possibility of unsound loans, and by the fact
    that adequate private capital seems to be available. The committee,
    however, amended section 302 by placing important restrictions on the
    power to lend money directly to private business enterprises. Instead of
    loans ``to assist in carrying out the objectives of this Act,'' the
    purpose of direct loans was confined ``to expedite production and
    deliveries under Government contracts for the procurement of materials
    for the national defense.'' In its original form section 302 made loans
    contingent on financial assistance ``not otherwise available on
    reasonable terms,'' but the committee required such financial assistance
    to be ``not otherwise available.''
    In other sections of S. 3936 the Federal Reserve Board is given
    extensive powers over the control of credit. With respect to government
    housing credit, section 605, and government loans under section 301, the
    guaranteeing or lending agency is required to consult with the Federal
    Reserve Board. In order to centralize credit controls so far as
    practicable in the Federal Reserve Board, major government loans under
    section 302 should also require consultation with the Federal Reserve
    Board. I intend to amend section 302 by requiring such consultation on
    all loans exceeding $100,000.
    In my opinion, S. 3936 places too much emphasis on expansion of plant
    capacity. The expansion of ``production'' is far more important than the
    expansion of ``productive facilities.'' I propose to amend the
    declaration of policy (page 28, line 16) accordingly.
    Section 303 provides for government purchasing programs of metals,
    minerals, and other raw materials and for exploration and development
    and mining of critical and strategic minerals and metals. In effect,
    section 303 overcomes various limitations which exist in connection with
    the stockpiling program authorized under existing law. These broad
    procurement powers may be necessary to carry out the increased armament
    program.
    Section 304 permits the President to utilize any existing department or
    agency of the government (including government corporations) for the
    purpose of carrying out sections 302 and 303. The President may also
    create new agencies to carry out these loan and procurement programs but
    he may not create new corporations. The agencies which may be utilized
    under section 304 are authorized to borrow from the Treasury an
    aggregate amount of $2,000,000,000.
    The administrative arrangement provided for in section 304 is unusual
    and would no doubt prove to be cumbersome. The loan and procurement
    programs are essentially business operations for which government
    corporations are particularly well adapted. I propose to amend section
    304 by permitting the creation of government corporations, but reducing
    the amount which may be borrowed to $500,000,000. With this sum the
    programs can be started without appropriation of funds by the Congress,
    but thereafter the additional funds required either by corporations or
    agencies would be subject to the usual appropriation procedure. Such an
    amendment would give the Congress a much better check on the programs
    authorized by sections 302 and 303.
    In this connection, it should be noted that section 304, in the bill as
    originally introduced, provided for the authority to create new
    corporations. The admittedly awkward substitute reported out by the
    Senate committee reflects the strong desire of the committee to insure
    Congressional supervision of any new administrative arms. The amendment
    I propose to offer would restore the more flexible and efficient
    corporate form, at the same time assuring an adequate check by the
    General Accounting Office and an annual review by the Appropriations
    Committees of the Congress.
                     Title IV--Price and Wage Stabilization

    The arguments for and against price, wage, and consumer rationing
    legislation require no elaboration. But regardless of any Senator's
    position on the advisability of such controls, there remains the
    question as to whether price and wage controls should be included in S.
    3936. The fact that S. 3936 authorizes price and wage controls on a
    stand-by basis indicates that, in the committee's judgment, they are not
    needed now. President Truman holds the same opinion.
    There are impelling reasons why Title IV should not be made a part of S.
    3936. Hearings on price and wage stabilization policies have not been
    held. The committee did not have time to hear any evidence evaluating
    the Nation's experience under World War II price and wage control laws,
    even from the viewpoint of those who administered it. It would be
    unfortunate to revive all of the mistakes, hardships and injustices
    experienced during the last war merely for the sake of quick action in
    circumstances where speed is not required. Even a cursory reading of
    Title IV will show that adequate consideration has not been given to the
    complex problems involved in price-wage-rationing controls. It is
    impossible to write a satisfactory price and wage control law on the
    floor of the Senate. Because of my belief that legislation dealing with
    price, wage, and consumer rationing controls should have very careful
    study by the Banking and Currency Committee, I shall move to strike
    Title IV from the bill.
    If the move to strike Title IV is unsuccessful, the next major question
    is whether the stand-by controls should become operative (1) at the
    discretion of the President (as in S. 3936); (2) by concurrent
    resolution of the Congress (as recommended by Senator Taft); or (3)
    automatically upon the consumer price index advancing a certain percent
    (the Fulbright amendment). The principal argument in favor of the
    automatic mechanism suggested by Senators Fulbright, Douglas and
    Flanders is that business and labor would have a strong incentive to
    hold prices down through voluntary action. The principal argument
    against this trigger mechanism is that it might cause price and wage
    controls to be imposed at some future date when neither the President
    nor the general public felt that such controls were required under
    conditions then existing.
    Assuming that stand-by price and wage controls should be activated at
    the discretion of the President, the next major question is whether or
    not selective price and wage controls should be authorized as now
    provided in Section 402(b). The idea of trying selective price and wage
    controls before resorting to general controls is inconsistent with the
    so-called Baruch Plan. Mr. Baruch's thesis, confirmed by the experience
    in two world wars, is that any attempt to control a few prices or wages
    is futile. The American economy is so interdependent and specialized
    that a piecemeal approach is bound to create inequities faster than they
    can be corrected. As a result, materials and labor would tend to move
    from the controlled industry to the uncontrolled segment of the economy,
    thus causing a result exactly contrary to the purposes sought to be
    attained. Since the controlled industry will undoubtedly be vital to the
    national defense, selective controls must inevitably expand. A
    particular injustice attached to selective controls is that certain
    employers and employees would find their incomes limited at a time when
    all other prices and wages were free to rise. The greatest danger in the
    idea of selective price and wage controls is that the President will be
    subjected to tremendous pressure to control particular commodities, the
    price of which people, rightly or wrongly feel to be excessive. Having
    initiated a piecemeal system of controls, the President would be
    powerless to stop general price and wage controls even if he should feel
    they were premature. Accordingly, I propose to eliminate Section 402(b)
    and to make the changes which such action would require with respect to
    Section 402(c).
    In Section 402 (c) the committee attempted to tie prices and wages
    together. The ambiguities in Section 402 (c) are such that the committee
    might not have succeeded in accomplishing its purpose. The imposition of
    controls on prices and controls on wages need not be simultaneous under
    the language of subsections (c)(1) and (c)(2). However, the last
    paragraph of Section 402(c) (page 42, lines 9-13) does require wages,
    salaries and other compensation to be stabilized generally whenever
    ceilings have been established generally on materials, services, and
    property.
    The committee's efforts to tie prices and wages together are nullified
    by the provisions of Section 402(d). In that section, the President is
    required to give ``due consideration'' to various factors at the time he
    imposes price and wage controls. As now written, S. 3936 permits the
    President to use one period for the purpose of establishing price
    ceilings and an entirely different period for the purpose of stabilizing
    wages. Section 402 (d) does not prevent the President from rolling back
    prices to their June, 1949 levels and stabilizing wages at the current
    or some future level. I intend to offer an amendment to Section 402 (d)
    which will prohibit the President from selecting a base period for the
    stabilization of the component wage or salary of any material, service
    or property which is different from the base period selected for
    establishing the ceiling price of that material, service or property.
    This amendment would deny the President power to destroy general price-
    wage relationships.
    Section 402(e)(3) provides special treatment for establishing ceilings
    on agricultural conmmodities. It is provided in 402(e)(3) that the
    ceiling shall not be below the higher of (i) the parity price, or (ii)
    the average price received by producers on June 15, 1950. Undoubtedly
    there will be many amendments offered to this subsection. Senator
    [Burnett R.] Maybank [Democrat of South Carolina] has already proposed
    four amendments, all of which are designed to eliminate some of the
    inequities which are inherent in any attempt to control the prices of
    agricultural commodities.
    Section 402 (f) excepts from price control prices of real property, fees
    for professional services, and other prices which were excluded from the
    Emergency Price Control Act of 1942. I also intend to offer amendments
    which restrict the power to compel changes in business practices, cost
    practices, or methods of distribution, and the power to require
    standardization of materials or grade labeling. These amendments are
    substantially identical with language found in the Emergency Price
    Control Act of 1942.
    Section 403 provides that when the President imposes price and wage
    controls generally that such controls, together with the rationing at
    the consumer level, shall be administered through a single independent
    agency. This section is designed to obviate many of the conflicts in
    jurisdiction which developed during the last war, and to make certain
    that the control of prices is not frustrated by independent
    administration of controls over wages.
    Sections 407 through 409 provide for the filing of protests against
    regulations and orders, judicial review, criminal sanctions, and civil
    suits for price over-charges. In general those provisions are comparable
    to those found in the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942. However,
    Section 408(d) was amended by the committee in order to permit a person
    charged with violating price control laws or regulations to contest the
    validity of those regulations in the court in which he is tried or sued.
    This was not possible under the provisions of World War II legislation.
                      Title V--Settlement of Labor Disputes

    I intend to move to strike Title V from the bill. There has been no
    evidence that this title is necessary, and its vague language seems to
    carry a vast amount of indefinite power. If mediation and conciliation
    procedures are not adequately provided for in existing law, there is no
    reason why this cannot be handled in separate legislation.
    If the move to strike Title V from the bill is not successful, I propose
    to amend it by prohibiting (1) compulsory arbitration; (2) conscription
    of striking workers into military service; and (3) increases or
    decreases in wages achieved by the President through a collective
    bargaining agreement negotiated by the government with employers or
    labor organizations.
              Title VI--Control of Consumer and Real Estate Credit

    Section 601 authorizes the Federal Reserve Board to impose controls over
    consumer credit. Such controls are identical with those exercised during
    the last war pursuant to the executive order under which Regulation W
    was promulgated.
    Section 602 authorizes the Federal Reserve Board to exercise control
    over credit on new real estate construction begun after August 3, 1950.
    Section 605 authorizes the President, after consultation with the
    Federal Reserve Board, to control credit on real estate which is being
    extended, insured, or guaranteed by the government.
    The committee deleted a sub-title of S. 3936 as introduced which was
    intended to control speculation on commodity exchanges. The testimony on
    this sub-title tended to show that margin requirements have little or no
    long-term influence on prices. Because of the study which the Senate
    Agriculture Committee has given to this complex subject, the Banking and
    Currency Committee voted to refer the commodity speculation section to
    the Agriculture Committee.
                          Title VII--General Provisions

    Section 703(a) should be amended so as to make it clear that litigation
    under the Act shall be exercised through the Department of Justice and
    local district attorneys and not by attorneys appointed under the Act.
    Such an amendment would prevent price administration lawyers from
    starting litigation of which the Department of Justice might have no
    knowledge or control.
    Section 708 provides that no act or omission to act requested by the
    President pursuant to the Act shall be construed to be within the
    prohibitions of the anti-trust laws or the Federal Trade Commission Act.
    Section 712 provides for the same type of anti-trust exemption in the
    case of voluntary agreements and programs. Because Sections 708 and 712
    seem to be duplicative, I intend to amend the bill by striking Section
    712 and expressly providing in Section 708 for voluntary agreements.
    This is desirable for the further reason that Section 712 as now written
    prohibits price-fixing whereas Section 401 authorizes voluntary
    agreements concerning prices. The proposed amendment to Section 708
    provides that the voluntary agreements program with respect to
    priorities and allocations shall be administered by a single official of
    the government in order to prevent conflicts in jurisdiction asserted by
    various governmental departments and agencies. Also for the purpose of
    avoiding needless friction, the amendment requires consultation in
    connection with the anti-trust exemption only with the Attorney General.
    Section 713(c) establishes a committee to be known as the Joint
    Committee on Defense Production. In my opinion, it is desirable to amend
    this section by inserting a new subsection specifically providing for
    consultation between the President and the Joint Committee with respect
    to the exercise of certain specific powers.
    Section 716 permits the authority contained in the Act to be terminated
    at any time prior to June 30, 1952 by Concurrent Resolution of the
    Congress or by the President. I intend to offer an amendment to Section
    716 which would permit the Congress to terminate any section of the Act
    prior to June 30, 1952 by Concurrent Resolution. Congress may want to
    terminate some of the powers in S. 3936 before June 30, 1952 but allow
    the continuance of other powers.
                            ------------------------

                                                         [November 30, 1950]

    NOVEMBER 30, 1950
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
    CHAIRMAN, HON. EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR NOVEMBER 30, 1950, AT 10:00 A.M.,
                           335 SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:20 a.m. and requested the
    Secretary of the Conference to call the roll. The Secretary made the
    following announcement:

    Present 35:
      Aiken                  Ferguson                 Schoeppel
      Brewster               Flanders                 Smith, Me.
      Bricker                Gurney                   Smith, N.J.
      Bridges                Hendrickson              Taft
      Butler, Nebr.          Ives                     Thye
      Cain                   Langer                   Tobey
      Capehart               Malone                   Watkins
      Carlson                Martin                   Wherry
      Cordon                 McCarthy                 Wiley
      Donnell                Millikin                 Williams
      Dworshak               Morse                    Young
      Ecton                  Saltonstall

    Absent 7:
      Hickenlooper           Knowland                 Mundt
      Jenner                 Lodge                    Vandenberg
      Kem

    The Chairman stated that [as] it had been customary to have a Conference
    at the first of every session, he had issued a call and that the meeting
    was unusual in that the Conference would proceed without agenda. After
    stating that the Republican Party had a terrific responsibility that its
    members must fully meet in connection with the grave predicament that
    the country is now facing, he stated that the seven newly elected
    Senators had been invited to attend, and after extending to them words
    of greeting he requested that the Secretary call the roll of new
    Senators.
    The Secretary made the following announcement:

    Present 7:
      Bennett                Dirksen                  Nixon
      Butler, Md.            Duff                     Welker
      Case

    Absent 0

    The Chairman recognized Senator Butler who spoke briefly in regard to
    Committee assignments and requested all Senators to immediately write a
    letter to him as Chairman [of the Committee on Committees] in regard to
    their individual Committee requests. He suggested that the two Committee
    places released by Senator Darby, one on the Committee on the District
    of Columbia and the other on the Committee on Post Office and Civil
    Service be assigned temporarily to Senators Carlson and Nixon. At the
    conclusion of his brief remarks he then moved that Messrs. Carlson and
    Nixon be each assigned to one of the two existing Committee vacancies on
    a temporary basis to January 3, 1951, with the understanding that the
    assignment would create no seniority or tenure on the Committee to which
    they were appointed.
    The Chairman stated that without objection it would be so ordered. There
    was no objection.
    The Chairman recognized Senator McCarthy who requested that the
    Conference go on record to the effect that each of the newly elected
    Republican members have one major Committee assignment and that
    seniority would not apply to a second major Committee assignment for
    senior Republican Senators until the new Senators had been assigned one
    major Committee. After discussion Senator McCarthy withdrew his previous
    suggestion and it was moved, seconded, and agreed to, that it is the
    sense of the Conference that if it can be worked out each senior Senator
    as well as the newly elected Republican Senators be assigned to one
    major Committee.
    The Chairman after commenting on Conference procedure, the election of
    officers and the committees of the Conference, stated that the question
    of Committee assignments would properly be the order of business for the
    Conference in the next Congress.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who announced that the Policy
    Committee at its recent meeting had resolved no policy in regard to
    present pending legislation.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Brewster who stated that his Campaign
    Committee would shortly have its report ready and he recommended
    continuous activity on the part of any new Campaign Committee. Senator
    Brewster requested approval on behalf of the Women's Republican Club of
    the District of Columbia of an affair similar to the box supper held by
    them last year. The Chairman stated that this should be a matter of
    decision for the Conference of the new Congress, but that as long as all
    of the newly elected Senators were present, Senator Brewster could
    inform the ladies that insofar as the present Conference is concerned,
    approval was granted. There being no objection to the statement made by
    the Chairman, it was so ordered.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Wiley who spoke of the liaison offices
    of the Veterans Administration and Civil Service Commission being moved
    from the Senate Office Building. The Chairman stated that if there was
    no objection the Minority Floor Leader would contact the appropriate
    Democratic officials and endeavor to see that no change is made. There
    was no objection.
    Words of praise were extended to Senators Darby, Donnell and Gurney and
    the members of the Conference arose and applauded.
    There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:12 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference, December 1, 1950

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                            ------------------------

                                                         [December 15, 1950]

    DECEMBER 15, 1950
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR DECEMBER 15, 1950, AT 4:30
                     P.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the Conference to order at 4:40 p.m., and he
    requested that the Secretary call the roll. The Secretary made the
    following announcement:

    Present 33:
      Aiken                  Hickenlooper             Nixon
      Brewster               Ives                     Saltonstall
      Butler                 Jenner                   Smith, Maine
      Capehart               Kem                      Smith, N.J.
      Carlson                Knowland                 Taft
      Cordon                 Langer                   Thye
      Donnell                Malone                   Tobey
      Dworshak               McCarthy                 Watkins
      Ecton                  Millikin                 Wherry
      Gurney                 Morse                    Williams
      Hendrickson            Mundt                    Young

    Absent 10:
      Bricker                Flanders                 Schoeppel
      Bridges                Lodge                    Vandenberg
      Cain                   Martin                   Wiley
      Ferguson

    The Chairman stated that the business of the Conference was well known,
    involving the Department of State and Secretary Acheson.
    Before proceeding with the business of the meeting, the Chairman read a
    proposed telegram to be sent by the Secretary to Senator Cain. By
    unanimous action the Secretary was authorized to send the following
    telegram:

      Your Republican colleagues at their Conference today
      unanimously voted to extend to you their wishes for a
      successful operation, inform you of their friendship and
      esteem and express the hope that you will soon be back with
      them as good as ever.

    At the suggestion of Senator Taft and by unanimous action the Secretary
    was authorized to send the following telegram to Senator Vandenberg:

      Your Republican colleagues in Conference assembled
      unanimously voted to extend to you their very good wishes,
      to inform you that they miss you very much, that it is their
      earnest hope that your health will be completely restored
      and that you will be able to join with them once again in
      the new Congress. They send greetings for the Christmas
      season and the wish for a happy and healthy New Year.

    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who stated that the Policy
    Committee was of the opinion that the proposal of Senator Ives
    requesting some affirmative action on the part of the Republican members
    of the Senate in regard to Secretary Acheson was of sufficient
    importance to call a Conference of Republican Senators. He spoke of the
    appointment of a sub-committee of the Policy Committee to draft a
    resolution but that after several meetings the members thereof could not
    agree as to its phraseology. In order that the Conference might have
    some basis for a start he offered a perfected text of the original
    resolution of Senator Ives which is as follows:

      Recognizing that national unity and public confidence in our
      government are indispensable at this time of desperate
      national crisis, and recognizing that such unity and
      confidence are unobtainable while Mr. Dean G. Acheson
      continues as Secretary of State because the people have lost
      confidence in him and other personnel in the Department of
      State, and because of the failure of the Administration's
      foreign policy,
      We, Republican Members of the United States Senate, call
      upon the President to appoint a new Secretary of State who
      will reorganize the Department and who will be able thus to
      earn and command public confidence and support.
      We pledge our fullest cooperation with the President and the
      Administration in a united effort to meet by the most
      effective means the present national crisis. For this effort
      there must be national unity in substance as well as in
      form, in fact as well as in name.

    There was much discussion which followed and the Chairman recognized
    numerous Senators who expressed individual opinions and suggested
    certain phraseology.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Smith of New Jersey who presented the
    following resolution and spoke in support of it:

      We, Republican Members of the United States Senate,
      recognize that national unity and confidence in the foreign
      policy of our government are indispensable at this time of
      crisis.
      We recognize that if unity and confidence are to be restored
      it is essential that effective steps be taken immediately to
      reestablish the confidence of the Amercan people in the
      Department of State. The Department of State under its
      present leadership has lost that confidence.
      We, therefore, propose consultation between the Executive
      and leaders, chosen by both major parties, in the
      legislative branch of the government to consider such steps,
      including changes in personnel, policies and procedures in
      the Department of State and other departments of the
      government as may reestablish public confidence and rebuild
      a united American Foreign Policy.
      We pledge our fullest cooperation with the President and the
      Administration in the present national emergency.

    Senator Taft modified his resolution in line with certain ideas
    expressed and the modified resolution read as follows:

      Recognizing that national cooperation and public confidence
      in our government are indispensable at this time of
      desperate national crisis, and recognizing that such
      cooperation and confidence was unobtainable while Mr. Dean
      G. Acheson continues as Secretary of State because the
      people have lost confidence in him and other personnel in
      the Department of State, and because of the failures of the
      Administration's foreign policy in many vital fields.
      We, Republican Members of the United States Senate,
      earnestly insist for the good of our country that Mr.
      Acheson be replaced as Secretary of State, that there be a
      thorough housecleaning in the State Department, and changes
      in personnel and policies responsible for this lack of
      confidence.
      We pledge our fullest cooperation with the President and the
      Administration in a united effort to meet by the most
      effective means the present national crisis. For this effort
      there must be national cooperation in substance as well as
      in form, in fact as well as in name.
      We must be free to speak and to defend the dictates of our
      conscience. We retain the privilege to express our opinions
      on policies proposed.

    The Chairman recognized Senator Kem who offered the following resolution
    passed by the Republican Members of the House of Representatives as a
    substitute for the Taft proposal:

      In this critical hour, confidence of the American people in
      their leadership is essential to our security.
      It is completely obvious that Secretary Acheson and the
      State Department under his leadership have lost the
      confidence of the Congress and the American people and
      cannot regain it.
      Recognizing this fact, we earnestly insist for the good of
      our country that Mr. Acheson be replaced as Secretary of
      State, that there be a thorough housecleaning in the State
      Department, and changes in the personnel and policies
      responsible for this lack of confidence.

    The Chairman recognized Senator Knowland who moved to amend the
    substitute of Senator Kem by the addition of the following language:

      We pledge our fullest cooperation with the President and the
      Administration in a united effort to meet by the most effective means
      the present national crisis.

    The Chairman recognized Senator Kem who accepted the amendment of
    Senator Knowland.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Capehart who moved to amend the
    substitute of Senator Kem as modified by the inclusion of the words ``by
    one who has not been identified with our present foreign policy,'' the
    said words to be inserted following the words ``Secretary of State'' in
    the second paragraph.
    The Chairman put the question and by voice vote the amendment was
    defeated.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Saltonstall who substituted the
    following substitute for the substitute of Senator Kem as modified:

      Recognizing that national cooperation and public confidence
      in our government are indispensable at this time of
      desperate national crisis, and recognizing that such
      cooperation and confidence are unobtainable while the work
      of developing our future foreign policies is left in the
      hands of those developing them at the present time--
      We, the Republican members of the United States Senate, call
      upon the President to reorganize the State Department from
      top to bottom--
      We want to join with the President and his Administration in
      a united effort to meet by the most effective means the
      present national crisis. When such a reorganization has been
      accomplished, we believe that there will be an opportunity
      for more cooperation on our national policies in substance
      as well as in form--in fact as well as in name.

    A roll call vote was requested and after the Secretary called the roll,
    the Chairman announced the result as follows: Yeas: 8; Nays: 20. The
    vote was as follows:

    Yeas:
      Aiken                  Nixon                    Smith, N.J.
      Ecton                  Saltonstall              Watkins
      Langer                 Smith, Maine

    Nays:
      Brewster               Hickenlooper             Morse
      Butler                 Ives                     Mundt
      Capehart               Jenner                   Taft
      Carlson                Kem                      Thye
      Donnell                Knowland                 Wherry
      Dworshak               McCarthy                 Young
      Hendrickson            Millikin

    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who suggested that the following
    words be added to the last paragraph of the substitute of Senator Kem as
    modified: ``For this effort there must be national unity in substance as
    well as in form, in fact as well as in name.'' The suggested amendment
    was accepted by Senator Kem.
    A record vote was requested on the substitute of Senator Kem as
    modified, and after the Secretary called the roll the Chairman announced
    that the substitute of Senator Kem as modified was agreed to as follows:
    Yeas: 24; Nays: 4. The vote was as follows:

    Yeas:
      Brewster               Hickenlooper             Mundt
      Butler                 Ives                     Nixon
      Capehart               Jenner                   Saltonstall
      Carlson                Kem                      Taft
      Donnell                Knowland                 Thye
      Dworshak               Langer                   Watkins
      Ecton                  McCarthy                 Wherry
      Hendrickson            Millikin                 Young

    Nays:
      Aiken                  Smith, Maine
      Morse                  Smith, N.J.

    If present and voting, the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Martin), the
    Senator from Kansas (Mr. Schoeppel), and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr.
    Wiley) would each vote ``yea.''
    A roll call vote was requested on the final passage of the resolution as
    amended and after the Secretary called the roll the Chairman announced
    that the resolution was agreed to as follows: Yeas: 23; Nays: 5. The
    vote was as follows:

    Yeas:
      Brewster               Hickenlooper             Nixon
      Butler                 Ives                     Saltonstall
      Capehart               Jenner                   Taft
      Carlson                Kem                      Thye
      Donnell                Knowland                 Watkins
      Dworshak               McCarthy                 Wherry
      Ecton                  Millikin                 Young
      Hendrickson            Mundt

    Nays:
      Aiken                  Morse                    Smith, N.J.
      Langer                 Smith, Maine

    If present and voting, the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Martin), the
    Senator from Kansas (Mr. Schoeppel), and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr.
    Wiley) would each vote ``yea.''
    Final copy of the resolution as passed is attached hereto as Exhibit
    ``A.''
    There being no further business the Conference adjourned at 6:45 p.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference, December 19, 1950

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                                   *    *    *
                                  EXHIBIT ``A''
      RESOLUTION PASSED BY REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF THE SENATE IN CONFERENCE
                           ASSEMBLED DECEMBER 15, 1950

    In this critical hour, confidence of the American people in their
    leadership is essential to our security.
    It is completely obvious that Secretary Acheson and the State Department
    under his leadership have lost the confidence of the Congress and the
    American people and cannot regain it.
    Recognizing this fact, we earnestly insist for the good of our country
    that Mr. Acheson be replaced as Secretary of State, that there be a
    thorough housecleaning in the State Department, and changes in personnel
    and policies responsible for this lack of confidence.
    We pledge our fullest cooperation with the President and the
    Administration in a united effort to meet by the most effective means
    the present national crisis. For this effort there must be national
    cooperation in substance as well as in form, in fact as well as in name.
                       Eighty-second Congress (1951-1953)

      [Editor's Note: In the 1950 election, Republicans made such
    substantial gains that the Democrats retained control of the Senate by
    only a two-vote margin--49 to 47, while the House had 235 Democrats to
    199 Republicans and one independent.
      As the Korean War continued, President Truman in April 1951 fired
    General Douglas MacArthur for insubordination in seeking to extend the
    war north to China, in violation of the president's orders. Outraged
    members of Congress invited MacArthur to address a joint session of
    Congress, and the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees
    held hearings on the matter.
      Late in 1951 Minority Leader Kenneth S. Wherry died, and the
    Conference elected Styles Bridges of New Hampshire to replace him.
    Policy Committee Chairman Robert A. Taft was a leading contender for the
    Republican presidential nomination in 1952, although the choice
    ultimately went to General Dwight D. Eisenhower. California Senator
    Richard M. Nixon became the Republican vice-presidential candidate.]
                            ------------------------

                                                           [January 3, 1951]

    JANUARY 3, 1951
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
      CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR JANUARY 3, 1951, AT 4:00
                     P.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the Conference to order and at the suggestion of
    Senator Taft, Senator Styles Bridges was requested to act as temporary
    Chairman. There was no objection and Senator Bridges assumed the chair.
    He suggested that Senator Milton R. Young be designated as temporary
    Secretary. There was no objection. The roll was called and the Secretary
    made the following announcement:

    Present 43:
      Aiken                  Flanders                 Saltonstall
      Bennett                Hendrickson              Schoeppel
      Brewster               Hickenlooper             Smith, Maine
      Bricker                Ives                     Smith, N.J.
      Bridges                Jenner                   Taft
      Butler, Md.            Kem                      Thye
      Butler, Nebr.          Knowland                 Tobey
      Capehart               Langer                   Watkins
      Carlson                Malone                   Welker
      Case                   Martin                   Wherry
      Cordon                 McCarthy                 Wiley
      Dirksen                Millikin                 Williams
      Dworshak               Morse                    Young
      Ecton                  Mundt
      Ferguson               Nixon

    Absent 4:
      Cain                   Lodge
      Duff *                 Vandenberg

    * Will not take the oath until January 17

    The temporary Chairman read a letter from Senator Vandenberg addressed
    to the Secretary of the Conference expressing appreciation to the
    members of the Conference for the telegram sent by the Secretary of the
    Conference on December 16.
    Senator Bridges stated that the first item of business was the election
    of a permanent Chairman. He recognized Senator Knowland who nominated
    Senator Eugene D. Millikin. The nomination was seconded by Senator
    Ferguson. Senator Martin moved that nominations be closed and the motion
    was agreed to by voice vote. Senator Bridges then directed the Secretary
    to cast a unanimous ballot for Senator Millikin which was done. Senator
    Millikin took the chair and expressed a few words of appreciation.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Langer who nominated Senator Young as
    Secretary of the Conference and the nomination was seconded by Senator
    Smith of New Jersey. It was moved that nominations be closed and the
    Secretary was instructed to cast a unanimous ballot for Senator Young
    which was done. The Chairman recognized Senator Bricker who nominated
    Senator Kenneth S. Wherry as Minority Floor Leader. The nomination was
    duly seconded and it was moved that nominations be closed. The Chairman
    instructed the Secretary to cast a unanimous ballot for Senator Wherry
    which was done. The Chairman recognized Senator Brewster who nominated
    Senator Leverett Saltonstall as Whip. The nomination was duly seconded,
    nominations closed, and the Chairman authorized the Secretary to cast a
    unanimous ballot for Senator Saltonstall which was done. The Chairman
    recognized Senator Butler of Nebraska who nominated Senator Robert A.
    Taft as Chairman of the Policy Committee, the nomination was duly
    seconded, nominations were closed and the Chairman authorized the
    Secretary to cast a unanimous ballot for Senator Taft which was done.
    The Chairman announced that he would very shortly nominate the six
    members to constitute the Policy Committee and the membership of the
    Committee on Committees. He suggested that each Senator within twenty-
    four hours submit to him a list of six members suggested for nomination
    as members of the Policy Committee. He also stated he would soon appoint
    a Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee. The Chairman recognized
    Senator Brewster who spoke of the importance of appointing a new
    Senatorial Campaign Committee due to a meeting of the Republican
    National Committee to take place soon. The Chairman suggested that if
    the Committee had not been appointed by the time the meeting took place
    that Senator Brewster carry on informally. Senator Brewster gave notice
    of his intention to amend Chapter 5 of the Conference Rules to eliminate
    the present wording relating to the appointment of a Committee within
    six months.
    The Chairman stated that Senator Bridges as Chairman of the Personnel
    Committee would continue to act informally.
    The Chairman recognized Senator McCarthy who made the following motion:

      It is proposed that Article 4 of the Republican Conference
      Rules be amended by the adoption of the additional language:
      The Committee on Committees of the Republican Conference in
      determining Committee appointments is authorized and
      directed:
      1. To respect the present seniority rules insofar as they
      affect the rights of Senators to hold their present major
      Committee assignments or the right of those who have lost
      major Committee assignments and desire to maintain their
      right to be reseated on such major committee if and when an
      opening occurs on said Committee.
      2. Except as set forth in ``No. 1,'' vacancies on major
      committees shall be assigned to Senators who hold no major
      Committee appointments, assignment being made in the order
      of seniority.
      3. Except as stated in ``No. 1,'' no Senator regardless of
      seniority shall obtain priority insofar as Committee
      vacancies are concerned until each Senator has one major
      Committee assignment, or unless he first surrenders all
      major Committee assignments held by him, in which case he
      will have seniority on any unassigned major Committee.
      4. There shall be no change in the present seniority rules
      insofar as minor Committees are concerned, and the minor
      Committees shall be designated as follows:

        District of Columbia
        Post Office and Civil Service
        Expenditures in Executive Departments
        Rules and Administration

    After discussion of the motion the Chair recognized Senator Kem who made
    a point of order against the motion of Senator McCarthy on the grounds
    that it was an amendment to the Conference Rules and therefore required
    one week's notice. The Chairman ruled that the point of order raised by
    Senator Kem was well taken because the motion made by Senator McCarthy
    was in reality the establishment of a rule. The Chairman recognized
    Senator Cordon who asked unanimous consent that the provision of Article
    7 of the Conference Rules be waived for the purpose of determining the
    matter now. The Chairman after asking for advice held that the
    Conference Rules should not be amended in the absence of Senators who
    had not received due notice and that therefore the requested unanimous
    consent was out of order.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who asked that Senator McCarthy
    give notice of his intention to present an amendment to Chapter 4 of the
    Conference Rules and suggested that a conference be called Thursday a
    week. The Chairman recognized Senator McCarthy who gave notice of his
    intention to amend the Conference Rules and he agreed to the suggestion
    of the Chairman that the matter be referred to the members of the Policy
    Committee of the 81st Congress for study and report. The Chairman stated
    that a Conference would be called for Thursday, January 11 at 9:30 a.m.
    at which time any amendment in order would be subject to further
    amendment; that under the rules a proposed amendment simply raised the
    subject matter for consideration or action.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Wherry who reported on the lack of
    success which was encountered with the Democratic members of the Senate
    when a suggestion was made to change the membership of the various
    committees in order that more major committee places might be at the
    disposal of both sides.
    After several motions made to lay on the table and the sustaining of
    points of order, the Chairman asked that the Policy Committee of the
    81st Congress informally take the matter for study and be prepared to
    discuss the subject at the Conference on Thursday.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Kem who made the motion that it is the
    sense of the Conference that the question regarding the change in the
    seniority rule be indefinitely postponed at this time. Senator Kem then
    requested a secret ballot on his motion. The Chairman put the question
    and by voice vote it was decided to have a secret ballot. The Chairman
    directed the Secretary to distribute ballots, and after tabulation the
    Chairman announced that the Kem motion had failed by the following vote:
      Yeas--17
      Nays--23
    In response to an inquiry by Senator Cordon the Chairman stated that all
    members of the present Policy Committee were eligible for reappointment
    and that service prior to the change in the rules two years ago would
    not count.
    There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 5:30 p.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference, January 6, 1951

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                            ------------------------

                                                           [January 8, 1951]

    JANUARY 8, 1951
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR JANUARY 8, 1951, AT 10:00
                     A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the Conference to order and requested that the
    Secretary call the roll. The roll was called and the Secretary made the
    following announcement:

    Present 38:
      Aiken                  Flanders                 Morse
      Bennett                Hendrickson              Mundt
      Brewster               Hickenlooper             Nixon
      Bricker                Ives                     Schoeppel
      Butler, Md.            Jenner                   Taft
      Butler, Nebr.          Kem                      Thye
      Capehart               Knowland                 Watkins
      Carlson                Langer                   Welker
      Case                   Lodge                    Wherry
      Dirksen                Malone                   Wiley
      Dworshak               Martin                   Williams
      Ecton                  McCarthy                 Young
      Ferguson               Millikin

    Absent 9:
      Bridges                * Duff                   Smith, N.J.
      Cain                   Saltonstall              Tobey
      Cordon                 Smith, Me.               Vandenberg

    * Will not take oath until January 17.

    The Chairman stated that the business of the Conference was to act on
    the nominations to be submitted by him for the membership of the various
    Conference committees. The Chairman first submitted his nominations for
    the Policy Committee which are as follows:

        Knowland, William F. (California)
        Smith, H. Alexander (New Jersey)
        Ferguson, Homer (Michigan)
        Thye, Edward J. (Minnesota)
        Brewster, Owen (Maine)
        Martin, Edward (Pennsylvania)

    The Chairman recognized Senator Hickenlooper who moved that the
    nominations be confirmed. The Chairman recognized Senator Langer who
    moved that the membership of the Policy Committee be increased by one
    member and he nominated Senator Wayne Morse. Senator Langer withdrew his
    motion at the request of Senator Morse. The Chairman put the question
    and by voice vote the nominations were confirmed. The Chairman requested
    the newly elected Senators to designate one of their members to sit in
    at the meetings of the Policy Committee in an advisory capacity, without
    vote. The Chairman asked if this was acceptable to the Conference and
    there was no objection.
    The Chairman then nominated the following members to constitute the
    Committee on Committees:

        Butler, Hugh (Nebraska), Chairman
        Bricker, John W. (Ohio)
        Cain, Harry P. (Washington)
        Ecton, Zales N. (Montana)
        Flanders, Ralph E. (Vermont)
        Ives, Irving M. (New York)
        Jenner, William E. (Indiana)
        Kem, James P. (Missouri)
        Langer, William (North Dakota)
        Lodge, Henry Cabot, Jr. (Massachusetts)
        Malone, George W. (Nevada)
        McCarthy, Joseph R. (Wisconsin)
        Smith, Margaret Chase (Maine)
        Watkins, Arthur V. (Utah)
        Williams, John J. (Delaware)

    The Chairman recognized Senator Knowland who moved that the nominations
    be confirmed, the Chairman put the question and by voice vote they were
    confirmed.
    The Chairman then nominated the following members for membership on the
    Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee:

        Bridges, Styles (New Hampshire), Chairman
        Townsend, John (Delaware), Finance Chairman
        Cordon, Guy (Oregon)
        Dworshak, Henry C. (Idaho)
        Hickenlooper, Bourke B. (Iowa)
        Mundt, Karl E. (South Dakota)
        Schoeppel, Andrew F. (Kansas)
        Case, Francis (South Dakota)
        Dirksen, Everett M. (Illinois)
        Welker, Herman (Idaho)

    The list of nominations submitted by the Chairman included the name of
    Senator Wayne Morse who asked that his name be withdrawn. The Chairman
    stated that without objection he would announce another selection for
    the Committee without confirmation by the Conference. There was no
    objection and it was so ordered. The Chairman recognized Senator Martin
    who moved that the nominations be confirmed. The Chairman put the
    question and by voice vote they were confirmed. The Chairman recognized
    Senator Malone who raised the question concerning the office of
    Treasurer for the Committee. After discussion the Chairman announced
    that if there was no objection the Chairman of the Committee would be
    authorized to appoint a Treasurer from the membership of the Committee.
    Without objection and by voice vote the suggestion of the Chairman was
    agreed to.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Wherry who stated that every attempt has
    been made to negotiate with the Democratic members for an increase in
    the size of certain committees. He gave notice that if the matter was
    not ironed out there was a possibility that he might request that action
    be taken on the floor of the Senate when the Committee lists are
    submitted.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who announced that there is to be a
    meeting of the Policy Committee at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow morning.
    There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 10:25 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference, January 9, 1951

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

                            ------------------------

                                                          [January 11, 1951]

    JANUARY 11, 1951
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR JANUARY 11, 1951, AT 9:30
                     A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the Conference to order at 9:40 a.m. and directed
    the Secretary to call the roll. The roll was called and the Secretary
    made the following announcement:

    Present 39:
      Aiken                  Hickenlooper             Saltonstall
      Bennett                Ives                     Schoeppel
      Brewster               Jenner                   Smith, Maine
      Bricker                Kem                      Smith, N.J.
      Bridges                Knowland                 Taft
      Butler, Md.            Langer                   Thye
      Butler, Nebr.          Lodge                    Tobey
      Capehart               Malone                   Watkins
      Carlson                Martin                   Welker
      Case                   McCarthy                 Wherry
      Dirksen                Millikin                 Wiley
      Dworshak               Mundt                    Williams
      Ecton                  Nixon                    Young

    Absent 8:
      Cain                   Ferguson                 Morse
      Cordon                 Flanders                 Vandenberg
      * Duff                 Hendrickson

    * Will not take oath until January 18, 1951.

    The Chairman stated that the business of the Conference was to consider
    the subject matter of the McCarthy amendment to the Conference Rules
    which related to a change in the seniority rule regarding assignments of
    the individual Senators to the various standing committees of the
    Senate. He stated that he had taken the liberty of delegating the matter
    to the new Policy Committee which would make its report. There was
    distributed to the membership a draft of the McCarthy amendment as
    perfected by the Policy Committee and a copy is attached hereto as
    Exhibit ``A.''
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who gave an interpretation of what
    the proposed amendment would do. He stated that it was presented solely
    for the consideration of the Conference, and that the Policy Committee
    did not make any recommendation in respect thereto. After discussion the
    Chairman authorized the Secretary to distribute ballots, and after
    tabulation the Chairman announced that the McCarthy amendment had failed
    by the following vote:

        Yeas--10
        Nays--29

    The Chairman recognized Senator Case who offered the following perfected
    amendment to the Conference Rules:

      After the initial committee assignments for the 82nd
      Congress are made, new assignments of Republican Senators to
      the Appropriations Committee shall be exclusive of other
      assignments except to the Committee on Rules and
      Administration and the Committee on District of Columbia.
      Provided that this shall not be construed to apply to ex-
      officio members of the Committee on Appropriations.

    The Chairman recognized Senator Saltonstall who made a point of order
    that the amendment was not in order on the grounds that notice had not
    been given. The Chairman overruled the point of order on the grounds
    that the Case amendment related to the subject matter raised for
    discussion by the McCarthy amendment. After discussion of the amendment
    offered by Senator Case the Chairman delegated the Secretary to
    distribute ballots and after tabulation the Chairman announced that the
    Case amendment had failed by the following vote:

        Yeas--7
        Nays--32

    The Chairman recognized Senator Brewster who having previously given
    notice offered the following amendment to the Conference Rules:

      A Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee shall be
      appointed at the beginning of each Congress by the Chairman
      of the Conference, subject to confirmation by the
      Conference.

    After a brief discussion a voice vote was taken and the Chairman
    announced that the amendment was adopted.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who spoke of the intent of the
    Reorganization Act regarding the staffs of the various committees and he
    stated that the Minority members should insist on the retention of
    permanent staff members as well as the right to have a Minority staff
    member and clerk.
    The Chairman stated that the Republican members of the various
    committees should be more aggressive in dealing with bad legislation
    before the respective committees.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Bridges who moved that the Chairman of
    the Conference, Minority Leader and Chairman of the Policy Committee
    sponsor a resolution which would increase the membership of three major
    committees by two members and detract from the membership of three minor
    committees by two members. The Chairman stated that it was not a good
    precedent for the Conference to direct individual Senators to sponsor
    specific legislation. The Chairman then asked Senator Bridges if he
    would withdraw his motion which was done, and the Chair asked that
    action be taken on the question of whether it was the sense of the
    Conference that an adjustment be made in the membership of the standing
    committees of the Senate. The Chairman put the question and by voice
    vote it was agreed to. The Chairman requested that the Republican
    members of the Committee on Rules make a study of the matter and be at
    liberty to proceed with appropriate floor action.
    There being no further business, the Conference adjourned at 11:15 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference, January 17, 1951

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                                   *    *    *
                                  EXHIBIT ``A''

    The Committee on Committees of the Republican Conference in determining
    Committee appointments is authorized and directed to:
    1. Follow the present seniority rules and customs insofar as they affect
    the rights of Senators now holding two major Committee assignments.
    2. Follow the present seniority rules and customs insofar as they apply
    to the right of any Senator holding one major Committee assignment to
    give up that Committee for a more desirable major Committee. Assign no
    second major Committee to any Senator holding only one major Committee
    until all Senators have been assigned at least one major Committee.
    3. Any Senator who was ``bumped'' from a major Committee will retain any
    seniority or right to such major Committee which he would have had if
    this change in rules had not been made; and he may substitute such major
    Committee for his minor Committee.
    4. There shall be no change in the present seniority rules insofar as
    minor Committees are concerned, and for the purpose of this rule only,
    the minor Committees shall be designated as follows:

        District of Columbia
        Post Office and Civil Service
        Expenditures in Executive Departments
        Rules and Administration

                                     ------

      MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES CALLED BY THE
    CHAIRMAN, SENATOR HUGH BUTLER, FOR JANUARY 11, 1951, IN ROOM 335, SENATE
                          OFFICE BUILDING, AT 3:00 P.M.

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.
    Members of the Committee present were: Senator Butler of Nebraska,
    Langer, Smith of Maine, Williams, McCarthy, Ecton, Flanders, Watkins,
    Kem, Malone, Ives, Bricker, Lodge. Members of the Committee absent were:
    Cain and Jenner. Also present was J. Mark Trice.
    The Chairman stated that as had been the custom he had requested
    committee preferences from all Republican Senators, and that two work
    sheets had been compiled in order that the new Committee might have
    sufficient information to proceed. The Chairman then proceeded to
    explain the two work sheets which were distributed to each member of the
    Committee. Individual assignments were made in accordance with
    seniority, and after discussion Senator Bricker moved that the
    assignments as approved by the Committee be reported to the Republican
    Conference. The Chairman put the question and the motion was agreed to
    by voice vote. See Exhibit ``A'' of Conference minutes of January 12,
    1951 for the committee assignments recommended.
    Senator Watkins stated during the meeting that he wished the record to
    show that the West is without representation on the Committee on Foreign
    Relations.
    Senator Flanders stated that he regretted his release of the Committee
    on Banking and Currency, but did so for the benefit of the new members
    of the Senate.
    Senator McCarthy raised the question concerning the possible assignment
    to the same Committee of both Republican Senators from the same State.
    The matter was discussed in the light of a possible assignment of
    Senator McCarthy to the Committee on Judiciary, but no action was taken.
    The Chairman recognized Senator McCarthy who moved that the Chairman of
    the Committee contact Senator Vandenberg and ask him if he would release
    his assignment on the Committee on Expenditures in the Executive
    Departments for the Committee on the District of Columbia, and that if
    he should do so that the vacancy on the Committee on Expenditures in the
    Executive Departments be assigned to Senator Nixon. The motion was
    agreed to by voice vote.
    There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:10 p.m.

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

                                                        [signed] Hugh Butler

                                     Chairman of the Committee on Committees

                            ------------------------

                                                          [January 12, 1951]

    JANUARY 12, 1951
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR JANUARY 12, 1951, AT 10:00
                     A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the Conference to order at 10:10 a.m. and directed
    the Secretary to call the roll. The roll was called and the Secretary
    made the following announcement:

    Present 38:
      Aiken                  Flanders                 Saltonstall
      Bennett                Hendrickson              Schoeppel
      Brewster               Hickenlooper             Smith, Me.
      Bricker                Ives                     Smith, N.J.
      Bridges                Kem                      Taft
      Butler, Md.            Knowland                 Thye
      Butler, Nebr.          Lodge                    Tobey
      Carlson                Malone                   Watkins
      Case                   Martin                   Welker
      Cordon                 McCarthy                 Wherry
      Dirksen                Millikin                 Williams
      Dworshak               Mundt                    Young
      Ecton                  Nixon

    Absent 9:
      Cain                   Ferguson                 Morse
      Capehart               Jenner                   Vandenberg
      * Duff                 Langer                   Wiley

    * Will not take oath until January 18, 1951

    The Chairman recognized Senator Butler, Nebraska, Chairman of the
    Republican Committee on Committees who reported to the Conference the
    recommendations of his Committee concerning assignment of Republican
    Senators to the various standing committees of the Senate. Attached
    hereto are the recommendations of the Committee on Committees marked
    Exhibits ``A'' and ``B.'' Senator Butler read the list of Committee
    assignments, called particular attention to the new assignments which
    had been recommended by the Committee and spoke of the generosity
    exercised by certain senior members in order that major committees might
    be assigned to the new Senators. The Chairman recognized Senator
    Knowland who moved that the recommendations of the Committee on
    Committees be approved by the Conference. The Chairman put the question
    and by voice vote the motion was agreed to.
    The Chairman recognized Senator McCarthy who asked Senator Butler if he
    had contacted Senator Vandenberg concerning a possible change from
    membership on the Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments
    to the Committee on the District of Columbia in order that Senator Nixon
    might be on the Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments.
    Senator Butler stated that he had not received any word as yet from
    Senator Vandenberg, and if there was no objection, the exchange of
    committee places would be made without further formal Conference action.
    There was no objection.
    The Chairman raised the question concerning the appointment of
    Republican Senators to special and select committees of the Senate, and
    after a discussion of the matter it was moved and by voice vote agreed
    to that the Floor Leader be instructed to advise the Presiding Officer
    of the Senate that the Conference desired to continue on the Joint
    Committee on Atomic Energy Messrs. Hickenlooper, Millikin, Knowland and
    Bricker, those members constituting the present Republican Senate
    membership of the Joint Committee.
    A question was raised concerning the Committee on Small Business now
    comprising a Republican membership of Messrs. Tobey, Saltonstall, Thye,
    Hendrickson and Schoeppel. It was moved and agreed to that the Floor
    Leader convey to the Presiding Officer of the Senate the desire that the
    same membership continue with the hope that there might be a change in
    ratio favoring the Republican Minority.
    The Chairman recognized in turn Senators Thye, Hendrickson and Schoeppel
    who stated that they would gladly yield their membership on the
    Committee in order that the new members of the Senate might be assigned
    to that Committee. It was then moved and agreed to that it be the sense
    of the Conference that the Committee on Committees look into the
    appointment of members of the Committee on Small Business and make
    recommendations concerning the membership thereof to the Minority Floor
    Leader.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Brewster who expressed the opinion that
    there should be a definite policy on the part of the Republicans in
    regard to the whole matter of Senate investigations, and he expressed
    the opinion that the Policy Committee and the Conference should make a
    study of the matter.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Butler of Maryland who spoke briefly on
    the possibility of the investigation of the election in Maryland and the
    Chairman stated that attention would be given to the desires of the
    Senator from Maryland as to what action should be taken ultimately.
    The Chairman announced with regret that Senator Styles Bridges had
    declined his appointment as Chairman of the Republican Senatorial
    Campaign Committee and that he therefore nominated for the Chairmanship
    of that Committee Senator Everett M. Dirksen. It was moved by Senator
    Brewster, seconded by Senator Smith of New Jersey, that the nomination
    be confirmed, and by voice vote it was agreed to. The Chairman announced
    that Senator Styles Bridges would remain as a member of the Republican
    Senatorial Campaign Committee.
    The Chairman announced the nomination of the following three Senators to
    constitute the Republican Personnel Committee: Senator Styles Bridges,
    Chairman, Senators Martin and Cain. The Chairman recognized Senator
    Wherry who moved that the nominations be confirmed, and after seconding
    the motion was agreed to by voice vote.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Wherry who again raised the question
    concerning Minority employees on standing committees of the Senate and
    he stated that the Minority members of the Committee should insist upon
    their rights. Senator Bridges was recognized and he stated that on some
    Committees the Minority has not had employee recognition and that the
    matter should be written into the law.
    The Chairman expressed the gratitude of the Conference to Senator Butler
    of Nebraska, Chairman of the Committee on Committees, and his Committee
    for the excellent job which the Committee had performed.
    There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 10:53 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference, January 17, 1951

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

    (Note: Senator Butler was advised by Senator Vandenberg that it was
    agreeable that he be released from the Committee on Expenditures in the
    Executive Departments and be assigned to service on the Committee on the
    District of Columbia. Therefore, the attached list shows the switch
    between Senator Vandenberg and Senator Nixon.)
                                   *    *    *
                            (Confidential Work Sheet)
                        COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS OF SENATORS
                             Eighty-second Congress
                 (To be Submitted to the Republican Conference)

    Mr. AIKEN...............................  Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Labor and Public Welfare

    Mr. BENNETT.............................  Banking and Currency
                                              District of Columbia

    Mr. BREWSTER............................  Finance
                                              Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce

    Mr. BRICKER.............................  Banking and Currency
                                              Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce

    Mr. BRIDGES.............................  Appropriations
                                              Armed Services

    Mr. BUTLER, Md..........................  District of Columbia
                                              Post Office and Civil Service

    Mr. BUTLER, Nebr........................  Finance
                                              Interior and Insular Affairs

    Mr. CAIN................................  Armed Services
                                              Public Works

    Mr. CAPEHART............................  Banking and Currency
                                              Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce

    Mr. CARLSON.............................  Post Office and Civil Service
                                              Public Works

    Mr. CASE................................  District of Columbia
                                              Public Works

    Mr. CORDON..............................  Appropriations
                                              Interior and Insular Affairs

    Mr. DIRKSEN.............................  Banking and Currency
                                              Post Office and Civil Service

    Mr. DUFF................................  District of Columbia
                                              Post Office and Civil Service

    Mr. DWORSHAK............................  Expenditures in the Executive
                                               Departments
                                              Public Works

    Mr. ECTON...............................  Appropriations
                                              Interior and Insular Affairs

    Mr. FERGUSON............................  Appropriations
                                              Judiciary

    Mr. FLANDERS............................  Armed Services
                                              Rules and Administration

    Mr. HENDRICKSON.........................  Judiciary
                                              Rules and Administration

    Mr. HICKENLOOPER........................  Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Foreign Relations

    Mr. IVES................................  Banking and Currency
                                              Labor and Public Welfare

    Mr. JENNER..............................  Judiciary
                                              Rules and Administration

    Mr. KEM.................................  Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce

    Mr. KNOWLAND............................  Appropriations
                                              Armed Services

    Mr. LANGER..............................  Judiciary
                                              Post Office and Civil Service

    Mr. LODGE, Jr...........................  Foreign Relations
                                              Rules and Administration

    Mr. MALONE..............................  Interior and Insular Affairs
                                              Public Works

    Mr. MARTIN..............................  Finance
                                              Public Works

    Mr. MCCARTHY............................  Appropriations
                                              Expenditures in the Executive
                                               Departments

    Mr. MILLIKIN............................  Finance
                                              Interior and Insular Affairs

    Mr. MORSE...............................  Armed Services
                                              Labor and Public Welfare

    Mr. MUNDT...............................  Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Expenditures in the Executive
                                               Departments

    Mr. NIXON...............................  Expenditures in the Executive
                                               Departments
                                              Labor and Public Welfare

    Mr. SALTONSTALL.........................  Appropriations
                                              Armed Services

    Mr. SCHOEPPEL...........................  Banking and Currency
                                              Expenditures in the Executive
                                               Departments

    Mr. SMITH...............................  Foreign Relations
                                              Labor and Public Welfare

    Mrs. SMITH..............................  Expenditures in the Executive
                                               Departments
                                              Rules and Administration

    Mr. TAFT................................  Finance
                                              Labor and Public Welfare

    Mr. THYE................................  Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Appropriations

    Mr. TOBEY...............................  Foreign Relations
                                              Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce

    Mr. VANDENBERG..........................  District of Columbia
                                              Foreign Relations

    Mr. WATKINS.............................  Interior and Insular Affairs
                                              Judiciary

    Mr. WELKER..............................  District of Columbia
                                              Post Office and Civil Service

    Mr. WHERRY..............................  Appropriations
                                              Rules and Administration

    Mr. WILEY...............................  Foreign Relations
                                              Judiciary

    Mr. WILLIAMS............................  Finance
                                              Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce

    Mr. YOUNG...............................  Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Appropriations
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                   *    *    *
                            (Confidential Work Sheet)
                        STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE
                             Eighty-second Congress
                 (To be Submitted to the Republican Conference)

    On Agriculture and Forestry (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. AIKEN, YOUNG, THYE, KEM, HICKENLOOPER, MUNDT

    On Appropriations (Ratio 11-10)

      Messrs. BRIDGES, FERGUSON, WHERRY, CORDON, SALTONSTALL,
      YOUNG, KNOWLAND, THYE, * (1.)ECTON, (2.) MCCARTHY
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
      * Determined by draw.
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    On Armed Services (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. BRIDGES, SALTONSTALL, MORSE, KNOWLAND, CAIN,
      FLANDERS

    On Banking and Currency (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. CAPEHART, BRICKER, IVES, SCHOEPPEL, DIRKSEN, BENNETT

    On District of Columbia (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. CASE, * (1.) BUTLER, Md., (2.) WELKER, (3.) BENNETT,
      ** DUFF, VANDENBERG
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
      ** Sworn in 1/18/51
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    On Expenditures in the Executive Departments (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. MCCARTHY, MUNDT, Mrs. SMITH, MAINE, Messrs.
      SCHOEPPEL, DWORSHAK, NIXON

    On Finance (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. MILLIKIN, TAFT, BUTLER, Nebr., BREWSTER, MARTIN,
      WILLIAMS

    On Foreign Relations (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. VANDENBERG, WILEY, SMITH, N.J., HICKENLOOPER, LODGE,
      Jr., TOBEY

    On Interior and Insular Affairs (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. BUTLER, Nebr., MILLIKIN, CORDON, ECTON, MALONE,
      WATKINS

    On Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. TOBEY, BREWSTER, CAPEHART, BRICKER, WILLIAMS, KEM

    On the Judiciary (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. WILEY, LANGER, FERGUSON, JENNER, WATKINS,
      HENDRICKSON

    On Labor and Public Welfare (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. TAFT, AIKEN, SMITH, N.J., MORSE, IVES, NIXON

    On Post Office and Civil Service (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. LANGER, CARLSON, DIRKSEN, * (1) WELKER, (2) BUTLER,
      Md., ** DUFF
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
      * Determined by draw.
      ** Sworn in 1/18/51
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    On Public Works (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. CAIN, MARTIN, MALONE, DWORSHAK, CARLSON, CASE

    On Rules and Administration  (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. WHERRY, LODGE, Jr., JENNER, HENDRICKSON, FLANDERS,
      Mrs. SMITH, Maine
                            ------------------------

                                                         [February 27, 1951]

    FEBRUARY 27, 1951
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE EUGENE D. MILLIKIN FOR FEBRUARY 27, 1951, AT 10:00
                     A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the Conference to order at 10:15 a.m., and stated
    that it had been called for the purpose of discussing S. 1, the Manpower
    Bill.
    The roll was not called but the following Senators were present:

    Present 33:
      Aiken                  Ferguson                 Nixon
      Bricker                Flanders                 Saltonstall
      Butler, Md.            Ives                     Schoeppel
      Butler, Nebr.          Jenner                   Smith, Maine
      Cain                   Knowland                 Smith, N.J.
      Carlson                Langer                   Taft
      Cordon                 Malone                   Thye
      Dirksen                Martin                   Tobey
      Duff                   Millikin                 Watkins
      Dworshak               Morse                    Williams
      Ecton                  Mundt                    Young

    Absent 14:
      Bennett                Hendrickson              Vandenberg
      Brewster               Hickenlooper             Welker
      Bridges                Kem                      Wherry
      Capehart               Lodge                    Wiley
      Case                   McCarthy

    The Chairman recognized Senator Saltonstall who explained in detail the
    purposes of the bill as well as the various points in controversy. After
    completion of the remarks by Senator Saltonstall and questions asked by
    various members of the Conference, the Chairman asked if there were any
    other members of the Committee on Armed Services who wished to speak in
    support of the committee bill. Senators Flanders and Knowland were
    recognized and spoke briefly thereon.
    The Chairman then recognized Senator Morse who expressed his opposition
    to certain features of the bill, and stated that he would offer on the
    floor of the Senate certain specific amendments in respect thereto.
    There was no attempt made to establish a party policy.
    There being no further business, the Conference adjourned at 11:45 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference February 28, 1951

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

                            ------------------------

                                                            [April 16, 1951]

    APRIL 16, 1951
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
      CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR APRIL 16, 1951, AT 10:00
                     A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the Conference to order at 10:18 a.m. and asked the
    Secretary to call the roll. The roll was called and the Secretary made
    the following announcement:

    Present 33:
      Aiken                  Flanders                 Nixon
      Bennett                Hickenlooper             Saltonstall
      Brewster               Ives                     Schoeppel
      Bricker                Jenner                   Smith, Maine
      Butler, Md.            Kem                      Smith, N.J.
      Butler, Nebr.          Knowland                 Taft
      Cain                   Langer                   Watkins
      Carlson                Lodge                    Wherry
      Dworshak               McCarthy                 Wiley
      Ecton                  Millikin                 Williams
      Ferguson               Mundt                    Young

    Absent 14:
      Bridges                Duff                     Thye
      Capehart               Hendrickson              Tobey
      Case                   Malone                   Vandenberg
      Cordon                 Martin                   Welker
      Dirksen                Morse

    The Chairman stated that the meeting had been called at the request of
    several Senators to discuss matters precipitated by the dismissal of
    General Douglas A. MacArthur.
    At the suggestion of the Chairman, Senator Taft spoke of the results of
    a meeting in the office of the Minority Leader of the House,
    Representative Joseph W. Martin, Jr., which was attended by Republican
    members of both Houses of Congress.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Wherry who spoke of the changes recently
    made in his resolution calling for an invitation to General MacArthur to
    appear before a joint meeting of the two Houses of Congress.
    The Chairman recognized a number of Senators who spoke on various
    aspects of the firing of General MacArthur. The impeachment of the
    President, the creation of a committee to investigate foreign and
    military policy, the political aspects of the situation, and the effort
    to make it appear that the Democratic Party is the peace party were some
    of the matters discussed.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Brewster who offered the following
    resolution which was agreed to by unanimous vote:

      That the Conference refer to the Republican Policy Committee
      the formulation of an appropriate resolution dealing with
      the subject matter under discussion and that the Committee
      confer with those Senators interested.

    The Chairman was authorized to make public announcement of the pleasure
    of the Conference that following his dismissal General MacArthur decided
    to return to the United States and that by reason of Republican demands
    he would address a joint meeting of the two Houses of Congress.
    The Chairman was also authorized to state that the Conference was of the
    opinion that there should be a complete investigation of our foreign and
    military policy, that it had unanimously adopted a resolution whereby
    the Republican Policy Committee would perfect a resolution for a
    complete investigation, with consideration to be given by them to the
    resolution of Senator Ferguson and any other resolution, that concerning
    impeachment, this action must originate in the House of Representatives
    and that the consensus of opinion of the Conference was that any
    conclusions should await the outcome of further investigations.
    The Chairman received the permission of Senator Cain to state that his
    discussion of a resolution to declare war on Red China was for the
    purpose of crystallizing the fact that the war in Korea is a Truman war.
    There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 12:30 p.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference, April 18, 1951

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

                                     ------

      MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES CALLED BY THE
      CHAIRMAN, SENATOR HUGH BUTLER, FOR MAY 3, 1951, IN ROOM 335, SENATE
                          OFFICE BUILDING, AT 9:00 A.M.

    The Chairman called the meeting to order.
      Members of the Committee present were: Senators Butler of Nebraska,
    Smith of Maine, Kem, McCarthy, Malone, Bricker, Ecton, Cain. Also
    present was J. Mark Trice.
    The Chairman stated that it had been called for the purpose of
    recommending assignments to committees due to the reshuffling of places
    caused by the death of Senator Vandenberg. He stated that nothing could
    be done at this time because the Majority had postponed a meeting which
    they had scheduled the day before and at this time there was no way of
    knowing which committees would be involved.
    After informal discussion it was concluded that Senator Brewster was the
    top applicant for the vacancy on the Committee on Foreign Relations if
    it remained a 7 to 6 committee.
    It was suggested that the usual letter be sent to all Republican
    Senators by the Chairman, informing them of possible committee vacancies
    and suggesting that they inform him of their desires.
    There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 9:25 a.m.

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

                                                        [signed] Hugh Butler

                                     Chairman of the Committee on Committees

                            ------------------------

                                                               [May 3, 1951]

    MAY 3, 1951
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR MAY 3, 1951, AT 9:30 A.M.,
                        ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 9:35 a.m. and suggested that
    the meeting begin without waiting for a quorum since several Senators
    had to leave before 10:00 a.m. The following Senators appeared while the
    meeting was in progress:

    Present 30:
      Aiken                  Dirksen                  Millikin
      Bennett                Dworshak                 Morse
      Brewster               Ecton                    Mundt
      Bricker                Ferguson                 Nixon
      Butler, Md.            Flanders                 Saltonstall
      Butler, Nebr.          Hendrickson              Schoeppel
      Cain                   Jenner                   Smith, Maine
      Carlson                Malone                   Smith, N.J.
      Case                   Martin                   Thye
      Cordon                 McCarthy                 Wherry

    Absent 16:
      Bridges                Knowland                 Watkins
      Capehart               Langer                   Welker
      Duff                   Lodge                    Wiley
      Hickenlooper           Taft                     Williams
      Ives                   Tobey                    Young
      Kem

    The Chairman stated that the purpose in calling the Conference was to
    receive the recommendation of the Committee on Committees caused by the
    reshuffling of committee assignments due to the death of Senator
    Vandenberg. The Chairman requested Senator Wherry to report anything he
    had in respect to possible committee changes. Senator Wherry stated that
    while it was not official there would be a change in membership on
    Appropriations and that the Majority was inclined to leave the present
    ratio of 7 to 6 in effect on the Committee on Foreign Relations. He
    stated that he had endeavored without success to have them agree to a
    special order so that the Senator selected by the Conference as a member
    of the Committee on Foreign Relations might be approved by the Senate in
    order that he could become a member of that Committee at the start of
    the MacArthur hearings.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Morse who stated that he thought it a
    mistake if the Committee on Committees overloaded the Committee on
    Foreign Relations with Senators from the Midwest and eastern sections of
    the country and that some attention should be taken of geographic
    distribution in order that the West Coast might be represented.
    The Senator also suggested that an organized supply of speakers be
    always available to continue to urge open meetings by the joint
    committee on Armed Services and Foreign Relations during the hearings re
    the MacArthur matter.
    The Chairman asked if the Committee on Committees was ready to make a
    report on the assumption that the Committee on Foreign Relations was to
    be a 7 to 6 committee. Senator Butler, Chairman of the Committee, was
    recognized and stated that the Committee had nothing to report but that
    Senator Brewster by reason of his seniority was the top applicant for
    the vacancy. The Chairman recognized Senator Jenner who moved that
    Senator Brewster be appointed to the existing vacancy on the Committee
    on Foreign Relations provided that the said Committee retains its
    present ratio of 7 to 6. The Chairman put the motion and it was agreed
    to by voice vote--a quorum then being present.
    The Chairman stated that Senator Cain had suggested that he ascertain if
    the Conference would care to have Mr. Eric Johnston, Administrator of
    the Economic Stabilization Agency appear before it to present his views
    and answer questions concerning ESA. After discussion of the matter
    concerning the advisability of having an outsider appear before a
    Republican Conference, the Chairman was authorized to suggest to Senator
    Cain that a privately sponsored luncheon meeting at which Republican
    Senators could be present might be considered as an alternative.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Wherry who stated that he had contacted
    various Republican Senators in regard to making speeches on the Floor of
    the Senate in behalf of open hearings by the Committees on Armed
    Services and Foreign Relations on the MacArthur matter. He stated the
    advisability of appointing three assistants to facilitate the work of
    the Republican Whip. Also he suggested that the Chairman sound out the
    Conference in regard to a motion being made in the Senate for
    consideration of the Watkins-Ferguson resolution for the purpose of
    further forcing to a decision the matter of open hearings re the
    MacArthur matter. After general discussion the Chairman stated that if
    there was no objection the Floor Leader was authorized to make such a
    motion. There was no objection.
    The Chairman stated that he intends to call a Conference soon on the
    subject of Reciprocal Trade and to deal with committee membership
    problems resulting from any change of ratio put into effect by the
    Majority.
    There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 10:15 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference, May 7, 1951

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Majority

                                     ------

      MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES CALLED BY THE
      CHAIRMAN, SENATOR HUGH BUTLER, FOR MAY 10, 1951, IN ROOM 335, SENATE
                          OFFICE BUILDING. AT 9:30 A.M.

    The Chairman called the meeting to order.
    Members of the Committee present were: Senators Butler of Nebraska,
    Brewster, McCarthy, Malone, Bricker, Flanders, Kem, Cain, Williams,
    Ecton. Also present was J. Mark Trice.
    The Chairman stated that because of the death of Senator Vandenberg the
    Majority had taken a place on the Appropriation Committee and selected
    the Committee on Banking and Currency as their 8 to 5 committee. By
    reason of previous Conference action, Senator Brewster having been
    assigned to the Committee on Foreign Relations and releasing the
    Committee on Finance, there were two vacancies to be filled, one on
    Finance and one on the Committee on the District of Columbia. The action
    of the Majority required the reassigning of Senator McCarthy who had
    been on Appropriations and Senator Bennett who was a member of the
    Committee on Banking and Currency.
    The Chairman stated that Senator Flanders was the top applicant for the
    Committee on Finance and would release the Committee on Rules and
    Administration. The Chairman spoke of contacting several Senators with
    the possibility of being assigned to the Committee on Rules and
    Administration and the choice had finally resolved itself to Senators
    Bennett and Welker.
    Senator Flanders stated that he was very much interested in becoming a
    member of the Committee on Finance and in the future returning to the
    Committee on Banking and Currency. He stated that in the future he might
    release the Committee on Armed Services in order to return to the
    Committee on Banking and Currency.
    Senator McCarthy stated he felt that he should receive some
    consideration due to his being bumped from the Committee on
    Appropriations and after discussion of the matter he made several
    motions but withdrew them.
    After further discussion it was decided to reappraise the situation and
    decide the assignments at a subsequent meeting.
    There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 10:00 a.m.

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Majority

                                                        [signed] Hugh Butler

                                     Chairman of the Committee on Committees

                                     ------

      MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES CALLED BY THE
      CHAIRMAN, SENATOR HUGH BUTLER, FOR MAY 19, 1951 IN ROOM 335, SENATE
                         OFFICE BUILDING, AT 10:00 A.M.

    The Chairman called the meeting to order.
    Members of the Committee present were: Senators Butler of Nebraska,
    Smith of Maine, Flanders, Langer, Lodge, Malone. Also present was J.
    Mark Trice. Absent: Senators Bricker, Cain, Ecton, Ives, Jenner, Kem,
    McCarthy, Watkins, Williams.
    The Chairman stated that due to pressure from the Majority it was
    necessary that the Committee on Committees recommend to the Conference
    some action in order that the Majority might fill the places selected by
    them on the respective committees of Appropriations and Banking and
    Currency.
    After discussion it was moved and agreed to, without objection, that the
    Committee recommend to the Conference the following action: That Mr.
    Bennett be excused from further service as a member of the Committee on
    Banking and Currency and that Mr. McCarthy be excused from further
    service as a member of the Committee on Appropriations.
    The Chairman stated that he would not ask that recommendations be made
    as to the resultant vacancies and that he would continue to attempt to
    arrange committee transfers in order to help Senator McCarthy.
    There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 10:15 a.m.

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

                                                        [signed] Hugh Butler

                                     Chairman of the Committee on Committees

                            ------------------------

                                                              [May 21, 1951]

    MAY 21, 1951
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR MAY 21, 1951 AT 9:30 A.M.,
                        ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 9:40 a.m. and stated that it
    would be best to proceed without a roll call because of other important
    committee meetings scheduled for later in the morning.
    The following Senators were present:

    Present 29:
      Aiken                  Duff                     McCarthy
      Bennett                Dworshak                 Millikin
      Brewster               Ferguson                 Schoeppel
      Butler, Nebr.          Hendrickson              Smith, N.J.
      Cain                   Hickenlooper             Taft
      Capehart               Jenner                   Thye
      Carlson                Langer                   Welker
      Case                   Lodge                    Wherry
      Cordon                 Malone                   Williams
      Dirksen                Martin

    Absent 17:
      Bricker                Kem                      Smith, Maine
      Bridges                Knowland                 Tobey
      Butler, Md.            Morse                    Watkins
      Ecton                  Mundt                    Wiley
      Flanders               Nixon                    Young
      Ives                   Saltonstall

    The Chairman stated that the Conference had been called for the purpose
    of discussing H.R. 1612, an act to extend the authority of the President
    to enter into trade agreements under section 350 of the Tariff Act,
    1930. The Chairman who was also the ranking Minority member of the
    Committee on Finance informed the membership as to the various sections
    of the bill, gave a legislative history of the peril point provision
    included in the bill and covered the legislative field of reciprocal
    trade and tariff enactments.
    Questions were asked on various phases of the subject and no effort was
    made to establish party policy.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Butler of Nebraska, Chairman of the
    Republican Committee on Committees, who moved the adoption of the
    following resolution:

      That Mr. Bennett be, and he is hereby, excused from further
      service as a member of the Committee on Banking and
      Currency;
      That Mr. McCarthy be, and he is hereby, excused from further
      service as a member of the Committee on Appropriations.

    He stated that his Committee was not ready at this time to recommend the
    filling of the existing vacancies, one on the Committee on Finance and
    the other on the Committee on the District of Columbia. The motion was
    agreed to by voice vote.
    There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:23 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference, May 28, 1951

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

                                     ------

    MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES CALLED BY SENATOR
     JOHN W. BRICKER WHO HAD BEEN SO DESIGNATED TO ACT BY SENATOR BUTLER OF
     NEBRASKA, THE CHAIRMAN, FOR JUNE 22, 1951, IN ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE
                             BUILDING, AT 10:00 A.M.

    Senator Bricker called the meeting to order at 10:23 a.m. and stated
    that Senators Smith of Maine, Ives and Watkins had given him permission
    to use their names for quorum purposes.
    The following Senators were present: Bricker, Ecton, Williams, McCarthy,
    Flanders, Kem, Malone. Also present was J. Mark Trice. Absent: Butler,
    Nebraska, Cain, Jenner, Langer, Lodge.
    Senator Bricker stated that after negotiations he would recommend the
    following Committee assignments which were satisfactory to the parties
    concerned:

      Senator Flanders was to be excused from the Committee on
      Rules and Administration and assigned to the Committee on
      Finance.
      Senator Dirksen was to be excused from the Committee on Post
      Office and Civil Service and assigned to the Committee on
      the District of Columbia.
      Senator McCarthy was to be assigned to the Committee on
      Rules andAdministration.
      Senator Bennett was to be assigned to the Committee on Post
      Office and Civil Service.

    It was moved, seconded and agreed to that the previously listed
    assignments be reported favorably to the Republican Conference.
    Senator Bricker then moved:

      That if in the future Mr. Dirksen should desire to return to
      service on the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service
      that he be granted the same seniority standing that he held
      on the said committee when he graciously released himself
      from service thereon.

    The motion was seconded and agreed to as a recommendation for action by
    the Republican Conference.

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

                                                       [signed] John Bricker

                              Acting Chairman of the Committee on Committees

                            ------------------------

                                                             [June 22, 1951]

    JUNE 22, 1951
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
      CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR JUNE 22, 1951, AT 11:00
                     A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 11:10 a.m.
    The Chairman stated that the purpose of the meeting was to receive a
    report from the Committee on Committees and he recognized Senator
    Bricker, Vice Chairman of the Committee on Committees, who had been so
    designated by Senator Butler of Nebraska, Chairman. Senator Bricker
    presented the findings of the Committee on Committees and moved that the
    committee assignments recommended be agreed to. The motion was seconded
    and agreed to by voice vote as follows:

      That Senator Flanders be excused from service on the
      Committee on Rules and Administration and assigned to the
      Committee on Finance.
      That Senator Dirksen be excused from service on the
      Committee on Post Office and Civil Service and assigned to
      the Committee on the District of Columbia.
      That Senator McCarthy be assigned to the Committee on Rules
      and Administration.
      That Senator Bennett be assigned to the Committee on Post
      Office and Civil Service.

    Senator Bricker then stated that because Senator Dirksen had consented
    to be released from service on the Committee on Post Office and Civil
    Service that his seniority standing should be protected if he wished to
    return to that committee in the future. Therefore, the following motion
    was made, seconded and agreed to by voice vote:

      That if in the future Mr. Dirksen should desire to return to
      service on the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service
      that he be granted the same seniority standing that he held
      on the said committee when he graciously released himself
      from service thereon.

    The Chairman recognized Senator Welker who expressed regret at the
    bumping of Senator Bennett from the Committee on Banking and Currency
    and he stated that he hoped that some consideration might be given in
    the future to a possible enlargement of the Policy Committee in order
    that the Senator's knowledge in the field of business might be utilized.
    The Chairman thanked the members of the Committee on Committees and all
    who had participated in working out the committee assignments.
    The Chairman recognized Senators Taft and Wherry who informed the
    members as to the legislative situation on the Floor, relating to a
    motion made by Senator Taft to reconsider H.R. 2416 due to an amendment
    presented and adopted by Senator [Ernest W.] McFarland [Democrat of
    Arizona] to amend the Social Security law to increase by $5.00 per
    individual per month the Federal payment to States for assistance to the
    aged, blind and totally disabled and to increase payments for dependent
    children by $3.00.
    There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:30 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference, June 22, 1951

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

                            ------------------------

                                                        [September 27, 1951]

    SEPTEMBER 27, 1951
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
    CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR SEPTEMBER 27, 1951, AT 10:00
                     A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:10 a.m. and received the
    unanimous approval of the Conference to send the following telegram to
    Senators Wherry and Tobey:

      The Conference this morning expressed its affection for you
      and hopes your convalescence may be most speedy and
      complete.

    The Chairman then stated that the meeting had been called to hear
    Senator Capehart and other Republican Members of the Committee on
    Banking and Currency of the Senate on the subject of pending legislation
    to amend the Defense Production Act.
    The roll was not called but the following Senators were present:

    Present 28:
      Aiken                  Dirksen                  Millikin
      Bennett                Duff                     Saltonstall
      Brewster               Dworshak                 Schoeppel
      Bricker                Ecton                    Smith, Maine
      Butler, Md.            Ferguson                 Smith, N.J.
      Butler, Nebr.          Flanders                 Taft
      Cain                   Knowland                 Welker
      Capehart               Martin                   Williams
      Carlson                McCarthy                 Young
      Cordon

    Absent 18:
      Bridges                Kem                      Nixon
      Case                   Langer                   Thye
      Hendrickson            Lodge                    Tobey
      Hickenlooper           Malone                   Watkins
      Ives                   Morse                    Wherry
      Jenner                 Mundt                    Wiley

    The Chairman recognized Senator Capehart who informed the Members of the
    Conference of the legislative history and the action of the Banking and
    Currency Committee on the three bills now on the Senate Calendar for
    consideration.
    In his Message to the Congress, the President had demanded that three
    sections of the law be repealed and one reinstated. Repeal was requested
    of the sections relating to Fats and Oils and Dairy Products, the
    Capehart amendment which related to certain cost increases, and the
    Herlong amendment guaranteeing pre-Korean mark-ups for distributors. It
    was requested that slaughter quotas be reinstated.
    Senator Capehart stated that the Committee on Banking and Currency took
    no action on the Herlong amendment on the theory that it was a matter
    for the House to decide. He discussed at length that provision of the
    law known as the Capehart amendment and stated that a substitute
    proposal set forth in the Minority views of the Committee Report might
    be offered on the Floor.
    Senator Dirksen explained the Committee action relating to the bill to
    repeal the sections of the law relating to Fats and Oils and Dairy
    Products.
    Senator Schoeppel explained the action of the Committee and the
    provisions of the bill to provide for slaughtering quotas and
    allocations of livestock.
    Questions were asked by the individual members of the Conference. No
    attempt was made to establish party policy in the legislation involved.
    There being no further business, the Conference adjourned at 11:45 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference, October 26, 1951

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

                            ------------------------

                                                           [January 8, 1952]

    JANUARY 8, 1952
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR JANUARY 8, 1952, AT 10:00
                     A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:15 a.m.
    In the absence of the Secretary, the roll was not called but the
    following members were present:

    Present 41:
      Aiken                  Ecton                    Millikin
      Bennett                Ferguson                 Morse
      Bricker                Flanders                 Saltonstall
      Bridges                Hendrickson              Schoeppel
      Butler, Md.            Hickenlooper             Seaton
      Butler, Nebr.          Ives                     Smith, Maine
      Cain                   Jenner                   Smith, N.J.
      Capehart               Kem                      Taft
      Carlson                Knowland                 Thye
      Case                   Langer                   Tobey
      Cordon                 Lodge                    Welker
      Dirksen                Malone                   Wiley
      Duff                   Martin                   Williams
      Dworshak               McCarthy

    Absent 5:
      Brewster               Nixon                    Young
      Mundt                  Watkins

    The Chairman recognized Senator Butler from Nebraska who read and
    presented the following resolution which was unanimously agreed to:

      WHEREAS Almighty God in His infinite wisdom has taken from
      us our beloved colleague, the Honorable Kenneth Spicer
      Wherry, late junior Senator from the State of Nebraska, and
      WHEREAS throughout his nine years in the United States
      Senate he rendered to our Nation and to his State a most
      distinguished service, and hence was elected by the
      Conference of Republican Senators first as Whip and then as
      Floor Leader, and
      WHEREAS he was our affectionate friend and our esteemed
      colleague, ever ready to give of himself, of his efforts,
      and of his judgment,
      Now, therefore,
      BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Republican colleagues in the
      United States Senate of the Honorable Kenneth Spicer Wherry,
      express our sense of loss at his passing, and
      FURTHER, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
      Mrs. Marjorie C. Wherry, that she may be assured of our deep
      respect for her and of our condolences to her upon the
      passing of our friend, her husband.

    The Chairman recognized Senator Bridges who read and presented the
    following resolution which was unanimously agreed to:

      WHEREAS Almighty God in His infinite wisdom has taken from
      our colleague, the Honorable Charles W. Tobey, his beloved
      wife, Mrs. Loretta Rabenhorst Tobey,
      Now, therefore,
      BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Republican colleagues in the
      United States Senate of the Honorable Charles W. Tobey,
      express our sense of loss of the passing of his wife, and
      FURTHER, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
      the Honorable Charles W. Tobey, that he may be assured of
      our deep respect for him and of our condolences to him.

    The Chairman recognized Senator Butler from Nebraska who presented his
    colleague from Nebraska, Fred A. Seaton, to the members of the
    Conference.
    The Chairman stated that the business of the Conference was to select a
    successor to Senator Kenneth S. Wherry, the Minority Floor Leader, and
    he recognized Senator Bricker who placed in nomination the name of
    Senator Styles Bridges. The nomination was seconded by Senator Ferguson.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Smith from New Jersey who placed in
    nomination the name of Senator Leverett Saltonstall. Senator Thye and
    Senator Lodge were recognized by the Chairman and they seconded the
    nomination.
    The Chairman authorized the Clerk to distribute ballots to those
    Senators present and after the ballots were collected and tabulated, the
    Chairman announced the result as follows:

        Senator Styles Bridges--26
        Senator Leverett Saltonstall--15

    The Chairman then declared that Senator Styles Bridges had been elected
    Minority Floor Leader.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Saltonstall who pledged his cooperation
    and support to the newly elected Floor Leader. The Chairman then
    recognized Senator Bridges who thanked his colleagues for the honor
    which they had bestowed upon him.
    Senator Butler from Nebraska, Chairman of the Committee on Committees,
    reported that within several days he should be able to make
    recommendations concerning committee vacancies.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who announced that a Policy meeting
    had been called for 3 o'clock in Room 335.
    There being no further business, the Conference adjourned at 10:40 a.m.

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference, January 9, 1952

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

                                     ------

      MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES CALLED BY THE
    CHAIRMAN, SENATOR HUGH BUTLER, FOR JANUARY 10, 1952 IN ROOM 335, SENATE
                          OFFICE BUILDING, AT 2:30 P.M.

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 2:40 p.m.
    Members of the Committee present were: Senators Butler of Nebraska,
    Ecton, Jenner, Langer, Smith of Maine. Members of the Committee absent
    were: Senators Bricker, Cain, Flanders, Ives, Kem, Lodge, Malone,
    McCarthy, Watkins, Williams. Also present was J. Mark Trice.
    The Chairman stated that the purpose of the meeting was for the
    Committee to recommend to the Republican Conference the following
    committee changes caused by the demise of Senator Wherry who had served
    on the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Rules and
    Administration.
    The Chairman stated that he had personally contacted all Senators who
    might have any interest in a committee reassignment and that his
    recommendation to the Committee was as follows:

        That Senator McCarthy by reason of previous bumping in
      Conference action be reassigned to service on the Committee
      on Appropriations and released from service on the Committee
      on Rules and Administration.
        That Senator Dirksen be assigned to service on the
      Committee on Rules and Administration and released from
      service on the Committee on the District of Columbia.
        That Senator Welker be assigned to service on the
      Committee on Rules and Administration and released from
      service on the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
        That Senator Seaton be assigned to service on the
      Committee on the District of Columbia and to service on the
      Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

    After brief discussion it was moved, seconded and agreed to that the
    recommendation of the Chairman be adopted by the Committee and those
    recommendations be submitted to the Republican Conference.
    There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 2:45 p.m.

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

                                                        [signed] Hugh Butler

                                     Chairman of the Committee on Committees

                            ------------------------

                                                          [January 14, 1952]

    JANUARY 14, 1952
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR JANUARY 14, 1952, AT 10:00
                     A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:10 a.m. and announced
    that the purpose of the meeting was to ratify certain committee
    assignments as well as to hear a report from Senators Brewster, Smith of
    New Jersey, Ferguson and Hickenlooper on their recent travels.
    Following the report by Senator Smith of New Jersey the Chairman asked
    the Clerk to call the roll and the following Senators were present:

    Present 33:
      Aiken                  Dirksen                  Martin
      Bennett                Dworshak                 Millikin
      Brewster               Ecton                    Nixon
      Bricker                Ferguson                 Saltonstall
      Butler, Md.            Hendrickson              Schoeppel
      Butler, Nebr.          Hickenlooper             Seaton
      Cain                   Ives                     Smith, N.J.
      Capehart               Jenner                   Taft
      Carlson                Knowland                 Thye
      Case                   Langer                   Tobey
      Cordon                 Malone                   Wiley

    Absent 13:
      Bridges                McCarthy                 Watkins
      Duff                   Morse                    Welker
      Flanders               Mundt                    Williams
      Kem                    Smith, Me.               Young
      Lodge

    Senators Smith of New Jersey and Ferguson informed the Conference on the
    results of their travels in the Far East, and Senator Brewster spoke on
    the result of his visit to the Far East as well as India and Iran.
    Senator Hickenlooper spoke of his recent visit to Europe. Senator Malone
    also was recognized and he commented on the world situation as he had
    found it.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Butler of Nebraska, Chairman of the
    Committee on Committees, who reported as follows: That due to the demise
    of Senator Kenneth S. Wherry the following Committee assignments be
    made:

      Senator McCarthy to release the Committee on Rules and
      Administration and be assigned to the Committee on
      Appropriations.
      Senator Dirksen to release the Committee on the District of
      Columbia and be assigned to the Committee on Rules and
      Administration.
      Senator Welker to release the Committee on Post Office and
      Civil Service and be assigned to the Committee on Rules and
      Administration.
      Senator Seaton to be assigned to the Committee on the
      District of Columbia and to the Committee on Post Office and
      Civil Service.

    The Chairman recognized Senator Ferguson who moved that the assignments
    submitted by the Chairman of the Committee on Committees be adopted and
    that the appointments become effective immediately. The motion was
    agreed to unanimously.
    The Chairman stated that without objection the following telegram would
    be sent to Senator Young who is now recovering from an operation:

      Your Republican colleagues at their Conference today
      unanimously voted to extend to you their wishes for a fast
      recovery from your recent operation, inform you of their
      friendship and esteem and express the hope that you will
      soon be back with them as good as ever.

    The Chairman recognized Senator Ferguson who submitted for the
    information of the Conference a resolution favoring the consolidation in
    one general appropriation bill of all regular appropriations for the
    support of the Government as a permanent feature of fiscal policy.
    Senator Ferguson had intended to offer this resolution as business of
    the Conference, but after a suggestion by the Chairman, that, in his
    opinion, notice should be given on important business to be transacted,
    Senator Ferguson withdrew the resolution. The Chairman stated that he
    would be glad to include it in the agenda of business of the next
    Conference if Senator Ferguson so desired.
    There being no further business, the Conference adjourned at 11:53 a.m.

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference, January 17, 1952

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

                            ------------------------

                                                            [March 31, 1952]

    MARCH 31, 1952
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
      CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR MARCH 31, 1952, AT 10:00
                     A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:20 a.m. and asked that
    the Secretary call the roll.
    The following Senators were present:

    Present 27:
      Bennett                Ferguson                 Schoeppel
      Bricker                Flanders                 Smith, Me.
      Bridges                Ives                     Smith, N.J.
      Butler, Md.            Knowland                 Thye
      Cain                   Malone                   Tobey
      Capehart               Martin                   Watkins
      Cordon                 McCarthy                 Welker
      Dirksen                Milliken                 Williams
      Dworshak               Mundt                    Young

    Absent 19:
      Aiken                  Hendrickson              Morse
      Brewster               Hickenlooper             Nixon
      Butler, Nebr.          Jenner                   Saltonstall
      Carlson                Kem                      Seaton
      Case                   Langer                   Taft
      Duff                   Lodge                    Wiley
      Ecton

    The Chairman stated that the purpose of the Conference was to consider a
    resolution offered by Senator Ferguson on the consolidation of general
    appropriations, as well as S. 913, a bill by Mr. [John L.] McClellan
    [Democrat of Arkansas] and others for the creating of a joint
    Congressional committee on the budget.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Ferguson who recommended that the
    Conference take some action on the issue of economy in government and he
    presented his resolution for one general appropriation bill. A copy of
    the resolution is attached hereto as Exhibit ``A.'' The Chairman
    recognized Senator Bridges who also spoke in regard to the resolution of
    Senator Ferguson as well as S. 913, the McClellan bill to create a joint
    Congressional committee on the budget, and he suggested that the
    Republicans should offer an amendment to the latter bill specifying a
    certain percentage of the staff for the Minority.
    After general discussion of the resolution and the McClellan bill the
    Chairman suggested that the resolution of Senator Ferguson be considered
    paragraph by paragraph. Certain amendments and omissions were made in
    the original resolution and the final draft of the resolution is
    attached hereto as Exhibit ``B.''
    When the text of the resolution was perfected the Chairman stated that
    he would announce to the press that it was the consensus of opinion of
    the Conference that a one-package appropriation bill was favored as well
    as the endorsement of the McClellan bill in principle. There was no
    objection.
    The Chairman on behalf of Senators Owen Brewster and Margaret Chase
    Smith offered a resolution of condolence on the death of former Senator
    Wallace H. White, Jr. of Maine. A copy of the resolution is attached
    hereto as Exhibit ``C.''
    There being no further business the Conference adjourned at 11:40 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference, April 1, 1952

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                                   *    *    *
                                  EXHIBIT ``A''
            RESOLUTION ON THE CONSOLIDATION OF GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS

    Whereas, the power of the purse is the constitutional birthright of the
    Congress of the United States; and
    Whereas, the efforts of Congress to control expenditures have been
    repeatedly frustrated; and
    Whereas, recurring Treasury deficits, huge Federal outlays for defense
    and civilian purposes, and the rising burden of the public debt are
    fundamental factors in inflation and jeopardize the fiscal solvency of
    the Nation; and
    Whereas, there is an insistent and growing demand from the country and
    the taxpayers that Congress develop a more efficient and effective
    system of handling the annual appropriation bills; and
    Whereas, the existing fiscal machinery and procedures of Congress are
    fragmented and dispersive, affording little or no coordination in the
    consideration of revenue and spending measures; and
    Whereas, the appropriation process has hitherto been piecemeal in
    nature, each supply bill being separately considered by different
    subcommittees in each chamber, but without consideraion of their
    interrelationships or of the over-all aspects of expenditure and revenue
    programs; and
    Whereas, the recurring log-jam of appropriation bills at the end of
    recent sessions of Congress has required the passage of a series of
    continuing resolutions to keep the government going, handicapped the
    planning of public programs, and delayed the adjournment of Congress;
    and
    Whereas, the public business cannot be operated successfully or
    economically when its policies and programs are held in suspense for
    more than three months of the new fiscal year; and
    Whereas, the experiment with the single-package appropriation bill
    procedure during 1950, compared with the multiple-bill procedure used
    during 1951, conclusively demonstrated that the consolidated-bill
    procedure is both more expeditious and resulted in greater economies
    than the piecemeal method; and
    Whereas, the most American cities and states and foreign countries have
    long and successfully used the consolidated procedure; and
    Whereas, there has seldom been such need for prompt, expeditious, and
    economical action on the money bills as at the present session; and
    Whereas, it is impossible for Congress to balance the Federal budget
    unless it is in a position to compare total estimated receipts with
    total prospective expenditures, as set forth in the single-package money
    bill;
    Now, therefore, Be it Resolved by the Republican Conference of the
    Senate that we favor the consolidation in one general appropriation bill
    of all the regular appropriations for the support of the Government as a
    permanent feature of fiscal policy and strongly urge the Democratic
    Administration now in control of Congress to take prompt and suitable
    steps to prepare a single appropriation bill in this 2d Session of the
    82d Congress.
                                   *    *    *
                                  EXHIBIT ``B''
        RESOLUTION ON THE CONSOLIDATION OF GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS AND ON
                           IMPROVED BUDGET PROCEDURES
      Adopted by Republican Conference of the Senate on Monday, March 31,
                                      1952.

    Whereas, the power of the purse is the exclusive constitutional right
    and responsibility of the Congress of the United States; and
    Whereas, the efforts of Congress to control expenditures have been
    repeatedly frustrated by the Executive Departments of the Government;
    and
    Whereas, recurring Treasury deficits, huge Federal outlays for defense,
    foreign aid, and civilian purposes, including indefensible waste, and
    the rising burden of the public debt and taxes are fundamental factors
    in inflation and jeopardize the fiscal solvency of the Nation; and
    Whereas, there is an insistent and growing demand from the country and
    the taxpayers that Congress develop a more efficient and effective
    system of handling the annual appropriation bills; and
    Whereas, the appropriation process has hitherto been piecemeal in
    nature, each supply bill being separately considered by different
    subcommittees in each Chamber, but without consideration of their
    interrelationships or of the over-all aspects of expenditure and revenue
    programs; and
    Whereas, the recurring log-jam of appropriation bills at the end of
    recent sessions of Congress has required the passage of a series of
    continuing resolutions to keep the government going, and handicap the
    sensible planning of public business; and
    Whereas, the experiment with the single-package appropriation bill
    procedure during 1950 was abandoned without adequate experience; and
    Whereas, it is extremely difficult for Congress to balance the Federal
    budget unless it is in a position to compare total estimated receipts
    with total prospective expenditures as set forth in a single-package
    appropriation bill;
    Now, therefore, Be it Resolved by the Republican Conference of the
    Senate that we favor as a permanent feature of Federal fiscal policy the
    consolidation into one general appropriation bill of all the regular
    appropriations for the support of the Government; and
    Be it further Resolved that we favor and will support legislation to
    equip our appropriations committees with sufficient trained staffs and
    other needed powers and facilities to enable the thorough detection and
    elimination of waste and useless Government functions so that taxes may
    be reduced, the budget balanced, and payments made for the reduction of
    the national debt; and
    Be it further Resolved that we favor in principle the creation of a
    Joint Committee on the Budget as set forth in Senate 913, 82d Congress,
    1st Session.
                                   *    *    *
                                  EXHIBIT ``C''

    82d Congress
    2d Session
                              Wallace H. White, Jr.

    Senator Eugene D. Millikin on behalf of Senators Owen Brewster and
    Margaret Chase Smith offered the following resolution in the Republican
    Minority Conference on Monday, March 31, 1952, which was adopted by
    unanimous action:
      Whereas Almighty God in His infinite wisdom has taken from us our
    former colleague, the Honorable Wallace H. White, Jr., late senior
    Senator from the State of Maine, and
      Whereas throughout his eighteen years in the United States Senate he
    rendered to our Nation and to his State a most distinguished service,
    and hence was elected by the Conference of Republican Senators first as
    Minority and then as Majority Leader, and
      Whereas he was our affectionate friend and our esteemed colleague,
    ever ready to give of himself, of his efforts, and of his judgment,
      Now, therefore,
      Be It Resolved, That we, the Republican colleagues in the United
    States Senate of the Honorable Wallace H. White, Jr., express our sense
    of loss at his passing, and
      Further, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to Mrs. Nina L.
    White, that she may be assured of our deep respect for her and of our
    condolences to her upon the passing of our friend, her husband.
    Attest:

                                                                    Chairman
                                                                   Secretary
                        Eighty-third Congress (1953-1955)

      [Editor's Note: As Dwight D. Eisenhower won the presidency in 1952, he
    swept Republicans into control of Congress. In the House Republicans had
    221 members to 213 Democrats and one Independent, but the Senate was
    almost evenly divided, with 48 Republicans to 47 Democrats. Former
    Republican Wayne Morse of Oregon, who had become an Independent in
    October 1952, promised to vote with the Republicans to organize the
    Senate.
      Styles Bridges of New Hampshire, who had served as minority leader in
    1952, chose to become president pro tempore of the Senate and chairman
    of the Appropriations Committee, clearing the way for the Conference to
    elect Robert Taft as majority leader. Republican control of the Senate
    became more tenuous in July 1953 when Taft died and was replaced by a
    Democrat, giving the Democrats 48 members to only 47 Republicans. In
    fact, during the Eighty-third Congress a total of nine senators died
    (five Democrats and four Republicans), in three cases being replaced by
    a member of the other party. The result was a confusing and unstable
    situation with shifting party totals, leaving the ``majority'' party at
    times with a minority of the members. The leadership positions and
    committee chairmanships, however, remained in Republican hands, partly
    because Vice President Nixon was available if necessary to break a tie.
    The Conference elected William F. Knowland of California as the new
    majority leader.
      In June 1953 a truce ended the Korean War, but the cold war continued,
    and the U.S. military sought the capacity for ``massive retaliation'' in
    the case of a Soviet attack.
      As chairman of the Senate's Government Operations Committee and its
    Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Wisconsin Republican Senator
    Joseph R. McCarthy held hearings throughout 1953 on alleged Communist
    influence on government, the press, and the U.S. Army. Then, in the
    spring of 1954, the Investigations Subcommittee asked McCarthy
    temporarily to step aside as chairman and expanded its investigation of
    the army to also consider McCarthy's attacks on the army. The Wisconsin
    senator continued to badger witnesses during the nationally televised
    hearings, and in July 1954 Vermont Republican Ralph Flanders introduced
    a resolution calling for the censure of McCarthy because his conduct in
    the hearings brought the Senate into disrepute. In a contentious drama--
    not noted in the Conference minutes--a bipartisan committee chaired by
    Utah Republican Arthur Watkins unanimously recommended that McCarthy be
    censured. On December 2, 1954, the full Senate voted 67 to 22 for
    censure.]

                            ------------------------

                                                           [January 2, 1953]

    JANUARY 2, 1953
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR JANUARY 2, 1953, AT 10:00
                     A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the Conference to order at 10:10 a.m. and requested
    that Senator Styles Bridges act as Temporary Chairman. Senator Styles
    Bridges took the Chair as Temporary Chairman. The Temporary Chairman
    asked Senator Andrew F. Schoeppel to act as Temporary Secretary. The
    Temporary Chairman asked that the roll be called and the Temporary
    Secretary called the roll.
    The following Senators were present:

    Present 47:
      Aiken                  Dworshak                 Payne
      Barrett                Ferguson                 Potter
      Beall                  Flanders                 Purtell
      Bennett                Goldwater                Saltonstall
      Bricker                Griswold                 Schoeppel
      Bridges                Hickenlooper             Smith, Maine
      Bush                   Ives                     Smith, N.J.
      Butler, Md.            Jenner                   Taft
      Butler, Nebr.          Knowland                 Thye
      Capehart               Kuchel                   Tobey
      Carlson                Langer                   Watkins
      Case                   Malone                   Welker
      Cooper                 Martin                   Wiley
      Cordon                 McCarthy                 Williams
      Dirksen                Millikin                 Young
      Duff                   Mundt

    Absent 1:
      Hendrickson

    (Senator Smith of New Jersey, stated that his colleague was absent due
    to illness.)
    The Temporary Chairman announced that the first order of business of the
    Conference was that the Chairman would receive nominations for the
    Chairman of the Conference. Senator Bridges was recognized and nominated
    Senator Eugene Millikin. Senators Smith of New Jersey and Capehart
    seconded the nomination. Senator Cordon moved that nominations be closed
    and the Secretary authorized to cast a unanimous ballot for Senator
    Millikin. The motion was agreed to and the Secretary was instructed to
    and did cast a unanimous ballot for Senator Eugene Millikin.
    Senator Millikin assumed the Chair as Chairman of the Conference and
    addressed the Conference briefly.
    The Chairman announced that he would receive nominations for Secretary
    of the Conference. Senator Langer nominated Senator Milton R. Young as
    Secretary of the Conference. The nomination was seconded by Senator
    Thye, and Senator Capehart moved that nominations be closed and that the
    Secretary cast a unanimous ballot for Senator Young. The motion was
    agreed to and the Secretary was instructed to and did cast a unanimous
    ballot for Senator Young.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Dirksen, Chairman of the Republican
    Senatorial Committee who introduced to the members of the Conference the
    newly elected Senators as well as sitting Senators who had been
    reelected. Senator Langer moved that a vote of thanks be extended to the
    Chairman and members of the Republican Senatorial Committee, for the
    magnificent job which they had performed during the last election. The
    motion was agreed to unanimously.
    The Chairman announced that nominations would be received for President
    Pro Tempore of the Senate. Senator Bricker nominated Senator Styles
    Bridges and Senator Smith of Maine seconded the nomination. Senator
    Knowland moved that nominations be closed and the Secretary instructed
    to cast a unanimous ballot. The motion was agreed to and the Secretary
    was instructed to and did cast a unanimous ballot for Senator Styles
    Bridges.
    The Chairman announced that nominations were in order for Majority Floor
    Leader. Senator Bridges nominated Senator Taft and the nomination was
    seconded by Senator Smith of New Jersey. Senator Dirksen moved that
    nominations be closed and the Secretary instructed to cast a unanimous
    ballot for Senator Robert A. Taft. The motion was agreed to and the
    Chairman instructed the Secretary to cast a unanimous ballot for Senator
    Robert A. Taft which was done.
    The Chairman announced that nominations were in order for Whip. Senator
    Smith of New Jersey nominated Senator Leverett Saltonstall and the
    motion was seconded by Senator Ferguson. Senator Butler of Nebraska
    moved that nominations be closed and the Secretary instructed to cast a
    unanimous ballot for Senator Saltonstall. The motion was agreed to and
    the Chairman instructed the Secretary to cast a unanimous ballot for
    Senator Leverett Saltonstall which was done.
    The Chairman announced that nominations were in order for a Chairman of
    the Policy Committee. Senator Taft nominated Senator William F.
    Knowland. The motion was seconded by Senators Cordon, Hickenlooper and
    Thye and the Secretary instructed to cast a unanimous ballot for Senator
    Knowland. The motion was agreed to and the Chairman instructed the
    Secretary to cast a unanimous ballot for Senator William F. Knowland
    which was done.
    The Chairman announced that nominations were in order for Secretary of
    the Senate. Senator Bridges nominated J. Mark Trice and the nomination
    was seconded by Senators Butler of Maryland, Young and Smith of New
    Jersey. Senator Ferguson moved that nominations be closed and the
    Secretary be instructed to cast a unanimous ballot for Mr. Trice. The
    motion was agreed to and the Chairman instructed the Secretary to cast a
    unanimous ballot which was done.
    The Chairman announced that nominations were in order for Sergeant at
    Arms of the Senate. Senator Saltonstall nominated William T. Reed. The
    nomination was seconded by Senator Ives. Senator Jenner nominated Forest
    A. Harness and the nomination was seconded by Senator Capehart. Senator
    Dirksen was recognized and stated he intended to propose the nomination
    of Edward F. McGinnis but that he had been requested not to present his
    name and he did not do so. There being no further nominations the
    Chairman instructed the Secretary to distribute ballots and after they
    were collected and tabulated the Chairman announced the results as
    follows:

        Mr. Harness--32
        Mr. Reed--14

    The Chairman announced that Forest A. Harness had been elected as
    Sergeant at Arms.
    The Chairman announced that nominations were in order for Secretary for
    the Majority. Senator Bridges, Chairman of the Personnel Committee,
    recommended that nominations for this position be postponed for a few
    days in order that candidates might be screened by the Personnel
    Committee and then presented to the Republican Committee. The Chairman
    stated that if there was no objection to this method it would be
    pursued. There was no objection, and it was so ordered.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who recommended that the
    nominations for Chaplain be passed over as no affirmative action of the
    Conference was needed for the continuation in office of Dr. Frederick
    Brown Harris. The Chairman asked if there were any objections to this
    action and there were none.
    The Chairman requested that the Republican Members of the Conference
    within 24 hours submit to him a list of six members suggested for
    nomination as members of the Policy Committee.
    The Chairman announced that Senator Bridges, the present Chairman of the
    Personnel Committee, had requested that he not be re-named as Chairman
    and therefore the Committee on Personnel would be comprised of the
    following membership:

        Edward Martin, Chairman
        Styles Bridges
        Herman Welker

    Without objection the action of the Chairman was approved.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Bridges who spoke of the respective
    lists of Republican and Democrat personnel agreed upon as well as other
    employee situations in the Senate. Senator Bridges suggested that if
    Senators up for reelection in 1954 wished a doorkeeper place they might
    be given first consideration in that respect. The Chairman asked if
    there was any objection and there being none it was so ordered.
    Senator Wiley spoke of the possibility of extending patronage to
    Southern Democrats who had been of help to the Republicans in the last
    election. Senator Mundt also spoke about patronage for the Southern
    Democrats and the Chairman announced that without objection the
    Personnel Committee would be allowed to use its judgment in regard to
    assigning places to the Southern Democrats.
    Senator Dirksen was recognized and raised the question concerning salary
    and expenses of Senators and Senatorial employees. Senator Ives made
    similar remarks. Without objection the Chairman assigned the Republican
    members of the Rules Committee to study these subjects and make
    appropriate recommendations.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Case who suggested that the Chairman
    appoint a committee of Republican Members to investigate and report as
    to a possible change in the size of the membership of the various
    committees and report back to the Conference not later than Tuesday
    next. The Committee appointed is as follows:

        Case, Chairman
        Taft
        Jenner
        Butler, Nebraska
        Cooper

    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who impressed upon all Senators the
    necessity of being present at the session tomorrow, not only from the
    standpoint of an organization problem but the possibility of certain
    Senatorial contests. He stated that all Senators should be sworn in and
    so recommended.
    The Chairman nominated membership of the Committee on Committees as
    follows:

        Butler, Nebraska, Chairman
        Bricker
        Ferguson
        Bennett
        Butler, Maryland
        Capehart
        Carlson
        Case
        Duff
        Tobey
        Hickenlooper

    and the Conference unanimously approved.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Payne who presented the attached
    resolution which was agreed to unanimously.
    The Chairman announced that he would leave it to the Members of the
    Conference as to whether or not they wished to proceed or recess until 2
    o'clock, in order that Senator Taft might present to the Conference the
    question to be raised tomorrow as to whether the Senate is a continuing
    body and the present Senate rules continue in force and effect. It was
    the consensus of opinion that a recess be taken.
    The Conference recessed at 11:45 a.m.

                                     ------

    The second session of the Conference was called to order by the Chairman
    at 2:10 p.m.
    Vice President-elect Nixon attended the afternoon Conference and was
    greeted by applause.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who discussed at some length the
    question as to whether or not the Senate is a continuing body and
    whether or not the Senate rules continue in full force and effect.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Jenner who presented the new Sergeant at
    Arms, Forest A. Harness.
    Senator Dirksen was recognized and called attention to the action taken
    by the Rules Committee at the last Session of Congress in reporting
    Senate Resolution 203.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Ives who spoke in favor of adopting
    Senate rules at the beginning of each session of the Senate.
    Senator Malone moved that the Conference approve the stand taken by the
    Majority Leader and that the sense of the Conference is that the Senate
    is a continuing body and that the Senate rules continue in full force
    and effect until changed. The motion was seconded by Senator Knowland.
    The Chairman put the question and announced that the motion was agreed
    to.
    Senator Taft announced that he had talked with Mr. Sherman Adams
    1 concerning political appointments and that it was agreed
    that some specific and constructive decision would be reached in the
    matter.
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      \1\ [Sherman Adams was a top aide to President-elect Eisenhower who
    became the chief presidential assistant in the White House.]
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    Senator Knowland suggested that constant check be made during the
    sessions of absences of Senators by the Whip and the Secretary for the
    Majority and that no important legislation be taken up during the
    Lincoln and Jackson Day period.
    The Chairman requested that Mark Trice call a meeting of the newly
    elected Senators and brief them as to Senate prerogatives.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who stated that if a motion were
    made to stop any newly elected Senator from taking the oath, a motion be
    made to lay that motion on the table. He said he hoped that all
    Republican Senators would vote to lay the motion on the table.
    There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 3:55 p.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference January 6, 1953

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice
                                   *    *    *

    83d Congress
    1st Session
                                Senate Resolution
                       In the Senate of the United States

    Senator Frederick G. Payne offered the following resolution in the
    Republican Majority Conference on Friday, January 2, 1953, which was
    adopted by unanimous action:
                                   Resolution

      Whereas Almighty God in His infinite wisdom has taken from our
    colleague, the Honorable Margaret Chase Smith, her beloved mother, Mrs.
    Carrie M. Chase,
      Now, therefore,
      Be It Resolved, That we, the Republican colleagues in the United
    States Senate of the Honorable Margaret Chase Smith, express our sense
    of loss at the passing of her mother, and
      Further, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to the
    Honorable Margaret Chase Smith, that she may be assured of our deep
    respect for her and our condolences to her.
    Attest:

                                                                   Chairman.
                                                                  Secretary.

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                                                           [January 7, 1953]

    JANUARY 7, 1953
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR JANUARY 7, 1953, AT 10:00
                     A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the Conference to order at 10:05 a.m. The Chairman
    requested that the roll be called. The roll was called and the following
    Senators were present:

    Present 44:
      Aiken            Cooper             Jenner            Saltonstall
      Barrett          Cordon             Knowland          Smith, Maine
      Beall            Dirksen            Kuchel            Smith, N.J.
      Bennett          Duff               Langer            Taft
      Bricker          Dworshak           Malone            Thye
      Bridges          Ferguson           Martin            Tobey
      Bush             Flanders           McCarthy          Watkins
      Butler, Md.      Goldwater          Millikin          Welker
      Capehart         Griswold           Payne             Wiley
      Carlson          Hendrickson        Potter            Williams
      Case             Hickenlooper       Purtell           Young

    Absent 4:
      Butler, Nebr.    Ives               Mundt             Schoeppel

    The Chairman recognized Senator Case, who had previously been selected
    as Chairman of a Conference Committee to study the number and size of
    the various standing committees of the Senate. There had been previously
    distributed the report of the Special Committee and a copy thereof is
    attached hereto as Exhibit ``A.'' In substance the report created 1
    committee of 23 Members, 9 Committees of 15 Members, 5 Committees of 11
    Members or a total of 15 Committees with a total of 213 Committee
    positions in lieu of 203.
    After the assignment of two places to each of the 96 Members, it would
    allow the Majority 15 extra places and the Minority 3 extra places. To
    allow for the 18 Senators to serve on a third committee the Committee on
    Post Office and Civil Service was recommended to be included with the
    present 2 Committees, District of Columbia and Committee on Government
    Operations.
    Senator Wiley was recognized who discussed the possibility of creating a
    separate committee to take some of the work load off the Committee on
    the Judiciary and confine the jurisdiction of the latter committee to
    legal problems.
    Senator Case moved that the report be accepted and that the Chairman of
    the Special Committee be instructed to introduce legislation embodying
    the terms of the report. The Chairman put the question and the motion
    was agreed to by voice vote.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Carlson who raised the question
    concerning leave for Government employees on the 19th of January as well
    as the 20th. After discussion the motion was withdrawn and the matter
    was left up to the Policy Committee for decision.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Capehart who raised a question
    concerning the obtaining of a list of all Federal and State jobs as to
    number and as to classification.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Carlson who stated that he had prepared
    a resolution which was similar to those previously adopted when the
    Administration changes, requesting information concerning jobs. Senator
    Carlson then moved that the Conference go on record in favor of his
    resolution.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Capehart who moved as an amendment to
    the motion of Senator Carlson the following:

      That the Conference go on record and ask the Administration
      to furnish to the Congress the names and addresses by
      category and States of each Federal employee in the United
      States.

    The Chairman put the question on the Capehart amendment and it was
    defeated by a voice vote. The Chairman put the question on the original
    Carlson motion and it was agreed to by voice vote.
    Senator Taft informed the Conference of various conversations he had had
    with Mr. Arthur Summerfield 2 and other persons in New York
    concerning a solution of the patronage problem. Senator Taft stated that
    no definite conclusions had been reached and he was merely reporting on
    the situation. There was general discussion on the subject, at the
    conclusion of which the Chairman stated that if there was no objection
    the Policy Committee get in touch with those persons attempting to work
    out the problem and advise the consensus of opinion of the Conference
    that the traditional rights of Senators in patronage matters be observed
    and there was no objection.
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      \2\ [Arthur E. Summerfield served as postmaster general in
    Eisenhower's cabinet from 1953 to 1961.]
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    The Chairman announced nominations for the six vacancies on the Policy
    Committee as follows:
            CordSchoeppel
            DworSmith, Maine
            FergBridges

    The Chairman recognized Senator Bridges who asked that he be permitted
    to withdraw his name as he was President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
    After a discussion as to whether or not the President Pro Tempore was an
    Ex Officio Member and the statement made that he was not, it was decided
    that Senator Bridges would remain as a Member of the Policy Committee.
    The Chairman also stated that one newly elected member would be invited
    to sit in on each Policy meeting as had been past custom in the matter.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Martin who moved that the nominations be
    confirmed and by voice vote they were agreed to.
    Senator Bridges was recognized and spoke of several actions recommended
    by the Committee on Personnel but after discussion it was suggested that
    these matters go over to the next meeting of the Conference.
    There being no further business the Conference adjourned at 11:40 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference February 2, 1953

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice
                                   *    *    *
                                  EXHIBIT ``A''
          REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON SIZE AND NUMBER OF COMMITTEES
              for the Senate Republican Conference, January 7, 1953

    Your Committee proposes:
    1. To increase 10 Standing Committees by 2 members each (1 Majority, 1
    Minority), and to reduce 5 similarly.
    2. To permit 18 Senators of the Majority and 3 of the Minority to serve
    on a third standing committee--Civil Service, District of Columbia or
    Government Operations. (Present rules do not include Civil Service and
    do not recognize the Minority.)
    This will present the following Committee picture:

          15 Members instead of 13 (9)

    Agriculture
    Armed Services
    Banking and Currency
    Finance
    Foreign Relations
    Interstate and Foreign Commerce
    Judiciary
    Labor and Public Welfare
    Interior and Insular Affairs

          11 Members instead of 13 (5)

    Civil Service
    District of Columbia
    Government Operations
    Public Works
    Rules and Administration

          23 Members instead of 21 (1)

    Appropriations

    The proposal--
      1. Creates 20 new positions in the more desired committees (10 each
    for Majority and Minority) without increasing total number of
    committees.
      2. Makes committee size more nearly reflect committee work-load and
    thereby adjusts burdens and responsibilities more equally to all
    Senators and all committees.
      3. Establishes a minimum margin of 1 for the Majority party in each of
    the Senate's 15 committees, which present rules do not, in an evenly
    divided Senate. This can be seen from the following:

                   Present                1 Committee of 21                                                    21
             Committee Structure          14 Committees of 13                                                 182
                                                                                                        ------------
                                          Total Committee Positions                                           203
    Two assignments for each of 96 Senators requires                                                          192
                                         ----------------------------------------------------------------
    Leaving for members serving on 3 committees                                                                11
    Which does not provide the necessary minimum of 15 for control of 15 committees in an evenly divided Senate.
                  Proposed                1 Committee of 23                                                    23
             Committee Structure          9 Committees of 15                                                  135
                                          5 Committees of 11                                                   55
                                                                                                        ------------
                                          Total Committee Positions                                           213
    Two assignments for each of 96 Senators requires                                                          192
                                         ----------------------------------------------------------------
    Leaving for members serving on 3 committees                                                                21
    Which divided 18 to the Majority and 3 to the Minority gives the margin of 15 for the Majority to have the
     minimum 1 on each of 15 Committees.

      4. Permits continuity and experience for both parties on the
    committees which, in the past, have tended to be loaded with new
    Senators.
      5. Insures better use of senatorial talent, industry and ability, for
    both Majority and Minority.
    In summary:
      1. The plan meets the necessary mechanics of an evenly divided Senate.
      2. It opens the door for new Senators on major committees.
      3. It retains the values of long Senate service.
      4. It dispossesses no one, has distinct advantages for majority and
    minority.
      Respectfully submitted by the committee, Senators Case, Taft, Butler,
    Jenner and Cooper, by

                                                      FRANCIS CASE, Chairman
                            ------------------------

                                                          [January 13, 1953]

    JANUARY 13, 1953
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR JANUARY 13, 1953, AT 10:00
                     A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the Conference to order at 10:05 a.m. The Chairman
    requested that the roll be called. The roll was called and the following
    Senators were present:

    Present 45:
      Aiken            Cooper             Kuchel            Schoeppel
      Barrett          Cordon             Langer            Smith, Maine
      Beall            Dworshak           Malone            Smith, N.J.
      Bennett          Ferguson           Martin            Taft
      Bricker          Flanders           McCarthy          Thye
      Bridges          Goldwater          Millikin          Tobey
      Bush             Griswold           Mundt             Watkins
      Butler, Md.      Hendrickson        Payne             Welker
      Butler, Nebr.    Ives               Potter            Wiley
      Capehart         Jenner             Purtell           Williams
      Carlson          Knowland           Saltonstall       Young
      Case

    Absent 3:
      Dirksen          Duff               Hickenlooper

    The Chairman recognized Senator Martin, Chairman of the Committee on
    Personnel, who moved on behalf of his Committee that Mr. William T. Reed
    be appointed as Secretary for the Majority and Mr. Howard C. Foster as
    Assistant Secretary for the Majority. The Chairman put the question and
    the motion was agreed to.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Knowland who spoke on the subject of
    pairing and he requested that Republican Senators not make pairs except
    through the Secretary for the Majority.
    He also stated that the Policy Committee had recommended that only a one
    day holiday be granted to Federal employees for the Inauguration.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft who spoke on the work of the Senate
    during the Lincoln Day Period. He informally agreed that there would be
    no important votes between February 6th and the 16th. He stated,
    however, that the Committee should keep working on legislation.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Knowland who spoke of a meeting in New
    York with General Eisenhower together with Senators Taft and Millikin in
    regard to political appointments. He stated that the meeting was most
    cordial and that the General wanted to work out the matter in a mutually
    satisfactory way. He stated that the Committee of Senators was
    authorized to make a press statement that future Federal appointments
    would be made in the customary way through the Senators and in some
    instances, in accord with traditional practice, through Congressmen.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Hugh Butler of Nebraska who submitted a
    report of the Committee on Committees of which he is Chairman. The
    Senator stated that the Committee had followed Seniority Rules except
    where a senior Senator had yielded his position for someone further down
    the list. He expressed appreciation for the cooperation which he had
    received as well as for the work done by the respective members of his
    Committee. He spoke of Senator McCarthy releasing his seniority to a
    place on the Committee of Banking and Currency and asked that the
    Conference protect him in the future if the Senator wishes to avail
    himself of a place on that Committee. Senator Butler then moved that the
    report submitted be adopted and that the protection of the seniority
    rights of Senator McCarthy in regard to the Committee on Banking and
    Currency be recognized.
    The final report as adopted is attached hereto as Exhibit ``A.'' As
    originally submitted by the Committee on Committees Senator Wayne Morse
    of Oregon had been assigned to the Committee on Armed Services and to
    the Committee on the District of Columbia.
    There followed a discussion as to the assignments of Senator Morse by
    Senators Flanders, Ives, Taft, Smith of New Jersey, Welker, Cordon,
    Saltonstall, Mundt and Knowland. The Chairman recognized Senator
    Knowland who moved that the Butler of Nebraska motion be modified as
    follows:

      That whereas Senator Morse has declared that he is not a
      Republican and has withdrawn himself from the Republican
      Party, that Committee assignments not be assigned him by the
      Republican Conference and that the assignments of the
      Republican Senators as recommended by the Committee on
      Committees be adopted except that the Committee on
      Committees would assign a Republican to the Committee on
      Armed Services and make other adjustments shown on the
      attached list.

    The Chairman recognized Senator Butler of Nebraska who accepted the
    modification. The Chairman put the question and the Knowland motion was
    agreed to by voice vote.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Cooper who said that he hoped that
    sometime soon it might be possible to receive an assignment to the
    Committee on Agriculture and Forestry because of the interest of
    Kentucky in agricultural matters.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Griswold who asked if there might be any
    objection to the newly elected Senators organizing for the purpose of
    better acquainting themselves with the legislative situation. The
    Chairman stated that he saw no objection to such action.
    There being no further business the Conference adjourned at 11:32 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference February 2, 1953

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice
                                   *    *    *
                            (Confidential Work Sheet)
                        STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE
                              Eighty-third Congress
                 (To be Submitted to the Republican Conference)

    On Agriculture and Forestry (Ratio 8-7)

      Messrs. AIKEN, Chairman, YOUNG, THYE, HICKENLOOPER, MUNDT,
      WILLIAMS, SCHOEPPEL, WELKER.

    On Appropriations (Ratio 12-11)

      Messrs. BRIDGES, Chairman, FERGUSON, CORDON, SALTONSTALL,
      YOUNG, KNOWLAND, THYE, MCCARTHY, MUNDT, Mrs. SMITH, Maine,
      Messrs. DWORSHAK, DIRKSEN.

    On Armed Services (Ratio 8-7)

      Messrs. SALTONSTALL, Chairman, BRIDGES, FLANDERS, Mrs.
      SMITH, Maine, Messrs. HENDRICKSON, CASE, DUFF, COOPER.

    On Banking and Currency (Ratio 8-7)

      Messrs. CAPEHART, Chairman, BRICKER, IVES, BENNETT, BUSH,
      BEALL, PAYNE, GOLDWATER.

    On District of Columbia (Ratio 5-4)

      Messrs. CASE, Chairman, BARRETT, BEALL, PAYNE, ______.

    On Finance (Ratio 8-7)

      Messrs. MILLIKIN, Chairman, BUTLER, Nebr., MARTIN, WILLIAMS,
      FLANDERS, MALONE, CARLSON, BENNETT.

    On Foreign Relations (Ratio 8-7)

      Messrs. WILEY, Chairman, SMITH, N.J., HICKENLOOPER, TOBEY,
      TAFT, LANGER, FERGUSON, KNOWLAND.

    On Government Operations (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. MCCARTHY, Chairman, MUNDT, Mrs. SMITH, Maine,
      Messrs. DWORSHAK, DIRKSEN, BUTLER, Md., POTTER.

    On Interior and Insular Affairs (Ratio 8-7)

      Messrs. BUTLER, Nebr., Chairman, MILLIKIN, CORDON, MALONE,
      WATKINS, DWORSHAK, KUCHEL, BARRETT.

    On Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Ratio 8-7)

      Messrs. TOBEY, Chairman, CAPEHART, BRICKER, SCHOEPPEL,
      BUTLER, Md., COOPER, GRISWOLD, POTTER.

    On the Judiciary (Ratio 8-7)

      Messrs. LANGER, Chairman, WILEY, JENNER, WATKINS,
      HENDRICKSON, DIRKSEN, WELKER, BUTLER, Md.

    On Labor and Public Welfare (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. SMITH, N.J., Chairman, TAFT, AIKEN, IVES, PURTELL,
      BARRETT, GOLDWATER.

    On Post Office and Civil Service (Ratio 6-5)

      Messrs. CARLSON, Chairman, DUFF, JENNER, COOPER, GRISWOLD,
      PURTELL.

    On Public Works (Ratio 6-5)

      Messrs. MARTIN, Chairman, CASE, BUSH, KUCHEL, BEALL, ______.

    On Rules and Administration (Ratio 5-4)

      Messrs. JENNER, Chairman, CARLSON, POTTER, GRISWOLD,
      PURTELL.
                                      * * *
                            (Confidential Work Sheet)
                        COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS OF SENATORS
                              Eighty-third Congress
                 (To be Submitted to the Republican Conference)

    Mr. AIKEN...............................  Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Labor and Public Welfare

    Mr. BARRETT.............................  Interior and Insular Affairs
                                              Labor and Public Welfare
                                              District of Columbia

    Mr. BEALL...............................  Banking and Currency
                                              District of Columbia
                                              Public Works

    Mr. BENNETT.............................  Banking and Currency
                                              Finance

    Mr. BRICKER.............................  Banking and Currency
                                              Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce

    Mr. BRIDGES.............................  Appropriations
                                              Armed Services

    Mr. BUSH................................  Banking and Currency
                                              Public Works

    Mr. BUTLER, Md..........................  Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce
                                              Judiciary
                                              Government Operations

    Mr. BUTLER, Nebr........................  Finance
                                              Interior and Insular Affairs

    Mr. CAPEHART............................  Banking and Currency
                                              Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce

    Mr. CARLSON.............................  Post Office and Civil Service
                                              Finance
                                              Rules and Administration

    Mr. CASE................................  District of Columbia
                                              Armed Services
                                              Public Works

    Mr. COOPER..............................  Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce
                                              Armed Services
                                              Post Office and Civil Service

    Mr. CORDON..............................  Appropriations
                                              Interior and Insular Affairs

    Mr. DIRKSEN.............................  Appropriations
                                              Judiciary
                                              Government Operations

    Mr. DUFF................................  Armed Services
                                              Post Office and Civil Service

    Mr. DWORSHAK............................  Government Operations
                                              Appropriations
                                              Interior and Insular Affairs

    Mr. FERGUSON............................  Appropriations
                                              Foreign Relations

    Mr. FLANDERS............................  Armed Services
                                              Finance

    Mr. GOLDWATER...........................  Labor and Public Welfare
                                              Banking and Currency

    Mr. GRISWOLD............................  Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce
                                              Rules and Administration
                                              Post Office and Civil Service

    Mr. HENDRICKSON.........................  Judiciary
                                              Armed Services

    Mr. HICKENLOOPER........................  Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Foreign Relations

    Mr. IVES................................  Banking and Currency
                                              Labor and Public Welfare

    Mr. JENNER..............................  Judiciary
                                              Rules and Administration
                                              Post Office and Civil Service

    Mr. KNOWLAND............................  Appropriations
                                              Foreign Relations

    Mr. KUCHEL..............................  Interior and Insular Affairs
                                              Public Works

    Mr. LANGER..............................  Judiciary
                                              Foreign Relations

    Mr. MALONE..............................  Interior and Insular Affairs
                                              Finance

    Mr. MARTIN..............................  Finance
                                              Public Works

    Mr. MCCARTHY............................  Appropriations
                                              Government Operations

    Mr. MILLIKIN............................  Finance
                                              Interior and Insular Affairs

    Mr. MUNDT...............................  Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Appropriations
                                              Government Operations

    Mr. PAYNE...............................  Banking and Currency
                                              District of Columbia

    Mr. POTTER..............................  Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce
                                              Rules and Administration
                                              Government Operations

    Mr. PURTELL.............................  Labor and Public Welfare
                                              Rules and Administration
                                              Post Office and Civil Service

    Mr. SALTONSTALL.........................  Appropriations
                                              Armed Services

    Mr. SCHOEPPEL...........................  Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce
                                              Agriculture and Forestry

    Mrs. SMITH, Maine.......................  Armed Services
                                              Appropriations
                                              Government Operations

    Mr. SMITH, N.J..........................  Foreign Relations
                                              Labor and Public Welfare

    Mr. TAFT................................  Foreign Relations
                                              Labor and Public Welfare

    Mr. THYE................................  Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Appropriations

    Mr. TOBEY...............................  Foreign Relations
                                              Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce

    Mr. WATKINS.............................  Interior and Insular Affairs
                                              Judiciary

    Mr. WELKER..............................  Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Judiciary

    Mr. WILEY...............................  Foreign Relations
                                              Judiciary

    Mr. WILLIAMS............................  Finance
                                              Agriculture and Forestry

    Mr. YOUNG...............................  Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Appropriations

    Mr. MORSE (Independent).................  ______________
                                              ______________
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                                                             [March 6, 1953]

    MARCH 6, 1953
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE, CALLED BY THE
      CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR MARCH 6, 1953, AT 10:00
                     A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the Conference to order at 10:00 a.m., and asked the
    Secretary to call the roll. The following Senators were present:

    Present 36:
      Aiken            Dirksen            Langer            Taft
      Barrett          Dworshak           Malone            Thye
      Beall            Ferguson           Martin            Tobey
      Bennett          Griswold           McCarthy          Watkins
      Bricker          Hendrickson        Millikin          Welker
      Bush             Hickenlooper       Payne             Wiley
      Butler, Nebr.    Ives               Purtell           Young
      Carlson          Jenner             Saltonstall
      Cooper           Knowland           Smith, N.J.
      Cordon           Kuchel

    Absent 12:
      Bridges                             Goldwater
      Butler, Maryland                    Mundt
      Capehart                            Potter
      Case                                Schoeppel
      Duff                                Smith, Maine
      Flanders                            Williams

    The Chairman announced that the first order of business would be the
    unfinished business from the previous meeting, namely, the approval of
    the readjustment of the majority membership of two committees: The
    Committee on Labor and Public Welfare and the Committee on Interstate
    and Foreign Commerce. The Chairman read the proposed majority membership
    of both committees.
    Senator Langer moved that the new majority membership of the two
    committees be accepted as read, and it was seconded. The Chairman put
    the question and the motion was unanimously agreed to by a voice vote.
    Rosters of the new majority membership of the Committee on Labor and
    Public Welfare, and Interstate and Foreign Commerce are attached hereto
    as Exhibit ``A.''
    The Chairman offered the following motion: ``Ordered that Senator Dwight
    Griswold be excused from further service on the Committee on Rules and
    Administration and that Senator Frank A. Barrett be assigned to the
    Majority Membership of the said Committee.''
    Senator Jenner moved its adoption, it was seconded and unanimously
    agreed to by a voice vote.
    There being no further unfinished business, the Chairman explained that
    the Conference meeting had been called primarily to take up two matters
    of new business. The first of these was the consideration of an
    amendment to the Conference Rules proposed by Senator Smith of New
    Jersey. A copy of the amendment is attached hereto as ``Exhibit B.''
    The amendment was read, Senator Smith of New Jersey, moved the adoption
    of the amendment and it was seconded. The Chairman put the question and
    the motion was unanimously agreed to by a voice vote.
    The Chairman then nominated and Senator Smith of New Jersey moved the
    appointment of Senator Hendrickson to membership on the Policy
    Committee. After the nomination was seconded, the nominations were
    closed and Senator Hendrickson was unanimously elected by a voice vote.
    The Chairman then announced the second matter for consideration, namely,
    the selection of a Campaign Committee. He read the following slate of
    nominees:
                    Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee

        Honorable Everett M. Dirksen, Illinois, Chairman
        Honorable John Townsend, Delaware, Co-Chairman
        Honorable William A. Purtell, Connecticut
        Honorable Irving M. Ives, New York
        Honorable John W. Bricker, Ohio
        Honorable Milton R. Young, North Dakota
        Honorable Wallace Bennett, Utah
        Honorable Barry Goldwater, Arizona
        Honorable John M. Butler, Maryland

    Senator Malone made inquiry regarding the title of Co-Chairman, and
    suggested it should be Finance Chairman. A general discussion of the
    title and duties of the position ensued, but the matter was left as
    reported.
    Senator Langer moved, and it was seconded, that nominations be closed
    and that the slate be accepted as presented. The Chairman put the
    question and the motion was unanimously agreed to by a voice vote.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Taft, who discussed H.J. Res. 200,
    regarding the subjugation of free peoples by the Soviet Union.
    Senator Taft yielded in turn to Senator McCarthy, Senator Ives, Senator
    Dworshak, Senator Hickenlooper, Senator Ferguson, Senator Watkins,
    Senator Smith of New Jersey, Senator Carlson, Senator Bricker and
    Senator Knowland, each of whom expressed himself with regard to H.J.
    Res. 200. A copy of this Resolution is attached as Exhibit ``C.''
    No action was taken. Senator Smith of New Jersey, said that an attempt
    was being made to work out a new draft which might meet with greater
    acceptance. Both Senator Taft and Senator Knowland explained that the
    inadvertance whereby the Resolution was given to the press and the
    Democrats prior to being cleared with the Republicans in the Congress
    had caused much of the difficulty and that this in large part was due to
    the failure of liaison between the Executive Department and the
    Congress. They explained further that, in the future every effort would
    be made to prevent such a recurrence.
    There being no further business the Conference adjourned at 11:05 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference April 20, 1953

                                                    [signed] William T. Reed
                                   *    *    *
                                    Exhibit A

      ORDERED, that the following persons shall constitute the Majority
    Membership of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce:

        Charles W. Tobey, Chairman
        Homer E. Capehart
        John W. Bricker
        Anrew F. Schoeppel
        John Marshall Butler
        Dwight Griswold
        John Sherman Cooper
        Charles E. Potter
                                   *    *    *
                                    Exhibit A

      ORDERED, that the following persons shall constitute the Majority
    Membership of the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare:

        H. Alexander Smith, Chairman
        Robert A. Taft
        George D. Aiken
        Irving M. Ives
        Dwight Griswold
        William A. Purtell
        Barry Goldwater
                                   *    *    *
                                    Exhibit B
                   PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONFERENCE RULES

    Senator Smith of New Jersey proposes the following amendments:
    Amend Rule 1 so as to read as follows:
                                       I.

      At the beginning of each Congress, or within one week
      thereafter, a Republican Party Conference shall be held. At
      that Conference there shall be elected the following
      officers:

        Chairman of the Conference
        Secretary of the Conference
        Floor Leader
        Whip
        Chairman of Policy Committee
        A Policy Committee of Twelve Senators

      The Chairman of the Conference, the Secretary of the
      Conference, the Floor Leader, the Whip, the Chairman of the
      Policy Committee, and the President pro tem of the Senate
      (if a Republican), shall be members ex officio of the Policy
      Committee. The other six members shall be nominated by the
      Chairman of the Conference, subject to action by the
      Conference. The six members so nominated and elected shall
      serve for two years and may be reelected for an additional 2
      years, but no such member may serve more than 4 consecutive
      years and then shall be eligible for further service in such
      capacity only after an interval of 2 years. Within 24 hours
      after the election of the Chairman of the Conference each
      Senator may submit a list of six members suggested for
      nomination as members of the Policy Committee.
      In all contested elections, vote shall be by written ballot.
      The term of office of all party officers herein provided
      shall extend for not more than 2 years, and shall expire at
      the close of each Congress.
                                   *    *    *
                                    Exhibit C

    83d Congress
    1st Session
                                  H.J. RES. 200
                         In the House of Representatives
                                February 23, 1953

    Mr. Vorys introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred
    to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
                                JOINT RESOLUTION

    Joining with the President of the United States in a declaration
      regarding the subjugation of free peoples by the Soviet Union.
    Whereas during World War II, representatives of the United States,
      during the course of secret conferences, entered into various
      international agreements or understandings concerning other peoples;
      and
    Whereas the leaders of the Soviet Communist Party, who now control
      Russia, have, in violation of the clear intent of these agreements or
      understandings, subjected the peoples concerned, including whole
      nations, to the domination of a totalitarian imperialism; and
    Whereas such forcible absorption of free peoples into an aggressive
      despotism increases the threat against the security of all remaining
      free peoples including our own; and
    Whereas the people of the United States, true to their tradition and
      heritage of freedom, are never acquiescent in such enslavement of any
      peoples; and
    Whereas it is appropriate that the Congress join with the President in
      giving expression to the desires and hopes of the people of the United
      States: Therefore be it

      Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
    States of America in Congress assembled, That the Congress join with the
    President in declaring that the United States rejects any
    interpretations or applications of any international agreements or
    understandings, made during the course of World War II, which have been
    perverted to bring about the subjugation of free peoples; and be it
    further
      Resolved, That Congress join with the President of the United States
    in proclaiming the hope that the peoples who have been subjected to the
    captivity of Soviet despotism shall again enjoy the right of self-
    determination within a framework which will sustain the peace; that they
    shall again have the right to choose the form of government under which
    they will live, and that sovereign rights of self-government shall be
    restored to them all in accordance with the pledge of the Atlantic
    Charter.
                            ------------------------

                                                              [June 2, 1953]

    JUNE 2, 1953
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE, CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, THE HONORABLE EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR JUNE 2, 1953, AT 10:00
                     A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the Conference to order at 10:00 a.m., and asked the
    Secretary to call the roll. The following Senators were present:

    Present 38:
      Aiken                              Knowland
      Barrett                            Kuchel
      Beall                              Langer
      Bennett                            Malone
      Bricker                            Martin
      Bush                               Millikin
      Butler, Md.                        Mundt
      Capehart                           Payne
      Carlson                            Potter
      Cooper                             Purtell
      Cordon                             Saltonstall
      Dworshak                           Schoeppel
      Ferguson                           Smith, Maine
      Flanders                           Tobey
      Goldwater                          Watkins
      Griswold                           Welker
      Hendrickson                        Wiley
      Hickenlooper                       Williams
      Jenner                             Young

    Absent 10:
      Bridges                            Ives
      Butler, Nebr.                      McCarthy
      Case                               Smith, N.J.
      Dirksen                            Taft
      Duff                               Thye

    The Chairman, speaking for the entire Conference, said he was very happy
    to hear that Senator Butler of Nebraska had fully recovered from his
    illness and would soon rejoin his Senate colleagues.
    The Chairman stated that the Conference had been called for the purpose
    of discussing the matters of current importance and interest to the
    Members. Prior to getting into the main portion of the program, he
    suggested that whenever a Senator plans to deliver a speech on the
    Floor, which he feels is important or may occasion debate, he notify the
    Secretary to the Majority, who in turn will notify the Republican
    Senators, to give them a chance to be present. As early notice as
    possible was recommended so that a good attendance might be assured. It
    was the sense of the meeting that such a plan should be followed.
    Senator Knowland was recognized by the Chairman for the purpose of
    outlining the legislative program necessary to be considered prior to
    adjournment.
    Before discussing the legislation Senator Knowland stressed the
    importance of better attendance at Committee meetings in order to
    expedite legislation reaching the Floor. He also urged prompt response
    to quorum calls in order to prevent undue delay in Floor action on
    legislation being considered. He further requested that the members
    notify the Secretary to the Majority when they were planning to be
    absent and if a pair was desired, to let the Secretary arrange it rather
    than handle it themselves.
    The Senator then outlined the legislative goals which should be reached
    prior to adjournment. The goals are as follows:
    Completion of the Appropriation Bills; Continental Shelf Submerged Lands
    Bill; Customs Simplification; Extension of the Reciprocal Trade Act; Tax
    Legislation; Mutual Security Authorization; Emergency Wheat Loan to
    Pakistan; Hawaiian Statehood; Reorganization Plans; Emergency Displaced
    Persons Legislation.
    Old Age Pension and Survivors Insurance and Taft Hartley Amendments may
    not be ready until next Session.
    Senator Bricker was recognized by the Chairman and raised the question
    as to when S.J. Res. 1 would be reported out by the Judiciary Committee.
    A brisk discussion of the resolution followed and it was the sense of
    the meeting that the resolution should be reported out at an early date.
    3
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      \3\ [Republican Senator John W. Bricker of Ohio proposed a
    constitutional amendment--opposed by the Eisenhower administration--that
    would limit the president's authority to negotiate treaties and
    executive agreements. The Senate rejected the Bricker amendment by a
    single vote in February 1954.]
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    The Conference concurred in the Patronage Committee's selection of
    William Brownrigg, III, as the Assistant Secretary to the Majority, to
    succeed Mr. Howard Foster, who voluntarily retired on June 1, 1953. The
    Chairman requested that the Conference Secretary extend to Mr. Foster
    the good wishes and appreciation of the membership for his many years of
    faithful Senate service. A copy of a resolution, unanimously agreed to,
    is attached.
    After a brief discussion relative to summer adjournment of the Senate
    until January 1954, versus recess and return in the Fall, the Chairman
    asked for a show of hands and a large majority voted in favor of
    adjournment until January 1954, assuming satisfactory accomplishment
    could be shown.
    The question was raised and a discussion followed as to Presidential
    appointment of a Commission to study and make recommendation as to
    Congressional salaries. During the discussion it was brought out that
    the President was willing to appoint such a Commission if the Congress
    wanted him to do so. The Conference voted 25 to 9 in favor of the
    President appointing a Commission and the Chairman said he would so
    inform the President at the next White House Conference.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Cooper, who said he thought that if the
    Republican Senators could be briefed on each appropriation bill prior to
    its going to the Floor, there would be a much better understanding of
    the legislation. Senator Ferguson concurred in the thinking of Senator
    Cooper and said he would mention the suggestion to Senator Bridges.
    Senator Saltonstall was recognized by the Chairman who asked him to
    bring the Conference up to date regarding the proposed cut in the Air
    Defense budget. Senator Saltonstall furnished facts and figures
    submitted by the Department of Defense comparing the air power of the
    Navy and Air Force to be developed under the Eisenhower military budget
    for the fiscal year 1954, with that planned under the Truman budget.
    The staff of the Policy Committee was asked by the Conference Chairman,
    with the concurrence of the Policy Committee Chairman, to prepare, after
    action had been taken on the Defense Appropriation Bill, a report to
    distribute to all Republican Senators, showing amount of air power
    provided by the Appropriation Bill, and the facts and arguments to
    support the Republican position.
    There being no further business the Conference adjourned at 11:30 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference June 22, 1953

                                                    [signed] William T. Reed

                                                  Secretary for the Majority
                                   *    *    *

    83d Congress
    1st Session

      Senator Eugene D. Millikin offered the following resolution
      in the Republican Majority Conference on Tuesday, June 2,
      1953, which was adopted by unanimous action:

      Resolved, That the Republican Majority Conference of the Senate
    expresses its deep sense of appreciation to Howard C. Foster, its
    retiring Assistant Secretary to the Majority, for his efficient long and
    faithful service, and extends its best wishes for continued success and
    happiness in all of his future endeavors.
    Attest:

                                                                    Chairman
                            ------------------------

                                                             [June 23, 1953]

    JUNE 23, 1953
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE, CALLED BY THE
    CHAIRMAN, THE HONORABLE EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR JUNE 23, 1953, AT 10:00
                     A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the Conference to order at 10:00 a.m., recognized
    Senator Dirksen and requested him to give a brief resume of his recent
    trip to the Far East, as the Republican member of a two-man
    Appropriations Committee team to investigate conditions there and report
    back. The Senator from Illinois high-pointed his trip, which included
    visits to Korea, Japan, Indo-China and Formosa, in a brief but thorough
    explanation of conditions as they exist in each of the countries today.
    He gained this information from conferences he had with officials in
    each of the countries visited and from his own observations with respect
    to our Mutual Aid Program to those countries. Considerable interest was
    shown in Senator Dirksen's report as evidenced by the questions asked
    him at the conclusion of his remarks.
    The Chairman, on behalf of the Conference, expressed his thanks to
    Senator Dirksen for his excellent report.
    At this point, prior to taking up any regular business, the Chairman
    asked the Secretary to call the roll. The following Senators were
    present:

    Present 36:
      Aiken                              Kuchel
      Barrett                            Langer
      Beall                              Malone
      Bennett                            Martin
      Bush                               Millikin
      Butler, Md.                        Mundt
      Butler, Nebr.                      Payne
      Capehart                           Potter
      Carlson                            Purtell
      Case                               Saltonstall
      Cordon                             Smith, Maine
      Dirksen                            Smith, N.J.
      Dworshak                           Taft
      Goldwater                          Tobey
      Griswold                           Watkins
      Hendrickson                        Welker
      Jenner                             Wiley
      Knowland                           Young

    Absent 12:
      Bricker                            Hickenlooper
      Bridges                            Ives
      Cooper                             McCarthy
      Duff                               Schoeppel
      Ferguson                           Thye
      Flanders                           Williams

    Senator Knowland was recognized and discussed the importance of a good
    attendance at all sessions in order to expedite the legislative program
    and assure Republican control. He requested that live pairs be arranged
    through the Secretary to the Majority and that pairs be held to a
    minimum. He also suggested that if there are objections to nominations
    appearing on the Executive Calendar, that the Acting Majority Leader be
    advised prior to the Calendar call. In relation to Conference Reports
    being called up, Senator Knowland emphasized the importance of team play
    if the Majority expects to control the legislative program. He also
    requested that conferees advise the Acting Majority Leader of the
    decision reached by them as soon as possible, especially when a
    disagreement develops.
    The importance of every Senator advising his office staff where he can
    be reached at all times was stressed by Senator Knowland.
    In response to an inquiry, the legislative program for the rest of the
    week and plans for adjournment over the July 4th weekend were outlined.
    The Chairman, on behalf of himself and the Conference, expressed great
    pleasure at seeing Senator Butler of Nebraska in attendance and looking
    so well.
    Senator Wiley, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, was
    recognized by the Conference Chairman and was asked to explain and
    discuss the Act authorizing the extension of the Mutual Security
    Administration. Prior to starting his explanation, Senator Wiley
    requested that Francis O. Wilcox, Chief of the Professional Staff of the
    Foreign Relations Committee, be permitted to attend the meeting during
    the M.S.A. discussion and the request was granted, it being explained by
    the Chairman that such action was not to be taken as a precedent.
    Senator Wiley then outlined the proposed M.S.A. legislation, explaining
    various committee changes and answering inquiries concerning certain
    phases of the Act.
    At the conclusion of Senator Wiley's remarks, Senator Taft was
    recognized and made a number of pertinent observations relative to
    various sections of the Act.
    After Senator Taft's remarks, a brief, general discussion of various
    aspects and provisions of the Mutual Security Act of 1951, as amended,
    followed.
    There being no further business the Conference adjourned at 11:47 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

    SECRETARY OF THE CONFERENCE

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference July 25, 1953

                                                    [signed] William T. Reed

                                                  Secretary for the Majority

                            ------------------------

                                                             [June 30, 1953]

    JUNE 30, 1953
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE, CALLED BY THE
    CHAIRMAN, THE HONORABLE EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR JUNE 30, 1953, AT 10:00
                     A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the Conference to order at 10:00 a.m. The roll was
    not called, but the following Senators were observed to be present.

    Present 32:
      Barrett                            Griswold
      Beall                              Hendrickson
      Bennett                            Hickenlooper
      Bricker                            Knowland
      Bush                               Malone
      Butler, Md.                        Martin
      Capehart                           Millikin
      Carlson                            Mundt
      Case                               Payne
      Cooper                             Saltonstall
      Cordon                             Schoeppel
      Dirksen                            Smith, N.J.
      Dworshak                           Thye
      Ferguson                           Watkins
      Flanders                           Welker
      Goldwater                          Young

    Absent 16:
      Aiken                              McCarthy
      Bridges                            Potter
      Butler, Nebr.                      Purtell
      Duff                               Smith, Maine
      Ives                               Taft
      Jenner                             Tobey
      Kuchel                             Wiley
      Langer                             Williams

    A quorum being present, the Chairman recognized Senator Knowland who
    outlined the legislative program for the remainder of the week and for
    Monday, July 6 and Tuesday, July 7.
    Following Senator Knowland's presentation, the Chairman explained that
    the Conference had been called to consider the Trade Agreements
    Extension Act of 1953, which would be the pending business on the Floor
    following passage of the M.S.A. Act.
    He first mentioned that the President was anxious to have the Act
    extended for one year in its present form. The extension, he explained,
    provides for the establishment of a bipartisan commission on foreign
    economic policy, ``to examine, study and report on the subject of
    international trade and to recommend policies, measures and practices
    for stimulating its sound enlargement.'' The Commission is to make its
    report to the President and the Congress within 60 days after the second
    regular Session of the 83rd Congress is convened.
    Senator Millikin outlined the history of the Act since 1947, explaining
    the ``peril point'' and ``escape clause'' which were included in the
    1948 Act. In 1950, it was pointed out, the Democrats repealed the Act
    but reinstated it in 1951 and included both the ``peril point'' and the
    ``escape clause,'' by a vote of 75-2. The present Act is substantially
    the same as that passed in 1951.
    At the conclusion of the Chairman's resume a general discussion of the
    legislation took place and it was moved, seconded and agreed to by a
    voice vote that it was the sense of the Conference that its Chairman
    should request the President to call on the Tariff Commission for a new
    study of the impact of competitive imports on the wool industry in the
    current year and make recommendations for a remedy. The Chairman thanked
    the Conference for its backing and said he would convey its sentiments
    to the President.
    After a brief explanation by the Chairman of the Commission on Foreign
    Economic Policy to be appointed to study the trade problem, he again
    urged support of the Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1953, together
    with the Committee Report.
    There being no further business the Conference was adjourned at 11:30
    a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference, July 25, 1953

                                                    [signed] William T. Reed

                                                  Secretary for the Majority
                                   *    *    *

                                                            Calendar No. 474
                                     SENATE

    83d Congress
          Report
    1st Session
           No. 472
                     TRADE AGREEMENTS EXTENSION ACT OF 1953
         June 26 (legislative day, June 8), 1953--Ordered to be printed
      Mr. Millikin, from the Committee on Finance, submitted the following

                                     REPORT
                            [To accompany H.R. 5495]

      The Committee on Finance, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 5495) to
    extend the authority of the President to enter into trade agreements
    under section 350 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and for other
    purposes, having considered the same, report favorably thereon with
    amendments and recommend that the bill do pass.
      [The 7-page text of the report appears at pp. 60181-87 of Vol. 6 of
    the original minutes, and the 12-page text of H.R. 5495 as reported by
    the Senate appears at page 60188 of Vol. 6 of the original minutes.]
                            ------------------------

                                                            [August 4, 1953]

    AUGUST 4, 1953
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE, CALLED BY THE
    CHAIRMAN, THE HONORABLE EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR AUGUST 4, 1953, AT 2:00
                     P.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 2:10 p.m., and asked the
    Secretary to call the roll. The following Senators were present:

    Present 39:
      Aiken                              Jenner
      Barrett                            Knowland
      Beall                              Kuchel
      Bennett                            Langer
      Bush                               Martin
      Butler, Md.                        Millikin
      Butler, Nebr.                      Mundt
      Capehart                           Payne
      Carlson                            Potter
      Case                               Purtell
      Cooper                             Saltonstall
      Cordon                             Schoeppel
      Dirksen                            Smith, Maine
      Duff                               Smith, N.J.
      Dworshak                           Thye
      Ferguson                           Watkins
      Griswold                           Wiley
      Hendrickson                        Williams
      Hickenlooper                       Young
      Ives

    Absent 7:
      Bricker                            Malone
      Bridges                            McCarthy
      Flanders                           Welker
      Goldwater

    The Chairman recognized Senator Ferguson who offered the attached
    resolutions (Exhibits ``A'' and ``B''), both of which were unanimously
    agreed to.
    Senator Dirksen was then recognized and explained that the large manila
    envelope which had been given to each Senator contained campaign
    material for their use when they returned home.
    At this point the Chairman read the letter of resignation as Policy
    Chairman which had been tendered by Senator Knowland. The letter is
    attached at ``Exhibit C.''
    The Chairman then recognized Senator Cordon who spoke at some length in
    praise and appreciation of the outstanding job Senator Knowland had done
    under extremely difficult circumstances, while serving as both the
    Acting Floor Leader and as Chairman of the Policy Committee. At the
    conclusion of his commendatory remarks Senator Cordon placed Senator
    Knowland's name in nomination for the position of Floor Leader. The
    nomination was seconded by Senators Thye, Smith of New Jersey, Langer
    and Hendrickson.
    Senator Ives then moved that if there were no further nominations, the
    nominations be closed and that the Secretary cast a single ballot for
    Senator Knowland. The motion was seconded and Senator Knowland was
    unanimously elected Majority Floor Leader.
    Senator Knowland then thanked the Conference Members for their
    confidence in him and for the great honor they had bestowed upon him. He
    said he would do his utmost to justify their belief in him and carry out
    the Party program during the second Session of the 83rd Congress.
    Senator Carlson, after being recognized by the Chairman, said he thought
    the Conference ought to know that, at the beginning of the 83rd
    Congress, when the late Senator Taft expressed to President Eisenhower
    his desire to be the Majority Floor Leader, he had also mentioned to the
    President that he would like to have Senator Knowland be his assistant.
    At this point it was moved by Senator Langer that the resignation of
    Senator Knowland as Policy Chairman be unanimously accepted. The motion
    was seconded and agreed to without dissent.
    After stating that nominations were in order for the position of
    Chairman of the Policy Committee, Senator Millikin recognized Senator
    Saltonstall who made a brief nominating speech and then placed the name
    of Senator Ferguson in nomination.
    The nomination was seconded by Senators Smith of Maine, Dirksen, Thye,
    Langer, Capehart and Griswold. Senator Mundt then moved that the
    nominations be closed and that the Secretary cast a unanimous ballot for
    Senator Ferguson.
    The motion was promptly seconded and Senator Ferguson was unanimously
    elected Chairman of the Policy Committee. After being recognized by
    Senator Millikin, he expressed his deep appreciation to the Conference
    for electing him its new Policy Committee Chairman and assured the
    members that he would do his best to handle the job to the satisfaction
    of the Party.
    Senator Capehart requested and was given recognition by the Chairman. He
    announced that at the next meeting of the Conference he planned to move
    to amend the Conference rules. He said his amendment would change the
    method of selecting the members of the Policy Committee. In addition to
    the President Pro Tempore (if he were a Republican), the Floor Leader,
    the Conference Chairman and the Whip, all of whom would be ex officio
    members, his amendment would specify that the Chairmen of all Standing
    Committees, when the Republicans have the Majority, plus one Member of
    the Freshman Senators shall constitute regular membership of the Policy
    Committee.
    When the Republicans are in the minority, then the ranking Republican
    Members of all Standing Committees will become regular members of the
    Policy Committee.
    Both Senator Smith of New Jersey and Senator Thye raised objections to
    Senator Capehart's suggested amendment and each discussed alternative
    methods, but did not state that they planned to offer them as amendments
    to the Conference rules.
    Senator Dirksen was recognized by the Chairman and after making a few
    brief remarks relative to the legislation passed on August 3rd, creating
    a Commission to study Judicial and Congressional salaries, he suggested
    that the Senators give some careful consideration to possible candidates
    to be selected from the ranks of industry, as members of the Commission.
    Chairman Millikin urged the Members to give thoughtful study to ways and
    means of improving the functioning of the Party.
    Upon recognition by the Chairman, Senator Griswold mentioned the matter
    of a vacancy on the Policy Committee and suggested that Senator Cooper
    be chosen to fill the vacancy. Both Senators Wiley and Butler of
    Nebraska spoke in behalf of Senator Cooper and the Chairman thanked the
    Members and assured them that when the time came to fill the vacancy, he
    would give careful consideration to their recommendations.
    Senator Knowland was recognized and outlined the various possible
    situations that could develop relative to committee membership ratios if
    Governor Lausche should appoint a Democrat to fill the vacancy created
    by the death of Senator Taft. He suggested that some study ought to be
    given toward determining the most practical way of solving such a
    situation.
    Senator Case was then recognized and explained briefly some of the
    situations that may and can occur with regard to committee ratios,
    should such an appointment materialize.
    Chairman Millikin complimented the Conference for its action in choosing
    the new leaders and expressed pride in the success that had been
    attained during the Session. He urged all of the Members to speak with
    pride concerning the accomplishments of the 1st Session of the 83rd
    Congress. The Republicans, he emphasized, should leave here to return to
    their various states and to let it be known that we are a united Party.
    Senator Carlson was recognized and said he thought that Senator Millikin
    deserved high praise for the splendid job he had done as the Chairman of
    the Majority Conference. Unanimous agreement of the Members of the
    Conference was indicated by a rousing round of applause.
    There being no further business to come before it, the Conference was
    adjourned at 4:00 p.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference, August 17, 1953

                                                    [signed] William T. Reed

                                                  Secretary for the Majority
                                   *    *    *
                                  EXHIBIT ``A''

    83d Congress
    1st Session
                              Charles William Tobey

      Senator Homer Ferguson offered the following resolution for Senator
    Styles Bridges in the Republican Majority Conference on Tuesday, August
    4, 1953, which was adopted by unanimous action.
      Whereas Almighty God in His infinite wisdom has taken from us our
    beloved colleague, the Honorable Charles William Tobey, late junior
    Senator from the State of New Hampshire, and
      Whereas throughout his fourteen years in the United States Senate he
    rendered to our Nation and to his State a most distinguished service,
    and
      Whereas he was our affectionate friend and our esteemed colleague,
    ever ready to give of himself, of his efforts, and of his judgment,
       Now, therefore,
      Be It Resolved, That we, the Republican colleagues in the United
    States Senate of the Honorable Charles William Tobey, express our sense
    of loss at his passing, and
      Further, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to Mrs. Lillian
    S. Tobey, that she may be assured of our deep respect for her and of our
    condolences to her upon the passing of our friend, her husband.
    Attest:

                                                                    Chairman
                                                                   Secretary
                                   *    *    *
                                  EXHIBIT ``B''

    83d Congress
    1st Session
                              Robert Alphonso Taft

      Senator Homer Ferguson offered the following resolution for Senator
    John W. Bricker in the Republican Majority Conference on Tuesday, August
    4, 1953, which was adopted by unanimous action:
      Whereas Almighty God in His infinite wisdom has taken from us our
    beloved colleague, the Honorable Robert Alphonso Taft, late senior
    Senator from the State of Ohio, and
      Whereas throughout his fourteen years in the United States Senate he
    rendered to our Nation and to his State a most distinguished service,
    and
      Whereas he was our affectionate friend and our esteemed colleague,
    ever ready to give of himself, of his efforts, and of his judgment,
    Now, therefore,
      Be It Resolved, That we, the Republican colleagues in the United
    States Senate of the Honorable Robert Alphonso Taft, express our sense
    of loss at his passing, and
      Further, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to Mrs. Martha
    B. Taft, that she may be assured of our deep respect for her and of our
    condolences to her upon the passing of our friend, her husband.
    Attest:

                                                                    Chairman
                                                                   Secretary
                                   *    *    *
                                  EXHIBIT ``C''

                                                              August 3, 1953

    Eugene Millikin, Chairman
    Conference of Republican Senators
      I hereby tender my resignation as Chairman of the Senate Republican
    Policy Committee effective at 2 p.m. Tuesday, August 4, 1953

                                          [signed] William Knowland
                                          U.S. Senator

                                     ------

      MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES, CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, SENATOR HUGH BUTLER, FOR JANUARY 11, 1954, IN THE OFFICE OF
                    THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE, AT 2:30 P.M.

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 2:30 p.m.
    The following members of the Committee were present: Senators Butler of
    Nebraska, Bricker, Butler of Maryland, Capehart, Carlson and Case. The
    following members were absent: Duff, Ferguson and Hickenlooper. Also
    present was William T. Reed, Secretary for the Majority.
    The Chairman stated that he had written each Republican Senator the
    customary letter requesting committee preferences, and that two work
    sheets had been compiled in order that the Committee might have the
    necessary information on which to base their decisions. He then
    explained the two work sheets to the members. Assignments to the various
    committees were filled in accordance with eligibility and seniority.
    After a brief discussion, Senator Bricker moved that the assignments as
    approved by the Committee be reported to the Republican Conference
    called for Tuesday, January 12, at 10:00 a.m., in Room 335, Senate
    Office Building. The Chairman put the question and the motion was agreed
    to by a voice vote.
    Following are the changes in, and assignments made to, the various
    committees: Senator Aiken was excused from the Committee on Labor and
    Public Welfare, and assigned to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
    Senator Capehart was excused from the Committee on Interstate and
    Foreign Commerce, and was assigned to the committee on Foreign
    Relations. Senator McCarthy was assigned to the Committee on Rules and
    Administration. Senator Duff was assigned to the Committee on Interstate
    and Foreign Commerce. Senator Cooper was excused from the Committee on
    Interstate and Foreign Commerce, and assigned to the Committee on Labor
    and Public Welfare.
    Senator Purtell was excused from the Committee on Rules and
    Administration, and was assigned to the Committee on Interstate and
    Foreign Commerce. Senator Payne was assigned to the Committee on
    Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Senator Upton was assigned to the
    Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, the Committee on Post Office and
    Civil Service, and the Committee on Public Works.
    There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 3:30 p.m.

                                                    [signed] William T. Reed

                                                  Secretary for the Majority

                                                        [signed] Hugh Butler

                                     Chairman of the Committee on Committees
                            ------------------------

                                                          [January 12, 1954]

    JANUARY 12, 1954
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE, CALLED BY THE
      CHAIRMAN, SENATOR EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR JANUARY 12, 1954, AT 10:00
                    A.M., IN ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m., and asked the
    Secretary to call the roll. The following Senators were present:

    Present 43:
      Aiken                              Knowland
      Barrett                            Kuchel
      Beall                              Langer
      Bennett                            Malone
      Bricker                            Martin
      Bush                               McCarthy
      Butler, Md.                        Millikin
      Butler, Nebr.                      Mundt
      Carlson                            Payne
      Case                               Potter
      Cooper                             Purtell
      Cordon                             Saltonstall
      Dirksen                            Schoeppel
      Duff                               Smith, Maine
      Dworshak                           Smith, N.J.
      Flanders                           Thye
      Goldwater                          Upton
      Griswold                           Watkins
      Hendrickson                        Welker
      Hickenlooper                       Wiley
      Jenner                             Williams
                                         Young
    Absent 4:
      Bridges                            Ferguson
      Capehart                           Ives

    Others present: J. Mark Trice, Lloyd Jones, William T. Reed.
    A quorum was present.
    The Chairman extended personal greetings to all his colleagues and
    expressed great pleasure on having such a fine attendance at the first
    Conference of the Session.
    Senator Knowland was recognized and said he hoped that during the week
    of February eighth, the principal week devoted to Lincoln's Birthday
    Dinners, there would not be too many of the Senators away from the
    Senate at the same time. His concern, he said, stemmed from the fact
    that it was customary for an agreement to be made with the Democrats
    that no record votes on major legislation would be taken during that
    week or the week of the Jackson Day Dinners, if many Senators are
    absent. Therefore, if many are to be away the legislative program will
    be considerably delayed.
    He further stated that, now since the Administration's honeymoon is
    over, there may be frequent criticism on the Floor of the Republican
    Committee Chairmen and the Cabinet Members, by the Democrats. If this
    does occur, the Senator suggested that the Floor Secretary and his staff
    should immediately notify the Chairman being criticized.
    In order that none of the Senators be penalized, Senator Knowland urged
    that everyone cooperate in taking a turn at relieving the Floor Leader
    or, the Vice President, from their Floor duties when asked.
    At this point he explained the committee ratio agreement that has been
    worked out with the Democrats. Included as Exhibit ``A'' is a copy of
    the agreement. He emphasized that the present proposal would apply to
    the balance of the 83rd Congress only. The agreement was approved by the
    Conference.
    Senator Butler of Nebraska was recognized and explained the committee
    assignments that had been worked out by the Committee on Committees.
    Exhibit ``B'' explains the changes. He also read a statement, Exhibit
    ``C'' attached, which explains a correction that has been made in the
    seniority rating on the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee,
    between Senators Potter and Griswold. The new order as corrected is as
    follows:

      That the majority Members of the Committee on Interstate and
      Foreign Commerce shall be the following: Mr. John W. Bricker
      of Ohio, Chairman; Mr. Andrew F. Schoeppel of Kansas; Mr.
      John M. Butler of Maryland; Mr. Charles E. Potter of
      Michigan; Mr. Dwight Griswold of Nebraska; Mr. James H. Duff
      of Pennsylvania; Mr. William A. Purtell of Connecticut; and
      Mr. Frederick G. Payne of Maine.

    Senator Case requested that Senator Payne be permitted to remain on the
    District of Columbia Committee, instead of assigning Senator
    Hendrickson, as was done by the Committee. Senator Hendrickson gladly
    withdrew in favor of Senator Payne.
    Senator Knowland moved, and Senator Langer seconded, that the Committee
    on Committees report be accepted as presented, together with the
    substitution of Senator Payne for Senator Hendrickson on the District of
    Columbia Committee.
    Exhibits ``D'' and ``E'' are the new lists of Committee assignments as
    submitted to, and approved by, the Conference.
    The Conference Chairman thanked the Floor Leader and the Chairman and
    Members of the Committee on Committees for the splendid job they did in
    working out a mutually satisfactory committee ratio agreement with the
    Democrats, and in the individual assignments that were made to the
    committees.
    Senator Upton of New Hampshire, who was appointed to fill the vacancy
    created by the death of Senator Tobey, was welcomed by the Chairman, and
    introduced to the Members of the Conference.
    Senator Smith of New Jersey was recognized and expressed his pleasure on
    having Senator Upton assigned to the Committee on Labor and Public
    Welfare, of which Senator Smith is Chairman.
    Senator Dirksen, Chairman of the Senatorial Campaign Committee, was
    recognized and asked to make a report of the Committee's activities.
    After a brief review of the special elections recently held in New
    Jersey and California, the Senator discussed this year's Senatorial
    contests, state by state. He was quite optimistic regarding the results
    next November.
    At this point a brief discussion took place relative to Secretary
    Benson, and his farm program. Messrs. McCarthy, Welker, Watkins, Young,
    Thye and Jenner, contributed to the discussion.
    Chairman Millikin closed the meeting by urging that there be as much
    party cooperation as possible and that the Majority Party Members be
    confident, hard working, forthright, and present a solid front to the
    voters throughout the coming year.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference, April 1, 1954

                                                    [signed] William T. Reed

                                                  Secretary for the Majority
                                   *    *    *
                                  Exhibit ``A''

      Resolved, That during the remainder of the 83rd Congress section (1)
    of rule XXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate (relating to standing
    committees) is amended--
      (1) by striking out ``11'' in subsection (e) (relating to the
    Committee on Post Office and Civil Service) and inserting in lieu
    thereof ``13'' and
      (2) by striking out ``11'' in subsection (n) (relating to the
    Committee on Public Works) and inserting in lieu thereof ``13.''
      Sec. 2. During the remainder of the 83rd Congress section (4) of rule
    XXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, as amended, is further amended
    by inserting ``(a)'' after ``4'' and by striking out ``14'' and
    inserting in lieu thereof ``18'', and by adding the following new
    paragraph:
      ``(b) In the event that during the remainder of the 83rd Congress
    members of one party in the Senate are replaced by members of the other
    party, the 21 third-committee assignments shall in such event be
    distributed in accordance with the following table:

               ``Senate seats                 Third committee assignments

         Majority           Minority          Majority          Minority

               48                 48                18                3
               49                 47                16                5
               50                 46                14                7
               51                 45                12               9''

                                   *    *    *
                                  Exhibit ``B''
                                COMMITTEE SERVICE

      Ordered, that the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Aiken) be, and he is
    hereby, excused from further service as a member of the Committee on
    Labor and Public Welfare and is assigned to service on the Committee on
    Foreign Relations.
      Ordered, that the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Capehart) be, and he is
    hereby, excused from further service as a member of the Committee on
    Interstate and Foreign Commerce and is assigned to service on the
    Committee on Foreign Relations.
      Ordered, that the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. McCarthy) be, and he is
    hereby, assigned to service on the Committee on Rules and
    Administration.
      Ordered, that the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Duff) be, and he is
    hereby, assigned to service on the Committee on Interstate and Foreign
    Commerce.
      Ordered that the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Cooper) be, and he is
    hereby, excused from further service as a member of the Committee on
    Interstate and Foreign Commerce and is assigned to service on the
    Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.
      Ordered, that the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Purtell) be, and he is
    hereby, excused from further service as a member of the Committee on
    Rules and Administration and is assigned to service on the Committee on
    Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
      Ordered, that the Senator from Maine (Mr. Payne) be, and he is hereby,
    assigned to service on the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
      Ordered, that the Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. Upton) be, and he is
    hereby, assigned to service on the Committee on Labor and Public
    Welfare; the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service; the Committee
    on Public Works.
                                   *    *    *
                                  Exhibit ``C''
                  STATEMENT READ BY SENATOR BUTLER OF NEBRASKA

      Last January when the Republican Conference approved the committee
    assignments, Senator Potter's name was inadvertently placed junior to
    that of Senator Griswold on the Interstate and Foreign Commerce
    Committee, when actually, on the basis of established seniority, their
    positions should have been reversed.
      To correct the oversight Senator Potter's name now appears in its
    proper seniority position on the committee lists you have before you.
                                   *    *    *
                                  Exhibit ``D''
                                January 12, 1954
                            (Confidential Work Sheet)
                        COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS OF SENATORS
                              Eighty-third Congress
                 (To be Submitted to the Republican Conference)

    Mr. AIKEN...............................  Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Foreign Relations

    Mr. BARRETT.............................  District of Columbia
                                              Interior and Insular Affairs
                                              Rules and Administration

    Mr. BEALL...............................  Banking and Currency
                                              District of Columbia
                                              Public Works

    Mr. BENNETT.............................  Banking and Currency
                                              Finance

    Mr. BRICKER.............................  Banking and Currency
                                              Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce

    Mr. BRIDGES.............................  Appropriations
                                              Armed Services

    Mr. BUSH................................  Banking and Currency
                                              Public Works

    Mr. BUTLER, Md..........................  Government Operations
                                              Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce
                                              Judiciary

    Mr. BUTLER, Nebr........................  Finance
                                              Interior and Insular Affairs

    Mr. CAPEHART............................  Banking and Currency
                                              Foreign Relations

    Mr. CARLSON.............................  Finance
                                              Post Office and Civil Service
                                              Rules and Administration

    Mr. CASE................................  Armed Services
                                              District of Columbia
                                              Public Works

    Mr. COOPER..............................  Armed Services
                                              Labor and Public Welfare
                                              Post Office and Civil Service

    Mr. CORDON..............................  Appropriations
                                              Interior and Insular Affairs

    Mr. DIRKSEN.............................  Appropriations
                                              Government Operations
                                              Judiciary

    Mr. DUFF................................  Armed Services
                                              Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce
                                              Post Office and Civil Service

    Mr. DWORSHAK............................  Appropriations
                                              Government Operations
                                              Interior and Insular Affairs

    Mr. FERGUSON............................  Appropriations
                                              Foreign Relations

    Mr. FLANDERS............................  Armed Services
                                              Finance

    Mr. GOLDWATER...........................  Banking and Currency
                                              Labor and Public Welfare

    Mr. GRISWOLD............................  Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce
                                              Labor and Public Welfare
                                              Post Office and Civil Service

    Mr. HENDRICKSON.........................  Armed Services
                                              Judiciary

    Mr. HICKENLOOPER........................  Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Foreign Relations

    Mr. IVES................................  Banking and Currency
                                              Labor and Public Welfare

    Mr. JENNER..............................  Judiciary
                                              Post Office and Civil Service
                                              Rules and Administration

    Mr. KNOWLAND............................  Appropriations
                                              Foreign Relations

    Mr. KUCHEL..............................  Interior and Insular Affairs
                                              Public Works

    Mr. LANGER..............................  Foreign Relations
                                              Judiciary

    Mr. MALONE..............................  Finance
                                              Interior and Insular Affairs

    Mr. MARTIN..............................  Finance
                                              Public Works

    Mr. MCCARTHY............................  Appropriations
                                              Government Operations
                                              Rules and Administration

    Mr. MILLIKIN............................  Finance
                                              Interior and Insular Affairs

    Mr. MUNDT...............................  Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Appropriations
                                              Government Operations

    Mr. PAYNE...............................  Banking and Currency
                                              Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce
                                              District of Columbia

    Mr. POTTER..............................  Government Operations
                                              Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce
                                              Rules and Administration

    Mr. PURTELL.............................  Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce
                                              Labor and Public Welfare
                                              Post Office and Civil Service

    Mr. SALTONSTALL.........................  Appropriations
                                              Armed Services

    Mr. SCHOEPPEL...........................  Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce

    Mrs. SMITH, Maine.......................  Appropriations
                                              Armed Services
                                              Government Operations

    Mr. SMITH, N.J..........................  Foreign Relations
                                              Labor and Public Welfare

    Mr. THYE................................  Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Appropriations

    Mr. UPTON...............................  Labor and Public Welfare
                                              Post Office and Civil Service
                                              Public Works

    Mr. WATKINS.............................  Interior and Insular Affairs
                                              Judiciary

    Mr. WELKER..............................  Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Judiciary

    Mr. WILEY...............................  Foreign Relations
                                              Judiciary

    Mr. WILLIAMS............................  Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Finance

    Mr. YOUNG...............................  Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Appropriations

    Mr. MORSE (Independent).................  District of Columbia
                                              Public Works

                                   *    *    *
                                  Exhibit ``E''
                                January 12, 1954
                            (Confidential Work Sheet)
                        STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE
                              Eighty-third Congress
                 (To be Submitted to the Republican Conference)

    On Agriculture and Forestry (Ratio 8-7)

      Messrs. AIKEN, Chairman, YOUNG, THYE, HICKENLOOPER, MUNDT,
      WILLIAMS, SCHOEPPEL, WELKER.

    On Appropriations (Ratio 12-11)

      Messrs. BRIDGES, Chairman, FERGUSON, CORDON, SALTONSTALL,
      YOUNG, KNOWLAND, THYE, MCCARTHY, MUNDT, Mrs. SMITH, Maine,
      Messrs. DWORSHAK, DIRKSEN.

    On Armed Services (Ratio 8-7)

      Messrs. SALTONSTALL, Chairman, BRIDGES, FLANDERS, Mrs.
      SMITH, Maine, Messrs. HENDRICKSON, CASE, DUFF, COOPER.

    On Banking and Currency (Ratio 8-7)

      Messrs. CAPEHART, Chairman, BRICKER, IVES, BENNETT, BUSH,
      BEALL, PAYNE, GOLDWATER.

    On District of Columbia (Ratio 5-4)

      Messrs. CASE, Chairman, BARRETT, BEALL, PAYNE. MORSE.

    On Finance (Ratio 8-7)

      Messrs. MILLIKIN, Chairman, BUTLER, Nebr., MARTIN, WILLIAMS,
      FLANDERS, MALONE, CARLSON, BENNETT.

    On Foreign Relations (Ratio 8-7)

      Messrs. WILEY, Chairman, SMITH, N.J., HICKENLOOPER, LANGER,
      FERGUSON, KNOWLAND, AIKEN, CAPEHART.

    On Government Operations (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. MCCARTHY, Chairman, MUNDT, Mrs. SMITH, Maine,
      Messrs. DWORSHAK, DIRKSEN, BUTLER, Md., POTTER.

    On Interior and Insular Affairs (Ratio 8-7)

      Messrs. BUTLER, Nebr., Chairman, MILLIKIN, CORDON, MALONE,
      WATKINS, DWORSHAK, KUCHEL, BARRETT.

    On Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Ratio 8-7)

      Messrs. BRICKER, Chairman, SCHOEPPEL, BUTLER, Md., POTTER,
      GRISWORLD, DUFF, PURTELL, PAYNE.

    On the Judiciary (Ratio 8-7)

      Messrs. LANGER, Chairman, WILEY, JENNER, WATKINS,
      HENDRICKSON, DIRKSEN, WELKER, BUTLER, Md.

    On Labor and Public Welfare (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. SMITH, N.J., Chairman, IVES, GRISWOLD, PURTELL,
      GOLDWATER, COOPER, UPTON.

    On Post Office and Civil Service (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. CARLSON, Chairman, DUFF, JENNER, COOPER, GRISWOLD,
      PURTELL, UPTON.

    On Public Works (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. MARTIN, Chairman, CASE, BUSH, KUCHEL, BEALL, UPTON.
      MORSE.

    On Rules and Administration (Ratio 5-4)

      Messrs. JENNER, Chairman, CARLSON, POTTER, BARRETT,
      MCCARTHY.

                            ------------------------

                                                            [March 23, 1954]

    MARCH 23, 1954
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE, CALLED BY THE
    CHAIRMAN, SENATOR EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR MARCH 23, 1954, AT 10:00 A.M.
                      IN ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING.

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:10 a.m.
    In the absence of Senator Young the Chair designated Senator Saltonstall
    to be acting secretary and asked him to call the roll. The following
    Senators were present:

    Present 39:
      Barrett                            Ives
      Beall                              Jenner
      Bennett                            Kuchel
      Bricker                            Malone
      Bush                               Martin
      Butler, Nebr.                      McCarthy
      Capehart                           Millikin
      Carlson                            Mundt
      Cooper                             Potter
      Cordon                             Purtell
      Dirksen                            Saltonstall
      Duff                               Schoeppel
      Dworshak                           Smith, Maine
      Ferguson                           Smith, N.J.
      Flanders                           Thye
      Goldwater                          Upton
      Griswold                           Watkins
      Hendrickson                        Welker
      Hickenlooper                       Wiley
                                         Williams
    Absent 8:
      Aiken                              Knowland
      Bridges                            Langer
      Butler, Md.                        Payne
      Case                               Young

    Others present: J. Mark Trice, Lloyd Jones, William T. Reed, James
    Gleason.
    A quorum was present.
    Senator Barrett, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Privileges and
    Elections was recognized by Chairman Millikin, who requested that
    Senator Barrett explain New Mexico Senatorial Election Resolution 220,
    which he did in detail. 4 A number of the Senators
    interrogated Senator Barrett and Senator Millikin concerning various
    aspects of the Resolution. Senator Barrett made it very clear that
    Senate Resolution 220 in no way directly involved Senator Chavez, but
    rather had to do with the unconstitutional manner in which the
    senatorial election was conducted in New Mexico.
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
      \4\ [The slim Republican margin at the beginning of the Congress lent
    importance to the challenge filed by losing Republican candidate Patrick
    J. Hurley of New Mexico against incumbent Democrat Dennis Chavez.
    Hurley's petition in the close race charged numerous election
    irregularities. The Senate initially seated Chavez ``without prejudice''
    to Hurley's challenge and did not complete work on the case until March
    1954, when it voted to allow Chavez to retain his seat.]
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Several Senators complimented the Committee Members--Barrett and
    Potter--for the excellent investigation that was conducted and on the
    comprehensive report that was prepared. They also praised the work of
    Wilford Ware, chief counsel of the subcommittee, and his staff for doing
    a thorough job under most difficult conditions.
    A majority of the speakers expressed the view that the Republican
    Senators should support the Committee even if the vote failed to carry.
    Senator Cordon was recognized and explained his amendment to the
    resolution which in essence would provide that in the event Resolution
    220 was upheld as amended, then it would be suggested that the Senate
    seat vacated as result of the action would not be filled by an appointee
    of the Governor of New Mexico, but instead would be filled by the voters
    at the first general or special election to be held thereafter.
    At the conclusion of the discussion of Senate Resolution 220, Senator
    Millikin briefly explained the Excise Tax Bill (H.R. 8224) as amended by
    the Finance Committee. In the opinion of the Chairman the bill in its
    present structure effects all the relief possible at this time without
    seriously undermining the financial position of the Government.
    There being no further business the meeting was closed at 12:00 noon.

                                               [signed] Leverett Saltonstall

                                          Acting Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference, April 1, 1954

                                                    [signed] William T. Reed

                                                  Secretary for the Majority

                            ------------------------

                                                            [April 30, 1954]

    APRIL 30, 1954
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE, CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1954, IN
                        ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m., and asked the
    Secretary to call the roll. The following Senators were present:

    Present 24:
      Aiken                              Ives
      Beall                              Knowland
      Bennett                            Malone
      Bowring                            Martin
      Bush                               Millikin
      Butler, Nebr.                      Payne
      Carlson                            Purtell
      Case                               Saltonstall
      Duff                               Smith, N.J.
      Dworshak                           Thye
      Ferguson                           Welker
      Goldwater                          Young

    Absent 23:
      Barrett                            Kuchel
      Bricker                            Langer
      Bridges                            McCarthy
      Butler, Md.                        Mundt
      Capehart                           Potter
      Cooper                             Schoeppel
      Cordon                             Smith, Maine
      Dirksen                            Upton
      Flanders                           Watkins
      Hendrickson                        Wiley
      Hickenlooper                       Williams
      Jenner

    Others present: Lloyd Jones, William T. Reed.
    A quorum was present.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Beall who discussed the filling of the
    position of the Comptroller General when it becomes vacant on May 1. He
    recommended and urged that the Senate support J. Mark Trice, the present
    Secretary of the Senate, for the position. At this point Senator
    Knowland was recognized and explained in some detail the complications
    which have developed relative to the selection of a new Comptroller
    General. He stated that the House of Representatives is supporting
    Representative Sterling Cole of New York, for the position and seems
    adamant against withdrawing his name.
    Senator Knowland further explained that if the House-Senate stalemate
    were not resolved, a third party might be named by the President. It was
    his feeling, however, that the Senate should continue to support Mark
    Trice.
    Senator Beall was again recognized, and moved on behalf of Senator
    Butler of Maryland and himself that the Senate should support Mark Trice
    for appointment to the position of Comptroller General of the United
    States. The motion was seconded and unanimously agreed to.
    At this point, Senator Millikin welcomed Mrs. Eva Bowring, the recently
    appointed Senator from Nebraska, to the Conference and expressed the
    hope that she would grace many future conferences with her presence.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Knowland who stressed the importance of
    better attendance on the Floor and the prompt answering of quorum calls
    in the interest of expediting the legislative program, to make it
    possible to adjourn sine die on July 31st.
    Senator Butler of Nebraska, Chairman of the Committee on Committees, was
    recognized by the Chairman and reported that after consultation with his
    Committee Members, it was unanimously decided to assign Mrs. Eva Bowring
    to the same committees to which the late Senator Dwight Griswold had
    been assigned: Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Labor and Public Welfare
    and Post Office and Civil Service. The Conference unanimously approved
    the Committee assignments.
    The Chairman then recognized Senator Smith of New Jersey, Chairman of
    the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Mr. Smith explained in great
    detail the background of the legislative changes in the Taft-Hartley Act
    to be considered on the Floor next week. He also discussed the Party
    position in relation to the proposed legislation, as well as the
    position the opposition would take. Each Senator was given a copy of
    Committee Print #2, dated March 13, 1954, of the Taft-Hartley Act as
    Modified by Proposed Amendments, (Exhibit A), so that they might follow
    Senator Smith's explanation of the Committee amendments.
    Following his discussion of the proposed Committee amendments, Senator
    Smith urged the support of the Conference Members in preventing any
    attempt for recommittal of the legislation.
    Senator Knowland was again recognized and requested a united Republican
    support of night sessions, if necessary, to complete work on the Taft-
    Hartley Act. He also recommended a united stand in opposition to
    recommittal of the legislation.
    Chairman Millikin recognized Senator Goldwater and he explained the
    provisions of his so-called ``States Rights'' amendment #4-29-54A
    (Exhibit B). A number of the Senators asked questions concerning the
    effect of the amendment on the Act and Senator Goldwater said that in
    essence, it would provide certain restraining authority to the states.
    He urged the Conference to support his amendment.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Purtell and asked him to explain his
    proposed ``secret strike ballot'' amendment to the Taft-Hartley Act.
    This he did, in detail. He also urged Conference support of his
    amendment.
    Senator Ives was recognized and explained his views regarding the
    regulation of secret strike balloting, and its [in]corporation into the
    Taft-Hartley Act. Senators Bush, Case, Smith of New Jersey, Ferguson,
    Knowland and Welker, all contributed to the discussion of the question
    regarding secret strike balloting.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Butler of Nebraska, who moved that a
    resolution (copy attached) be prepared by the Secretary, and sent to
    Mrs. Dwight Griswold, expressing the sympathy of the Conference upon the
    death of her husband, the late Senator Dwight Griswold. The motion was
    seconded and unanimously agreed to.
    There being no further business, the Conference was adjourned at 11:57
    a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference, August 27, 1954

                                                    [signed] William T. Reed

                                                  Secretary for the Majority
                                   *    *    *
                                  Exhibit ``A''
                             (COMMITTEE PRINT NO. 2)
                                 March 13, 1954
               Taft-Hartley Act as Modified by Proposed Amendments
                                     AN ACT

      To amend the National Labor Relations Act, to provide additional
    facilities for the mediation of labor disputes affecting commerce, to
    equalize legal responsibilities of labor organizations and employers,
    and for other purposes.
      [The 79-page text of Committee Print No. 2 appears at page 60234 of
    Vol. 6 of the original minutes.]
                                   *    *    *
                                  Exhibit ``B''

                                                           Calendar No. 1217

    83d Congress
    2d Session
                                     S. 2650
                       In the Senate of the United States
                   April 29 (legislative day, April 14), 1954
                  Ordered to lie on the table and to be printed

                                    AMENDMENT

      Intended to be proposed by Mr. Goldwater to the bill (S. 2650) to
    amend the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and for other purposes,
    viz: On page 18, strike out all of lines 6 to 16 inclusive, and insert
    in lieu thereof the following:
      (c) Except as provided in subsections (a) and (b), nothing in this Act
    shall be construed to nullify or impair the power of any State or
    Territory--

        (1) to exercise its police powers, and to deal with labor
      disputes causing, or likely to cause, emergencies affecting
      the health or safety of citizens of such State or Territory;
      or
        (2) in any other case, to give effect to its law:
      Provided, That no such law may be applied so as to permit
      employers or labor organizations to interfere with,
      restrain, or coerce employees in the exercise of the rights
      guaranteed to employees by this Act.
                                   *    *    *

    83d Congress
    2d Session
                             Dwight Palmer Griswold

      Senator Hugh Butler offered the following resolution in the
      Republican Majority Conference on Friday, April 30, 1954,
      which was adopted by unanimous action.

      Whereas Almighty God in His infinite wisdom has taken from us our
    beloved colleague, the Honorable Dwight Palmer Griswold, late junior
    Senator from the State of Nebraska, and
      Whereas while he was in the United States Senate he rendered to our
    Nation and to his State a most distinguished service, and
      Whereas he was our affectionate friend and our esteemed colleague,
    ever ready to give of himself, of his efforts, and of his judgment,
      Now, therefore,
      Be It Resolved,  That we, the Republican colleagues in the United
    States Senate of the honorable Dwight Palmer Griswold, express our sense
    of loss at his passing, and
      Further, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to Mrs. Erma E.
    Griswold, that she may be assured of our deep respect for her and of our
    condolences to her upon the passing of our friend, her husband.
      Attest:

                                                                    Chairman
                                                                   Secretary
                            ------------------------

                                                              [June 3, 1954]

    JUNE 3, 1954
        MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE MAJORITY CONFERENCE, CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR 10:00 A.M., JUNE 3, 1954,
                        ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.
    The Secretary called the roll and the following Senators were present:

    Present 30:
      Aiken                              Knowland
      Barrett                            Langer
      Beall                              Malone
      Bennett                            Martin
      Bowring                            Millikin
      Bricker                            Payne
      Bush                               Purtell
      Capehart                           Saltonstall
      Carlson                            Schoeppel
      Cordon                             Smith, Maine
      Ferguson                           Smith, N.J.
      Goldwater                          Watkins
      Hendrickson                        Welker
      Ives                               Wiley
      Jenner                             Young

    Absent 17:
      Bridges                            Flanders
      Butler, Md.                        Hickenlooper
      Butler, Nebr.                      Kuchel
      Case                               McCarthy
      Cooper                             Mundt
      Dirksen                            Potter
      Duff                               Thye
      Dworshak                           Upton
                                         Williams

    Others present: J. Mark Trice, Lloyd Jones, William T. Reed.
    A quorum was present.
    Senator Knowland was recognized and discussed the importance of
    maintaining a good attendance on the Floor. He stated that many proposed
    amendments can be disposed of by voice vote if a sufficient Floor
    attendance is maintained. He also urged the Senators not to give live
    pairs to their Democrat colleagues but rather, if they find it necessary
    to vote contrary to the Party, to give live pairs to the absent
    Republican colleagues.
    At this point the Floor Leader raised the question as to whether the
    legislation relative to an increase in Congressional and Judicial
    salaries should be acted on in this Congress. After a brief discussion
    of the matter a show of hands indicated that a majority of those present
    were in favor of bringing S. 1663 to the Floor for consideration.
    After complimenting Senator Knowland on his suggestions relative to the
    handling of the Congressional and Judicial salary increase legislation,
    Chairman Millikin recognized Senator Capehart and asked him to explain
    the Housing Act of 1954.
    The Chairman of the Banking and Currency Committee, Mr. Capehart,
    explained that the bill had been made more liberal in that the required
    down payments had been reduced, and the time to pay out had been
    extended. He also cited the sections of the Act which were affected by
    the ``irregularities'' charges made by the Justice Department.
    Senator Saltonstall was recognized and inquired about the slum clearance
    section of the bill. Senator Capehart explained that section of the bill
    and then discussed public housing, which he said would be the principal
    issue on the Floor. He also discussed the President's position and
    desire relative to public housing.
    Senator Capehart resumed his explanation of the bill, stating that it
    was unanimously reported out of the full Committee, while the public
    housing section authorizing approximately 617,000 units as proposed by
    Senator [Burnet R.] Maybank [Democrat of South Carolina] was agreed to
    by an 11 to 4 vote. He further stated that Senator Maybank now planned
    to remove the public housing section by means of a floor amendment
    because of the segregation issue.
    Senator Ives was recognized and explained an amendment he had prepared
    as a substitute to the Maybank amendment. His amendment provides for
    140,000 units over a four year period, but not to exceed 35,000 units in
    any one year. Senator Ives stated that his substitute was in agreement
    with President Eisenhower's suggested program.
    Senator Capehart was again recognized and said that Senator [Harry F.]
    Byrd [Democrat of Virginia] planned to offer several amendments
    purported to tighten certain sections of the bill where irregularities
    had previously occurred. He said that after he had an opportunity to
    study the Byrd Amendments, if he considered them beneficial to the bill
    he would be glad to take them to conference.
    There being no further business, the Conference adjourned at 11:10 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference, August 27, 1954

                                                    [signed] William T. Reed

                                                  Secretary for the Majority
                            ------------------------

                                                             [June 30, 1954]

    JUNE 30, 1954
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE, CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, THE HONORABLE EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, ON JUNE 30, 1954, AT 10:00
                    A.M., IN ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. The following
    Senators were present:

    Present 39:
      Aiken                              Knowland
      Barrett                            Kuchel
      Beall                              Langer
      Bennett                            Martin
      Bowring                            Millikin
      Bridges                            Mundt
      Bush                               Payne
      Butler, Md.                        Potter
      Butler, Nebr.                      Purtell
      Carlson                            Saltonstall
      Cordon                             Schoeppel
      Crippa                             Smith, Maine
      Dworshak                           Smith, N.J.
      Ferguson                           Thye
      Flanders                           Upton
      Goldwater                          Welker
      Hendrickson                        Wiley
      Hickenlooper                       Williams
      Ives                               Young
      Jenner

    Absent 9:
      Bricker                            Duff
      Capehart                           Malone
      Case                               McCarthy
      Cooper                             Watkins
      Dirksen

    Others present: J. Mark Trice, Lloyd Jones, William T. Reed.
    A quorum was present.
    Chairman Millikin, on behalf of his colleagues, welcomed Senator Crippa
    of Wyoming, to his first Conference. He also welcomed Mrs. Bowring from
    Nebraska, and expressed his appreciation of the fine attendance.
    The Chairman then announced that voting on H.R. 8300, the Tax Revision
    Bill, would start this afternoon. He briefly explained the amendment
    which Senator [Walter F.] George [Democrat of Georgia] has proposed and
    which is now pending, the purpose of which is to increase personal
    exemption from $600 to $700, and urged the Conference Members to oppose
    it.
    He then stated that many Republican Senators think the Republicans
    should offer an amendment to Senator George's amendment which would help
    the low-income taxpayers, and asked for an expression from the
    Conference.
    Senator Knowland was recognized and explained to the Conference that the
    Policy Committee Members thought the Republicans should offer an
    amendment of benefit to the low-income groups.
    So many Senators agreed with Senator Knowland's suggestion that Senator
    Millikin explained a proposed amendment suggested by Senator Ives. He
    also explained an amendment to change the dividend exemption. The
    consensus of the Conference was that Senator Millikin should offer both
    amendments.
    There being no further business, the Conference adjourned at 11:45 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference, August 27, 1954

                                                    [signed] William T. Reed

                                                  Secretary for the Majority
                            ------------------------

                                                              [July 9, 1954]

    JULY 9, 1954
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE, CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, THE HONORABLE EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR JULY 9, 1954, AT 9:30
                                      A.M.

    Chairman Millikin called the Conference to order at 9:45 a.m.
    The following Senators were present:

    Present 26:
      Barrett                            Kuchel
      Bennett                            Malone
      Bowring                            Martin
      Bush                               Millikin
      Butler                             Payne
      Carlson                            Reynolds
      Cordon                             Saltonstall
      Crippa                             Schoeppel
      Dirksen                            Smith, Maine
      Duff                               Smith, N.J.
      Dworshak                           Thye
      Ferguson                           Upton
      Knowland                           Welker

    Absent 22:
      Aiken                              Ives
      Beall                              Jenner
      Bricker                            Langer
      Bridges                            McCarthy
      Capehart                           Mundt
      Case                               Potter
      Cooper                             Purtell
      Flanders                           Watkins
      Goldwater                          Wiley
      Hendrickson                        Williams
      Hickenlooper                       Young

    Others present: J. Mark Trice, Lloyd Jones, William T. Reed.
    A quorum was present.
    Senator Eva Bowring of Nebraska was recognized and moved that a
    resolution be prepared on behalf of the Conference and sent to Mrs.
    Maudlee L. Butler, sister-in-law of the late Senator Hugh Butler,
    expressing its deep sympathy upon the death of their colleague. The
    motion was seconded and unanimously agreed to.
    Chairman Millikin then explained that the Conference had been called
    primarily to approve certain committee assignments and appointments. He
    further explained that a new chairman needed to be appointed for the
    Committee on Committees and suggested that since Senator Bricker was the
    ranking member, that he be chosen. Senator Bennett moved, and it was
    seconded, that Senator Bricker be named as Chairman of the Committee on
    Committees for the remainder of the Session. It was unanimously agreed
    to.
    Senator Millikin then suggested that Senator Cordon be assigned as
    Chairman of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Senator Thye
    so moved and it was seconded and unanimously agreed to.
    After advising the Conference of the vacancies on the Committee on
    Finance and the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, the Chairman
    suggested that rather than get involved in a number of permanent changes
    at this point in the closing days of the Session, Senator Crippa of
    Wyoming be relieved of membership on the Committee on the District of
    Columbia, and be assigned to the Committee on Interior and Insular
    Affairs. Also that Senator Reynolds of Nebraska be assigned to the
    Committee on Finance and the Committee on the District of Columbia.
    Senator Smith of New Jersey moved, and it was seconded, that Senator
    Crippa be assigned to service on the Committee on Interior and Insular
    Affairs, and Senator Reynolds be assigned to service on the Committee on
    Finance. It was unanimously agreed to.
    Senator Ferguson then moved and it was seconded and unanimously agreed
    to, that Senator Crippa be relieved of service on the Committee on the
    District of Columbia, and Senator Reynolds be assigned to service on
    that Committee.
    Senator Ferguson also moved, and it was seconded and unanimously agreed
    to, that Senator Mundt be made a member of the Policy Committee.
    In order to provide for the filling of possible vacancies on the Policy
    Committee between now and January, 1955, Senator Saltonstall moved, and
    it was seconded, that if and when a vacancy should occur on the Policy
    Committee the Conference Chairman be authorized to fill such a vacancy
    by making a temporary appointment.
    Senator Knowland was recognized and urged the Senators not to make plans
    to be away from the Senate from now until the Session ends, except when
    absolutely necessary. Only by having a quorum present at all times can
    the Senate hope to complete the work and adjourn by July 31, Knowland
    stated.
    There being no further business the Conference adjourned at 10:00 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference, August 27, 1954

                                                    [signed] William T. Reed

                                                  Secretary for the Majority
                                   *    *    *

    83d Congress
    2d Session
                                   Hugh Butler

      Senator Eva Bowring offered the following resolution in the Republican
    Majority Conference on Friday, July 9, 1954, which was adopted by
    unanimous action:
      Whereas Almighty God in His infinite wisdom has taken from us our
    beloved colleague, the Honorable Hugh Butler, late senior Senator from
    the State of Nebraska, and
      Whereas while he was in the United States Senate he rendered to our
    Nation and to his State a most distinguished service, and
      Whereas he was our affectionate friend and our esteemed colleague,
    ever ready to give of himself, of his efforts, and of his judgment,
      Now, therefore,
      Be It Resolved, That we, the Republican colleagues in the United
    States Senate of the honorable Hugh Butler, express our sense of loss at
    his passing, and
      Further, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to Mrs. Maudlee
    L. Butler, that she may be assured of our deep respect for her and of
    our condolences to her upon the passing of our friend, her brother-in-
    law.
    Attest:

                                                                    Chairman
                                                                   Secretary
                       Eighty-fourth Congress (1955-1957)

      [Editor's Note: The 1954 election returned control of Congress to the
    Democrats, who had 232 members in the House to 203 Republicans. In the
    Senate, however, their lead was slim, with only 49 Democrats--including
    former Independent Wayne Morse, who became a Democrat in February 1955,
    and South Carolina's Strom Thurmond, who had won election as an
    Independent Democrat--to 47 Republicans.
      In foreign affairs the cold war tensions continued. Egypt's President
    Nasser, who had been moving toward the Soviet orbit, precipitated a
    crisis in 1956 by nationalizing control of the Suez Canal. Israel
    retaliated by invading and occupying the Sinai Peninsula, joined for a
    time by British and French troops, while the United States sought to end
    the crisis through negotiations before it could explode into a full-
    scale war. At about the same time, Soviet troops brutally suppressed
    freedom fighters in Hungary.
      On the domestic front, Congress in June 1956 passed the Highway Act
    that authorized construction of the interstate highway system and
    established a Highway Trust Fund financed by gasoline taxes to pay for
    the projects.]
                            ------------------------

                                                           [January 4, 1955]

    JANUARY 4, 1955
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR JANUARY 4, 1955, AT 10:00
                     A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the Conference to order at 10:12 a.m. and requested
    that Senator Styles Bridges act as Temporary Chairman. Senator Bridges
    took the Chair as Temporary Chairman. The Temporary Chairman asked
    Senator Andrew F. Schoeppel to act as Temporary Secretary and requested
    that the roll be called. The roll was called.
    The following Senators were present:

    Present 43:
      Aiken                  Dirksen                  Mundt
      Allott                 Dworshak                 Payne
      Barrett                Flanders                 Potter
      Beall                  Goldwater                Purtell
      Bender                 Hickenlooper             Saltonstall
      Bricker                Hruska                   Schoeppel
      Bridges                Jenner                   Smith, Maine
      Bush                   Knowland                 Smith, N.J.
      Butler                 Kuchel                   Thye
      Capehart               Langer                   Watkins
      Carlson                Martin, Iowa             Welker
      Case, N.J.             Martin, Pa.              Wiley
      Case, S.D.             McCarthy                 Williams
      Cotton                 Millikin                 Young
      Curtis

    Absent 4:
      Bennett                Ives
      Duff                   Malone

    Others present were: J. Mark Trice, Lloyd Jones, William T. Reed.
    A quorum was present.
    The Temporary Chairman announced that the first order of business was
    the nomination and election of a permanent Chairman of the Conference
    and he asked for nominations. Senator Knowland was recognized and
    nominated Senator Eugene Millikin. The nomination was seconded by
    Senators Bricker, Smith, New Jersey, and Capehart. Senator Welker then
    moved that the nominations be closed and that the Temporary Secretary
    cast a unanimous vote for Senator Millikin. The Temporary Secretary cast
    a unanimous vote for Senator Millikin.
    Senator Millikin assumed the Chair as Chairman of the Conference and
    thanked the Conference for its vote of confidence and for the fine
    attendance. He then greeted the new Senators and asked Senator Everett
    Dirksen to introduce them to the Conference which he did, very ably. The
    new Senators as introduced were: Messrs. Thomas Martin of Iowa; Gordon
    Allott of Colorado; Roman Hruska of Nebraska; George Bender of Ohio;
    Carl T. Curtis of Nebraska; Clifford Case of New Jersey and Norris
    Cotton of New Hampshire. Following the introductions Senator Dirksen as
    Chairman of the Senatorial Campaign Committee made a comprehensive
    report on the activities of the Campaign Committee relative to the 1954
    campaign. He urged that a unified Republican front be established
    between now and the 1956 campaign and emphasized that only through unity
    can the Party hope to win in 1956.
    Senator Bridges was recognized and moved that the Conference go on
    record and that the Secretary prepare a resolution extending the
    gratitude of the Conference to Senator Dirksen for his outstanding
    efforts on behalf of the Party as Chairman of the Senatorial Campaign
    Committee. Senator Margaret Chase Smith and Senator Capehart seconded
    the motion. Chairman Millikin spoke highly of the fine work done by
    Senator Dirksen then put the question which was unanimously adopted. A
    copy of the resolution is attached hereto as Exhibit ``A.''
    The Chairman announced that nominations were in order for Secretary of
    the Conference. Senator Langer nominated Senator Milton R. Young as
    Secretary of the Conference, it was seconded by Senator Capehart and
    Senator Thye moved that the nominations be closed and that the Secretary
    cast a unanimous ballot for Senator Young. The motion was agreed to and
    a unanimous ballot was cast for Senator Young.
    The Chairman announced that nominations were in order for Minority Floor
    Leader. Senator Carlson nominated Senator William F. Knowland and
    Senator Bricker moved that the nominations be closed. Senator Kuchel
    seconded the nomination and the motion that the nominations be closed.
    He also spoke briefly in praise of Senator Knowland and the fine job he
    did throughout the 83rd Congress. Chairman Millikin added his words of
    praise and put the question. Senator Knowland was elected unanimously to
    Minority Floor leader. Senator Knowland thanked the Conference for its
    expression of confidence and pledged his complete cooperation.
    The Chairman announced that nominations were in order for Whip. Senator
    Thye nominated Senator Leverett Saltonstall, it was seconded by Senator
    Bridges who moved that the nominations be closed and that the Secretary
    cast a single ballot for Senator Saltonstall. The motion was seconded,
    agreed to, and the Secretary cast a unanimous ballot.
    The Chairman announced that nominations were in order for Chairman of
    the Policy Committee. Senator Bricker nominated Senator Styles Bridges
    for Chairman of the Policy Committee. The motion was seconded by
    Senators Cotton and Capehart. It was moved that nominations be closed
    and that the Secretary be instructed to cast a unanimous ballot for
    Senator Bridges. The motion was agreed to and the Secretary cast the
    unanimous ballot.
    The Chairman announced that nominations were in order for Secretary for
    the Minority. Senator Bridges nominated J. Mark Trice and it was
    seconded by Senator Butler. The nominations were closed and Mr. Trice
    was unanimously elected Secretary for the Minority.
    The Chairman explained that it was customary for the Minority Party to
    submit a slate for President Pro Tempore, Secretary of the Senate and
    Sergeant at Arms. Senator Knowland nominated Senator Styles Bridges for
    President Pro Tempore, J. Mark Trice for Secretary of the Senate and
    Forest A. Harness for Sergeant at Arms. The nominations were seconded,
    closed and the three nominees unanimously elected.
    The Chairman requested that the members of the Conference interested in
    serving on the Policy Committee convey their interest to him by letter
    within 24 hours.
    The Chairman then reappointed the Committee on Personnel which served
    throughout the 83rd Congress, namely:

          Edward Martin, Chairman
          Styles Bridges
          Herman Welker

    Without objection the action of the Chairman was approved.
    The Chairman announced that without objection the proceedings would be
    considered as having taken place following the convening of the Senate
    and the swearing in of the Senators tomorrow (January 5, 1955). He then
    announced that the following Senators were nominated to membership on
    the Committee on Committees:

      Bricker, Chairman, Kuchel, Allott, Purtell, Jenner, Martin,
      Iowa, Schoeppel, Smith, Me., Beall, Hruska, Case, N.J.,
      Langer, Mundt, Watkins, Flanders, McCarthy, Cotton, Bender.

    and the Conference unanimously approved.
    Senator Knowland was recognized and he urged that no pairs be made
    without first consulting with the Floor Leader, the Whip or the Floor
    Secretary. He further urged the Senators to have their Administrative
    Assistants keep the leadership advised in advance of any plans their
    Senators may have for being out of the city so that votes may be
    scheduled when the attendance will be the best possible.
    Senator Case of South Dakota was recognized and suggested Senator Mundt
    as a potential candidate for the position of Chairman of the Senatorial
    Campaign Committee. He discussed Senator Mundt's qualifications briefly
    and emphasized his well-rounded experience in politics.
    Senator Dirksen was recognized and praised the excellent cooperation and
    fine work done by John A. Reilly of The Second National Bank of
    Washington who acted as Treasurer of the Senatorial Campaign Committee
    and Olive Hurley who has for several years been Secretary to the
    Committee. He moved that the Conference express its appreciation for the
    excellent job done by both Miss Hurley and Mr. Reilly and that a
    suitable resolution be drafted by the Secretary and sent to each of
    them. Without objection the motion was agreed to unanimously.
    Resolutions attached hereto as Exhibit ``B.''
    Senator Langer was recognized and offered the suggestion that at least
    three of the new Senators be included as members of the Policy
    Committee.
    Senator Williams was recognized and nominated former Senator John
    Townsend of Delaware as Co-Chairman of the Senatorial Campaign
    Committee. The nomination was seconded and without objection the
    nominations were closed and the election was unanimous.
    Senator Goldwater was recognized and addressed himself to the matter of
    suggesting that more Conferences be held this session than were held
    during the 83rd Congress. He urged that this be done in an effort to
    improve party unity and keep the Senators better informed with regard to
    the Party position on legislation.
    Senator Knowland was recognized and responded by agreeing with Senator
    Goldwater on the need for more Conferences.
    Senator Thye was recognized and commended Senator Goldwater for his
    suggestion that more Conferences be held. He said he felt that the
    leaders did not keep the other Senators fully informed on the thinking
    of the White House. Senator Knowland was recognized and responded to
    Senator Thye explaining that the leaders tried at all times to keep all
    of the Senators informed on legislation and had always tried to
    represent their thinking at the White House conferences and would
    continue to do so.
    Senator Purtell was recognized and also spoke briefly on the need for
    more conferences.
    Senator Millikin said that he did not object to more frequent
    conferences provided the Senators would exercise personal restraint in
    what they said.
    The Chairman suggested that one of the new Senators be selected to
    attend the Policy Committee meetings each time the Committee meets.
    The Chairman also suggested that the ranking Republican members on each
    committee endeavor to see that committee meetings do not conflict with
    Conferences.
    Senator Dirksen was recognized and urged that early plans be made by the
    Senators relative to their Lincoln Birthday plans so as not to conflict
    with the legislative program. He also moved and it was unanimously
    agreed that a letter or wire be sent to Senator Wallace Bennett
    expressing the sympathy of the Conference over his illness and its
    desire for his speedy recovery. Copy of telegram is attached as Exhibit
    ``C.''
    There being no further business the Conference was adjourned at 11:40
    a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference January 26, 1955

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                                   *    *    *
                                  Exhibit ``A''

    84th Congress
    1st Session
                            Everett McKinley Dirksen

      Senator Styles Bridges offered the following resolution in
      the Republican Minority Conference on Monday, January 4,
      1955, which was adopted by unanimous action:

      Resolved, That the individual members of the Republican Minority
    Conference of the United States Senate express to their beloved
    colleague, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen, United States Senator
    from the State of Illinois, their sincere esteem and untold gratitude
    for his unceasing efforts, his able and outstanding services, and his
    unselfish devotion to them and to the Republican Party throughout his
    long and faithful tenure as Chairman of the National Republican
    Senatorial Campaign Committee from January 12, 1951, to January 11,
    1955.
    Attest:

                                             Chairman, Republican Conference

    Attest:

                                            Secretary, Republican Conference
                                   *    *    *
                                  Exhibit ``B''

    84th Congress
    1st Session
      RESOLVED, That the Republican Minority Conference of the United States
    Senate expresses its sincere gratitude and best wishes to John A. Reilly
    for his splendid cooperation and efficient work while serving as
    Treasurer of the National Republican Campaign Committee from February,
    1940 up to the present time.
      RESOLVED, That the Republican Minority Conference of the United States
    Senate expresses its sincere gratitude and best wishes to Olive B.
    Hurley for her efficient, loyal and faithful service as Secretary to the
    National Republican Campaign Committee from February, 1940 up to the
    present time.

                                             Chairman, Republican Conference
                                            Secretary, Republican Conference
                                   *    *    *
                                  Exhibit ``C''

    WESTERN UNION

                                                             January 7, 1955

    Honorable Wallace F. Bennett
    United States Senator
    65 West First South
    Salt Lake City, Utah
    THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE AT ITS MEETING ON TUESDAY LAST REQUESTED THAT
    THE SECRETARY EXPRESS TO YOU DEEP REGRET THAT YOU COULD NOT BE PRESENT
    BECAUSE OF YOUR RECENT OPERATION AND HOPES THAT YOU WILL HAVE A SPEEDY
    RECOVERY. YOUR COLLEAGUES SEND TO YOU THEIR SINCERE BEST WISHES AND HIGH
    ESTEEM AND HOPE YOU WILL REJOIN THEM SOON

                     Milton R. Young, Secretary of the Republican Conference

                                     ------

    MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES CALLED
      BY THE CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE JOHN W. BRICKER, FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 11,
             1955, AT 9:30 A.M. IN ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    Chairman John W. Bricker called the meeting to order at 9:40 a.m.
    The Chairman asked the Clerk to call the roll. The Clerk called the roll
    and the following Senators were present:

    Present 17:
      Bricker                            Hruska
      Kuchel                             Case, New Jersey
      Allott                             Langer
      Purtell                            Mundt
      Jenner                             Watkins
      Martin, Iowa                       Flanders
      Schoeppel                          Cotton
      Smith, Maine                       Bender
      Beall

    Absent 1:
      McCarthy

    Others present: J. Mark Trice and William T. Reed. A quorum was present.
    The Chairman gave a brief resume of the work that had been done by him
    with the assistance of Messrs. Trice and Reed preparatory to holding the
    meeting of the full committee. A copy of his remarks is incorporated
    with the minutes of today's Conference as Exhibit ``C.''
    The Chairman explained how the conflict between Senators Bennett and
    Welker, both of whom had equal seniority, had been resolved by Senator
    Bennett withdrawing in favor of Senator Welker since Senator Welker had
    been bumped from Agriculture and Forestry and needed a second major
    committee assignment.
    Since the question had been raised regarding a Senator serving on both
    the Appropriations and Finance Committee, Senator Bricker read the
    Conference rule previously adopted governing service on Appropriations
    and Finance at the same time.
    Senator Beall was recognized and asked that a note be made that he would
    like to be reassigned to service on the Public Works Committee as a
    third committee assignment at the first opportunity. Without objection
    it was agreed to.
    Senator Langer inquired why Senator Wiley was carried as ranking member
    of two committees, Foreign Relations and Judiciary. The Chairman
    explained that when the party was in the minority, committee ranking
    followed a strict seniority rule.
    Senator Schoeppel moved and Senator Purtell seconded the motion that the
    committee assignments as worked out and presented to the Committee on
    Committees be accepted and be so submitted to the Conference for its
    approval when it meets at 11:00 a.m.
    Senator Case of New Jersey offered an amendment to Senator Schoeppel's
    motion, that Senator McCarthy's name be stricken from the membership of
    the Committee on Government Operations.
    The Chairman ruled the amendment out of order on the basis of the
    existing seniority rule.
    The Chairman asked if there was objection to Senator Schoeppel's motion
    and as there was none it was agreed to unanimously.
    Both Senator Margaret Chase Smith and Senator Flanders said they thought
    that the seniority rule should be adhered to strictly.
    There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 10:05 a.m.

                                                    [signed] William T. Reed

                                           Secretary of the Conference [sic]

                                                    [signed] John W. Bricker

                                  Approved by the Chairman of the Conference

                            ------------------------

                                                          [January 11, 1955]

    JANUARY 11, 1955
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR JANUARY 11, 1955, AT 11:00
                     A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 11:03 a.m. and several
    minutes later the Secretary called the roll.
    The following Senators were present:

    Present 43:
      Aiken                  Dworshak                 Mundt
      Allott                 Flanders                 Payne
      Barrett                Goldwater                Potter
      Beall                  Hickenlooper             Purtell
      Bender                 Hruska                   Saltonstall
      Bricker                Ives                     Schoeppel
      Bridges                Jenner                   Smith, Maine
      Butler                 Knowland                 Smith, N.J.
      Capehart               Kuchel                   Thye
      Carlson                Langer                   Watkins
      Case, N.J.             Malone                   Welker
      Cotton                 Martin, Iowa             Wiley
      Curtis                 Martin, Pa.              Williams
      Dirksen                Millikin                 Young
      Duff

    Absent 4:
      Bennett                Case, S. Dak.
      Bush                   McCarthy

    The Chairman recognized Senator Bricker, Chairman of the Committee on
    Committees who reported as to the action taken by that Committee.
    Senator Bricker moved that the recommendations submitted by his
    Committee (Exhibits ``A'' and ``B'') which had been previously
    distributed be approved by the Conference. Senator Bricker's remarks
    relating to the conclusions of his Committee are attached hereto as
    Exhibit ``C.''
    The Senator also stated that Senator Bennett of Utah, who wished
    assignment to the Committee on Appropriations, had been prevented from
    receiving that appointment by reason of a long-standing Conference rule
    prohibiting Senators from service on both the Committee on
    Appropriations and the Committee on Finance.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Welker who expressed thanks and
    appreciation for the kindness of Senator Bennett in waiving his desire
    to be assigned to Armed Services.
    The Chairman put the question of agreeing to the motion of Senator
    Bricker and it was unanimously adopted.
    The Chairman presented for consideration of the Conference an amendment
    to the rules as follows:

      Resolved: That for the duration of the 84th Congress the
      Policy Committee shall consist of the Officers of the
      Conference and 18 additional members selected as provided by
      Rule I of the Republican Conference Rules.

    He stated that the change in the rules was suggested as an experiment
    due to the fact that 17 Republican Senators are up for reelection in
    1956 and there were three special cases which warranted consideration,
    namely those of Senators Smith of Maine, Smith of New Jersey and Senator
    Bricker.
    The Chairman stated that the proposed amendment could be considered only
    by the consent of all Republican Senators due to a provision in the
    Conference Rules relating to one week's notice. After a brief discussion
    it was moved by Senator Knowland and seconded that the amendment be
    agreed to. The Chairman put the question and the amendment was agreed to
    unanimously with the understanding that the four Senators not present
    would be contacted and that when they gave their approval the amendment
    would be effective immediately. (Following the meeting Mark Trice,
    Secretary for the Minority, checked the absentees, Messrs. Bennett,
    Bush, Case of South Dakota and McCarthy and all were in favor of the
    amendment.)
    The Chairman then stated that without objection he would nominate and
    ask the Conference to confirm the following persons for membership on
    the Policy Committee, subject to the previous understanding that all
    absent members agree to the change in Conference Rules:

      George D. Aiken, George H. Bender, Wallace F. Bennett, John W.
      Bricker, Prescott Bush, John Marshall Butler, Homer E. Capehart, Frank
      Carlson, Francis Case, S. Dak., Norris Cotton, Everett M. Dirksen,
      James H. Duff, Bourke B. Hickenlooper, Thomas H. Kuchel, Margaret
      Chase Smith, Maine, H. Alexander Smith, N.J., Herman Welker, Alexander
      Wiley.

    There was no objection and the Chairman announced that the Members
    previously named were confirmed by the Conference.
    The Chairman nominated the following Senators for membership on the
    Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee:

      Barry Goldwater, Chairman; Frank A. Barrett, Carl T. Curtis, Irving M.
      Ives, George W. Malone, Frederick G. Payne, Charles E. Potter, Edward
      J. Thye, John J. Williams.

    The Chairman recognized Senator Jenner who moved that the nominations be
    approved. The Chairman put the question, and the nominations were
    approved unanimously.
    The Chairman nominated as an additional member of the Committee on
    Committees Senator Henry C. Dworshak.
    The Chairman stated that without objection the nomination would be
    agreed to. There was no objection.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Knowland and he stated that at the White
    House conference this morning the President expressed the hope that the
    three treaties now before the Senate, namely, the Manila Pact, Republic
    of China and the Paris-London agreements would be the first order of
    Senate business. Senator Knowland also stated that he would like to get
    the expression of the Conference on the subject matter of Congressional
    salaries. The questions to be decided were the amount, was it wise to
    consider the legislation early or late and whether or not on a roll call
    vote the individual Republican members would vote for it. After
    discussion the Chairman recognized Senator Beall who recommended that
    the Conference go on record approving an increase in salary to $25,000.
    The Chairman then recognized Senator Knowland who stated he did not
    think a motion was necessary as some agreement must be worked out with
    the Majority as well as with those in authority in the House of
    Representatives. He stated that he merely wished to ascertain the
    consensus of opinion of the Republican membership as to what the salary
    should be and whether or not there might be opposition.
    The Chairman requested Senator Beall to withdraw his motion and he
    suggested that the Minority Leader be instructed to negotiate with the
    parties involved for a salary increase within the range of $22,500 to
    $25,000. There was no objection voiced as to this method of procedure.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Knowland who spoke on the matter of
    Senate Floor procedure which he had worked out with the Majority Leader
    now that the Republicans are in the Minority. It was agreed between the
    respective leaders that notice would be given to the Minority Leader in
    order that the ranking Minority member of the committee involved could
    be contacted before approval was given for the request. The procedure
    suggested was the same that the Republicans had extended to the
    Democrats in the 83rd Congress but which now would be reversed in its
    application to the Republican Minority.
    The Chairman suggested that the new Members contact Mark Trice in regard
    to their prerogatives as new Members.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Goldwater who expressed his appreciation
    and gratitude in being named Chairman of the Republican Senatorial
    Campaign Committee.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Martin, Chairman of the Republican
    Personnel Committee who announced that his Committee was making progress
    with the Democratic Majority and that an announcement would be made by
    him later.
    There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:58 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference January 26, 1955

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                                   *    *    *
                                  Exhibit ``A''
                                January 11, 1955
                            (Confidential Work Sheet)
                        STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE
                             Eighty-fourth Congress
                 (To be Submitted to the Republican Conference)

    On Agriculture and Forestry (Ratio 8-7)

      Messrs. AIKEN, YOUNG, THYE, HICKENLOOPER, MUNDT, WILLIAMS,
      SCHOEPPEL.

    On Appropriations (Ratio 12-11)

      Messrs. BRIDGES, SALTONSTALL, YOUNG, KNOWLAND, THYE,
      MCCARTHY, MUNDT, Mrs. SMITH, Maine, Messrs. DWORSHAK,
      DIRKSEN, POTTER.

    On Armed Services (Ratio 8-7)

      Messrs. BRIDGES, SALTONSTALL, FLANDERS, Mrs. SMITH, Maine,
      Messrs. CASE, S. Dak., DUFF, WELKER.

    On Banking and Currency (Ratio 8-7)

      Messrs. CAPEHART, BRICKER, IVES, BENNETT, BUSH, BEALL,
      PAYNE.

    On District of Columbia (Ratio 5-4)

      Messrs. BEALL, HRUSKA, CASE, N.J., ALLOTT.

    On Finance (Ratio 8-7)

      Messrs. MILLIKIN, MARTIN, Pa., WILLIAMS, FLANDERS, MALONE,
      CARLSON, BENNETT.

    On Foreign Relations (Ratio 8-7)

      Messrs. WILEY, SMITH, N.J., HICKENLOOPER, LANGER, KNOWLAND,
      AIKEN, CAPEHART.

    On Government Operations (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. MCCARTHY, MUNDT, Mrs. SMITH, Maine, Messrs. COTTON,
      BENDER, MARTIN, Iowa.

    On Interior and Insular Affairs (Ratio 8-7)

      Messrs. MILLIKIN, MALONE, WATKINS, DWORSHAK, KUCHEL,
      BARRETT, GOLDWATER.

    On Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Ratio 8-7)

      Messrs. BRICKER, SCHOEPPEL, BUTLER, POTTER, DUFF, PURTELL,
      PAYNE.

    On the Judiciary (Ratio 8-7)

      Messrs. WILEY, LANGER, JENNER, WATKINS, DIRKSEN, WELKER,
      BUTLER.

    On Labor and Public Welfare (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. SMITH, N.J., IVES, PURTELL, GOLDWATER, BENDER,
      ALLOTT.

    On Post Office and Civil Service (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. CARLSON, JENNER, LANGER, CURTIS, MARTIN, Iowa, CASE,
      N.J.

    On Public Works (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. MARTIN, Pa., CASE, S. Dak., BUSH, KUCHEL, COTTON,
      HRUSKA.

    On Rules and Administration (Ratio 5-4)

      Messrs. JENNER, BARRETT, MCCARTHY, CURTIS.
                                   *    *    *
                                  Exhibit ``B''
                                January 11, 1955
                            (Confidential Work Sheet)
                        COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS OF SENATORS
                             Eighty-fourth Congress
                 (To be Submitted to the Republican Conference)

    Mr. AIKEN...............................  Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Foreign Relations

    Mr. ALLOTT..............................  District of Columbia
                                              Labor and Public Welfare

    Mr. BARRETT.............................  Interior and Insular Affairs
                                              Rules and Administration

    Mr. BEALL...............................  Banking and Currency
                                              District of Columbia

    Mr. BENDER..............................  Government Operations
                                              Labor and Public Welfare

    Mr. BENNETT.............................  Banking and Currency
                                              Finance

    Mr. BRICKER.............................  Banking and Currency
                                              Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce

    Mr. BRIDGES.............................  Appropriations
                                              Armed Services

    Mr. BUSH................................  Banking and Currency
                                              Public Works

    Mr. BUTLER..............................  Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce
                                              Judiciary

    Mr. CAPEHART............................  Banking and Currency
                                              Foreign Relations

    Mr. CARLSON.............................  Finance
                                              Post Office and Civil Service

    Mr. CASE, N.J...........................  District of Columbia
                                              Post Office and Civil Service

    Mr. CASE, S. Dak........................  Armed Services
                                              Public Works

    Mr. COTTON..............................  Government Operations
                                              Public Works

    Mr. CURTIS..............................  Post Office and Civil Service
                                              Rules and Administration

    Mr. DIRKSEN.............................  Appropriations
                                              Judiciary

    Mr. DUFF................................  Armed Services
                                              Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce

    Mr. DWORSHAK............................  Appropriations
                                              Interior and Insular Affairs

    Mr. FLANDERS............................  Armed Services
                                              Finance

    Mr. GOLDWATER...........................  Interior and Insular Affairs
                                              Labor and Public Welfare

    Mr. HICKENLOOPER........................  Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Foreign Relations

    Mr. HRUSKA..............................  District of Columbia
                                              Public Works

    Mr. IVES................................  Banking and Currency
                                              Labor and Public Welfare

    Mr. JENNER..............................  Judiciary
                                              Post Office and Civil Service
                                              Rules and Administration

    Mr. KNOWLAND............................  Appropriations
                                              Foreign Relations

    Mr. KUCHEL..............................  Interior and Insular Affairs
                                              Public Works

    Mr. LANGER..............................  Foreign Relations
                                              Judiciary
                                              Post Office and Civil Service

    Mr. MALONE..............................  Finance
                                              Interior and Insular Affairs

    Mr. MARTIN, Iowa........................  Government Operations
                                              Post Office and Civil Service

    Mr. MARTIN, Pa..........................  Finance
                                              Public Works

    Mr. MCCARTHY............................  Appropriations
                                              Government Operations
                                              Rules and Administration

    Mr. MILLIKIN............................  Finance
                                              Interior and Insular Affairs

    Mr. MUNDT...............................  Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Appropriations
                                              Government Operations

    Mr. PAYNE...............................  Banking and Currency
                                              Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce

    Mr. POTTER..............................  Appropriations
                                              Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce

    Mr. PURTELL.............................  Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce
                                              Labor and Public Welfare

    Mr. SALTONSTALL.........................  Appropriations
                                              Armed Services

    Mr. SCHOEPPEL...........................  Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce

    Mrs. SMITH, Maine.......................  Appropriations
                                              Armed Services
                                              Government Operations

    Mr. SMITH, N.J..........................  Foreign Relations
                                              Labor and Public Welfare

    Mr. THYE................................  Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Appropriations

    Mr. WATKINS.............................  Interior and Insular Affairs
                                              Judiciary

    Mr. WELKER..............................  Armed Services
                                              Judiciary

    Mr. WILEY...............................  Foreign Relations
                                              Judiciary

    Mr. WILLIAMS............................  Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Finance

    Mr. YOUNG...............................  Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Appropriations
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                   *    *    *
                                  Exhibit ``C''

      Under the terms of S. Res. 14, as amended, 84th Congress, the
    Republican Minority of 47 has 99 Committee spots. Of the 99 spots, 83
    are on Major Committees and 16 spots on Minor Committees--District of
    Columbia, Government Operations and Post Office and Civil Service.
      By reason of the change from the Majority to the Minority Party with a
    resultant change in Committee ratios, Senator Welker was bumped from
    Agriculture and Forestry and Senator Goldwater from Banking and
    Currency.
      Your Committee was presented with the task of filling the following
    vacancies caused by expiration of terms, change in ratios and a
    reduction of third place assignments from 16 to 5:

        Appropriations--1
        Armed Services--1
        District of Columbia--3
        Government Operations--3
        Interior and Insular Affairs--1
        Labor and Public Welfare--2
        Post Office and Civil Service--4
        Public Works--2
        Rules and Administration--1

      Senator Welker who was bumped from Agriculture and Forestry was
    assigned to Armed Services.
      Senator Goldwater who was bumped from Banking and Currency was
    assigned to Interior and Insular Affairs.
      Senator Potter selected as a second major committee Appropriations in
    place of Government Operations and Rules and Administration.
      Senator Bender and Senator Allott were assigned to Labor and Public
    Welfare.
      Senators Cotton and Hruska were assigned to Public Works.
      Senator Curtis was assigned to Rules and Administration.
      Senator Langer requested assignment to Post Office and Civil Service
    and his request was granted because of seniority as well as a previous
    commitment.
      The five Senators holding third committee assignments were Senator
    Langer on Post Office and Civil Service, Senator Jenner on Post Office
    and Civil Service, Senator McCarthy on Government Operations, Senator
    Mundt on Government Operations and Mrs. Smith on Government Operations.
      Your Committee appreciates the release by Senators Dworshak and
    Carlson of third committee assignments thereby making it possible to
    pass these committees on to the newly-elected Senators.
      Your Committee regrets that all of the newly-elected Senators could
    not receive at least one major committee assignment. It was with regret
    that Senators Martin of Iowa and Case of New Jersey were each assigned
    two minor committees.
                            ------------------------

                                                            [March 23, 1955]

    MARCH 23, 1955
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
      CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR MARCH 23, 1955, AT 10:00
                     A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:10 a.m. and asked the
    Secretary to call the roll.
    The following Senators were present:

    Present 37:
      Aiken                  Curtis                   Millikin
      Allott                 Dirksen                  Mundt
      Barrett                Duff                     Payne
      Bender                 Dworshak                 Purtell
      Bennett                Goldwater                Saltonstall
      Bridges                Hruska                   Schoeppel
      Bush                   Ives                     Smith, Maine
      Butler                 Jenner                   Smith, N.J.
      Carlson                Knowland                 Thye
      Case, N.J.             Kuchel                   Welker
      Case, S. Dak.          Langer                   Wiley
      Cotton                 Martin, Iowa             Williams
                             .......................  Young

    Absent 10:
      Beall                  Flanders                 Martin, Pa.
      Bricker                Hickenlooper             McCarthy
      Capehart               Malone                   Potter
                             .......................  Watkins

    Following the call of the roll Chairman Millikin had to leave to attend
    a Finance Committee hearing so he turned the gavel over to Secretary
    Milton R. Young, as acting chairman.
    Senator Knowland was recognized and briefly discussed the postal pay
    bill which will soon be up for consideration on the floor and explained
    the President's views and position, saying the President probably felt
    stronger about this Bill than any other legislation. He also stated that
    both the classified pay bill and the military pay bill would be up for
    consideration not too long after the postal pay bill is acted upon.
    At the conclusion of Senator Knowland's remarks the Chair recognized
    Senator Carlson who discussed S. 1, the Postal Pay Bill of 1955, a copy
    of which together with its Report No. 41 are attached as Exhibit ``A.''
    He also discussed at some length his substitute for the Postal Pay Bill,
    S. 1489, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit ``B.'' Also attached as
    Exhibit ``C'' is a copy of the statement to be made on the floor by
    Senator Carlson on his substitute Bill No. 1489 which explains the
    salient elements of the substitute. Following Senator Carlson's remarks
    there was a general discussion of the principal elements of H.R. 4644,
    attached as Exhibit ``D''; S. 1489, Exhibit ``B,'' and S. 1, Exhibit
    ``A.''
    Senator Knowland inquired as to the effect of Senator [Harry F.] Byrd's
    [Democrat of Virginia] proposed amendment, attached as Exhibit ``E,''
    and was informed that it made the Act effective the first day of the
    first pay period which begins after the date of its enactment.
    Senator Dirksen was recognized and discussed the Postal Pay Bill at some
    length. He said he felt sure the President would veto S. 1 in its
    present form but that H.R. 4644 was satisfactory. He also said that
    while he thought a postal rate increase was needed he did not favor its
    addition to the pay bill. He spoke highly of the debt reduction job that
    Postmaster [Arthur E.] Summerfield has done to date and said he thought
    a further reduction should be made possible by increasing the postal
    rates on all classes of mail at the earliest opportunity.
    Senator Bridges was recognized and reiterated Senator Knowland's
    statement about the President feeling more strongly about this
    legislation than any other. He read a telegram received from the heads
    of several postal associations urging the adoption of Senator Carlson's
    substitute S. 1489. He also read a list of postal salary facts which
    explained briefly the various fringe benefits which are being enjoyed by
    the postal workers. Copies of the mimeographed facts were distributed
    among those senators present so the facts could be used in replying to
    inquiries of constituents and one is attached as Exhibit ``F.''
    Senator Thye was recognized and spoke at length on S. 1 which he would
    like to see supported. However, he said if Senator Carlson would
    increase the percentage of pay increase in his substitute from 7.6% to
    8.6% he would support the substitute.
    A general discussion ensued relative to the percent of increase that
    should be incorporated in the pay bill and the majority of senators
    present expressed themselves as being in favor of an 8.6% increase if
    the President would not veto it.
    Senator Knowland asked for a show of hands, without the commitment being
    binding, as to how many would be in favor of an 8.6% increase and
    reclassification providing it was acceptable to the President. Of the 27
    senators present 23 indicated they would support such an amendment. Four
    indicated they were committed to vote for a 10% increase.
    There being no further business the Conference adjourned at 12:00.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Acting Chairman of the Conference March 29, 1955

                                                    [signed] William T. Reed

                                                  Assistant for the Minority
                                   *    *    *
                                  Exhibit ``A''

                                                             Calendar No. 44
                                     SENATE

    1st Session
    84th Congress

                                                               Report No. 41
                             POSTAL PAY BILL OF 1955
                     March 2, 1955 -- Ordered to be printed
     Mr. Johnston of South Carolina, from the Committee on Post Office and
                                 Civil Service,
                             submitted the following
                                     REPORT
                                  together with
                                 MINORITY VIEWS
                               [To accompany S.1]

      The Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, to whom was referred
    the bill (S.1) to increase the rates of compensation of officers and
    employees in the field service of the Post Office Department, having
    considered the same, report favorably thereon, with amendments, and
    recommend that the bill, as amended, do pass.
      [The 12-page full report appears at page 60646 of Vol. 8 of the
    original minutes.]
                                  Exhibit ``A''

                                                             Calendar No. 44

    84th Congress
    1st Session
                                      S. 1
                                 [Report No. 41]

    [Full text of the 8-page bill as reported from the Committee on Post
    Office and Civil Service appears at page 60658 of Vol. 8 of the original
    minutes.]
                                   *    *    *
                                  Exhibit ``B''

    84th Congress
    1st Session
                                     S. 1489
                       IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
                   March 18 (legislative day, March 10), 1955

    Mr. Carlson introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
    referred to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service
                                     A BILL

    To increase the rates of basic salary of postmasters, officers,
    supervisors, and employees in the postal field service, to eliminate
    certain salary inequities, and for other purposes.
    [The full 110-page text of S. 1489 appears at page 60667 of Vol. 8 of
    the original minutes.]
                                   *    *    *
                                  Exhibit ``C''

    Statement on floor of Senate by Senator Frank Carlson on the
    substitution of Senate Bill No. 1489 for Senate Bill No. 1, Postal Pay
    Legislation
    MR. PRESIDENT:
    I am offering as a substitute for Senate Bill No. 1, Senate Bill No.
    1489.
    I regret sincerely that I am unable to support Senate No. 1, which was
    reported by a majority of the members of the Senate Post Office and
    Civil Service Committee.
    I think I have demonstrated my interest in behalf of our Federal
    employees, both from the standpoint of securing a substantial wage
    increase and fringe benefits, which are essential in modern-day
    employment.
    I feel, however, that today we are confronted with a very realistic
    problem, that is, that the action taken by the Senate should be in
    accordance with the recommendations of the President in his message of
    January 11 to the Congress, in which he recommended legislation
    incorporating a modern and equitable salary plan for the postal service.
    The President's proposal provides a substantial increase in the average
    wage of postal employees, along with a correction of serious inequities
    in the salary structure.
                                 POSTAL SALARIES

    The salary plan proposed by the President in his January 11 message
    would place the wages for postal service positions in proper
    relationship to each other, and would give effect to the principle of
    equal pay for equal work.
    Senate 1489 embodies the essential features of the President's
    recommendation and is identical with H.R. 4644, which was reported out
    by a bi-partisan majority of 17 to 6 of the House Committee on Post
    Office and Civil Service, except that the salary schedule for rural
    carriers is adjusted to maintain the present relationship with the
    salaries for city carriers.
    This bill provides a general increase in salary for all postal field
    service employees averaging 7.6%. For example, the present salary range
    for letter carriers and clerks, who make up 300,000 of the 500,000
    employed in the Postal Field Service, is $3270 to $4070 per annum. Under
    Senate 1489 the range would become $3640 to $4360 per annum.
    The total annual cost of the salary increases provided by the bill is
    estimated at $161,582,000.
                            COST OF LIVING COMPARISON

    Since 1945, the cost of living has advanced 48.6%. During the same
    period the starting salary for clerks and letter carriers has been
    increased by 92%, from $1700 in 1945 to $3270 at present. Senate 1489
    would increase this starting salary to $3640, or 114%.
    Since 1945, the top salary for clerks and carriers has increased by 94%,
    from $2100 to $4070. (This does not include longevity payments of $100
    each at the end of 13, 18 and 25 years of service.) Senate 1489 would
    increase the top rate to $4360, or 108%.
    The clerk or carrier working for the Department in 1945 at $1700 will
    earn $4360 upon passage of Senate 1489, an increase in basic salary of
    156%.
                              ELIMINATES INEQUITIES

    This bill establishes carefully developed schedules of compensation for
    each level of work, and these levels are interrelated so that those
    employees who are doing work of a similar level of difficulty will be
    paid the same; those who are doing work of a higher level will be paid
    at commensurately higher rates. Thus present serious inequities are
    eliminated. No longer would some supervisor salaries be set on the sole
    basis of cubic feet supervised, or number of employees supervised, but
    rather on the sound basis of duties and responsibilities.
    The bill contains 50 key position descriptions, to which 90% of the
    postal employees are assigned. The salary level for each key position is
    set forth in the bill. The 50 key positions are assigned to the Schedule
    in their ascending importance. Thus, the key position of janitor is in
    salary level 1, that of regional director is assigned to the top salary
    level 21.
                             APPEAL RIGHTS PROVIDED

    The positions occupied by the relatively few employees who are not in
    one of the 50 key positions will be ranked by the Post Office Department
    in relation to the key positions, and placed in the proper salary level
    of the Schedule by the Department. Appeal rights to the Civil Service
    Commission are provided for the employee who feels that his position has
    been assigned to the wrong salary level.
    As an employee's duties change, or as new positions are created because
    of technological improvements in the movement of mail, the Department
    will be able to assign the position to its proper salary level, and pay
    the employee accordingly. Under present law, the Department has been
    limited by the job titles set forth in P.L. 134, and the pay rates
    established for those job titles.
    In addition to the Postal Field service compensation schedule with its
    21 salary levels, the bill provides separate compensation schedules
    adapted to their conditions of service for rural carriers and
    postmasters of fourth class offices. The schedule for fourth class
    office postmasters contains eight categories of annual receipts, rather
    than the 17 now provided. This means that slight changes in cash
    receipts will not so readily change the postmaster's compensation.
                            ELIMINATES DISCRIMINATION

    The bill provides a seven step range of pay rates for each employee, so
    that he may advance in pay each year until he reaches the top step for
    his range. Under present law, postmasters and supervisors are paid at
    single rates and may not advance in the same job; rank and file
    employees have varying ranges of steps or grades through which they
    automatically advance. There is no valid reason for this discrimination.
    The bill provides that when an employee is promoted to a position in a
    higher salary level, he will receive a substantial guaranteed increase,
    in contrast to the present system which frequently involves a token
    increase or no increase at all.
    The bill also permits an increase to $9 in the present per diem
    allowance of $6 for railway post office clerks while in travel status.
    The bill provides longevity increases for substitutes and hourly-rate
    employees for the first time. This is particularly important to the many
    substitutes in third-class offices, whose opportunities for conversion
    to regular are seriously limited.
    The bill relaxes the ratio of classified substitutes to regular
    employees from the present ratio of one classified substitute for every
    six regulars, to one for five. This will permit the conversion of
    several thousand substitutes from indefinite or temporary tenure to
    career tenure.
                              BI-WEEKLY PAY PERIODS

    The bill provides bi-weekly pay periods, in place of the present semi-
    monthly pay periods. This will permit standardization of the pay day so
    that it will occur on the same day of each alternate week throughout the
    year. It also serves to give employees an extra day's pay during the
    year.
    The bill provides new promotion opportunities for postal employees, by
    the creation of salary levels which permit for the first time the
    recognition of more responsible duties.
    The bill contains safeguards to employees, in the form of appeal rights,
    prohibition on reduction of present salaries plus six percent, and
    protection of the employee's salary plus the six percent even if it
    exceeds the normal range for his position.
                                     SUMMARY

    In summary, the bill:

      1. Provides an average increase of 7.6% along with an
      equitable basis for compensating postal employees, not only
      in terms of their own job requirements but also in relation
      to the duties and compensation of all other postal
      employees.
      2. It establishes salary levels which are proper in relation
      to each other and in relation to the wage standards of non-
      governmental enterprises.
      3. It provides a number of supplemental benefits to
      employees, such as the longevity increases for substitutes,
      and the bi-weekly pay period.
      4. It affords safeguards to employees so that no one may be
      injured by its provisions.
      5. The cost is $161,582,000 a year.

    And while removing present inequities, and preventing the introduction
    of new inequities, it also provides a pay structure which will encourage
    incentive for advancement and for improvement in the postal service.
                                   *    *    *
                                  Exhibit ``D''

                                                              Report No. 224
                            HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

    84th Congress
    1st Session
                  POSTAL FIELD SERVICE COMPENSATION ACT OF 1955

    March 16, 1955--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
    State of the Union and ordered to be printed
    Mr. Murray of Tennessee, from the Committee on Post Office and Civil
    Service, submitted the following
                                     REPORT
                            [To accompany H.R. 4644]

      The Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, to whom was referred
    the bill (H.R. 4644) to increase the rates of basic salary of
    postmasters, officers, supervisors, and employees in the postal field
    service, to eliminate certain salary inequities, and for other purposes,
    having considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment
    and recommend that the bill do pass.
      [The text of the 67-page report appears at page 60783 of Vol. 8 of the
    original minutes.]
                                   *    *    *
                                  Exhibit ``D''

                                                       Union Calendar No. 52

    84th Congress
    1st Session
                                     H.R. 4644
                                [Report No. 224]
                         IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                  March 7, 1955

    Mr. Murray of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was
    referred to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service
                                 March 16, 1955

    Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
    and ordered to be printed.
                                     A BILL

    To increase the rates of basic salary of postmasters, officers,
    supervisors, and employees in the postal field service, to eliminate
    certain salary inequities, and for other purposes.
      [The text of the 110-page bill appears at page 60850 of Vol. 8 of the
    original minutes.]
                                   *    *    *
                                  Exhibit ``E''

                                                             Calendar No. 44

    84th Congress
    1st Session
                                      S. 1
                       IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
                   March 23 (legislative day, March 10), 1955
                  Ordered to lie on the table and to be printed
                                    AMENDMENT

    Intended to be proposed by Mr. Byrd to the bill (S.1) to increase the
    rates of basic compensation of officers and employees in the field
    service of the Post Office Department, viz: On page 7, beginning with
    line 23, strike out over through line 24, on page 8, and insert in lieu
    thereof the following:
      Sec. 7. This Act shall become effective on the first day of the first
    pay period which begins after the date of its enactment.
                                   *    *    *
                                  Exhibit ``F''

                                                                     3-21-55
                               POSTAL SALARY FACTS

    I. More than 300,000 of the 500,000 postal field service employees are
    clerks and letter carriers. Increases in basic salary rates of these
    employees in recent years were as follows:

                                                           Rate Range  per
                                                                Annum

      Prior to 1945...................................        $1700 to $2100
                                                          (82 cents to $1.01
                                                                   per hour)
      1945............................................         1700 to  2700
      1946............................................         2100 to  3100
      1948............................................         2550 to  3550
      1949............................................         2670 to  3670
      1951............................................         3270 to  4070
      S.1489 and H.R. 4644 would increase these                3640 to  4360
       salaries to....................................       ($1.75 to $2.10
                                                                   per hour)
      Percentage Increase since 1945..................           92% to 114%
      During the same period, the cost of living                       48.6%
       increased......................................

    II. Other benefits of employment enjoyed by this group include:

      A. Liberal vacations ranging from a minimum of 13 working
      days for new employees to 26 working days, or more than five
      (5) weeks, for employees with fifteen years and more of
      service;
      B. Thirteen (13) days of paid sick leave each year, which is
      cumulative if not taken;
      C. A 40-hour work week;
      D. Civil Service status and retirement benefits. (Letter
      carriers also will receive a $100.00 tax free uniform
      allowance when Congress makes the funds available).

    III. In addition to basic salary, these employees receive a $100.00
    further increase after 13 years service, a second $100.00 increase after
    18 years of service and a third $100.00 increase after 25 years service.
    Thus, under S. 1489 and H.R. 4644 a long service clerk or letter carrier
    would receive $2.24 per hour.
    IV. Since July, 1951, when clerks and letter carriers were given a
    salary increase of from $400 to $600 a year, the cost of living has
    increased slightly more than 3%. The salary increase proposed in S. 1489
    and H.R. 4644 for this group of employees averages 8% with a minimum
    increase of 6%.
    V. Annual cost of S. 1489 and H.R. 4644 is estimated at $161,582,000.
    Enacted and proposed fringe benefits, including group life insurance,
    group health insurance, and uniforms, will cost an additional
    $37,000,000 per year.
    VI. Each 1% increase in postal salaries costs approximately $20,000,000
    per year.
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                                                              [May 24, 1955]

    MAY 24, 1955
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
    CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR MAY 24, 1955, AT 10:30 A.M.,
                        ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:37 a.m. and asked the
    Secretary to call the roll. The roll was called and the following
    Senators were present:

    Present 40:
      Aiken                  Cotton                   Martin, Iowa
      Allott                 Curtis                   Martin, Pa.
      Barrett                Dirksen                  Millikin
      Beall                  Duff                     Mundt
      Bender                 Dworshak                 Payne
      Bennett                Flanders                 Potter
      Bricker                Goldwater                Purtell
      Bridges                Hickenlooper             Saltonstall
      Bush                   Hruska                   Smith, Maine
      Butler                 Ives                     Smith, N.J.
      Capehart               Knowland                 Thye
      Carlson                Kuchel                   Watkins
      Case, S. Dak.          Malone                   Williams
                             .......................  Young

    Absent 7:
      Case, N.J.             Langer                   Schoeppel
      Jenner                 McCarthy                 Welker
                             .......................  Wiley

    The Chairman recognized Senator Edward Martin, ranking Minority Member
    of the Committee on Public Works, for the purpose of informing the
    Conference as to the provisions of S. 1048, a bill to amend and
    supplement the Federal Road Act, to authorize the appropriations for
    continuing the construction of highways and for other purposes.
    At the request of Senator Martin the Conference permitted Mr. F.B. du
    Pont, Commissioner of the Bureau of Public Roads, to sit in on the
    meeting.
    Senator Martin explained the various differences between S. 1048, the
    Gore bill, and the substitute which he intended to offer which
    represented the views of the Administration. He recommended that the
    Senate adopt the substitute bill which would give the country a complete
    road system in ten years with funds to be authorized by corporate bonds
    and paid for in thirty years. He spoke of the Gore bill as a piece-meal
    proposition which would create a direct deficit on the Treasury of $7.0
    billion.
    The Chairman then recognized Senators Prescott Bush and Francis Case,
    also members of the Committee on Public Works, to further explain the
    particular features of the bill.
    Senator Martin spoke of the possibility of making a motion to recommit
    the bill if the substitute amendment failed of passage, because of the
    $7.0 billion deficit to be created by the passage of the Gore bill, as
    well as allowing more time for the Committee to study the matter due to
    a more favorable reaction by the Members of the House of Representatives
    to the road plan of the Administration.
    Many questions were asked by the members present.
    No action was requested of the Conference and none was taken.
    There being no further business the Conference adjourned at 12:02.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference May 27, 1955

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

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                                                           [January 5, 1956]

    JANUARY 5, 1956
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE EUGENE D. MILLIKIN, FOR JANUARY 5, 1956, AT 10:00
                     A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    In the absence of the Chairman, Senator Milton R. Young, the Secretary
    of the Conference, called the meeting to order at 10:10 a.m. and he
    asked that the Secretary for the Minority call the roll.
    The following Senators were present:

    Present 43:
      Aiken                  Cotton                   Malone
      Allott                 Curtis                   Martin, Iowa
      Barrett                Dirksen                  Martin, Pa.
      Beall                  Duff                     Mundt
      Bender                 Dworshak                 Potter
      Bennett                Flanders                 Purtell
      Bricker                Goldwater                Saltonstall
      Bridges                Hickenlooper             Schoeppel
      Bush                   Hruska                   Smith, Maine
      Butler                 Ives                     Thye
      Capehart               Jenner                   Watkins
      Carlson                Knowland                 Welker
      Case, N.J.             Kuchel                   Wiley
      Case, S.Dak.           Langer                   Williams
                             .......................  Young
    Absent 4:
      McCarthy               Payne
      Millikin               Smith, N.J.

    The acting Chairman stated that he had been requested by Senator
    Millikin, who was ill, to assume the Chair. He stated that the purpose
    of the meeting was to review and discuss the State of the Union Message
    of the President of the United States, and present a position of unity.
    The acting Chairman recognized Senator Knowland who reviewed the
    individual recommendations of the President of the United States as set
    forth in the message and stated that there had been prepared by the
    staff of the Republican Policy Committee statements in regard to the
    individual recommendations in the message. These were available for the
    use of Senators as a basis for their individual publicity releases. He
    stated that he hoped a unified position could be taken by stressing
    particularly those things which the individual Senators could support.
    He also listed the dates when the President would send to the Congress
    his specific recommendations on certain proposals set forth in his
    message. The Senator urged good attendance on the Floor while the
    message was being read by the Clerk and also requested that there be
    Minority representation at all times at meetings of the various
    investigating committees. He requested also that during the session of
    the Senate the Leadership be informed as to individual attendance.
    1
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      \1\ [In September 1955 a heart attack hospitalized President
    Eisenhower until November and forced him to curtail his activities for
    several months. Thus, in January 1956 the president did not deliver his
    State of the Union address in person.]
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    Inquiry was made as to the best time for the customary Lincoln Day
    period. A vote of hands revealed that 20 Senators were in favor of the
    period two days prior to and three days following February 12, as
    against 7 for the week following Lincoln's birthday. He stated that he
    had been advised that a number of out of the city committee meetings had
    been planned and he recommended that these be cut to a minimum.
    Cooperation was asked when it became necessary to conduct a poll of the
    membership.
    The acting Chairman recognized Senator Saltonstall who stated his
    willingness to be of more assistance and to do anything he could to
    help. He expressed the theme of optimism and peace and prosperity with
    faith in the future and the accomplishments of the party during the last
    three years.
    The acting Chairman recognized Senator Bridges who spoke concerning the
    recent issuance of joint statements which he said caused some
    embarrassment to those senators who did not sign and which also seemed
    to reflect disunity in the Party. He recommended in the future an
    individual approach as best. The Senator also said that all funds for
    Senate investigations had been exhausted and that the matter should be
    watched closely. He also spoke about complaints which he had heard in
    regard to the lack of information on the part of the membership as to
    Administration plans and that he was endeavoring to work out some means
    by which the entire membership could know the results of the leadership
    meetings at the White House. He stated that he would welcome
    suggestions. He also stated that he and Senator Knowland had been
    consulted concerning a propective appointee for Assistant Secretary of
    State, both Senators considering him at this time to be objectionable.
    He stated that on major appointments it was most desirable that prior
    consultation be had with the Republican members of the respective
    committees, in order that there might not be embarrassment later. On
    other appointments Senators were still being completely ignored and he
    asked for suggestions as to how best to meet this issue.
    There were several expressions that there should be more frequent
    Conferences or meetings in order that the membership might be informed
    but the question of how it should be done was not resolved.
    There being no further business the Conference adjourned at 11:20 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Acting Chairman of the Conference and the Minority
    Leader January 9, 1956

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
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                                                         [February 28, 1956]

    FEBRUARY 28, 1956
    MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE AND OF THE MINORITY
    POLICY COMMITTEE, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1956, AT 12:30 P.M., DISTRICT OF
                             COLUMBIA COMMITTEE ROOM

    Senator Styles Bridges, Chairman of the Minority Policy Committee,
    called the meeting to order at 1:25 p.m.
    The following Senators were present:

    Present 35:
      Aiken                  Curtis                   Martin, Pa.
      Allott                 Dirksen                  Mundt
      Beall                  Dworshak                 Potter
      Bender                 Flanders                 Purtell
      Bricker                Goldwater                Saltonstall
      Bridges                Hickenlooper             Schoeppel
      Bush                   Hruska                   Smith, N.J.
      Butler                 Ives                     Thye
      Capehart               Knowland                 Watkins
      Carlson                Kuchel                   Williams
      Case, N.J.             Malone                   Young
      Cotton                 Martin, Iowa

    Absent 12:
      Barrett                Jenner                   Payne
      Bennett                Langer                   Smith, Maine
      Case, S.Dak.           McCarthy                 Welker
      Duff                   Millikin                 Wiley

    Others 4:
      Trice                  Reed
      Jones                  Brownrigg

    Senator Bridges stated that as this was a joint meeting of the two
    Conference Committees he would first ask for a report by Senator
    Saltonstall on the White House Legislative Conference held this morning.
    Senator Saltonstall informed the membership that five matters were
    discussed at the White House meeting, the first being the Agricultural
    bill on which Senator Aiken made a report to the President. There was
    discussion as to when a vote might be had on the bill and a discussion
    of procedural questions after the bill had passed the Senate. The
    question of a possible veto of the bill should it pass with 90% supports
    was not discussed. Second the Upper Colorado River project. This bill
    passed the Senate last session and is now before the House of
    Representatives. The President expressed his intense interest in this
    matter and his desire that it be enacted into law. Third, the Central
    Intelligence Agency. The President again expressed his opinion that
    legislation to create a joint committee on this subject should not be
    enacted, and he briefly gave his reasons therefor. Fourth, the Federal
    Highway bill. This measure now before the House of Representatives was
    briefly discussed as to financing but no decision was made. The question
    of taxation of trucks versus automobiles was discussed and whether or
    not there was enough money to be derived from the taxation features of
    the bill to put the program on a sound pay-as-you-go basis. It was
    stated that irrespective of how the bill was passed by the House, the
    Senate Committee on Finance would be able to look into the matter once
    again. Fifth, the investigation of the Air Force. There was a brief
    procedural discussion of this matter.
    Senator Saltonstall stated that the President was looking well and
    bubbling over in spirits.
    Senator Bridges recognized Senator Kuchel who stated that he had
    recently received a number of letters in regard to the defense budget re
    missiles. He stated that it was his opinion some statement should be
    made by the President as to the facts in the matter.
    Senator Bridges then turned the meeting over to Senator Milton R. Young,
    as acting Chairman of the Conference, in the absence of the Chairman.
    Senator Young called the Conference to order and stated that Senator
    Millikin had requested him to assume the Chair. He stated that the
    Senator was feeling much better and was spending some time each day with
    the members of his staff.
    Senator Young stated that the purpose of the Conference was to formally
    accept the resignation of Senator Barry Goldwater, Chairman of the
    Senatorial Campaign Committee, and of Senator Edward J. Thye, a member
    of the committee. Both Senators have submitted their resignations
    because of their appointment as members of the Select Committee created
    under Senate Resolution 219. 2
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    Contributions, established February 22, 1956.]
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    Senator Young recognized Senator Bush who moved that the resignations be
    accepted with regret. The motion was agreed to.
    Senator Young then recognized Senator Bridges who moved that there be a
    rising vote in order that the members might express their appreciation
    for the fine work done by Senator Goldwater as Chairman of the Campaign
    Committee. Members of the Conference stood and applauded.
    Senator Young recognized Senator Goldwater who stated that the job he
    was relinquishing was a most enjoyable one, and that it had been a real
    pleasure working with the senatorial candidates. He expressed his thanks
    to the members of his committee and the staff.
    Senator Young then stated that nominations would be in order for the
    election of a Chairman of the Senatorial Campaign Committee, and he
    recognized Senator Saltonstall who placed the name of Senator Andrew F.
    Schoeppel in nomination. The nomination of Senator Schoeppel was
    seconded by Senator Carlson. It was moved and agreed to that nominations
    be closed, and Senator Andrew F. Schoeppel was unanimously elected
    Chairman of the Senatorial Campaign Committee.
    Senator Young recognized Senator Malone who nominated Senator Henry C.
    Dworshak as a member of the Committee to fill the existing vacancy.
    Senator Goldwater seconded the nomination. It was moved and agreed to
    that nominations be closed and Senator Dworshak was unanimously elected.
    Senator Young concluded the meeting of the Conference by turning the
    gavel over to Senator Bridges.
    Senator Bridges recognized Senator Schoeppel who stated he appreciated
    very much the opportunity to be of service and that it was his hope and
    aspiration that he could reasonably fulfill the job done by his able
    predecessors. He stated that he would counsel with all parties for
    guidance and assistance.
    Senator Bridges recognized Senator Butler of Maryland who spoke of an
    embarrassing situation at this time in his State due to ``rifting'' of
    employees in defense plants. Senators Ives and Watkins stated that a
    similar situation was existing in their States.
    Senator Bridges recognized Senator Hickenlooper who spoke at some length
    on the farm situation and the pending farm bill dealing with 90% of
    parity versus flexible supports. He particularly called attention to
    certain amendments which he has pending dealing with the commercial corn
    areas. He stated that strong Democratic elements do not want an
    effective farm program and that they would like to see no legislation
    enacted. He stressed the importance of the Republicans not being charged
    with blocking the farm legislation.
    Because of previous engagements Senator Bridges had to leave the meeting
    and he asked Senator Knowland to preside.
    Senator Knowland stated that because of Democratic opposition it was not
    possible today to obtain a unanimous consent agreement to vote on the
    farm bill but that another effort would be made tomorrow.
    He also stated that the President of Italy would address a joint session
    of the Congress on Wednesday, February 29, at 12:30.
    Senator Knowland recognized Senators Young, Mundt, Carlson, Dworshak,
    Thye and Capehart who each expressed his opinion as to why a farm bill
    should be enacted and the political perplexities of the situation.
    In response to inquiries as to whether or not the President would sign
    the bill, Senator Knowland stated that the President has made it very
    clear on any number of occasions that he is for flexible supports and
    not for 90% of parity.
    There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 2:25 p.m.

                                                     [signed] Styles Bridges

                                            Chairman of the Policy Committee

    Approved by the Chairman of the Policy Committee and the Acting Chairman
    of the Conference

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                        Eighty-fifth Congress (1957-1959)

      [Editor's Note: In 1956 President Eisenhower easily won reelection,
    but Congress remained in Democratic hands, with 234 Democrats to 201
    Republicans in the House. The Senate continued closely divided between
    49 Democrats and 47 Republicans.
      Since Eugene Millikin had retired at the end of the previous Congress
    after leading the Republican Conference for eleven years, the Conference
    chose a new chairman, Leverett Saltonstall of Massachusetts, while
    William Knowland continued as floor leader.
      In 1957, for the first time since Reconstruction, Congress passed a
    civil rights law, designed to ensure enforcement of the right to vote.
    After the bill passed the House in June, Senator Knowland and other
    supporters arranged to bypass the hostile Judiciary Committee and send
    the bill directly to the Senate floor. On August 7 the full Senate voted
    72 to 18 to pass the bill, with final passage following in late August
    after differences with the House were resolved. (During consideration of
    the bill in August, South Carolina Democratic Senator Strom Thurmond,
    made the longest speech in Senate history, speaking for just over
    twenty-four hours.)
      When the Soviet Union in October 1957 launched the first artificial
    satellite, Sputnik, Congress, concerned about both national security and
    the need for increased research and development, took a number of
    actions, including hearings by the Senate Preparedness Subcommittee,
    establishment of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    (NASA), and passage of the National Defense Education Act.]
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                                                           [January 3, 1957]

    JANUARY 3, 1957
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
     TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE STYLES BRIDGES, FOR JANUARY 3, 1957, AT
                   9:30 A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Conference was called to order at 9:45 a.m. by Senator Styles
    Bridges, acting as Temporary Chairman.
    Senator Schoeppel was asked to introduce each of the new Republican
    Senators-elect which he did in the following order:

        Senator Cooper of Kentucky
        Senator Revercomb of West Virginia
        Senator Javits of New York, who was not present
        Senator Morton of Kentucky

    Senator Bridges then appointed Senator Williams as Temporary Secretary
    of the Conference and asked him to call the roll.

    Present 44:
      Aiken                  Curtis                   Morton
      Allott                 Dirksen                  Mundt
      Barrett                Dworshak                 Payne
      Beall                  Flanders                 Potter
      Bennett                Goldwater                Purtell
      Bricker                Hruska                   Revercomb
      Bridges                Ives                     Saltonstall
      Bush                   Jenner                   Schoeppel
      Butler                 Knowland                 Smith, Maine
      Capehart               Kuchel                   Smith, N.J.
      Carlson                Langer                   Thye
      Case, N.J.             Malone                   Watkins
      Case, S. Dak.          Martin, Iowa             Wiley
      Cooper                 Martin, Pa.              Williams
      Cotton                 McCarthy

    Absent 3:
      Hickenlooper           Javits                   Young

    A quorum was present.
    Also present were J. Mark Trice, Lloyd Jones, William T. Reed and
    William Brownrigg III.
    Senator Bridges announced that the first order of business would be the
    election of a Conference Chairman and explained the ground rules which
    were that in case of more than two candidates for any office either a
    plurality vote could elect or a second ballot could be taken on the two
    that received the highest votes.
    Senator Smith of New Jersey moved that a majority vote prevail in the
    event of a second ballot and the second ballot be confined to the two
    highest on the first ballot. The motion was seconded and agreed to.
    Senator Smith of New Jersey then nominated Senator Leverett Saltonstall
    for the position of Chairman of the Conference. Senator Thye seconded
    the nomination. Senator Goldwater nominated Senator Bricker for Chairman
    of the Conference but Senator Bricker after thanking Senator Goldwater
    requested that he be permitted to withdraw his name. His request was
    granted, nominations were closed and the Chair hearing no objections
    asked the Secretary to cast a single ballot for Senator Saltonstall.
    Senator Saltonstall took the Chair and announced that nominations were
    in order for Secretary of the Conference. Senator Langer nominated his
    colleague, Senator Young, and it was seconded. Nominations were closed
    and a single ballot was cast for Senator Young. Senator Young not being
    present the Chairman requested Senator Williams to continue as Acting
    Secretary.
    Senator Bridges moved and it was seconded and agreed to that a
    resolution of appreciation be presented to Senator Schoeppel by the
    Conference for his splendid performance in his position as Chairman of
    the Campaign Committee.
    Senator Cotton nominated Senator Bridges as President Pro Tempore of the
    Senate. The nominations were seconded, the nominations were closed and
    the Secretary was instructed to cast a single ballot for Senator
    Bridges.
    Senator Carlson nominated Senator Knowland as Floor Leader, it was
    seconded, the nominations were closed and the Secretary instructed to
    cast a single ballot for Senator Knowland.
    Senator Bricker nominated Senator Dirksen to be Whip and it was
    seconded. Senator Ives nominated Senator Thye to be Whip and it was
    seconded. Nominations were closed and Senators Bricker and Ives were
    appointed tellers. In the balloting Senator Dirksen received 27 votes,
    Senator Thye 17. Therefore, Senator Dirksen was elected Minority Whip.
    Senator Allott was recognized and moved that the Conference send a
    letter of appreciation and high regard to Senator Millikin. Senator
    Martin of Pennsylvania seconded the motion paying high tribute to
    Senator Millikin. The motion was agreed to unanimously.
    Senator Margaret Chase Smith of Maine nominated Senator Bridges as the
    Chairman of the Republican Policy Committee. It was seconded, the
    nominations closed and the Secretary was instructed to cast one ballot.
    Senator Ives inquired relative to the nomination of a candidate for the
    position of Sergeant at Arms of the Senate and was advised by the Chair
    that no nominations would be made for elective officers at this time.
    At this point in the Conference a general discussion took place relative
    to the organization of the Senate.
    Senator Knowland was recognized and requested all newly-elected and
    reelected Senators to be sure and arrange for a colleague to escort them
    to the rostrum for their swearing-in. He then outlined the order of
    business to be taken up in the Chamber today and announced that
    President Eisenhower would deliver his message on the Middle East to a
    Joint Session of Congress on Saturday, January 5.1
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      \1\ [On January 5 President Eisenhower addressed a joint session in
    support of what became known as the ``Eisenhower Doctrine.'' This policy
    would permit him to grant aid to Middle Eastern countries to resist
    armed aggression by Communist countries. In July 1958 the United States
    sent troops to Lebanon under this doctrine to protect the country from
    possible Iraqi aggression until United Nations forces took over a few
    months later.]
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    Senator Thye asked unanimous consent to withdraw his nomination for Whip
    and make Senator Dirksen's election unanimous. There was no objection.
    There being no further business the Conference recessed at 11:15 a.m.
    subject to the call of the Chairman.

                                                   [signed] John J. Williams

                                          Acting Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference on March 18, 1957

                                                    [signed] William T. Reed

                                                  Assistant for the Minority
                                   *    *    *

                                                           January 9, 1957

      Honorable Eugene D. Millikin, U.S.S.
      2101 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
      Washington, D.C.

      Dear Gene:

        When we Republicans met to organize ourselves this last
      week, we were poignantly reminded of your absence. Gone
      was your booming voice and your wit from the head of the
      table, and gone also was the guiding hand which you have
      exerted as Chairman of the Republican Conference since the
      beginning of the 80th Congress.
        How do you say that you miss a friend? How do you say
      that you need his counsel? How do you say in a hundred
      different times and places yet to come you will wish that
      he were there with his courage and clear thinking to guide
      and assist? We do not know how to say these things, but we
      do know that these thoughts were in everyone's mind as we
      met the other day; and because they were in our minds, we
      decided to express to you our appreciation for all you
      have done; for all you have been.
        As your friends we wish you a pleasant trip to sunny
      Arizona and many happy hours there with renewed strength
      and your old smile returned in all its vigor and the joy
      it gives us all.

                                          Sincerely yours,
                                          Leverett Saltonstall
                                          Chairman of Senate
                                          Republican Conference,
                                          for all of your friends
                                          and associates in the Conference

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                                                           [January 7, 1957]

    JANUARY 7, 1957
      MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE BY THE CHAIRMAN,
    HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, FOR JANUARY 7, 1957, AT 3:00 P.M., ROOM
                           335 SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    Chairman Saltonstall called the Conference to order at 3:05 p.m. and
    asked the Secretary to call the roll.
    The following Senators were present:

    Present 37:
      Aiken                  Dirksen                  Mundt
      Allott                 Dworshak                 Payne
      Barrett                Flanders                 Potter
      Beall                  Hickenlooper             Purtell
      Bennett                Hruska                   Revercomb
      Bricker                Jenner                   Saltonstall
      Bridges                Knowland                 Schoeppel
      Bush                   Kuchel                   Smith, N.J.
      Carlson                Malone                   Thye
      Case, N.J.             Martin, Iowa             Watkins
      Case, S. Dak.          McCarthy                 Williams
      Cooper                 Morton                   Young
      Cotton

    Absent 9:
      Butler                 Goldwater                Martin, Pa.
      Capehart               Ives                     Smith, Maine
      Curtis                 Langer                   Wiley

    (Senator Javits of New York had not been sworn in as a senator at the
    time of this conference)
    A quorum was present.
    Also present were J. Mark Trice, Lloyd Jones, William T. Reed and
    William Brownrigg III.
    There being a quorum present the Chairman announced that the purpose of
    calling the meeting was to name the members of the Policy Committee, the
    Committee on Committees, the Personnel Committee and the Senatorial
    Campaign Committee. He also said that the Minority Floor Leader would
    have a few words to say.
    Before announcing the new committee members the Chairman explained that
    after much consideration he was returning to the policy used prior to
    the 84th Congress in setting up the Policy Committee membership which
    was that it would consist of the Party Officers plus six appointed
    members. Since the 84th, 1st, it has been customary to appoint all the
    candidates up for election at the next election plus the officers which
    made a very unwieldy committee. Since the weekly Policy luncheons are to
    be continued to which all the Republican Senators are invited he said he
    felt a smaller Policy Committee would be better. He then asked if there
    was any objection to his proposal. There was none. The Chairman then
    said that if there were no objections, Senator Bricker, Chairman of the
    Committee on Committees and Senator Schoeppel, Chairman of the
    Senatorial Campaign Committee, would be named as ex officio members of
    the Policy Committee. There were no objections.
    The Chairman then read off the names of members of the Committee on
    Committees in order of seniority with Senator John Bricker continuing as
    Chairman. List attached. The Committee was approved unanimously. He then
    read the names of the members of the campaign Committee in order of
    seniority with Senator Andrew Schoeppel as Chairman. List attached. It
    was unanimously approved.
    The Personnel Committee consisting of Senator Edward Martin, Chairman,
    Senator Styles Bridges and Senator Carl Curtis was approved as read.
    The members of the Policy Committee were then read in the order of their
    seniority and unanimously approved. List attached.
    Senator Knowland was recognized and announced that the customary Policy
    luncheons, to which all the Republican Senators are invited, would be
    resumed starting tomorrow, Tuesday, January 8 at 12:30 in Room F-
    39}2 of the Capitol. Subsequent weekly luncheons will be held
    each Tuesday at the same time and place.
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    After this announcement Senator Knowland read and explained a Senate
    Resolution to be introduced by him, a copy of which accompanies these
    minutes. He read Senate Rule VIII and explained its relationship to Rule
    XXII and Chairman Saltonstall then explained the history and reason why
    it was needed at the time Rule XXII was adopted.
    After a general discussion of the proposed resolution, Senator Case of
    New Jersey, suggested that the last sentence might suffice if it read,
    ``the Rules of the Senate shall continue from one Congress to the next
    Congress.''
    Senators Mundt and Jenner suggested that a period of notice should be
    incorporated in the resolution and expressed doubt as to its acceptance
    if not incorporated.
    In both instances Senator Knowland said he would look into the
    suggestions.
    At this point Senator Knowland made an announcement that after he had
    completed his present term in 1958 he would not run for reelection. The
    announcement stunned the members and several, including Senators Thye,
    Bridges, Saltonstall, Kuchel and Revercomb expressed their deep regret
    and hoped that he would reconsider his decision. Senator Malone moved
    that it be the sense of the Conference that it is the extreme regret of
    his colleagues that Senator Knowland is retiring and that Senator
    Bridges should draft the release and give it to the press on behalf of
    the Conference. This was unanimously approved.
    There being no further business the Conference adjourned at 4:00 p.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference on March 18, 1957

                                                    [signed] William T. Reed

                                                  Assistant for the Minority
                                  85th Congress
                             Committee on Committees

      Bricker, John W., Chairman; Wiley, Alexander; Langer,
      William; Aiken, George D.; Hickenlooper, Bourke B.;
      Flanders, Ralph E.; Jenner, William E.; Ives, Irving M.;
      McCarthy, Joseph R.; Malone, George W.; Watkins, Arthur V.;
      Case, Francis (S. Dak.); [Bush, Prescott--crossed out];
      Purtell, William A.; Barrett, Frank A.; Beall, J. Glenn;
      Payne, Frederick G.; Goldwater, Barry; Cotton, Norris;
      Hruska, Roman L.; Martin, Thomas E.; Allott, Gordon;
      Revercomb, Chapman [handwritten insert]; Morton, Thruston
                                  85th Congress
                    Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee

      Schoeppel, Andrew, Chairman; Capehart, Homer; Smith,
      Margaret Chase; Dworshak, Henry C.; Bennett, Wallace;
      Butler, John M.; Bush, Prescott [handwritten insert];
      Kuchel, Thomas; Case, Clifford (N.J.); [Revercomb, Chapman--
      crossed out]; Cooper, John Sherman; Javits, Jacob
                                  85th Congress
                               Personnel Committee

      Martin, Edward, Chairman; Bridges, Styles; Curtis, Carl
                                  85th Congress
                           Republican Policy Committee

      Bridges, Styles, Chairman; Saltonstall, Leverett; Young,
      Milton; Knowland, William; Dirksen, Everett M.; Smith,
      Alexander (N.J.); Thye, Edward; Williams, John; Mundt, Karl;
      Carlson, Frank; Potter, Charles
                                   *    *    *

    85th Congress
    1st Session
                                 S. RES. ______
                       IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

    MR. KNOWLAND submitted the following resolution; which was ______
                                   RESOLUTION

    That subsection 2 of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate is
    amended (1) by striking out ``except subsection 3 of rule XXII,'', and
    (2) by striking out ``two-thirds of the Senators duly chosen and sworn''
    and inserting in lieu thereof ``two-thirds of the Senators present and
    voting''.
    Sec. 2. Subsection 3 of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate is
    amended by striking out ``and of subsection 2 of this rule''.
    Sec. 3. Rule XXXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by
    inserting ``1.'' immediately preceding ``At'', and by adding at the end
    thereof a new paragraph as follows:

      ``2. The Rules of the Senate shall continue from one
      Congress to the next Congress unless they are changed as
      provided in these Rules.''

                                     ------

    MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES CALLED
     BY THE CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE JOHN W. BRICKER, FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9,
             1957, AT 10:00 A.M. IN ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    Chairman Bricker called the meeting to order at 10:15 a.m. and asked the
    clerk to call the roll. The following Senators were present:

    Present 20:
      Bricker                            Purtell
      Aiken                              Barrett
      Hickenlooper                       Beall
      Flanders                           Payne
      Jenner                             Cotton
      Ives                               Hruska
      McCarthy                           Martin, Iowa
      Malone                             Allott
      Watkins                            Revercomb
      Case, S. Dak.                      Martin

      The following Senators were absent:
      Wiley
      Langer
      Goldwater

      Also present: William T. Reed

    A quorum being present the Chairman read off the suggested assignments
    to committee vacancies. He explained that in filling the second vacancy
    on Armed Services, Senator Thomas Kuchel had agreed to waive his
    seniority rights for two years in favor of Senator Frank Barrett. He
    also explained that Senator Joseph McCarthy who became ranking member of
    the Committee on Rules and Administration when Senator Jenner moved to
    the Finance Committee had agreed to let Senator Carl Curtis precede him
    on the Committee and become ranking member for the next two years.
    Copies of letters are attached explaining these arrangements.
    Senator Jenner moved that the Committee assignments as read be approved,
    it was seconded and unanimously approved. Copies of the approved
    assignments accompany these minutes.
    There being no further business the Committee adjourned at 10:30 a.m.

                                      [not signed] Assistant to the Minority

    APPROVED:

                                                    [signed] John W. Bricker

                                     Chairman of the Committee on Committees
                                   *    *    *
                              United States Senate
                    Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs

                                                           January 8, 1957

      Honorable John W. Bricker, USS
      U.S. Senate Office Building
      Washington 25, D.C.

      My dear John:

        Senator Thomas Kuchel has agreed to waive his request
      for assignment on the Armed Services Committee in order to
      permit me to be assigned to that Committee at this time. I
      appreciate Tommy Kuchel's courtesy very much.
        I have agreed with him that in the event he is assigned
      to the Committee two years from now, and if I am still on
      the Committee, that he will take seniority over me on the
      Committee. This is only as it should be.
        I am writing you since I want to reduce to writing my
      understanding on this matter.
        With very best wishes and kind personal regards, I am

                                          Sincerely,
                                          [signed] Frank Barrett
                                          Frank A. Barrett, USS

    cc: Honorable Thomas Kuchel
                                   *    *    *
                              United States Senate
                    Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs

                                                           January 9, 1957

      Honorable John W. Bricker
      Chairman of the Committee on Committees
      United States Senate
      Washington, D.C.

      Dear John:

        I have been very glad to waive my request for assignment
      to the Armed Services Committee to permit our friend
      Senator Frank Barrett to be assigned it for the 85th
      Congress. He and I have agreed that two years from now I
      may exercise my seniority to ask for membership on the
      Armed Services Committee ahead of Frank. In other words,
      we have both agreed that I do not waive my seniority in
      this situation for more than the present Congress.
        It may be, of course, that I will not want to exercise
      this right two years from now. In any event, I was very
      glad to accede to Frank's request.
        With kindest regards,

                                          Sincerely,
                                          [signed] Thomas H. Kuchel
                                          Thomas H. Kuchel
                                   *    *    *
                              United States Senate
                       Committee on Government Operations

                                                          February 2, 1957

      Mr. J. Mark Trice
      Secretary for the Minority
      United States Senate
      Washington 25, D.C.

      Dear Mark:

        I understand that you desire something in writing in
      regard to my surrender of seniority on the Rules Committee
      to Senator Curtis.
        This is intended by me to be a permanent surrender of
      seniority. I do not desire to regain it at the end of two
      years' time or at any other time.
        With kindest regards, I am

                                          Very sincerely yours,
                                          [signed] Joe McCarthy
                                          Joe McCarthy

    cc: Senator Carl T. Curtis
                                   *    *    *
                                 January 9, 1957
                         (Confidential Work Sheet No. 1)
                        COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS OF SENATORS
                              Eighty-fifth Congress
                 (To be Submitted to the Republican Conference)

    Mr. AIKEN...............................  Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Foreign Relations

    Mr. ALLOTT..............................  Interior and Insular Affairs
                                              Labor and Public Welfare

    Mr. BARRETT.............................  Armed Services
                                              Interior and Insular Affairs

    Mr. BEALL...............................  Banking and Currency
                                              District of Columbia

    Mr. BENNETT.............................  Banking and Currency
                                              Finance

    Mr. BRICKER.............................  Banking and Currency
                                              Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce

    Mr. BRIDGES.............................  Appropriations
                                              Armed Services

    Mr. BUSH................................  Armed Services
                                              Banking and Currency

    Mr. BUTLER..............................  Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce
                                              Judiciary

    Mr. CAPEHART............................  Banking and Currency
                                              Foreign Relations

    Mr. CARLSON.............................  Finance
                                              Post Office and Civil Service

    Mr. CASE, N.J...........................  District of Columbia
                                              Post Office and Civil Service

    Mr. CASE, S.Dak.........................  Armed Services
                                              Public Works

    Mr. COOPER..............................  Labor and Public Welfare
                                              [Public Works--crossed out]
                                              Rules and Administration
                                               [handwritten insert]

    Mr. COTTON..............................  Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce
                                              Public Works

    Mr. CURTIS..............................  Government Operations
                                              Rules and Administration

    Mr. DIRKSEN.............................  Appropriations
                                              Judiciary

    Mr. DWORSHAK............................  Appropriations
                                              Interior and Insular Affairs

    Mr. FLANDERS............................  Armed Services
                                              Finance

    Mr. GOLDWATER...........................  Interior and Insular Affairs
                                              Labor and Public Welfare

    Mr. HICKENLOOPER........................  Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Foreign Relations

    Mr. HRUSKA..............................  Judiciary
                                              Public Works

    Mr. IVES................................  Banking and Currency
                                              Labor and Public Welfare

    Mr. JAVITS..............................  District of Columbia
                                              Rules and Administration

    Mr. JENNER..............................  Judiciary
                                              Post Office and Civil Service
                                              [Rules and Administration--
                                               crossed out]
                                              Finance [handwritten insert]

    Mr. KNOWLAND............................  Appropriations
                                              Foreign Relations

    Mr. KUCHEL..............................  [Finance--crossed out]
                                              Interior and Insular Affairs
                                              Public Works [handwritten
                                               insert]

    Mr. LANGER..............................  Foreign Relations
                                              Judiciary
                                              Post Office and Civil Service

    Mr. MALONE..............................  Finance
                                              Interior and Insular Affairs

    Mr. MARTIN, Iowa........................  Government Operations
                                              Post Office and Civil Service

    Mr. MARTIN, Pa..........................  Finance
                                              Public Works

    Mr. MCCARTHY............................  Appropriations
                                              Government Operations
                                              Rules and Administration

    Mr. MORTON..............................  District of Columbia
                                              Post Office and Civil Service

    Mr. MUNDT...............................  Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Appropriations
                                              Government Operations

    Mr. PAYNE...............................  Banking and Currency
                                              Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce

    Mr. POTTER..............................  Appropriations
                                              Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce

    Mr. PURTELL.............................  Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce
                                              Labor and Public Welfare

    Mr. REVERCOMB...........................  Government Operations
                                              Public Works

    Mr. SALTONSTALL.........................  Appropriations
                                              Armed Services

    Mr. SCHOEPPEL...........................  Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Interstate and Foreign
                                               Commerce

    Mrs. SMITH, Maine.......................  Appropriations
                                              Armed Services
                                              Government Operations

    Mr. SMITH, N.J..........................  Foreign Relations
                                              Labor and Public Welfare
    Mr. THYE................................  Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Appropriations

    Mr. WATKINS.............................  Interior and Insular Affairs
                                              Judiciary

    Mr. WILEY...............................  Foreign Relations
                                              Judiciary

    Mr. WILLIAMS............................  Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Finance

    Mr. YOUNG...............................  Agriculture and Forestry
                                              Appropriations
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                   *    *    *
                                 January 9, 1957
                         (Confidential Work Sheet No. 2)
                        STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE
                              Eighty-fifth Congress
                 (To be Submitted to the Republican Conference)

    On Agriculture and Forestry (Ratio 8-7)

      Messrs. Aiken, Young, Thye, Hickenlooper, Mundt, Williams,
      Schoeppel

    On Appropriations (Ratio 12-11)

      Messrs. Bridges, Saltonstall, Young, Knowland, Thye,
      McCarthy, Mundt, Mrs. Smith, Maine, Messrs. Dworshak,
      Dirksen, Potter

    On Armed Services (Ratio 8-7)

      Messrs. Bridges, Saltonstall, Flanders, Mrs. Smith, Maine,
      Messrs. Case, S. Dak., Bush, Barrett

    On Banking and Currency (Ratio 8-7)

      Messrs. Capehart, Bricker, Ives, Bennett, Bush, Beall, Payne

    On District of Columbia (Ratio 5-4)

      Messrs. Beall, Case, N.J., Morton, Javits

    On Finance (Ratio 8-7)

      Messrs. Martin, Pa., Williams, Flanders, Malone, Carlson,
      Bennett, [Kuchel--crossed out] Jenner [handwritten insert]

    On Foreign Relations (Ratio 8-7)

      Messrs. Wiley, Smith, N.J., Hickenlooper, Langer, Knowland,
      Aiken, Capehart

    On Government Operations (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. McCarthy, Mundt, Mrs. Smith, Maine, Messrs. Martin,
      Iowa, Curtis, Revercomb

    On Interior and Insular Affairs (Ratio 8-7)

      Messrs. Malone, Watkins, Dworshak, Kuchel, Barrett,
      Goldwater, Allott

    On Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Ratio 8-7)

      Messrs. Bricker, Schoeppel, Butler, Potter, Purtell, Payne,
      Cotton

    On the Judiciary (Ratio 8-7)

      Messrs. Wiley, Langer, Jenner, Watkins, Dirksen, Butler,
      Hruska

    On Labor and Public Welfare (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. Smith, N.J., Ives, Purtell, Goldwater, Allott,
      Cooper

    On Post Office and Civil Service (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. Carlson, Jenner, Langer, Martin, Iowa, Case, N.J.,
      Morton

    On Public Works  (Ratio 7-6)

      Messrs. Martin, Pa., Case, S. Dak., Kuchel [handwritten
      insert], Cotton, Hruska, Revercomb, [Cooper--crossed out]

    On Rules and Administration (Ratio 5-4)

      Messrs. [Jenner--crossed out] Curtis [handwritten insert],
      McCarthy, [Curtis--crossed out] Cooper [handwritten insert],
      Javits
                            ------------------------

                                                           [January 9, 1957]

    JANUARY 9, 1957
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
    CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, FOR JANUARY 9, 1957, AT 11:00
                     A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    Chairman Saltonstall called the Conference to order at 11:08 a.m. and
    asked the Secretary to call the roll. Thirty-three Senators as follows
    answering their names, a quorum was present:

    Present 33:
      Aiken                  Cooper                   Morton
      Allott                 Cotton                   Mundt
      Barrett                Curtis                   Purtell
      Beall                  Dirksen                  Revercomb
      Bennett                Dworshak                 Saltonstall
      Bricker                Hruska                   Schoeppel
      Bush                   Jenner                   Smith, Maine
      Capehart               Knowland                 Smith, N.J.
      Carlson                Kuchel                   Watkins
      Case, N.J.             Malone                   Williams
      Case, S. Dak.          McCarthy                 Young
    Absent 13:
      Bridges                Ives                     Payne
      Butler                 Langer                   Potter
      Flanders               Martin, Iowa             Thye
      Goldwater              Martin, Pa.              Wiley
      Hickenlooper

    (Senator Javits of New York had not been sworn in as a senator at the
    time of this conference)
    A quorum was present.
    Also present were J. Mark Trice, Lloyd Jones, William T. Reed, William
    Brownrigg III.
    Senator Smith of New Jersey was recognized and explained an amendment to
    the Conference Rules, copy of which is attached, which he said he would
    like to propose. He mentioned, however, that unless a one week layover
    rule relative to amendments could be waived his amendment could not be
    proposed. He therefore asked unanimous consent that the amendment
    layover rule of one week be waived in this instance. There was no
    objection.
    Without objection the Smith amendment was adopted. Senator Bricker was
    then recognized and explained the Committee assignments which had been
    approved by the Committee on Committees and moved their adoption by the
    Conference. The motion was seconded and unanimously approved. Copies of
    the Committee assignments are attached. [See lists on pages 793-96.]
    Senator Bricker then explained that a Resolution which had been passed
    in the 84th Congress, 1st Session, copy attached, called for the
    appointment of the chairman and members of the Select Committee on Small
    Business, ``in the same manner and at the same time as Chairmen and
    Members of the standing committees of the Senate at the beginning of
    each Congress.'' He wondered therefore whether the committee was now
    considered a standing committee and if so whether a major committee or a
    third committee.
    Senator Knowland said the matter would be taken under consideration by
    the Majority Leader and himself and would be worked out. Senator
    Knowland then announced that Senator-elect Javits would be sworn in at
    one p.m. and asked the Senators to be present if possible. He also
    announced that he would introduce his Resolution amending Rule XXII and
    suggested that the opposition might raise the question of
    constitutionality. A brief discussion ensued relative to various aspects
    of the proposed changes in the Rule and what the parliamentary approach
    to them would be.
    There being no further business the Conference adjourned at 11:37 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference on March 18, 1957

                                                    [signed] William T. Reed

                                                  Assistant for the Minority
                                   *    *    *
                          AMENDMENT TO CONFERENCE RULES

    Senator Smith of New Jersey proposes the following amendments to the
    Republican Conference Rules:
    Paragraph 2 of the Republican Conference Rules is amended by inserting
    the following language after the phrase ``, the Chairman of the Policy
    Committee,'' :

      the Chairman of the Committee on Committees, the Chairman of
      the Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee, the Chairman
      of the Republican Personnel Committee
      The caption ``A Policy Committee of Twelve Senators'' shall
      be amended to read ``A Policy Committee of Fifteen
      Senators''
                                   *    *    *

    84th Congress
    1st Session
                                   S. RES. 120
                       IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
                                  June 30, 1955

    Mr. Green, from the Committee on Rules and Administration, reported the
    following resolution; which was ordered to be placed on the calendar
                                  July 1, 1955
                            Considered and agreed to
                                   RESOLUTION

      Resolved, That the chairman and members of the Select Committee on
    Small Business, created by S. Res. 58, Eighty-first Congress, second
    session, shall be appointed in the same manner and at the same time as
    the chairmen and members of the standing committees of the Senate at the
    beginning of each Congress.

                            ------------------------

                                                            [March 12, 1957]

    MARCH 12, 1957
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1957,
         AT 4:30 P.M., ROOM F-41,3 SENATE WING OF THE CAPITOL
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
      \3\[Now S-124.]
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 4:35 p.m. and stated that
    the Minority Leader had prepared a suggested resolution for the
    consideration of the Members of the Conference. He suggested that in
    order to save time the roll would not be called at this time by the
    Secretary. There was no objection.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Knowland who distributed to the Members
    the suggested resolution in regard to the budget. A copy of the
    resolution as presented is attached hereto as Exhibit ``A.'' Senator
    Knowland stated that included in the draft were suggestions which had
    been made at the Republican Policy meeting held earlier in the day. The
    Senator also read for the information of the Members of the Conference a
    resolution which Senator McNamara had offered in the Senate today on the
    subject of the budget.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Hickenlooper who moved to strike from
    Section 4 of the resolved clause of the resolution the following words:
    ``in its appropriation bills''.
    The Chairman, due to the absence of Senator Young, the Secretary,
    appointed Senator Gordon Allott as Acting Secretary and asked that the
    roll be called. The roll was called.
    The following Senators were present:

    Present 36:
      Allott                 Curtis                   Martin, Iowa
      Barrett                Dirksen                  Martin, Pa.
      Beall                  Dworshak                 Morton
      Bennett                Flanders                 Mundt
      Bricker                Goldwater                Payne
      Bridges                Hickenlooper             Revercomb
      Bush                   Hruska                   Saltonstall
      Butler                 Ives                     Schoeppel
      Carlson                Javits                   Smith, Maine
      Case, N.J.             Knowland                 Smith, N.J.
      Case, S. Dak.          Kuchel                   Thye
      Cooper                 Malone                   Wiley
    Absent 11:
      Aiken                  Langer                   Watkins
      Capehart               McCarthy                 Williams
      Cotton                 Potter                   Young
      Jenner                 Purtell

    Also present: J. Mark Trice, William T. Reed, Lloyd Jones
    General discussion followed and suggestions were offered in regard to
    phraseology and the Chairman recognized Senators Case of New Jersey,
    Goldwater, Allott, Case of South Dakota, Javits, Bricker, Cooper,
    Revercomb, Martin of Pennsylvania and Flanders.
    The Chairman then recognized Senator Dirksen who offered a substitute
    for the third whereas clause of the resolution as follows: ``Whereas tax
    reduction wherever practicable will strengthen the economy and increase
    the purchasing power of every citizen; and''.
    The Chairman then recognized Senator Revercomb who moved to strike the
    language of the third whereas clause of the resolution.
    There being no further discussion the Chairman put the question of the
    adoption of the substitute of Senator Dirksen and it was agreed to by
    voice vote.
    The Chairman then stated that the pending question was the motion of
    Senator Revercomb to strike from the resolution the substitute language.
    On a division vote of 9 ``yeas'' and 16 ``nays'' the Chairman announced
    that the language of the substitute prevailed with the clause remaining
    in the resolution.
    The Chairman then requested action on the other whereas clauses of the
    resolution and the first whereas clause was agreed to by voice vote.
    The second whereas clause was taken up for consideration and the
    Chairman recognized Senator Smith of New Jersey who moved to strike the
    following language ``and requires high taxes to avoid deficit financing,
    and''. The Chairman put the question and after a voice vote the Chairman
    announced that the motion was not agreed to.
    The Chairman stated that paragraph 3 of the whereas clause had been
    previously adopted.
    Paragraph 4 of the whereas clause was then considered and agreed to by
    voice vote.
    The Chairman then stated that paragraph 5 of the whereas clause would be
    considered and he recognized Senator Allott who suggested the following
    substitute: ``Whereas the President has expressed his desire that the
    budget be reduced wherever possible:''. This language was first agreed
    to and then withdrawn in favor of the text finally agreed to.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Curtis who moved that paragraph 5 of the
    whereas clause as amended be stricken but the Senator later withdrew his
    motion.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Kuchel who suggested the following
    amendment but withdrew it: ``Whereas the President and this Conference
    are agreed that no Federal spending should be approved in the absence of
    full consideration and justification by the Congress:''.
    The Chairman then recognized Senator Mundt who suggested that the
    language be changed to read as follows: ``Whereas the Republican
    Conference has heard with approval the President's recommendation that
    Congress reduce the budget wherever possible:''.
    This clause had been discussed previously and the Chairman recognized
    Senator Knowland who offered the following language which had been
    tentatively agreed to: ``Whereas the Republican Conference of the Senate
    is in accord with the President's recommendation that the Congress
    reduce the budget wherever possible:''
    The Chairman put the question and the substitute of Senator Knowland was
    agreed to by voice vote.
    The Chairman then stated that Section 1 of the resolving clause which
    had been previously discussed was agreed to by voice vote as follows:
    ``That the Congress reduce the budget wherever possible consistent with
    the security of the national defense and the essential functioning of
    the Government; and''.
    The Chairman stated that Section 2 of the resolved clause was open for
    discussion and after suggestions by Senators Butler, Case of South
    Dakota and Bricker it was agreed to by voice vote as follows: ``That the
    Appropriations Committee of the Senate consider carefully each
    appropriation with a view to keeping expenditures within the lowest
    practicable bounds; and''.
    The Chairman stated that Section 3 of the resolved clause was the next
    order of business and after suggestions by Senators Barrett, Dirksen and
    Knowland the section was agreed to as follows: ``That hereafter each
    legislative committee of the Senate, in reporting a bill to the Senate,
    include in its report a statement of the estimated initial and projected
    cost of any activity authorized by the legislation which requires
    expenditure of funds; and''.
    The Chairman then stated that Section 4 of the resolved clause was
    before the Conference for action and suggested that the following
    language be substituted: ``That the Congress by its appropriations limit
    civilian employment to the lowest levels consistent with the authorized
    operation of the Department or Agency involved.''
    The Chairman recognized Senator Case of South Dakota who suggested that
    the following language be substituted: ``That the Congress in each
    appropriation bill place a ceiling on civilian Federal employment for
    the Department or individual Agency for which appropriations are made.''
    The Chairman recognized Senator Barrett who suggested that the following
    language be substituted: ``That the Appropriations Committee restrict
    Federal employment for each Department to the 1957 federal year level
    wherever possible.''
    The Chairman then put the question on the substitute of Senator Barrett
    and announced that the substitute was not agreed to.
    The Chairman then put the question on the substitute of Senator Case of
    South Dakota and announced that the substitute was not agreed to.
    The Chairman then put the question as to the language of the substitute
    offered by Senator Saltonstall and announced that it was agreed to.
    The Chairman then announced that the individual paragraphs of the
    resolution having been acted upon the question resolved itself as to the
    adoption of the resolution, as amended. A voice vote was had and the
    Chairman announced that the resolution was agreed to. There were no
    ``nays.'' A copy of the resolution as adopted is attached hereto as
    Exhibit ``B.''
    There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 5:55 p.m.

                                                      [signed] Gordon Allott

                                          Acting Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference on March 14, 1957

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                                   *    *    *
                                  Exhibit ``A''
                                   RESOLUTION

      Whereas it is necessary to preserve a sound, stable economy which
    avoids inflation and deflation, which maintains the purchasing power of
    the dollar, and which encourages growth and expansion, and
      Whereas excessive Federal spending under present conditions adds to
    inflationary pressure and requires high taxes to avoid deficit
    financing, and
      Whereas through present high levels of taxation the Federal Government
    is siphoning off funds that otherwise could go into private business
    investment needed to provide continuing economic growth and the creation
    of new jobs, and
      Whereas the appropriation of funds for Federal Government activities
    is the Constitutional responsibility of the Congress, and
      Whereas the President of the United States has invited the Congress to
    exercise such responsibility, to reduce the budget wherever possible:
      Therefore, be it resolved that the Republican Conference of the Senate
    (organization of all Republican Senators) recommends
      1. That the Congress accept the invitation of the President to reduce
    the budget wherever possible; and
      2. That the Appropriations Committees scrutinize carefully each
    request for appropriations with a view to keeping such requests within
    the lowest practical bounds; and
      3. That each legislative committee of the Senate in reporting a bill
    to the Senate include in its report a statement of the bill's estimated
    initial and projected costs, if any; and
      4. That the Congress in its appropriation bills place a ceiling on
    Federal employment for each Department and agency.
                                   *    *    *
                                  Exhibit ``B''

    Resolution adopted by Republican Conference of the Senate (organization
      of all Republican Senators) at a meeting Tuesday afternoon, March 12,
      1957.
                                   RESOLUTION

      Whereas it is necessary to preserve a sound, stable economy which
    avoids inflation and deflation, which maintains the purchasing power of
    the dollar, and which encourages growth and expansion; and
      Whereas excessive Federal spending under present conditions adds to
    inflationary pressure and requires high taxes to avoid deficit
    financing; and
      Whereas tax reduction wherever practicable will strengthen the economy
    and increase the purchasing power of every citizen; and
      Whereas the appropriation of funds for Federal Government activities
    is the Constitutional responsibility of the Congress; and
      Whereas the Republican Conference of the Senate is in accord with the
    President's recommendation that the Congress reduce the budget wherever
    possible:
      Therefore, be it resolved that the Republican Conference of the Senate
    recommends
      1. That the Congress reduce the budget wherever possible consistent
    with the security of the national defense and the essential functioning
    of the Government; and
      2. That the Appropriations Committee of the Senate consider carefully
    each appropriation with a view to keeping expenditures within the lowest
    practicable bounds; and
      3. That hereafter each legislative committee of the Senate, in
    reporting a bill to the Senate, include in its report a statement of the
    estimated initial and projected cost of any activity authorized by the
    legislation which requires expenditure of funds; and
      4. That the Congress by its appropriations limit civilian employment
    to the lowest levels consistent with the authorized operation of the
    Department or Agency involved.

                                     ------

    MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES CALLED
     BY THE CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE JOHN W. BRICKER, FOR TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1957,
       AT 12:00 P.M., ROOM P-55,4 SENATE WING, CAPITOL BUILDING
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    Chairman Bricker called the meeting to order at 12:00 noon. The
    following members of the Committee were present:

    Present:
      Wiley                              Hruska
      Hickenlooper                       Martin, Iowa
      Ives                               Allott
      Purtell                            Morton
      Beall

    The following Senators were absent:
      Langer                             Case, S.D.
      Aiken                              Barrett
      Flanders                           Payne
      Jenner                             Goldwater
      Malone                             Cotton
      Watkins                            Revercomb

    Also present:
      J. Mark Trice                      William T. Reed

    The Chairman then read for the information of the meeting the following
    statement which represented the conclusions which the Chairman had
    reached in regard to filling the three vacancies caused by the death of
    Senator Joseph McCarthy, namely the Committees on Appropriations, Rules
    and Administration and Government Operations.

      The death of Senator McCarthy caused the following three
      vacancies: Appropriations, Rules and Administration and
      Government Operations.
      Senator Capehart being number seven in seniority requested a
      third Committee and was therefore assigned to Government
      Operations.
      Senators Ives and Watkins both being in class fourteen and
      each requesting assignment to Appropriations, a drawing was
      required and Senator Ives won. He was therefore assigned to
      Appropriations releasing the Committee on Banking and
      Currency.
      No request having been received by the Committee on
      Committees for assignment to either Banking and Currency or
      Rules and Administration, Senator Case of New Jersey who had
      expressed an interest in being assigned to any Committees
      other than the two which he now has was assigned to the
      Committee on Banking and Currency and the Committee on Rules
      and Administration. He therefore released District of
      Columbia and Post Office and Civil Service.
      District of Columbia and Post Office and Civil Service will
      be reserved for the new Senator from Wisconsin.

    After a brief discussion it was moved by Senator Purtell that the
    recommendations of the Chairman be approved. The motion was unanimously
    adopted.
    It was suggested that the Republican leadership be contacted by the
    Chairman in regard to reviewing at some future date at a meeting of all
    Republican Senators the method by which Committee assignments are made.
    There being no further business the Committee adjourned at 12:30 p.m.
    APPROVED:

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                   Secretary to the Minority

                                                    [signed] John W. Bricker

                                     Chairman of the Committee on Committees
                            ------------------------

                                                              [May 21, 1957]

    MAY 21, 1957
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
      CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, FOR MAY 21, 1957, AT 12:30
                 P.M., ROOM F-41, SENATE WING, CAPITOL BUILDING

    Senator Saltonstall called the Conference to order at 1:17 p.m. at the
    conclusion of the Policy Committee luncheon and asked the Secretary to
    call the roll.
    The following Senators were present:

    Present 37:
      Aiken                  Cotton                   Morton
      Allott                 Curtis                   Mundt
      Beall                  Dirksen                  Potter
      Bennett                Dworshak                 Purtell
      Bricker                Goldwater                Revercomb
      Bridges                Hickenlooper             Saltonstall
      Bush                   Hruska                   Schoeppel
      Butler                 Ives                     Smith, N.J.
      Capehart               Knowland                 Thye
      Carlson                Kuchel                   Wiley
      Case, N.J.             Malone                   Williams
      Case, S.D.             Martin, Iowa             Young
      Cooper

    Absent 9:
      Barrett                Jenner                   Payne
      Flanders               Langer                   Smith, Maine
      Javits                 Martin, Pa.              Watkins

    A quorum was present.
    Also present were J. Mark Trice, Lloyd Jones, William T. Reed and
    William Brownrigg III.
    The Chairman announced that the purpose of the meeting was to act on the
    Committee vacancies caused by the death of Senator Joseph McCarthy.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Bricker, Chairman of the Republican
    Committee on Committees to present the recommendations of his Committee.
    Senator Bricker made the following statement which is attached hereto.
    At the conclusion of which it was moved and seconded that the Report of
    his Committee be adopted. The motion was agreed to by unanimous action.
    There being no further business the Conference adjourned at 1:20 p.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference May 22, 1957

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                                   *    *    *
                          COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES--1957

    The death of Senator McCarthy caused the following three vacancies:
    Appropriations, Rules and Administration and Government Operations.
    Senator Capehart being number seven in seniority requested a third
    Committee and was therefore assigned to Government Operations.
    Senators Ives and Watkins both being in class fourteen and each
    requesting assignment to Appropriations, a drawing was required and
    Senator Ives won. He was therefore assigned to Appropriations releasing
    the Committee on Banking and Currency.
    No request having been received by the Committee on Committees for
    assignment to either Banking and Currency or Rules and Administration,
    Senator Case of New Jersey who had expressed an interest in being
    assigned to any Committees other than the two which he now has was
    assigned to the Committee on Banking and Currency and the Committee on
    Rules and Administration. He therefore released District of Columbia and
    Post Office and Civil Service.
    District of Columbia and Post Office and Civil Service will be reserved
    for the new Senator from Wisconsin.
                            ------------------------

                                                             [June 18, 1957]

    JUNE 18, 1957
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
    CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, IN THE COURSE OF A REPUBLICAN
     POLICY MEETING ON JUNE 18, 1957, AT 1:18 P.M., ROOM F-41, SENATE WING,
                                CAPITOL BUILDING

    Senator Saltonstall called the Conference to order at 1:18 p.m. and
    asked the Secretary for the Minority to call the roll. The call of the
    roll was dispensed with on the motion of Senator Goldwater.
    The following Senators were present:

    Present 26:
      Allott                 Dirksen                  Morton
      Bennett                Dworshak                 Potter
      Bricker                Goldwater                Purtell
      Bush                   Hickenlooper             Revercomb
      Butler                 Javits                   Saltonstall
      Carlson                Jenner                   Schoeppel
      Case, N.J.             Knowland                 Watkins
      Cooper                 Kuchel                   Wiley
      Cotton                 Martin, Pa.

    The Chairman announced that a quorum was present.
    Also present were J. Mark Trice, Lloyd Jones and William T. Reed.
    The Chairman announced that the purpose of the meeting was to fill the
    vacancy existing on the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
    After discussion Senator Bricker, Chairman of the Committee on
    Committees, moved that the Conference approve the appointment of Senator
    Martin of Pennsylvania to temporary membership on the Committee on Post
    Office and Civil Service. The Chairman asked if there was any objection
    to the motion and there being none, the motion was unanimously adopted.
    There being no further business the Conference adjourned at 1:21 p.m.

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference on June 18, 1957

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                            ------------------------

                                                             [July 17, 1957]

    JULY 17, 1957
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1957,
                 AT 9:00 A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    Senator Saltonstall called the Conference to order at 9:10 a.m. and
    asked the Secretary to call the roll. the Secretary called the roll and
    the following Senators were present:

    Present 40:
      Aiken            Case, S.D.         Ives              Potter
      Allott           Cooper             Javits            Purtell
      Barrett          Cotton             Jenner            Revercomb
      Beall            Curtis             Knowland          Saltonstall
      Bennett          Dirksen            Kuchel            Smith, Maine
      Bricker          Dworshak           Malone            Smith, N.J.
      Bush             Flanders           Martin, Iowa      Watkins
      Capehart         Goldwater          Martin, Pa.       Wiley
      Carlson          Hickenlooper       Morton            Williams
      Case, N.J.       Hruska             Mundt             Young

    Also present were J. Mark Trice, Lloyd Jones, William T. Reed and
    William Brownrigg III.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Carlson who moved that the Chairman on
    behalf of the Conference write a note to Senator Andrew F. Schoeppel
    expressing the hope that the recent operation of the Senator was a
    success, extending to him their love and affection and expressing the
    hope that he would shortly return. The motion was seconded and
    unanimously agreed to.
    The Chairman stated that the purpose of the meeting was to ascertain
    from the members their forthright expressions and views on the subject
    of Civil Rights and he recommended that the Minority Leader, Senator
    William F. Knowland, lead the discussion.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Knowland who stated that the Policy
    Committee meeting of yesterday had been postponed because of the Senate
    sessions requiring the attendance of Senators on the Floor, as well as a
    desire on the part of the leadership not to discuss possible amendments
    until after the vote making the Civil Rights bill the pending business
    before the Senate.
    He stated that at the White House Conference with the Congressional
    leaders on yesterday there was a discussion of the budget with Budget
    Director [Percival F.] Brundage present. There followed a discussion of
    Civil Rights legislation. The Senator then read a recent White House
    release on the subject and a copy is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
    Senator Knowland discussed the various ramifications of the bill and
    spoke of the conflicting interpretations which had been placed thereon.
    The Senator read for information a possible substitute for Section 3. It
    required that a request be made by local authorities for the Attorney
    General to act before the institution by him of injunction or
    restraining proceedings. Also Section 1993 of the Code would be
    repealed.
    After much discussion of the various provisions of the bill, requests
    made for interpretations, and the expression of personal opinions there
    was an informal showing of hands in three particulars:
      1. By those favoring Section 3 as it now stands,
      2. By those favoring the Anderson motion to strike Section 3, and
      3. By those against striking Section 3 if amended.
    It was suggested that within the next few days another Conference be
    called to further discuss the matter and resolve differences of opinion.
    There being no further business the Conference recessed at 11:15 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference July 18, 1957

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                                   *    *    *
    IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                  July
                                    16, 1957
               James C. Hagerty, Press Secretary to the President

                                 THE WHITE HOUSE
                           STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT

      I am gratified that the Senate, by a vote of 71 to 18 has now made
    H.R. 6127 the pending business before that body.
    This legislation seeks to accomplish these four simple objectives:
      1. To protect the constitutional right of all citizens to vote
    regardless of race or color. In this connection we seek to uphold the
    traditional authority of the Federal courts to enforce their orders.
    This means that a jury trial should not be interposed in contempt of
    court cases growing out of violations of such orders.
      2. To provide a reasonable program of assistance in efforts to protect
    other constitutional rights of our citizens.
      3. To establish a bi-partisan Presidential commission to study and
    recommend any further appropriate steps to protect these constitutional
    rights.
      4. To authorize an additional Assistant Attorney General to administer
    the legal responsibilities of the Federal Government involving civil
    rights.
      The details of language changes is a legislative matter. I would hope,
    however, that the Senate, in whatever clarification it may determine to
    make, will keep the measure an effective piece of legislation to carry
    out these four objectives--each one of which is consistent with simple
    justice and equality afforded to every citizen under the Constitution of
    the United States.
      I hope that Senate action on this measure will be accomplished at this
    session without undue delay.
                            ------------------------

                                                             [July 19, 1957]

    JULY 19, 1957
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
    CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, FOR FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1957, AT
                   9:30 A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    Senator Saltonstall called the Conference to order at 9:37 a.m. and
    suggested that as the Secretary of the Conference had made an informal
    check of those Senators present a formal calling of the roll would be
    dispensed with. There was no objection. The following Senators were
    present.

    Present 35:
      Aiken                  Curtis                   Mundt
      Allott                 Dirksen                  Potter
      Barrett                Dworshak                 Purtell
      Beall                  Flanders                 Revercomb
      Bennett                Hickenlooper             Saltonstall
      Bricker                Ives                     Smith, Me.
      Bush                   Javits                   Smith, N.J.
      Carlson                Knowland                 Thye
      Case, N.J.             Kuchel                   Watkins
      Case, S.D.             Malone                   Wiley
      Cooper                 Martin, Pa.              Young
      Cotton                 Morton

    The Chairman recognized Senator Knowland for the purpose of giving a
    preliminary report to the Conference, as well as leading an open
    discussion on the Civil Rights legislation pending in the Senate.
    Senator Knowland stated that there would be no Saturday session of the
    Senate, that the debate would continue today on Section 3 of the bill,
    that there was hope of obtaining a unanimous consent agreement to vote
    on this Section some time Monday and even if there was an objection he
    thought that it would be disposed of not later than Tuesday.
    He stated that several amendments had been prepared by him to Part I of
    the bill and after discussion of the practical problems faced insofar as
    Section 3 of the bill was concerned, he requested that Senator Dirksen
    present to the members of the Conference amendments in the form of three
    suggestions to Section 3.
    Senator Dirksen was recognized and read for the information of the
    Conference certain alternative language for Section 3.
    Senator Watkins was recognized and read for the information of the
    Conference an amendment which he had also prepared.
    Later Senator Cooper was recognized who suggested a further amendment to
    Section 3.
    There was full and complete discussion in regard to the various
    amendments suggested and there was no request made for a consensus of
    opinion on the matter presented. It was generally agreed that following
    action on the pending Knowland-Humphrey amendment that the Minority
    Leader would present clarifying amendments to Section 3, as well as to
    other Sections of the bill.
    There being no further business the Conference recessed at 11:37 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference July 22, 1957

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

                            ------------------------

                                                             [July 26, 1957]

    JULY 26, 1957
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
    CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL FOR FRIDAY, JULY 26TH, 1957, AT
                   9:30 A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 9:36 a.m. and suggested that
    no roll call be made at this time, but that the Secretary check Members
    as they entered. There was no objection. The following senators were
    present.

    Present 38:
      Aiken            Case, N.J.         Kuchel            Revercomb
      Allott           Cooper             Langer            Saltonstall
      Barrett          Cotton             Malone            Smith, Me.
      Beall            Curtis             Martin, Iowa      Smith, N.J.
      Bennett          Dirksen            Martin, Pa.       Thye
      Bricker          Dworshak           Morton            Watkins
      Bush             Ives               Mundt             Wiley
      Butler           Javits             Potter            Williams
      Capehart         Jenner             Purtell           Young
      Carlson          Knowland

    Also present were J. Mark Trice, Lloyd Jones, William T. Reed and
    William Brownrigg III.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Knowland for a statement on the Civil
    Rights legislation now under consideration by the Senate. Senator
    Knowland emphasized that now is the decisive phase of the Civil Rights
    bill, that is Part 4 to protect voting rights.
    He discussed the several jury trial amendments proposed to Part 4. He
    reported that at a meeting earlier today with President Eisenhower that
    the President reaffirmed his position in favor of Part 4 without
    amendment.
    Senator Dirksen was recognized by the Chairman for a historical
    explanation of jury trials and the adverse effect of jury trials on this
    legislation, and on the prerogatives of the Courts.
    Senator Knowland on question said a vote on Part 4 was expected next
    Tuesday.
    There was a general discussion of the Civil Rights proposal and a
    detailed discussion of jury trial amendments and their effect on the
    merits of the bill and on the political situation.
    After discussion on this subject there being no further business the
    Conference was adjourned at 11:06 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference, July 29, 1957

                                              [signed] William Brownrigg III

                                        Assistant Secretary for the Minority
                            ------------------------

                                                           [January 7, 1958]

    JANUARY 7, 1958
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
      CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 7TH,
              1958, AT 2:30 P.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    Senator Saltonstall called the Conference to order at 2:35 p.m. and
    requested that the Secretary call the roll. The Secretary called the
    roll and the following Senators were present:

    Present 39:
      Aiken            Cooper             Jenner            Revercomb
      Allott           Cotton             Knowland          Saltonstall
      Barrett          Curtis             Kuchel            Schoeppel
      Beall            Dworshak           Langer            Smith, Maine
      Bennett          Flanders           Malone            Smith, N.J.
      Bricker          Goldwater          Martin, Iowa      Thye
      Bush             Hickenlooper       Mundt             Wiley
      Capehart         Hruska             Payne             Williams
      Carlson          Ives               Potter            Young
      Case, S.D.       Javits             Purtell

    Also present were J. Mark Trice, William Brownrigg III, and Lloyd Jones.
    The Chairman moved that the Secretary send a telegram to those
    Republican Senators detained from the opening Session of the Senate by
    temporary illness. The motion was unanimously agreed to, and a copy of
    the telegram sent to Senators Bridges, Martin of Pennsylvania and Morton
    is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
    Senator Saltonstall also stated that Senator Dirksen could not be
    present at the Conference due to a slight illness.
    There is also attached as Exhibit B a letter addressed to the Chairman
    by Mrs. Mamie D. Eisenhower in regard to flowers sent by the Republican
    members during her illness and which was read.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Bricker, Chairman of the Committee on
    Committees, who informed the members present of two existing vacancies,
    one temporarily filled on the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service
    and the other vacancy existing on the Committee of the District of
    Columbia. He asked that if any Senator was interested in a third
    Committee assignment to please contact him.
    Senator Saltonstall stated that there were two items on the Conference
    agenda for today, first being the report by the Minority Leader on the
    White House Conference, and the second being the report by the members
    of the Armed Services Preparedness Investigating Subcommittee.
    Senator Saltonstall then recognized Senator Knowland who stated that at
    the White House meeting with the Republican leaders today the President
    participated throughout the meeting and was in fine spirits and good
    humor.
    The meeting constituted a preview of the President's State of the Union
    Message which he will deliver to the Congress on Thursday. He stated
    that the message would differ from previous ones in that it will deal
    solely with the United States in the world situation today and how to
    deal with the present situations confronting this country.
    Presidential recommendations on the domestic situation will be covered
    in the economic message to be submitted later. The budget message will
    be sent to the Congress on January 13th, with other special messages
    following at later dates.
    He also stated that the President would submit a supplemental budget for
    Defense in an additional sum of 1.5 billion.
    The Chairman stated that after conferences with Senators Bridges and
    Knowland it was deemed wise to have a Conference on the subject matter
    of defense and missiles, and present to the Republican membership the
    latest information available in a similar manner that the information
    was presented to the Democratic Conference early today.
    There being no objection Mr. Edwin L. Weisl, Mr. Cyrus R. Vance and Mr.
    Stuart P. French, staff members of the Armed Services Preparedness
    Investigating Subcommittee, were escorted into the Conference Room and
    introduced to the membership.
    Senator Saltonstall then covered the past and present actions of the
    Subcommittee and laid the foundation for the specific presentations
    which were to follow.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Flanders who spoke on the I.R.B.M.
    Program; Senator Case of South Dakota who addressed himself to the
    I.C.B.M. 2 Program and outer space satellites; Senator Bush
    who covered ``Forces in Being''; and Senator Barrett who discussed the
    operations of the Strategic Air Command.
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    At the conclusion of the individual presentations a number of questions
    were asked of the speakers as well as of the staff.
    There being no further business the Conference adjourned at 5:10 p.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference, January 10, 1958

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                                   *    *    *
                                  Exhibit ``A''

                                                           January 7, 1958

    This telegram is to be sent to:

      Honorable Styles Bridges
      18 School Street
      Concord, New Hampshire

      Honorable Edward Martin
      147 Le Moyne Avenue
      Washington, Pennsylvania

      Honorable Thruston Morton
      Glenview, Kentucky

        THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE AT ITS MEETING TODAY REQUESTED
      THAT THE SECRETARY EXPRESS TO YOU DEEP REGRET THAT YOU
      COULD NOT BE PRESENT BECAUSE OF YOUR TEMPORARY ILLNESS.
        YOUR COLLEAGUES SEND TO YOU THEIR SINCERE BEST WISHES
      AND HIGH ESTEEM AND WITH THIS HOPE THAT YOUR RECOVERY WILL
      BE RAPID AND THAT YOU WILL REJOIN THEM SOON.

                                          Milton R. Young
                                          Secretary of the Republican
                                          Conference

      Charge:

        Official Business
        United States Senate
                                   *    *    *
                                  Exhibit ``B''
                                 The White House
                                   Washington

                                                         September 6, 1957

      Dear Senator Saltonstall,

        I want to extend my very warmest thanks to you and your
      colleagues for your very thoughtful remembrance of me. The
      arrangement of flowers which you sent to me at the
      hospital was just lovely. I wish you all might have seen
      how beautiful they looked in my room.
        Please extend my kindest regard to all

                                          [signed] Mamie Doud Eisenhower

      The Honorable Leverett Saltonstall
      Chairman, Republican Conference of
      the United States Senate
      Washington, D.C.
                        Eighty-Sixth Congress (1959-1961)

      [Editor's Note: A recession combined with scandals uncovered in the
    Eisenhower administration helped the Democrats make substantial gains in
    the 1958 congressional elections. The Senate, which had been narrowly
    divided since 1951, became almost two-to-one Democratic, with 64
    Democrats to 34 Republicans, while the House had 283 Democrats to 153
    Republicans, and one independent. 1
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      \1\ [In the 86th and 87th congresses, after Alaska and Hawaii entered
    the Union in 1959, the House had a total of 437 voting members.]
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      Reflecting the shrinking number of Republican senators, the party
    ratios on committees changed to provide fewer Republican slots, obliging
    the Committee on Committees to spend considerable time attempting to
    satisfy all Conference members. Since William Knowland had retired at
    the end of the previous Congress, the Conference elected Everett M.
    Dirksen of Illinois as floor leader. Thomas Kuchel of California
    replaced him as whip.
      With so few Republicans in the House and Senate, President Eisenhower
    became more confrontational with Congress as he sought to control
    expenditures, vetoing a number of congressional initiatives that he
    considered too expensive. As the civil rights movement gathered
    momentum, Congress took up the Civil Rights Act of 1960, designed to
    strengthen voting rights provisions of the 1957 act. This time, however,
    the measure faced a full-scale filibuster that lasted nine days in
    February and March of 1960 before a compromise was finally reached.
      The 1960 presidential campaign saw a number of Democratic senators
    vying for their party's nomination to face the Republican choice, Vice
    President Richard M. Nixon. The eventual winners were John F. Kennedy of
    Massachusetts as presidential nominee and Majority Leader Lyndon B.
    Johnson of Texas for the vice-presidency.]
                            ------------------------

                                                           [January 7, 1959]

    JANUARY 7, 1959
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
      CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7,
              1959, AT 9:30 A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Conference was called to order at 9:37 a.m. by the Honorable
    Leverett Saltonstall, Chairman of the Republican Conference for the 85th
    Congress, who requested that Senator Styles Bridges act as Temporary
    Chairman.
    Senator Bridges assumed the Chair and recognized Senator Andrew F.
    Schoeppel, Chairman of the Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee, who
    introduced to the members of the Conference the newly-elected Republican
    Senators in the following order:
      Senator Kenneth B. Keating of New York
      Senator Hugh Scott of Pennsylvania
      Senator Winston Prouty of Vermont
    Senator Bridges appointed Senator Thruston B. Morton as Temporary
    Secretary of the Conference and requested that the roll be called.
    The following Senators answered ``Present.''

    Present 34:
      Aiken                  Cooper                   Langer
      Allott                 Cotton                   Martin
      Beall                  Curtis                   Morton
      Bennett                Dirksen                  Mundt
      Bridges                Dworshak                 Prouty
      Bush                   Goldwater                Saltonstall
      Butler                 Hickenlooper             Schoeppel
      Capehart               Hruska                   Scott
      Carlson                Javits                   Smith
      Case, N.J.             Keating                  Wiley
      Case, S.D.             Kuchel                   Williams
                                                      Young

    Also present were J. Mark Trice, William Brownrigg III and Arthur E.
    Burgess.
    Senator Bridges announced the appointment of Senators George D. Aiken
    and Barry Goldwater to act as Tellers in any disputed election.
    Senator Bridges then announced that the first order of business would be
    the election of a Conference Chairman and he recognized Senator Francis
    Case of South Dakota, who nominated Senator Saltonstall for the position
    of Chairman of the Conference. The nomination of Senator Saltonstall was
    seconded by Senator Clifford P. Case of New Jersey, Senator Margaret
    Chase Smith and Senator John J. Williams.
    It was moved and seconded that nominations be closed and after an
    affirmative vote the Secretary was authorized to cast a unanimous ballot
    for Senator Saltonstall as Chairman of the Conference. The Secretary
    announced that he had cast a unanimous ballot for Senator Saltonstall.
    Senator Saltonstall then assumed the Chair and after expressing words of
    appreciation to the Members of the Conference he announced that
    nominations would be in order for the office of Secretary of the
    Conference.
    The Chairman recognized Senator William Langer who placed in nomination
    the name of Senator Milton R. Young as Secretary. The nomination of
    Senator Young was seconded by Senators Bridges and Carlson. It was moved
    and seconded that nominations be closed and after a vote in the
    affirmative the Secretary was authorized to cast a unanimous ballot for
    Senator Young as Secretary of the Conference. The Secretary announced
    that he had cast a unanimous ballot for Senator Young.
    The Chairman suggested a motion be made by some member of the Conference
    to the effect that the Secretary prepare a resolution of appreciation
    for the services rendered by Senator Andrew F. Schoeppel as Chairman of
    the Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee. The Chairman recognized
    Senator Prescott Bush who, after speaking words of appreciation in
    behalf of Senator Schoeppel, made a recommendation that a resolution be
    so prepared. The motion was seconded by Senators Jacob K. Javits, Barry
    Goldwater, J. Glenn Beall, Bourke B. Hickenlooper, George D. Aiken and
    Francis Case of South Dakota, and unanimously adopted.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Schoeppel who expressed words of
    appreciation for the action taken. The Chairman then requested the
    Secretary to prepare a suitable resolution, copy of which is attached
    hereto marked Exhibit ``A.''
    The Chairman then announced that nominations were in order for Chairman
    of the Policy Committee and Senator Smith was recognized and placed in
    nomination the name of Senator Bridges. The nomination of Senator
    Bridges was seconded by Senators Norris Cotton and Jacob K. Javits. It
    was moved, seconded and agreed to that nominations be closed and after a
    vote in the affirmative the Secretary was authorized to cast a unanimous
    vote for Senator Bridges for Chairman of the Policy Committee. The
    Secretary announced that he had cast a unanimous ballot for Senator
    Bridges.
    The Chairman then announced that nominations were in order for Floor
    Leader and Senator Hickenlooper was recognized. He placed in nomination
    the name of Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen. The nomination of Senator
    Dirksen was seconded by Senator John Marshall Butler. The Chairman then
    recognized Senator Bush who placed in nomination the name of Senator
    John Sherman Cooper for Floor Leader and this nomination was seconded by
    Senators Thruston Morton and George D. Aiken. It was then moved and
    seconded that nominations be closed and after an affirmative vote
    nominations were closed. The Chairman instructed the Clerk to distribute
    ballots to those members present and after the ballots were distributed
    and collected the results were supervised by the two Tellers previously
    appointed, Senators Aiken and Goldwater. They informed the Chairman of
    the results as follows:

        Senator Dirksen--20
        Senator Cooper--14

    The Chairman announced that Senator Dirksen had been elected Floor
    Leader.
    The Chairman then recognized Senator Cooper who moved that the vote be
    made unanimous and after the request was put the motion was unanimously
    carried.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Dirksen who expressed his deep
    appreciation for the action taken by his colleagues.
    The Chairman then announced that nominations would be in order for Whip
    and recognized Senator Schoeppel who placed in nomination the name of
    Senator Karl E. Mundt. This nomination was seconded by Senator Case of
    South Dakota. The Chairman then recognized Senator Carlson who placed in
    nomination the name of Senator Thomas H. Kuchel and this nomination was
    seconded by Senators Smith, Javits, Scott and Case of New Jersey. It was
    moved and seconded that nominations be closed and after an affirmative
    vote the motion prevailed. The Chairman instructed the Clerk to
    distribute ballots and after they were distributed and collected under
    the supervision of the two Tellers previously appointed, Senators Aiken
    and Goldwater, the Chairman was informed that the vote was as follows:

        Senator Kuchel--20
        Senator Mundt--14

    The Chairman recognized Senator Mundt who moved that the vote be made
    unanimous and after the request was put the motion was unanimously
    carried.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Kuchel who expressed his appreciation to
    the members of the Conference for the action taken.
    The Chairman requested that any Senator desiring to do so make
    recommendations to him in writing within 24 hours with regard to
    nominations for the Policy Committee. He also stated that he is awaiting
    word from the Democratic Leadership as to Committee ratios.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Dirksen who informed the Membership as
    to the Senate program for today.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Bridges who stated that an agreement had
    been reached with the Democratic Membership in regard to Minority
    patronage and that it will amount to approximately the same number of
    places which had been allocated to the Republicans last year. He stated
    that shortly a canvass would be made of the Membership by the Secretary
    for the Minority in regard to individual selections.
    Senator Bridges also stated that he hoped it might be possible to obtain
    more Committee places for assignment by the enlargement of several
    Committees.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Cooper who spoke of the desirability of
    the President receiving an expression of the viewpoint of all Members of
    the Republican Conference and he stated it was his opinion that all
    members would work together and cooperate for a stronger Republican
    program.
    There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 11:37 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference on January 14, 1959

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                                   *    *    *
                                  Exhibit ``A''
                         (Conference of January 7, 1959)

    86th Congress
    1st Session
                               Andrew F. Schoeppel

      Senator Prescott Bush moved that the following resolution be adopted,
    and the motion was seconded by Senators Javits, Goldwater, Beall,
    Hickenlooper, Aiken, and Case of South Dakota. The resolution was then
    adopted by the unanimous action of the Republican Minority Conference on
    Wednesday, January 7, 1959:
      Resolved, That the individual members of the Republican Minority
    Conference of the United States Senate express to their esteemed
    colleague, the Honorable Andrew F. Schoeppel, United States Senator from
    the State of Kansas, their high regard and sincere appreciation for his
    inspiring and able leadership, his tireless efforts and his dedicated
    devotion to them and to the Republican Party as Chairman of the National
    Republican Senatorial Committee from February 28, 1956, to January 7,
    1959.
    Attest:

                                             Chairman, Republican Conference

    Attest:

                                            Secretary, Republican Conference

                            ------------------------

                                                          [January 14, 1959]

    JANUARY 14, 1959
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
      CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14,
              1959, AT 9:30 A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Conference was called to order at 9:35 a.m. by the Honorable
    Leverett Saltonstall, Chairman of the Republican Conference, and he
    requested that the Secretary call the roll:
    The following Senators answered ``Present''

    Present 31:
      Aiken                  Cooper                   Langer
      Allott                 Cotton                   Martin
      Beall                  Curtis                   Morton
      Bennett                Dirksen                  Mundt
      Bridges                Dworshak                 Prouty
      Bush                   Goldwater                Saltonstall
      Butler                 Hickenlooper             Schoeppel
      Carlson                Hruska                   Scott
      Case, N.J.             Keating                  Smith
      Case, S.Dak.           Kuchel                   Wiley
                                                      Young

    Also present were J. Mark Trice, William Brownrigg III, and Arthur E.
    Burgess.
    The Chairman stated that the purpose of the Conference was to present to
    the Conference an amendment by Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper in regard
    to a proposed change in Article 5 of the Republican Conference Rules.
    Attached is a copy of the proposed amendment as well as a copy of the
    required notice.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Hickenlooper who explained the reasons
    for the proposed change, and he asked unanimous consent that the
    amendment be considered at this meeting of the Conference.
    The Chairman recognized Senator William Langer who objected to the
    immediate consideration of the amendment, but reserved his objection in
    order that Senators might speak.
    The Chairman recognized Senators George D. Aiken, Clifford P. Case, New
    Jersey, Gordon Allott, Frank Carlson, Roman L. Hruska, Thomas H. Kuchel,
    Karl E. Mundt, Andrew F. Schoeppel, Francis Case, South Dakota, Margaret
    Chase Smith, Wallace F. Bennett, Prescott Bush and Styles Bridges for
    the purpose of speaking and asking questions concerning the proposed
    amendment.
    During the course of the discussion the Chairman ruled that under
    Conference Rule 5 a motion would not be in order to instruct the
    Chairman of the Conference to appoint a Chairman of the Republican
    Senatorial Committee, nor would it be good procedure to ``instruct the
    Chair.''
    The Chairman also ruled that any amendment of substance would be in
    order if presented in writing today to the Secretary. Incidental
    amendments would be in order at the time of consideration.
    In response to a question of procedure, should there be three nominees,
    the Chairman stated that if on the first ballot one nominee did not
    receive a majority of the votes cast, a second ballot would be taken on
    the names of those two nominees who had received the highest number of
    votes on the first ballot. A majority vote would decide the winner.
    The Chairman also stated that under the terms of the proposed amendment
    the nominations for the office of Chairman of the National Republican
    Senatorial Committee would have to come either from a meeting of the
    candidates held for that purpose or from any candidate who did not
    attend the meeting. All nominations would be submitted to him prior to
    the Conference meeting, and any nomination made in the Conference would
    not be in order.
    After all discussion had been concluded the Chairman asked if unanimous
    consent might be given to consider the proposed amendment.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Langer and he objected to its immediate
    consideration.
    The Chairman presented to the Conference for its approval the following
    nominations:

    Policy Committee:
      Styles Bridges, Chairman                                        Margaret Chase Smith
      Leverett Saltonstall                                            George D. Aiken
      Milton R. Young                                                 Karl E. Mundt
      Everett McKinley Dirksen                                        Carl T. Curtis
      Thomas H. Kuchel                                                Thomas E. Martin
      Andrew F. Schoeppel                                             John Sherman Cooper
      Barry Goldwater                                                 Kenneth B. Keating

    Committee on Committees:
      Andrew F. Schoeppel, Chairman                                   Gordon Allott
      William Langer                                                  Clifford P. Case, N.J.
      Bourke B. Hickenlooper                                          Thruston B. Morton
      John J. Williams                                                Jacob K. Javits
      Henry Dworshak                                                  Winston L. Prouty
      Francis Case, S. Dak.                                           Hugh Scott
      Roman L. Hruska

    Personnel Committee:
      Margaret Chase Smith, Chairman                                  John Marshall Butler
      Styles Bridges

    The Chairman asked for a vote on the confirmation of the respective
    nominees to the three previously listed Committees and when the question
    was put the nominations were unanimously confirmed by a ``yea'' vote.
    The Chairman then announced the membership of the Calendar Committee, as
    follows:

      Thomas E. Martin, Chairman                                      Kenneth B. Keating
      Thruston B. Morton

    The Chairman recommended that the Minority Floor Leader reexamine the
    Conference Rules with particular attention to Rule 5, with the idea in
    mind that possible changes might be recommended for the purpose of
    clarification.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Dirksen who made a brief report on the
    White House meeting held today with the Leadership.
    Senator Dirksen also spoke of the various standing committee ratios and
    said that the recommendations of the Majority Leader would be made at
    noon. Senator Hickenlooper expressed the hope that the present committee
    ratio on the Joint Atomic Energy Committee would not be changed.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Barry Goldwater who spoke briefly about
    the Administration Labor Bill and he was requested by the Chairman to
    call the matter to his attention when the message was received in order
    that a Republican Conference might be called.
    The question having been previously raised as to who might represent the
    Republican members of the Senate at the National Committee Meeting in
    Des Moines, Iowa, next week, the Chairman designated the former Chairman
    of the Republican Senatorial Committee, Senator Schoeppel, for that
    purpose.
    The Chairman announced that a Republican Conference would be called next
    week and there being no further business the Conference adjourned at
    11:12 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference on February 6, 1959

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                                   *    *    *
                              UNITED STATES SENATE
                                Washington, D.C.
                                   N O T I C E

                                                            January 13, 1959

    An amendment to the Republican Conference Rules as set forth in Annex I
    hereof has been proposed, and pursuant to Article VII of said rules a
    Conference of the Republican Senators is hereby called for Wednesday,
    January 14, 1959, at 9:30 in the morning at Room 335, Senate Office
    Building, for the consideration of or action on the subject matter
    covered by said amendment, provided that unanimous consent is given for
    its immediate consideration, and for the consideration of or action on
    such other matters as may properly come before the meeting.
    It is the announced purpose of the Chairman of the Conference that
    should the said proposed amendment be adopted by the Conference on
    Wednesday, then a Conference of the Republican Senators will be called
    for Thursday, January 15, 1959, at 9:30 in the morning at Room 335,
    Senate Office Building, for the purpose of confirming those nominations
    made by the Chairman for the various Conference Committees, the election
    of a Chairman of the Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee, and for
    the consideration of or action on such other matters as may properly
    come before the meeting.
    The Chairman regrets that it is not possible to give to the Membership
    more notice of the meeting, but it was deemed wise to proceed
    immediately in order to expedite the organization of the Senate.
    By order of the Chairman

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young
                                      Secretary of the Republican Conference
                                   *    *    *
                                     ANNEX I
                    AMENDMENT TO REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE RULES

    Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper proposed that Article 5 be amended by the
    addition of the following language:

      Provided, that the Chairman of said committee shall be
      chosen by the Conference from one or more nominations made
      by those Senators whose terms expire on January 3, 1961, and
      that the said nominations shall be handed to the Chairman of
      the Conference prior to the meeting at which confirmation of
      said Committee shall be determined.

                                     ------

    MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES CALLED
     BY THE CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE ANDREW F. SCHOEPPEL, FOR SATURDAY, JANUARY
            17, 1959, AT 10:00 A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:10 a.m. and the Secretary
    called the roll. The following Senators answered their names:

      Schoeppel                          Hruska
      Langer                             Allott
      Hickenlooper                       Case, N.J.
      Williams                           Morton
      Dworshak                           Prouty
      Case, S. Dak.                      Scott

    Senator Javits arrived at 10:20 a.m.
    Also present were J. Mark Trice, William Brownrigg III, and John M.
    McElroy.
    A quorum being present, the Chairman explained that he had received no
    instructions from the Leadership and was following the precedence of
    previous committees by making tentative appointments on the basis of
    seniority. The Chairman stated that the members of special committees
    such as Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, Select Committee on Small
    Business, Joint Committee on Economic Report and Aeronautical and Space
    Sciences Committee had been appointed by the Vice President but that
    future appointments to Select Committee on Small Business and
    Aeronautical and Space Sciences Committee will be controlled by this
    Committee.
    Senators Allott, Case (S.D.), Morton and Javits discussed the
    disadvantages of the seniority rule and pointed out the political
    advantages the Democrats have had in this regard by giving freshmen
    Senators good assignments.
    Senator Langer moved to compliment the Chairman for his work. He also
    moved to recommend the acceptance of the report to the full committee.
    More discussion followed.
    Senator Allott objected to waiving of the rule that no two Senators from
    the same State serve on the same committee.
    Senators Allott and Williams discussed the disadvantages of the Floor
    Leader and Whip serving on Appropriations Committee because of heavy
    work load they would carry.
    Senator Dworshak questioned the Aeronautical and Space Sciences
    Committee being classified as a third Committee and suggested that some
    committees be further increased in size to afford additional openings.
    Senator Hickenlooper expressed his opposition to a change in the law
    regarding the 5-4 ratio on the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy
    Committee.
    Senators Javits and Scott moved to be taken off District of Columbia
    Committee. Senator Case (S.D.) seconded the motion. Senator Hickenlooper
    objected to this as a ``bad precedent.'' Senator Javits withdrew his
    motion.
    Senator Case (S.D.) said he would exercise his seniority and ask to be
    assigned to the District of Columbia Committee (to help Senator Javits).
    The Chairman suggested and Senator Allott moved to adjourn until 2:00
    p.m. and asked the attendance of the Leadership, Senators Bridges,
    Saltonstall, Dirksen and Kuchel. It was so ordered and the committee
    adjourned at 11:50 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.

                                              [signed] William Brownrigg III

                                        Assistant Secretary for the Minority

    Approved:

                                                [signed] Andrew F. Schoeppel

                                     Chairman of the Committee on Committees

                                     ------

    MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES CALLED
     BY THE CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE ANDREW F. SCHOEPPEL, FOR SATURDAY, JANUARY
            17, 1959, AT 2:00 P.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 2:45 p.m. The following
    Senators were present:

      Schoeppel                          Allott
      Hickenlooper                       Case (N.J.)
      Williams                           Morton
      Dworshak                           Javits
      Case (S. Dak.)                     Prouty
      Hruska                             Scott

    Absent:
      Langer

    In accordance with previous agreement, Senator Bridges, Chairman, Policy
    Committee, Senator Saltonstall, Chairman, Republican Conference, Senator
    Dirksen, Floor Leader and Senator Kuchel, Whip, were present.
    Also present were J. Mark Trice, William Brownrigg III and John M.
    McElroy.
    The Chairman explained the problems encountered at the previous meeting
    and the Leadership was requested to be present for their suggestions.
    Senator Dirksen suggested that the Select Committee on Small Business
    appointments be made by this Committee. It was agreed that the present
    membership of the Select Committee on Small Business be maintained.
    Various committee assignments were discussed and the Chairman reported
    that his efforts to get members to waive the seniority rule were
    unproductive.
    Senator Allott emphasized the need of good committee assignments for
    those Senators up for reelection in 1960.
    Senator Dirksen agreed to relinquish Appropriations.
    Senator Kuchel agreed to relinquish the Select Committee on Small
    Business.
    Senator Saltonstall agreed to relinquish the Select Committee on Small
    Business and Aeronautical and Space Sciences Committee.
    Senator Case (S.D.) moved and it was agreed that the Select Committee on
    Small Business be classified with other third committees for future
    assignments.
    Senator Williams suggested that the committee assignments be tentatively
    approved as is.
    In accordance with the discussion, the Chairman suggested that he would
    meet with the Leadership on Monday, January 19, 1959, in Senator
    Dirksen's office, #204 Senate Office Building, to discuss with certain
    Senators their particular need of better Committee assignments.
    Senator Javits raised the question, in view of the Leadership meeting on
    Monday, that nothing further be done on the tentative committee
    assignments. The Chairman ruled that all suggested assignments be held
    in abeyance until after the Leadership meeting on Monday.
    Senator Case (S.D.) gave his proxy on the Monday meeting to Senator
    Dirksen.
    Senator Williams gave his proxy on the Monday meeting to Senator
    Schoeppel.
    The meeting was adjourned at 3:45 p.m. until Monday January 19, 1959, at
    4:00 p.m.

                                              [signed] William Brownrigg III

                                        Assistant Secretary for the Minority

    Approved:

                                                [signed] Andrew F. Schoeppel

                                     Chairman of the Committee on Committees

                                     ------

    MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES CALLED
    BY THE CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE ANDREW F. SCHOEPPEL, FOR MONDAY, JANUARY 19,
              1959, AT 4:00 P.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 4:10 p.m., and the Secretary
    called the roll.
    The following Senators answered their names:

      Schoeppel                          Hruska
      Langer                             Allott
      Hickenlooper                       Morton
      Williams                           Javits
      Dworshak                           Prouty
                                         Scott

    The following Senators were absent: Case, S. Dak. Case, N.J.
    Also present were J. Mark Trice and William Brownrigg III.
    The Chairman reported on the morning meeting with the Leadership and
    Senators Jacob K. Javits, Hugh Scott, Winston L. Prouty, Kenneth B.
    Keating and Gordon Allott.
    The Chairman presented to the Committee two proposals of the Leadership.
    The first is as follows:

      Resolved, That it is the sense of the Republican Conference that the
      present unwritten rules of seniority now applicable to the assignment
      of Republican Senators to the respective standing committees of the
      Senate are hereby interpreted to be as follows:
      Each Republican Senator shall be listed in accordance with his
      seniority standing in the Senate, and beginning with the No. 1 Senator
      on said list, and proceeding through the list in its entirety, each
      Senator shall first select one committee of his choice. When choice
      No. 1 has been exercised by each Senator on the seniority list, choice
      No. 2 shall be exercised by the same process used in the selection of
      Committee No. 1.
      Provided further, that any Senator now serving on a Committee of the
      Senate shall maintain his seniority standing on that Committee or
      Committees should he by his new selection of committees select the
      same Committee or Committees.

    Senators Thruston B. Morton, John J. Williams, Roman L. Hruska, Javits
    and Bourke B. Hickenlooper discussed the proposal.
    The Chairman presented to the Committee the second proposal of the
    Leadership which was:

      Resolved, That it is the sense of the Republican Conference that no
      Republican Senator who serves on three standing committees of the
      Senate shall receive the recommendation of the Committee on Committees
      for appointment to the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, the Joint
      Economic Committee, Select Committee on Small Business or any other
      Joint, Select or Special Committee.

    Senators Hickenlooper, Scott, Hruska, Allott and Javits discussed the
    proposal.
    Senator Williams suggested that the two proposals be tabled and the
    Committee proceed to accept the present assignments.

      Senator Hickenlooper offered under certain conditions known to all to
      give up Aeronautical and Space Sciences.
      Senator Williams offered under certain conditions known to all to give
      up his request for Aeronautical and Space Sciences.
      The Chairman reported that Senator Kuchel offered to give up his
      request for Aeronautical and Space Sciences.

    Senators Scott, Javits, Allott and Morton discussed various solutions of
    the Committee assignments.
    It was agreed that the Chairman continue negotiations with individual
    Senators to solve the problem rather than try to adopt new rules for
    Committee assignments.
    The meeting was adjourned at 5:30 p.m.

                                              [signed] William Brownrigg III

                                        Assistant Secretary for the Minority

    Approved:

                                                [signed] Andrew F. Schoeppel

                                     Chairman of the Committee on Committees

                            ------------------------

                                                          [January 20, 1959]

    JANUARY 20, 1959
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
    CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1959,
                 AT 10:30 A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Conference was called to order at 10:32 a.m. by the Honorable
    Leverett Saltonstall, Chairman of the Republican Conference, and he
    requested that the Secretary call the roll:
    The following Senators answered ``Present.''

    Present 32:
      Aiken                  Cotton                   Martin
      Allott                 Curtis                   Morton
      Beall                  Dirksen                  Mundt
      Bennett                Dworshak                 Prouty
      Bridges                Goldwater                Saltonstall
      Bush                   Hickenlooper             Schoeppel
      Butler                 Hruska                   Scott
      Carlson                Javits                   Smith
      Case, N.J.             Keating                  Williams
      Case, S.Dak.           Kuchel                   Young
      Cooper                 Langer

    Also present were J. Mark Trice, William Brownrigg III and Arthur E.
    Burgess.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Andrew F. Schoeppel, Chairman of the
    Committee on Committees, who stated that after several meetings with
    members of his Committee and after two conferences with the Republican
    Leadership of the Senate, he wished to make a report not only to the
    Conference but also to the Members of his Committee, in regard to
    assignment of Republican Senators to the Standing Committee vacancies.
    The report was made to the Members of the Committee on Committees due to
    the fact that they had not been contacted on the conclusions reached. At
    the last session of the Committee, it was left up to the Chairman to
    make a further survey in regard to the Committee assignments and because
    it was necessary for the Chairman to be at the White House this morning,
    it was not possible for him to contact the Members of his committee.
    Senator Schoeppel suggested that there be distributed to the members of
    the Conference the lists showing the Committee assignment which had been
    recommended. He also stated that he was not recommending the filling of
    vacancies on special and joint committees as those appointments were
    within the jurisdiction of the Vice President, upon the recommendation
    of the Republican Leadership.
    Senator Schoeppel stated that Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen had
    agreed to be released from the Committee on Appropriations in order that
    it might help out in the difficulty and that Senators Saltonstall and
    Bourke B. Hickenlooper would release their assignments on the Space
    Committee, if by so doing the situation could be worked out.
    Senator Schoeppel then proceeded to read the individual assignments.
    The Chairman of the Conference then recognized Senators Thomas E.
    Martin, Iowa, Jacob K. Javits, Kenneth B. Keating, Clifford P. Case, New
    Jersey, and Francis Case of South Dakota.
    From conversations that ensued it appeared that it might be possible to
    further adjust the Committee assignments. In order that this might be
    done the Chairman suggested a recess until 11:45 am.

                                     ------

    At 11:48 a.m. the Chairman of the Conference reconvened the meeting and
    he requested that the Secretary call the roll.
    The following Senators answered ``Present.''

    Present 34:
      Aiken                  Cooper                   Langer
      Allott                 Cotton                   Martin
      Beall                  Curtis                   Morton
      Bennett                Dirksen                  Mundt
      Bridges                Dworshak                 Prouty
      Bush                   Goldwater                Saltonstall
      Butler                 Hickenlooper             Schoeppel
      Capehart               Hruska                   Scott
      Carlson                Javits                   Smith
      Case, N.J.             Keating                  Wiley
      Case, S. Dak.          Kuchel                   Williams
                                                      Young

    The Chairman recognized Senator Schoeppel, Chairman of the Committee on
    Committees, who again read for the information of the Members of the
    Conference the list of assignments previously submitted.
    It was moved and seconded that the Committee assignments as submitted be
    approved and submitted to the Senate for action.
    The Chairman of the Conference put the motion to a vote and it was
    unanimously agreed to. The Committee assignments as agreed to are
    attached hereto as Exhibit A.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Dirksen who expressed his thanks to
    Senator Schoeppel for the difficult task he had assumed and
    accomplished.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Allott who expressed his appreciation to
    Senator Dirksen for releasing his assignment on the Committee on
    Appropriations.
    There being no further business, the Conference adjourned at 12:05 p.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference on February 6, 1959

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                                   *    *    *
                                  Exhibit ``A''
                        (Conference of January 20, 1959)

    AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES

      Messrs. BRIDGES, WILEY, Mrs. SMITH, Messrs. JAVITS, CASE,
      New Jersey

    AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY

      Messrs. AIKEN, YOUNG, HICKENLOOPER, MUNDT, WILLIAMS,
      SCHOEPPEL

    APPROPRIATIONS

      Messrs. BRIDGES, SALTONSTALL, YOUNG, MUNDT, Mrs. SMITH,
      Messrs. DWORSHAK, KUCHEL, HRUSKA, ALLOTT

    ARMED SERVICES

      Messrs. [SALTONSTALL--crossed out] BRIDGES [typed insert],
      [BRIDGES--crossed out] SALTONSTALL [typed insert], Mrs.
      SMITH, CASE, S. Dak., BUSH, BEALL

    BANKING AND CURRENCY

      Messrs. CAPEHART, BENNETT, BUSH, BEALL, KEATING

    DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

      Messrs. BEALL, [JAVITS--crossed out] CASE, S. Dak. [typed
      insert], PROUTY

    FINANCE

      Messrs. WILLIAMS, CARLSON, BENNETT, BUTLER, COTTON, CURTIS

    FOREIGN RELATIONS

      Messrs. WILEY, HICKENLOOPER, LANGER, AIKEN, CAPEHART,
      CARLSON

    GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

      Messrs. MUNDT, CURTIS, CAPEHART

    INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS

      Messrs. DWORSHAK, KUCHEL, GOLDWATER, ALLOTT, KEATING

    INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE

      Messrs. SCHOEPPEL, BUTLER, COTTON, CASE, N.J., MORTON, SCOTT

    JUDICIARY

      Messrs. WILEY, LANGER, DIRKSEN, HRUSKA, MARTIN

    LABOR AND PUBLIC WELFARE

      Messrs. GOLDWATER, COOPER, DIRKSEN, CASE, N.J., JAVITS,
      PROUTY

    POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE

      Messrs. CARLSON, LANGER, MORTON

    PUBLIC WORKS

      Messrs. CASE, S. Dak., MARTIN, COOPER, SCOTT, PROUTY

    RULES AND ADMINISTRATION

      Messrs. CURTIS, JAVITS, MORTON

                                     ------

    MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES CALLED
    BY THE CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE ANDREW F. SCHOEPPEL, FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 20,
              1959, AT 11:20 A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 11:20 a.m.
    The following Senators were present:

      Schoeppel              Allott
      Langer                 Case, N.J.
      Hickenlooper           Morton
      Williams               Javits
      Dworshak               Prouty
      Case, S. Dak.          Scott
      Hruska

    Also present were J. Mark Trice and William Brownrigg III.
    The Chairman stressed the need for resolving the Committee assignment
    problems at this time so the Republican Conference, which is adjourned
    until 11:45 a.m., could act on this Committee's recommendations and the
    Committee slate be presented to the Senate at 12:00 noon today.
    Senators Francis Case, South Dakota, Roman L. Hruska, Jacob K. Javits
    and Gordon Allott discussed the Martin-Keating proposed switch of
    Judiciary and Interior and Insular Affairs Committees. After the
    discussion the Chairman stated it appeared that such a committee trade
    would result in more difficulties.
    Senator Javits expressed his dissatisfaction with his assignments.
    Senator William Langer moved to adopt the proposed slate.
    Senator John J. Williams seconded the motion.
    Senator Javits moved to amend the Langer motion by the addition of ``Any
    future change in committee assignments be referred back to the Committee
    on Committees.''
    The Chairman ordered the roll be called on the Langer motion as amended
    by Senator Javits. The results were announced, 13 yeas, 0 nays.
    The proposed committee membership thus was approved as amended.
    The Committee adjourned at 11:55 a.m.

                                              [signed] William Brownrigg III

                                        Assistant Secretary for the Minority

    Approved:

                                                [signed] Andrew F. Schoeppel

                                     Chairman of the Committee on Committees
                            ------------------------

                                                          [January 21, 1959]

    JANUARY 21, 1959
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
      CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21,
              1959, AT 3:00 P.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Conference was called to order at 3:05 p.m. by the Honorable
    Leverett Saltonstall, Chairman of the Republican Conference, and he
    requested that the Secretary call the roll:
    The following Senators answered ``Present'':

    Present 28:
      Aiken                  Cotton                   Kuchel
      Allott                 Curtis                   Martin
      Beall                  Dirksen                  Morton
      Bennett                Dworshak                 Mundt
      Bridges                Goldwater                Prouty
      Bush                   Hickenlooper             Saltonstall
      Carlson                Hruska                   Schoeppel
      Case, N.J.             Javits                   Smith
      Case, S. Dak.          Keating                  Williams
                                                      Young

    Also present were J. Mark Trice, William Brownrigg III and Arthur E.
    Burgess.
    The Chairman then read for the information of the members of the
    Conference the notice dated January 15, 1959, together with amendments,
    which is attached hereto as Exhibit I. He stated that the Conference had
    been called for the purpose of considering these amendments. The
    amendment proposed by Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper was now pending.
    After general comment on the three propositions and recognition by the
    Chairman of Senators Hickenlooper, Prescott Bush, Gordon Allott, George
    D. Aiken, Norris Cotton, Karl E. Mundt, Wallace F. Bennett and Everett
    McKinley Dirksen, there was no objection registered to the Hickenlooper
    amendment being modified by the Allott amendment. The Hickenlooper
    amendment was accordingly modified. During the discussion Senator Bush
    modified his amendment to read as follows:

      Chairman of Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee to [be]
      elected within 30 days from the beginning of the Congress.

    The Chairman then stated that if there was no objection, the next
    question to be decided would be ``Shall the Bush amendment as modified
    be substituted for the Hickenlooper amendment, as modified?'' There
    being no objection, the Chairman then called for a show of hands on the
    proposition and the Secretary reported to the Chairman as follows: Yeas
    14, Nays 13.
    The Chairman announced that the Bush amendment, as modified, had
    displaced the Hickenlooper amendment, as modified, and it was the
    pending question.
    Prior to the vote the Chairman ruled upon inquiry by Senator Aiken, who
    held the proxy of Senator John Sherman Cooper, that a proxy vote in the
    Conference was not in order, as proxy voting had never been used in the
    Conference either by custom or rule.
    The Chairman then put the question, ``Shall the Bush amendment as
    modified be agreed to?'' After a show of hands the Secretary reported to
    the Chair as follows: Yeas 9, Nays 18.
    The Chairman announced that the Bush amendment, as modified, had been
    rejected, and the Conference rules remained unchanged.
    The Chairman then presented to the Conference the names of his nominees
    for service on the Republican Campaign Committee. They were as follows:

      Barry Goldwater, Chairman          Wallace F. Bennett
      Alexander Wiley                    Prescott Bush
      Homer E. Capehart                  J. Glenn Beall
      Frank Carlson                      Norris Cotton

    The Chairman then asked for a vote of confirmation and by a unanimous
    affirmative vote the nominations submitted were confirmed.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Barry Goldwater who stated that he would
    do his utmost and give as much financial assistance as he could to all.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Dirksen who asked about speaking
    commitments of Republican Senators during the Lincoln Day period in
    order that the customary arrangements might be made with the Democratic
    Leadership. He also spoke about the employment of persons for the
    Agricultural Census in the Fall of 1959 and the general census in 1960.
    He stated that he would follow through on the matter by contacting the
    Administrative Assistants. The Senator also expressed the hope that the
    Republican Senators would accept assignments when called on to
    participate in a new plan for monitoring debate on the Senate floor.
    There being no further business, the Conference adjourned at 3:58 p.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference on February 6, 1959

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                                   *    *    *
                                   Exhibit #1
                        (Conference of January 21, 1959)
                                     NOTICE

                                                         January 15, 1959.

    Notice is hereby given of two amendments to the Republican Conference
    Rules as set forth in Annexes I and II hereof.
    Annex I is an amendment by Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper to Article V
    restated as modified.
    Also stated is the language of an amendment to the Hickenlooper
    amendment proposed by Senator Gordon Allott.
    Annex II is an amendment by Senator Prescott Bush to amend Article I.
    Notice of these amendments is given under Article VII of the Conference
    Rules and action will be sought upon the subject matter covered by the
    said amendments at a Conference to be called after at least a week's
    time by the Chairman.

                                          By order of the Chairman,
                                          [signed] Milton R. Young
                                          Secretary of the Republican
                                          Conference
                                     ANNEX I
                    AMENDMENT TO REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE RULES

    Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper proposes that Article 5 be amended by the
    addition of the following language:

      Provided, that the Chairman of said committee for the 86th
      Congress shall be chosen by the Conference from one or more
      nominations made by those Senators whose terms expire on
      January 3, 1961, and that the said nominations shall be
      handed to the Chairman of the Conference prior to the
      meeting at which confirmation of said Committee shall be
      determined.
     AMENDMENT TO THE AFORESAID AMENDMENT SUBMITTED TO THE SECRETARY OF THE
                                   CONFERENCE

    Senator Gordon Allott proposes the following amendment:

      Strike the words ``on January 3, 1961'' and insert in lieu
      thereof the following words: ``prior to the beginning of the
      next succeeding Congress''.
                                    ANNEX II
                    AMENDMENT TO REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE RULES

    Senator Prescott Bush proposed that Article I be amended by the addition
    of the following language.
    Insert following the words ``Chairman of Policy Committee'' which
    constitute line 8, a new line 9, to read as follows:

      Chairman of Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee to be
      elected within 30 days from the beginning of the Congress.

                                     ------

    MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES CALLED
    BY THE CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE ANDREW F. SCHOEPPEL, FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 27,
              1959, AT 10:00 A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Acting Chairman, Senator Hickenlooper, called the meeting to order
    at 10:10 a.m. The Secretary called the roll. The following Senators
    answered their names:

      Hickenlooper                       Allott
      Williams                           Morton
      Dworshak                           Javits
      Case (S.D.)                        Hruska

    Absent:
      Schoeppel                          Prouty
      Langer                             Scott
      Case (N.J.)

    Also present were J. Mark Trice and William Brownrigg III.
    Senator Hickenlooper read the following letter from the Chairman,
    Senator Schoeppel:

                                                            January 23, 1959

        The Honorable Bourke B. Hickenlooper
        United States Senate
        Washington, D.C.

          Dear Bourke:
          I am writing you today to request you, as the ranking
        Republican of the Committee on Committees, to take charge
        of the meeting of our Committee, on Tuesday, January 27,
        at 10 o'clock a.m.
          I understand that an agreement has been reached among
        all interested parties, as follows:
          Senator Martin is agreeable to taking
            Public Works
            Interior and Insular Affairs
            Space
          Senator Javits will take
            Banking and Currency
            Labor and Public Welfare
          Senator Keating will accept
            Judiciary
            Rules and Administration
          which would leave Senator Prouty with
            Labor and Public Welfare
            Public Works
            District of Columbia
            I further understand that it is the desire of the
        interested parties to expedite this matter in order that
        subcommittee assignments can be made as early as possible,
        and I hope you can take charge of this meeting and report
        the results of the final decision of the Committee on
        Committees to the full Conference for its determination
        and confirmation.
          If by any chance my information with reference to the
        general agreement above referred to is incorrect or
        different circumstances or proposals arise, contrary to
        the above suggested assignments, then I request that any
        further action of our Committee on Committees be deferred
        until my return from Kansas.
          Thanking you in advance for taking care of this for me,
        I beg to remain

                                          Sincerely,
                                          (signed) Andrew [F.] Schoeppel
                                          Chairman
                                          Committee on Committees
                                          Republican Conference
                                          United States Senate

    Senator Hickenlooper read the proposed committee assignment changes:

        Ordered, that the junior Senator from Iowa (Mr. Martin) be released
      from further service on the Committee on the Judiciary; that the
      senior Senator from New York (Mr. Javits) be released from further
      service on the Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences and on the
      Committee on Rules; and that the junior Senator from New York (Mr.
      Keating) be released from further service on the Committee on Banking
      & Currency and on the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
        And be it further ordered, that the junior Senator from Iowa (Mr.
      Martin) be assigned to service on the Committee on Aeronautical and
      Space Sciences and to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs;
      that the senior Senator from New York (Mr. Javits) be assigned to
      service on the Committee on Banking & Currency; and that the junior
      Senator from New York (Mr. Keating) be assigned to service on the
      Committee on the Judiciary and on the Committee on Rules.

    Senator Javits made known his desire to be assigned to the Joint
    Economic Committee. The Acting Chairman (Senator Hickenlooper) stated
    that this committee did not have jurisdiction in this matter. Senator
    Javits said he would discuss his request with the Minority Leader.
    The proposed changes were adopted as offered.
    The Committee adjourned at 10:18 a.m.

                                              [signed] William Brownrigg III

                                        Assistant Secretary for the Minority

    Approved:

                                             [signed] Bourke B. Hickenlooper

                                    Acting Chairman, Committee on Committees
                            ------------------------

                                                          [February 6, 1959]

    FEBRUARY 6, 1959
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
    CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1959,
                 AT 10:30 A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the Conference to order at 10:42 a.m. and stated
    that the purpose of the meeting was to consider S. 1, a bill to amend
    the Federal Airport Act.
    He stated that without objection the Conference would proceed without a
    call of the roll, but the following Senators were present:

      Aiken                  Cotton                   Morton
      Allott                 Curtis                   Mundt
      Bennett                Dirksen                  Prouty
      Bridges                Dworshak                 Saltonstall
      Capehart               Hickenlooper             Schoeppel
      Carlson                Hruska                   Scott
      Case, S. Dak.          Keating                  Young

    Also present were J. Mark Trice, William Brownrigg III, Arthur E.
    Burgess as well as John M. McElroy, Assistant Chief Clerk, Interstate
    and Foreign Commerce Committee, Roger W. Jones of the Budget Bureau,
    Edward McCabe of the White House staff, Daggett Howard, Gordon Bennett
    and John R. MacKenzie of the Federal Aviation Agency.
    The Chairman stated that without objection messages of greetings as well
    as flowers would be sent to Senators Thomas H. Kuchel and J. Glenn
    Beall, who are temporarily incapacitated.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Andrew F. Schoeppel, ranking Minority
    member of the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee to analyze the
    reported bill and to present for the consideration of the minority the
    recommendations of the Republican members of the Committee. Senator
    Schoeppel stated that the Republican members of the Committee
    recommended, first, the offering of a complete substitute for the
    Monroney bill which would propose primarily the continuation of the
    provisions of the present law, second, an amendment to be offered by
    Senator Norris Cotton referred to as the ``gate to gate'' proposal and,
    third, one or two amendments to be presented by Senator Morton to cut
    the Monroney bill dollar-wise.
    After discussion of the various phases of the bill, the Chairman
    recognized Senator Carl T. Curtis who commended the Leadership for
    calling a conference to consider the matter, as well as expressing
    thanks to the Minority members of the Committee and to those persons of
    the Executive Departments who were present.
    There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 11:24 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference on March 2, 1959

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                            ------------------------

                                                            [April 20, 1959]

    APRIL 20, 1959
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
    CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, FOR MONDAY APRIL 20, 1959, AT
                  10:00 A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Conference was called to order by the Chairman at 10:13 a.m. and the
    Secretary was requested to call the roll.

    Present 26:
      Allott                 Dworshak                 Prouty
      Beall                  Goldwater                Saltonstall
      Bennett                Hickenlooper             Schoeppel
      Bush                   Hruska                   Scott
      Butler                 Javits                   Smith
      Carlson                Keating                  Wiley
      Case, N.J.             Kuchel                   Williams
      Cooper                 Langer                   Young
      Dirksen                Mundt

    Also present were J. Mark Trice, William Brownrigg III, Arthur E.
    Burgess and Michael J. Bernstein, Minority Counsel for the Labor and
    Public Welfare Committee.
    The Chairman recognized the Minority Floor Leader, Senator Everett
    Dirksen, who after informing the membership of several matters relating
    to the legislative situation in the Senate, raised the question
    concerning an award of merit which might be presented to Honorable
    Foster Dulles who recently resigned as Secretary of State. After a brief
    discussion of how best to proceed in the matter the Chairman recognized
    Senator Gordon Allott who made the following motion: That it is the
    sense of the Republican Minority Conference that action be initiated
    immediately by resolution of the Senate in regard to an award of merit
    to Foster Dulles. The motion was unanimously agreed to. The Chairman
    requested the Staff director of the Policy Committee to prepare the
    proper resolution.
    Senator Dirksen then proceeded to discuss S. 1555, the pending Labor
    bill. The Senator recommended that Section 6 be retained in the pending
    bill as it had the support of the White House, the Department of Labor
    and labor generally and by the retention of this section it could be
    used as a vehicle for the offering of other amendments. He also stated
    that the chances were against another bill at this session of the
    Congress dealing with changes in the Taft-Hartley law.
    It was first suggested that Title 5 of the Administration bill, known as
    S. 748, be offered as a substitute for Title 6 of the pending bill, and
    that a vote be had by the Senate thereon before the Senate had expressed
    itself on the pending motion to strike by Senator Erwin.\2\ After
    discussion of the matter it was decided that it would be better to first
    vote on the pending [Ervin] motion and at some later time offer Title 5.
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
      \2\ [Samuel J. Ervin, Jr., Democrat of North Carolina]
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The Chairman recognized Senator Barry Goldwater who asked first that
    Senators keep in mind the date of June eighth as that time had been set
    for a dinner to be given by the Joint Congressional and Senatorial
    Campaign Committees.
    Senator Goldwater had previously distributed to the membership a summary
    of the Minority Report which is attached hereto as Exhibit ``A.'' The
    Senator expressed his main objection to the bill because of its being
    imperfectly prepared, full of gimmicks, and, in his opinion, would not
    get the job done. He stated that the normal approach to the matter was
    the position taken by the Administration and Senator McClellan.
    The Chairman recognized a number of Senators in their own right who made
    brief statements about certain specific provisions of the bill. After
    general discussion, the Conference adjourned at 12:07 p.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference on April 21, 1959

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                                   *    *    *
                                  Exhibit ``A''
         BRIEF SUMMARY OF MINORITY REPORT ON THE COMMITTEE BILL, S. 1555

    The committee bill, S. 1555, which has been reported to the Senate
    floor, contains many ``gimmicks'' (set forth in Appendix B of the
    Minority Report) which render the committee bill inadequate to
    accomplish the job of eliminating or even substantially diminishing
    abuses, corruption and racketeering in the labor-management field.
    The most important ``gimmicks'' in the committee bill are the following:
    (1) Fiduciary obligation of union officials. The bill gives the
    impression that a fiduciary status is placed upon union officials by
    inserting the word ``fiduciary'' in the bill's preamble. But the
    minority amendment imposing a true fiduciary status on union officials
    and giving the members a right to sue the union officials for a breach
    thereof was rejected.
    (2) Definition of ``union officer''. There is no definition of a union
    ``officer'' in the committee bill and yet the Supreme Court has held
    that ``officers'' are only those officials who are so designated in
    union constitutions. A union can rewrite its constitution so as to have
    only one officer, thus freeing all other union officials from the bill's
    requirements and sanctions. The minority amendment defining ``union
    officers'' was rejected.
    (3) Exemption of small unions. Having agreed in subcommittee to delete
    the provision authorizing the Secretary to exempt small unions from
    reporting, the majority reinstated the exemption in the full committee.
    Such a provision would make it possible for some of the most corrupt
    unions, such as the Johnny Dio paper locals, to escape the reporting
    requirements of the bill.
    (4) Preservation of basic union records. The bill requires the basic
    records on which reports are based to be preserved but the minority
    amendment giving members a right to see these records was rejected.
    (5) Suits by union members to recover embezzled union funds. The
    appearance is given that members may sue union officers convicted of
    embezzling union funds for the recovery of such funds. But so many
    obstacles are placed in the way of the members' suing, that the whole
    provision becomes a nullity.
    (6) ``Probable Cause'' in connection with the secretary's authority to
    bring suit to enforce the trusteeship and election provisions of the
    bill. Because of the insistence of the minority, an amendment was
    adopted giving the Secretary investigatory powers similar to that of
    other regulatory agencies. The minority amendment deleted the words
    ``probable cause to believe'' and substituted ``believes'' that
    violations had or are about to be committed. The term ``probable cause''
    would have completely hamstrung the Secretary in making investigations.
    But this restrictive phrase still remains in the trusteeship and
    election provisions of the bill.
    In addition, the committee bill fails to achieve the following
    objectives:
    1. Impose fiduciary obligations, enforceable by union members, on the
    officials of labor unions.
    2. Impose the effective sanctions of denial of tax immunity and of
    access to the National Labor Relations Board, the National Mediation
    Board, etc., on unions which violate the bill's provisions.
    3. Solve the problems arising out of the ``no-man's land'' by permitting
    the States to exercise jurisdiction in those classes of labor cases
    which the Federal Labor Board would refuse to entertain.
    4. Limit organizational and recognition picketing by unions which
    clearly do not represent a majority of the employees of the picketed
    employer.
    5. Close the loopholes in the present law dealing with secondary
    boycotts.
    6. Limit effectively political expenditures and contributions by labor
    unions.
    It is the intention of the minority to offer amendments designed to
    achieve the above objectives as well as amendments to wipe out the
    ``gimmicks'' now contained in the committee bill.
    Attached hereto is a copy of the minority report. Appendix B analyzing
    the ``gimmicks'' in the committee bill begins on page 95. [Not included
    in minutes.]
                            ------------------------

                                                            [April 25, 1959]

    APRIL 25, 1959
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
    CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, FOR SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1959,
                 AT 10:30 A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    Senator Saltonstall called the Conference to order at 10:37 a.m. and due
    to the fact that the Senate would convene at 11:00 o'clock the roll was
    not called. However, the following Senators were present.

    Present 27:
      Aiken                  Cooper                   Keating
      Allott                 Cotton                   Kuchel
      Beall                  Curtis                   Mundt
      Bennett                Dirksen                  Prouty
      Bush                   Dworshak                 Saltonstall
      Butler                 Goldwater                Schoeppel
      Capehart               Hickenlooper             Scott
      Case (N.J.)            Hruska                   Smith
      Case (S.D.)            Javits                   Williams

    Also present were J. Mark Trice, William Brownrigg III and Arthur E.
    Burgess.
    The Chairman stated that the decision to hold today's Conference was
    made after a meeting held the previous evening at which was present the
    Minority Floor Leader and the Chairman of the Policy Committee. The
    purpose of today's Conference was to discuss what action should be taken
    in regard to the pending appeal from the decision of the Chair re the
    Kuchel et al. amendment to the pending labor bill, and to inform the
    Conference as to the discussions which [led] up to the offering of the
    Kuchel et al. amendment.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen, the Minority
    Floor Leader, who informed the members of the Conference as to
    discussions which had taken place between members on both sides in the
    hope of finding a satisfactory substitute for the previously adopted
    McClellan (bill of rights) amendment.
    Senator Dirksen stated that in his opinion the Chair was correct in its
    ruling on the point of order and that some decision should be made to
    dispose of it in a satisfactory manner. After discussion it was decided
    that the Minority Leader should contact Senator Styles Bridges before
    any steps were taken to proceed with disposing of the point of order.
    Senator Bridges had made the appeal and was unavoidably detained.
    There was general discussion as to the differences between the pending
    Kuchel et al. amendment and the original McClellan amendment which had
    been previously adopted.
    There being no further business, the Conference adjourned at 11:43 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference on April 28, 1959

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                            ------------------------

                                                           [January 6, 1960]

    JANUARY 6, 1960
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
      CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6,
              1960, AT 2:30 P.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    Senator Saltonstall called the Conference to order at 2:38 p.m., and
    after the roll was called by the Secretary, Senator Milton R. Young, the
    Chairman announced that a quorum was present.
    The following Senators were present (34):

      Aiken                  Case, S.D.               Keating
      Allott                 Cooper                   Kuchel
      Beall                  Cotton                   Morton
      Bennett                Curtis                   Mundt
      Bridges                Dirksen                  Prouty
      Brunsdale              Dworshak                 Saltonstall
      Bush                   Fong                     Schoeppel
      Butler                 Goldwater                Scott
      Capehart               Hickenlooper             Smith
      Carlson                Hruska                   Wiley
      Case, N.J.             Javits                   Williams
                                                      Young

    Senator Saltonstall extended words of greetings to the Members and
    thanked them for the great spirit of unity shown during the last session
    of the Congress, and he stated that in his opinion the Party Conferences
    and Policy luncheons held throughout the year had been most helpful.
    The Chairman then introduced to the Members of the Conference the newly
    appointed Senator from North Dakota, the Honorable Norman Brunsdale.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Young who presented to the Conference a
    resolution of condolence in regard to the death of Senator William
    Langer. The resolution is attached hereto as Exhibit ``A'' and was
    unanimously adopted by a rising vote.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Styles Bridges who stated that after
    consultation with Senator Carl Hayden [Democrat of Arizona] a resolution
    would be offered in the Senate modifying the rule in regard to Senate
    Pages to cover those boys in their senior year. He also stated that the
    Policy Committee had prepared and distributed the individual voting
    records of each Senator by subjects for the first session of the
    Congress. He stated that the Senate Republican Memo was in its eighth
    year of publication and asked for suggestions and complaints. He also
    called attention to the fact that on two large boards at the rear of the
    room Senators could find samples of the work done by the staff of the
    Policy Committee.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Andrew F. Schoeppel who stated that as
    Chairman of the Committee on Committees he had sent letters to the
    Republican Senators asking for any new Committee requests due to the
    vacancies caused by the death of Senator Langer. He stated that he hoped
    replies would be received promptly and that his Committee could meet
    tomorrow.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Barry Goldwater, Chairman of the
    Senatorial Committee, who stated that he had written a letter to each
    Republican Senator concerning the operations of his Committee. He
    expressed hope that the Republican Members would become a little more
    articulate, and now that more funds were available a greater use would
    be made of TV facilities.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Thruston B. Morton who endorsed the
    statements made by Senator Goldwater and he stated that he believed it
    would be most helpful if more speaking commitments were accepted.
    The Chairman called to the attention of the Conference the recent death
    of Mrs. Jean Thurmond, wife of Senator Strom Thurmond, and moved that
    the Secretary draft a letter of condolence to the Senator which was
    unanimously approved. A copy of the letter is hereto attached as Exhibit
    ``B.''
    The Chairman also spoke of the tragic death of the son of Senator George
    D. Aiken and expressed to him on behalf of all of the Members of the
    Conference their sympathy.
    The Chairman then recognized Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen who stated
    that his report would be long and sketchy and he would endeavor to state
    what he thought might happen during the Session in the way of
    legislative accomplishments. He stated that he had requested of the
    Commissioner of Internal Revenue a decision in regard to taxability of
    political contributions. He stated that he had received a reply to the
    effect that once a Senator is elected to office he is considered to be
    always a candidate and therefore political contributions received at any
    time are tax free. Senator Bridges requested that photostatic copies be
    made of the letter in order that each Senator might have a copy.
    Senator Dirksen spoke of his recent illness and the enforced
    cancellation of his speaking schedule following last Session but stated
    he now felt quite good and hoped to follow his doctor's advice to watch
    his health. He stated that the President on the 11th would have a
    bipartisan luncheon to report on his European trip and that the first
    Conference of the Republican Leadership at the White House would be held
    on the morning of the 12th. The Senator also spoke of the last illness
    of Senator Langer and ``welcomed aboard'' Senator Brunsdale. In doing so
    he spoke of him as a great Governor and citizen of the State of North
    Dakota.
    He informed the Conference of the illness of [Representative Richard M.]
    Simpson [Republican of Pennsylvania] and on motion made by Senator Hugh
    Scott which was seconded by Senators Francis Case and Kenneth B.
    Keating, it was unanimously approved that a letter be sent to him
    expressing the hope that he would soon recover his health and return to
    his duties. (Due to the fact that Representative Simpson died the
    following day before the letter could be prepared, the attached
    resolution, Exhibit ``C,'' was substituted.)
    Senator Dirksen then presented for the consideration of the Conference a
    resolution in regard to the permanent assignment of the seat in the
    Senate Chamber which has been customarily used by the Floor Leader as
    the seat of the Floor Leader while he occupies that office. The
    resolution reads as follows:

      Resolved, That the seat on the Republican side of the Senate
      Chamber usually referred to as the seat of the Floor Leader,
      be assigned to that Senator holding the office of Floor
      Leader as his seat while occupying that office, and should
      he cease to be Floor Leader he shall be assigned a seat in
      accordance with his seniority rights.

    There being no objection, the resolution was unanimously agreed to.
    Senator Dirksen then presented a resolution in regard to making the seat
    in the Senate Chamber to the right of the Floor Leader's seat the
    permanent seat of the Whip. Following a brief discussion it was moved
    that the resolution be adopted. The Chairman put the question, the vote
    was unanimous, and the resolution was agreed to. The resolution reads as
    follows:

      Resolved, That the seat on the Republican side of the Senate
      Chamber to the right of the Floor Leader shall be assigned
      to that Senator holding the office of Whip as his seat while
      occupying that office, and should he cease to be Whip he
      shall be assigned a seat in accordance with his seniority
      rights.

    Senator Dirksen said that it would soon be time to name a Republican
    member for service on the Joint Inaugural Committee and that he would
    suggest the naming of Senator Styles Bridges who had served in that
    capacity on a number of occasions. He stated that he would suggest
    action be taken on the matter at the next meeting of the Conference. Due
    to the fact that the Republican Convention will be held in Chicago,
    Senator [Dirksen] stated that he would like to know of the desires of
    the Senators in regard to accommodations there, because he wanted to
    make certain that appropriate rooms were assigned.
    He also stated that if any difficulties were being encountered in regard
    to the coming census he would be glad to assist in any way he could.
    He stated that he had talked with [Senate Majority Leader] Lyndon B.
    Johnson [Democrat of Texas] in regard to what the legislative timetable
    might be. While the Democratic Steering Committee would determine the
    order of the bills to be considered, the following legislation was
    mentioned:

      In regard to the bill to make the Reorganization Act
      permanent, no action was expected.
      There was some likelihood that the Mine Safety bill would be
      considered.
      The Box Car Bill was listed as ``maybe.''
      The bill on the Calendar in regard to Oleomargarine was
      listed as ``could be.''
      There is possible consideration of the Bill to amend the
      Federal Corrupt Practices Act.
      Legislation in regard to Juvenile Delinquency could be
      considered.
      The Aid to Education Bill was listed as one that could be
      first for consideration.
      Senator Dirksen also stated that legislation re Loans to
      Students for College Education was a possibility.
      There was likelihood that Minimum Wage legislation would be
      acted upon at an early date.

    The Senator stated that there was some discussion regarding the ending
    of the Session at an early date and because of it he expected late
    sessions of the Senate to begin early in the Session.
    He released the following list of dates and occasions which affect the
    timetable:

        January 27--Eisenhower dinners
        Jackson-Jefferson Day dinners--Around January 30
        Assurances to the four Democratic Presidential candidates
          for speaking commitments, and the Lincoln Day dinners
          from February 9 through the following Monday.

    Other bills mentioned for consideration later in the session were the
    Appropriation Bills, legislation from the Space Committee in the form of
    a ``package'' in space exploration, Agriculture legislation, Extension
    of the Sugar Act, possibility of Equal Rights for Women, Federal Labor
    Standards of Compensation, an effort to get out the Fair Trade Bill, an
    Omnibus Judges Bill, a Pre-Merger Bill and amendments to the Robinson-
    Patman Act. Civil Rights legislation was scheduled around February 15.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Jacob K. Javits who suggested that a
    Conference be held prior to consideration of the Civil Rights Bill to
    which the Chairman responded that if the Senator would notify him in
    regard to the exact time, he would proceed in the matter.
    Senator Dirksen also listed the Interest Rate Long-Term Bond Bill, the
    Simpson-Keough Bill, and the Foreign Aid Bill. He also stated he
    expected a number of bills to be introduced in regard to the recent
    steel dispute.
    Senator Dirksen stated that he had outlined the agenda as he saw it, but
    that from time to time alterations would be made.
    The Chairman thanked the Floor Leader for his explanation of the
    Legislative program, and there being no further business the Conference
    adjourned at 4:07 p.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference on January 13, 1960

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                                   *    *    *
                                  Exhibit ``A''

    86th Congress
    2d Session
                                 William Langer

    Senator Milton R. Young offered the following resolution in the
    Republican Minority Conference on Wednesday, January 6, 1960, which was
    adopted by unanimous action:
      Whereas Almighty God in His infinite wisdom has taken from us our
    beloved colleague, the Honorable William Langer, late senior Senator
    from the State of North Dakota, and
      Whereas throughout his nineteen years in the United States Senate he
    rendered to our Nation and to his State a most distinguished service,
    and
      Whereas he was our affectionate friend and our esteemed colleague,
    ever ready to give of himself, of his efforts, and of his judgment,
      Now, therefore,
      Be It Resolved, That we, the Republican colleagues in the United
    States Senate of the Honorable William Langer, express our sense of loss
    at his passing, and
      Further, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to the family
    of the deceased, that they may be assured of our deep respect for them
    and of our condolences to them upon the passing of our friend, their
    father.
    Attest:

                                                  Chairman of the Conference
                                                 Secretary of the Conference
                                   *    *    *
                                  Exhibit ``B''

                                                           January 9, 1960

      Honorable Strom Thurmond
      United States Senator
      Senate Office Building
      Washington, D.C.

      Dear Senator Thurmond:

        By unanimous action of the Republican Conference on
      Wednesday, January 6, 1960, I was asked on behalf of our
      individual members to express to you their deepest
      sympathy on the sudden passing of your dear wife.
        In this dark hour they wanted you to know that their
      thoughts were with you, and that they were standing
      resolutely by your side in the hope that it might lighten
      your future burden.
        Believe me when I say ``Have faith and carry on.''

                                          Sincerely yours,
                                          /s/ Leverett Saltonstall
                                          Chairman
                                          Republican Conference
                                   *    *    *
                                  Exhibit ``C''

    86th Congress
    2d Session
                               Richard M. Simpson

    Senator Hugh Scott offered the following resolution in the Republican
    Minority Conference which was seconded by Senators Francis Case and
    Kenneth Keating, and adopted by unanimous action:
      Whereas Almighty God in His infinite wisdom has taken from us our
    beloved member, the Honorable Richard M. Simpson, late a Representative
    from the State of Pennsylvania, and
      Whereas through his twenty-three years in the House of Representatives
    he rendered to our Nation and to his State a most distinguished service,
    and
      Whereas he was our affectionate friend and an esteemed member, ever
    ready to give of himself, of his efforts, and of his judgment,
      Now, therefore,
      Be It Resolved, That we, the Republican Members of the United States
    Senate, express our sense of loss at his passing, and
      Further, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to Mrs. Mae Cox
    Simpson, that she may be assured of our deep respect for her and of our
    condolences to her upon the passing of our friend, her husband.
    Attest:

                                                  Chairman of the Conference
                                                 Secretary of the Conference

                                     ------

    MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES CALLED
     BY THE CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE ANDREW F. SCHOEPPEL, FOR FRIDAY, JANUARY 8,
              1960, AT 10:00 A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:20 a.m.

    The following Senators were present:
      Schoeppel                          Hruska
      Hickenlooper                       Allott
      Williams                           Prouty
      Dworshak                           Scott
      Case (S.D.)

    The following Senators were absent:
      Case (N.J.)                        Javits
      Morton

    Also present were J. Mark Trice and William Brownrigg III.
    The Chairman stated that due to the death of Senator William Langer the
    following Committees had vacancies: Senate Foreign Relations, Judiciary,
    Post Office and Civil Service. The Chairman explained that after all
    requests by the Republican Senators for Committee assignments had been
    assimilated, the following assignments were proposed:

      Senator Williams assigned Senate Foreign Relations, release
      Agriculture and Forestry
      Senator Case (S.D.) assigned Post Office and Civil Service,
      release District of Columbia
      Senator Cotton assigned Judiciary, release Finance
      Senator Cooper assigned Agriculture and Forestry, release
      Labor and Public Welfare
      Senator Morton assigned Finance, release Interstate and
      Foreign Commerce
      Senator Prouty assigned Interstate and Foreign Commerce,
      release Public Works
      Senator Capehart release Government Operations
      Senator Fong assigned Government Operations
      Senator Brunsdale (having no committees) would be assigned
      Public Works, Labor and Public Welfare, and District of
      Columbia

    The Chairman then read a letter just received from Senator Javits
    requesting assignment on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, releasing
    Banking and Currency.
    Senator Prouty expressed his need for assignment to Interstate and
    Foreign Commerce and his release of Public Works to aid Senator
    Brunsdale. It was agreed that it was important that Senator Brunsdale be
    given committee assignments helpful to him in North Dakota.
    Senator Williams recalled that Senator Vandenberg had released Finance
    Committee only if it were to be assigned to him although other Senators
    with more seniority were desirous of it.
    This was discussed by Senators Cotton, Prouty, Dworshak, Case (S.D.),
    Hickenlooper.
    It was stated by the Chairman that Senator Javits' request would
    necessitate a complete reshuffle of the proposed assignments and that
    the originally proposed slate was worked out by obtaining releases of
    some committees to help other members who in turn released committees to
    aid Senators at the end of the seniority list.
    Senator Allott suggested that the Committee should modify its rules
    regarding assignments to major committees as some Senators are
    overburdened and are not able to attend all their committee meetings
    while others have relatively minor assignments. Senators Case (S.D.) and
    Dworshak discussed need for such a rule.
    Senator Scott suggested need for a rule whereby members of the
    Appropriation Committee not be allowed another major committee
    assignment.
    After further discussion of possible assignments, Senator Schoeppel
    observed that further consultation with members not now present would be
    necessary.
    The meeting was recessed subject to call of the Chairman at 11:20 a.m.

                                              [signed] William Brownrigg III

                                        Assistant Secretary for the Minority

                                                [signed] Andrew F. Schoeppel

                                     Chairman of the Committee on Committees

                                     ------

    MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES CALLED
    BY THE CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE ANDREW F. SCHOEPPEL, FOR MONDAY, JANUARY 18,
              1960, AT 10:30 A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:40 a.m.

    The following Senators were present:
      Schoeppel                          Case (N.J.)
      Dworshak                           Javits
      Case (S.D.)                        Prouty
      Hruska

    The following Senators were absent:
      Williams                           Morton
      Hickenlooper                       Scott
      Allott

    Also present were J. Mark Trice and William Brownrigg III.
    The Chairman stated that he had held further consultations with members
    since the last meeting.
    Senator Case (South Dakota) requested to stay on District of Columbia
    Committee and give up Post Office and Civil Service Committee. Senator
    Fong was then assigned Post Office and Civil Service.
    The Chairman then presented the following resume and recommended its
    adoption:
    Republican committee vacancies and releases totaling 9 are as follows:

    Vacancies:                           Foreign Relations
                                         Judiciary
                                         Post Office and Civil Service
    Releases:
      Capehart                           Government Operations
      Williams                           Agriculture and Forestry
      Cotton                             Finance
      Cooper                             Labor and Public Welfare
      Morton                             Post Office and Civil Service and
                                          Rules and Administration
    Recommended Assignments:
      Williams                           Foreign Relations
      Cotton                             Judiciary
      Cooper                             Agriculture and Forestry
      Morton                             Finance
      Javits                             Government Operations
      Fong                               Post Office and Civil Service
      Brunsdale                          Labor and Public Welfare, Post
                                          Office and Civil Service, and
                                          Rules and Administration
    Recapitulation:
      Capehart releases Government Operations.
      Williams releases Agriculture and Forestry and is assigned to Foreign
       Relations.
      Cotton releases Finance and is assigned to Judiciary.
      Cooper releases Labor and Public Welfare and is assigned to
       Agriculture and Forestry.
      Morton releases Post Office and Civil Service and Rules and
       Administration and is assigned to Finance.
      Javits is assigned to Government Operations.
      Fong is assigned to Post Office and Civil Service.
      Brunsdale is assigned to Labor and Public Welfare, Post Office and
       Civil Service, and Rules and Administration.

    Senator Hruska moved that the proposed assignments be confirmed. Senator
    Javits seconded the motion.
    The roll was called with the Chairman casting proxy votes for Senators
    Hickenlooper, Williams, Morton and Scott. The slate was unanimously
    agreed to.
    Senator Javits stressed the need for flexibility in committee
    assignments in the future for newly elected members.
    Senator Dworshak and Case (South Dakota) discussed the problem.
    Senator Javits moved that this committee request the Republican
    Conference to appoint a subcommittee to study the committee assignment
    problem and make recommendations.
    Senator Case (South Dakota) seconded the motion.
    The Chairman moved the question and it was unanimously agreed to.
    Senator Dworshak suggested special project assignments might take care
    of Senators with poor committee assignments.
    The meeting was adjourned at 11:05 a.m.

                                              [signed] William Brownrigg III

                                        Assistant Secretary for the Minority

    Approved:

                                                [signed] Andrew F. Schoeppel

                                     Chairman of the Committee on Committees
                            ------------------------

                                                          [January 18, 1960]

    JANUARY 18, 1960
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
    CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, FOR MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 1960,
                 AT 11:00 A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    Senator Saltonstall called the Conference to order at 11:07 a.m. and
    after the roll was called by the Secretary, Senator Milton R. Young, the
    Chairman announced that a quorum was present.
    The following Senators were present (25):

      Aiken                  Case, N.J.               Javits
      Beall                  Case, S.D.               Kuchel
      Bennett                Cooper                   Mundt
      Bridges                Curtis                   Prouty
      Brunsdale              Dirksen                  Saltonstall
      Bush                   Dworshak                 Schoeppel
      Butler                 Fong                     Smith
      Carlson                Hruska                   Wiley
                                                      Young

    Also present were J. Mark Trice, William Brownrigg III and Arthur E.
    Burgess.
    The Chairman stated that the purpose of the Conference was to receive a
    report from Senator Andrew F. Schoeppel, Chairman of the Committee on
    Committees in regard to Committee assignments. The Chairman recognized
    Senator Schoeppel who read for the information of the Members of the
    Conference the recommendations of his Committee in regard to the
    vacancies which had been caused by the death of Senator William Langer
    as well as other releases and assignments as a result thereof.
    Attached hereto is Exhibit ``A'' which lists recommendations made by the
    Chairman of the Committee as well as Exhibit ``B'' showing the
    Republican membership on the various standing committees of the Senate
    as a result of the recommendations.
    Senator Schoeppel moved that the recommendations submitted be approved
    by the Conference.
    The Chairman asked if there was any discussion on the recommendations
    and there being none the question of adoption of the report was put and
    the ``yeas'' were unanimous. The Chairman announced that the report was
    approved.
    Senator Schoeppel announced that his Committee had recommended that a
    special committee be appointed by the Conference to study the matter of
    the assignment of Republican Senators to various standing committees of
    the Senate and report its recommendations thereon. The Senator stated
    that in his opinion it would be best for a special committee to make a
    study rather than the Committee on Committees.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Jacob K. Javits who spoke of the
    discussion and action taken by the Committee on Committees and he
    introduced the following resolution:

      That the Chairman of the Conference is authorized to appoint
      a special committee for the purpose of studying the question
      of Republican appointments to the various standing
      Committees of the Senate and that the said committee shall
      report its recommendations to the Republican Conference at
      this session of the Congress with the understanding that
      such action as may be taken by the Conference thereon shall
      not be effective until the beginning of the next session of
      the Congress.

    After brief discussion of the motion which was duly seconded, the
    Chairman put the question and announced that the resolution was adopted.
    The Chairman stated that members of the committee would be announced in
    due course and upon inquiry of the Chairman it was decided that the size
    of the special committee would be left up to the Chairman as well as the
    selection of the members thereof, and it was not necessary that they be
    confirmed by the Conference.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen, Floor Leader,
    who spoke of trying to find a solution of the problem of Republican
    Senators receiving advance copies of the President's messages.
    Senator Dirksen, at the suggestion of Senator Barry Goldwater, Chairman
    of the Republican Senatorial Committee, moved that the Conference extend
    to John A. Reilly its gratitude and appreciation for the fine job which
    he has done as Treasurer of the Republican Senatorial Committee. The
    motion was seconded by Senator Schoeppel. The Chairman put the question
    and announced that it was adopted unanimously with enthusiasm.
    Senator Dirksen also announced that there would not be a luncheon
    meeting of the Policy Committee on Tuesday of this week due to several
    conflicts in the schedule.
    He stated that it had been suggested that the name ``Policy Committee''
    be changed to ``Steering Committee,'' and he asked that Senator Styles
    Bridges, Chairman of the Policy Committee, be recognized.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Bridges who stated that he had been
    contacted by Senators Carl Hayden and Lyndon B. Johnson in regard to
    making such a change. Senator Bridges stated that the suggested change
    was a result of the recent conflict in Democratic ranks, that he had
    studied the matter and found that a number of changes would have to be
    made in the Republican Conference rules. He requested opinions from the
    membership as to their desires in the matter. After pro and con
    discussion it was moved, seconded and agreed to that Senator Styles
    Bridges be appointed as a committee of one to confer with Senators
    Hayden and Johnson and to report back to the Conference the results of
    his discussion with them for whatever action, if any, be necessary to be
    taken by the Conference.
    Senator Bridges stated that while he preferred that the name ``Policy
    Committee'' be retained, the Democrats have the votes if they want to
    insist on the change.
    Senator Dirksen also stated that the file of select clippings about
    which he referred at the last Conference would be kept in his Capitol
    office for general use.
    He also stated that he had conferred with the Majority Leader about
    speaking time needed for the Republican Senators around the Lincoln Day
    period and it was generally agreed that there would be no votes that
    week as well as through the following Monday. He stated that they also
    discussed a one-week period around the end of May during the time of
    Commencement speeches and found him agreeable to time off then. The
    Majority Leader also agreed to no votes around the period of the
    Eisenhower dinners on January 27.
    He stated that the legislative schedule would probably be Juvenile
    Delinquency legislation after the Clean Elections bill, to be followed
    by the bill authorizing Governors of the States to fill vacancies in the
    House of Representatives and then perhaps Aid to Education.
    There being no further business the Conference adjourned at 11:55 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference on January 21, 1960

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                                   *    *    *
                                  Exhibit ``A''
                         (Confidential Worksheet No. 1)
                        STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE
                        Eighty-sixth Congress--2d Session
                 (To be Submitted to the Republican Conference)

    Aeronautical and Space Sciences (Ratio 10-5)

      Messrs. BRIDGES, WILEY, Mrs. SMITH, Messrs. MARTIN, CASE,
      N.J.

    On Agriculture and Forestry (Ratio 11-6)

      Messrs. AIKEN, YOUNG, HICKENLOOPER, MUNDT, SCHOEPPEL, COOPER

    On Appropriations (Ratio 18-9)

      Messrs. BRIDGES, SALTONSTALL, YOUNG, MUNDT, Mrs. SMITH,
      Messrs. DWORSHAK, KUCHEL, HRUSKA, ALLOTT

    On Armed Services (Ratio 11-6)

      Messrs. SALTONSTALL,* BRIDGES, Mrs. SMITH, Messrs. CASE, S.
      Dak., BUSH, BEALL
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
      * By agreement
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    On Banking and Currency (Ratio 10-5)

      Messrs. CAPEHART, BENNETT, BUSH, BEALL, JAVITS

    On District of Columbia (Ratio 4-3)

      Messrs. BEALL, PROUTY, MORTON

    On Finance (Ratio 11-6)

      Messrs. WILLIAMS, CARLSON, BENNETT, BUTLER, CURTIS, MORTON

    On Foreign Relations (Ratio 11-6)

      Messrs. WILEY, HICKENLOOPER, AIKEN, CAPEHART, CARLSON,
      WILLIAMS

    On Government Operations (Ratio 6-3)

      Messrs. MUNDT, CURTIS, JAVITS

    On Interior and Insular Affairs (Ratio 11-6)

      Messrs. DWORSHAK, KUCHEL, GOLDWATER, ALLOTT, MARTIN, FONG

    On Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Ratio 11-6)

      Messrs. SCHOEPPEL, BUTLER, COTTON, CASE, N.J., MORTON, SCOTT

    On the Judiciary (Ratio 10-5)

      Messrs. WILEY, DIRKSEN, HRUSKA, KEATING, COTTON

    On Labor and Public Welfare (Ratio 9-6)

      Messrs. GOLDWATER, DIRKSEN, CASE, N.J., JAVITS, PROUTY,
      BRUNSDALE

    On Post Office and Civil Service (Ratio 6-3)

      Messrs. CARLSON, CASE, S.Dak., BRUNSDALE

    On Public Works (Ratio 11-6)

      Messrs. CASE, S. Dak., MARTIN, COOPER, SCOTT, PROUTY, FONG

    On Rules and Administration (Ratio 6-3)

      Messrs. CURTIS, KEATING, BRUNSDALE
                                   *    *    *
                                  Exhibit ``B''
                                January 18, 1960
                                 (Confidential)
                       REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES

    Republican Committee vacancies and releases totaling 9 are as follows:
      Vacancies:
                                           Foreign Relations
                                           Judiciary
                                           Post Office and Civil Service
      Releases:
        Capehart.........................  Government Operations
        Williams.........................  Agriculture and Forestry
        Cotton...........................  Finance
        Cooper...........................  Labor and Public Welfare
        Morton...........................  Post Office and Civil Service and
                                            Rules and Administration
    The Committee on Committees recommends the following assignments:
        Williams.........................  Foreign Relations
        Cotton...........................  Judiciary
        Cooper...........................  Agriculture and Forestry
        Morton...........................  Finance
        Javits...........................  Government Operations
        Fong.............................  Post Office and Civil Service
        Brunsdale........................  Labor and Public Welfare, Post
                                            Office and Civil Service, and
                                            Rules and Administration
      Recapitulation:
        Capehart releases Government Operations.............................
        Williams releases Agriculture and Forestry and is assigned to
         Foreign Relations..
        Cotton releases Finance and is assigned to Judiciary................
        Cooper releases Labor and Public Welfare and is assigned to
         Agriculture and Forestry..
        Morton releases Post Office and Civil Service and Rules and
         Administration and is assigned to Finance..
        Javits is assigned to Government Operations.........................
        Fong is assigned to Post Office and Civil Service...................
        Brunsdale is assigned to Labor and Public Welfare, Post Office and
         Civil Service, and Rules and Administration..

                            ------------------------

                                                             [March 3, 1960]

    MARCH 3, 1960
     MINUTES OF THE LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY
      THE CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, FOR MARCH 3, 1960, AT
      12:30 P.M., ROOM F-39,3 SENATE WING, GROUND FLOOR, NORTH
                             CORRIDOR OF THE CAPITOL
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
      \3\ [Now S-126.]
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The Chairman, Honorable Leverett Saltonstall, called the Conference to
    order after luncheon had been served and stated that the Conference had
    been called to discuss the pending Civil Rights matter as he deemed it a
    proper time to do so. He also stated that he had previously discussed
    calling the Conference with the Minority Leader, Senator Everett
    McKinley Dirksen.
    The Chairman asked the Secretary, Senator Milton R. Young, to call the
    roll. The following Senators answered ``Present'':

    Present 29:
      Aiken                  Cooper                   Keating
      Allott                 Cotton                   Kuchel
      Beall                  Curtis                   Mundt
      Bennett                Dirksen                  Prouty
      Brunsdale              Dworshak                 Saltonstall
      Bush                   Fong                     Schoeppel
      Capehart               Goldwater                Scott
      Carlson                Hickenlooper             Wiley
      Case, N.J.             Hruska                   Young
      Case, S.D.             Javits

    Also present were J. Mark Trice, William Brownrigg III and Arthur E.
    Burgess.
    The Chairman stated that a quorum was present.
    The Chairman said that the analyses of various amendments requested of
    the Staff of the Policy Committee were ready and would be delivered to
    the Floor later today.
    He stated that the views of all Republican Senators were desired and
    that there would be sufficient time to discuss the subject.
    The Chairman then called on Minority Leader Dirksen who stated he was
    gratified for the fidelity of attendance on the part of the Republican
    Senators. He also stated that he thought it was an appropriate time for
    the Members to chart a course and arrive at a sense of direction. He
    spoke of the misrepresentations in the press concerning a substitute
    sponsored by the Majority Leader, Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, and stated
    he had no knowledge of it and the Majority Leader stated to him that
    there was no substitute. He stated that during the past week there had
    been a number of conferences between himself and other Republican
    Members as well as with the Majority Leader and others.
    He also spoke of the legislative situation in the House of
    Representatives in regard to its Civil Rights Bill, and compared the
    four sections of the House bill with the provisions of the pending
    Dirksen Package in the Senate.
    He stated that it was his desire that everyone speak freely concerning
    their individual views in regard to:

        1. The Dirksen Package
        2. Cloture
        3. The more liberal proposals to be presented

    In the course of the discussion which followed the Chairman recognized
    the following Senators who expressed various views in regard to the
    pending legislation and procedure in general:

      Javits                 Aiken                    Allott
      Goldwater              Curtis                   Keating
      Cotton                 Kuchel                   Prouty
      Scott                  Bush                     Schoeppel
      Case, S.D.             Carlson                  Mundt
      Cooper                 Dworshak                 Hickenlooper
      Case, N.J.

    At the conclusion of the meeting it was decided that the Secretary for
    the Minority would prepare a list of four questions to be presented to
    the Republican Senators for their individual answers. This questionnaire
    was to be treated as confidential and the individuals were requested not
    to sign it. (This was done later by Mark Trice).
    There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 3:04 p.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference on March 7th, 1960

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                            ------------------------

                                                            [March 30, 1960]

    MARCH 30, 1960
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, FOR MARCH 30, 1960, AT 10:00
                     A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman, Honorable Leverett Saltonstall, called the Conference to
    order at 10:15 a.m. and it started informally with 13 Senators present.
    After a short period of time 25 Senators appeared. The roll was not
    called but the following Senators were present:

    Present 25:
      Aiken                  Cooper                   Keating
      Allott                 Cotton                   Kuchel
      Bennett                Dirksen                  Prouty
      Brunsdale              Dworshak                 Saltonstall
      Bush                   Fong                     Schoeppel
      Butler                 Goldwater                Scott
      Carlson                Hruska                   Smith
      Case, N.J.             Javits                   Williams
      Case, S.D.

    Also present were J. Mark Trice, William Brownrigg III and Arthur E.
    Burgess.
    The Chairman first recognized Senator Barry Goldwater, Chairman of the
    Republican Senatorial Committee, who suggested that whenever possible
    the Republican Members should eulogize their Republican incumbents on
    the Senate Floor for the performance of some special work performed or
    for birthday celebrations.
    The Chairman then recognized Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen, the
    Minority Floor Leader, who presented to the Members of the Conference an
    accounting of the action taken by the Committee on the Judiciary in
    considering the reporting of H.R. 8601, the Civil Rights bill.
    Senator Dirksen stated that there were four major amendments adopted by
    the Committee out of 32 presented. They were:

        1. The inclusion of the Lausche amendment to Section 1.
        2. Striking the language of the Cramer amendment in regard
        to false information by telephone.
        3. The inclusion of the Kefauver amendment in regard to
        all parties present at referee hearings.
        4. The school aid amendment in regard to military
        personnel.

    In addition to the four major amendments of the Committee there were 11
    other minor amendments approved with 17 rejected.
    Senator Dirksen stated that it would be desirable if there was a solid
    party vote if there was a move to strike Section 1; that the FBI was
    against the Cramer amendment; that the Kefauver amendment should be
    defeated, and in regard to the school aid amendment the Secretary of the
    Department of Health, Education and Welfare would prefer to have that
    amendment eliminated.
    There was some discussion as to whether or not Sections 4 and 6 of the
    original Dirksen proposal should be offered on the Senate Floor as
    amendments to the pending bill.
    Senator Dirksen stated that it might be necessary to present a second
    cloture petition, that several of the Southern Senators are still very
    much opposed to the legislation and that if one were required, he and
    Senator Lyndon Johnson would present it.
    He expressed the hope that the Republican Members would go along with
    the bill in the hope of getting through some legislation for he feared
    that if a bill could not be passed before the adjournment of Congress in
    July there was a likelihood that the President might call an extra
    session of Congress for this purpose.
    The Chairman, on behalf of Senator Goldwater, asked that the Members
    give support to a rally to be given by the Republican Women at Uline
    Arena on April fourth.
    The Chairman thanked the Minority Leader for his excellent presentation.
    There being no further business the Conference adjourned at 11:30 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference on April 1, 1960

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                            ------------------------

                                                             [June 30, 1960]

    JUNE 30, 1960
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
      CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, FOR JUNE 30, 1960, AT 9:15
           A.M. IN THE CAPITOL OFFICE OF THE MINORITY FLOOR LEADER, P-
               48,4 SENATE WING OF THE CAPITOL BUILDING
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      \4\ [Now S-231.]
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    The Chairman, Honorable Leverett Saltonstall, called the Conference to
    order at 9:22 a.m. and a few minutes thereafter the Chairman announced a
    quorum was present.
    The following Senators were present:

    Present 24:
      Aiken                  Case, N.J.               Keating
      Allott                 Case, S.D.               Kuchel
      Beall                  Dirksen                  Mundt
      Bennett                Dworshak                 Saltonstall
      Brunsdale              Fong                     Schoeppel
      Bush                   Goldwater                Scott
      Capehart               Hickenlooper             Smith
      Carlson                Hruska                   Young

    Also present were J. Mark Trice, William Brownrigg III and Arthur E.
    Burgess.
    The Chairman stated that the meeting had been called at the request of
    the Minority Leader and he recognized Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen.
    The Senator stated there were several odds and ends to consider before
    the business of the meeting, the Presidential veto of the pay bill.
    The Senator stated that previously in this session a Republican
    Conference Committee had been appointed to make recommendations in
    regard to future assignments of Republican Senators to the various
    standing Committees of the Senate and he had been informed that the
    Chairman of the Committee, Honorable George D. Aiken, had submitted a
    letter to the Conference Chairman recommending that the matter be held
    in abeyance until later in the session or that it be deferred until
    January.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Aiken who had just arrived and he stated
    that a tentative proposal of his committee had been sent to each
    Republican Senator but that few replies had been received in regard to
    his request for comments, showing there was very little interest. It was
    his recommendation that if more interest was not shown it would be best
    to defer the matter. He also stated that he would write a letter to the
    Chairman of the Republican Conference. The Chairman stated that he would
    consider the recommendation of Chairman Aiken as the committee's report
    and that the matter would be closed for this session.
    Senator Dirksen was again recognized and informed the Membership that if
    the Congress adjourned or recessed over 30 days all pending nominations
    would fall and that only by unanimous consent could they be held in
    their present status. Senator Dirksen stated that he would ask the
    Majority Leader to make the unanimous request or have it come from the
    Democratic side.
    Senator Dirksen then spoke concerning the possible recess of the
    Congress from this Saturday until some time in August. The Chairman
    recognized a number of Senators who discussed various aspects of the
    matter as well as various reconvening dates together with the
    possibility of obtaining a consensus of opinion as to whether or not it
    should be Republican policy to vote solidly against the adjournment
    resolution. After a good bit of discussion and an informal showing of
    hands on various proposals, it was generally agreed that the matter stay
    fluid with everybody left on his own. Statements were to be made by
    those in opposition.
    The Chairman turned the Chair over to the Secretary, Senator Milton R.
    Young, in order that the Chairman might attend another conference
    committee meeting.
    Senator Dirksen then stated that the real business of the Conference was
    to discuss the matter of the Presidential veto on the pay bill. He read
    excerpts from the veto of the President and stated that the President
    was right insofar as this matter was concerned. It was his opinion that
    the Senate would not sustain the veto in its present mood and that if
    the vote on the veto could be put over to August there might be some
    difference in the result.
    After a general discussion of the matter and with the general conclusion
    reached that a vote could not be deferred, the Conference adjourned at
    10:55 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

    SECRETARY OF THE CONFERENCE

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference on July 1, 1960

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                       Eighty-seventh Congress (1961-1963)

      [Editor's Note: The 1960 election that sent John F. Kennedy to the
    White House also kept the Democrats firmly in control of Congress. In
    the Senate 35 Republicans faced 65 Democrats, while the House had 174
    Republicans to 263 Democrats.
      Foreign affairs held the spotlight during the first year of the
    Congress. In April 1961, three months after the Kennedy administration
    took office, the United States suffered the embarrassing debacle of the
    failed Bay of Pigs invasion against Fidel Castro's Cuba. In May the
    United States supported formation of a coalition government in Laos,
    receding from the Eisenhower administration's support for the right-wing
    faction in that country. In Europe, the Communists in East Berlin, with
    the support of Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, began in August to
    erect the Berlin wall, sealing the border between the eastern and
    western portions of the city. All three of these incidents raised
    concerns among Republican senators that were reflected in the party's
    Declaration of Republican Principle and Policy adopted in June 1962 in
    preparation for that year's congressional elections.
      Domestic issues included a continuing U.S. interest in space
    exploration, marked by President Kennedy's support for the goal of
    sending a man to the moon within a decade. This interest stimulated a
    number of Republican senators to seek appointment to the Aeronautical
    and Space Sciences Committee. Congress and the Republican Conference in
    1962 devoted considerable time and effort to consideration of ways to
    provide medical care to the elderly, an effort that would come to
    fruition three years later in passage of Medicare legislation.
      Since Policy Committee Chairman Styles Bridges had died in November
    1961, the Conference at the beginning of the second session voted to
    replace him with Bourke Hickenlooper of Iowa.]
                            ------------------------

                                                           [January 3, 1961]

    JANUARY 3, 1961
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
    CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1961,
                 AT 10:00 A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Conference was called to order at 10:12 a.m. by the Honorable
    Leverett Saltonstall, Chairman of the Republican Conference for the 86th
    Congress, and he requested that the retiring Secretary of the
    Conference, the Honorable Milton R. Young, call the roll in order that a
    quorum might be established.
    The following Senators answered ``Present.''

    Present 33:
      Aiken                  Cooper                   Kuchel
      Allott                 Cotton                   Miller
      Beall                  Curtis                   Morton
      Bennett                Dirksen                  Mundt
      Boggs                  Dworshak                 Saltonstall
      Bridges                Fong                     Schoeppel
      Bush                   Goldwater                Scott
      Butler                 Hickenlooper             Smith
      Carlson                Hruska                   Wiley
      Case, N.J.             Javits                   Williams
      Case, S.D.             Keating                  Young

    Also present were J. Mark Trice, William Brownrigg III and Arthur E.
    Burgess.
    Senator Saltonstall requested that Senator Styles Bridges act as
    Temporary Chairman of the Conference and Senator Bridges assumed the
    Chair.
    The Temporary Chairman suggested that Senator Barry Goldwater, Chairman
    of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, might be recognized for
    the purpose of introducing to the Members of the Conference the two
    newly-elected Senators. Senator Goldwater suggested that the two newly-
    elected Senators be introduced to the Conference by their respective
    colleagues.
    The Temporary Chairman recognized Senator John J. Williams who
    introduced to the Members of the Conference newly-elected Senator J.
    Caleb Boggs, and Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper was recognized in order
    that he might introduce to the Conference Senator-elect Jack R. Miller.
    The Temporary Chairman then appointed Senator Roman L. Hruska to act as
    Temporary Secretary.
    The Temporary Chairman announced that the first order of business would
    be the election of a Conference Chairman and he recognized Senator
    Francis Case of South Dakota who nominated Senator Leverett Saltonstall
    for the position of Chairman of the Conference. The nomination of
    Senator Saltonstall was seconded by Senators Styles Bridges, John J.
    Williams and Bourke B. Hickenlooper.
    It was moved by Senator Jacob K. Javits that nominations be closed, the
    motion was seconded, and after an affirmative vote the Secretary was
    authorized to cast a unanimous ballot for Senator Saltonstall as
    Chairman of the Conference. The Secretary announced that he had cast a
    unanimous ballot for Senator Saltonstall.
    Senator Saltonstall then assumed the Chair and after expressing words of
    appreciation to the Members of the Conference for the honor of being
    once again elected as their Chairman, he announced that nominations
    would be in order for the office of Secretary of the Conference. The
    Chairman recognized Senator Bridges who placed in nomination the name of
    Senator Milton R. Young to be Secretary of the Conference.
    The nomination of Senator Young was seconded by Senator Frank Carlson.
    It was moved and seconded that nominations be closed and after a vote in
    the affirmative the Secretary was authorized to cast a unanimous ballot
    for Senator Young as Secretary of the Conference. The Secretary
    announced that he had cast a unanimous ballot for Senator Young.
    The Chairman then announced that nominations were in order for Chairman
    of the Policy Committee and the Chairman recognized Senator Hugh Scott.
    Senator Scott placed in nomination the name of Senator Styles Bridges.
    The nomination of Senator Bridges was seconded by Senators Norris Cotton
    and Jacob K. Javits. It was moved by Senator Kenneth B. Keating,
    seconded and agreed to that nominations be closed and after a vote in
    the affirmative the Secretary was authorized to cast a unanimous ballot
    for Senator Bridges for Chairman of the Policy Committee. The Secretary
    announced that he had cast a unanimous ballot for Senator Bridges.
    The Chairman announced that nominations were in order for Floor Leader
    and Senator Hickenlooper was recognized. He placed in nomination the
    name of Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen.
    The nomination was seconded by Senator Prescott Bush and Senator John
    Marshall Butler. Senator Bush moved and it was seconded that nominations
    be closed and after a vote in the affirmative the Secretary was
    authorized to cast a unanimous vote for Senator Dirksen. The Secretary
    announced that he had cast a unanimous ballot for Senator Dirksen to be
    Floor Leader.
    The Chairman then announced that nominations were in order for Whip and
    Senator Carlson was recognized. He placed in nomination the name of
    Senator Thomas H. Kuchel.
    The nomination was seconded by Senator George D. Aiken. It was then
    moved and seconded that nominations be closed and after a vote in the
    affirmative the Secretary was authorized to cast a unanimous vote for
    Senator Kuchel to be Whip. The Secretary announced that he had cast a
    unanimous ballot for Senator Kuchel.
    The Chairman suggested that there be a resolution expressing the
    appreciation of the Members of the Conference for the fine work of
    Senator Barry Goldwater, Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial
    Committee. In order that there be a proper resolution the Chairman
    requested that Senator Karl E. Mundt prepare one for presentation at the
    next meeting of the Conference.
    The Chairman recognized Senators Gordon Allott and Clifford P. Case of
    New Jersey who expressed words of appreciation for the wonderful work
    which had been done by Senator Barry Goldwater during the last campaign.
    The Chairman announced that without objection the resolution would be
    prepared.
    The Chairman also called to the attention of the Members of the
    Conference birthdays this week of Senators Goldwater, Allott and
    Dirksen.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Aiken who presented a resolution
    expressing condolences in the death of Mrs. Winston L. Prouty. Members
    of the Conference stood and the resolution was agreed to unanimously by
    a standing vote. A copy of the resolution is appended.
    The Chairman suggested that a resolution be prepared expressing the
    condolences of the Members of the Conference with respect to the death
    of Senator-elect Keith Thomson of Wyoming. It was unanimously agreed
    that it should be presented at the next Conference and the Chairman
    asked Senator Francis Case of South Dakota to prepare the resolution.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Bridges who suggested that a telegram be
    sent to Senator Homer E. Capehart who is temporarily confined in the
    Bethesda Naval Hospital and could not be present, expressing the regrets
    of the Members that he was unable to be with them and also containing
    the hope that he would soon be restored to good health and return to
    join them. A copy of the telegram is appended.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Javits who asked the question as to when
    the Conference would receive the nomination of Chairman of the National
    Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee because he wishes to discuss
    the matter. The Chairman stated that under the Conference Rules the
    nomination would be submitted by him to the next Conference.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Thruston B. Morton who spoke of the
    responsibilities on the part of the Republican Members of the standing
    Committees when hearings are held on Cabinet Members-designate. He said
    that research into their backgrounds was in process now and that the
    focal point of the information would be the Republican Policy Committee.
    He requested that possible hearings on the various nominations should
    not be held until next Monday so that the research material would be
    available.
    The Chairman recognized Senators Dworshak, Javits, Butler, Francis Case,
    Scott, Cotton, Bush, Hickenlooper and Williams who commented on the
    suggestion of Senator Morton.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Dirksen who first expressed his
    appreciation for the action of the Conference in electing him as Floor
    Leader. He called attention to a party to be given on Thursday, January
    5th, at the Statler for the President to which all Republican Senators
    are invited.
    He stated that it was his information that the State of the Union
    message of the President would be delivered on January 12th, the Budget
    on the 16th and the Economic Report on the 18th or 19th.
    Senator Dirksen stated that the new Majority Leader, Senator Mike
    Mansfield [Democrat of Montana], had expressed the hope that there would
    be no record votes after six o'clock each day. He also stated that there
    was a possibility that the Committee on Rules and Administration might
    be made a third committee and that the Republican representation might
    be increased on Judiciary and Appropriations.
    The Senator stated that he did not believe the Republicans could pursue
    a course of blind opposition to any Democratic programs but that an
    effort should be made to modify them where it was necessary.
    He stated that consideration was being given to the formation of an
    advisory group composed of members of the Senate and House of
    Representatives but that the matter was in the formative stage and
    discussion of the matter would probably be gone into at the next
    Conference.
    Senator Dirksen also stated that when the Senate met today the question
    would be raised once again as to modification of Senate Rule 22 with
    various propositions offered by the respective sides.
    There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 11:45 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference on January 11, 1961

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Majority
                                   *    *    *

    87th Congress
    1st Session
      Senator George D. Aiken offered the following resolution in the
    Republican Minority Conference on Tuesday, January 3, 1961, which was
    adopted by unanimous action:
      Whereas Almighty God in His infinite wisdom has taken from our
    colleague, the Honorable Winston L. Prouty, his beloved wife, Mrs.
    Frances Hearle Prouty.
      Now, therefore,
      Be It Resolved, That we, the Republican colleagues in the United
    States Senate of the Honorable Winston L. Prouty, express our sense of
    loss of the passing of his wife, and
      Further, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to the
    Honorable Winston L. Prouty, that he may be assured of our deep respect
    for him and of our condolences to him.
    Attest:

                                                                    Chairman
                                                                   Secretary
                                   *    *    *

                                                             January 3, 1961

    Honorable Homer E. Capehart
    United States Senator
    Bethesda Naval Hospital
    Bethesda, Maryland
       THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE AT ITS MEETING TODAY REQUESTED THAT THE
       SECRETARY EXPRESS TO YOU DEEP REGRET THAT YOU COULD NOT BE PRESENT
                        BECAUSE OF YOUR TEMPORARY ILLNESS
     YOUR COLLEAGUES SEND TO YOU THEIR SINCERE BEST WISHES AND HIGH ESTEEM
      AND WITH THE HOPE THAT YOUR RECOVERY WILL BE RAPID AND THAT YOU WILL
                                REJOIN THEM SOON

                                                         /s/ Milton R. Young
                                      Secretary of the Republican Conference
                            ------------------------

                                                           [January 5, 1961]

    JANUARY 5, 1961
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
    CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1961,
                 AT 10:00 A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Conference was called to order at 10:07 a.m. by the Honorable
    Leverett Saltonstall, Chairman, and he requested that the Secretary call
    the roll. The Secretary, Senator Milton R. Young, called the roll which
    established the following:

    Present 32:
      Aiken                  Cooper                   Miller
      Allott                                          Morton
      Beall                  Cotton                   Mundt
      Bennett                Dirksen                  Prouty
      Boggs                  Dworshak                 Saltonstall
      Bridges                Goldwater                Schoeppel
      Bush                   Hickenlooper             Scott
      Butler                 Hruska                   Smith
      Carlson                Javits                   Wiley
      Case, N.J              Keating                  Williams
      Case, S.D.             Kuchel                   Young

    Also present were J. Mark Trice, William Brownrigg III and Arthur E.
    Burgess.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Karl E. Mundt who presented and read a
    resolution praising the services of Senator Barry Goldwater, Chairman of
    the National Republican Senatorial Committee, and moved its adoption.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Prescott Bush who commented favorably on
    the outstanding service rendered by Senator Goldwater during the
    campaign and he seconded the motion. The Chairman put the question on
    agreeing to the resolution and it was adopted unanimously with a round
    of applause.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Goldwater who thanked his colleagues for
    the expressions contained in the resolution. He stated that he had an
    excellent group of candidates to work with, there was better
    organization and work done which purports well for 1962 and that it was
    an honor and pleasure to help his colleagues. A copy of the resolution
    is appended.
    The Chairman again recognized Senator Mundt who read a resolution of
    praise for Senator Thruston B. Morton, Chairman of the National
    Republican Committee, and moved its adoption. The Chairman recognized
    Senator John Sherman Cooper who joined in the praise of his colleague
    and seconded the motion. The Chairman put the question and the
    resolution was agreed to unanimously with a round of applause. A copy of
    the resolution is appended.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Francis Case of South Dakota who read a
    resolution of condolence for the late Senator-elect Keith Thomson of
    Wyoming and moved its adoption. The Chairman recognized Senator
    Goldwater who seconded the motion. The Chairman put the question of
    adoption of the resolution and it was unanimously approved by a standing
    vote. A copy of the resolution is appended.
    The Chairman stated that Senator Jacob K. Javits had requested that he
    be recognized at this time and the Chairman recognized the Senator from
    New York. Senator Javits stated that he had requested recognition of the
    Chair before various committee nominations were made by the Chairman of
    the Conference, in order that he might put into focus the campaign for
    1962.
    Senator Javits stated that he had talked with Senator Barry Goldwater
    concerning the matters which he would raise and said that after he had
    presented them to the Conference he would appreciate the Senator from
    Arizona making reply.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Goldwater who thanked the Senator from
    New York for keeping the matters discussed on a friendly basis. He made
    reply to the inquiries which had been made and after doing so stated
    that one of the great difficulties is the confusion arising in the press
    as to whether he is speaking for himself or in his capacity as Chairman
    of the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Javits who thanked the Senator from
    Arizona for the replies which he had given, the feeling of friendship
    enunciated, and that the Senator's remarks had given to him great
    confidence in the future.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen who commented
    upon the issues raised and he referred briefly to some of his
    experiences as a former Chairman of the Republican Senatorial Committee.
    The Chairman then read to the Members of the Conference his nominations
    for the Policy Committee, the Committee on Committees, the Campaign
    Committee, the Personnel Committee and the Calendar Committee.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Winston L. Prouty who asked that he be
    relieved of his assignment on the Calendar Committee. The Chairman
    stated that if the Senator did not wish to continue service on that
    Committee he would name in his place Senator Jack R. Miller.
    The Chairman put the question of approval of the nominations made by him
    and they were approved unanimously. The nominations made and approved
    are appended.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Styles Bridges who spoke of the
    helpfulness of the Policy Committee staff and of the research work they
    are now doing; namely, carding important statements made by President-
    elect Kennedy during the campaign, and preparing voting records and
    statements of the 15 Republican Senators up for reelection in 1962.
    Also, the staff is preparing material on Democratic Senators up for
    reelection, and historical background information on the Democratic
    Presidential nominees.
    The Chairman recognized Senator George D. Aiken who said that in his
    opinion the personnel of the Committee staff was the best ever and he
    moved that the Conference extend a vote of thanks and appreciation to
    Mr. Arthur C. Burgess and his entire staff for the fine work they had
    done in the past years with the hope that they will continue the good
    work in the future. The motion was seconded, the Chairman put the
    question, and it was agreed to unanimously with applause.
    The Chairman asked Senator Dirksen, the Floor Leader, if any information
    was available concerning new committee places to be assigned to the
    Republicans. Senator Dirksen stated that he had not been informed as to
    the new assignments and Senator Andrew F. Schoeppel, Chairman of the
    Committee on Committees, stated that he hoped the information might be
    obtained promptly so that letters could be sent to the Republican
    members asking their requests.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Dirksen who again called attention to
    the party to be given in honor of the President at the Statler at 5
    o'clock. He said that the State of the Union Message would be sent to
    the Congress by the President on the 12th, and that the first order of
    business in his opinion would be the Depressed Areas Bill. He stated
    that he would today introduce the Eisenhower bill on the subject with a
    statement and that he would leave the bill on the desk for co-sponsors.
    Senator Dirksen also stated that the President was sending to Congress a
    balanced budget.
    He also stated that he was still working on some plan that would carry
    the Republican story to the public.
    Inquiry was made of the Senator concerning the Lincoln Day period and
    his reply was that he would talk with the Majority Leader and attempt to
    reach an agreement on the week following the 12th of February.
    Senator Dirksen stated that in his opinion if the pending resolution now
    before the Senate was not disposed of quickly there would probably be a
    motion made to table.
    The Chairman recognized Senators Schoeppel and Allott who spoke
    concerning the 3 minute limitation in the morning hour. Senator Dirksen
    replied that he would attempt to work out the matter with the Majority
    Leader.
    The Chairman then recognized Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper who informed
    the Members of the Conference concerning the recent atomic reactor
    explosion in Idaho.
    There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 11:45 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference on January 11, 1961

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                                   *    *    *

    87th Congress
    1st Session
                                 Barry Goldwater

      Senator Karl E. Mundt moved that the following resolution be
      adopted. The resolution was then adopted by the unanimous
      action of the Republican Minority Conference on Thursday,
      January 5, 1961.

      Resolved, That the individual members of the Republican Minority
    Conference of the United States Senate express to their esteemed
    colleague, the Honorable Barry Goldwater, United States Senator from the
    State of Arizona, their high regard and sincere appreciation for his
    inspiring leadership, his tireless efforts, and his dedicated devotion
    to them and to the Republican Party as Chairman of the National
    Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee from January 21, 1959 to
    January 3, 1961: Be it further
      Resolved, That this Republican Conference express its congratulations
    to Senator Barry Goldwater for the fact that during his leadership of
    the National Republican Senatorial Committee in 1960, a noteworthy
    record was established by virtue of the fact that every Incumbent
    Republican Senatorial candidate seeking reelection, was reelected in the
    political campaign ending on November 8, 1960.
    Attest:

                                          Chairman, Republican Conference

    Attest:

                                          Secretary, Republican Conference
                                   *    *    *

    87th Congress
    1st Session
                                 Thruston Morton

      Senator Karl E. Mundt moved that the following resolution be
      adopted, and the motion was seconded by Senator John Sherman
      Cooper. The resolution was then adopted by the unanimous
      action of the Republican Minority Conference on Thursday,
      January 5, 1961:

      Resolved, That the individual members of the Republican Minority
    Conference of the United States Senate express to their esteemed
    colleague, the Honorable Thruston Morton, United States Senator from the
    State of Kentucky, their high regard and sincere appreciation for his
    inspiring leadership, his tireless efforts, and his dedicated devotion
    to them and to the Republican Party as Chairman of the National
    Republican Committee during the national political campaign of 1960: Be
    it further
      Resolved, That this Republican Conference express its congratulations
    to Senator Thruston Morton for the fact that during his leadership of
    the National Republican Committee in 1960, the Republican Party
    increased its membership both in the House of Representatives and in the
    United States Senate and that in all other contests involving Republican
    candidates for high office there was a gratifying demonstration of
    Republican unity, of Republican strength, and of Republican purpose that
    augurs well for the future success of the Republican Party. This
    conference takes pride in the fact that one of its own members is
    serving the Nation and the Party so ably in the important position of
    Chairman of the Republican National Committee.
    Attest:

                                          Chairman, Republican Conference

    Attest:

                                          Secretary, Republican Conference
                                   *    *    *

    87th Congress
    1st Session
                                  Keith Thomson

      Senator Francis Case of South Dakota moved that the
      following resolution be adopted and the motion was seconded
      by Senator Barry Goldwater. The resolution was then
      unanimously adopted by the Republican Minority Conference on
      Thursday, January 5, 1961:

      Whereas Almighty God in His infinite wisdom has taken from us our
    beloved colleague and Senator-elect, the Honorable Keith Thomson of the
    State of Wyoming, and
      Whereas throughout five years of wartime service as an officer of the
    Army and six years of service as a Member of the House of
    Representatives, he rendered brave and distinguished service as a
    soldier and statesman to our Nation and to his State, and
      Whereas he was our affectionate friend and esteemed colleague of the
    Congress ever ready to give of himself, of his efforts, and of his wise
    judgment,
      Now, therefore,
      Be It Resolved, That we, the Members of the Republican Conference in
    the United States Senate, express our sense of great loss at his
    passing, and
      Further, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to Mrs. Thyra
    G. Thomson and her sons, that they may be assured of our deep respect
    for them and of our condolences to them upon the passing of our friend,
    their husband and father.
    Attest:

                                          Chairman of the Conference
                                          Secretary of the Conference
                                   *    *    *
      NOMINATIONS MADE BY HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, CHAIRMAN OF THE
                       REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE, AND APPROVED

                              Policy Committee (14)
    Ex officio
    Styles Bridges, Chairman             Policy Committee
    Leverett Saltonstall                 Chairman of the Conference
    Everett McKinley Dirksen             Floor Leader
    Thomas H. Kuchel                     Whip
    Milton R. Young                      Secretary of the Conference
    Andrew F. Schoeppel                  Chairman of the Committee
                                           on Committees
    Barry Goldwater                      Chairman of Campaign
                                           Committee
    Margaret Chase Smith                 Chairman of Personnel
                                           Committee
    The following six members nominated and confirmed today:
    George D. Aiken                      Homer E. Capehart
    John Sherman Cooper                  John Marshall Butler
    Thruston B. Morton                   Wallace F. Bennett

                          Committee on Committees (13)
    Andrew F. Schoeppel, Chairman        Frank Carlson
    Bourke B. Hickenlooper               Prescott Bush
    Francis Case                         Norris Cotton
    Gordon Allott                        Carl T. Curtis
    Kenneth B. Keating                   Hiram L. Fong
    Jacob K. Javits                      J. Caleb Boggs
    Alexander Wiley

                             Campaign Committee (10)
    Barry Goldwater, Chairman            Karl E. Mundt
    J. Glenn Beall                       Roman L. Hruska
    John J. Williams                     Hugh Scott
    Henry Dworshak                       Winston L. Prouty
    Clifford P. Case                     Jack Miller

                             Personnel Committee (3)
    Margaret Chase Smith, Chairman
    Styles Bridges
    John Marshall Butler

                             Calendar Committee (3)
    Kenneth B. Keating, Chairman
    Hiram L. Fong
    Jack Miller

                                     ------

    MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES CALLED
     BY THE CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE ANDREW F. SCHOEPPEL, FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY
            12, 1961, AT 3:00 P.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The meeting was called to order by the Chairman, Senator Andrew F.
    Schoeppel, at 3:15 p.m.
    The following Senators were present:

      Schoeppel                          Javits
      Carlson                            Allott
      Cotton                             Wiley
      Boggs                              Hickenlooper
      Keating                            Case (S.D.)
                                         Curtis
    The following Senators were absent:
      Bush
      Beall

    Also present were J. Mark Trice and William Brownrigg III.
    The Chairman stated that Senator Mike Mansfield had requested that the
    Republican committee assignments be ready for Senate action on Friday,
    January 13.
    Senator Case (S.D.) requested that he not be assigned District of
    Columbia.
    Senator Javits stated that he wanted the record to show that in 1959 he
    gave up Aeronautical and Space Sciences at the request of the Leadership
    to Senator Martin (Iowa). He stated also that Aeronautical and Space
    Sciences should be a major committee rather than a minor.
    Senator Allott said although Atomic Energy Committee members were
    appointed by the Vice President this Committee should exercise its right
    to make the selections. He explained he was not suggesting any change in
    present membership.
    Senators Allott, Hickenlooper, Javits and Schoeppel discussed problems
    of satisfactory assignments for new members.
    Senator Schoeppel reviewed the findings of the Aiken Committee who could
    not find any acceptable way of changing the seniority rule system in
    regard to committee assignments.
    Senator Case (S.D.) moved that the leadership seek to increase
    membership of Government Operations and Rules Committees. Make Rules a
    minor committee and make Government Operations a major committee.
    Explore the possibility of making Aeronautical and Space Sciences a
    major committee in respect to new assignments to it.
    Senator Javits seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously agreed
    to.
    Senator Allott suggested as a possible solution for more equitable
    committee assignments that each Senator by seniority make one committee
    choice. After each had made one choice then start at the top of the list
    and make a second choice.
    Senator Schoeppel stated that the Aiken Committee considered that but
    found little support for it.
    Senator Schoeppel asked that the committee assignments made in
    accordance with the established seniority rule be approved as submitted.
    Senator Javits stated that he reserved the right to oppose the rule of
    seniority in the Republican Conference and that he be free to move
    changes in the assignments if the Republican Conference made any
    seniority rule changes.
    Senator Allott seconded the motion to approve the assignments with the
    same reservation as Senator Javits.
    The roll was called with the Chairman casting proxy votes for Senators
    Wiley, Carlson, Cotton and Beall.
    The motion was unanimously agreed to.
    The meeting was adjourned at 4:20 pm.

                                              [signed] William Brownrigg III

                                        Assistant Secretary for the Minority

    Approved:

                                                [signed] Andrew F. Schoeppel

                                     Chairman of the Committee on Committees
                            ------------------------

                                                          [January 13, 1961]

    JANUARY 13, 1961
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
    CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, FOR FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1961,
                 AT 10:00 A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Conference was called to order at 10:13 a.m. by the Honorable
    Leverett Saltonstall, Chairman of the Conference.
    In the absence of the Secretary of the Conference the Chairman requested
    that the Secretary for the Minority, Mr. J. Mark Trice, call the roll.
    The roll was called and the following Senators answered ``Present.''

    Present 20:
      Aiken                  Cooper                   Javits
      Allott                 Cotton                   Kuchel
      Boggs                  Dirksen                  Miller
      Bridges                Dworshak                 Saltonstall
      Carlson                Fong                     Schoeppel
      Case, N.J.             Goldwater                Smith
      Case, S. Dak.          Hruska

    Also present were J. Mark Trice, William Brownrigg III and Arthur E.
    Burgess.
    The Chairman stated that the purpose of the meeting today was to receive
    the recommendations of the Committee on Committees in regard to
    committee assignments of the Republican Senators.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Andrew F. Schoeppel, Chairman of the
    Committee on Committees. Senator Schoeppel stated that lists showing the
    changes to be recommended by the Committee were available to each
    Senator and he read to the Conference the various releases of present
    assignments and the new assignments recommended by his Committee.
    Senator Schoeppel stated that after discussion the recommendations
    submitted were unanimously agreed to by his committee.
    He further stated that his committee had passed a motion that the
    Leadership request of the Majority that there be an increase of
    membership on the Committee on Government Operations and the Committee
    on Rules and Administration; that the Committee on Rules and
    Administration be changed to a minor committee and that Government
    Operations be made a major committee. Also, that the Leadership be
    requested to explore the possibility of making the Committee on
    Aeronautical and Space Sciences a major committee in respect to new
    assignments to it.
    Senator Schoeppel stated that the recommendations made by his Committee
    were on the basis of the existing seniority rules.
    He then moved that the assignments be approved by the Conference.
    A copy of the recommended changes are appended.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Barry Goldwater who stated that in his
    opinion once again the Republican Party was using the wrong approach in
    following its rules on seniority. He stated that the Party should take
    advantage of the specialized knowledge of its members and make
    assignments accordingly.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Gordon Allott who also expressed the
    opinion that some new way should be found. He recommended the system
    used by the Minority of the Committee on Appropriations in filling their
    subcommittee spots, namely, each member making one selection in turn.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Jacob K. Javits who stated that the
    assignments recommended were absolutely wrong in principle, that any
    action taken would merely be a ``rubber stamp'' on the recommendations
    presented. He then proceeded to offer the following motion: That the
    Republican Conference go on record in authorizing the Committee on
    Committees to consult with the Republican Leadership, comprising the
    Chairman of the Conference, the Chairman of the Policy Committee, the
    Floor Leader and the Whip, when the latter are unanimously agreed, to
    suspend the existing seniority rules to make new committee assignments
    where it would be in the best interests of the Party.
    The Chairman stated that such a motion would have to go over under the
    rules until the next meeting of the Conference. He accepted the motion
    for the record.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen who stated that
    this matter merits consideration and that the Members of the Conference
    should come to grips with it.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Francis Case of South Dakota who
    suggested that the Committee on Government Operations should be made a
    major committee and increased to 13 with Interior and Insular Affairs
    and Public Works reduced by two members each.
    The Chairman put the question of the adoption of the motion of Senator
    Schoeppel to approve the recommendations of his Committee. The Chairman
    announced that the motion was agreed to. Senator Javits requested that
    the minutes show that he voted ``Present'' on said motion.
    The Chairman announced that at a future Conference the suggestions of
    Senator Javits and Senator Case of South Dakota would be considered.
    There being no further business the Conference adjourned at 10:45 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference on January 16, 1961

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                                   *    *    *
                                January 13, 1961
                         (Confidential Worksheet No. 1)
                        STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE
                      Eighty-seventh Congress--1st Session
                 (To Be Submitted to the Republican Conference)

    Aeronautical and Space Sciences (Ratio 10-5)

      Messrs. BRIDGES, WILEY, Mrs. SMITH, Messrs. CASE, N.J.,
      HICKENLOOPER

    On Agriculture and Forestry (Ratio 11-6)

      Messrs. AIKEN, YOUNG, HICKENLOOPER, MUNDT, COOPER, BOGGS

    On Appropriations (Ratio 17-10)

      Messrs. BRIDGES, SALTONSTALL, YOUNG, MUNDT, Mrs., SMITH,
      Messrs. DWORSHAK, KUCHEL, HRUSKA, ALLOTT, SCHOEPPEL

    On Armed Services (Ratio 11-6)

      Messrs. BRIDGES, SALTONSTALL, Mrs. SMITH, Messrs. CASE, S.
      Dak., BUSH, BEALL

    On Banking and Currency (Ratio 10-5)

      Messrs. CAPEHART, BENNETT, BUSH, BEALL, JAVITS

    On District of Columbia (Ratio 4-3)

      Messrs. BEALL, PROUTY, MILLER

    On Finance (Ratio 11-6)

      Messrs. WILLIAMS, Del., CARLSON, BENNETT, BUTLER, CURTIS,
      MORTON

    On Foreign Relations (Ratio 11-6)

      Messrs. WILEY, HICKENLOOPER, AIKEN, CAPEHART, CARLSON,
      WILLIAMS, Del.

    On Government Operations (Ratio 6-3)

      Messrs. MUNDT, CURTIS, JAVITS

    On Interior and Insular Affairs (Ratio 11-6)

      Messrs. DWORSHAK, KUCHEL, GOLDWATER, ALLOTT, FONG, MILLER

    On Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Ratio 11-6)

      Messrs. SCHOEPPEL, BUTLER, COTTON, CASE, N.J., MORTON, SCOTT

    On the Judiciary (Ratio 10-5)

      Messrs. WILEY, DIRKSEN, HRUSKA, KEATING, COTTON

    On Labor and Public Welfare (Ratio 10-5)

      Messrs. GOLDWATER, DIRKSEN, CASE, N.J., JAVITS, PROUTY

    On Post Office and Civil Service (Ratio 6-3)

      Messrs. CARLSON, FONG, BOGGS

    On Public Works (Ratio 11-6)

      Messrs. CASE, S. Dak., [MARTIN--crossed out] COOPER, SCOTT,
      PROUTY, FONG, BOGGS [handwritten insert]

    On Rules and Administration (Ratio 6-3)

      Messrs. CURTIS, KEATING, MILLER
                                   *    *    *
                                January 13, 1961
                                 (Confidential)
                       REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES

    Republican committee vacancies and releases totaling eight are as
    follows:

    Vacancies
      Appropriations                                                Aeronautical and Space Sciences
      Interior and Insular Affairs                                  Agriculture and Forestry
      Public Works                                                  Post Office and Civil Service
      Rules and Administration                                      District of Columbia
    Releases
      Case, S. Dak.                                                 District of Columbia
      Schoeppel                                                     Agriculture and Forestry
      Young                                                         Post Office and Civil Service
    The Committee on Committees recommends the following assignments:
      Hickenlooper                                                  Aeronautical and Space Sciences
      Schoeppel                                                     Appropriations
      Boggs                                                         Agriculture and Forestry, Public Works, and Post
                                                                     Office and Civil Service
      Miller                                                        Interior and Insular Affairs, Rules and
                                                                     Administration, and District of Columbia
    Recapitulation:
      Young releases Post Office and Civil Service.
      Case, S. Dak., releases District of Columbia.
      Hickenlooper is assigned to Aeronautical and Space Sciences.
      Schoeppel releases Agriculture and Forestry and is assigned to Appropriations.
      Boggs is assigned to Agriculture and Forestry, Public Works, and Post Office and Civil Service.
      Miller is assigned to Interior and Insular Affairs, Rules and Administration, and District of Columbia

                            ------------------------

                                                              [May 16, 1961]

    MAY 16, 1961
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
    CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, FOR TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1961, AT
                   9:30 A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Conference was called to order at 9:42 a.m. by the Honorable
    Leverett Saltonstall, Chairman of the Conference.
    The Secretary, the Honorable Milton R. Young, called the roll. The
    following Senators answered ``Present.''

    Present 29:
      Aiken                  Case, S. Dak.            Miller
      Allott                 Curtis                   Mundt
      Beall                  Dirksen                  Prouty
      Bennett                Dworshak                 Saltonstall
      Boggs                  Goldwater                Schoeppel
      Bridges                Hickenlooper             Smith, Me.
      Bush                   Hruska                   Wiley
      Capehart               Javits                   Williams, Del.
      Carlson                Keating                  Young, N.D.
      Case, N.J.             Kuchel

    Also present were J. Mark Trice, William Brownrigg III, Arthur E.
    Burgess, Michael J. Bernstein and Raymond D. Hurley. (The latter two
    members of the Minority staff of the Committee on Labor and Public
    Welfare.)
    The Chairman stated that the purpose of the meeting today was to
    consider:

      1. Federal Aid to Education
      2. The four Reorganization Plans recently submitted by
      President Kennedy

    The Chairman recognized Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen who first
    discussed the four Reorganization Plans and stated that the customary
    resolutions had been drawn. Two had been already introduced, one by
    Senator Karl E. Mundt, cosponsored by Senator Francis Case, and the
    other introduced by Senator Francis Case, cosponsored by Senator Karl E.
    Mundt.
    The Senator stated that the resolution relating to the plan dealing with
    the Securities & Exchange Commission was in the hands of Senator Homer
    E. Capehart who intends to introduce it today and that the resolution
    relating to the Federal Trade Commission would probably be introduced by
    Senator Roman L. Hruska.
    The Senator stressed that prompt hearings should be held before the time
    runs out, and it was the understanding that the legislative committees
    having jurisdiction over these agencies would hold the hearings.
    The Conference was informed that the expiration date for action on the
    various plans was as follows:

      Plans 1 and 2                      June 26, 1961
      Plan 3                             July 2, 1961
      Plan 4                             July 4, 1961

    Senator Dirksen spoke briefly concerning the nomination of Joseph C.
    Swidler to be a member of the Federal Power Commission. He stated that
    he had requested that action on this nomination be withheld until
    contact could be made with the President, to find out his intention in
    regard to statements made that Mr. Swidler would be designated as
    Chairman of the Commission. It was the opinion of the Senator that the
    present Chairman, Jerome K. Kuykendall, had been designated by specific
    law to hold that office for the period of his appointment and that he
    was interested to know what legal means the President intended to use to
    displace him.
    Senator Dirksen then gave the historical background of Federal Aid to
    Education and discussed the various aspects and ramifications of the
    pending legislation.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Barry Goldwater who spoke concerning the
    provisions of the bill and stated that he would offer two amendments,
    one in regard to parochial schools and a second one relating to tax
    credits.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Jacob K. Javits who spoke in behalf of
    the legislation and stated that he would join with Senator John Sherman
    Cooper in offering an amendment dealing with the distribution of funds
    formula in the bill.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Francis Case who explained briefly an
    amendment which he intended to offer in regard to the withholding of 1%
    of personal and corporate income taxes which would be returned to the
    States.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Prescott Bush who read from a recent
    article in regard to action taken by a convention meeting of members of
    the various school boards in Philadelphia in which they opposed Federal
    aid to schools as well as the National Defense Education Act.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Gordon Allott who told of the events
    leading to the adoption of the plank in the 1960 Republican platform in
    regard to the subject. He stated that the provisions in the platform
    were limited to school construction and did not in any way relate to
    teachers' salary.
    The Chairman stated that inasmuch as a number of Senators had to leave
    to attend other committee meetings that he thought there had been
    considerable discussion of the subject matter and that perhaps if
    something further developed another conference could be called.
    There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 10:58 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference on May 18, 1961

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

                                     ------

    MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES CALLED
      BY THE CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE ANDREW F. SCHOEPPEL, FOR MONDAY, JULY 10,
              1961, AT 10:00 A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman called the meeting to order at 10:05 a.m.
    The following Senators were present:

      Schoeppel                          Bush
      Hickenlooper                       Cotton
      Keating                            Curtis
      Javits                             Boggs
      Carlson                            Beall

    The following Senators were absent:

      Allott
      Case, S.D.
      Wiley

    Also present were J. Mark Trice, William Brownrigg III and Arthur E.
    Burgess.
    The Chairman stated the purpose of the meeting was to assign committees
    to Senator John G. Tower, Texas, and the reassignment of others.
    It was stated that during the campaign Senator Tower had been told he
    would be assigned to Commerce Committee and Labor and Public Welfare
    Committee. Senator Morton was willing to give up Commerce only if it
    would be assigned to Senator Tower. This proved not to be possible.
    The Chairman proposed the following resume and recommended its adoption:
    Republican committee increases and releases totaling four as follows:
    Increases: Banking and Currency, Judiciary
    Releases:

        Dirksen                       Labor and Public Welfare
        Fong                          Interior and Insular Affairs

    The Committee on Committees recommends the following assignments:
        Dirksen                       Interior and Insular Affairs
        Fong                          Judiciary
        Tower                         Banking and Currency and Labor and
                                       Public Welfare

    Recapitulation:
    Dirksen releases Labor and Public Welfare and is assigned to Interior
    and Insular Affairs.
    Fong releases Interior and Insular Affairs and is assigned to Judiciary.
    Tower is assigned to Banking and Currency and to Labor and Public
    Welfare.
    Senator Frank Carlson moved the slate be adopted.
    Senator J. Caleb Boggs seconded the motion.
    The motion was unanimously agreed to.
    Senator Carl T. Curtis requested assignment to the Joint Committee on
    Atomic Energy.
    Senator Jacob K. Javits discussed the disadvantages of the Republican
    seniority rule in committee assignments. He gave examples where Democrat
    candidates used to their great advantage the fact that they would get
    major committees if they were elected.
    Senator Javits stressed the need for further study in this area.
    The Chairman reminded the Committee that in 1960 a committee headed by
    Senator George D. Aiken had studied this matter and was unable to come
    up with a solution.
    The meeting adjourned at 10:20 a.m.

                                              [signed] William Brownrigg III

                                        Assistant Secretary for the Minority

    Approved:

                                                [signed] Andrew F. Schoeppel

                                     Chairman of the Committee on Committees

                            ------------------------

                                                             [July 11, 1961]

    JULY 11, 1961
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
    CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, FOR TUESDAY, JULY 11, 1961, AT
                   9:30 A.M., ROOM 335 SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman, Honorable Leverett Saltonstall, called the Conference to
    order at 9:37 a.m. and requested that the Secretary, Senator Milton R.
    Young, call the roll. The following Senators answered ``Present.''

    Present 30:
      Aiken                  Curtis                   Mundt
      Allott                 Dirksen                  Prouty
      Bennett                Dworshak                 Saltonstall
      Boggs                  Fong                     Schoepel
      Bush                   Hruska                   Scott
      Capehart               Javits                   Smith, Me.
      Carlson                Keating                  Tower
      Case, N.J.             Kuchel                   Wiley
      Cooper                 Miller                   Williams, Del.
      Cotton                 Morton                   Young, N.D.

    Also present were J. Mark Trice, William Brownrigg III, Arthur E.
    Burgess.
    The Chairman read to the members of the Conference a letter from Mr.
    Donald Baldwin, Director of Legislative Relations of the National Lumber
    Manufacturers Association, dated June 22, 1961. The Association
    presented to the Policy Committee and to the Conference a wooden gavel,
    appropriately engraved, for use in the conduct of its meetings. The
    Chairman stated that if there was no objection the gavel would be
    accepted and kept in the custody of the Staff Director for appropriate
    use. There was no objection. The Chairman requested that the Secretary
    send to Mr. Baldwin a letter of appreciation.
    The Chairman then recognized Senator Andrew F. Schoeppel, Chairman of
    the Committee on Committees. Senator Schoeppel read the attached
    statement. At the conclusion of his remarks he moved that the Conference
    adopt the recommendations of his Committee which are as follows:

      Assignment of Senator Dirksen to the Committee on Interior and Insular
      Affairs
      Assignment of Senator Fong to the Committee on Judiciary
      Assignment of Senator Tower to the Committee on Banking and Currency
      and to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare
      Senator Dirksen had been excused from service on the Committee on
      Labor and Public Welfare
      Senator Fong had been excused from service on the Committee on
      Interior and Insular Affairs

    The Chairman recognized Senator Jacob K. Javits who again raised the
    question of the Conference at some time giving serious consideration to
    a change in the seniority rule relating to committee assignments and he
    expressed the opinion that the Leadership should propose some
    proposition in regard to the matter.
    The Chairman recognized Senator George D. Aiken who spoke briefly in
    regard to the lack of interest shown previously in regard to the matter.
    The Chairman stated that with the approval of Senator Javits it had been
    agreed that a Conference would be held on the subject next session.
    The Chairman put the question on the motion of Senator Schoeppel and
    announced that the ``yeas'' prevailed and that the motion was adopted.
    The Chairman then stated that the Leadership had a further
    recommendation to make in regard to Senator John G. Tower which was to
    make him a member of the Republican Policy Committee for the duration of
    the 87th Congress. The Chairman stated that the five-day notice under
    the Conference Rules would have to be suspended by unanimous consent in
    order to consider an amendment to Paragraph I of the Rules. The question
    was put and agreed to, and the Chairman then read the following motion:
    ``For the duration of the 87th Congress strike out `A Policy Committee
    of Fifteen Senators' and insert in lieu thereof `A Policy Committee of
    Sixteen Senators.' In the following paragraph strike out the word `six'
    where it appears three times and in lieu thereof insert the word
    `seven.' ''
    The Chairman put the question and he announced that the ``yeas''
    prevailed and that the amendment was agreed to. The Chairman then
    announced the appointment of Senator Tower as a Member of the Policy
    Committee for the duration of the 87th Congress. There was no objection.
    The Chairman then recognized Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen, Minority
    Floor Leader, who stressed that taxes and spending would be the
    important issues in 1962. He called specific attention to the next bill
    to be considered on the legislative calendar, the Oceanographic Bill. It
    carried an authorization of $800 million over a ten-year period with
    other open-end authorizations. He raised the question that with the
    Defense Department, Budget Bureau and National Science Foundation
    against it, how could it have possibly been reported from the Committee
    on Commerce. There was discussion of all aspects of the bill and Senator
    Dirksen stated that when the time came he would ask for a recorded vote
    on passage.
    Senator Dirksen spoke of the legislative program facing the Senate
    before adjournment. He mentioned Aid to Education, the Foreign Aid
    Authorization Bill which should be considered before the end of the
    month, the Defense Education Bill about which the Committee is meeting
    on Thursday and he expressed the opinion that Congressman [Charles A.]
    Halleck [Republican of Indiana and House minority leader] believes there
    is a good chance of the House of Representatives killing the General Aid
    to Education Bill. Also included were the general appropriation bills
    and the Crime Bills, as well as a modification of Rule 22.
    Senator Dirksen spoke of the visit that he and Congressman Halleck had
    with President Eisenhower on yesterday. He stated that a number of
    subjects were discussed but that President Eisenhower was not too
    communicative on the Berlin matter. He spoke of a possible deal in
    regard to the admission of Outer Mongolia into the United Nations
    whereby if this country agrees then the Soviet Union would agree to back
    the admission of Maurentania [Mauritania]. In regard to the admission of
    Red China into the United Nations he spoke of the opposition of the
    State Department and stated that he would offer an amendment in this
    respect when the Foreign Aid Bill reached the floor.
    There was nothing new insofar as Laos was concerned and the best
    judgment was to protect Viet-Nam and Thailand as best we could. Tractors
    for Cuba remains the same but he understood that the Detroit Post Office
    had been authorized to return all of the letters.
    In regard to the Berlin situation he expressed the opinion that there is
    no posture that we can take at this morning's meeting. He stated that
    the situation regarding the Administration's attitude could be summed up
    into three phases:

      1. The political reaction on the part of the Administration
      as it related to the domestic field in 1964.
      2. The threat of the use of nuclear weapons.
      3. The readiness field which related to Civilian Defense
      matters.

    He stated that so far as he could see from the attitude of the people
    back home it is the desire to have the country stand firm. In his
    opinion we cannot afford to have the ``nibbling'' go on and we certainly
    cannot afford to make any mistakes.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Jacob K. Javits for an interruption who
    stated that in his opinion some concept should be offered by us and that
    while he agreed with Senator Dirksen on Berlin he would make the
    recommendation that a task force of Senators and outsiders be appointed
    to draft a Republican policy statement in regard to the matter. He
    thought perhaps President Eisenhower and former Secretary Herter
    1 might be invited to a luncheon as a prelude to the
    organization of such a task force for discussion of the matter.
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      \1\ [Christian A. Herter, secretary of state, 1959-1961.]
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    Senator Hugh Scott stated that he did not like the pro-neutralist
    attitude on the part of the Administration and the Republican position
    should be one of loyalty to our Allies and a position taken against the
    neutralism on the part of the Administration.
    Senator Thomas B. Kuchel stated that he agreed with Senator Javits and
    that some action should be taken in regard to nuclear testing and he
    suggested that possibly Admiral Strauss and maybe John McCone
    2 could appear before the group.
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      \2\ [John A. McCone, director of the Central Intelligence Agency,
    1961-1965, and a former chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC).
    Lewis L. Strauss, also a former chairman of the AEC.]
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    Senator Dirksen stated that he had recently had a talk with former
    Secretary Herter who expressed the opinion that the ``nibbling'' would
    continue but what is needed is absolute firmness with no retreat. He
    stated that we could well afford to get information from other sources
    but it must be done quietly and only after careful consideration as the
    situation was extremely delicate.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Clifford P. Case of New Jersey who
    stated that should any Senator be invited to speak in New Jersey would
    they be so kind as to communicate first with former Secretary Jim
    Mitchell 3 or with him.
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      \3\ [James P. Mitchell, secretary of labor, 1954-1961.]
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    The Chairman recognized Senator Tower who thanked the Leadership and the
    members of the Conference for the consideration extended to him.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Javits who raised a question that it
    might be well for the Republicans to offer an amendment in regard to
    Care for the Aged sometime soon in the light of the apparent desire on
    the part of the Administration to delay the matter until next session.
    Senator Dirksen said he thought so but would like to discuss the matter
    further.
    There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 10:33 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference on July 13, 1961

                                                         [signed] Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                                   *    *    *
         REMARKS OF SENATOR ANDREW F. SCHOEPPEL, CHAIRMAN, COMMITTEE ON
                                   COMMITTEES

      There has been placed before each Senator a printed sheet showing the
    Committee increases, releases, and the recommended assignments of your
    Committee on Committees.
      Some days ago the Republican Minority was notified that by reason of
    the ratio change in the membership of the Senate they would receive the
    Committee on Banking and Currency and the Committee on the Judiciary for
    allocation.
      The Republican Leadership endeavored to obtain an assignment for
    Senator Tower on the Commerce Committee because of the Senator's
    particular interest in that Committee. This was not possible.
      Once it was determined that Senator Tower could not receive an
    assignment to the Committee on Commerce, contact was made with all
    Senators who might be interested in the two new Committee vacancies.
      The Chairman wishes to personally thank those Senators who were
    willing to yield their seniority rights in order that an equitable
    solution could be obtained.
      As a result of a meeting of your Committee on Committees on yesterday
    the following committee assignments are recommended to the Conference
    for approval:

      Senator Dirksen be assigned to the Committee on Interior and
      Insular Affairs
      Senator Fong be assigned to the Committee on the Judiciary
      Senator Tower be assigned to the Committee on Banking and
      Currency and to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare
                                   *    *    *
                                  July 10, 1961
                                 (Confidential)
                       REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES

    Republican committee increases and releases totaling four as follows:

    Increases
      Banking and Currency
      Judiciary
    Releases
      Dirksen                         Labor and Public Welfare
      Fong                            Interior and Insular Affairs
    The Committee on Committees recommends the following assignments:
      Dirksen                         Interior and Insular Affairs
      Fong                            Judiciary
      Tower                           Banking and Currency and Labor and
                                       Public Welfare
    Recapitulation
      Dirksen releases Labor and Public Welfare and is assigned to Interior
       and Insular Affairs.
      Fong releases Interior and Insular Affairs and is assigned to
       Judiciary.
      Tower is assigned to Banking and Currency and to Labor and Public
       Welfare.

                                   *    *    *
                           REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE RULES

                                                              July 11, 1961.
                                       I.

      At the beginning of each Congress, or within one week thereafter, a
    Republican Party Conference shall be held. At that Conference there
    shall be elected the following officers:

        Chairman of the Conference
        Secretary of the Conference
        Floor Leader
        Whip
        Chairman of Policy Committee
        A Policy Committee of Fifteen* Senators

      The Chairman of the Conference, the Secretary of the Conference, the
    Floor Leader, the Whip, the Chairman of the Policy Committee, the
    Chairman of the Committee on Committees, the Chairman of the Republican
    Senatorial Campaign Committee, the Chairman of the Republican Personnel
    Committee, and the President pro tem of the Senate (if a Republican),
    shall be members ex officio of the Policy Committee. The other six*
    members shall be nominated by the Chairman of the Conference, subject to
    action by the Conference. The six* members so nominated and elected
    shall serve for 2 years and may be reelected for an additional 2 years,
    but no such member may serve more than 4 consecutive years and then
    shall be eligible for further service in such capacity only after an
    interval of 2 years. Within 24 hours after the election of the Chairman
    of the Conference each Senator may submit a list of six* members
    suggested for nomination as members of the Policy Committee.
      *(By Conference action on July 11, 1961, the number 15 was changed to
    16, and the number 6 relating to the basic membership was changed to 7.
    This increase was made only for the 87th Congress.)
      In all contested elections, vote shall be by written ballot.
      The term of office of all party officers herein provided shall extend
    for not more than 2 years, and shall expire at the close of each
    Congress.
                                       II.

      The Chairman may call a Conference at any time, and shall call a
    Conference whenever requested to do so by the Policy Committee or in
    writing by five or more Senators. The Policy Committee shall meet at
    least once in 2 weeks, on a fixed day of the week and at a fixed hour to
    be determined by the Committee. It may meet at any time on the call of
    its Chairman. The Committee shall permit any Senator to appear before it
    upon his request to present any matter in which he is interested.
                           III. Duty of Party Officers

      The Chairman of the Conference shall preside at all Conference
    meetings, and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him by
    this resolution or by the Conference.
      The Secretary shall keep accurate minutes of all Conference
    proceedings. The minutes of all meetings of committees of the Conference
    shall be kept by the Party Floor Clerk and shall be filed with the
    Secretary, which minutes shall be open to inspection by any member of
    the Conference. The Secretary and Floor Clerk, respectively, shall
    notify members of all Conference and committee meetings. In the absence
    of the Chairman, he shall have the same powers and duties to call
    meetings of the Conference as the Chairman.
      The Floor Leader shall perform the customary duties of the Majority or
    Minority Leader, as the case may be, on the floor of the Senate, and
    shall have full authority to deal with all questions of procedure after
    consulting the Republican Senators who are concerned.
      The Whip shall assist in securing attendance of members at Party
    Conferences and upon the floor of the Senate when their presence is
    considered necessary by the Chairman or the Floor Leader, and shall
    perform such other duties as the Chairman or Floor Leader may require.
      The Policy Committee shall consider the legislative program in the
    Senate and the question whether any Party policy is involved, shall
    prepare and present recommendations for action by the Conference, and
    advise all Senators on legislative matters which they desire to present
    to the Policy Committee.
                                       IV.

      A Committee on Committees shall be appointed at the beginning of each
    Congress to prepare and recommend to the Conference the complete
    assignment of Republican Senators to committees, and shall recommend the
    filling of vacancies occurring during the Congress. The Committee shall
    be appointed by the Chairman of the Conference immediately after his
    election subject to confirmation by the Conference.
                                       V.

      A Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee shall be appointed at the
    beginning of each Congress by the Chairman of the Conference, subject to
    confirmation by the Conference.
                                       VI.

      No action by the Conference upon any matter pending or to be proposed
    in the Senate shall be binding in any way on members in casting their
    votes thereon.
                                      VII.

      These rules may be amended at any time by a majority vote of the
    Conference, providing notice of the amendment has been given at least 1
    week in advance to every member of the Conference that action will be
    sought upon the subject covered by the amendment.
    (Amended by the Conference, December 15, 1944, December 30, 1946,
    January 3, 1949, January 11, 1951, March 6, 1953, January 9, 1957, and
    July 11, 1961.)
                            ------------------------

                                                          [January 10, 1962]

    JANUARY 10, 1962
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
    CHAIRMAN, THE HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10,
               1962, AT 9:30 A.M. ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Conference was called to order at 9:45 a.m. by the Honorable
    Leverett Saltonstall, Chairman of the Republican Conference, and he
    requested that the Secretary of the Conference, the Honorable Milton R.
    Young, call the roll.

    Present 35:
      Aiken                  Cotton                   Morton
      Allott                 Curtis                   Mundt
      Beall                  Dirksen                  Murphy
      Bennett                Dworshak                 Prouty
      Boggs                  Fong                     Saltonstall
      Bush                   Goldwater                Scott
      Butler                 Hickenlooper             Smith
      Capehart               Hruska                   Tower
      Carlson                Javits                   Wiley
      Case, N.J.             Keating                  Williams
      Case, S. Dak.          Kuchel                   Young
      Cooper                 Miller

    Also present were J. Mark Trice, William Brownrigg III and Arthur E.
    Burgess.
    Senator Saltonstall recognized Senator Norris Cotton who read for the
    information of the members of the Conference a resolution of condolence
    in regard to his late colleague, Senator Styles Bridges of New
    Hampshire. After completing the reading of the resolution, Senator
    Cotton asked for immediate action and a copy of the resolution is
    attached hereto. The Chairman asked all those in favor of the resolution
    to stand; all present stood, and the Chairman announced that the
    resolution was passed by unanimous vote.
    The Chairman again recognized Senator Cotton who presented to the
    Members of the Conference his newly appointed colleague, Senator Maurice
    J. Murphy, Jr. Senator Saltonstall then extended to the newly appointed
    Senator words of greeting as well as stating that all would be glad to
    help him in his work and that he was among friends.
    Senator Saltonstall recognized Senator Frank Carlson who read to the
    Members of the Conference a suggested telegram to be sent by the
    Secretary to his temporarily ill colleague, Senator Andrew F. Schoeppel.
    The Chairman announced that it was unanimously agreed by those present
    that the message be sent and a copy of the telegram is attached hereto.
    Senator Saltonstall then announced that the next order of business was
    the election by the Conference of a Chairman of the Policy Committee and
    he requested Senator Young to temporarily preside.
    Senator Young assumed the chair and recognized Senator Jack Miller who
    after words of commendation placed in nomination the name of Senator
    Bourke B. Hickenlooper. The nomination of Senator Hickenlooper was
    seconded with remarks by Senator Wallace F. Bennett and Senator Carl T.
    Curtis.
    Senator Young recognized Senator Hugh Scott who after words of
    commendation placed in nomination the name of the Honorable Leverett
    Saltonstall. The nomination of Senator Saltonstall was seconded after
    further words of commendation by Senators George D. Aiken, John Sherman
    Cooper and Prescott Bush.
    Senator Young announced that if there were no further speeches to be
    made, nominations would be closed. Nominations were closed. Senator
    Young appointed Senators Scott and Miller as Tellers and after ballots
    were distributed and collected, the Chair was informed by the Tellers
    that Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper had been elected as Chairman of the
    Policy Committee by a vote of 21 to 14.
    The Chair recognized Senator Saltonstall who moved to make the election
    unanimous. The motion was put and the Chair announced the motion was
    agreed to.
    Senator Young then recognized Senator Hickenlooper who spoke of his
    great and long-standing affection for Senator Saltonstall and thanked
    his colleagues for his election. He stated that he would call a meeting
    of the Committee for 3:00 o'clock that afternoon and would work for a
    vigorous and united Republican Party. He stated that the Committee would
    endeavor to serve all Senators and that a canvass would be made of the
    Membership to ascertain their particular views as to how best the
    Committee could function.
    Senator Leverett Saltonstall assumed the Chair and announced that after
    consultation with Senators Everett McKinley Dirksen and Bourke B.
    Hickenlooper, as Chairman of the Republican Conference he would name
    Senator Frank Carlson as acting Chairman of the Committee on Committees,
    pending the return of Senator Schoeppel who is absent because of a
    temporary illness. The Chairman asked if there was any objection and
    there being none Senator Carlson was named as acting Chairman of the
    Committee on Committees.
    The Chairman recognized in turn Senators Jack Miller, Everett McKinley
    Dirksen, Barry Goldwater, Jacob K. Javits, Francis Case of South Dakota,
    Carl T. Curtis, George D. Aiken and Hugh Scott, each of whom spoke
    briefly concerning the necessity for a better distribution of committee
    assignments and the hope that there might be some change in the present
    method of assigning committee vacancies by the seniority method.
    At the conclusion of the brief discussion Senator Javits moved for the
    adoption of the following resolution:

      That the Committee on Committees be requested to submit to
      the Republican Conference at an early date its suggestions
      and recommendations as to how best to proceed with the
      filling of future existing committee vacancies.

    The Chairman put the question and announced that the resolution was
    agreed to.
    Senator Saltonstall asked the Members of the Conference to rise and give
    a hand to their Minority Leader, the Honorable Everett McKinley Dirksen.
    Senator Dirksen first asked all Senators to please participate in the
    eulogy to be held in the Senate for Senator Styles Bridges on January
    17. He also stated that after a conference with the Majority Leader a
    reasonably fluid period had been agreed to for Lincoln Day speeches,
    namely, from February 8 through February 14 or 15, covering a period of
    six or more days.
    Senator Dirksen stated that the first order of business commencing on
    January 15 would be the DuPont bill which he expected would be before
    the Senate for ten days or two weeks.
    He spoke concerning the expected message in regard to raising the debt
    limit--a message on civilian air raid shelters and one concerning the
    military budget. He then detailed the various subjects which had been
    discussed at the White House and by various officials of the Government
    as follows: medicare within the social security framework, feed grains,
    gold reserves, Cuba, foreign policy beginning with Southeast Asia and
    South America, Berlin, the Congo and United Nations bonds.
    During the course of the discussion Senator Javits raised a question
    concerning an advisory task force to deal with a Republican position on
    foreign policy. Senator Dirksen stated that before anything was done he
    would wish to first meet with Members of the Foreign Relations
    Committee.
    There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 11:32 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference on January 15, 1962

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                                   *    *    *

                                                            January 10, 1962

    The Honorable Andrew F. Schoeppel
    United States Senator
    Bethesda Naval Hospital
    Bethesda, Maryland
       THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE AT ITS MEETING TODAY REQUESTED THAT THE
       SECRETARY EXPRESS TO YOU DEEP REGRET THAT YOU COULD NOT BE PRESENT
                        BECAUSE OF YOUR TEMPORARY ILLNESS
     YOUR COLLEAGUES SEND TO YOU THEIR SINCERE BEST WISHES AND HIGH ESTEEM
      AND WITH THE HOPE THAT YOUR RECOVERY WILL BE RAPID AND THAT YOU WILL
                                REJOIN THEM SOON

                                          Milton R. Young
                                          Secretary of the Republican
                                          Conference
                                   *    *    *

    87th Congress
    2d Session
                                 Styles Bridges

      Senator Norris Cotton of New Hampshire moved that the
      following resolution be adopted and the motion was seconded
      by Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen. The resolution was then
      unanimously adopted by the Republican Minority Conference on
      January 10, 1962:

      Whereas Almighty God in His infinite wisdom has taken from us our
    beloved former colleague, Senator Styles Bridges, and
      Whereas throughout his twenty-five years of service as a Member of the
    United States Senate he rendered statesmanlike service to our Nation and
    to the State of New Hampshire, and
      Whereas he rendered distinguished service as President Pro Tempore of
    the United States Senate, Republican Leader, Chairman of the Republican
    Policy Committee, and Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations of the
    Senate, and
       Whereas he was our affectionate friend and esteemed colleague, ever
    ready to give of himself, of his efforts, and of his wise judgment:
      Now, therefore,
      Be It Resolved, That we, the Members of the Republican Conference of
    the United States Senate, express our sense of great loss at his
    passing, and
      Further, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to Mrs. Doloris
    Thauwald Bridges, that she may be assured of our deep respect for her
    and of our condolences to her upon the passing of our friend, her
    husband.
    Attest:

                                          Chairman of the Conference
                                          Secretary of the Conference

                                     ------

    MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES CALLED
     BY THE ACTING CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE FRANK CARLSON, FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY
            18, 1962, AT 11:00 A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Acting Chairman called the meeting to order at 11:05 a.m.
    The following Senators were present:

      Carlson
      Boggs
      Allott
      Javits
      Keating

    The following Senators were absent:
      Schoeppel                          Bush
      Hickenlooper                       Cotton
      Case (S.D.)                        Curtis
      Wiley                              Beall

    Also present were J. Mark Trice, William Brownrigg III and Arthur
    Burgess.
    The Acting Chairman stated that the purpose of the meeting was to fill
    the existing vacancies in the Appropriations, Armed Services and Space
    Sciences Committees, and to assign committees to Senator Murphy who has
    been appointed after the death of Senator Bridges.
    The Acting Chairman explained that the method of assignment was
    according to seniority and that each of the Republican Senators had been
    contacted in order. He proposed the following assignments;

      Aeronautical and Space             Capehart
        Sciences
      Armed Services Committee           Goldwater--releases Interior and
                                          Insular Affairs
      Appropriations Committee           Case (N.J.)--releases Labor and
                                          Public Welfare
      Interior and Insular Affairs)
      Labor and Public Welfare    )
                                         Murphy

    The Acting Chairman expressed the hope that Senator Prouty might be
    helped in his committee assignments next year.
    A general discussion was had regarding the seniority rule and committee
    assignments.
    Senator Allott suggested a more equitable system of committee
    assignments would be--Each man in order of seniority make one choice of
    a committee. When each has made one choice then start at the top and go
    down for the second choice. Senator Keating agreed that such a plan
    would be more equitable but doubted that senior Senators would agree.
    Senator Javits stated that the Democrats use to great advantage in
    campaigns the fact that their candidates will get good committee
    assignments if elected. Republicans have not been able to claim this.
    Senator Javits suggested that the various plans (the Case (S.D.),
    Allott, Javits) for more equitable committee assignments be collected
    and discussed at a future meeting of this committee.
    Acting Chairman Carlson agreed that such a meeting would be had.
    Senator Boggs moved that the assignments as submitted be approved.
    Senator Allott seconded the motion.
    The motion was agreed to.
    The Acting Chairman announced that the agreed to assignments would be
    submitted to the Republican Conference on Monday, January 22, 1962, for
    their approval.
    The meeting was adjourned at 11:30 a.m.

                                              [signed] William Brownrigg III

                                        Assistant Secretary for the Minority

                                                     Approved: Frank Carlson

                              Acting Chairman of the Committee on Committees

                                     ------

      MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES CALLED BY THE
     ACTING CHAIRMAN, THE HONORABLE FRANK CARLSON, FOR JANUARY 31, 1962, IN
     THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY FOR THE MINORITY, G-43,4 SENATE
                        WING OF THE CAPITOL, AT 2:30 P.M.
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      \4\ [Now S-337A.]
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    The Acting Chairman, Senator Frank Carlson, called the meeting to order
    at 3:10 p.m. The delay was occasioned by a voting situation on the
    Senate Floor.
    The Members of the Committee present were as follows:

      Case, S. Dak.                      Carlson
      Allott                             Bush
      Keating                            Cotton
      Javits                             Curtis
      Wiley                              Boggs
                                         Beall

    Also present was J. Mark Trice.
    The Chairman stated that a quorum being present the purpose of the
    meeting was to make recommendations to the Conference as to those
    vacancies which were occasioned by the death of his colleague, Senator
    Andrew F. Schoeppel. The Schoeppel vacancies were Appropriations and
    Commerce.
    He stated that he had contacted those Senators who were interested and
    was prepared to give to the Members of the Committee his
    recommendations. The recommendations were in accordance with requests
    made and in line with seniority practices and precedents.
    He also called attention to the fact that the Committee had previously
    recommended to the Conference at its previous meeting certain
    recommendations in regard to the vacancies caused by the death of
    Senator Styles Bridges. These recommendations had not as yet been acted
    upon due to the fact that a Conference called for this purpose had been
    cancelled due to the death of Senator Schoeppel.
    Senator Carlson recognized several Senators who expressed the opinion
    that no action should be taken at this time and the matter of making new
    assignments should be deferred until some action had been taken on the
    resolution introduced by Senator Francis Case of South Dakota in regard
    to making the Committees on Space and Government Operations major
    committees.
    The question of deferring was discussed and thereafter Senator Jacob K.
    Javits was recognized who raised the question as to why two Republican
    Senators from the same State could not serve on the same committee. This
    matter was discussed at some length and it was generally agreed that
    this being a Conference matter, the Committee on Committees could, of
    course, raise the question and by motion present the matter to the
    Conference for its action. After several motions were made and rejected
    in regard to affirming the previous action of the Committee as well as
    the Committee approving the existing precedents in regard to Senators
    not serving on the same Committee, it was agreed by unanimous consent
    that the previous action taken by the Committee on Committees at its
    last meeting be rescinded.
    The Chairman then informed the Membership of the requests that had been
    received and of the various releases and assignments which resulted
    therefrom. Those releases and assignments are as follows:

      Capehart is assigned to Space.
      Dirksen releases Interior and Insular Affairs and is
      assigned to Rules and Administration.
      Goldwater releases Interior and Insular Affairs and is
      assigned to Armed Services.
      Cotton releases Judiciary and is assigned to Appropriations.
      Case, N.J. releases Labor and Public Welfare and is assigned
      to Appropriations.
      Scott releases Public Works and is assigned to Judiciary
      Keating releases Rules and Administration and is assigned to
      Commerce.
      Miller releases Rules and Administration and is assigned to
      Public Works.
      Murphy is assigned to Interior and Insular Affairs and Labor
      and Public Welfare.
      Pearson is assigned to Interior and Insular Affairs and
      Rules and Administration.

    After brief discussion it was moved and seconded that the previous
    listed recommendations of the Chairman be submitted to the Republican
    Conference as the recommendations of the Committee on Committees.
    Senator Javits requested that the record show that he be recorded as
    ``not voting'' on the question of two Republican Senators not serving on
    the same Committee from the same State.
    There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:25 p.m.

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

    Approved:

                                                      [signed] Frank Carlson

                              Acting Chairman of the Committee on Committees
                            ------------------------

                                                          [February 1, 1962]

    FEBRUARY 1, 1962
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
    CHAIRMAN, THE HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, FOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1,
              1962, AT 9:30 A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Conference was called to order at 9:27 a.m. by the Honorable
    Leverett Saltonstall, Chairman of the Republican Conference, and he
    requested the Secretary, Senator Milton R. Young, to call the roll.
    The Chairman announced that a quorum was present.

    Present 22:
      Aiken                  Cotton                   Morton
      Allott                 Curtis                   Murphy
      Boggs                  Dirksen                  Saltonstall
      Bush                   Fong                     Smith
      Capehart               Goldwater                Tower
      Carlson                Keating                  Wiley
      Case, S. Dak.          Kuchel                   Williams
                                                      Young

    Also present were J. Mark Trice, William Brownrigg III and Arthur E.
    Burgess.
    The Chairman announced that the meeting was called for the purpose of
    receiving a report from the Committee on Committees to fill the
    vacancies caused by the sad deaths of Senator Styles Bridges and Senator
    Andrew F. Schoeppel.
    Senator Saltonstall recognized Senator Frank Carlson, Acting Chairman of
    the Committee on Committees. Senator Carlson stated that the Committee
    had met and was ready to make its report, which was based on existing
    seniority rules and precedents which were binding on the Committee. He
    then read for the information of the Members of the Conference the
    recommendations of his Committee which are as follows:

      Capehart assigned to Space.
      Dirksen releases Interior and Insular Affairs and assigned
      to Rules and Administration.
      Goldwater releases Interior and Insular Affairs and assigned
      to Armed Services.
      Cotton releases Judiciary and assigned to Appropriations.
      Case, N.J. releases Labor and Public Welfare and assigned to
      Appropriations.
      Scott releases Public Works and assigned to Judiciary.
      Keating releases Rules and Administration and assigned to
      Commerce.
      Miller releases Rules and Administration and assigned to
      Public Works.
      Murphy is assigned to Interior and Insular Affairs and Labor
      and Public Welfare.
      Pearson is assigned to Interior and Insular Affairs and
      Rules and Administration.

    There had been placed before the Members detailed information as to
    changes listed above and a copy of the two information sheets are
    attached hereto as Exhibit A and Exhibit B.
    The Chairman recognized Senator George D. Aiken who stated that he knew
    of a very unhappy and disillusioned member of the Republican Conference
    who had attempted in the past to yield his seniority for the benefit of
    other members but that he was still waiting to obtain the committees he
    desired. Senator Carlson stated that he was not happy nor was his
    Committee in regard to the matter but that with the seniority rules
    being followed the committees desired did not sift down the list. In
    response to a question asked Senator Aiken stated that the two
    committees desired were Commerce and Judiciary.
    The Chairman recognized Senator John J. Williams of Delaware who stated
    that there always seemed to be a lot of talking and nothing in the way
    of action to help in those matters and that a stop should be put to the
    assignment of a third committee until all Senators had two major
    committees of their choice.
    The Chairman then asked if there was any further discussion and there
    being none the question was put on agreeing to the motion made by
    Senator Carlson that the recommendations of the Committee on Committees
    previously listed be approved.
    The Chairman put the question, announced that the ``yeas'' had it, and
    that the motion was adopted.
    The Chairman then recognized Senator Carlson who stated that he was
    merely informing the Members of the Conference that a question had been
    raised in his Committee in regard to two Republican Members from the
    same State serving on the same Committee. He stated that this was a
    matter for Conference action and that in his opinion some time in the
    future the matter should be discussed and decided.
    The Chairman stated that he hoped that the Committee on Committees would
    shortly report its recommendations in regard to a Resolution previously
    adopted by the Conference in regard to the filling of Committee
    vacancies.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Carl T. Curtis who called to the
    attention of the Senators that when certain committee resolutions are up
    for adoption in the next day or two he will offer an amendment which
    will guarantee to the Minority one employee for every ten Majority
    employees with the top salary being paid in certain cases.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Williams who spoke of the President's
    statement yesterday concerning a Congressional investigation by Senator
    Stuart Symington [Democrat of Missouri] in regard to what was referred
    to as a scandal in the stockpiling of strategic materials. The Senator
    stated he would shortly reveal all the facts and that in his opinion the
    Republican record was clear.
    There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 10:00 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference on February 6, 1962

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                                   *    *    *
                                February 1, 1962
                                 (Confidential)
                       REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES

    Republican committee vacancies (5) and releases (7) totaling 12 are as
    follows:

    Vacancies:
      Appropriations (2)
      Armed Services
      Commerce
      Space
    Releases:
      Interior and Insular Affairs (2)
      Judiciary
      Labor and Public Welfare
      Public Works
      Rules and Administration (2)

    The Committee on Committees recommends the following assignments:
      Capehart                                                      Space
      Dirksen                                                       Rules and Administration
      Goldwater                                                     Armed Services
      Cotton                                                        Appropriations
      Case, N.J.                                                    Appropriations
      Scott                                                         Judiciary
      Keating                                                       Commerce
      Miller                                                        Public Works
      Murphy                                                        Interior and Insular Affairs, Labor and Public
                                                                     Welfare
      Pearson                                                       Interior and Insular Affairs, Rules and
                                                                     Administration
    Recapitulation:
      Capehart is assigned to Space.
      Dirksen releases Interior and Insular Affairs and is assigned to Rules and Administration.
      Goldwater releases Interior and Insular Affairs and is assigned to Armed Services.
      Cotton releases Judiciary and is assigned to Appropriations.
      Case, N.J., releases Labor and Public Welfare and is assigned to Appropriations.
      Scott releases Public Works and is assigned to Judiciary.
      Keating releases Rules and Administration and is assigned to Commerce.
      Miller releases Rules and Administration and is assigned to Public Works.
      Murphy is assigned to Interior and Insular Affairs and Labor and Public Welfare.
      Pearson is assigned to Interior and Insular Affairs and Rules and Administration.

                                   *    *    *
                                February 1, 1962
                         (Confidential Worksheet No. 1)
                        STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE
                       Eighty-seventh Congress--2d Session
                 (To Be Submitted to the Republican Conference)

    Aeronautical and Space Sciences (Ratio (10-5)

      Mr. WILEY, Mrs. SMITH, Messrs. CASE, N.J., HICKENLOOPER,
      CAPEHART

    On Agriculture and Forestry (Ratio 11-6)

      Messrs. AIKEN, YOUNG, HICKENLOOPER, MUNDT, COOPER, BOGGS

    On Appropriations (Ratio 17-10)

      Messrs. SALTONSTALL, YOUNG, MUNDT, Mrs. SMITH, Messrs.
      DWORSHAK, KUCHEL, HRUSKA, ALLOTT, COTTON, CASE, N.J.

    On Armed Services (Ratio 11-6)

      Mr. SALTONSTALL, Mrs. SMITH, Messrs. CASE, S. Dak., BUSH,
      BEALL, GOLDWATER

    On Banking and Currency (Ratio 9-6)

      Messrs. CAPEHART, BENNETT, BUSH, BEALL, JAVITS, TOWER

    On Commerce (Ratio 11-6)

      Messrs. BUTLER, COTTON, CASE, N.J., MORTON, SCOTT, KEATING

    On District of Columbia (Ratio 4-3)

      Messrs. BEALL, PROUTY, MILLER

    On Finance (Ratio 11-6)

      Messrs. WILLIAMS, Del., CARLSON, BENNETT, BUTLER, CURTIS,
      MORTON

    On Foreign Relations (Ratio 11-6)

      Messrs. WILEY, HICKENLOOPER, AIKEN, CAPEHART, CARLSON,
      WILLIAMS, Del.

    On Government Operations (Ratio 6-3)

      Messrs. MUNDT, CURTIS, JAVITS

    On Interior and Insular Affairs (Ratio 11-6)

      Messrs. DWORSHAK, KUCHEL, ALLOTT, MILLER, MURPHY, PEARSON

    On the Judiciary (Ratio 9-6)

      Messrs. WILEY, DIRKSEN, HRUSKA, KEATING, FONG, SCOTT

    On Labor and Public Welfare (Ratio 10-5)

      Messrs. GOLDWATER, JAVITS, PROUTY, TOWER, MURPHY

    On Post Office and Civil Service (Ratio 6-3)

      Messrs. CARLSON, FONG, BOGGS

    On Public Works (Ratio 11-6)

      Messrs. CASE, S. Dak., COOPER, PROUTY, FONG, BOGGS, MILLER

    On Rules and Administration (Ratio 6-3)

      Messrs. CURTIS, DIRKSEN, PEARSON

                            ------------------------

                                                            [March 13, 1962]

    MARCH 13, 1962
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
      CHAIRMAN, THE HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 13,
              1962, AT 9:30 A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman, the Honorable Leverett Saltonstall, called the meeting to
    order at 9:38 a.m. and requested the Secretary, Senator Milton R. Young,
    to call the roll.
    The Chairman announced that a quorum was present.

    Present 24:
      Aiken                  Cotton                   Mundt
      Allott                 Curtis                   Murphy
      Beall                  Dworshak                 Pearson
      Bennett                Goldwater                Prouty
      Boggs                  Hickenlooper             Saltonstall
      Bush                   Hruska                   Scott
      Carlson                Javits                   Tower
      Case, N.J.             Keating                  Young

    Also present were J. Mark Trice, William Brownrigg III and Arthur E.
    Burgess.
    The Chairman then called attention of the Members of the Conference to
    the eulogies to be held for the late Andrew F. Schoeppel at 2:00 o'clock
    this afternoon.
    He stated that the Conference meeting had been called after a
    conversation with Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper and Senator George D.
    Aiken in regard to the United Nations Bond Issue. Both Senators thought
    that a meeting would be helpful.
    Senator Saltonstall, the Chairman, then requested that Senator George D.
    Aiken discuss the United Nations Bond Issue. In his remarks Senator
    Aiken gave the historical background of the Congo issue and he spoke of
    an advisory opinion to be rendered soon by the International Court of
    Justice in regard to the United Nations assessments on its members and
    the action recently taken by the Committee on Foreign Relations when it
    considered the Administration bill, S. 2768, which called for the
    purchase of $100 million of United Nations bonds at 2 percent interest.
    The Senator spoke of the action taken by the Committee on an amendment
    offered by himself and Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper which provided
    that the United States loan up to $100 million for a period of three
    years to the United Nations at prevailing interest rates. This
    substitute amendment had been defeated in the Committee on Foreign
    Relations by a vote of 8 to 7.
    The Senator also stated that the Committee on Foreign Relations had
    finally compromised the measure by the adoption of an amendment by
    Senator Frank J. Lausche [Democrat of Ohio] which called for the
    purchase of 25 million of U.N. bonds with a matching formula of up to
    $100 million.
    Senator Saltonstall turned the Chair over to Senator Hickenlooper during
    the remarks of Senator Aiken because of his needed presence at a
    Committee meeting.
    Senator Hickenlooper addressed the meeting and stated that the
    substitute proposed was a clean-cut proposition and would force the U.N.
    to put its house in order.
    Senator Hickenlooper stated that he believed that the majority of the
    American people would like to see the U.N. continue but that if its
    member nations cannot be financially responsible then there was no
    question but that the United Nations would fail. He stated that the
    proposition presented by them would give the United Nations three years
    to find out whether they wanted the United States to continue to bail
    them out of their financial difficulties.
    He stated that in his opinion while the Administration was supporting
    the 25 year issue he thought they would take the amended bill. He also
    stated that if the substitute 3 year loan failed on the Floor, he
    expected to offer a matching dollar for dollar proposition.
    During the discussion of the United Nations bond issue a number of
    questions were asked and several Senators participated in the
    discussion.
    The meeting was called primarily for a discussion of the issue and no
    attempt was made to ascertain the position of Senators.
    There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:05 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference on March 14, 1962

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

                            ------------------------

                                                             [April 3, 1962]

    APRIL 3, 1962
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
      CHAIRMAN, THE HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, FOR TUESDAY, APRIL 3,
              1962, AT 9:30 A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman, the Honorable Leverett Saltonstall, called the meeting to
    order at 9:40 a.m. and stated that a quorum was present. He requested
    the Secretary, the Honorable Milton R. Young, to record those Senators
    present.

    Present 25:
      Aiken                  Dworshak                 Miller
      Allott                 Fong                     Morton
      Bush                   Goldwater                Prouty
      Capehart               Hickenlooper             Saltonstall
      Carlson                Hruska                   Scott
      Case, N.J.             Javits                   Smith
      Cooper                 Keating                  Tower
      Dirksen                Kuchel                   Wiley
                             .......................  Young

    Also present were J. Mark Trice, William Brownrigg III and David S.
    Teeple.
    The Chairman stated that the purpose of the meeting was to discuss the
    compromise amendment in the nature of a substitute recently presented by
    Senators Everett McKinley Dirksen and Mike Mansfield to S. 2768, the
    United Nations Bond bill, and in the absence of Senator George D. Aiken
    who was temporarily detained, he recognized Senator Bourke B.
    Hickenlooper.
    The Senator spoke of participation by the White House with Senators
    Dirksen, Aiken and Mansfield and the reason for attempting to compromise
    the reported Committee version primarily due to the fact that the Aiken-
    Hickenlooper substitute would receive a maximum of 42 votes and a low of
    32 or 33. It was the opinion of the Administration that if a strong vote
    was not recorded in the Senate on the measure there was a likelihood of
    the House defeating the entire proposition. He spoke of the terms of the
    substitute amendment which authorized an appropriation for the President
    of $100 million for a loan to the United Nations, a provision in regard
    to the matching of all loans by other Nations over $25 million, specific
    wording that this legislation was not an authorization for any future
    loan, and certain language to persuade other Nations to keep current on
    their payments. The Senator stated that he could not attend several of
    the meetings because of his absence in Iowa and he suggested that
    Senator Dirksen inform the Membership by reason of his presence at the
    meetings.
    The Chairman then recognized Senator Dirksen who stated that the problem
    at hand was to get the Adminstration ``off the hook'' because of a
    substantial vote against it in the Senate. He stated that he thought the
    substitute would do the job as effectively as it could be done, with the
    Appropriations Committee getting another look at it later.
    He stated that there was a chance of retrieving our money by installment
    payments and the substitute presented a reasonable way to get the United
    Nations ``off the hook'' without going too far.
    The Chairman then recognized Senator Aiken who had arrived during
    Senator Dirksen's statement and the Chairman informed him of the remarks
    by Senator Hickenlooper. Senator Aiken stated that the compromise had
    been agreed upon by the White House after by-passing the United Nations
    and the State Department, and that the substitute would give to the
    President some leverage in dealing with the United Nations. It was his
    opinion that the present compromise was the best that could be arrived
    at.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Hickenlooper who thought that the word
    ``loan'' in the fourth line of the amendment should be changed to
    ``loans'' and Senator Dirksen when recognized suggested the addition of
    a section which called upon the United Nations to report quarterly to
    Congress in regard to its fiscal condition.
    The Chairman in turn recognized Senators Tower, Miller, Goldwater,
    Javits, Cooper, Bush, Scott, Hruska, Fong and Capehart who expressed
    varying points of view in regard to what the substitute did and did not
    do, namely, that bonds could be purchased under the term of ``loan,''
    that in reality there had been no compromise as the President had always
    been willing to assume the responsibility, that the question of interest
    on any loan was questionable as well as the pay-back period, that the
    measure was a complete capitulation to the White House, that definite
    information should be obtained from the President as to whether the
    substitute represents a bond issue or a loan and that the substitute was
    an abdication of the position which the Republicans had previously
    asserted.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Jacob K. Javits who thought that the
    proposition under consideration took the Republican Party ``off the hook
    for wrecking the United Nations'' and that by the President assuming the
    responsibility the process presented was the best under the
    circumstances.
    The Chairman stated that he believed that because of the diverse views
    another Conference on the subject might be called but he would do so
    after consulting with the Minority Leader and Members of the Foreign
    Relations Committee who were actively interested in the subject matter.
    The Chairman then recognized Senator Hickenlooper who presented to the
    Members of the Conference Mr. David S. Teeple who had been appointed by
    him as Staff Director of the Republican Policy Committee on April 1,
    1962. The Senator stated that the Policy Committee Staff had been
    instructed to serve each Republican Member with impartiality. Mr. Teeple
    stood and the Members applauded.
    The Chairman stated that without objection the Secretary would be
    authorized to send a message of good wishes to Senator Francis Case who
    had returned home from the hospital.
    There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 10:39 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference on April 4, 1962

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                            ------------------------

                                                               [May 2, 1962]

    MAY 2, 1962
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
      CHAIRMAN, THE HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 2,
               1962, AT 9:30 A.M. ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman, the Honorable Leverett Saltonstall, called the meeting to
    order at 9:45 a.m. and requested that the Secretary, the Honorable
    Milton R. Young, record those Senators present.

    Present:
      Aiken                  Curtis                   Miller
      Allott                 Dirksen                  Morton
      Beall                  Dworshak                 Mundt
      Bennett                Fong                     Prouty
      Boggs                  Hickenlooper             Saltonstall
      Bush                   Javits                   Scott
      Case, N.J.             Keating                  Tower
      Cotton                 Kuchel                   Wiley
                             .......................  Young

    Also present were J. Mark Trice, William Brownrigg III, David S. Teeple
    and John Guy Miller who was present at the request of Senator Everett
    McKinley Dirksen, Mr. Miller being Senator Dirksen's expert on the
    subject of Medicare.
    The Chairman stated that the meeting was called at the request of
    Senator Jacob K. Javits with the approval of the Leadership, and that
    the meeting would be expository.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Javits who stated that the issue of
    Medicare, in his opinion, was a hot issue and he raised the question as
    to whether or not we need to do something about it.
    The comparison sheet, previously prepared by the Republican Policy
    Committee, ``Comparison of Major Health Care Insurance Proposals for the
    Aging 1962,'' a copy of which is attached, was used by the Senator as a
    basis of comparison of the five or six proposals presently before the
    Congress. He compared their advantages and disadvantages and then fully
    analyzed his bill, S. 2664.
    During the course of Senator Javits' remarks, the Chairman recognized
    Senators Cotton, Curtis, Bennett, Miller, Hickenlooper, Mundt, Bush,
    Curtis, Dworshak and Allott, who asked specific questions concerning
    various provisions contained in the respective measures.
    Fear was expressed that by approving the program there was a risk of
    assuming community responsibility, that there was a possibility of the
    Government ultimately taking over the hospitals, the great possibility
    that each election year further benefits would be demanded and the
    possibility of jeopardizing the present Social Security program.
    Senator Javits concluded his remarks by stating that he would be glad to
    cooperate with any of the Republican Senators in an endeavor to improve
    his bill and was willing to approve any sound plan.
    The Chairman concluded the meeting by saying that he believed a full
    discussion of the measure had been helpful and that it was likely a
    further conference would be held on the subject matter when specific
    legislation was before the Senate.
    The question was raised as to whether or not the prepared analysis sheet
    should be placed in the Congressional Record and it was decided it would
    be wiser not to have it included at this time.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Dirksen who called to the attention of
    those present at the Conference that the Cloture Petition was now at the
    desk for signatures.
    There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 10:55 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference on May 7, 1962

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                                   *    *    *

    [The document prepared by the Policy Committee staff compared all of the
    programs side by side by gluing together several sheets of paper. They
    are presented here consecutively.]
      COMPARISON OF MAJOR HEALTH CARE INSURANCE PROPOSALS FOR THE AGING 1962
                               Kerr-Mills Program
                               (Public Law 86-778)

    [Handwritten notation in margin: 22 states in it but only NY, Mass. &
    Minn. really ``means test'']

    Coverage                            Approximately 10 million persons over 65 might meet the eligibility
                                         requirements. The number actually affected will depend upon the number of
                                         States participating, and the eligibility standards formulated by such
                                         States. (S. Rept. 1856, 86th Cong.)*
    How Many                            Each State could formulate its own eligibility standards within the State
    Benefit                              plan, except that benefits must be provided for residents of the State who:
                                        (1) have attained age 65, and
                                        (2) are not recipients of Old-Age Assistance, but whose income and resources
                                         are insufficient to meet the cost of the medical services listed below.
                                        Persons under age 65 or persons receiving Old-Age Assistance could not be
                                         made eligible under the State plan. The State plan may not require an
                                         enrollment fee as a condition of eligibility or impose a lien on the
                                         property of a beneficiary during his life or that of his surviving spouse.
    Benefits                            The State plan for medical assistance for the aged may specify medical
                                         services of any scope and duration, provided that both institutional and
                                         noninstitutional services are included. The Federal Government would share
                                         in the expense of providing the following kinds of medical services:
                                        (1) inpatient hospital services;
                                        (2) skilled nursing home services;
                                        (3) outpatient hospital or clinic services;
                                        (4) physicians' services;
                                        (5) home health care services;
                                        (6) private duty nursing services;
                                        (7) physical therapy and related services;
                                        (8) dental services;
                                        (9) laboratory and X-ray services;
                                        (10) prescribed drugs, eyeglasses, dentures, and prosthetic devices;
                                        (11) diagnostic, screening and preventive services; and,
                                        (12) any other medical care or remedial care recognized under State law.

     [Handwritten note in margin: not certain of benefits until you seek them]

    Administration                      Participating States would be reimbursed for part of their expenditures
                                         under Federally approved State plans providing medical services to aged
                                         persons who are not recipients of Old-Age Assistance, but whose income and
                                         resources are insufficient to meet the cost of necessary medical services.
    Financing                           Federal sharing in State expenses under plans for Medical Assistance for the
                                         Aged would be determined according to an equalization formula based on
                                         State per capita income in relation to the national average and would run
                                         from 50 to 80 percent. There are no dollar limits beyond which no matching
                                         will apply. The States would receive in addition an amount to half of their
                                         administrative expenses under plans for Medical Assistance for the Aged.
    Total Cost                          Estimated costs for the first year were as follows:
    1st Year                              Federal--$60 million
                                          State--56 million
                                        ----------------------
                                        Total--116 million (S. Rept. 1856, 86th Cong.)

    *As of January 1962, 25 States and 3 Jurisdictions had established MAA
    Programs as follows: Arkansas, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky,
    Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York,
    North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee,
    Utah, Virgin Islands, Washington, West Virginia, Alabama, California,
    Connecticut, Guam, Maine, Pennsylvania and Vermont. Source--Department
    of Health, Education and Welfare. Press Release, March 28, 1962.
                        Administration Bill (87th Cong.)
                      S. 909 (Senator Anderson and Others)
                         H.R. 4222 (Representative King)

    [Coverage]                          (As of January 1963, see effective dates below)
                                        OASI eligibles--14.4 million
                                        Railroad Retirement eligibles--0.6 million
                                        --------------------------------------
                                        TOTAL--15.0 million
    [How Many                           All persons would be eligible for medical benefits who--
    Benefit]
                                        (1) are age 65 or over; and,
                                        (2) are eligible to receive Social Security or Railroad Retirement benefits.
    [Benefits]                          Benefits would consist of payments to medical facilities for services
                                         rendered to eligible individuals. Such payments may be made for the
                                         following kinds of services:
                                        (1) inpatient care--90 days per benefit period subject to a deductible of
                                         $10 per day for the first nine days, but not less than $20; plus,
                                        (2) skilled nursing home care after transfer from a hospital--120 days per
                                         benefit period plus an extra two days of nursing home care for each unused
                                         day of hospital care, total nursing home care for each benefit period not
                                         to exceed 180 days, plus
                                        (3) home health services--240 visits per calendar year; plus,
                                        (4) outpatient diagnostic services--no durational limit, but subject to a
                                         deductible of $20 per diagnostic study.

                                                     Effective Dates

                                        Inpatient hospital services--October 1, 1962
                                        Outpatient diagnostic services--October 1, 1962
                                        Home health services--October 1, 1962
                                        Nursing home services--July 1, 1963
    [Administration]                    Would provide medical benefits through the Social Security (OASI) mechanism
                                         for persons 65 or over who are eligible to receive OASI benefits, or
                                         Railroad Retirement annuities.
    [Financing]                         The cost in percent of the estimated level premium payroll ($5,000 wage
                                         base) would be .66%. This cost would be met in two ways:
                                        (1) The amount of annual wages and earnings subject to Social Security
                                         payroll taxes would be increased from $4,800 to $5,000, effective in 1962;
                                         and,
                                        (2) Social Security and Railroad Retirement payroll taxes would be increased
                                         by 0.50% of taxable earnings, effective in 1963. (Increase equals 0.25% on
                                         employers, 0.25% on employees, and 0.375% on the self-employed.)
                                        These changes in the tax structure would derive revenue equal to .60% of the
                                         present estimated level premium payroll ($5,000 wage base).
    [Total Cost                         The estimated total cost of providing medical benefits would be about $2
    1st Year]                            billion per year on a level premium (long run) basis. The cost for early
                                         years would be slightly over $1 billion.

                                                 Javits Bill (S. 2664) 1

    [Coverage]                          All persons 65 and over who meet the retirement qualifications* and who are
                                         not beneficiaries of medical care under old-age assistance or other Federal
                                         assistance medical programs.
    [How Many                           12.3 million (as of 1963) estimated out of total age population of 16
    Benefit]                             million (est.)
    [Benefits]                          Eligible individuals may choose one of three optional programs: (1)
                                         preventive, diagnostic and short-term illness benefits with specified
                                         services; (2) long-term illness benefits with specified services; (3)
                                         private insurance benefits, under which the cost of a private inusrance
                                         plan, up to a maximum of $100 per year, is paid for. Benefits specified
                                         under the preventive short-term care plan: (1) 21 days of hospital care;
                                         (2) 63 days of nursing care less any days of hospitalization at a ratio of
                                         3 nursing home days per hospital day; (3) physicians service for 12 days;
                                         (4) first $100 of costs for ambulatory diagnostic, laboratory and x-ray
                                         services; and (5) 24 days of visiting nurse or other home health care
                                         services. Benefits specified per year under the catastrophic long-term or
                                         chronic illness plan--80% of the following costs, after payment of the
                                         first $125 of medical expenses: (1) 120 days of hospital care; (2) surgical
                                         service, drugs and appliances, provided in a hospital; (3) 360 days of
                                         nursing home services less any days of hospitalization at a ratio of 3
                                         nursing home days per hospital day; (4) full home health care services.
                                         Private Insurance benefits--payment to insurance carrier of premiums on a
                                         renewable private health insurance policy of which an eligible individual
                                         is beneficiary, up to $100 per year.
    [Administration]                    By State under agreement with Secretary of HEW, or by the Secretary if he is
                                         unable to conclude an agreement: states to be reimbursed; they can augment
                                         benefits under same administration if they assume added costs.
    [Financing]                         Benefits would be paid from a Federal Medical Insurance Trust Fund. (1)
                                         Payroll taxes of employees and employers are increased 1/4 of 1% of first
                                         $4,800 wages in 1963 each and 1/8 of 1% in 1972; for self-employed, 3/8 of
                                         1% in 1963 and 3/16 of 1% in 1972. These increases derive the equivalent of
                                         0.70% of payroll on a level premium (long run) basis. (2) For other
                                         retirees, by appropriation from general revenue.
    [Total Cost                         $1,230 billion.
    1st Year]

    1 This bill contains basically the same benefit, administrative and eligibility features as S. 937, which
      provides for general revenue financing. I introduced S. 937 on February 13, 1961, with Senators Cooper, Scott,
      Aiken, Fong, Cotton, Keating, Kuchel, Prouty and Saltonstall as cosponsors.
    * An individual would be ``retired'' if: (i) his income for Federal income tax purposes did not exceed $3,000,
      or $4,500 in combined income with his spouse, in his last taxable year; or (ii) he files a sworn statement
      that for taxable year in which he applies for health care insurance benefits, his income for Federal tax
      purposes will not exceed $3,000, or $4,500 for a married couple; or (iii) he had attained age 72.
    Source--Senator Javits' office.

                              Bow Bill (H.R. 10981)

    [Coverage]                           Everyone who reaches age 65 who wishes health insurance.
    [How Many
    Benefit]
    [Benefits]                           Medical care insurance under a choice of policies, the minimum benefits of
                                          which are described as plans 1 and 2.

                                                       Bow Plan 1

                                         (Payment of all charges is made by the insurance carrier)
                                         Hospital room and board up to $12 per day, and up to $1,080 in a calendar
                                          year; other hospital charges including charges for surgical or emergency
                                          outpatient treatment up to $120 in any calendar year. Convalescent
                                          hospital room and board up to $6 per day, and up to $186 in any 1 calendar
                                          year, following discharge from hospital. No home health services or
                                          nurses' fees. Surgical charges according to a fee schedule with a $300
                                          maximum. Diagnostic, laboratory, and X-ray services when hospitalized as
                                          above. Drugs used in hospitals.

                                                       Bow Plan 2

                                         (Subject to a deductible feature with not to exceed 25 percent
                                          coinsurance)*
                                         Hospital room and board equal to charges for semiprivate accommodations;
                                          other hospital charges including charges for surgical or emergency
                                          outpatient treatment. Convalescent hospital room and board up to $6 per
                                          day, and up to $540 in any 1 calendar year, following discharge from
                                          hospital. No home health services. Up to $16 per day for registered nurse,
                                          and up to $480 in any 1 calendar year. Surgical charges according to a fee
                                          schedule with a $300 maximum, and $5 per call for other than surgery or
                                          postoperative care. Diagnostic X-rays and other diagnostic and laboratory
                                          tests; X-ray, radium, and radioactive isotope treatment. Charges for drugs
                                          and medicines which require a doctor's prescription; blood or blood plasma
                                          not donated or replaced; anesthetics and oxygen; rental of durable medical
                                          or surgical equipment such as hospital beds or wheelchairs.
    [Administration]                     Secretary of Treasury
    [Financing]                          Through tax credits for individuals who pay their own premiums or are
                                          covered by insurance paid for by near relatives or former employers, and
                                          through issuance of ``medical care insurance certificates'' for all
                                          others.
    [Total Cost                          Cost estimated to be comparable to other legislation, but difficult to
    1st Year]                             predict because of lack (a) precise information on amount of deduction now
                                          taken by or for individuals over 65 which would be an offset against cost
                                          of tax credit; (b) knowledge concerning probable degree of participation.
                                          Estimated first-year cost--$1.6 billion.

    * Payments of benefits may be subject to either (1) a deductible of not more than $100 in a calendar year and a
      lifetime maximum of not less than $5,000; or (2) a deductible of not more than $200 in a calendar year and a
      lifetime maximum of not less than $10,000.
    Source--Representative Bow's bill (H.R. 10981) and chart from Mr. Bow's office on page 3953, Congressional
      Record, March 15, 1962.

                            Lindsay Bill (H.R. 11253)

    [Coverage]                           OASDI eligibles and over; also railroad retirees. 14.4 million OASDI
                                          beneficiaries and 0.6 million railroad retirees; also subject to State
                                          action and State eligibility standards, all those not covered by OASDI may
                                          be made eligible (about 2.9 million).
    [How Many                            Minimum of 15.0 million as of end of 1963; subject to State action and
    Benefit]                              State eligibility standards, any portion or all of an additional 2.9
                                          million could benefit, or for a total of 17.9 million of the entire aged
                                          population.
    [Benefits]                           I. OASDI eligibles have an option to choose between (1) protection under a
                                          ``Government Plan,'' with same benefit structure as the King-Anderson
                                          bills (S. 909 and H.R. 4222), and (2) the right to a monthly cash payment
                                          provided that the individual is covered by a private health insurance
                                          policy or voluntary prepayment plan which has an actuarial value at least
                                          equal to that of the Government Plan. Any individual electing the private
                                          health benefits option would receive a monthly cash payment of $8 per
                                          month (to be increased if actuarial value of benefits under Government
                                          Plan increases). He may choose any qualified private health insurance
                                          policy or private prepayment plan. He may assign his monthly cash payments
                                          to the carrier of his private health benefits plan.
                                         II. Individuals who are not covered by OASDI (including public assistance
                                          recipients) may be made eligible for the benefits of the Government Plan
                                          if their States wish to ``buy-in'' to the Federal program for them. A
                                          particular state would specify the elegible class of persons (setting
                                          whatever eligibility standards it wishes). When an eligible person enters
                                          a hospital or nursing home he will be treated in the same way as an OASDI
                                          beneficiary. Each State would reimburse the Federal Health Insurance Trust
                                          Fund periodically for the aggregate amount paid out in respect of its non-
                                          OASDI beneficiaries. States would be aided in reimbursing the Trust Fund
                                          by Federal grants from general revenues. These grants would be paid under
                                          the same formula as in the Kerr-Mills law, except that the Federal
                                          percentage share of the grants would be 5% greater than under the Kerr-
                                          Mills formula.
    [Administration]                     (1) For Government Plan: by Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare,
                                          making agreements with providers of services and utilizing State agencies
                                          to determine qualification of services. (2) For private health benefits
                                          option: State Insurance Commissioners determine qualification of private
                                          health benefits plan for the monthly cash payment, under agreements with
                                          the Secretary of HEW; the Secretary issues regulations prescribing
                                          standards for determining actuarial equivalence. State ``buy-in'': States
                                          determine eligibility; administration for the eligible class is same as
                                          for Government Plan. All phases: Secretary consults with Health Insurance
                                          Benefits Advisory Council, which includes at least four outstanding
                                          private health or prepayment plan experts.
    [Financing]                          For OASDI eligibles: Same as S. 909 and H.R. 4222, except that H.R. 11253
                                          creates a separate health insurance trust fund rather than merging the two
                                          existing funds and the new health insurance programs. For non-OASDI
                                          beneficiaries made eligible under State ``buy-in'': A combination of
                                          Federal, State and local general revenues. Federal percentage share of the
                                          cost in any State same as under Kerr-Mills law plus 5%. Costs depend
                                          entirely on action taken by States.
    [Total Cost                          $1.1 billion for OASDI beneficiaries.
    1st Year]

                                     Blue Shield--Blue Cross Senior Citizens Program

                                     (Endorsed by the American Medical Association)

    [Coverage]                           Blue Shield--All 17.9 million persons age 65 and over, their spouses, and
                                          any children under 19 years of age.
                                         Blue Cross--All 17.9 million persons age 65 and over and surviving
                                          dependents.
    [How Many                            Same as above.
    Benefit]
    [Benefits]                           Blue Shield--surgery either in a hospital or doctor's office; in-hospital
                                          visits up to 70 days per admission, up to 30 days of in-hospital doctor
                                          visits per year for tuberculosis and mental patients; anesthesia performed
                                          by physician who bills for services; nursing home care and one physician
                                          visit per week for 13 weeks for patients (other than tubercular or mental)
                                          who transfer from hospital to nursing home; diagnostic X-rays of
                                          accidental injuries taken in doctor's office or hospital out-patient
                                          department within 72 hours of accident, also diagnostic X-rays for
                                          hospital patients when ordered by attending physician, consistent with
                                          condition for which patient was hospitalized and performed by physician
                                          who bills for services; radiation therapy performed by physician;
                                          laboratory and pathological examinations done by attending physician.
                                         Blue Cross--70 days of hospital care in rooms of 3 or more beds including
                                          room and board, general nursing service, drugs, dressings; emergency
                                          accident care within 72 hours in out-patient department for surgical
                                          procedures, X-ray and radiation therapy. Care in chronic and
                                          rehabilitation hospitals and skilled nursing homes and visiting nurse
                                          service at home.
    [Administration]                     Blue Shield and Blue Cross
    [Financing]                          Blue Shield--paid in full for single persons with an annual income of
                                          $2,500 or less, and for husband and wife whose combined income is under
                                          $4,000. Others above income limit, pay any costs above those allowed for
                                          particular services. Estimated cost for plan: single person $3.20 per
                                          month, husband and wife $6.10 per month.
                                         Blue Cross--paid for by individuals at an estimated cost of $10 to $12 per
                                          month.
    [Total Cost                          No estimate for either plan.
    1st Year]

    Prepared by the Staff of U.S. Senate Republican Policy Committee Sen.
    Bourke B. Hickenlooper, Chairman, David S. Teeple, Staff Director

                            ------------------------

                                                              [June 7, 1962]

    JUNE 7, 1962
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
      CHAIRMAN, THE HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, FOR THURSDAY, JUNE 7,
              1962, AT 9:00 A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman, the Honorable Leverett Saltonstall, called the meeting to
    order at 9:08 a.m. and requested that the Secretary, the Honorable
    Milton R. Young, call the roll and record those Senators present.

    Present 28:
      Aiken                  Cotton                   Miller
      Allott                 Dirksen                  Mundt
      Beall                  Dworshak                 Pearson
      Bennett                Fong                     Saltonstall
      Boggs                  Hickenlooper             Scott
      Bush                   Hruska                   Smith
      Carlson                Javits                   Tower
      Case, N.J.             Keating                  Wiley
      Cooper                 Kuchel                   Williams
                             .......................  Young

    Also present were J. Mark Trice, William Brownrigg III, David S. Teeple
    and William B. Prendergast, Executive Secretary of the Joint Committee.
    The Chairman announced that a quorum was present and that the purpose
    for today's meeting was to consider the report of the 1962 Joint
    Committee on Republican Principles titled ``A Declaration of Republican
    Principle and Policy.''
    The Chairman also announced that without objection he would name Senator
    Maurice J. Murphy, Jr. and Senator James B. Pearson as members of the
    Committee on Committees. There was no objection.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper, who had served
    as co-chairman of the 1962 Joint Committee on Republican Principles, who
    suggested that the meeting recess for ten minutes in order to allow the
    members present to read the report, copies of which had been distributed
    for the first time. Senator Hickenlooper suggested that they not read
    the report to find specific statements on any subject as the Committee
    had attempted to prepare their recommendations as a blanket under which
    to live and a floor on which to stand. He said that attempts had been
    made to pattern the report for the benefit of the total membership of
    the House and Senate and to boil it down to essentials. He stated that
    an attempt had been made to keep it as brief as possible. A number of
    suggestions had been received from President Eisenhower, President
    Hoover, various Governors, Senators and others. The Senator stated that
    he hoped the report would be read in that light and that no changes
    would be made by either the House or the Senate as any changes would
    have to be taken back to the House members and also that a press
    conference had been called for 1:30 today at which time a release of the
    report would be made if approved.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Jacob K. Javits who raised a
    parliamentary inquiry as to whether or not the committee report would be
    subject to amendment and he was advised by the Chair that amendments
    would be in order.
    The Chairman declared a recess until 9:27 a.m. in order that each member
    might read the submitted report.
    The Chairman then recognized Senator Javits who raised several
    questions, one in regard to a statement made in regard to unemployment,
    another relating to foreign policy where the words ``victory over
    freedom'' were used, and another in regard to the section relating to
    United Nations voting where the words ``to reflect population
    disparities'' were used.
    It was suggested that certain interpretations be made clear at the press
    conference which was to follow and after varying interpretations were
    given by Senators Kenneth B. Keating, John G. Tower and George D. Aiken,
    who had served as members of the committee, the language was left
    intact.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Keating who stated that Congressman
    Melvin R. Laird's [Republican of Wisconsin] idea was to include one or
    two gadgets in the report which would raise some questions and present
    new ideas.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Thomas H. Kuchel who expressed the
    opinion that a firm statement should have been included, reaffirming the
    1960 Republican Platform and he expressed the thought that the press
    would say the Party was veering to the right.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Hickenlooper who stated that the Joint
    Committee made no attempt to re-write the 1960 Platform and that in his
    opinion no violence had been done to it. He said that an attempt was
    made to cover the various points by broad, basic statements and that
    while all the details would not satisfy each person individually, it was
    something that the Republican Members of the House and Senate could
    stand on.
    The Chairman then recognized Senator Javits who raised the question as
    to how the motion of adoption was to be worded and after some discussion
    Senator Javits suggested certain words.
    Later the Chairman recognized Senator Roman L. Hruska who suggested that
    a slight modification be made in the wording but this suggestion was
    later withdrawn.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Young of North Dakota who objected to
    the use of the word ``massive'' where it related to the land retirement
    program.
    Other Senators were recognized by the Chairman who raised certain
    questions about specific language.
    On motion of Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper the Chairman then read the
    following resolution:

      RESOLVED, That the Republican Senatorial Conference approves
      the issuance of this report as a declaration of Republican
      principles and policy representing the consensus of
      Republicans in the Senate.

    The Chairman put the question and after a ``yea'' and ``nay'' vote, the
    Chair announced that the report was agreed to. There was one negative
    vote recorded, and the Chairman recognized Senator Young of North Dakota
    who stated that he wished to explain his vote because it was based
    solely on the use of the word ``massive'' in regard to the land
    retirement program. As this was a political issue in North Dakota he
    stated he could not vote for the report for this reason.
    The Chairman recognized Senator John Sherman Cooper who stated that
    while he had voted for the report he now wished to change his vote to
    ``nay'' because of his objection to some of the foreign policy language.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Hickenlooper who requested that the
    members not release their copies as he did not wish to release the
    report until the House had agreed to it and the report was released at
    the afternoon press conference.
    A copy of the report as approved is attached.
    There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 10:50 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference on June 7th, 1962

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                                   *    *    *
                A DECLARATION OF REPUBLICAN PRINCIPLE AND POLICY
                                   THE REPORT
                                     of the
                  1962 JOINT COMMITTEE ON REPUBLICAN PRINCIPLES
                    Representative Melvin R. Laird, Chairman
                   Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper, Co-Chairman

                Senate Members                       House Members

    Sen. George D. Aiken                 Rep. Peter Frelinghuysen
    Sen. Wallace F. Bennett              Rep. Glenard P. Lipscomb
    Sen. Thruston B. Morton              Rep. Catherine May
    Sen. Kenneth B. Keating              Rep. Charles E. Goodell
    Sen. John G. Tower                   Rep. James E. Bromwell

                   William B. Prendergast, Executive Secretary
                                  June 5, 1962

                A DECLARATION OF REPUBLICAN PRINCIPLE AND POLICY

                        I. BASIC BELIEFS OF REPUBLICANS

      Republican philosophy is rooted in the traditions of this land of
    ours-- in the Declaration of Independence that made this country free,
    in the Constitution that has kept it free, and in the free men and women
    who have made it the greatest nation on earth.
      Republican philosophy rests on the doctrines that the individual has a
    God-given dignity and that government exists to serve him.

      We Republicans hold these five principles as basic beliefs:

    INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY

      We believe in the individual's right and capacity to govern
      himself--to set his own goals--to make his way to them
      without the restraints of dictatorship or paternalism.

    LIMITED GOVERNMENT

      We believe that the basic function of government is to
      maintain an environment in which the individual can freely
      develop powers of mind, heart and body with which his
      Creator endowed him. We believe that government should do
      for the people only the things they cannot do for
      themselves.

    DIFFUSION OF POWER

      We believe that the Federal government should act only when
      the people are not adequately served by state or local
      governments. We believe in separation of the powers of
      government. We believe in a system of checks and balances to
      prevent a monopoly of power in any branch of government.

    GOVERNMENT WITH A HEART

      We believe that government must act to help establish
      conditions of equal opportunity for all people and to help
      assure that no one is denied the requisites for a life of
      dignity.

    GOVERNMENT WITH A HEAD

      We believe that government must prudently weigh needs
      against resources, put first things first, rigorously tailor
      means to ends, and understand the difference between words
      and deeds. The future will be built by those who work for
      it--not by those who only promise it.
                           II. THE GREAT ISSUE OF 1962

      The vote cast by the American citizen in the election of 1962 should
    be his response to the question: Which party acts more effectively to
    preserve and enlarge human freedom?
      The current Administration has shown little understanding of, or
    concern for, institutions that buttress freedom at home--separation of
    powers, checks and balances, state and local responsibilty, and a free
    competitive economy.
      It has demonstrated neither the wit nor the will to meet effectively
    the assault of international Communism on freedom.
      We Republicans cannot witness the erosion of freedom without warning
    or protest. We propose a new direction for public policy in order to
    advance the cause of freedom at home and throughout the world.
                              III. FREEDOM AT HOME

      In domestic policy, the most urgent national goal is steady economic
    progress with more and better products, more and better jobs, and a
    constantly improving standard of living for all.
      Only with a vigorous economy can the cold war be won, education
    improved, slums eliminated, medical care expanded, and other urgent
    national goals achieved.
      Only a free competitive economy will have the needed vigor.
      The Administration's lack of sympathy toward a free competitive
    economy has been made plain by many of its principal advisors. They have
    expressed the pessimistic theory that the economy can attain a
    satisfactory rate of growth and avoid mass unemployment only through
    heavy-handed direction and control by government. They have argued that
    government must protect individuals from foolish spending by taking
    their money and spending it for them.
      The incompetence of the New Frontier in economic policy is manifest.
    It has destroyed confidence. It has given the nation a multi-billion
    dollar increase in federal spending and is on the way to its third
    unbalanced budget. Under it the nation has had the highest annual
    unemployment, the greatest number of business failures since the great
    depression, and the slowest recovery from recession in the post-war
    period.
      The oft-heard campaign cry ``Get American Moving Again'' has become a
    hollow echo.
    The Economy
      Republicans understand the workings of a free competitive economy. The
    present Administration does not.
      We hold that American labor, business, industry, science and
    agriculture get the jobs done, pay the wages, and create the rising
    standard of living.
      Government should encourage economic growth, particularly by fostering
    an environment in which Americans can earn, spend and save with
    confidence. It should not compete, nor fix wages or prices, nor
    substitute its decision for free bargaining in the market place.
      The level of persistent unemployment which has existed under the
    present Administration cannot be tolerated. We believe in meeting
    unemployment with real jobs from the released energy of private
    initiative. Government should help to develop skills that fit workers
    for new jobs in a swiftly changing economy.
      A thorough overhaul of the tax system to encourage production, build
    jobs, and promote savings and investment is overdue.
      The economic responsibility of government requires a halt to the
    upward spiral of federal spending, especially for non-defense purposes.
    Waste must be eliminated, and all proposals for expenditure must be
    subjected to the most rigid test of necessity.
      This responsibility requires more than lip service to a balanced
    budget and reduction of the federal debt.
      This responsibility requires a stable dollar, which is not likely to
    result if control of the Federal Reserve System rests in the White
    House.
      Government should exercise impartiality and forebearance when the
    immediate economic interests of management and labor come into conflict.
      Above all, government must not become the partisan of any private
    economic interest. We want government to be pro-business and pro-labor.
    An anti-business or anti-labor orientation inevitably involves
    government in every conflict between management and labor and can only
    enfeeble a free-enterprise economy.
      The productive capacity of American agriculture is a blessing. The
    present farm problem in large part was created by government. We reject
    the Administration's proposal which gives the farmer only a choice
    between regimentation and ruin. We advocate a shift in resources,
    encouraged by a massive voluntary long-term land retirement program,
    increased emphasis on new uses for farm products, and improved marketing
    and distribution practices.
      Problems of surplus must be met by maintaining strategic food
    reserves, by expansion of programs to feed the needy at home and abroad,
    and by adjusting price supports to permit the development and growth of
    markets and to remove incentives for over-production. The ever-
    increasing maze of red-tape fences across the farms of this land must be
    torn down.
      Government must encourage, not inhibit, the ingenuity and enterprise
    that produce scientific and technological progress.
      We advocate decentralization and competition in scientific effort. We
    favor continuation of a patent system that encourages risk-taking and
    creativity. In fields such as space exploration and atomic power (which
    should be swiftly developed), the preponderant role that government must
    at present assume should not shut out increased participation by private
    enterprise in the future.
    Government with a Heart--and a Head
      The Republican Party, which came into being to reassert the rights and
    dignity of the individual, strongly supports measures necessary to
    fulfill the promises of the Constitution. It made solid progress in the
    field of human rights during its administration and specified its
    objectives in its 1960 platform.
      The right to vote is denied by fraud in the casting or counting of
    ballots as surely as by exclusion from the polls. Republicans urge
    vigorous investigation of fraud at the polls and recommend corrective
    action.
      As in civil rights, so in immigration policy, Republicans take their
    pledges seriously. The failure of the present Administration even to
    request immigration legislation exposes their 1960 platform promises as
    a hoax.
      Republicans seek to preserve the system that has provided the highest
    quality of hospital and medical care available anywhere on earth. We
    reject attempts to run a legislative bulldozer through the structure of
    voluntary health insurance and private medicine.
      Effective tax relief for medical and hospital insurance should be
    given to all. We support government action to increase the coverage of
    voluntary insurance plans and to help older citizens having difficulty
    meeting the costs of adequate coverage.
      Under a system of local responsibility for education, American
    schools--public and private--have given the nation a higher percentage
    of well-educated citizens than are found in any other nation of the
    world.
      Every American youth should have the opportunity to receive an
    education commensurate with his ability. Selective Federal assistance is
    needed. Federal direction must never be substituted for local or private
    control of our schools.
      Tax relief should be given to those who bear the burden of financing
    education for themselves or others.
      Public Assistance programs should put a floor over the pit of poverty,
    never a ceiling on personal achievement. They should strive to equip
    individuals to become self-supporting. The qualified recipient, as well
    as the taxpayer, must be protected from the misuse of welfare funds.
    Federal-State Relations
      The federal system of the United States was designed to prevent
    excessive centralization of political power and to defend individual
    liberty at home. Without sacrificing efficiency, it gives to the nation
    flexibility and durability.
      The national government should be ready to cooperate with states and
    localities, not elbow them aside or smother them with direction and
    control.
      Neglect at any level of government is likely to result in the
    weakening of a federal system. For example, state and local governments
    must deal with the urgent problems of urbanized areas, or run the risk
    of federal control in these areas. Failure to eliminate the inequities
    in representation in state legislatures gives an impetus to further
    centralization of power in the Federal Government and ultimately in the
    Federal Executive.
                        IV. FREEDOM THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

      The world cannot permanently endure part Communist and part free. In a
    world dominated by Communism, liberty would become a luxury which
    Americans could not afford. Republicans believe that this nation, which
    has, under God, proclaimed liberty throughout the land, must now
    dedicate its strength to proclaiming freedom throughout the world.
      In foreign policy, the overriding national goal must be victory over
    Communism through the establishment of a world in which men can live in
    freedom, security, and national independence. There can be no real peace
    short of it.
      An active strategy aimed at victory does not increase the risk of
    nuclear war. Weakness and irresolution on the part of the United
    States--which could lead the Communists to underestimate the intensity
    of the devotion of free men to their freedom--are more likely to bring
    the world to hot war than are strength and firmness.
      American strategy should be tested by this standard: If it advances
    the cause of freedom, do it. If it injures that cause, reject it.
      By its effect on freedom, American foreign policy must be judged--and
    not by its effect on popularity polls or on the attitudes of neutral
    leaders.
      Despite this nation's position as the most powerful on earth, the
    bankruptcy of its leadership was shown at critical times in the past
    year. It was shown in Berlin and Cuba. It was shown in the hesitancy to
    resume nuclear testing when our national security demanded it. It was
    shown in the bluster followed by whimpering in respect to Laos.
      Republicans demand high-powered deeds, not high-sounding words. We
    want and expect the cause of freedom to win.
    Diplomacy
      The unity of the Free World has been shaken by the bewilderment and
    irresolution of the present Administration. It must be rebuilt to
    establish a new and closer relationship among free peoples. The United
    States must encourage and support regional movements toward economic and
    political cooperation among its allies.
      The place of the United Nations in American foreign policy must be
    carefully reconsidered. To ask this organization to perform tasks which
    it is incapable of performing is not supporting the United Nations; it
    is hastening its death. This country's responsibility of Free World
    leadership must not be abdicated to the United Nations.
      The United States must work to reorganize and revitalize the United
    Nations. Toward this end, it would be desirable to change the method of
    voting in the General Assembly and in the specialized agencies so as to
    reflect population disparities among the member states and to recognize
    relative ability and willingness to meet the obligations of the Charter.
      The bandit leaders of Red China should neither be admitted to the
    United Nations nor recognized by the United States.
      Peoples living behind the walls and barbed wire of Eastern Europe and
    Asia must be assured that Communist slavery is not their settled fate.
      The United States should challenge the Soviet Union to swing open for
    at least one year the barriers that make all of Eastern Europe a vast
    prison in order to permit the inhabitants a free choice of their way of
    life.
      The United States must help the young and the underdeveloped nations
    of Latin America, Asia and Africa which are groping for stability and
    freedom. In so doing, our nation need not--and should not--sacrifice the
    trust of old friends in Europe.
      America should take the offensive in psychological warfare through an
    information agency more willing to attack Communist weaknesses and to
    speak affirmatively, not apologetically, of freedom.
    Trade and Aid
      The power of the bountiful American economy should be used to promote
    the goals of foreign policy. Expansion of Free World trade benefits all
    free nations. Achievement of this objective, however, can be realized
    only in the context of sound policies on the fiscal, monetary, and wage-
    cost-price front that will keep American products competitive. The
    Administration fails to view the problem of foreign trade as a whole.
      Such policies will help to alleviate the balance of payments problem
    and to restore confidence in our currency abroad. In order to solve
    these problems, vigorous action to expand markets overseas is needed,
    and other prosperous nations must assume a greater share of the economic
    burdens of protecting and nurturing freedom throughout the world.
      A shower of dollars on other lands does not by itself make those lands
    free or keep them free. Bountiful as it is, our economy is not
    inexhaustible.
      Republicans, therefore, believe that the American program of economic
    aid must be recast so that it effectively serves the cause of freedom,
    without waste and within the sensible limits of careful priorities.
      Demands for assistance by those who hang back from the struggle
    between freedom and slavery do not deserve the high priority that the
    pressing needs of freedom's friends should have.
      Aid to our sister American republics is, by law, conditional upon
    progress toward development of free institutions. Aid should not be
    extended to any Communist state that will not accept equally stringent
    conditions.
    Military Power
      Republicans remain committed to maintenance of superior military force
    so long as the Communist drive for world conquest continues. The United
    States must never again be mousetrapped by false nuclear testing
    pledges. Now the nation must make up for lost time in the development of
    nuclear weapons.
      Any disarmament plan must guarantee reliable inspection and assure
    sufficient strength, step-by-step, to defend against violations. This
    nation's arms control negotiators must never be tempted to gamble
    unrealistically with our country's security.
      Efficiency throughout the Defense establishment is demanded. Increased
    unification is required where it enhances strength. We oppose it where
    it waters down service pride and spirit.
      We oppose the take-over of operational responsibilities by armchair
    policy makers. Failure in Cuba has been traced to that trend.
      Within the last eighteen months a Communist military base has been
    established ninety miles from the coast of Florida. The tragic timidity
    of those who withheld needed support from the Cuban patriots dispatched
    to free their country permitted the Communists to achieve their greatest
    triumph in a decade. We should never again tolerate such a failure.
                            ------------------------

                                                             [June 25, 1962]

    JUNE 25, 1962
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
    CHAIRMAN, THE HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, FOR MONDAY, JUNE 25, 1962,
                 AT 9:30 A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman, the Honorable Leverett Saltonstall, called the meeting to
    order at 9:48 a.m. and requested that the Secretary, the Honorable
    Milton R. Young, call the roll and record those Senators present.

    Present 18:
      Aiken                  Case, N.J.               Javits
      Allott                 Cooper                   Keating
      Beall                  Cotton                   Mundt
      Bennett                Dirksen                  Saltonstall
      Bush                   Dworshak                 Williams
      Carlson                Hickenlooper             Young

    Also present were J. Mark Trice, William Brownrigg III and David S.
    Teeple.
    The Chairman announced that a quorum was present and that the Conference
    had been called at the request of the Minority Leader, the Honorable
    Everett McKinley Dirksen.
    The Chairman, in the temporary absence of Senator Karl Mundt, and on his
    behalf, presented a resolution in regard to the passing of Senator
    Francis Case. The resolution was unanimously agreed to by standing vote
    and a copy is attached hereto.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Dirksen who stated that the Senate
    having been in session for approximately six months it was time to look
    down the road in regard to those legislative measures which would come
    before the Senate for consideration.
    In regard to ``must'' legislation, he mentioned the appropriation bills,
    the debt ceiling resolution, corporate and excise tax extension, sugar
    legislation and the renegotiation act extension. He mentioned as ``semi-
    must'' legislation the public welfare bill, the tax revision bill, trade
    expansion and agriculture. Under the heading of ``Wanted by the
    Administration'' was legislation in regard to drugs and wire tapping.
    Senator Dirksen discussed each piece of legislation previously mentioned
    and a number of questions were asked by the members present.
    On the debt ceiling and trade expansion legislation, Senator Dirksen
    thought there should be some party position taken by the Republicans. In
    regard to medicare, Senators Jacob K. Javits and Prescott Bush stated
    that they would offer substitute proposals to the Anderson amendment.
    Some question was raised as to the wisdom of making a motion to lay on
    the table the Anderson amendment as such a procedure would not present
    an affirmative approach. The opinion was also expressed that an extended
    discussion would not present a position of dignity and strength.
    The opinion was also expressed that Senator [Clinton P.] Anderson
    [Democrat of New Mexico] was willing to compromise the matter by
    including in the coverage those persons not under Social Security and
    also couple it with some kind of income test. Senator Kenneth B. Keating
    spoke of a statement by Senator Anderson which said that the only thing
    the Administration would insist upon would be the Social Security aspect
    but that it might be agreeable to have the program adminstered by Blue
    Cross and not HEW.
    The Chairman then recognized Senator Javits for the purpose of
    ascertaining if he had reached any conclusions in regard to the subject
    of tax reduction. Senator Javits stated that he had reached the
    conclusion that any attempt made now to move for a tax cut would show us
    to be irresponsible but that some way should be devised to force the
    Administration to present their program now instead of next year.
    Senator Javits also thought that Republicans should develop an incentive
    tax cut program of their own and suggested that a bill might be
    prepared.
    Senator Dirksen thought that the preferable approach would be to let the
    matter ride and keep the monkey on the President's back and make him ask
    for a tax cut.
    There was general discussion as to what approach might be made insofar
    as the debt ceiling increase was concerned and as to what proper amount
    should be insisted upon. Senator Karl Mundt suggested that a Sense of
    the Senate resolution on the tax matter be offered as an amendment to
    the debt ceiling bill or to some other legislation. Senator Hickenlooper
    thought that the Administration should be put on notice that they should
    not go over $300 billion, and that expenditures should be tied in with
    any debt ceiling proposals.
    There were no definite conclusions reached in regard to any of the
    subjects discussed, and the Chairman announced that if a further
    Conference was desired he would be glad to call one on the request of
    any member.
    There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:13 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference on June 28, 1962

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                                   *    *    *

    87th Congress
    2d Session
                                  Francis Case

      Senator Karl E. Mundt offered the following resolution in the
    Republican Minority Conference on Monday, June 25, 1962, which was
    adopted by unanimous action:
      Whereas Almighty God in His infinite wisdom has taken from us our
    beloved colleague, the Honorable Francis Case, late junior Senator from
    the State of South Dakota, and
      Whereas throughout his twelve years in the United States Senate and
    fourteen years in the House of Representatives, he rendered to our
    nation and to his State a most distinguished service, and
      Whereas he was our affectionate friend and our esteemed colleague,
    ever ready to give of himself, of his efforts, and of his judgment,
      Now, therefore,
      Be It Resolved,  That we, the Republican colleagues in the United
    States Senate of the Honorable Francis Case, express our sense of loss
    at his passing, and
      Further, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to Mrs. Myrle
    Graves Case, that she may be assured of our deep respect for her and of
    our condolences to her upon the passing of our friend, her husband.
    Attest:

                                          Chairman of the Conference
                                          Secretary of the Conference

                                     ------

    MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES CALLED
      BY THE CHAIRMAN, THE HONORABLE FRANK CARLSON, FOR TUESDAY, JULY 17,
     1962, AT 3:00 P.M., OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY FOR THE MINORITY, G-43, IN
                                   THE CAPITOL

    Senator Carlson, the Chairman, called the meeting to order at 3:15 p.m.

    The following Senators were present:

      Carlson
      Allott
      Boggs
      Curtis

    The following Senators were absent:
      Hickenlooper                       Cotton
      Keating                            Beall
      Javits                             Murphy
      Wiley                              Pearson
      Bush

    Also present: Mark Trice, Secretary for the Minority
    There was distributed for the information of the Members two sheets, one
    showing committee assignments of Senators by seniority and the other a
    prepared statement showing recommended releases and assignments. A copy
    of the assignment sheet is attached hereto.
    The Chairman informed the Members present of the ground work he had done
    which had resulted in the committee changes which he recommended to the
    group for their consideration.
    After brief discussion Senator Allott moved and Senator Boggs seconded
    that the recommendations made by the Chairman be adopted. The Chairman
    stated that without objection the recommendations would be adopted.
    There was no objection.
    There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 3:22 p.m.

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

    Approved:

                                                      [signed] Frank Carlson

                                     Chairman of the Committee on Committees
                                   *    *    *
                                  July 17, 1962
                                 (Confidential)
                       REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES

    Republican committee vacancies (2) and releases (4) totaling 6 are as
    follows:

    Vacancies:
      Armed Services
      Public Works
    Releases:
      Commerce
      Public Works
      Interior and Insular Affairs
      Rules and Administration

    The Committee on Committees recommends the following assignments:
      Case                                                          Armed Services
      Prouty                                                        Commerce
      Murphy, Jr.                                                   Public Works
      Pearson                                                       Public Works
      Bottum                                                        Interior and Insular Affairs
                                                                    Rules and Administration
    Recapitulation:
      Case releases Commerce and is assigned to Armed Services
      Prouty releases Public Works and is assigned to Commerce.
      Murphy, Jr. releases Interior and Insular Affairs and is assigned to Public Works.
      Pearson releases Rules and Administration and is assigned to Public Works.
      Bottum is assigned to Interior and Insular Affairs and Rules and Administration.

                                   *    *    *

    7/16/62

                                                               87th Congress
                                                                  2d Session
                         (Confidential Work Sheet No. 1)
                        COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS OF SENATORS
                 (To Be Submitted to the Republican Conference)

                                                                                          Additional  Assignments

    1 Mr. WILEY--Satisfactory                Foreign Relations
                                             Judiciary
                                             Space

    2 Mr. AIKEN--Satisfactory                Agriculture and Forestry                 Joint Committee on Atomic
                                             Foreign Relations                         Energy

    3 Mr. HICKENLOOPER--                     Agriculture and Forestry                 Joint Committee on Atomic
      Satisfactory                           Foreign Relations                         Energy
                                             Space

    4 Mr. CAPEHART--                         Banking and Currency
                                             Foreign Relations
                                             Space

    5 Mr. SALTONSTALL--                      Appropriations                           Small Business Committee
      Satisfactory, but requests             Armed Services
      Space for Small
      Business Committee

    6 Mr. YOUNG--Requests                    Agriculture and Forestry
      Space                                  Appropriations

    7 Mr. WILLIAMS--                         Finance
      Satisfactory                           Foreign Relations

    8 Mr. MUNDT--Satisfactory                Agriculture and Forestry
                                             Appropriations
                                             Government Operations

    9 Mrs. SMITH--Satisfactory               Appropriations
                                             Armed Services
                                             Space

    10 Mr. DWORSHAK--                        Appropriations                           Joint Committee on Atomic
      Satisfactory                           Interior and Insular Affairs              Energy

    11 Mr. CARLSON--                         Finance
      Satisfactory                           Foreign Relations
                                             Post Office and Civil Service

    12 Mr. DIRKSEN--                         Judiciary
      Satisfactory                           Rules and Administration

    13-2 Mr. BENNETT--                       Banking and Currency                     Joint Committee on Atomic
      Satisfactory                           Finance                                   Energy

    13-2 Mr. BUTLER--                        Commerce                                 Joint Economic Committee
      Satisfactory                           Finance

    14 Mr. BUSH--Requests                    Armed Services                           Joint Economic Committee
      Appropriations                         Banking and Currency

    15 Mr. KUCHEL--                          Appropriations                           Small Business Committee
      Satisfactory                           Interior and Insular Affairs

    16 Mr. BEALL--Requests                   Armed Services
      Commerce                               Banking and Currency
                                             District of Columbia

    17 Mr. GOLDWATER--                       Armed Services
      Requests Space                         Labor and Public Welfare

    18 Mr. COTTON--                          Appropriations
      Satisfactory                           Commerce

    19 Mr. HRUSKA--                          Appropriations
      Satisfactory                           Judiciary

    20 Mr. CURTIS--                          Finance
      Satisfactory                           Government Operations
                                             Rules and Administration

    21 Mr. CASE--Requests (1)                Appropriations
      Foreign Relations; (2)                 Armed Services
      Armed Services                         Space

    22 Mr. ALLOTT--                          Appropriations
      Satisfactory                           Interior and Insular Affairs

    23 Mr. COOPER--                          Agriculture and Forestry                 Small Business Committee
      Satisfactory, requests                 Public Works
      Space

    24 Mr. MORTON--                          Commerce
      Satisfactory                           Finance

    25 Mr. JAVITS--Requests                  Banking and Currency                     Small Business Committee
      Space for Government                   Government Operations                    Joint Economic Committee
      Operations                             Labor and Public Welfare

    26 Mr. SCOTT--Requests                   Commerce                                 Small Business Committee
      (1) Appropriations;                    Judiciary
      (2) Armed Services

    27 Mr. KEATING--                         Commerce
      Requests (1)                           Judiciary
      Appropriations; (2)
      Foreign Relations; (3)
      Armed Services; (4)
      Government Operations

    28 Mr. PROUTY--                          District of Columbia                     Small Business Committee
      Requests (1)                           Commerce
      Appropriations; (2)                    Labor and Public Welfare
      Commerce; (3) Space;
      (4) any other major.

    29 Mr. FONG--                            Judiciary
                                             Post Office and Civil Service
                                             Public Works

    30 Mr. BOGGS--                           Agriculture and Forestry
      Requests (1)                           Post Office and Civil Service
      Appropriations; (2)                    Public Works
      Armed Services; (3)
      Judiciary; (4) Rules
      and Administration

    31 Mr. MILLER--                          District of Columbia
      Requests (1)                           Interior and Insular Affairs
      Finance; (2) Armed                     Public Works
      Services; (3)
      Appropriations; (4)
      Judiciary; (5)
      Government Operations;
      (6) Agriculture
      and Forestry

    32 Mr. TOWER--Requests                   Banking and Currency
      Commerce                               Labor and Public Welfare

    33 Mr. MURPHY, Jr.--                     Labor and Public Welfare
                                             Public Works

    34 Mr. PEARSON--                         Interior and Insular Affairs
                                             Public Works

    35 Mr. BOTTUM--                          Interior and Insular Affairs
                                             Rules and Administration

                            ------------------------

                                                             [July 18, 1962]

    JULY 18, 1962
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, THE HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 18,
                1962, AT 12:30 P.M., ROOM F-41, CAPITOL BUILDING

    The Conference was held in conjunction with the Policy Committee meeting
    called for the same time and Chairman Bourke B. Hickenlooper suspended
    the Policy meeting at 1:25 p.m. in order that Senator Leverett
    Saltonstall could resolve the meeting into a Conference.
    Chairman Saltonstall called the Conference to order at 1:25 p.m. and the
    following Senators were present:

    Present 33:
      Aiken                  Cotton                   Morton
      Allott                 Curtis                   Mundt
      Beall                  Dirksen                  Murphy
      Bennett                Dworshak                 Pearson
      Boggs                  Fong                     Prouty
      Bottum                 Goldwater                Saltonstall
      Bush                   Hickenlooper             Scott
      Capehart               Hruska                   Tower
      Carlson                Javits                   Wiley
      Case                   Keating                  Williams
      Cooper                 Miller                   Young

    Also present were J. Mark Trice, William Brownrigg III, David S. Teeple,
    Bryan La Plante and Robert Humphries.
    The Chairman stated that the purpose of the Conference was to confirm
    recommendations of the Committee on Committees in regard to the
    vacancies created by the death of the late Senator Francis Case.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Frank Carlson, Chairman of the Committee
    on Committees, who recommended that the following Committee appointments
    be adopted:

        Senator Clifford P. Case to Armed Services
        Senator Winston L. Prouty to Commerce
        Senator Maurice J. Murphy, Jr. to Public Works
        Senator James B. Pearson to Public Works
        Senator Joe H. Bottum to Interior and Insular Affairs and
          Rules and Administration

    Senator Carlson's Committee recommended that Senator Case release
    Commerce, that Senator Prouty release Public Works, that Senator Murphy
    release Interior and Insular Affairs and that Senator Pearson release
    Rules and Administration.
    It was moved and seconded that the recommendations submitted by Senator
    Carlson be adopted and, there being no objection, the report was
    adopted.
    Chairman Saltonstall then nominated Senator Joe H. Bottum for
    appointment to the Committee on Committees and stated that without
    objection the nomination would be confirmed. There was no objection.
    There being no further business, the Conference adjourned at 1:28 p.m.
    and the meeting of the Policy Committee continued.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

                                               [signed] Leverett Saltonstall

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference on July 20, 1962

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

                                     ------

    MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES CALLED
     BY THE CHAIRMAN, THE HONORABLE FRANK CARLSON, FOR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8,
    1962, AT 11:30 A.M., OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY FOR THE MINORITY, G-43, IN
                                   THE CAPITOL

    The Chairman, Senator Frank Carlson, called the meeting to order at
    11:40 a.m. and stated that the meeting would proceed provided that the
    question of a quorum was not raised.
    The following Senators were present:

      Carlson                            Boggs
      Javits                             Bottum

    The following Senators were absent:

      Hickenlooper           Wiley                    Curtis
      Allott                 Bush                     Beall
      Keating                Cotton                   Murphy
                             .......................  Pearson

    Also present: Mark Trice, Secretary for the Minority
    There was distributed for the information of the Members two sheets, one
    showing committee assignments of Senators by seniority and the other a
    prepared statement showing recommended releases and assignments. A copy
    of the assignment sheet is attached hereto.
    The Chairman informed the Members present of the ground work he had done
    which had resulted in the committee changes which he recommended to the
    group for their consideration.
    After brief discussion it was moved and seconded that the
    recommendations made by the Chairman be adopted. The Chairman stated
    that without objection the recommendations would be adopted. There was
    no objection.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Jacob K. Javits who congratulated the
    Chairman on the fine job that he had done in working out the Committee
    assignments.
    There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:50 a.m.

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

    Approved:

                                                      [signed] Frank Carlson

                                     Chairman of the Committee on Committees
                            ------------------------

                                                            [August 8, 1962]

    AUGUST 8, 1962
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, THE HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, FOR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8,
                1962, AT 12:30 P.M., ROOM F-41, CAPITOL BUILDING

    The Conference was held in conjunction with the Policy Committee meeting
    called for the same time and Chairman Bourke B. Hickenlooper suspended
    the Policy meeting at 1:10 p.m. in order that Senator Leverett
    Saltonstall could resolve the meeting into a Conference.
    Chairman Saltonstall called the Conference to order at 1:10 p.m. and
    stated that the roll would not be called because the Secretary, the
    Honorable Milton R. Young had informed him that a quorum was present.

    Present:
      Aiken                  Carlson                  Kuchel
      Allott                 Cotton                   Prouty
      Beall                  Dirksen                  Saltonstall
      Boggs                  Fong                     Scott
      Bush                   Hickenlooper             Tower
      Butler                 Hruska                   Wiley
      Capehart               Jordan                   Williams
                             .......................  Young

    Also present were John A. McCone, J. Mark Trice and William Brownrigg
    III.
    The Chairman stated that the purpose of the Conference was to confirm
    the recommendations of the Committee on Committees in regard to the
    vacancies created by the death of the late Senator Henry Dworshak.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Frank Carlson, Chairman of the Committee
    on Committees, who recommended that the following Committee appointments
    be approved by the Conference:

      That Senator Javits release the Committee on Banking and
      Currency and be assigned to the Committee on Appropriations
      That Senator Murphy release the Committee on Labor and
      Public Welfare and be assigned to the Committee on Banking
      and Currency and
      That Senator Jordan of Idaho be assigned to service on the
      Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and to the
      Committee on Labor and Public Welfare

    The Chairman then asked if there was any discussion as to the
    recommendations of the Committee on Committees. There was none. The
    Chairman then put the question and the report was adopted unanimously.
    The Chairman recommended that Senator Len B. Jordan be made a member of
    the Conference Committee on Committees and stated that without objection
    the appointment would be approved. There was no objection.
    There being no further business, the Conference adjourned at 1:12 p.m.
    and the meeting of the Policy Committee continued.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

                                               [signed] Leverett Saltonstall

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference on August , 1962

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                                   *    *    *
                                (August 8, 1962)
                                 (Confidential)
                       REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES

    Republican committee vacancies (2) and releases (2) totaling 4 are as
    follows:

    Vacancies:
      Appropriations
      Interior and Insular Affairs
    Releases:
      Banking and Currency
      Labor and Public Welfare

    The Committee on Committees recommends the following assignments:
      Javits                             Appropriations
      Murphy                             Banking and Currency
      Jordan                             Interior and Insular Affairs
                                         Labor and Public Welfare
    Recapitulation:
      Javits releases Banking and Currency and is assigned to
       Appropriations.
      Murphy releases Labor and Public Welfare and is assigned to Banking
       and Currency.
      Jordan is assigned to Interior and Insular Affairs and to Labor and
       Public Welfare.

                       Eighty-eighth Congress (1963-1965)

      [Editor's Note: After the 1962 elections, Republicans continued in the
    minority, with 34 Senate Republicans facing 66 Democrats, while the
    House had 176 Republicans to 259 Democrats. In the Senate, Everett
    Dirksen continued as Republican minority leader, with Leverett
    Saltonstall as Conference chairman, and Bourke Hickenlooper as chairman
    of the Policy Committee.
      During 1963 pressure increased in the country for civil rights
    legislation, culminating in August with the massive ``March on
    Washington'' led by the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Also in August
    1963, the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union signed the
    Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty ending tests in the atmosphere, which
    the Senate approved in September. Then in November the assassination of
    President John F. Kennedy in Dallas shocked the nation and made Lyndon
    B. Johnson president.
      In August 1964 Congress adopted the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution,
    escalating the war in Vietnam, as well as passing the Economic
    Opportunity Act, launching President Johnson's War on Poverty. That
    spring Congress was also considering the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which
    was stymied in the Senate by a lengthy southern filibuster. Minority
    Leader Dirksen played a key role in moving the measure forward when he
    helped to redraft certain controversial provisions in the bill to make
    it more palatable to many of his fellow Republicans. Calling civil
    rights ``an idea whose time has come,'' he urged his colleagues to vote
    for cloture to end the filibuster. With his support, the Senate on June
    10 voted cloture on a civil rights bill for the first time. After
    approval by both houses, the president signed the legislation on July
    2.]
                            ------------------------

                                                           [January 8, 1963]

    JANUARY 8, 1963
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
    CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1963,
                 AT 2:30 P.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Conference was called to order at 2:35 p.m. by the Honorable
    Leverett Saltonstall, Chairman of the Republican Conference for the 87th
    Congress, and he suggested that the photographers present use the next
    few minutes to take any pictures that they desired. Several minutes
    later the Chairman asked that the photographers leave the room.
    The Chairman then asked that Senator George D. Aiken act as Temporary
    Chairman of the Conference.
    Senator Aiken assumed the Chair and announced that the Conference would
    proceed with business.
    The Temporary Chairman recognized Senator Barry Goldwater for the
    purpose of introducing to the Members of the Conference the three new
    Republican Senators. After a few brief words Senator Goldwater
    introduced in turn Senators E.L. Mechem, Peter H. Dominick and Milward
    L. Simpson. The Members rose and applauded as each one was introduced.
    The Acting Chairman asked Senator Wallace F. Bennett to act as Temporary
    Secretary and asked him to call the roll in order that a quorum might be
    established.

    Present 32:
      Aiken                  Dominick                 Mundt
      Allott                 Goldwater                Pearson
      Beall                  Hickenlooper             Prouty
      Bennett                Hruska                   Saltonstall
      Boggs                  Javits                   Scott
      Carlson                Jordan                   Simpson
      Case                   Keating                  Smith
      Cooper                 Kuchel                   Tower
      Cotton                 Mechem                   Williams
      Curtis                 Miller                   Young
      Dirksen                Morton

    Also present were J. Mark Trice, William Brownrigg III and David S.
    Teeple.
    The Temporary Chairman announced that the first order of business would
    be the election of a Conference Chairman and he recognized Senator
    Everett McKinley Dirksen who nominated Senator Leverett Saltonstall for
    the position of Chairman of the Conference. The nomination was seconded
    by several Senators.
    The Chairman asked if there were other nominations and there being none
    the vote was put and after an affirmative vote the Acting Secretary was
    authorized to cast a unanimous ballot for Senator Saltonstall as
    Chairman of the Conference. The Secretary announced that he had cast a
    unanimous ballot for Senator Saltonstall.
    Senator Saltonstall then assumed the Chair and after expressing words of
    appreciation to the Members of the Conference for the honor of being
    once again elected as their Chairman, he announced that nominations
    would be in order for the office of Secretary of the Conference. The
    Chairman recognized Senator Karl E. Mundt who placed in nomination the
    name of Senator Milton R. Young to be Secretary of the Conference.
    The Chairman asked if there were other nominations and there being none
    he stated that without objection Senator Milton R. Young was elected
    Secretary of the Conference and he requested the Temporary Secretary to
    cast a unanimous ballot for Senator Young as Secretary of the
    Conference. The Temporary Secretary announced that he had cast a
    unanimous ballot for Senator Young.
    The Chairman then announced that nominations were in order for Chairman
    of the Policy Committee and the Chairman recognized Senator Jack Miller
    who placed in nomination the name of Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper. The
    Chairman asked if there were other nominations and there being none the
    Chairman announced that Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper was elected to
    the post of Chairman of the Policy Committee.
    The Secretary was authorized to cast a unanimous ballot for Senator
    Hickenlooper as Chairman of the Policy Committee. The Secretary
    announced that he had cast a unanimous ballot for Senator Hickenlooper.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Hickenlooper who expressed his sincere
    thanks for his election and for the honor which had been bestowed upon
    him and stated that just as soon as he could discuss the matter with the
    new Policy Committee the Members would be given a full report of the
    activities and services of the Committee.
    The Chairman then announced that nominations would be in order for Floor
    Leader and recognized Senator Roman L. Hruska who placed in nomination
    the name of Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen.
    The Chairman asked if there were other nominations and there being none
    he stated that without objection Senator Dirksen was elected Floor
    Leader. The Secretary was asked to cast a unanimous ballot. The
    Secretary announced that he had cast a unanimous ballot for Senator
    Dirksen.
    The Chairman then announced that nominations would be in order for Whip
    and recognized Senator Aiken who placed in nomination the name of
    Senator Thomas H. Kuchel.
    The Chairman asked if there were other nominations and there being none
    the Chairman announced that Senator Thomas H. Kuchel was elected Whip.
    The Secretary was asked to cast a unanimous ballot. The Secretary
    announced that he had cast a unanimous ballot for Senator Kuchel.
    The Chairman then recognized Senator Aiken who offered for immediate
    action a resolution praising Senator Barry Goldwater, the retiring
    Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. Senator Aiken
    read the resolution, a copy of which is attached hereto, identified as
    Exhibit ``A.''
    The Chairman then recognized Senator Jacob K. Javits who spoke briefly
    in favor of the resolution and stated that he only did so in the light
    of one who had expressed some opinions two years ago when the office of
    Chairman of the National Senatorial Committee was to be filled. He
    praised Senator Goldwater for his fairness and his discretion in the
    distribution of funds and for his competency.
    The Chairman asked that all in favor of the resolution stand. All
    present stood and applauded. The Chairman announced that the resolution
    was unanimously agreed to.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Dirksen who stated that due to the fact
    that Senator Carl Hayden must be re-elected, it was necessary for the
    Senate to pass a resolution re-electing him President Pro Tempore of the
    Senate. Therefore, he thought that the Republican Conference should
    submit a candidate for that office and he placed in nomination the name
    of Senator George D. Aiken of Vermont.
    There being no other nominations the Chairman asked for the ``yeas'' and
    ``nays'' and those in favor were unanimous.
    The Chairman announced that the name of Senator George D. Aiken be
    submitted to the Senate by Senator Dirksen at the proper time.
    The Chairman then recognized Senator Dirksen for his Legislative Report.
    Senator Dirksen stated there would be a conference at the White House to
    which the Leadership had been invited at 5:30 p.m.
    In regard to what might be expected this session, Senator Dirksen said
    that all fiscal legislation would be on the docket, namely, Tax Reform,
    Debt Ceiling and Deficit Spending together with the United Nations
    problems, Cuba, the Common Market and Missiles.
    He spoke of the large amount of money being spent on missiles. A
    question he said was raised in his mind as to whether or not it could be
    a menace to the economy.
    He suggested that a close look be taken at the lack of Administrative
    action in regard to the Hickenlooper amendment to the AID bill.
    Other legislative matters are Foreign Aid, Asia, legislation regarding
    the Illiteracy Test Bill which would arise early in the session,
    together with Mass Transportation. He spoke of the National Service
    Corporation and a letter he had written to the Retirement Board in
    regard to a $37 billion deficit in the Trust Funds, as well as
    legislation concerning Strikes and the Minority Staffing on the
    Committees in Congress. He suggested that any ideas on this subject be
    submitted to the Committee on Rules.
    He spoke of a conversation with the Majority Leader in regard to
    committee ratios and gave a tentative listing of the proposed new ratios
    for the standing committees. He stated that under consideration was the
    question of making the Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences and
    Government Operations major committees and changing the Committee on
    Rules to a minor one. Also, the proposal of increasing the members on
    Appropriations by two and reducing the Committee on Agriculture and
    Forestry by two. These matters had not been definitely resolved but will
    be in a few days.
    He also called to the attention of the Conference a proposal to announce
    early in the session specific times when the Senate would not be in
    session during holidays and specific periods. It was also suggested that
    a summer recess be taken from August 3 to September 4 or an alternate
    one from August 3 to November 5. Also suggested was that the daily
    sessions of the Senate be confined to Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
    starting at 9:30 a.m. and continuing through the day with a recess for
    lunch from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. Senate committees would then be free to
    meet all day on Monday, Friday and Saturday. There was a good bit of
    discussion and many questions asked. Senator Dirksen stated that he
    wished to get the thinking of the Members present and asked that they
    give it some thought and let him know in the next day or two as to their
    further thinking in the matter.
    The Chairman stated that the matter was something which should be
    thought over and that any definite program must come from the Democratic
    side.
    Senator Dirksen then spoke of the opening day program and stated that
    all rights had been reserved in regard to the contemplated action on the
    Rules change which had been set for Tuesday the fifteenth. The
    President's Message on the State of the Union had been fixed for Monday
    the fourteenth and that there would be no Senate business for the
    remainder of this week.
    Senator Dirksen also asked the Republican Members to start action in
    their respective States in regard to the Poll Tax Amendment. He also
    read a letter from the Chairman of the National Republican Finance
    Committee in regard to having speeches cleared through the Speakers
    Bureau of the Republican National Committee.
    During the course of Senator Dirksen's report Senator Javits raised a
    parliamentary inquiry in regard to appointments to committees under the
    Conference rules.
    The Chairman stated that under the rules he would nominate Senators for
    the respective chairmanships and membership on the various committees
    and at some future Conference they would be presented for confirmation.
    Senator Javits also raised a question regarding the submittal of two
    resolutions which he later presented and they are attached hereto as
    Exhibit ``B'' and ``C.''
    The Chairman stated that they would not be eligible for Conference
    action until they had been referred to the respective committees and
    then at a later date when the Committees reported to the Conference,
    action could be taken at that time.
    The resolution of Senator Javits in regard to [adding] the Committee on
    Government Operations and that of the Committee on Aeronautical and
    Space Sciences to the list of standing committees was referred to the
    Policy Committee, and his resolution relating to a new approach in
    assigning Senators to Committees was referred to the Committee on
    Committees.
    There was a brief discussion in regard to contemplated changes in regard
    to Rule XXII and the Chairman stated that full opportunity would be
    given for discussion as a subsequent Conference.
    Senator Hickenlooper stated there was available for each Senator a
    complete brief on the Rules question. Senator Dirksen also called to the
    attention of the Membership that other memorandums on the subject were
    available, one by the Parliamentarian and one by the groups seeking
    changes.
    It was tentatively agreed that if matters of importance were raised at
    the White House meeting which would warrant another meeting of the
    Conference, one would be scheduled for 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday but, if
    not, then a Conference would be called for Monday morning, January 14,
    1963.
    There being no further business, the Conference adjourned at 3:55 p.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference on January 11, 1963

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                                   *    *    *
                                  Exhibit ``A''

    88th Congress
    1st Session
                                 Barry Goldwater

    Senator George Aiken moved that the following resolution be adopted. The
    resolution was then adopted by the unanimous action of the Republican
    Minority Conference on Tuesday, January 8, 1963.
    Resolved, That the individual members of the Republican Minority
    Conference of the United States Senate express to their esteemed
    colleague, the Honorable Barry Goldwater, United States Senator from the
    State of Arizona, their high regard and sincere appreciation for his
    inspiring leadership, his tireless efforts, and his dedicated devotion
    to them and to the Republican Party as Chairman of the National
    Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee from January 5, 1961 to January
    8, 1963: Be it further
    Resolved, That this Republican Conference express its congratulations to
    Senator Barry Goldwater for the fact that during his leadership of the
    National Republican Senatorial Committee there was a gratifying
    demonstration of Republican unity, of Republican strength, and of
    Republican purpose that augurs well for the future success of the
    Republican Party.
    Attest:

                                             Chairman, Republican Conference

    Attest:

                                            Secretary, Republican Conference
                                   *    *    *
                                  Exhibit ``B''

      Resolution submitted by Mr. Javits to the Republican
      Conference on January 8, 1963, and referred by the Chairman
      to the Committee on Committees

    Resolved, That the Republican Senate Conference refers to its Committee
    on Committees the question of the desirability of initiating a policy,
    notwithstanding the rule of seniority, of assigning each Republican
    Senator to at least one standing Senate committee which is generally
    considered to be of major rank, of assigning third committee places
    among Republican Senators and generally of serving the best interests of
    the Party and the Nation in committee assignments; the Committee on
    Committees to report to the Conference no later than the time of its
    initial recommendation for committee places in this Congress.
                                   *    *    *
                                  Exhibit ``C''

      Resolution submitted by Mr. Javits to the Republican
      Conference on January 8, 1963, and referred by the Chairman
      to the Policy Committee

    Resolved, That it is the sense of the Republican Senate Conference that
    the Minority Leader confer with the Majority Leader on the question of
    bipartisan leadership action to amend Rule 25, Clause 4, of the Standing
    Rules of the Senate so as to add the Committee on Government Operations
    and the Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences to the list of
    standing committees on only two of which each Senator may serve.
                            ------------------------

                                                          [January 14, 1963]

    JANUARY 14, 1963
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, THE HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, FOR MONDAY, JANUARY 14,
              1963, AT 9:45 A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman, the Honorable Leverett Saltonstall, called the meeting to
    order at 9:55 a.m. and due to the temporary illness of the Secretary,
    Senator Milton R. Young, the Chairman appointed Senator Wallace F.
    Bennett to act as Temporary Secretary and requested that the roll be
    called.

    Present 30:
      Aiken                  Dominick                 Miller
      Allott                 Fong                     Morton
      Beall                  Goldwater                Mundt
      Bennett                Hickenlooper             Pearson
      Boggs                  Hruska                   Saltonstall
      Carlson                Javits                   Scott
      Case                   Jordan                   Simpson
      Cooper                 Keating                  Smith
      Cotton                 Kuchel                   Tower
      Dirksen                Mechem                   Williams

    Also present were J. Mark Trice, William Brownrigg III and David S.
    Teeple.
    The Chairman announced that a quorum was present and he submitted for
    Conference approval his nominees for the respective Conference
    committees. A list showing the names of the respective nominees was
    distributed to the Members present and the Chairman asked if there was
    any discussion. There was no discussion and the Chairman recognized
    Senator Gordon Allott who moved that the Conference confirm the nominees
    submitted.
    The Chairman then called for the ``yeas'' and ``nays'' and there being
    no voice in the negative, the Chairman announced that the nominations
    were confirmed.
    There is attached hereto as Exhibit ``A'' the list of nominees submitted
    by the Chairman.
    The Chairman then recognized Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen, the
    Minority Leader, who stated that he had been informed by the Majority
    Leader that the Democratic Conference had named a committee of six to
    consider and make recommendations in regard to suggestions previously
    submitted concerning firm dates for holidays and a possible summer
    recess. Senator Dirksen recommended that a like committee be appointed
    by the Chairman of the Republican Conference and he moved that a
    committee of four be appointed by the Chairman. The motion was carried
    and the Chairman appointed Senators Dirksen, Cotton, Hruska and Cooper
    as members of the Republican Conference to confer with the Majority
    Committee appointed and report back their recommendations to the
    Republican Conference at a later date.
    Before the Conference adjourned the Chairman recognized Senators Cotton,
    Hruska, Goldwater, Allott, Javits, Cooper, Kuchel, Case and Mundt, each
    of whom spoke on various political aspects of the proposed new schedule
    of Senate operations.
    Senator Dirksen also stated that when the State of the Union message was
    concluded, discussion on Rule 22 would begin as soon as the Senate
    returned to its Chamber.
    He also stated that he saw no reason why routine morning business could
    not be transacted during the afternoon.
    Senator Javits was recognized by the Chairman and he confirmed the
    opinion expressed by the Minority Leader that business could be
    transacted and that a show-down on the matter could come about next
    Monday, as in the past debate had run about seven days before some
    action had been taken.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper, Chairman of the
    Republican Policy Committee, who stated that he would probably call a
    meeting of the Policy Committee for Wednesday morning.
    There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 10:47 a.m.

                                                 [signed] Wallace F. Bennett

                                          Acting Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference on January 16, 1963

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                                   *    *    *
                                  Exhibit ``A''
                              REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP
                      Eighty-eighth Congress, First Session

    Leverett Saltonstall                                     Chairman of the Conference
    Milton R. Young                                          Secretary of the Conference
    Everett McKinley Dirksen                                 Floor Leader
    Thomas H. Kuchel                                         Whip
    Bourke B. Hickenlooper                                   Chairman of Policy Committee
    Thruston B. Morton                                       Chairman of Campaign Committee
    Frank Carlson                                            Chairman of Committee on Committees
    Norris Cotton                                            Chairman of Personnel Committee

                                                    Policy Committee

    Bourke B. Hickenlooper, Chairman                         Margaret Chase Smith
    Leverett Saltonstall                                     Barry Goldwater
    Milton R. Young                                          Roman L. Hruska
    Everett McKinley Dirksen                                 Hugh Scott
    Thomas H. Kuchel                                         Kenneth B. Keating
    Thruston B. Morton                                       Winston L. Prouty
    Frank Carlson
    Norris Cotton
                                                   Campaign Committee

    Thruston B. Morton, Chairman                             Peter H. Dominick
    George D. Aiken                                          Len B. Jordan
    J. Caleb Boggs                                           Jack Miller
    Clifford P. Case                                         Milward L. Simpson
    Carl T. Curtis                                           John G. Tower

                                                 Committee on Committees

    Frank Carlson, Chairman                                  Jacob K. Javits
    Gordon Allott                                            E.L. Mechem
    J. Glenn Beall                                           Karl E. Mundt
    John Sherman Cooper                                      James B. Pearson
    Hiram L. Fong                                            John J. Williams
    Wallace F. Bennett
                                                   Personnel Committee

    Norris Cotton, Chairman
    Barry Goldwater

                                                   Calendar Committee

    Kenneth B. Keating, Chairman                             Milward L. Simpson
    Jack Miller

                                     ------

    MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES CALLED
     BY THE CHAIRMAN, THE HONORABLE FRANK CARLSON, FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19,
              1963, AT 9:30 A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    Senator John J. Williams called the meeting to order at 9:35 a.m. in the
    absence of the Chairman, Senator Frank Carlson, who was out of the city.
    Senator Carlson had written Senator Williams and requested that he
    conduct the meeting and act as Chairman.
    The Acting Chairman requested that the roll be called and the following
    Senators were present:

      Williams                           Pearson
      Bennett                            Allott
      Beall                              Mundt
      Cooper                             Javits

    Also present: Mark Trice and William Brownrigg III.
    The Acting Chairman announced that a quorum was present. He then read
    for the information of the Members present from the work sheets which
    had been distributed showing existing vacancies, releases and
    recommended assignments to the various standing committees. Senator
    Williams stated he was presenting to the Committee the recommended
    assignments which had been worked out by Senator Carlson.
    The Acting Chairman recognized Senator Gordon Allott who said that he
    had been embarrassed by information reaching the Press in regard to the
    new assignments. He said he had been approached several times and stated
    that no information would be given out until there had been a meeting of
    the Committee. He also raised objection to the procedure used in
    arriving at the conclusions and thought that there should be more
    participation by the Members of the Committee in the mechanics of the
    operation.
    He stated that he was not personally contacted but that his
    Administrative Assistant was and that he had not been informed of the
    existing vacancies. He seemed also to indicate that he did not know that
    the Committees on Space and Government Operations were to become major
    committees.
    The Acting Chairman recognized Senator John Sherman Cooper who stated
    that after studying the matter he was perfectly satisfied with his
    committees but that he was somewhat concerned about the vacancy on
    Space, but believed that all Senators had been given full information.
    He did raise some objection to Members being on three major committees
    and stated that he would like to be considered for an appointment on
    Rules and Administration as he had previously served on that committee
    and that he did not know a vacancy existed thereon.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Wallace F. Bennett who stated that he
    had just talked with Senator Thruston B. Morton on the telephone,
    Senator Morton having called him, and Senator Bennett mentioned to
    Senator Morton the desire of Senator Cooper to be assigned to the
    Committee on Rules and Administration. Senator Morton, who had been
    recommended to fill the vacancy, stated he would be very happy to yield
    to his colleague.
    It was then moved and seconded that Senator John Sherman Cooper be
    assigned to the Committee on Rules and Administration, vicing Senator
    Morton. The question was put and the Chair announced that the motion was
    agreed to.
    Senator Karl E. Mundt was recognized by the Acting Chairman and he
    stated that the question of making Space and Government Operations major
    committees had been previously raised at the Republican Conference and
    that all Senators were on notice as to the possible change.
    The Acting Chairman then stated that he thought certain valid points had
    been made but that he was unfamiliar with the situation as he had only
    seen the list for the first time yesterday afternoon.
    Mark Trice then stated that he had worked with Senator Carlson and that
    Senator Carlson had personally contacted each and every Republican
    Senator or his Administrative Assistant to ascertain if the Senator was
    satisfied with his Committees or wanted to make a change. He also stated
    that letters had not been requested because committee releases made it
    necessary to contact Senators personally in order that each and every
    Senator would be on proper notice as to what committee vacancies might
    be available.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Allott who asked if his colleague,
    Senator Peter H. Dominick, after being placed on the Committee on
    Interior and Insular Affairs could retain the place if he so desired.
    There was no reply to the question. It had been previously explained
    that the appointment was temporary due to the fact that no other
    solution could be worked out.
    The Acting Chairman recognized Senator Mundt who moved that the
    suggested recommendations be approved, the motion was seconded by
    Senator Jacob K. Javits and the Acting Chairman put the question. The
    motion was agreed to.
    There is attached hereto the two work sheets which were submitted to the
    Membership and approved.
    The Acting Chairman then called to the attention of the Members a
    resolution by Senator Javits previously presented to the Republican
    Conference and referred to the Committee on Committees, a copy of which
    is attached.
    The Acting Chairman recognized Senator Javits who stated that in his
    opinion there should be some re-thinking in regard to Committee
    assignments and he spoke of the theory of having each Senator, by
    seniority, make one choice and also of having the Leadership, by
    unanimous vote, recognize the assignment of certain individuals to a
    committee by reason of his special qualifications. He recommended that
    several experts be obtained in order to make a study of how the
    seniority system worked and report their findings to the Committee.
    The Acting Chairman recognized Senator Allott who stated that in his
    opinion a lot of work was being left undone in the Committees and
    suggested the assignment of Republican Senators to sub-committees as had
    been done on the Committee on Appropriations.
    The Acting Chairman recognized Senator Javits who stated that the study
    should not only relate to staffing but seniority and other operations of
    the various committees.
    The Acting Chairman suggested it might be wise for the Chairman of the
    Committee on Committees to appoint a sub-Committee of three to look into
    the matter and report their recommendations back to the Committee on
    Committees and then, if approved, to the Republican Conference.
    The Acting Chairman recognized Senator Javits who so moved that a
    committee of three be appointed by the Chairman for this purpose and the
    Acting Chairman put the question which was agreed to.
    There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 10:30 a.m.

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

    Approved:

                                                   [signed] John J. Williams

                              Acting Chairman of the Committee on Committees
                                   *    *    *

    Resolution submitted by Mr. Javits to the Republican Conference on
    January 8, 1963 and referred by the Chairman to the Committee on
    Committees
    RESOLVED, That the Republican Senate Conference refers to the Committee
    on Committees the question of the desirability of initiating a policy,
    notwithstanding the rule of seniority, of assigning each Republican
    Senator to at least one standing Senate committee which is generally
    considered to be of major rank, of assigning third committee places
    among Republican Senators and generally of serving the best interests of
    the Party and the Nation in committee assignments; the Committee on
    Committees to report to the Conference no later than the time of its
    initial recommendation for committee places in this Congress.
                                   *    *    *
                                February 19, 1963
                                 (Confidential)
                       REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES

    Republican committee vacancies (10) and releases (8) totaling 18 are as
    follows:

    Vacancies:
      Aeronautical and Space Sciences    Government Operations (2)
       (2)
      Banking and Currency (2)           Interior and Insular Affairs
      Finance                            Rules and Administration
      Foreign Relations
    Releases:
      Agriculture and Forestry
      Banking and Currency (2)
      Interior and Insular Affairs (2)
      Rules and Administration
      Commerce
      District of Columbia

    The Committee on Committees recommends the following assignments:
      Mundt                              Foreign Relations
      Dirksen                            Finance
      Beall                              Commerce
      Curtis                             Aeronautical and Space Sciences
      [Morton--crossed out]              Rules and Administration
      Cooper [handwritten insert]
      Javits                             Banking and Currency
      Scott                              Rules and Administration
      Keating                            Aeronautical and Space Sciences
      Miller                             Government Operations
      *[Tower--crossed out]              [Government Operations--crossed
                                          out]
      *Pearson                           [Banking and Currency--crossed out]
                                          G.O. [handwritten insert]
      Simpson                            Interior and Insular Affairs and
                                          Banking and Currency
      Mechem                             Interior and Insular Affairs and
                                          Agriculture and Forestry
      Dominick                           Banking and Currency, Interior and
                                          Insular Affairs, and District of
                                          Columbia
    Recapitulation:
      Mundt releases Agriculture and Forestry and is assigned to Foreign
       Relations.
      Dirksen releases Rules and Administration and is assigned to Finance.
      Beall releases Banking and Currency and is assigned to Commerce.
      Curtis is assigned to Aeronautical and Space Sciences.
      Morton is assigned to Rules and Administration.
      Javits is assigned to Banking and Currency because of ratio change.
      Scott is assigned to Rules and Administration.
      Keating releases Commerce and is assigned to Aeronautical and Space
       Sciences.
      Miller releases Interior and Insular Affairs and District of Columbia
       and is assigned to Government Operations.
      *[Tower releases Banking and Currency and is assigned to Government
       Operations.--crossed out]
      *Pearson releases Interior and Insular Affairs and is assigned to
       [Banking and Currency--crossed out] G.O. [handwritten insert]
      Simpson is assigned to Banking and Currency and to the Committee on
       Interior and Insular Affairs.
      Mechem is assigned to Agriculture and Forestry and to the Committee on
       Interior and Insular Affairs.
      Dominick is assigned to Banking and Currency, the Committee on
       Interior and Insular Affairs, and to the Committee on the District of
       Columbia.

    * Feb. 21, 1963 [handwritten]

                                   *    *    *
                                February 19, 1963
                         (Confidential Worksheet No. 1)
                        STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE
                       Eighty-eighth Congress--1st Session
                 (To Be Submitted to the Republican Conference)

    On Aeronautical and Space Sciences (Ratio 10-5)

      Mrs. SMITH, Messrs. CASE, HICKENLOOPER, CURTIS, KEATING

    On Agriculture and Forestry (Ratio 11-6)

      Messrs. AIKEN, YOUNG, HICKENLOOPER, COOPER, BOGGS, MECHEM

    On Appropriations (Ratio 18-9)

      Messrs. SALTONSTALL, YOUNG, MUNDT, Mrs. SMITH, Messrs.
      KUCHEL, HRUSKA, ALLOTT, COTTON, CASE

    On Armed Services (Ratio [10-5--crossed out] 12-5 [handwritten insert])

      Mr. SALTONSTALL, Mrs. SMITH, Messrs. BEALL, GOLDWATER, CASE

    On Banking and Currency (Ratio 10-5)

      Messrs. BENNETT, TOWER* [handwritten insert], JAVITS,
      [PEARSON*--crossed out], SIMPSON, DOMINICK
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
      * Changed 2/21/63. No other places affected; Senators Dirksen and
    Saltonstall approved the rearrangement.
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    On Commerce (Ratio [10-5--crossed out] 12-5 [handwritten insert])

      Messrs. COTTON, MORTON, SCOTT, PROUTY, BEALL

    On District of Columbia (Ratio 4-3)

      Messrs. BEALL, PROUTY, DOMINICK

    On Finance (Ratio 11-6)

      Messrs. WILLIAMS, Del., CARLSON, BENNETT, CURTIS, MORTON,
      DIRKSEN

    On Foreign Relations (Ratio [10-5--crossed out] 12-5 [handwritten
    insert]

      Messrs. HICKENLOOPER, AIKEN, CARLSON, WILLIAMS, Del., MUNDT

    On Government Operations (Ratio 10-5)

      Messrs. MUNDT, CURTIS, JAVITS, MILLER, [TOWER--crossed out]
      PEARSON* [handwritten insert]

    On Interior and Insular Affairs (Ratio 11-6)

      Messrs. KUCHEL, ALLOTT, JORDAN, Idaho, SIMPSON, MECHEM,
      DOMINICK

    On the Judiciary (Ratio 10-5)

      Messrs. DIRKSEN, HRUSKA, KEATING, FONG, SCOTT

    On Labor and Public Welfare (Ratio 10-5)

      Messrs. GOLDWATER, JAVITS, PROUTY, TOWER, JORDAN, Idaho

    On Post Office and Civil Service (Ratio 6-3)

      Messrs. CARLSON, FONG, BOGGS

    On Public Works (Ratio [10-5--crossed out] 12-5 [handwritten insert])

      Messrs. COOPER, FONG, BOGGS, MILLER, PEARSON

    On Rules and Administration (Ratio 6-3)

      Messrs. CURTIS, [MORTON--crossed out] COOPER [handwritten
      insert], SCOTT

                            ------------------------

                                                         [February 19, 1963]

    FEBRUARY 19, 1963
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, THE HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19,
              1963, AT 11:15 A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman, the Honorable Leverett Saltonstall, called the meeting to
    order at 11:20 a.m. and asked the Secretary, Senator Milton R. Young, to
    call the roll.

    Present 21:
      Aiken                  Curtis                   Mundt
      Allott                 Dirksen                  Pearson
      Beall                  Dominick                 Prouty
      Bennett                Goldwater                Saltonstall
      Boggs                  Javits                   Smith
      Case                   Jordan                   Williams
      Cooper                 Keating                  Young.

    Also present were J. Mark Trice, William Brownrigg III and David S.
    Teeple.
    The Chairman announced that a quorum was present and recognized Senator
    John J. Williams, Acting Chairman of the Committee on Committees, who
    was serving because of the absence from the city of Senator Frank
    Carlson. Senator Williams read the changes in the committee assignments
    recommended by the Committee on Committees. There had been distributed
    to the Members present two memorandums containing the recommended
    changes.
    The Chairman asked if there was any objection and there being none he
    stated that without objection the report of the Committee on Committees
    would be accepted and the Conference would confirm the appointments.
    There was no objection. Copy of assignments as approved attached
    hereto.1
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
      \1\ [Not included here because they exactly duplicate the lists on
    pages 955-57.]
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The Chairman then asked if the Minority Leader, Senator Everett McKinley
    Dirksen, wished to make any remarks. Senator Dirksen explained the
    problems which had faced the Leadership and the Committee on Committees
    in making the recommended changes and assignments, and spoke of the
    experience, hard work and knowledge of Mark Trice in helping iron out
    the problems.
    A motion was made and seconded that the Conference go on record in
    extending to Mark Trice its appreciation for the work that he had done.
    The Chairman put the question and the motion was agreed to.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Jacob K. Javits who asked that he might
    interrupt Senator Dirksen in order to ask why the ratio was changed on
    the Committee on Appropriations. Senator Dirksen stated that he had made
    the request of the Majority that the existing ratio be retained on
    Appropriations and that he thought it had been agreed to until the
    Democratic Steering Committee meeting when, because of objection by
    Senator Richard B. Russell, the committee refused to accept the
    recommendation. Also involved in the matter was the desire of some
    Democrats to increase the membership on Finance by two.
    Senator Dirksen also stated that every effort had been made to seek
    possible changes in order that Senator Peter H. Dominick would not have
    to serve on the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs in violation
    of the precedent that no two Senators of the same party from the same
    State shall serve on the same Committee. He stated that this could not
    be worked out and that it should be treated as a temporary assignment
    until the matter could be adjusted at the first opportunity.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Kenneth B. Keating who stated that he
    thought the action taken by the Democrats was a direct slap at his
    colleague but that he believed that the matter would ultimately work in
    favor of the Republicans.
    Senator Dirksen then informed the group of the White House briefing that
    had taken place the evening before. He stated that the President seemed
    to be very nervous and that in the latest correspondence between the
    President and Mr. Khrushchev there was a hope that in early March there
    would be a pull out of some additional troops, ``those not needed for
    certain service assignments.''
    The Senator stated that he called to the attention of the President
    certain figures as to the troops, missiles, planes and other material
    which had been set forth in a recent article by Roscoe Drummond. He said
    that nobody quarreled with those figures and that the President stated
    that the summary was practically correct. In response to a question
    which he asked as to ``what is down the road,'' the President did not
    disclose anything but merely said ``We do the best we can.''
    Senator Dirksen said that he called to the attention of the President
    the Platt amendment of 1901 and the action which President Lincoln had
    taken in regard to the Mexican situation.
    The Chairman then recognized Senator Allott who stated that at the
    meeting of the Committee on Committees this morning he had raised
    certain questions as to procedure; namely, the release of information
    prematurely, the lack of knowledge as to the changes which might be
    contemplated on committees and the non-participation by the members of
    the Committee on Committees.
    There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:43 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference on February 20, 1963

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority

    On Thursday, February 21, Senator Tower decided to remain on Banking and
    Currency and not take an assignment to the Committee on Government
    Operations. Senator Pearson being next in line took the assignment to
    the Committee on Government Operations and released Banking and
    Currency. This change affected no other places. Senators Dirksen and
    Saltonstall approved the rearrangement.
                            ------------------------

                                                             [April 2, 1963]

    APRIL 2, 1963
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
      CHAIRMAN, THE HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, FOR TUESDAY, APRIL 2,
              1963, AT 9:30 A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The meeting was called by the Chairman, the Honorable Leverett
    Saltonstall, but due to his absence from the city he requested Senator
    Everett McKinley Dirksen to act as Chairman.
    Senator Dirksen called the meeting to order at 9:35 a.m. and suggested
    that the call of the roll be dispensed with. There was no objection.

    The following Senators were present:
      Aiken                  Dominick                 Morton
      Allott                 Fong                     Mundt
      Beall                  Hruska                   Prouty
      Bennett                Javits                   Scott
      Boggs                  Jordan                   Simpson
      Carlson                Keating                  Smith
      Case                   Kuchel                   Tower
      Cooper                 Mechem                   Williams
      Cotton                 Miller                   Young
      Dirksen

    Also present were J. Mark Trice, William Brownrigg III and David S.
    Teeple.
    The purpose of the meeting was to consider the pros and cons of the Mass
    Transit Bill which was pending before the Senate but before proceeding
    Senator Dirksen said that it had been suggested that the Youth
    Opportunities Bill, the Wilderness Preservation Bill and the nominations
    on the Executive Calendar of the Communications Satellite Corporation
    incorporators be considered before the Easter recess.
    Senator Dirksen then proceeded to discuss the pros and cons of the
    pending Mass Transit Bill and in turn recognized Senators Bennett,
    Tower, Javits, Dominick, Case, Aiken, Miller, Cotton, Allott, Morton,
    Scott, Kuchel and Simpson who expressed their individual views in regard
    to the measure.
    It was stated that a number of amendments would be offered to the bill.
    The politics of the situation was discussed with the assertion that
    Senators coming from big cities should look at the bill very carefully.
    The assertion was made that reported opposition by the Labor Unions to
    the bill would be compromised but how the matter might be compromised
    was not known at this time.
    It was also stated that the big issues were taxes and economy, and that
    now was the time to make a decision as to whether to adopt or reject the
    Administration's new programs.
    Senator Dirksen had to leave at 10:40 a.m. to attend a committee meeting
    and he asked Senator Thomas H. Kuchel to preside. After further
    discussion, the Conference adjourned at 10:50 a.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Acting Chairman of the Conference on April 3, 1963

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                            ------------------------

                                                              [May 27, 1963]

    MAY 27, 1963
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
    CHAIRMAN, THE HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, FOR MONDAY, MAY 27, 1963,
       AT 3:00 P.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING, BUT CHANGED TO THE
            SENATE CONFERENCE ROOM, S-207, SENATE SIDE OF THE CAPITOL

    The meeting was called to order by the Chairman, the Honorable Leverett
    Saltonstall, at 3:08 p.m., who stated that he would first recognize the
    Minority Leader, Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen, for remarks and then
    recognize Senator John J. Williams, Senior Minority Member of the Senate
    Committee on Finance.
    The Chairman stated that if there was no objection the roll would not be
    called and he asked that the Secretary note that a quorum was present.
    There was no objection.

    The following Senators were present: 22
      Aiken                  Dominick                 Pearson
      Bennett                Hickenlooper             Prouty
      Boggs                  Hruska                   Saltonstall
      Case                   Javits                   Scott
      Cotton                 Jordan                   Simpson
      Curtis                 Keating                  Smith
      Dirksen                Mundt                    Williams
                                                      Young

    Also present were J. Mark Trice, William Brownrigg III and David S.
    Teeple.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Dirksen who spoke of the legislative
    program in relation to the Memorial Day week-end and he then proceeded
    to speak briefly concerning the Debt Ceiling and recent action on the
    measure by the House of Representatives.
    The Chairman then recognized Senator Williams who spoke of the action
    taken by the Senate Finance Committee in regard to the Debt Limit
    Increase, H.R. 6009, whereby the Committee had amended the House bill to
    provide that the debt limit of $309 billion was to apply for the entire
    fiscal year of 1964 rather than the first two months only of that year.
    Senator Williams recommended that the Republican Membership support the
    committee amendment and when the Administration comes in later for an
    increase in the debt ceiling to put up a real fight at that time and
    perhaps add it as an amendment to the contemplated tax bill.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper who raised the
    question as to where do we stand and fight against steady increases and
    the irresponsible programs.
    Senator Williams then said that if the Senate amendment was not agreed
    to in Conference it was his recommendation that a real fight be made
    when the report was submitted.
    Several Senators were recognized by the Chairman who expressed their
    individual views concerning the debt and the general consensus of those
    present was that it would be best for the Republican Senators to support
    the committee amendment.
    The Chairman thanked Senator Williams for his presentation and
    recognized Senator Jacob K. Javits who spoke briefly to the Members
    about the dangerous situation prevailing around the country regarding
    Civil Rights. He expressed the opinion that at this time we should think
    through our position. He stated that the basic proposal he was
    presenting was to give the Attorney General the right to sue in Civil
    Rights cases. This proposal was similar to the one previously presented
    by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Senator Javits recommended that the
    Conference go on record as favoring a Part 3 provision and he read the
    first controlling section of his proposed bill.
    Several Senators were recognized and the question was raised as to the
    desirability of action by the Republican Conference.
    Because of the legislative situation on the Floor, the Chairman stated
    that he would call a Republican Conference for next Wednesday, June 5,
    at 9:30 a.m. for the purpose of considering all Civil Rights matters.
    This suggestion met with the approval of Senator Javits.
    There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:12 p.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference on June 5, 1963

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                            ------------------------

                                                              [June 6, 1963]

    JUNE 6, 1963
    MINUTES OF MEETINGS OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE CHAIRMAN,
    THE HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1963, AT 9:30
              A.M. AND 4:00 P.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman, the Honorable Leverett Saltonstall, called the Conference
    to order at 9:41 a.m. and stated that a quorum was present. He said that
    if there was no objection the Secretary would not call the roll in order
    to save time. There was no objection.

    The following Senators were present: 25
      Aiken                  Cotton                   Keating
      Allott                 Curtis                   Kuchel
      Beall                  Dirksen                  Miller
      Bennett                Goldwater                Mundt
      Boggs                  Hickenlooper             Saltonstall
      Carlson                Hruska                   Scott
      Case                   Javits                   Smith
      Cooper                 Jordan                   Williams
                                                      Young

    Also present were J. Mark Trice, William Brownrigg III and David S.
    Teeple.
    The Chairman called to the attention of the Conference that today was
    the birthday of Senator J. Glenn Beall and the Senator was congratulated
    and applauded.
    The Chairman also stated that the Conference had been called under the
    Conference Rules at the request of a Republican Member and that the
    Chairman assumed the responsibility for its call.
    The Chairman then asked if Minority Leader Everett McKinley Dirksen
    desired to say anything and the Minority Leader was recognized. He
    stated that if, following the Conference, any statements were to be made
    there should be a press conference arranged in order that adequate
    coverage could be given to the announcement. The Chairman spoke of the
    usual procedure followed, namely, speaking to the press immediately
    following the meeting, and he said that he would have no objection to
    handling it in any way the Conference thought best. He said he would be
    pleased to have any Republican Members present at the press conference.
    The Chairman stated that at the proper time a formalized press
    conference would be set up.
    Senator Dirksen then spoke of certain civil rights bills which had been
    submitted by Senator Philip A. Hart [Democrat of Michigan] and others,
    which had been referred to the Committee on Commerce and of contemplated
    legislation to be sent up by the Executive which was reported to carry
    an interstate commerce feature. If this were true he expected that a
    dispute would arise as to whether or not this bill would go to Commerce
    or Judiciary. He stated he thought that there was justification for the
    dispute as all previous civil rights bills had been referred to the
    Committee on the Judiciary.
    The Chairman called to the attention of the Senators present that the
    Staff Director of the Republican Policy Committee, David S. Teeple, had
    prepared and sent to each Senator a compilation on civil rights.
    The Chairman recognized Senator John J. Williams who called to the
    attention of the Conference that three votes which he considered civil
    rights votes had been omitted from the compilation, and after inquiry
    Mr. Teeple stated that those votes had not been listed as strictly civil
    rights votes as the issue had arisen indirectly when other subjects were
    under consideration. Also previous votes on Rule 22 also had not been
    included. At the suggestion of the Chairman, Mr. Teeple was asked to
    supply to each Senator a copy of the missing votes in order that the
    compilation might be complete.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Jacob K. Javits who stated that he would
    be content with any way the Chairman might handle the press conference
    and then proceeded to stress the historical significance of the
    Conference. He emphasized the point that the civil rights situation was
    more intense than it had been at any time in the last 100 years, and
    expressed the opinion that the Republican Party could win in 1964 on
    this issue. He stated he was not proposing any particular resolution now
    but that it was his purpose to counsel with his colleagues. As an
    alternate to his suggested resolution of last week he had another which
    omitted Part 3 and he thought that this could be adopted. As another
    alternate, he suggested that if the Minority Leader were asked and had
    sufficient backing he would introduce a resolution covering Part 3. As a
    third alternate he recommended that a sense of the Senate resolution be
    introduced asking that the Congress move in the civil rights field.
    The Senator then read a resolution which he said he would not formally
    propose. Copies he said were available if desired.
    The Chairman then recognized Senators Thomas H. Kuchel, Frank Carlson
    and Wallace F. Bennett who spoke generally on the subject, and he then
    recognized Senator Dirksen who stated that he anticipated some kind of
    legislation would be offered and that a vote would be had this session
    in regard to the matter. The Senator then read for the information of
    the Membership a draft of what he called a ``consensus'' of opinion of
    the Senate Republican Conference.
    The Chairman then recognized Senators Hugh Scott, Gordon Allott and Karl
    E. Mundt who spoke on various phases of the matter and a question was
    raised concerning the presence of a quorum, several Members having left
    during the discussion to attend committee meetings.
    Senator Javits was recognized and made a motion that the Chairman
    appoint a sub-committee to work with Senator Dirksen in regard to
    perfecting the statement but because of quorum difficulties the motion
    was withdrawn.
    The Chairman stated that he would call a Conference either later today
    or tomorrow after consultation with the Minority Leader and the Chairman
    of the Policy Committee.
    The Chairman recognized Senators Jack Miller, John Sherman Cooper and
    Bourke B. Hickenlooper, the latter speaking at length on various phases
    of the civil rights matter.
    The Chairman then announced that after consultation with the Minority
    Leader and Chairman of the Policy Committee that a Conference would be
    called next Monday morning at 10:00 a.m. due to the fact that several
    Senators were leaving the city.
    The Chairman then recognized Senators Javits, Thomas H. Kuchel and
    Gordon Allott who expressed the opinion that if possible a meeting
    should be held later today to see if something could be resolved.
    The Chairman stated that it was questionable if a quorum could be had
    for an afternoon session but that if a check revealed that one could be
    present he would recess the meeting until 4:00 o'clock.
    The meeting then recessed at 11:30 a.m.

                                     ------

    The Chairman reconvened the Conference at 4:10 p.m. He stated he had
    received assurance from the Acting Secretary, Mark Trice, that a quorum
    was present and if there was no objection the roll would not be called.
    There was no objection.

    The following Senators were present: 26
      Aiken                  Cotton                   Keating
      Allott                 Curtis                   Kuchel
      Beall                  Dirksen                  Miller
      Bennett                Goldwater                Morton
      Boggs                  Hickenlooper             Mundt
      Carlson                Hruska                   Pearson
      Case                   Javits                   Prouty
      Cooper                 Jordan                   Saltonstall
                                                      Scott
                                                      Tower

    Also present were J. Mark Trice, William Brownrigg III and David S.
    Teeple.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Dirksen, the Minority Leader, who stated
    that he had conferred with other Senators concerning certain word
    changes in the draft of the consensus which he had read at the morning
    session and which he now thought was adequate. Copies of the consensus
    were distributed to the Members present and a copy is attached.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Scott who stated that it was necessary
    for him to leave the city, that he fully agreed with the resolution
    proposed, and he asked to be excused.
    The Chairman asked if there was any discussion on the resolution and he
    recognized Senator Hickenlooper.
    Senator Hickenlooper stated that he had very definite views on the
    subject and that he thought that the calling of the meeting was a
    mistake as whatever might be resolved would be interpreted the wrong way
    regardless of how it might be worked out. He stated that he particularly
    did not like the wording of the last paragraph and said that ``too often
    we are pulling the other Party's chestnuts out of the fire.''
    The Chairman recognized Senators George D. Aiken, John Sherman Cooper,
    Barry Goldwater, Carl T. Curtis, Thomas H. Kuchel, Kenneth B. Keating,
    Wallace F. Bennett, James B. Pearson, Norris Cotton and Thruston B.
    Morton who expressed various opinions in regard to the consensus.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Keating who later asked unanimous
    consent, because it was impossible for him to remain, that Senator
    Javits be allowed to cast his vote.
    The Chair ruled that vote by proxy had never been permitted at the
    Conference and that this would not be possible. Senator Keating then
    requested that if a vote be taken that the minutes show he was in favor
    of the consensus.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Goldwater who moved that there be no
    recorded vote on any resolution adopted by the Conference. The motion
    was seconded by Senator Allott.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Javits who made a point of order that
    the previous motion was not in order.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Dirksen who expressed the hope that the
    motion of Senator Goldwater would be withdrawn and he also stated that
    he did not believe a recorded vote should be taken. Senator Dirksen
    stressed the fact that he had not prepared a resolution but merely a
    consensus of opinion.
    The Chairman then recognized Senator Goldwater who stated that in view
    of the assurance given he would withdraw his motion.
    The Chairman then stated that he would like to have an agreement as to
    procedure. He suggested that the Acting Secretary read from the
    consensus, paragraph by paragraph, and after each paragrph was
    considered, amended and approved, move to the following one. This
    procedure was agreed to.
    The Conference then proceeded to consider the consensus one paragraph at
    a time, a number of amendments were submitted and withdrawn and other
    amendments were submitted to the various paragraphs and approved. On
    several of the amendments the Chairman asked that the Members raise
    their hands and the amendments were either adopted or rejected in this
    manner.
    Permission was granted by the Conference to have two of the Committee
    stenographers present in order that the wording might be correct.
    After the consensus was perfected the Chairman read the full text of it
    once again to the Membership, and after minor changes he called for the
    ``yeas'' and ``nays'' on the question of its adoption. He announced that
    the ``yeas'' have it and the consensus adopted. A copy of the final
    perfected consensus is attached hereto.
    There being no further business, the Conference adjourned at 7:10 p.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference on June 11, 1963

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                                   *    *    *

                                                                June 5, 1963

    It is the consensus of the Senate Republican Conference that:
    The Federal Government, including the Legislative, Executive, and
    Judicial branches, has a solemn duty to preserve the rights, privileges,
    and immunities of citizens of the United States in conformity with the
    Constitution which makes every native born and naturalized person a
    citizen of the United States as well as of the State in which he
    resides.
    Equality of rights and opportunities has not been fully achieved in the
    long period since the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the
    Constitution were adopted and this inequality and lack of opportunity
    and the racial tensions which they engender are out of character with
    the spirit of a nation pledged to freedom and justice.
    Since the days of Abraham Lincoln, the first Republican President, the
    God-given rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness have
    been cardinal principles of the Republican faith, and the equal
    opportunity to obtain these rights has consistently and uninterruptedly
    been reaffirmed in the Platforms of the Republican Party.
    For the first time in more than four score years civil rights
    legislation of a meaningful character and purpose was placed on the
    Federal statute books as a result of the initiative of Republican
    leadership in Congress and President Eisenhower.
    Republican members of the United States Senate in this the 88th Congress
    reaffirm and reassert the basic principles of the Party with respect to
    civil rights and further affirm that the President, with the support of
    the Congress consistent with his duties as defined in the Constitution,
    must protect the rights of all United States citizens, regardless of
    race, creed, color, or national origin.
    We deem it the President's duty as provided in the Constitution to
    enforce the laws insuring the rights of citizens of the United States
    and preserving domestic tranquillity as basic objectives of
    constitutional government.
    In pursuance of these objectives, we as Republican members of the Senate
    will support further appropriate legislation required to help solve the
    problems of our Nation in the field of civil rights.

                                     ------

      [Editor's Note: This document is not labeled but appears to be the
    statement as adopted at the Republican Conference on June 6, 1963.]

    It is the consensus of the Senate Republican Conference that the
    Constitution makes every native born and naturalized person a citizen of
    the United States as well as the state where he resides.
    That the Federal Government, including the Legislative, Executive and
    Judicial branches have a solemn duty to preserve the rights, privileges
    and immunities of citizens of the United States.
    That equality of rights and opportunities has not been fully achieved in
    the long period since the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the
    Constitution were adopted and that this inequality and lack of
    opportunity has engendered race tensions which are out of character with
    the spirit of a nation pledged to freedom and justice.
    That since the days of Abraham Lincoln the God-given rights of life,
    liberty, the pursuit of happiness, and equal opportunity have been
    cardinal principles of the Republican faith and that these rights have
    consistently and uninterruptedly been reaffirmed in the Platform of the
    Republican party.
    That for the first time in more than four score years civil rights
    legislation of a meaningful character and purpose has been placed on the
    federal statute books as a result of the efforts of Republicans in
    Congress under a Republican president.
    That Republican members of the United States Senate in this the 88th
    Congress not only reaffirm and reassert the basic principles of the
    party with respect to civil rights but further affirm that the President
    in pursuance of his responsibility as the Chief Executive of the Nation
    must secure and preserve the rights of all United States citizens
    regardless of race, creed, color or national origin.
    That we deem it the President's duty not only to insure the rights of
    citizens of the United States but also domestic tranquillity as one of
    the basic objectives of constitutional government.
    And that in pursuance of those objectives, we as Republican members of
    the Senate will support any appropriate request by the President for
    such legislative authority as may be required to deal with the problems
    in the civil rights field which presently confront the nation.
                            ------------------------

                                                             [June 19, 1963]

    JUNE 19, 1963
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
     CHAIRMAN, THE HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19,
                     1963, ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman, the Honorable Leverett Saltonstall, called the Conference
    to order at 2:45 p.m. and stated that if there was no objection the
    Secretary would not call the roll. There was no objection.

    The following Senators were present: 25
      Allott                 Dominick                 Mundt
      Beall                  Hickenlooper             Prouty
      Carlson                Javits                   Saltonstall
      Case                   Jordan                   Scott
      Cooper                 Kuchel                   Simpson
      Cotton                 Mechem                   Smith
      Curtis                 Miller                   Tower
      Dirksen                Morton                   Williams
                                                      Young

    Also present were J. Mark Trice and David S. Teeple.
    The Chairman stated that the Chairman of the Policy Committee had stated
    he had nothing to discuss at the meeting and he therefore would not call
    upon him. He stated that this Conference had been called at the request
    of the Minority Leader, Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen.
    The Chairman called to the attention of the Members present a memorandum
    which had been distributed to them. It listed the Civil Rights Planks in
    the Republican Platform of 1960.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Dirksen who informed the Members present
    of the action previously taken on the Senate Floor earlier in the day
    when Senator Mike Mansfield had introduced two Administration bills on
    Civil Rights, one a package bill and the second one relating to Title 2.
    The Senator also stated that later in the day he and Senator Mansfield
    would introduce a third bill which included everything but Title 2. The
    Senator spoke of the contents of the Administration bill and called
    particular attention to the substantial changes which had been made in
    the bill relating to Title 2. The changes affected the classification of
    those stores which came under the provisions of the bill.
    The Senator spoke as to the reasons why he could not sponsor Title 2
    relating to public accommodations. He said in his opinion it was
    unenforceable and in contravention of the Constitution. He expressed the
    hope that some sections of the bills could be passed but doubted whether
    Title 2 would be the pending vehicle on which cloture might be obtained.
    Senator Dirksen stated that all Senators would be free to co-sponsor the
    bill which he would introduce later.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Jacob K. Javits during Senator Dirksen's
    presentation and the former raised the question as to a Party problem
    which might be involved, namely, how is it possible to make it clear to
    the country that in regard to Title 2 the sponsorship only by Senator
    Dirksen of one bill did not represent a consensus of Republican opinion.
    Senator Javits seemed to think that the sponsorship had left the party
    in a ``twilight zone.''
    Senator Dirksen thought the matter could best be handled through press
    conferences, in committee meetings and on the Floor, and called to the
    attention of the Senators that there was nothing in the Republican
    Platform in regard to Title 2.
    The Chairman recognized Senators Karl E. Mundt, Jacob K. Javits, Norris
    Cotton, John Sherman Cooper and Hugh Scott. They expressed several ideas
    concerning affirmative action which the Republicans could take, namely,
    by an effort being made in committee to tie in a question of
    discrimination in employment so far as labor organizations were
    concerned, and the question of applying anti-discrimination measures to
    States using Federal funds.
    During this discussion there was a brief absence of the Chairman and
    Senator Milton R. Young of North Dakota assumed the Chair.
    A question was also raised as to whether it might be wise for the
    Republicans to introduce a bill of their own with the various features
    mentioned. Senator Dirksen cautioned against this as he thought that
    there was a possibility of losing everything.
    The discussion ended at 4:02 p.m. and the Conference adjourned.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference on June 25, 1963

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                            ------------------------

                                                           [August 26, 1963]

    AUGUST 26, 1963
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
      CHAIRMAN, THE HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 26,
       1963, AT 2:00 P.M. IN ROOM S-124, SENATE WING, GROUND FLOOR, NORTH
                             CORRIDOR OF THE CAPITOL

    The Chairman, the Honorable Leverett Saltonstall, called the Conference
    to order at 2:05 p.m. and stated that he had been informed by the Acting
    Secretary, Mark Trice, that a quorum was present. The Chairman announced
    that if there was no objection the roll would not be called. There was
    no objection.

    The following Senators were present: 30
      Aiken                  Fong                     Morton
      Allott                 Goldwater                Mundt
      Beall                  Hickenlooper             Pearson
      Bennett                Hruska                   Prouty
      Boggs                  Javits                   Saltonstall
      Cooper                 Jordan                   Scott
      Cotton                 Keating                  Simpson
      Curtis                 Kuchel                   Smith
      Dirksen                Mechem                   Tower
      Dominick               Miller                   Williams

    Also present were J. Mark Trice, William Brownrigg III, David Teeple and
    Bryan LaPlante.
    The Chairman stated that the purpose of the Conference was to discuss
    Senate Joint Resolution 102 relating to the settlement of the labor
    dispute between the railroads and their employees.
    He asked if the Chairman of the Policy Committee, Senator Bourke B.
    Hickenlooper, wished to say anything and the latter informed him that he
    did not.
    In the temporary absence of Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen, the
    Minority Leader, the Chairman recognized Senator Norris Cotton, ranking
    Minority member of the Committee on Commerce. Senator Cotton informed
    the membership of the discussions which had taken place at the various
    meetings and then reviewed the sections of the pending bill. There were
    inquiries in regard to certain particular sections of the bill and
    Senator Cotton gave his opinion thereon.
    He also discussed the difference between the recently reported House
    bill and the Senate version and stated he would like to see the Senate
    bill adopted and sent to conference.
    The Chairman then recognized the Minority Leader, Senator Dirksen, who
    raised certain questions as to specific language in the bill and his
    inquiries were answered by Senator Cotton.
    The Chairman then announced that he would recognize the Republican
    members of the Committee on Commerce before recognizing other Senators
    and the Chairman recognized Senators Thruston B. Morton, Hugh Scott and
    Winston Prouty for brief comments.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Barry Goldwater who stated that he was
    contemplating offering an amendment which would disallow
    ``featherbedding'' in the railroad and air line industries.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Jacob K. Javits who stated that he would
    offer an amendment to the bill on seizure and stated that if finality
    was desired this was the only way to accomplish it.
    The Chairman again recognized Senator Dirksen who read for the
    information of the members a concurrent resolution which expressed the
    sense of the Senate in regard to this matter and stated that he was
    reading the resolution for guide-line purposes only.
    The results of the meeting were merely explanatory and no conclusions
    were reached.
    There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 2:32 p.m.

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                          Acting Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference on September 13, 1963

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                            ------------------------

                                                          [January 29, 1964]

    JANUARY 29, 1964
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
    CHAIRMAN, THE HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29,
              1964, AT 9:30 A.M., ROOM 335, SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

    The Chairman, the Honorable Leverett Saltonstall, called the meeting to
    order at 9:45 a.m. and stated that a quorum was present and that if
    there was no objection the roll would not be called in order to save
    time. There was no objection.

    The following members were present: 24
      Aiken                  Fong                     Mundt
      Allott                 Goldwater                Prouty
      Beall                  Hickenlooper             Saltonstall
      Bennett                Javits                   Scott
      Boggs                  Jordan                   Simpson
      Case                   Keating                  Smith
      Dirksen                Kuchel                   Tower
      Dominick               Mechem                   Williams

    Also present were J. Mark Trice, William Brownrigg III, David Teeple,
    Bryan LaPlante and Lawrence N. Woodworth of the Joint Committee on
    Internal Revenue Taxation staff.
    The Chairman then stated that before proceeding with the discussion on
    the tax bill, which would be taken up shortly in the Senate, he would
    present several preliminary matters. One was a letter from Senator
    Milton R. Young, addressed to the Chairman, expressing appreciation for
    the flowers sent to him during the Senator's recent illness. Also, the
    Chairman informed the Conference of the recent operation of Mrs. Everett
    Dirksen and it was suggested that the Chairman of the Conference write
    to Mrs. Dirksen and inform her of the good wishes of the members. The
    Chairman then read a letter from Senator Thruston B. Morton urging that
    Senators and their wives attend the District of Columbia close circuit
    hookup dinner tonight.
    The Chairman then called upon Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen, Minority
    Floor Leader, to inform the members about the current legislative
    situation. The Senator spoke of the pending Senate Resolution 111
    relative to meetings of committees while the Senate is in session and he
    stated that there could be several votes on amendments to be offered as
    well as a vote on final passage. While the matter was scheduled for
    action today an effort would be made to postpone consideration of the
    resolution until tomorrow. He also spoke briefly about the previously
    passed germaneness resolution and how it had failed to work up to date.
    Senator Dirksen said then that every effort was being made to complete
    action on the tax bill by next Friday, the 7th, and that if this was
    done there would be nothing of consequence on the floor the following
    Monday and Tuesday.
    The Chairman then recognized Senator John J. Williams, the senior member
    on the Finance Committee, to discuss the tax bill. The Senator stated
    that the tax bill was a difficult matter to discuss and that the
    technical report would not be available until next Monday. He stated
    that he was not in agreement that the Committee amendments be agreed to
    en bloc until after the report was available. The Senator briefly
    covered the highlights of the committee action and answered a number of
    technical questions from Senators present.
    The Chairman then recognized Senator Dirksen who gave the past history
    of the bill from the time it was first presented in January 1963. He
    spoke of the action he has recommended in regard to the repeal of the
    excise taxes on four items and then how the Committee had reversed
    itself. He said that he would offer the amendments on the Senate floor.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Peter H. Dominick who spoke briefly of
    the offering of the college tax credit amendment by himself and Senator
    Abraham Ribicoff [Democrat of Connecticut]. He said that they were
    trying to bring up the amendment for action as soon as they could.
    Questions were raised about charitable deductions and other various
    items which had been before the committee for consideration.
    During the meeting Senator Hiram L. Fong asked that he might have some
    pictures taken while the Conference was in session. The Chairman said
    that this had never been done but, without objection, the Conference
    suspended for three minutes in order that the pictures might be taken.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Wallace F. Bennett who stated that his
    staff had prepared an analysis of the amendments which had been
    presented to the Finance Committee with the various actions thereon and
    suggested that the Policy staff might reprint them for the use of
    Republican Senators. It was agreed that the compilation would be useful
    and the staff was authorized to make reprints.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Jacob K. Javits who said he was
    interested in knowing if President Lyndon B. Johnson had complete
    control over the Democratic committee members and the reply was made
    that the President has complete control over his side.
    There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:00 a.m.

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                       Assistant Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference on January 30, 1964

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                            ------------------------

                                                             [April 9, 1964]

    APRIL 9, 1964
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
      CHAIRMAN, THE HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 9,
     1964, AT 9:00 A.M., ROOM S-207, SENATE CONFERENCE ROOM, EAST FRONT OF
                                   THE CAPITOL

    The Chairman, the Honorable Leverett Saltonstall, called the meeting to
    order at 9:27 a.m. and stated that, with the permission of Senator
    Everett McKinley Dirksen, the Minority Leader, the Conference would
    begin without a quorum present. At 9:40 a.m. the Chairman announced that
    a quorum was present and if there was no objection the roll would not be
    called and the Conference would proceed in a formal way. There was no
    objection.

    The following Members were present: 29
      Aiken                  Dominick                 Morton
      Allott                 Fong                     Mundt
      Beall                  Hickenlooper             Pearson
      Bennett                Hruska                   Prouty
      Boggs                  Javits                   Saltonstall
      Carlson                Jordan                   Scott
      Case                   Keating                  Simpson
      Cooper                 Kuchel                   Smith
      Cotton                 Mechem                   Williams
      Dirksen                Miller

    Also present were J. Mark Trice, William Brownrigg III and Bryan
    LaPlante.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Dirksen, Minority Floor Leader, for the
    purpose of discussing a number of amendments which he had proposed to
    Title VII of the pending Civil Rights bill.
    Senator Dirksen stated that if there was no objection he would like
    three staff members of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Messrs.
    Bernard Walters, Clyde Flynn and Neal Kennedy, to be present. There was
    no objection.
    Prior to Senator Dirksen explaining the various amendments, the Chairman
    recognized Senator Margaret Chase Smith who had asked to be heard in
    reference to the elimination of the word ``sex.'' Senator Smith asked
    that Senator Dirksen give particular consideration to an amendment to
    strike this word as the Republican women had been successful in having
    it put into the House bill and stated that whether it was right or wrong
    there was some question in her mind as to whether or not the Republicans
    should take the initiative in seeking to have it stricken from the bill.
    Senator Dirksen responded by stating that the Department of Labor had
    written a letter recommending against its inclusion in the bill and he
    stated that he would be very happy to give consideration to her
    argument.
    The Chairman then asked if Senator Dirksen might proceed and he did so
    with a brief explanation of his amendments, taking each amendment in
    turn, one after the other. On each amendment a number of questions were
    raised and he suggested that the staff give consideration to the
    particular points presented.
    During consideration of the 40-odd amendments to Title VII, the Chairman
    stated that the Conference proceedings today would not be binding in any
    respect but that the sole purpose of the meeting was to acquaint the
    Membership with the text of the various amendments, and to discuss them
    generally.
    The Chairman stated that subject to the wishes of the Minority Leader
    another Conference would be called on this or another title of the bill
    at a later date.
    The meeting adjourned at 12:00 noon, subject to the call of the
    Chairman.

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                       Assistant Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference on April 15, 1964

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                            ------------------------

                                                              [May 19, 1964]

    MAY 19, 1964
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
    CHAIRMAN, THE HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, FOR TUESDAY, MAY 19, 1964,
      AT 9:00 A.M., ROOM S-207, SENATE CONFERENCE ROOM, EAST FRONT OF THE
                                     CAPITOL

    The Chairman, the Honorable Leverett Saltonstall, called the meeting to
    order at 9:24 a.m. The Secretary, the Honorable Milton R. Young, called
    the roll.

    The following Members were present: 27
      Aiken                  Dirksen                  Pearson
      Allott                 Dominick                 Prouty
      Bennett                Fong                     Saltonstall
      Boggs                  Hickenlooper             Scott
      Carlson                Hruska                   Simpson
      Case                   Javits                   Smith
      Cooper                 Jordan                   Tower
      Cotton                 Kuchel                   Williams
      Curtis                 Miller                   Young

    Also were present: J. Mark Trice, William Brownrigg III and Bryan
    LaPlante and Judiciary staff members, Messrs. Bernard Walters, Clyde
    Flynn and Neal Kennedy.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Everett M. Dirksen, Minority Floor
    Leader, for the purpose of discussing the Civil Rights Bill with
    amendments.
    Senator Dirksen proposed that he be allowed to explain the whole bill
    before individual items be debated.
    Senator George D. Aiken suggested that a middle ground in this whole
    matter was needed or nothing could be agreed upon.
    Senator Jacob K. Javits suggested that each Senator had a right to ask
    for changes in the so-called package and hoped Senator Dirksen would be
    willing to entertain some changes.
    Senator Hickenlooper said a monumental amount of work had been done and
    a view of the whole picture should be taken before arguing particulars.
    Senator Cooper moved that Senator Dirksen explain the entire bill first.
    The Chairman, Senator Saltonstall, put the question without objection
    and stated that the Conference or discussion would not be binding on the
    Senators present.
    Senator Dirksen proceeded to explain

      Title I--Voting Rights
      Title II--Public Accommodations
      Title III--Desegregation of Public Facilities
      Title IV--Desegregation of Public Education
      Title V--Commission on Civil Rights
      Title VI--Non-Discrimination in Federally Assisted Programs
      Title VIII--Registration and Voting Statistics
      Title IX--Intervention and Procedure after Removal in Civil
      Rights Cases
      Title X--Establishment of Community Relations Service
      Title XI--Miscellaneous

    General discussion was held on each of the titles.
    The Chairman stated that another Conference would be held on Title VII
    after consultation with Senators Dirksen, Hickenlooper and Kuchel as to
    a convenient date.
    The meeting was adjourned at 12:09 p.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

                                               [signed] Leverett Saltonstall

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference on May 19, 1964

                                              [signed] William Brownrigg III

                                        Assistant Secretary for the Minority
                            ------------------------

                                                              [May 20, 1964]

    MAY 20, 1964
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
      CHAIRMAN, THE HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 20,
     1964, AT 9:15 A.M., ROOM S-207, SENATE CONFERENCE ROOM, EAST FRONT OF
                                   THE CAPITOL

    The Chairman, the Honorable Leverett Saltonstall, called the meeting to
    order at 9:32 a.m. The Secretary, the Honorable Milton R. Young, called
    the roll.

    The following Members were present: 27
      Aiken                  Dirksen                  Miller
      Allott                 Dominick                 Mundt
      Bennett                Fong                     Pearson
      Boggs                  Hickenlooper             Prouty
      Carlson                Hruska                   Saltonstall
      Case                   Javits                   Scott
      Cooper                 Jordan                   Simpson
      Cotton                 Keating                  Smith
      Curtis                 Kuchel                   Young

    Also present were J. Mark Trice, William Brownrigg III and Bryan
    LaPlante and Judiciary staff members, Messrs. Bernard Walters, Neal
    Kennedy and Clyde Flynn.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen, Minority Floor
    Leader, for the purpose of discussing Title VII, Equal Employment
    Opportunity of the Civil Rights Bill. The Chairman requested that
    Senator Dirksen be allowed to proceed without debating each item so as
    to complete this Title today.
    Senator Dirksen proceeded to explain Title VII, Equal Employment
    Opportunity.
    General discussion was held on each of the sections of Title VII.
    The Chairman announced that at a future meeting of the Conference there
    would be an opportunity for Members to discuss items in the bill.
    The meeting was adjourned at 12:07 p.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

                                               [signed] Leverett Saltonstall

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference on May 21, 1964

                                              [signed] William Brownrigg III

                                        Assistant Secretary for the Minority
                            ------------------------

                                                              [May 22, 1964]

    MAY 22, 1964
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
    CHAIRMAN, THE HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, FOR FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1964,
      AT 9:15 A.M., ROOM S-207, SENATE CONFERENCE ROOM, EAST FRONT OF THE
                                     CAPITOL

    The Chairman, the Honorable Leverett Saltonstall, called the meeting to
    order at 9:40 a.m. and asked the Secretary, Senator Milton R. Young, to
    call the roll.

    The following Senators were present: 22
      Aiken                  Hickenlooper             Mundt
      Allott                 Hruska                   Pearson
      Bennett                Javits                   Saltonstall
      Case                   Jordan                   Simpson
      Cotton                 Keating                  Smith
      Curtis                 Kuchel                   Tower
      Dirksen                Miller                   Young
      Fong

    Also present were J. Mark Trice, William Brownrigg III and Judiciary
    staff members, Messrs. Bernard Walters, Clyde Flynn and Neal Kennedy.
    The Chairman announced that a quorum was present. He stated that in
    response to certain questions which had been previously raised there had
    been distributed a memorandum which had been prepared to cover the
    points raised. He also stated that if there were no specific amendment
    suggested for a change in the basic text then it indicated that no
    language change was needed.
    It was recommended that the order of procedure be the new suggested
    amendments beginning with Title I and the Chairman asked that Mr.
    Kennedy of Senator Dirksen's staff make the appropriate comment.
    Prior to starting on the suggested amendments Senator Kenneth B. Keating
    requested that emphasis be placed on the fact that the proper Republican
    quota for cloture is 22 or two-thirds of the Republican Membership
    instead of the statements appearing in the newspapers that Republican
    votes for cloture should total 25 or 26.
    In response to questions raised, the Chairman again stated that the
    purpose of the Conference was purely expository and that no binding
    agreements of any kind would be agreed upon. Also, that another
    Conference would be held if there was not sufficient time today to
    discuss the new suggestions and any other individual amendments to
    various titles.
    There was some discussion as to how the package might be introduced and
    it was suggested that the sponsorship be by Senators Mansfield, Dirksen,
    [Hubert H.] Humphrey [Democrat of Minnesota] and Kuchel.
    Senator Dirksen stated that he was awaiting a memorandum from the
    Parliamentarian before deciding how best to proceed, namely, whether the
    package would be introduced as a bill, as a substitute or as an
    amendment in the nature of a substitute.
    Senator Dirksen stressed the fact that it was very necessary to ``button
    up'' the whole matter so that a print of the bill could be presented to
    the Senate within the next few days.
    The various new amendments were taken in order through Title V with a
    number of questions asked and in some instances the staff was requested
    to look further into the matter for clarification.
    Senator Keating expressed the belief the bill should cover all elections
    instead of just Federal elections and stated that he was still
    considering the offering of his amendment on this subject.
    Senator Jacob K. Javits also said that he wanted to see the total
    package before deciding whether certain amendments he was interested in
    might be offered.
    The section of the bill allocating authority to the Commissioner of
    Education in regard to special training at Government expense was
    discussed at length. Several changes were suggested and the
    recommendation that the section be eliminated. The Chairman then
    suggested that the staff look further into possible limitations.
    It being approximately 12:10 p.m. and the Senate being in session, the
    Chairman, after conferring with the Minority Leader, stated that the
    Conference would resume at 9:30 a.m. on Monday morning and once again
    refer to Title V and continue through the remaining amendments not
    covered, as well as for general suggestions.
    The Conference adjourned at 12:15 p.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference on May 25, 1964

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                            ------------------------

                                                              [May 25, 1964]

    MAY 25, 1964
       MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CALLED BY THE
    CHAIRMAN, THE HONORABLE LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, FOR MONDAY, MAY 25, 1964,
      AT 9:30 A.M., ROOM S-207, SENATE CONFERENCE ROOM, EAST FRONT OF THE
                                     CAPITOL

    The Chairman, the Honorable Leverett Saltonstall, called the meeting to
    order at 10:05 a.m. and stated that a quorum was not present but that
    the Conference would begin for the purpose of general questionings.
    Prior to the start of the meeting there had been distributed a re-draft
    of Title I through VI which were mostly technical changes and the
    Chairman stated that before checking those changes the Conference would
    start with Title VI.
    The Chairman requested that Mr. Neal Kennedy explain the change
    suggested by Senator John Sherman Cooper. There was some discussion on
    the suggested language and objection was raised by Senator Jacob K.
    Javits. Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen expressed the opinion that the
    suggested language might cause trouble.
    The Chairman then interrupted the proceedings to inform the Conference
    that the Secretary, Senator Milton R. Young, stated that a quorum was
    now present.

    The following Senators were present: 20
      Aiken                  Dirksen                  Kuchel
      Allott                 Dominick                 Miller
      Bennett                Fong                     Mundt
      Boggs                  Hickenlooper             Pearson
      Case                   Javits                   Saltonstall
      Cooper                 Jordan                   Young
      Cotton                 Keating

    Also present were J. Mark Trice, William Brownrigg III and Judiciary
    staff members, Messrs. Bernard Walters, Clyde Flynn and Neal Kennedy.
    Discussion on Title VI having been concluded, Title VII was then brought
    up for consideration with an explanation by Mr. Kennedy. Senator Karl E.
    Mundt suggested further changes in the language and Senator Hiram L.
    Fong stated that his matter in regard to employment of teachers under
    stipulation by will had not been covered. After further discussion it
    was decided that further study concerning language changes would be made
    by the staff, with Senators Fong, Mundt, Allott and Young.
    The other items listed in the new memorandum were taken in order and
    with the exception of one or two suggestions for further clarification,
    they were approved.
    Senator Kenneth B. Keating raised a question under Title II concerning
    States having discriminatory practices without penalty and the staff was
    asked to discuss this matter with the Attorney General.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Dirksen who paid tribute to Messrs.
    Walters, Flynn and Kennedy of the Judiciary staff for the tremendous job
    that they have been doing in making the bill workable and a palatable
    piece of legislation in the many conferences which they have held. He
    also informed the Membership that the Attorney General had from time to
    time informed the Leadership in the House of Representatives with regard
    to the changes suggested.
    Senator Dirksen stated that after talking with the Majority Leader it
    was their general opinion that the amendments discussed should be
    offered in the form of an amendment in the nature of a substitute in
    order to leave the matter open for further amendment.
    He also stated that if the Jury Trial amendment was not decided by the
    Senate, then the matter in some form would be incorporated in the new
    text.
    He said that he hoped that the text would be introduced tomorrow in
    order that time would be allowed for all persons to study it.
    He also expressed the hope that some time during the following week a
    cloture petition might be offered and it was his personal hope it would
    be approved. His conclusion was that historically and morally the
    legislation should be approved.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Mundt who expressed the hope that
    individual amendments might be offered in the Republican Conference to
    the text before the substitute is actually presented on the Senate
    Floor.
    Senator Norris Cotton also expressed the same idea as no suggestions had
    been made regarding Title VII.
    The Chairman stated that after conferring with the Minority Leader it
    was agreeable to recess the meeting until 2:30 p.m. when discussion
    might be had on private amendments.
    There being no further business, the meeting recessed at 12:18 p.m.

                                     ------

    The Chairman, the Honorable Leverett Saltonstall, called the meeting to
    order at 2:50 p.m. and stated that a quorum was not present but that, if
    there was no objection on the part of Senator Mundt, the Conference
    would proceed. There was no objection.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Mundt but before proceeding Senator
    Hiram L. Fong asked if he might yield to him, which he did.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Fong who suggested an amendment in
    regard to the exemption of institutions of learning which had been
    directed by some instrument to hire employees of a particular religious
    faith. Senator Fong stated that the amendment covered only one
    particular case, the Bishop Estate in Hawaii, and the Senator was
    willing to accept a suggested amendment by Senator Dirksen to include a
    cut-off date in the amendment. Senator Javits also suggested that
    consideration be given to the Gerard Trust Case. The Chairman asked that
    the staff look further into the matter.
    The Chairman announced that the Secretary, the Honorable Milton R.
    Young, had informed him that a quorum was now present.

    Senators present 20:
      Aiken                  Dirksen                  Miller
      Allott                 Dominick                 Mundt
      Bennett                Fong                     Pearson
      Boggs                  Hickenlooper             Saltonstall
      Case                   Javits                   Williams
      Cooper                 Jordan                   Young
      Cotton                 Kuchel

    Also present were J. Mark Trice, William Brownrigg III and Judiciary
    staff members, Messrs. Bernard Walters, Clyde Flynn and Neal Kennedy.
    The Chairman then recognized Senator Mundt who presented for the
    consideration of the Conference a new section known as 703 H which
    sought to place certain limitations on the phrase ``unlawful employment
    practices.'' Senator Mundt said he was afraid that if the protection was
    not spelled out by the amendment it would mean trouble for the
    Commission and what he sought to do was to clarify the regular
    recognized factors which are normally taken into consideration. The
    Chairman suggested that the language change be worked out with the
    staff.
    The Chairman then recognized Senator Cotton who stated that he had
    strong reservations and misgivings regarding Title VII. He stated that
    his amendment starts out with 100 employees and stops there and he
    sought to eliminate the gradation now in the bill which cuts the figure
    to ultimately 25 employees. He stated that in his opinion enforcement of
    the bill as now written would be difficult and that 80% of the employers
    would be eliminated by his amendment.
    Senator Dirksen stated that the numbers in the bill were worked out
    after looking at the State employment laws and that the numbers used
    were well above the minimums. The Chairman thanked Senator Cotton for
    his presentation.
    The Chairman then recognized Senator Miller who made a number of
    technical suggestions concerning changes in the various titles. The
    Chairman asked that the staff look into the suggestions made.
    The Chairman then recognized Senator Gordon Allott who stated that if
    the amendments suggested by Senator Mundt were accepted it would take
    care of the situation which he had in mind in regard to negating
    imbalance quotas.
    The staff was asked to talk with both Senator Mundt and Senator Allott
    to see if specific language could be worked out to cover the two
    situations.
    The Chairman recognized Senator Mundt who raised the question as to
    whether or not there might be another Conference or if it might be
    possible for Senator Dirksen to confer with those Senators who had
    particular amendments in mind, before the substitute bill was
    introduced. The Chairman stated that the purpose of the Conference this
    afternoon was for all Senators interested to present their ideas and due
    to the time element it was suggested that those Senators interested
    confer immediately with the staff in the hope that a decision might be
    reached in regard to their amendments.
    There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:55 p.m.

                                                    [signed] Milton R. Young

                                                 Secretary of the Conference

    Approved by the Chairman of the Conference on May 27, 1964

                                                      [signed] J. Mark Trice

                                                  Secretary for the Minority
                                  Appendix A-1

                                         SENATE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CHAIRMEN 1
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Chairman                        State                    Congress                    Years
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Henry B. Anthony               Rhode Island                   48th/1                term ended 1884
    John Sherman                   Ohio                           48th/2                Sept.1884-Dec.1885
    George Edmunds                 Vermont                        49th-51st             1885-1891
    John Sherman                   Ohio                           52nd-54th             1891-1897
    William B. Allison             Iowa                           55th-60th/1           1897-1908
    Eugene Hale                    Maine                          60th/1-61st           1908-1911
    Shelby Cullom                  Illinois                       62nd                  1911-1913
    Jacob H. Gallinger             New Hampshire                  63rd-65th/2           1913-1918
    Henry Cabot Lodge, Sr.         Massachusetts                  65th/2-68th/1         1918-1924
    Charles Curtis                 Kansas                         68th/3-70th           1924-1929
    James E. Watson                Indiana                        71st, 72nd            1929-1933
    Charles L. McNary              Oregon                         73rd-78th             1933-1944
    Arthur H. Vandenberg           Michigan                       79th                  1945-1946
    Eugene D. Millikin             Colorado                       80th-84th             1947-1956
    Leverett Saltonstall           Massachusetts                  85th-89th             1957-1966
    Margaret Chase Smith           Maine                          90th-92nd             1967-1972
    Norris Cotton                  New Hampshire                  93rd                  1973-1974
    Carl T. Curtis                 Nebraska                       94th, 95th            1975-1978
    Robert Packwood                Oregon                         96th                  1979-1980
    James A. McClure               Idaho                          97th, 98th            1981-1984
    John Chafee                    Rhode Island                   99th-101st            1985-1990
    William Thad Cochran           Mississippi                    102nd-104th           1991-1996
    Connie Mack                    Florida                        105th-                1997-
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    1 Records of the Republican Conference are extant only from 1911, but recent research (see Source note) has
      provided information on the earlier years.
    Sources: 1884-1913: Gerald Gamm and Steven S. Smith, ``The Emergence of Senate Leadership, 1881-1946,'' April
      1997 (unpublished paper in files of Senate Historical Office); 1913-1997: History, Rules, and Precedents of
      the Senate Republican Conference, 105th Congress, revised March 1997.

                                  Appendix A-2

                                             SENATE REPUBLICAN FLOOR LEADERS

                      Name                                    State                                Years

    Charles Curtis                           Kansas                                   1925-1929
    James E. Watson                          Indiana                                  1929-1933
    Charles L. McNary 1                      Oregon                                   1933-1944
    Wallace H. White, Jr.                    Maine                                    1945-1949
    Kenneth S. Wherry                        Nebraska                                 1949-1951
    Styles Bridges                           New Hampshire                            1952-1953
    Robert A. Taft                           Ohio                                     1953
    William F. Knowland                      California                               1953-1959
    Everett M. Dirksen                       Ilinois                                  1959-1969
    Hugh D. Scott                            Pennsylvania                             1969-1977
    Howard H. Baker                          Tennessee                                1977-1985
    Robert J. Dole 2                         Kansas                                   1985-1996
    Trent Lott                               Mississippi                              1996-

    1 In 1940 at the request of Senator McNary, Senator Warren R. Austin (VT) served as acting leader. In succeeding
      years, although McNary was still officially listed as minority leader until his death on on February 25, 1944,
      Wallace H. White, Jr. served as acting leader.
    2 On December 22, 1995, Senator Robert Dole broke Charles McNary's record as longest-serving Republican floor
      leader, having served since January 3, 1985, ten years, eleven months, and nine days.

                                   Appendix B

             MEMBERS OF THE SENATE REPUBLICAN PCONFERENCE, 1911-1964

    Abel, Hazel H., Nebraska, 1954-1954.
    Aiken, George D., Vermont, 1941-1975.
    Allen, Henry J., Kansas, 1929-1930.
    Allott, Gordon L., Colorado, 1955-1973.
    Austin, Warren R., Vermont, 1931-1946.
    Baird, David, New Jersey, 1918-1919.
    Baird, David, Jr., New Jersey, 1929-1930.
    Baldwin, Raymond E., Connecticut, 1946-1949.
    Ball, Joseph H., Minnesota, 1940-1942, 1943-1949.
    Ball, Lewis H., Delaware, 1903-1905, 1919-1925.
    Barbour, William Warren, New Jersey, 1931-1937, 1938-1943.
    Barrett, Frank A., Wyoming, 1953-1959.
    Barry, Alexander G., Oregon, 1938-1939.
    Beall, J. Glenn, Maryland, 1953-1965.
    Bender, George H., Ohio, 1954-1957.
    Bennett, Wallace F., Utah, 1951-1974.
    Bingham, Hiram, Connecticut, 1924-1933.
    Blaine, John J., Wisconsin, 1927-1933.
    Boggs, J. Caleb, Delaware, 1961-1973.
    Borah, William E., Idaho, 1907-1940.
    Bottum, Joseph H., South Dakota, 1962-1963.
    Bourne, Jonathan, Jr., Oregon, 1907-1913.
    Bowring, Eva K., Nebraska, 1954-1954.
    Bradley, William O., Kentucky, 1909-1914.
    Brady, James H., Idaho, 1913-1918.
    Brandegee, Frank B., Connecticut, 1905-1924.
    Brewster, R. Owen, Maine, 1941-1952.
    Bricker, John W., Ohio, 1947-1959.
    Bridges, H. Styles, New Hampshire, 1937-1961.
    Briggs, Frank O., New Jersey, 1907-1913.
    Bristow, Joseph L., Kansas, 1909-1915.
    Brookhart, Smith W., Iowa, 1922-1926, 1927-1933.
    Brooks, C. Wayland, Illinois, 1940-1949.
    Brown, Ernest S., Nevada, 1954-1954.
    Brown, Norris, Nebraska, 1907-1913.
    Brunsdale, C. Norman, North Dakota, 1959-1960.
    Buck, Clayton Douglass, Delaware, 1943-1949.
    Burleigh, Edwin C., Maine, 1913-1916.
    Burnham, Henry E., New Hampshire, 1901-1913.
    Bursum, Holm O., New Mexico, 1921-1925.
    Burton, Harold H., Ohio, 1941-1945.
    Burton, Theodore E., Ohio, 1909-1915, 1928-1929.
    Bush, Prescott S., Connecticut, 1952-1963.
    Bushfield, Harlan J., South Dakota, 1943-1948.
    Bushfield, Vera C., South Dakota, 1948-1948.
    Butler, Hugh A., Nebraska, 1941-1954.
    Butler, John Marshall, Maryland, 1951-1963.
    Butler, William M., Massachusetts, 1924-1926.
    Cain, Harry P., Washington, 1946-1953.
    Calder, William M., New York, 1917-1923.
    Cameron, Ralph H., Arizona, 1921-1927.
    Capehart, Homer E., Indiana, 1945-1963.
    Capper, Arthur, Kansas, 1919-1949.
    Carey, Robert D., Wyoming, 1930-1937.
    Carlson, Frank, Kansas, 1950-1969.
    Case, Clifford P., New Jersey, 1955-1979.
    Case, Francis H., South Dakota, 1951-1962.
    Catron, Thomas B., New Mexico, 1912-1917.
    Clapp, Moses E., Minnesota, 1901-1917.
    Clark, Clarence D., Wyoming, 1895-1917.
    Colt, LeBaron B., Rhode Island, 1913-1924.
    Cooper, John Sherman, Kentucky, 1946-1949, 1952-1955, 1956-1973.
    Cordon, Guy, Oregon, 1944-1955.
    Cotton, Norris H., New Hampshire, 1954-1974, 1975-1975.
    Couzens, James, Michigan, 1922-1936.
    Crane, Winthrop M., Massachusetts, 1904-1913.
    Crawford, Coe I., South Dakota., 1909-1915.
    Crippa, Edward D., Wyoming, 1954-1954.
    Crow, William E., Pennsylvania, 1921-1922.
    Cullom, Shelby M., Illinois, 1883-1913
    Cummins, Albert B., Iowa, 1908-1926.
    Curtis, Carl T., Nebraska, 1955-1979.
    Curtis, Charles, Kansas, 1907-1913, 1915-1929.
    Cutting, Bronson M., New Mexico, 1927-1928, 1929-1935.
    Dale, Porter H., Vermont, 1923-1933.
    Danaher, John A., Connecticut, 1939-1945.
    Darby, Harry, Kansas, 1949-1950.
    Davis, James J., Pennsylvania, 1930-1945.
    Deneen, Charles S., Illinois, 1925-1931.
    Dickinson, Lester J., Iowa, 1931-1937.
    Dillingham, William P., Vermont, 1900-1923.
    Dirksen, Everett M., Illinois, 1951-1969.
    Dixon, Joseph M., Montana, 1907-1913.
    Dominick, Peter H., Colorado, 1963-1975.
    Donnell, Forrest C., Missouri, 1945-1951.
    Drew, Irving W., New Hampshire, 1918-1918.
    Duff, James H., Pennsylvania, 1951-1957.
    Dulles, John Foster, New York, 1949-1949.
    du Pont, Henry A., Delaware, 1906-1917.
    du Pont, Thomas C., Delaware, 1921-22, 1925-1928.
    Dworshak, Henry C., Idaho, 1946-1949, 1949-1962.
    Ecton, Zales N., Montana, 1947-1953.
    Edge, Walter E., New Jersey, 1919-1929.
    Elkins, Davis, West Virginia, 1911-1911, 1919-1925.
    Ernst, Richard P., Kentucky, 1921-1927.
    Fall, Albert B., New Mexico, 1912-1921.
    Ferguson, Homer, Michigan, 1943-1955.
    Fernald, Bert M., Maine, 1916-1926.
    Fess, Simeon D., Ohio, 1923-1935.
    Flanders, Ralph E., Vermont, 1946-1959.
    Fong, Hiram L., Hawaii, 1959-1977.
    France, Joseph I., Maryland, 1917-1923.
    Frazier, Lynn J., North Dakota, 1923-1941.
    Frelinghuysen, Joseph S., New Jersey, 1917-1923.
    Frye, William P., Maine, 1881-1911.
    Gallinger, Jacob H., New Hampshire, 1891-1918.
    Gamble, Robert J., South Dakota, 1901-1913.
    Gibson, Ernest W., Vermont, 1933-1940.
    Gibson, Ernest W., Jr., Vermont, 1940-1941.
    Gillett, Frederick H., Massachusetts, 1925-1931.
    Glenn, Otis F., Illinois, 1928-1933.
    Goff, Guy D., West Virginia, 1925-1931.
    Goff, Nathan, West Virginia, 1913-1919.
    Goldsborough, Phillips L., Maryland, 1929-1935.
    Goldwater, Barry M., Arizona, 1953-1965, 1969-1987.
    Gooding, Frank R., Idaho, 1921-1928.
    Gould, Arthur R., Maine, 1926-1931.
    Grammer, Elijah S., Washington, 1932-1933.
    Graves, Dixie Bibb, Alabama, 1937-1938.
    Greene, Frank L., Vermont, 1923-1930.
    Griswold, Dwight P., Nebraska, 1952-1954.
    Gronna, Asle J., North Dakota, 1911-1921.
    Grundy, Joseph R., Pennsylvania, 1929-1930.
    Guggenheim, Simon, Colorado, 1907-1913.
    Gurney, John Chandler (Chan), South Dakota, 1939-1951.
    Hale, Frederick, Maine, 1917-1941.
    Harding, Warren G., Ohio, 1915-1921.
    Harreld, John W., Oklahoma, 1921-1927.
    Hart, Thomas C., Connecticut, 1945-1946.
    Hastings, Daniel O., Delaware, 1928-1937.
    Hatfield, Henry D., West Virginia, 1929-1935.
    Hawkes, Albert W., New Jersey, 1943-1949.
    Hebert, Felix, Rhode Island, 1929-1935.
    Hendrickson, Robert C., New Jersey, 1949-1955.
    Heyburn, Weldon B., Idaho, 1903-1912.
    Hickenlooper, Bourke B., Iowa, 1945-1969.
    Hoblitzell, John D., Jr., West Virginia, 1958-1958.
    Holman, Rufus C., Oregon, 1939-1945.
    Howard, Guy V., Minnesota, 1936-1937.
    Howell, Robert B., Nebraska, 1923-1933.
    Hruska, Roman L., Nebraska, 1954-1976.
    Ives, Irving M., New York, 1947-1959.
    Jackson, William P., Maryland, 1912-1914.
    Javits, Jacob K., New York, 1957-1981.
    Jenner, William E., Indiana, 1944-1945, 1947-1959.
    Johnson, Hiram W., California, 1917-1945.
    Jones, Wesley L., Washington, 1909-1932.
    Jordan, Leonard B., Idaho, 1962-1973.
    Kean, Hamilton F., New Jersey, 1929-1935.
    Keating, Kenneth B., New York, 1959-1965.
    Kellogg, Frank B., Minnesota, 1917-1923.
    Kem, James P., Missouri, 1947-1953.
    Kenyon, William S., Iowa, 1911-1922.
    Keyes, Henry W., New Hampshire, 1919-1937.
    Knowland, William F., California, 1945-1959.
    Knox, Philander C., Pennsylvania, 1904-1909, 1917-1921.
    Kuchel, Thomas H., California, 1953-1969.
    Ladd, Edwin F., North Dakota, 1921-1925.
    La Follette, Robert M., Wisconsin, 1906-1925.
    La Follette, Robert M., Jr., Wisconsin, 1925-1947. 1
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      \1\  In 1934 and 1940, Senator La Follette ran for reelection as a
    Progressive.
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    Langer, William, North Dakota, 1941-1959.
    Larrazolo, Octaviano A., New Mexico, 1928-1929.
    Lenroot, Irvine L., Wisconsin, 1918-1927.
    Lippitt, Henry F., Rhode Island, 1911-1917.
    Lodge, Henry Cabot, Massachusetts, 1893-1924.
    Lodge, Henry Cabot, Jr., Massachusetts, 1937-1944, 1947-1953.
    Lorimer, William, Illinois, 1909-1912.
    Malone, George W., Nevada, 1947-1959.
    Martin, Edward, Pennsylvania, 1947-1959.
    Martin, Thomas E., Iowa, 1955-1961.
    Massey, William A., Nevada, 1912-1913.
    McCarthy, Joseph R., Wisconsin, 1947-1957.
    McCormick, Joseph Medill, Illinois, 1919-1925.
    McCulloch, Roscoe C., Ohio, 1929-1930.
    McCumber, Porter J., North Dakota, 1899-1923.
    McKinley, William B., Illinois, 1921-1926.
    McLean, George P., Connecticut, 1911-1929.
    McMaster, William H., South Dakota, 1925-1931.
    McNary, Charles L., Oregon, 1917-1918, 1918-1944.
    Means, Rice W., Colorado, 1924-1927.
    Mechem, Edwin L., New Mexico, 1962-1964.
    Metcalf, Jesse H., Rhode Island, 1924-1937.
    Miller, Jack R., Iowa, 1961-1973.
    Millikin, Eugene D., Colorado, 1941-1957.
    Moore, Edward H., Oklahoma, 1943-1949.
    Morrow, Dwight W., New Jersey, 1930-1931.
    Morse, Wayne L., Oregon, 1945-1969. 2
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      \2\  Senator Morse entered the Senate as a Republican, became an
    Independent in 1953, and in 1955 joined the Democratic Conference.
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    Morton, Thruston B., Kentucky, 1957-1968.
    Moses, George H., New Hampshire, 1918-1933.
    Mulkey, Frederick W., Oregon, 1907-1907, 1918-1918.
    Mundt, Karl E., South Dakota, 1948-1973.
    Murphy, Maurice J., Jr., New Hampshire, 1961-1962.
    Nelson, Arthur E., Minnesota, 1942-1943.
    Nelson, Knute, Minnesota, 1895-1923.
    New, Harry S., Indiana, 1917-1923.
    Newberry, Truman H., Michigan, 1919-1922.
    Nicholson, Samuel D., Colorado, 1921-1923.
    Nixon, George S., Nevada, 1905-1912.
    Nixon, Richard M., California, 1950-1953.
    Norbeck, Peter, South Dakota, 1921-1936.
    Norris, George W., Nebraska, 1913-1943. 3
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      \3\  Senator Norris became an Independent in 1937.
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    Nye, Gerald P., North Dakota, 1925-1945.
    Oddie, Tasker L., Nevada, 1921-1933.
    Oliver, George T., Pennsylvania, 1909-1917.
    Page, Carroll S., Vermont, 1908-1923.
    Partridge, Frank C., Vermont, 1930-1931.
    Patterson, Roscoe C., Missouri, 1929-1935.
    Payne, Frederick G., Maine, 1953-1959.
    Pearson, James B., Kansas, 1962-1978.
    Penrose, Boies, Pennsylvania, 1897-1921.
    Pepper, George W., Pennsylvania, 1922-1927.
    Perkins, George C., California, 1893-1915.
    Phipps, Lawrence C., Colorado, 1919-1931.
    Pine, William B., Oklahoma, 1925-1931.
    Poindexter, Miles, Washington, 1911-1923. 4
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      \4\  From 1913-1915, Senator Poindexter was a Progressive, returning
    to the Republican Conference in 1915.
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    Potter, Charles E., Michigan, 1952-1959.
    Prouty, Winston L., Vermont, 1959-1971.
    Purtell, William A., Connecticut, 1952-1952, 1953-1959.
    Pyle, Gladys, South Dakota, 1938-1939.
    Rawson, Charles A., Iowa, 1922-1922.
    Reed, Clyde M., Kansas, 1939-1949.
    Reed, David A., Pennsylvania, 1922-1935.
    Revercomb, W. Chapman, West Virginia, 1943-1949, 1956-1959.
    Reynolds, Samuel W., Nebraska, 1954-1954.
    Richardson, Harry A., Delaware, 1907-1913.
    Robertson, Edward V., Wyoming, 1943-1949.
    Robinson, Arthur R., Indiana, 1925-1935.
    Robsion, John M., Kentucky, 1930-1930.
    Root, Elihu, New York, 1909-1915.
    Sackett, Frederic M., Kentucky, 1925-1930.
    Saltonstall, Leverett, Massachusetts, 1945-1967.
    Sanders, Newell, Tennessee, 1912-1913.
    Schall, Thomas D., Minnesota, 1925-1935.
    Schoeppel, Andrew F., Kansas, 1949-1962.
    Schuyler, Karl C., Colorado, 1932-1933.
    Scott, Hugh D., Jr., Pennsylvania, 1959-1977.
    Seaton, Frederick A., Nebraska, 1951-1952.
    Sherman, Lawrence Y., Illinois, 1913-1921.
    Shipstead, Henrik, Minnesota, 1923-1947. 5
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      \5\  Senator Shipstead belonged to the Farmer Labor party until 1941,
    when he joined the Republican Conference.
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    Shortridge, Samuel M., California, 1921-1933.
    Shott, Hugh I., West Virginia, 1942-1943.
    Simpson, Milward L., Wyoming, 1962-1967.
    Smith, Frank L., Illinois, 1926-1928.
    Smith, H. Alexander, New Jersey, 1944-1959.
    Smith, Margaret Chase, Maine, 1949-1973.
    Smith, William A., Michigan, 1907-1919.
    Smoot, Reed, Utah, 1903-1933.
    Spencer, Selden P., Missouri, 1918-1925.
    Stanfield, Robert N., Oregon, 1921-1927.
    Stanfill, William A., Kentucky, 1945-1946.
    Steiwer, Frederick, Oregon, 1927-1938.
    Stephenson, Isaac, Wisconsin, 1907-1915.
    Sterling, Thomas, South Dakota, 1913-1925.
    Stewart, David W., Iowa, 1926-1927.
    Sullivan, Patrick J., Wyoming, 1929-1930.
    Sutherland, George, Utah, 1905-1917.
    Sutherland, Howard, West Virginia, 1917-1923.
    Taft, Kingsley A., Ohio, 1946-1947.
    Taft, Robert A., Ohio, 1939-1953.
    Thomas, John, Idaho, 1928-1933, 1940-1945.
    Thye, Edward J., Minnesota, 1947-1959.
    Tobey, Charles W., New Hampshire, 1939-1953.
    Tower, John G., Texas, 1961-1985.
    Townsend, Charles E., Michigan, 1911-1923.
    Townsend, John G., Jr., Delaware, 1929-1941.
    Upton, Robert W., New Hampshire, 1953-1954.
    Vandenberg, Arthur H., Michigan, 1928-1951.
    Vare, William S., Pennsylvania, 1927-1929.
    Wadsworth, James W., Jr., New York, 1915-1927.
    Walcott, Frederic C., Connecticut, 1929-1935.
    Warren, Francis E., Wyoming, 1890-1893, 1895-1929
    Waterman, Charles W., Colorado, 1927-1932.
    Watkins, Arthur V., Utah, 1947-1959.
    Watson, James E., Indiana, 1916-1933.
    Weeks, John W., Massachusetts, 1913-1919.
    Weeks, Sinclair, Massachusetts, 1944-1944.
    Welker, Herman, Idaho, 1951-1957.
    Weller, Ovington E., Maryland, 1921-1927.
    Wetmore, George P., Rhode Island, 1895-1907, 1908-1913.
    Wherry, Kenneth S., Nebraska, 1943-1951.
    White, Wallace H., Jr., Maine, 1931-1949.
    Wiley, Alexander, Wisconsin, 1939-1963.
    Williams, George H., Missouri, 1925-1926.
    Williams John J., Delaware, 1947-1970.
    Willis, Frank B., Ohio, 1921-1928.
    Willis, Raymond E., Indiana, 1941-1947.
    Wilson, George Allison, Iowa, 1943-1949.
    Works, John D., California, 1911-1917.
    Young, Lafayette, Iowa, 1910-1911. 6
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      \6\  Senator Young served until April 11, 1911.
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    Young, Milton R., North Dakota, 1945-1981.
                                   Appendix C

        CHAIRMEN OF COMMITTEES OF SENATE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE 1911-1964
                                  1
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      \1\ Based on the minutes of the Conference.

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                             Committee on Committees

    62nd Congress (1911-1913), Jacob H. Gallinger (NH)
    63rd Congress (1913-1915), Henry Cabot Lodge (MA) 2
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      \2\  List not included in minutes but he submitted report for
    committee.
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    64th Congress (1915-1917), Henry Cabot Lodge (MA)
    65th Congress (1917-1919), Francis E. Warren (WY)
    66th Congress (1919-1921), Frank B. Brandegee (CT)
    67th Congress (1921-1923), Frank B. Brandegee (CT)
    68th Congress (1923-1925), Frank B. Brandegee (CT) 3, James
      E. Watson (IN) 4
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      \3\  Died October 14, 1924.
      \4\  Serving as chairman in December 1924.
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    69th Congress (1925-1927), James E. Watson (IN)
    70th Congress (1927-1929), James E. Watson (IN)
    71st Congress (1929-1931), Charles L. McNary (OR)
    72nd Congress (1931-1933), Charles L. McNary (OR)
    73rd Congress (1933-1935), David A. Reed (PA)
    74th Congress (1935-1937), Gerald P. Nye (ND)
    75th Congress (1937-1939), Gerald P. Nye (ND)
    76th Congress (1939-1941), Gerald P. Nye (ND)
    77th Congress (1941-1942), Gerald P. Nye (ND)
    78th Congress (1943-1945), Gerald P. Nye (ND)
    79th Congress (1945-1947), Wallace H. White, Jr. (ME)
    80th Congress (1947-1949), Edward V. Robertson (WY)
    81st Congress (1949-1951), Hugh Butler (NE)
    82nd Congress (1951-1953), Hugh Butler (NE)
    83rd Congress (1953-1955), Hugh Butler (NE) 5, John W.
      Bricker (OH) 6
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      \5\  Died July 1, 1954.
      \6\  Appointed July 9, 1954.
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    84th Congress (1955-1957), John W. Bricker (OH)
    85th Congress (1957-1959), John W. Bricker (OH)
    86th Congress (1959-1961), Andrew F. Schoeppel (KS)
    87th Congress (1961-1963), Andrew F. Schoeppel (KS)
    88th Congress (1963-1965), Frank Carlson (KS)
                         Steering Committee 7
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      \7\  Also known as Committee on Order of Business in the early years.

    62nd Congress (1911-1913), Shelby Cullom (IL)
    63rd Congress (1913-1915), (Committee not appointed--Democrats
      controlled Senate)
    64th Congress (1915-1917), Jacob H. Gallinger (NH) 8
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      \8\  A committee appointed to confer with the Democratic Steering
    Committee on the legislative program. Gallinger was also Republican
    Conference chairman.
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    65th Congress (1917-1919), (Committee not appointed--Democrats
      controlled Senate.)
    66th Congress (1919-1921), Porter J. McCumber (ND)
    67th Congress (1921-1923), Robert M. La Follette (WI) 9
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      \9\  Chairman is not indicated in minutes, but La Follette's name is
    listed first.
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    68th Congress (1923-1925), James W. Wadsworth, Jr. (NY)
    69th Congress (1925-1927), James W. Wadsworth, Jr. (NY)
    70th Congress (1927-1929), Frederic M. Sackett (KY)
    71st Congress (1929-1931), Guy D. Goff (WV) 10
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      \10\  Committee was not appointed until April 8, 1930.
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    72nd Congress (1931-1933), Arthur H. Vandenberg (MI)
    73rd Congress (1933-1935), Arthur H. Vandenberg (MI) 11
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      \11\  Legislative committee of seven members appointed to take the
    place of the Committee on Order of Business, since Democrats controlled
    Senate.
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    74th Congress (1935-1937), (Minutes note that Legislative Committee not
      appointed in 74th Congress.)
    75th Congress (1937-1939), (Committee apparently not appointed.)
    76th Congress (1939-1942), (Committee apparently not appointed.)
    77th Congress (1941-1943), (Committee apparently not appointed.)
      12
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      \12\  A Committee on the Calendar created to follow bills on the
    calendar for the minority.
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    78th Congress (1943-1945), Robert A. Taft (OH) 13
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      \13\  In February 1944, the Conference adopted formal rules, which
    included creation of a Steering Committee for each Congress.
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    79th Congress (1945-1947), Robert A. Taft (OH)
    80th Congress (1947-1949), Robert A. Taft (OH)
                         Policy Committee 14
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      \14\  In December 1946, after legislation provided for Senate
    Republican and Democratic policy committees, the Conference voted to
    make its Steering Committee the party's official Policy Committee.

    81st Congress (1949-1951), Robert A. Taft (OH)
    82nd Congress (1951-1953), Robert A. Taft (OH)
    83rd Congress (1953-1955), William F. Knowland (CA) 15, Homer
      Ferguson (MI) 16
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      \15\  Resigned August 4, 1953 to become floor leader after the death
    of Robert Taft.
      \16\  Elected August 4, 1953.
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    84th Congress (1955-1957), Styles Bridges (NH)
    85th Congress (1957-1959), Styles Bridges (NH)
    86th Congress (1959-1961), Styles Bridges (NH)
    87th Congress (1961-1963), Styles Bridges (NH)
    88th Congress (1963-1965), Bourke B. Hickenlooper (IA)
                               Patronage Committee

    66th Congress (1919-1921), Harry S. New (IN)
    67th Congress (1921-1923), Howard Sutherland (WV)
    68th Congress (1923-1925), Irvine L. Lenroot (WI)
    69th Congress (1925-1927), Irvine L. Lenroot (WI)
    70th Congress (1927-1929), Hiram Bingham (CT)
    71st Congress (1929-1931), Hiram Bingham (CT)
    72nd Congress (1931-1933), Hiram Bingham (CT)
    73rd Congress (1933-1935), Jesse H. Metcalf (RI)
    74th Congress (1935-1937), Jesse H. Metcalf (RI)
    75th Congress--79th Congress (Committee not appointed)
    80th Congress (1947-1949), Styles Bridges (NH) 17
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      \17\  Starting in 1947, the committee was renamed Committee on
    Personnel.
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    81st Congress (1949-1951), Styles Bridges (NH)
    82nd Congress (1951-1953), Styles Bridges (NH)
    83rd Congress (1953-1955), Edward Martin (PA)
    84th Congress (1955-1957), Edward Martin (PA)
    85th Congress (1957-1959), Edward Martin (PA)
    86th Congress (1959-1961), Margaret Chase Smith (ME)
    87th Congress (1961-1963), Margaret Chase Smith (ME)
    88th Congress (1963-1965), Norris Cotton (NH)
             Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee 18
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      \18\  It is not clear from the minutes--which often refer simply to
    ``Campaign Committee''--when the name was formally changed to the
    present National Republican Senatorial Committee.

    70th Congress (1927-1929), Jesse H. Metcalf (RI)
    71st Congress (1929-1931), George H. Moses (NH)
    72nd Congress (1931-1933), Henry D. Hatfield (WV)
    73rd Congress (1933-1935), Daniel O. Hastings (DE)
    74th Congress (1935-1937), (Committee apparently not appointed.)
    75th Congress (1937-1939), John G. Townsend, Jr. (DE)
    76th Congress (1939-1941), (No committee mentioned in minutes.)
    77th Congress (1941-1943), John G. Townsend (former senator)
    78th Congress (1943-1945), John G. Townsend (former senator)
    79th Congress (1945-1947), John G. Townsend (former senator)
    80th Congress (1947-1949), John G. Townsend (former senator)
    81st Congress (1949-1951), Owen Brewster (ME), John G. Townsend (former
      senator), Cochairman
    82nd Congress (1951-1953), Styles Bridges (NH), John G. Townsend (former
      senator), Finance Chairman
    83rd Congress (1953-1955), Everett M. Dirksen (IL)
    84th Congress (1955-1957), Barry M. Goldwater (AZ) 19, Andrew
      F. Schoeppel (KS) 20
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      \19\  Resigned from committee February 28, 1956.
      \20\  Appointed as chairman February 28, 1956.
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    85th Congress (1957-1959), Andrew F. Schoeppel (KS)
    86th Congress (1959-1961), Barry M. Goldwater (AZ)
    87th Congress (1961-1963), Barry M. Goldwater (AZ)
    88th Congress (1963-1965), Thruston B. Morton (KY)
                               Calendar Committee

    77th Congress (1941-1943), John A. Danaher (CT)
    78th Congress (1943-1945), Chapman Revercomb (WV)
    79th Congress (1945-1947), Chapman Revercomb (WV)
    80th Congress-85th Congress (Committee not appointed)
    86th Congress (1959-1961), Thomas E. Martin (IA)
    87th Congress (1961-1963), Kenneth B. Keating (NY)
    88th Congress (1963-1965), Kenneth B. Keating (NY)
                                      INDEX

    [Note: Because the purpose of this publication is chiefly as a resource
    on the institutional history of the Republican Conference, the indexing
    of individual Conference members is limited. Even though the minutes
    mention senators in many contexts, Republican Conference members are
    only indexed when they are the subject of an action or discussion, such
    as election to a Senate or Conference office, or when they participate
    in a substantial discussion (although the few Democratic senators
    mentioned during discussions are indexed.) Passing references, such as
    making nominations, seconding motions, or membership on committees, are
    not included. Those researching a particular senator will find in
    Appendix B a list of all members of the Conference and the dates of
    their Senate service--the full period during which their participation
    in the Conference might be mentioned in the minutes. An index entry is
    included for roll-call votes during the years when they appear in the
    minutes, making it possible to check an individual's votes if he or she
    served during such periods.
    [When two or more senators have the same last name (or if a nonsenator
    has the same last name as a senator), the state abbreviations are added
    for senators.
    [Substantive discussions of topics and legislation are indexed, but
    passing references to a subject or a bill are not. Senate staff members
    listed as attending a Conference meeting are indexed, as are individuals
    nominated for Senate offices.
    [Discussions in Committee on Committee minutes are only indexed under
    the general topic ``committee assignments.'']

    Acheson, Dean G., 647-50, 652

    Adams, Sherman, 701

    Aeronautical and Space Sciences Committee, Senate, 826, 867, 946, 948-49

    African Americans (on Senate staff), 141

    Agriculture Committee, Senate, 193, 195

    Agriculture and Forestry Committee, Senate, 365, 441-42, 511, 539, 947

    Agriculture legislation, 365, 531, 781

    Agricultural Adjustment Act (1933), 241, 258-67

    Aiken, George D., 401, 441, 470-71, 473, 511, 515-16, 539, 818-20, 848,
    865, 870, 874, 879, 888-89, 904, 908, 910-11, 923, 943-46, 977

    minutes signed by, 402

    Alabama, contested election in, 238

    Aldrich, Nelson W., xx

    Allison, William B., xx, 1

    Allott, Gordon L., 752, 785, 799-800, 826, 832, 836-38, 842, 853, 870, 875,
    881, 886, 950, 952-53, 959, 984

    minutes signed by, 802

    Anderson, Clinton P., 932

    Anthony, Henry B., xix

    Antilynching legislation, 135-36, 551-52

    Appointments and Confirmations. See Nominations

    Appointments and Confirmations, Republican committee on, 39-41

    Appropriation bills, consolidation of, 689-92

    Appropriation and revenue bills, proposed limitation of debate on, 131-33

    Appropriations Committee, Senate, xxvi, 273, 393, 450, 478, 548, 605, 675,
    679, 801, 831, 871, 947, 959

    members not allowed to serve on Finance Committee, 331, 335, 353, 757, 759

    Architect of the Capitol, 176

    staff of, 142-46, 200

    Armed forces, voting by, 339-40, 344, 347-48

    Armed Services Committee, Senate, xxvi, 443, 469-70, 474, 530, 587, 653,
    671, 675, 759

    Armed Services Preparedness Investigating Subcommittee, 783, 814

    Armed Ship bill, 45, 67

    Army, U.S., 695

    Ashurst, Henry F., 269

    Atomic Energy Committee, Senate Special, 422

    Attendance at Senate sessions, 44, 128-30, 236, 371, 404, 424, 506, 528,
    699, 701, 717, 721, 745, 749, 754, 778, 861

    Attorney general, nomination of, 169, 310

    Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, Senate Committee
    to, 28, 178-79

    Austin, Warren R., 337, 342, 372-73

    as acting Republican floor leader, xxiii, 317-18, 320, 341

    Baldwin, Raymond E., 442, 492-95, 497, 508, 516, 530, 535, 560

    Ball, Joseph H., 350, 404, 417, 433, 462, 464, 466, 480, 496, 513, 516-17,
    520

    Bankhead, John H., II, 238

    Banking and Currency Committee, Senate, 269, 272, 328, 406, 471, 496, 605,
    637, 679, 682-83, 745

    size of, 118

    Banking legislation, 241, 269

    Barkley, Alben W., 308, 330, 335, 395, 427, 464, 505, 557

    Barrett, Frank A., 713, 739, 791-92, 802, 815

    Barry, David S., 93, 116, 138, 168, 191, 210

    Beall, J. Glenn, 741, 760-61, 841, 964

    Bellamy, Raymond W., 535, 537

    Bender, George H., 752

    Bennett, Charles G., 37

    Bennett, Gordon, 841

    Bennett, Wallace F. (UT), 679, 681, 749, 755-56, 759, 944, 949, 953, 974

    minutes signed by, 951

    Berlin, 891

    Bernstein, Michael J., 842, 885

    Biffle, Leslie L., 427

    Bilbo, Theodore G., xxv, 431, 443, 464-65

    Binding caucus, xix

    not binding, xxi, 1, 77, 174, 310, 317, 346, 430, 471, 526, 768, 976-77,
    980

    Bingham, Hiram, 185, 199, 201, 210, 214

    Black, Hugo L., 254

    Blaine, John J., 193-95

    Boggs, J. Caleb, 868

    Bonus army, 237

    Borah, William E., 63, 137, 174, 193, 591

    on Penrose and Finance Committee, 99-103

    Bottolfsen, C.A., 537-38

    Bottum, Joe H., 939

    Bowring, Eva K., 741, 747-48

    Brady, James H., 36

    Brandegee, Frank B., 29, 94, 99-100, 103, 115, 117, 120, 138-39

    minutes signed by, 30

    Brewster, R. Owen, 372, 392, 424, 433, 436, 452, 469, 473-75, 493, 496,
    513, 524, 526, 564-67, 573, 578, 588, 598, 602, 609, 611, 613, 626, 646,
    654-55, 661, 665, 673-75, 688, 690

    Bricker, John W., 497, 511-12, 552, 564, 573, 613, 665, 680-81, 718, 784

    as chairman of Committee on Committees, 749, 757-59, 788, 790-91, 797, 804-
    7, 813-14

    report by, 637-44

    Bricker amendment, 718n.

    Bridges, H. Styles, 311, 335, 342, 348, 393, 420, 433, 444, 464, 467, 477-
    79, 517, 530-31, 542, 548, 567, 578, 587-88, 590, 592, 653-55, 661, 666,
    685-86, 695, 698, 752, 813-15, 817, 867, 869, 896-97, 899, 903

    as chairman of Republican Policy Committee, 753, 768, 778-85, 813-15, 817-
    21, 827, 845-49, 858, 868, 870, 874

    as president pro tempore, 695, 697, 699, 704, 718

    as Republican floor leader, 685, 690

    Bristow, Joseph L., 36

    Brookhart, Smith W., 137, 154, 167, 170

    Brooks, C. Wayland, 401, 427, 433, 444, 473, 531, 539, 551

    Brown, Norris, 30

    Brownell, Herbert, 391

    Brownrigg, William, III, 718, 784, 787, 797, 806, 808, 812-13, 818, 822,
    831, 835, 841-42, 845, 856, 861, 863, 865, 868, 873, 880, 885, 888, 896,
    903, 908, 910, 912, 922, 931, 938, 940, 944, 950, 958, 960, 962-63, 966,
    971, 973, 975, 977-79, 982-83

    Brundage, Percival F., 809

    Brunsdale, Norman, 847-48

    Buchanan, James, xviii

    Buck, Clayton D., 335, 342, 465, 471, 496, 524

    Budget, federal, 479-91, 547-48, 692-93, 719, 799-804

    Burgess, Arthur E., 545-46, 818, 822, 831, 835, 841-42, 845, 856, 861, 863,
    865, 868, 873-74, 880, 885, 888, 896, 903, 908

    Burleigh, Edwin C., 36

    Burton, Harold H. (OH), 341, 351, 357, 359, 364, 374, 386, 397, 402, 409

    minutes signed by, 339, 343-44, 349, 354, 356, 358, 363, 366, 371, 373,
    376, 398, 401, 404, 407

    Burton, Theodore E. (OH), 36, 39

    Bush, Prescott S., 776, 781, 815, 836-38, 873, 886, 932

    Bushfield, Harlan J., 392, 464, 479, 529, 534-35, 537, 546-47, 568, 576-77

    Butler, Charles, 113

    Butler, Hugh A. (NE), 385, 390, 392, 436, 442, 512, 564, 573, 578, 598,
    602, 717, 721, 748-50

    as chairman of Committee on Committees, 580-82, 587-88, 604-8, 615, 617,
    646, 663-65, 673-79, 684-88, 707, 729-31, 734, 741-42

    Butler, John Marshall (MD), 665, 741, 781

    Butler, William M. (MA), 179

    Byrd, Harry F., 746, 767

    Cain, Harry P., 464, 498, 565, 567, 622, 648, 673, 675

    Cameron, Ralph H., 180

    Campaign Expenditures, Senate Special Committee to Investigate Senatorial,
    443

    Cannon, James M., 165

    Capehart, Homer E., 498, 516, 532-34, 545-47, 605, 650, 682-83, 703, 726,
    745-46, 870, 872, 885

    Capitol, U.S.

    Marble Room in, 116

    Capitol Police, 464

    Capper, Arthur, 438

    Carlson, Frank, 646, 703, 725, 727, 767, 808, 896, 899-903

    as chairman of Committee on Committees, 897, 903-5, 934, 938-41, 952-53

    report by, 770-72

    Case, Clifford P. (NJ), 752, 788, 870, 891

    Case, Francis H. (SD), 661, 699, 702-3, 706, 727, 731, 754, 776, 801, 814,
    870, 873, 882, 885-86, 912, 931, 933

    Caucuses, party, Senate, xvii-xix

    Censure, 695

    Chaplain, Senate, xvii, xxi, 190, 698

    death of, 592, 594-95

    election of, 113-14, 116, 138, 168, 210, 444

    Chavez, Dennis, 739

    Chief clerk and reading clerk, Senate, 535, 537

    Civil rights legislation, 551, 555, 563, 617, 626, 783, 808-12, 817, 850,
    861-64, 943, 962-70, 972

    Civil Rights Act of 1964, xxvi, 943, 975-84

    Civil Service Commission, 646-47

    Clapp, Moses E., 36

    Clark, Clarence D. (WY), 30

    Clark, Lucien, 113-14

    Clayton, Will L., 376

    Cloture, 67, 130-31, 419, 421, 559-60, 595-96, 862, 864, 913, 943, 970,
    980, 982. See also Rules, Senate, Rule 22

    Cole, Sterling, 741

    Cole, W.L., 93

    Commerce, secretary of, 310, 393

    Commerce Committee, Senate, 62, 964, 972

    Committee assignments, Senate, xviii, xx, xxii, xxvi, 4, 20, 38, 156-57,
    239, 286-88, 307-9, 313-14, 319-24, 331-32, 334-37, 350, 358-59, 361, 363-
    64, 366-67, 383-85, 407, 414-16, 435-39, 449-52, 578, 580-82, 587-91, 604-
    9, 615-18, 646, 660, 663-65, 676-79, 681, 686-88, 707, 733-34, 741, 749,
    765-66, 790-92, 797, 804-7, 813-14, 831-32, 834-35, 838-40, 852-57, 878-82,
    886-90, 893, 899-906, 938-39, 941-42, 952-56, 958

    lists of, 4-18, 47-59, 70-75, 95-99, 120-22, 147-49, 171-73, 196-99, 211-
    14, 224-27, 243-46, 289-95, 302-5, 388-89, 445-49, 583-86, 589-90, 667-70,
    708-12, 714-15, 734-38, 762-65, 793-96, 833-34, 859-60, 882-83, 906-8, 935-
    37, 956-57

    method of making, 352-53, 379, 433, 539, 646, 655, 662-63, 805, 826-28,
    830, 857, 865, 879, 881-82, 897, 900, 904, 948-49, 953-55

    Committee chairmen, Senate, 32, 87, 89, 93, 506, 548

    appointment of, 185, 229-30, 433, 438, 441, 452

    deposed, xviii

    election of, 749

    meetings of, 466, 477-78, 517-18, 542-45

    Committees, Senate, xx

    meeting days of, 478

    membership of, 88

    number of, xxiv, 450-51, 702, 704-6

    party balance on, 118, 308, 330, 334-35, 387, 395-96, 410-11, 415, 427,
    435, 450-51, 605-6, 615, 665, 675-77, 702-6, 727, 731-32, 765, 817, 820,
    824, 871, 892, 946, 959

    regional distribution on, 441-42, 663, 675

    size of, 18, 88, 92, 118-20, 578-80, 588, 605-6, 659, 661, 702, 704-6, 732-
    33, 881-82, 946-47

    special, 379, 469-76

    senators from same party and state on, 452, 902-3, 905, 959

    senators from same state on, 826

    staff of, 467-68, 471, 475, 661, 666, 692, 721, 905

    Communism, 636

    Comptroller general, 741

    Condolence resolutions, 360, 398, 453, 532, 536, 568, 576-77, 594-95, 612,
    634-35, 684-85, 690, 693, 701-2, 727-28, 743-44, 750, 850-52, 871-72, 877,
    896, 899, 933

    Conference committees, Senate, 89, 92

    Congress

    Sixty-second, 1

    Sixty-third, 35

    Sixty-fourth, 45

    Sixty-fifth, 67

    Sixty-sixth, 91

    Sixty-seventh, 115

    Sixty-eighth, 137

    Sixty-ninth, 167

    Seventieth, 167, 189

    Seventy-first, 209

    Seventy-second, 237

    Seventy-third, 241

    Seventy-fourth, 283

    Seventy-fifth, 301

    Seventy-sixth, 307

    Seventy-seventh, 317

    Seventy-eighth, 333

    Seventy-ninth, 383

    Eightieth, xxv, 429, 451, 546, 556-58

    Eighty-first, 563

    Eighty-second, 653

    Eighty-third, 695, 731

    Eighty-fourth, 751

    Eighty-fifth, 783

    Eighty-sixth, 817

    Eighty-seventh, 867

    Eighty-eighth, 943

    Connally, Thomas T., 633

    Constitution, U.S., amendments

    Nineteenth, 77, 95

    proposed, 622

    Seventeenth, 45

    Twentieth, 283

    Coolidge, Calvin, xxii, 137

    Cooper, John Sherman, 464, 475, 536, 708, 718, 727, 783, 811, 819-21, 836,
    885, 924, 953, 977, 981

    Cordon, Guy, 360, 444, 453, 568, 656, 725, 739, 749

    Cornelius, E.L., 37

    Cost of living, 326-27, 329

    Cotton, Norris H., 752, 841, 896, 972, 983-84

    Courts, federal, 192, 194

    Couzens, James, 286

    Crippa, Edward D., 747, 749

    Cullom, Shelby M., xxii, 2-3, 21, 29, 31

    Cummins, Albert B., 18-19, 36, 46, 87, 93, 116, 137, 155

    as president pro tempore, 139

    Curtis, Carl T. (NE), 752, 792, 801, 841, 905

    Curtis, Charles (KS), xx, xxii, 2, 32, 47, 67, 81, 92, 95

    as chairman of Conference, 156, 164-65

    as chairman of Conference and floor leader, 168-70, 173, 176-79, 183, 189,
    191-96, 199, 201

    elected chairman of Conference, 154

    minutes signed by, 3, 20-22, 31, 33, 82

    as Republican whip, 105

    as vice chairman of Conference and whip, 115, 129-30, 133, 138, 152

    Cutting, Bronson M., 214

    death of, 297

    minutes signed by, 201, 215

    Danaher, John A., 328, 342, 360

    Darby, Harry, 612

    Davis, James J., 342, 352

    Defense legislation, 637-44, 682

    Democratic Conference, xviii, 950

    Democratic floor leader, xviii, 308, 330, 335, 395, 427, 464, 505, 557,
    605-6, 610, 817, 849, 858, 861-62, 864, 871, 879, 910, 946, 950, 970, 982.
    See also Democrats, relations with

    Democratic party, patronage and, 200, 820

    Democratic Steering Committee, 62, 94, 849, 959

    Democrats

    relations with, 38, 40, 42-43, 46, 63, 200, 279, 319, 450, 465, 473, 492,
    525-26, 578, 596, 604-6, 608, 610, 615, 647, 656, 659, 714, 731-32, 745,
    761, 782, 820, 858, 871, 875, 950, 959, 970, 974, 982. See also Democratic
    floor leader

    southern, 699

    Depression, 1930s, 209, 237

    Dewey, Thomas E., 390, 555

    Dirksen, Everett M., 666, 681, 683, 688, 697, 699-700, 720, 725-26, 732,
    752, 754-56, 768, 785-86, 800, 811-12, 831

    as Republican floor leader, 817, 819-20, 824, 827-28, 831-32, 836, 842,
    845, 847-50, 857, 861-66, 869-71, 874-75, 882, 885, 890-91, 897-98, 910-12,
    931-32, 943, 945-48, 950-51, 958-61, 964-67, 970, 972-73, 977-82, 984

    District of Columbia Committee, Senate, 665, 703, 731

    Dixon, Joseph M., 2, 21

    Dominick, Peter H., 944, 959, 974

    Donnell, Forrest C., 421, 439, 475, 506, 520, 522, 525, 537, 550-52, 570,
    623

    Doorkeeper, Senate

    acting assistant, 36-37

    assistant, 28, 93, 116, 138, 168, 191

    Douglas, Stephen A., xviii

    Dulles, John Foster, 604, 606-7, 609, 842

    Dunn, James C., 376

    du Pont, F.B., 776

    du Pont, Henry A. (DE), 36

    Dworshak, Henry C., 470, 475, 509, 521, 548, 617, 781, 826, 941

    Economy Act (1933), 241, 246-53, 272

    Ecton, Zales N., 440, 602

    Edge, Walter E., 116, 151, 223

    minutes signed by, 166

    Education and Labor Committee, Senate, 319, 422

    Egenroad, Charles L., 533, 545-46

    Eisenhower, Dwight D., xxv, 400, 653, 695, 707, 718, 723, 725, 746, 760,
    767-68, 777, 778n., 780, 782-83, 785, 812, 814, 817, 848, 864-66, 870, 875,
    890-91, 963

    Eisenhower, Mamie D., 813, 815

    Election

    of 1910, 1

    of 1912, 35

    of 1914, 45

    of 1916, 67

    of 1918, 91

    of 1920, 115

    of 1922, 137

    of 1924, xxii, 137, 167

    of 1926, 189

    of 1928, 209

    of 1930, 237

    of 1932, 241

    of 1934, 283

    of 1936, 301

    of 1938, 307

    of 1940, 317

    of 1942, 333

    of 1944, 383

    of 1946, 429

    of 1948, 563

    of 1950, 653

    of 1952, 695

    of 1954, 751

    of 1956, 783

    of 1958, 817

    of 1960, 867

    of 1962, 943

    Elections, Senate, contested, 86, 238, 665-66, 739

    Ellis, Charles, 545-46

    Emergency Price Control Act (1942), 402

    Emergency Relief Appropriation Act (1935), 295-97

    Employees, federal, 706. See also Jobs, federal

    Employment legislation, 406, 408, 410

    Enrolling clerk, Senate, 156, 175

    Equal rights amendment, 559

    Ernst, Richard P., 134, 153-55

    Expenditures in the Executive Departments, Senate Committee on, 473, 663,
    665

    Fair Employment Practice Committee (FEPC), 417, 419-21, 551-52

    Fall, Albert B., 77

    Farmer-Labor party, xxii, 137, 189

    committee assignments of senator from, 140, 286, 353

    patronage and, 200

    senator invited to Republican Conference, xxiii, 274, 283

    Fay, George M., 518

    Federal Communications Commission, nomination to, 341, 344, 348

    Federal Power Commission, 885

    Federal Reserve banks, 269

    Federal Reserve Board, 559

    Federal Trade Commission, appointment to, 178

    Ferguson, Homer, 425, 443, 469, 473-75, 495, 551, 560, 578, 623, 688-90,
    719, 725-26, 749

    Fernald, Bert M., 128, 136

    Fess, Simeon D., 168, 173, 191, 241

    minutes signed by, 174, 177

    as Republican whip, 209

    Filibusters, 45, 67, 136, 417, 419-21, 443n., 464, 559-60, 563, 596, 817,
    943

    Finance Committee, Senate, xxvi, 62, 91, 94, 99-104, 128, 134, 139, 406,
    508-9, 519-21, 524, 526, 553, 635, 962, 974

    members not allowed to serve on Appropriations Committee, 331, 335, 353,
    757, 759

    size of, 18

    Flanders, Ralph E., 444, 494, 497, 512, 516, 521, 530, 535, 581, 598, 663,
    671, 681, 695, 758, 814

    Flynn, Clyde, Jr., 975, 977-79, 982-83

    Fong, Hiram L., 974, 982-83

    Ford, Henry, 86

    Foreign policy, 495, 498-500, 510, 898, 908

    Foreign Relations Committee, Senate, xviii, xx, xxvi, 165, 174, 193-95,
    376, 403, 441, 506-7, 528, 636, 653, 663, 675, 721, 898, 908-9, 912

    membership of, 442

    size of, 95

    Foster, Howard C., 179, 381, 706, 718-19

    France, Joseph I., 80, 124

    Frankfurter, Felix, 310

    Frazier, Lynn J., 137, 154, 167, 170, 185, 193-95

    French, Stuart P., 814

    Frye, William P., 2, 20

    Gallinger, Jacob H., xxii, 2-4, 18-21, 29-30, 43-44

    as Republican Conference chairman, 35-39, 42-46, 60-64, 67, 75-76

    death of, 77

    Gamble, Robert J., 30

    George, Walter F., 635, 747

    Glass-Steagall Banking Act (1933), 241, 269

    Gleason, James, 739

    Goff, Guy D., 231, 235

    Goldwater, Barry M., 742, 754-55, 818-20, 824, 967, 972

    as campaign committee chairman, 761, 780-81, 836, 842-43, 847, 857, 863,
    868-70, 873, 876, 881, 885, 944-46, 948-49

    Gooding, Frank R., 129, 152, 169

    Government Operations Committee, 695, 703, 758, 946, 948-49

    Grant, Ulysses S., xviii

    Great Britain, 507

    Greece, 506-9

    Grew, Joseph C., 376

    Griswold, Dwight P., 708, 713, 727, 731, 741-44

    Gronna, Asle J., 37, 103

    Gurney, J. Chandler (Chan), 342, 376, 385, 409, 469, 474, 480, 530, 588

    minutes signed by, 391, 393, 410, 412-13, 416-18, 421-23, 425

    statement by, 481-91

    Hale, Frederick, 147, 189, 209, 238, 241, 284, 301, 307

    minutes signed by, 190, 195-96, 199, 210, 214, 227-28, 234, 236, 238, 242-
    43, 246, 254, 257, 268-70, 273-76, 284, 295-96, 299, 302, 310-11, 313-14

    Halleck, Charles A., 890

    Halsey, Edwin A., 391

    Harding, Warren G., 81, 115

    Hardwick, Thomas W., xix

    Harness, Forest A., 698, 700, 753

    Harreld, John W., 124, 155

    Harris, Frederick Brown, 698

    Hart, Philip A., 964

    Hastings, Daniel O., 284

    Hawkes, Albert W., 495, 497, 512, 516, 524

    Hayden, Carl T., 847, 858, 946

    Health care. See Medical care

    Health, Education, and Welfare, Department of, 863

    Hebert, Felix, 243, 268, 591

    Hendrickson, Robert C., 570, 665, 713, 731

    Herter, Christian A., 891

    Heyburn, Weldon B., 109

    Hickenlooper, Bourke B., 419, 443, 475, 498, 508, 511, 548, 613, 665, 688,
    781, 799, 822, 824-25, 827, 831, 835-40, 867, 875, 896-97, 908, 910-12,
    922-24, 933

    as Policy Committee chairman, 943, 945, 948, 951, 962, 966, 971, 977

    presiding at Conference, 909

    Highway legislation, 751, 776

    Hitchcock Peace Resolution, 63

    Hjelle, John O., 533

    Holmes, Julius C., 376

    Hoover, Herbert, 237, 923

    Hopkins, Harry L., 310

    House of Representatives, xxiv, 1, 42, 45, 67, 91, 115, 137, 167, 189, 209,
    237, 301, 307, 314-15, 333, 358, 383, 390, 401, 403, 411-13, 429, 469-70,
    476, 495, 516, 520, 522, 529-30, 539, 547-48, 553, 555, 558-59, 563, 612,
    614, 623, 626-27, 650, 653, 672-73, 695, 741, 751, 761, 776, 780, 783, 817,
    862, 867, 871, 891, 924, 943, 962, 976

    Speaker, xxiv

    Housing legislation, 745

    Howard, Daggett, 841

    Howell, Robert B., 155, 222, 227-28

    minutes signed by, 223

    Hruska, Roman L., 752, 868, 885, 924

    Humphries, Robert, 938

    Hunt, Charles W., 178

    Hurley, Olive, 754, 756

    Hurley, Patrick J., 739n.

    Hurley, Raymond D., 885

    Impeachment, 269, 673

    Income tax legislation, 152

    Index clerk, Senate, 165, 175

    Indian Affairs Committee, Senate, 185, 207

    Inflation, 540-42, 557-60

    Interior and Insular Affairs Committee, Senate, 749, 959

    Interstate Commerce Committee, Senate, 137, 227, 348

    size of, 18

    Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee, Senate, 437-38, 441, 473, 712,
    714, 731, 841

    Ives, Guy, 185

    Ives, Irving M. (NY), 497, 515-16, 525, 532, 551, 604, 622, 626, 648, 699-
    700, 742, 746-47, 781

    Jackson, William P., 37

    Javits, Jacob K., 783, 797, 834, 840, 850, 870, 873-74, 886, 888-89, 891,
    897-98, 902-3, 911, 913, 916-17, 923, 932, 945-49, 951, 959, 962-65, 970,
    972, 974, 977, 980-81, 983

    on method of committee assignment, 853, 855, 857, 880-82, 888-89, 897, 900,
    948-49, 954-55

    Jenner, William E., 516, 613, 623, 675, 700, 713, 788

    Jett, E.K., 341, 344, 348

    Jobs, federal, 703

    Johnson, Hiram W. (CA), 94, 591

    Johnson, Lyndon B. (TX), 817, 849, 858, 861-62, 864, 943, 974

    Johnson, Magnus (MN), 137

    Johnston, Eric, 675-76

    Joint committees

    on Atomic Energy, 548, 665, 824

    on the budget, 690

    on the Conduct of the War, 76

    on the Economic Report, 535, 540

    on the Inaugural, 849

    on Internal Revenue Taxation, 973

    on the Legislative Budget, 479-80, 495

    on the Organization of the Congress (La Follette-Monroney Committee), xxiv,
    379, 474

    on Reconstruction, 77-80, 82-85

    Joint meetings and joint sessions, 672, 785

    Jones, Lloyd, 730, 739-40, 745, 747-48, 752, 784, 787, 797, 800, 806-8,
    812-13

    Jones, Roger W., 841

    Jones, Wesley L. (WA), 88, 156, 168, 174, 178, 191, 223

    elected vice chairman of Conference, 209

    Jordan, Leonard B., 941

    Judiciary Committee, Senate, 193, 195, 269, 463, 506, 703, 783, 964, 975,
    982-83

    Kapnic, Charles, 545-46

    Keating, Kenneth B., 818, 923, 932, 959, 967, 980

    Kellogg, Frank B., 112, 116, 118, 129-31

    Kem, James P., 520, 531, 533, 539, 548, 581, 650-51, 655-56

    Kennedy, John F. (MA), 817, 867, 874, 885, 943, 959

    Kennedy, Neal, 975, 977-79, 981-83

    Kenyon, William S., 35, 37, 102

    minutes signed by, 35, 39, 40-43

    Kerr, Kleon, 533

    Knowland, William F., 424, 441-42, 470, 474, 494-95, 511-12, 534-35, 564-
    66, 569-70, 574-75, 578, 590, 596, 606, 622, 650, 665, 671

    minutes signed by, 425

    as Policy Committee chairman, 698, 701, 706-7, 714, 717, 721, 723, 725, 729

    as Republican floor leader, 695, 727, 731-32, 741-42, 745, 747, 749, 753-
    55, 760-61, 767-68, 777-78, 782-83, 785, 788-89, 797, 799, 801, 805-9, 811-
    12, 814, 817

    Knox, Philander C., 93, 95, 116

    Korea, 636, 653, 673, 695

    Kuchel, Thomas H., 780, 791-92, 801, 817, 820, 841, 845

    as Republican whip, 869, 891, 923, 945, 961

    Kuykendall, Jerome K., 885

    Labor legislation, 254-57, 276, 279, 422-23, 463, 465-67, 514-17, 521, 530,
    603-4, 741-43, 824, 842-45

    Labor and Public Welfare Committee, Senate, 463, 466, 514-15, 530, 603,
    712, 715, 732, 741-42, 842, 885

    Ladd, Edwin F., 137, 154, 167, 170

    La Follette, Robert M., xxii, 19-20, 137, 153-54, 167, 170

    La Follette, Robert M., Jr., xxiii, 193-95, 283, 286, 353, 362, 591

    Laird, Melvin R., 923

    Lamb, W. Herbert, 537-38

    Langer, William, 362, 375, 389-90, 498, 509, 521, 530, 566, 617, 658, 697,
    712-14, 726, 754, 822-23, 847-48, 850-52, 856

    La Plante, Bryan, 938, 971, 973, 975, 977-78

    Lausche, Frank J., 909

    Legislative program, Senate

    1913, 31-32

    1916, 62-63

    1917, 65

    1920, 112

    1922, 123

    1924, 150

    1925, 158-63, 165

    1926, 177-78, 180-83

    1927, 186-87

    1928, 201-6

    1929, 206-8

    1930, 230-34

    1931, 235

    1944, 365, 371

    1947, 505-6, 511-13, 519-20, 529-30, 535

    1948, 542-45, 554-60

    1949, 597-98

    1951, 682

    1953, 717-18

    1960, 848-50, 861-64

    1961, 890-91

    1962, 898, 932

    1963, 946, 962

    1964, 973-74

    Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, xxiv, 333, 383, 429, 439, 450, 467,
    470, 480, 519, 548, 578-79, 661

    Lenroot, Irvine L., 81, 86, 88, 128, 138, 140, 147

    Lewellen, Eugene G., 533

    Librarian, Senate, 464

    Lilienthal, David E., 494, 505, 511

    Limitation of Debate Rule, Republican committee on, 133

    Lippitt, Henry F., 37

    Lodge, Henry Cabot, xxi-xxii, 21, 36, 47, 60

    as acting Conference chairman, 64, 67, 69, 76

    death of, 153

    elected Conference chairman, 77

    as Republican Conference chairman, 80-81, 86, 88-89, 91-92, 100, 112-13,
    115, 117, 135-39, 150-51

    Lodge, Henry Cabot, Jr., 326, 434, 436, 439, 441, 470-71, 496, 520, 525,
    530, 560, 563, 570, 598, 609, 622, 633

    Loeffler, Carl A., xxi, 1, 36-37, 93, 116, 138, 168, 191, 196, 210, 242,
    274, 276, 278, 284, 302, 318-19, 331, 334, 360-61, 372-74, 397, 400, 402,
    409, 427, 435-36, 438, 567

    Committee on Committees minutes signed by, 287, 289, 302, 309, 314, 320,
    332, 336, 349, 359, 363-64, 379, 384-85, 394-96, 399, 405, 411, 413-14,
    427, 430

    Conference minutes signed by, 312, 374

    as secretary of the Senate, 432

    Long, Russell B., 606

    Louderback, Harold, 269

    Lucas, Scott W., 526, 605-6, 610

    MacArthur, Douglas, 653, 672-73, 675-76

    MacKenzie, John R., 841

    Mackinac Island conference (1944), 333, 337

    MacLeish, Archibald, 376

    Majority secretary. See Republican party secretary

    Malone, George W., 475, 521, 593, 600-602, 619, 623, 659, 688, 700

    Mansfield, Michael J., 871, 879, 910, 970

    Mansur, Edward E., Jr., 535, 537-38

    Marble Room, Senate, 116

    Marshall, Peter, 444, 567, 592, 594-95

    Martin, Edward (PA), 464, 509, 521, 602, 706, 761, 776, 807, 813, 815

    Martin, George B. (KY), 81

    Martin, Joseph W., Jr., 619, 672

    Martin, Thomas E. (IA), 752

    Maybank, Burnet R., 745

    McCabe, Edward, 841

    McCarthy, Joseph R., 443, 498, 509, 511-12, 563, 568, 582, 613, 625-26,
    646, 655-56, 660, 663, 665, 679, 681, 695, 707, 758, 792, 804, 806

    McClellan, John L., 690, 843, 845

    McCone, John A., 891, 940

    McCormick, Joseph Medill, 164

    McCumber, Porter J., 19, 43, 93, 118, 123, 131-34

    McElroy, John M., 841

    McFarland, Ernest W., 682

    McGinnis, Edward F., 432-33, 444, 567, 745

    McKinley, William B., 147, 176

    McMaster, William H., 227-28

    McNary, Charles L., 193, 591

    as chairman of Committee on Committees, 227-28

    death of, 333, 358, 360-62, 370-71

    elected Conference chairman and floor leader, 241

    elected Conference vice chairman, 224

    illness of, 333, 338, 341-43, 356-57

    as Republican Conference chairman, xxiii, 242, 253, 257, 267-68, 270-72,
    274-76, 278, 283-84, 295-96, 299, 301, 307, 309-14, 318, 324-26, 328-31,
    334-35, 337

     as vice-presidential candidate, xxi, 317

    McNary-Haugen bill, 192, 194

    Mechem, Edwin L., 944

    Medical care, xxvi, 867, 912-21, 932

    Metcalf, Jesse H., 591

    Mexico, 45, 60

    Military Affairs Committee, Senate, 365, 373

    Miller, Jack R. (IA), 868, 874, 984

    Miller, John Guy, 912

    Millikin, Eugene D., 432, 786

    as Republican Conference chairman, xxv-xxvi, 440-44, 462-65, 468-76, 478-
    80, 492-98, 505-9, 510-31, 534-40, 547-56, 558-61, 563-70, 577-79, 586-88,
    591-604, 607-13, 622-27, 633-37, 645-52, 653-62, 664-66, 670-76, 678-79,
    681-90, 696-704, 706-8, 712-14, 716-27, 730-32, 738-42, 744-55, 758-61,
    766-67, 775-77, 783, 786

    Minimum wage, 422-23

    Minority secretary. See Republican party secretary

    Mitchell, James P., 891

    Montgomery, James S., 113

    Moore, Edward H., 436, 474

    Morse, Wayne L.

    as Republican, 404, 417, 419, 436, 441-42, 463, 466, 509, 515-17, 523, 525-
    26, 564-67, 574, 579, 593, 610, 613, 658-59, 671, 675

    as independent, 695, 707

    as Democrat, 751

    Morton, Thruston B., 783, 813, 815, 818, 841, 847, 870, 873, 876, 973

    Moses, George H., 165, 168, 190, 210, 237

    Muir, J.J., 113, 116, 138, 168

    Mundt, Karl E., 570, 602, 625, 636, 699, 749, 754, 788, 801, 820, 873, 885,
    931-32, 953, 982-84

    Murphy, Frank, 310

    Murphy, Maurice J., Jr. (NH), 896

    National Defense Program, Senate Special Committee to Investigate the, 443,
    469, 473-75

    National Industrial Recovery Act (1933), 241, 270-71, 277, 279-82, 279-82

    National Labor Relations Board, 241, 278, 516

    National Lumber Manufacturers Association, 889

    National Republican Senatorial Committee, xxiv, 823, 836, 842, 847, 857,
    863, 868-70, 873-74, 878, 945-46, 951-52. See also Republican Senatorial
    Campaign Committee

    Navy Department, budget of, 481-91

    Nedrow, Ray, 535

    New, Harry S., 93, 105

    Newberry, Truman H., 86

    New Deal, 241, 283

    Newlands, Francis G., xviii

    Nixon, Richard M., xxvi, 646, 653, 663, 665, 695, 700, 817

    Nominations, 29-30, 39-41, 169, 178, 310, 341, 344, 348, 376, 393, 494,
    505, 511, 701, 707, 721, 778, 970

    diplomatic, 39-40

    Norris, George W., 87-88, 93, 137, 193, 591

    Nye, Gerald P., 193-95

    as chairman of Committee on Committees, 286-87, 297, 319-20, 334-35, 349,
    351-52, 358-59, 362-63, 367

    Office of Price Administration (OPA), 497-98

    Old soldiers' roll. See Veterans of Civil War

    Oliver, George T., 31-32

    Overton, John H., 464

    Pages, Senate, 177, 535, 847

    Parliamentarian, Senate, 948, 980

    Patronage, xix-xx, 2, 21-28, 43, 38, 105-7, 109-12, 142-46, 156, 175-76,
    210, 215, 236, 464, 578-79, 593, 699, 703, 820

    Payne, Frederick G., 700-701, 731

    Pearson, James B., 960

    Penrose, Boies, 1, 36-37, 46, 82, 91, 94, 99-103

    Pepper, Claude D. (FL), 506

    Pepper, George W. (PA), 179

    Petroleum Resources, Senate Special Committee to Investigate, 474

    Phillips, Z.B., 210

    Phipps, Lawrence C., 125, 151, 227-28

    Photographs

    in Senate chamber, 443

    of Republican Conference, 419, 943

    Pierce, U.G., 37

    Pillsbury, John, 598-99, 619-20, 623-24

    Poll taxes, 551-52, 555, 558-60, 947

    Postal pay legislation, 767-75

    Postmaster, Senate, 464

    Postmaster general, 768

    Post Office and Civil Service Committee, 703

    Potter, Charles E., 731, 734

    Prendergast, William B., 922

    President of the U.S.

    Buchanan, xviii

    Coolidge, xxii, 137

    Eisenhower, xxv, 695, 718, 723, 725, 746, 760, 767-68, 777, 778n., 780,
    782-83, 785, 809-10, 812, 814, 817, 848, 857, 864-66, 870, 875, 923, 963

    Harding, 115

    Hoover, 237

    L.B. Johnson, 943, 974

    Kennedy, 867, 874, 885, 943, 959

    relations with on nominations, 707, 778

    F.D. Roosevelt, 241, 272-73, 283, 301, 307, 317, 358, 374, 383, 397-98

    Taft, 1, 30

    Truman, xxv, 383, 397, 429, 465, 479, 496, 500, 507-8, 510, 515-17, 519,
    524, 528, 535, 556-58, 563, 650, 652-53, 673, 683

    Wilson, 1, 35, 45, 67, 91

    President pro tempore, Senate, xvii, 46, 431, 695, 704

    election of, 20, 93, 116, 139, 168, 190, 210, 237, 432, 697, 946

    presiding at Conference, 523-26

    resignation of, 20

    Press, reports to, 60, 342, 556, 560, 596, 601, 610, 619, 635, 690, 707,
    714, 789, 952, 964

    Printing clerk, Senate, 185

    Privileges and Elections Committee, Senate, 82

    Privileges and Elections Subcommittee, Senate, 739

    Progressive party, xxii, 167

    committee assignments of senator from, 286, 353

    senator invited to Republican Conference, xxiii, 283, 362

    Prouty, Winston L., 818, 871, 874

    Public Works Committee, Senate, 776

    Purtell, William A., 742, 755, 805

    Quorum calls, 523, 717

    Rayburn, Sam T., xxiv

    Reece, Carroll, 534

    Reed, Clyde M. (KS), 392, 432-33, 436, 441, 443-44, 568, 612

    Reed, David A. (PA), 154, 184-85, 210, 243

    Reed, William T., 698, 706, 730, 739-40, 745, 747-48, 752, 784, 787, 797,
    800, 806-8, 812

    Reilly, John A., 754, 756, 857

    Relief legislation

    (1935), 295-97

    (1939), 310-12

    Removal from office, 40, 42

    Rent control, 496-98

    Republican Advisory Council (1944), 333, 337

    Republican Calendar Committee, Senate, 179-80, 318-20, 380, 386, 824, 874,
    878, 952

    Republican Committee on Committees, Senate, xix, 2-3, 18-19, 21, 35-38, 46,
    67-70, 92, 94, 99, 104, 115-17, 138-39, 156, 168, 170, 190, 196, 210, 214,
    227-28, 238-39, 242, 284, 289, 297, 302, 308, 313-14, 318, 320, 329, 362,
    380, 387, 433-34, 539, 560, 566, 577-78, 608, 646, 654-55, 658, 661, 675,
    699-700, 741, 749, 754, 760, 787-89, 817, 824, 874, 878, 922, 948, 952-54

    chairman of presiding at Conference, 30, 64

    duties of, 346

    meeting with party leaders, 827-28

    minutes of, 286-89, 297-99, 302, 308-9, 319-20, 330-32, 335-36, 349, 358,
    363-64, 379-81, 383-85, 393-97, 399, 404-5, 410-11, 413-14, 426-27, 429-30,
    435-40, 580-82, 604-7, 615-16, 663-64, 673-74, 676-78, 680, 686-87, 729-30,
    757-58, 790-91, 804, 826-30, 834-35, 838-40, 852-56, 878-80, 886-88, 899-
    903, 934, 939-40, 952

    report of, 22-28, 47-59, 95, 156-57, 169-73, 184-85, 211-14, 224-30, 243-
    46, 284-89, 321-24, 334-37, 351-52, 364, 366-67, 387-89, 405-8, 415-16,
    441-43, 449-52, 587-91, 608-9, 617-18, 664-65, 679, 681, 688, 707, 731-32,
    759, 765-66, 797, 806-7, 813-14, 831-32, 847, 856-57, 881-84, 889-90, 893,
    903-6, 935-38, 941-42, 955-59

    rules of, 331, 853-54

    Republican Conference, Senate

    actions not binding, xxi, 1, 77, 174, 310, 317, 346, 430, 471, 526, 768,
    976-77, 980

    chairman, xix-xx, xxiv, 827

    acting, 64, 67, 69, 76, 359, 362, 364-65, 370-74

    death of, 77, 153, 333, 358, 360-62, 370-71

    duties of, 348, 357

    election of, 2, 35, 45, 67, 77, 91, 115, 138, 154, 168, 189, 209, 238, 241,
    284, 301, 307, 317-18, 334, 357, 386, 432, 569, 654, 696-97, 752, 783-84,
    818, 868, 944

    separate from floor leader, 333

    civil rights statement, 968-69

    committees, assignments to, 3, 31, 36, 46, 68-69, 80, 87, 94, 116-17, 133,
    138-39, 157, 169, 190-91, 214-15, 230, 238-40, 242-43, 271-72, 289, 299-
    300, 302, 305, 308, 318-20, 324, 329, 343, 348, 361, 380, 386-87, 392-93,
    426, 433-34, 449, 479, 514, 560, 570, 577, 593, 613, 617-18, 657-59, 666,
    699-700, 704, 713-14, 753-54, 760, 781, 787-90, 823-24, 836, 874, 877-78,
    889, 922, 939, 941, 951-52

    disciplining renegade members, 137, 153-54, 167

    elections, 2, 35-37, 45-46, 67, 91-93, 113-16, 138, 154, 167-68, 189-91,
    209-10, 238, 241-42, 284, 301-2, 307, 317-18, 334, 357, 386, 390, 432-33,
    444, 567, 569-70, 654, 685, 696-97, 725-26, 752-53, 784-85, 818-20, 868-69,
    896, 944-45

    contested, 36-37, 569-70, 685, 698, 785, 819-20, 896-97

    meetings

    frequency of, 338, 493-94, 754-55, 778

    joint with Policy Committee, 779-82, 940-41

    luncheon, xxvi, 861

    minutes of, xxi, 1

    non-officer presiding, 529-30

    open, 91, 99

    transcript of, 100-105

    organization meeting before Congress convenes, 430, 751, 754

    outsiders attending, 776, 841

    procedures for calling, 342, 345, 494-95

    purposes of, 594

    request for, 600-602, 633

    senators-elect attending, 645

    staff members attending, 311-12, 360, 372-74, 397, 400, 402, 409, 596, 598-
    99, 721, 730, 739-40, 745, 747, 752, 784, 787, 797, 800, 806-8, 812-14,
    818, 822, 831, 835, 841-42, 845, 856, 861, 863, 865, 868, 873, 880, 885,
    888, 896, 903, 908, 910, 912, 922, 931, 938, 940, 944, 950, 958, 960, 962-
    63, 966, 970-71, 973, 975, 977-79, 982-83

    committee staff members attending, 721, 841-42, 885, 973, 975, 977-79, 982-
    83

    not permitted to attend, 498

    stenographers attending, 967

    members, introduction of new, 360, 434, 440, 570, 612, 685, 697, 732, 741,
    752, 783, 818, 847, 868, 896, 944

    officers, 333, 377, 380, 569

    duties of, 345-46, 355, 378

    term of, 569

    organization of (1944), 333, 341, 343-45, 351, 353-54

    party policy and, 64, 493, 495-96, 498, 506, 671, 683, 966-69

    photographs of, 419, 943

    requests for members' stands on legislation, 526

    rooms of, 39, 361

    rules, xxi, xxiv, 333, 335, 342, 345-46, 353-56, 374-78, 430-31, 563-69,
    571-76, 590-91, 757, 759, 826

    proposed changes, 378-79, 385-87, 571-76, 655-56, 660-62, 713, 715, 726,
    759, 797-98, 822, 824-25, 835-38, 858, 889-90, 893-95

    secretary, xx, xxiv, 32, 566

    duties of, 346, 355

    election of, 2, 35, 45, 67, 91, 115, 138, 168, 189, 209, 238, 241, 284,
    301, 307, 318, 334, 357, 386, 409, 432, 569, 654, 697, 752-53, 784, 818-19,
    868-69, 944-45

    presiding at Conference, 338, 340-43, 347, 351, 356, 512-13, 616-18, 767-
    68, 777-81, 866, 970

    staff of, 366, 368

    staff director, 889

    support for World War I, 76

    support for World War II, 325

    vice chairman, xxiv, 362, 374-76

    election of, 154, 168, 189, 209, 223-24, 241, 357

    presiding, 152, 209, 241, 359

    resignation of, 223

    Republican floor leader, Senate, xvii-xviii, xxi, xxiv, 398, 695, 731-32,
    754, 799, 826

    acting, 317-18, 320, 333, 343, 357, 362, 721, 725

    assistant, xxiv, 241, 357, 362, 374-76

    chairing standing committee, 437-38, 441

    death of, 653, 725

    duties of, 333, 346, 355

    election of, 168, 189, 209, 238, 241, 284, 301, 307, 317-18, 357, 386, 432,
    563, 569-70, 654, 685, 697, 725, 753, 785, 819-20, 869, 945

    made separate from Conference chairman, 333

    presiding at Conference, 400-401, 416, 419, 421, 960-61

    retirement of, 789, 817

    seat in chamber, 848

    Republican Legislation Committee, Senate, 242-43

    not appointed, 289

    See also Republican Order of Business Committee; Republican Steering
    Committee

    Republican National Committee, 412, 533-34, 546-47, 593, 598, 611-12, 614,
    627, 655, 824, 873, 947

    Republican Order of Business Committee, Senate, xix, xxii, 2-3, 31-32, 93-
    94, 116-17, 138-39, 156, 158, 165, 168, 190, 193, 210, 230, 238-39

    report of, 158-63, 177-78, 180-83, 186-87, 201-8, 216-22, 230-35

    See also Republican Steering Committee

    Republican party

    campaign activities, 42

    control of Senate, 1, 91, 115, 137, 167, 189, 209, 237, 429, 695

    Republican party secretary (secretary for the majority/minority), Senate,
    xxi, 361, 372, 374, 397, 400, 402, 550, 701, 717, 721, 731, 754, 760, 862,
    880

    assistant, 706, 718

    election of, 242, 284, 302, 334, 433, 567, 698, 706, 753

    Republican Patronage Committee, Senate, xx, 93-94, 116-17, 138-39, 168,
    174, 176, 185, 190, 199, 210, 214-15, 238-39, 242-43, 289, 302, 718

    report of, 105-12, 140-46, 175-76, 200-201, 216-22

    See also Republican Personnel Committee

    Republican Personnel Committee, Senate, 434, 464, 479, 534-35, 537, 570,
    578, 593, 655, 666, 698-99, 704, 706, 753-54, 761, 787-89, 824, 874, 878,
    952

    Republican platform, 551, 619, 626, 886, 923, 970

    Republican Policy Committee, Senate, xvii, xxiv-xxv, 512, 519, 522, 552,
    559, 594, 596, 605, 636, 646, 656, 660, 673, 703, 706, 948, 951

    chairman

    death of, 867, 899

    election of, 563, 565, 654, 697-98, 726, 753, 785, 819, 869, 896-97, 945

    presiding at Conference, 909

    resignation of, 725, 729

    term of, 565-66

    ex officio members of, 565, 569, 704, 726, 788

    formation of, 383, 429, 434

    joint meetings with House, 522, 529-30, 547

    joint meetings with Republican Conference, 779-82, 807-8, 940-41

    luncheons for all Republican senators, xxiii, 779-82, 788, 807-8, 846, 858

    method of appointment, 726, 759, 788

    new senators' representation on, 493-95, 509, 658, 704, 726, 754-55

    proposed name change to ``Steering Committee,'' 858

    regional distribution on, 578

    report of, 443, 469, 480-81, 535, 539, 648

    selection of members, 566-67, 578, 654, 657-58, 698, 704, 713, 749, 753,
    760, 787-90, 820, 824, 874, 877-78, 889

    size of, 566, 658, 681, 787-88, 894

    staff of, 549, 719, 777, 847, 861, 874, 913, 974

    staff director, 598-99, 842, 874, 912, 964

    statement of, 539-42

    term of members, 567

    vacancies, 749

    Republican principles, statement of, 383, 411-13, 612-15, 626-32, 867, 925-
    31

    committee on, 614-15, 617-21, 623-25, 922-25

    Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee, 191, 215, 240, 271-72, 299-300,
    305, 324, 346, 380, 386, 418, 514, 532-34, 545-47, 588, 593, 598, 601, 609,
    613, 646, 654, 658-59, 661, 666, 697, 713, 732, 752, 754, 756, 760-61, 780-
    81, 785, 787, 789, 817-19

    chaired by former senator, 324, 329-30, 344, 348, 372, 380, 391-92, 514,
    545, 693

    co-chaired by former senator, 693, 713, 754

    election of chairman, 781

    resignation of chairman, 780-81

    staff committee, 533, 545-46

    See also National Republican Senatorial Committee

    Republican Steering Committee, Senate, xix-xx, xxiv, 1-3, 365-66, 397, 400,
    464-66

    appointments to, 358, 361, 375, 377, 380, 386, 434

    creation of (1944), 333, 345

    duties of, 346, 355

    ex officio members of, 357, 361

    joint meetings with House committee, 383, 390

    report of, 367-68, 376

    staff of, xxiv, 368

    See also Republican Order of Business Committee

    Republican whip and vice chairman, Senate, 113, 115, 138

    Republican whip, Senate, xvii-xviii, xxi, xxiii-xxiv, 45, 471, 476, 676,
    701, 754, 817, 826

    appointment of, 155, 167-68, 190-91, 209, 242-43

    assistant, 168, 191

    duties of, 346, 355

    election of, 46-47, 67, 92, 115, 333, 357, 386, 432, 570, 654, 697, 753,
    785-86, 820, 869, 945

    not appointed, xxiii, 284, 341

    presiding at Conference, 105, 961

    resignation of, 47

    seat in chamber, 848

    Republicans, progressive, xxii, 137, 153, 189, 192-95, 237

    Revenue Act (1943), 358

    Revenue bill (1916), 62

    Revenue bill (1924), 152-53

    Revenue bill (1936), 299

    Revercomb, W. Chapman, 365, 392, 444, 465, 480, 495, 500, 511, 525, 530,
    783, 800

    Reynolds, Samuel W., 749

    Ribicoff, Abraham, 974

    Robbins, Reginald C., Jr., 269

    Robertson, A. Willis (VA), 606

    Robertson, Edward V. (WY), 365-66, 390, 392, 434, 464, 474, 476, 526

    as chairman of Committee on Committees, 435-41, 443, 449-52, 472, 539

    Robinson, Arthur R. (IN), 591

    Robinson, Joseph T. (AR), 95

    Rockefeller, Nelson A., 376

    Roosevelt, Franklin D., 241, 272-73, 283, 301, 307, 317, 358, 374, 383,
    397-98

    Roosevelt, Theodore, 1

    Root, Elihu, 30

    Rules Committee, Senate, 39

    Rules and Administration Committee, Senate, 443, 464, 473-75, 661, 699,
    739, 871, 946

    Rules, Senate, 88, 417, 523, 700

    cloture, 67, 130-33, 419, 559-60, 563, 595-96

    proposed changes, 68-69, 588, 732-33, 947

    Republican Conference committee on, 68

    Rule 8, 788

    Rule 16, 89

    Rule 22, 68, 130, 788, 790, 797, 871, 948, 950, 964

    Rule 25, 88-89, 92, 118-19, 732-33, 949

    Rule 32, 790

    Russell, Richard B., Jr., 559, 959

    Russia. See Soviet Union

    Sackett, Frederic M., 201-8

    Salaries

    congressional, 718, 745, 760-61

    federal employees, 866

    senators, 699

    staff, Senate, 23-26, 105-12, 141-46, 175, 216-22, 699, 905

    Saltonstall, Leverett, 401, 419, 441, 515, 569-70, 594, 633, 650, 654, 661,
    671, 685-86, 738, 749, 831

    minutes signed by, 740

    as Republican Conference chairman, xxvi, 783-84, 786-89, 796, 799-802, 805-
    9, 810-14, 817-21, 822-24, 827-28, 830-32, 835-37, 840-43, 845-47, 850-51,
    856-58, 861-75, 880-82, 884-86, 888-92, 895-98, 903-5, 908-13, 922-24, 931-
    33, 938-41, 943-48, 949-51, 958-67, 969-84

    as Republican whip, 654, 697, 718, 745, 753, 778, 780

    Sanderson, George A., 93, 116, 138, 168

    Schall, Thomas D., 185

    Schoeppel, Andrew F., 570, 611, 623, 665, 683, 781, 783, 785, 788, 808,
    817-19, 821, 824, 841, 898, 903, 908

    as chairman of Committee on Committees, 826-31, 834-35, 838, 847, 852-57,
    875, 878-82, 889, 892, 896

    Scott, Hugh D., Jr., 818, 891, 966

    Seaton, Fred A., 685, 688

    Secretary of the Senate, xvii, xxi, 140, 391, 741

    attending Conference, 739, 745-46, 748

    briefing new senators, 701

    election of, 93, 116, 138, 168, 177, 191, 210, 432, 698

    office of, 23, 25, 106-7, 141-42, 156

    staff of, 200-201

    Sellers, James F., 179

    Senate, U.S.

    as continuing body, 700

    officers of, xvii. See also Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms,
    Chaplain

    prerogatives of, 701, 761

    organization of, 351, 699, 785, 825

    rules. See Rules, Senate

    Senatorial courtesy, 707

    Seniority, 175, 433-34, 477, 593

    in committee assignments, 227, 319, 331, 384, 399, 427, 433, 436, 439, 452,
    582, 587, 590-91, 646, 655-56, 660, 662, 675, 681, 707, 731, 734, 752-58,
    792, 826, 829, 879, 881, 888-89, 897, 903-4, 949, 954-55

    Sergeant at arms, Senate, xvii, xxi, 140, 176, 444, 700

    assistant, 28, 210

    authorized to compel attendance, 130, 404

    election of, 93, 116, 138, 168, 191, 210, 432-33, 698

    office of, 23, 25-27, 43, 108-12, 142-46

    staff of, 200-201

    Sessions, congressional

    continuous, 307, 314-15

    extraordinary, xxv, 307, 429

    joint, 672, 785. See also Joint meetings and joint sessions

    lame duck, 283

    Sessions, Senate

    adjournment, 403, 559-60, 596, 610, 718

    daily, length of, 44, 947

    extraordinary, 67, 429, 555-60

    long, 35

    night, 151, 165, 419, 480-81, 505-6, 610, 742, 849

    recesses, 373, 706-7, 865, 947, 950

    Saturday, 610, 811

    schedule, 950

    Sherman, Lawrence Y., 63

    Shipping bill, 62

    Shipstead, Henrik, 137, 189, 193-95, 283, 286, 353, 420

    invited to Republican Conference, xxiii, 274, 283

    Shortridge, Samuel M., 126, 165, 174

    Silver Committee, Senate Special, 475

    Simpson, Milward L. (WY), 944

    Simpson, Richard M., 848, 852

    Small Business Committee, Senate

    Select, 665, 797-98, 828

    Special, 469-70, 476

    Smith, Ellison D. (SC), 137

    Smith, George H.E., 366, 368-69, 374, 397, 400, 402, 478, 549, 568, 598

    Smith, H. Alexander (NJ), 417, 421, 463, 466, 493, 515, 622, 636, 649, 688,
    713-14, 726, 732, 741-42, 749, 759, 784, 797, 800

    Smith, Margaret Chase (ME), 563, 570, 578, 690, 701, 758-59, 976

    Smith, William A. (MI), 21, 44

    Smoot, Reed, 29-30, 38, 69, 105, 125, 128, 164, 166, 190

    Social Security, 519, 635, 932

    Soldiers' bonus bill. See World War adjusted compensation bill

    Soldiers' vote bill, 339-40, 344, 347-48

    Soviet Union, 508-10, 714, 716, 751, 783, 890

    Space exploration, 783, 867

    Special committees. See Committees, Senate, special

    Spencer, Selden P., 102, 155

    minutes signed by, 105, 136

    Staff, Senate, 22-28, 105-12

    African Americans on, 141

    attending Republican Conference, 311-12, 360, 372-74, 397, 400, 402, 409,
    596, 598-99, 721, 730, 739-40, 745, 747, 752, 784, 787, 797, 800, 806-8,
    812-14, 818, 822, 831, 835, 841-42, 845, 856, 861, 863, 865, 868, 873, 880,
    885, 888, 896, 903, 908, 910, 912, 922, 931, 938, 940, 944, 950, 958, 960,
    962-63, 966, 970-71, 975, 977-79, 982-83

    committee, 467-68, 471, 475, 661, 666, 721, 905

    on detail, 27, 38, 147, 176

    dismissal of, 140

    minority, 38

    nonpatronage, 106, 108, 140-41, 165, 175, 185, 200

    patronage, 43, 107, 109-12, 142-46, 175-76, 200-201, 699

    salaries, 23-28, 106-12, 141-46, 175, 216-22

    State, secretary of, 647-50, 652, 842

    Steering Committee. See Republican Steering Committee

    Steiwer, Frederick, 201

    Sterling, Thomas, 151

    Stevenson, U.T., 113

    Strauss, Lewis L., 891

    Sugar legislation, 511-12

    Summerfield, Arthur E., 703, 768

    Sumner, A.D., 36-37

    Sumner, Charles (MA), xviii, xx

    Supreme Court, U.S.

    nomination to, 310

    Roosevelt's Court packing plan, 301

    Sutherland, George, 36, 116

    minutes signed by, 37-38

    Swidler, Joseph C., 885

    Symington, W. Stuart, 905

    Taft, Kingsley A. (OH), 434

    Taft, Robert A. (OH), xxv, 328, 331, 333, 336-37, 342, 348, 352-53, 362,
    381, 385, 406, 409, 414, 419, 421-22, 424-25, 429, 433-36, 441, 463, 467-
    68, 648

    as chairman of Republican committee on organization, 344, 353

    as chairman of Republican Policy Committee, 443, 469-70, 474-75, 479-80,
    493, 495-97, 500, 505-7, 509, 511, 519-23, 525-26, 529, 535, 539, 542, 549,
    551-52, 554-55, 559-60, 563, 567, 570, 578, 588, 591, 593-94, 596-98, 603-
    4, 612-14, 617-26, 646, 649, 651, 653-54, 656, 659-60, 672, 682, 686

    as chairman of Republican Steering Committee, 365-66, 368, 376, 383, 390,
    400, 403, 411-12, 434, 464

    as chairman of Senate Labor Committee, 466, 514-17

    death of, 725, 727-28

    as Republican floor leader, 695, 697-701, 703, 706, 714, 721

    Taft, William Howard, 1, 30

    Taft-Hartley Act, 530, 603-4, 741-43

    Tariff legislation, 44, 128, 133-34, 223, 228, 274, 679

    Tax legislation, 152, 523-26, 528, 531, 548, 550, 747, 974. See also
    Revenue bills

    Teeple, David S., 910, 912, 922, 931, 938, 944, 950, 958, 960, 962-63, 966,
    964, 970-71, 973

    Territories Committee, Senate, xviii

    Thayer, Edwin P., 177, 191, 210

    Thomson, E. Keith, 870, 873, 877

    Thurmond, J. Strom, 751, 783, 848, 851

    Thye, Edward J., 494, 517, 521, 525, 530, 665, 726, 755, 768, 780, 785-86

    Tobey, Charles W., 331, 417, 430-34, 436, 470, 473, 496, 513, 534, 536,
    594, 682, 685, 727-28

    Tower, John G., 889-90, 892, 923, 960

    Townsend, Charles E. (MI), 42, 81, 131-32

    Townsend, John G., Jr. (DE), 324, 329-30, 344, 348, 372, 391-92, 514, 545,
    593, 713, 754

    Trade legislation, 402, 553-54, 599-602, 679, 723-24

    Treaties, 91, 174, 403, 528, 760

    Trice, J. Mark, 433, 435-39, 468, 518, 545

    Conference minutes signed by, 636, 686, 689, 808, 972, 974, 976

    as Republican party secretary, 478, 567, 581-82, 597-98, 606-7, 615-16,
    619-21, 623-24, 664, 674, 677-78, 752-53, 760-61, 784, 787, 797, 800, 806-
    8, 812-13, 818, 822, 831, 835, 841-42, 845, 856, 861-63, 865, 868, 873,
    880, 885, 896, 903, 908, 910, 912, 922, 931, 938, 940, 944, 950, 953, 958,
    960, 962-63, 966, 970-71, 973, 975, 977-79, 982-83

    as secretary of the Senate, 698, 701, 730, 739, 741, 745, 747-48

    Truman, Harry S., xxv, 383, 397, 429, 465, 479, 496, 500, 507-8, 510, 515-
    17, 519, 524, 528, 535, 556-58, 563, 650, 652-53, 673, 683

    Turkey, 506-7, 509

    Unanimous consent agreements, 523

    United Nations, 383, 398, 402-3, 499, 507-8, 510, 908-11, 923

    Upton, Robert W., 732

    Vance, Cyrus R., 814

    Vandenberg, Arthur H., xxiii, 232, 234, 242, 269, 301, 318, 326, 333-34,
    337, 339, 390, 442, 463, 470, 478-79, 496, 498, 506-8, 511, 515-16, 519-20,
    523, 526, 528, 536, 559, 567, 578, 587, 612, 634-35, 648, 654, 663, 665,
    674-75, 676

    as chairman of Conference, 383, 386, 391-93, 397, 402-3, 405-6, 409, 411-
    12, 414-15, 422-23, 430-32

    statement by, 509-10

    as vice chairman of Conference, 357, 359, 362, 364-65, 368, 370-74

    Versailles, Treaty of, xxii, 91

    Veterans

    of Civil War, 109-10, 144

    of World War I, 123, 128, 133-34, 235, 237

    Veterans Administration, 646-47

    Veterans bonus bill, 236-37. See also World War Adjusted Compensation bill

    Vetoes, presidential, 358, 429, 865-66

    Vice president of the U.S., xxiv, xxvi, 695, 700, 731, 826, 831

    Votes

    in Committee on Committees,

    proxy, 396, 478, 828, 880

    in Republican Conference

    proxy

    permitted, 30, 36-37

    not permitted, 535, 836, 967

    roll-call, 19-20, 69-70, 99-100, 104, 123-26, 129, 132, 134-36, 152, 154,
    169-70, 442, 613, 651-52

    secret ballot, 36-37, 442, 552, 565, 567, 570, 656, 685, 698, 715, 785,
    819-20, 823, 896

    standing, 342, 800, 870, 896

    ``show of hands,'' 836

    voice, 800-801

    in Senate

    pairing of senators, 42, 93, 706, 718, 721, 745, 754

    Voting by soldiers. See Soldiers' Vote Bill

    Wadsworth, James W., Jr., 46-47, 67, 90, 115, 138, 168

    as chairman of Committee on Order of Business, 178, 181-83, 186-87

    minutes signed by, 46-47, 60, 62-65, 68, 70, 76-77, 81, 86, 88, 91, 94-98,
    100, 113, 116, 118, 126, 129-30, 132-33, 135-36, 138, 140, 150-52, 155,
    157, 164-65, 168, 170, 177, 179, 185

    Wagner Act, 276

    Wallace, Henry A., 393

    Walters, Bernard, 975, 977-79, 982-83

    War Department, budget of, 481-91

    Ware, Wilford, 739

    War Investigating Committee, Senate Special. See National Defense Program,
    Senate Special Committee to Investigate the

    Warren, Charles B., 169

    Warren, Francis E. (WY), 2, 38, 70, 113, 153, 167, 189

    Watkins, Arthur V., 494, 498, 533, 535, 663, 695, 781, 811

    Watson, James E., 81, 135, 154, 156, 168-70, 196, 209

    as chairman of Conference, xxii, 210, 214, 222-23, 228, 230, 234-40

    as vice chairman of Conference, 189, 209

    Weeks, John W., 98

    Weisl, Edwin L., 814

    Welker, Herman, 681, 688, 759

    Wheeler, Burton K., 137

    Wherry, Kenneth S., 357-58, 371, 386, 390, 401, 420, 432, 434, 471, 476,
    494-95, 506, 513, 517, 559, 563, 602, 688

    as Republican floor leader, 569-70, 595-96, 599, 610, 617, 653-54, 656,
    659, 666, 672, 675-76, 682, 684-85

    Whip, Republican. See Republican whip

    White, Wallace H., Jr., 307, 317-18, 334, 338, 363, 375, 439, 452, 523,
    690, 693

    as acting floor leader, xxiii, 333, 340-43, 347, 351, 356-57, 359, 362, 364

    as chairman of Committee on Committees, 379-81, 383-85, 389, 393-99, 404-8,
    410-11, 413-16, 426-27, 434

    minutes signed by, 308, 313, 318, 321, 325-28, 335, 338

    as Republican floor leader, 386, 400-402, 416, 419, 421, 424-25, 432, 437-
    38, 495, 563

    Wilcox, Francis O., 721

    Wiley, Alexander, 338, 386, 420, 425, 434, 444, 497, 500, 506, 512, 520,
    535, 551-52, 576, 646, 699, 703

    as Foreign Relations Committee chairman, 721

    report by, 453-62, 500-505

    Williams, George H. (MO), 180

    Williams, John J. (DE), 441, 497, 783-84, 826, 830, 904-5, 952-54, 958,
    962, 964, 974

    minutes signed by, 786

    Willis, Frank B. (OH), 176

    Willis, Raymond E. (IN), 342, 379, 390

    Willkie, Wendell, 317

    Wilson, George A. (IA), 332, 434, 443

    Wilson, Woodrow, xix, 1, 35, 45, 67, 91

    Woman suffrage, 77, 95

    Woodworth, Lawrence N., 973

    Wool, Senate Special Committee to Investigate Production, Transportation
    and Marketing of, 474, 476

    World War adjusted compensation bill (Soldiers' bonus bill), 123, 128, 133-
    34

    World War Foreign Debt Commission, 124-28

    World War I, 67, 76, 80

    World War II, 307, 317, 333, 383

    cost of living, 326-27, 329

    German concentration camps, 400-401

    postwar planning, 365, 368-69, 383, 412

    Republican support for, 325

    termination of government controls, 453-62, 500-505, 520

    Young, Milton R., 432, 498, 520, 564, 569, 616, 654, 688, 697, 752-53, 784,
    819, 847, 924, 944-45, 970, 973

    minutes signed by, 435, 444, 465, 471, 476, 481, 500, 509, 513, 517, 522,
    526, 528, 530, 532, 536, 538, 540, 549-50, 552, 554, 556, 561, 570, 579,
    588, 594, 597, 598-99, 601, 604, 609, 611, 614, 618, 625, 627, 634-35, 638,
    647, 652, 657, 659, 661, 666, 671, 673, 676, 679, 682-83, 690, 701, 704,
    708, 714, 719, 721, 723, 727, 732, 742, 746-47, 750, 755, 761, 768, 776,
    779, 782, 789, 798, 806, 809, 811, 813, 815, 821, 824, 832, 837, 841, 843,
    846, 850, 858, 862, 864, 866, 871, 875, 882, 886, 892, 898, 905, 909, 912-
    13, 924, 933, 939, 941, 948, 960-61, 963, 967, 970, 978-79, 981, 984

    presiding at Conference, 480, 512-3, 767-68, 777-78, 780-81, 866, 869, 896-
    97, 971