[Deschler's Precedents, Volume 1, Chapters 1 - 6]
[Chapter 6.  Officers, Officials, and Employees]
[A. The Speaker]
[Â§ 6. Power of Appointment; Legislative Authority]
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                               CHAPTER 6
 
                   Officers, Officials, and Employees
 
                             A. THE SPEAKER
 
Sec. 6. Power of Appointment; Legislative Authority

    The Speaker derives his power of appointment from statutes, the 
House rules, and House resolutions. This section lists examples from 
each of these sources, and reviews various appointment practices under 
the House precedents.
    Examples of appointments made under statutory provisions are as 
follows.
    The Speaker appoints six members to the National Visitors 
Facilities Advisory Commission;(9) three members to the 
Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations;(10) four 
members to the Presidential Joint Commission on the 
Coinage;(11) up to nine members to the North Atlantic Treaty 
Parliamentary Conference;(12) 12 members to the 24-member 
group to represent the United States at the Mexico-United States 
Interparliamentary Group;(13) one member to the National 
Historical Publications Commission;(14) three members to the 
17-member Board of Regents of the Smithsonian 
Institution;(15) six members to a 13-member board in the 
Office of Technology Assessment;(16) five members to the 10-
man Joint Committee on Congressional Operations;(17) 10 
members to the 20-member Joint Economic Committee;(18) two 
of the nine members of the Commission on Executive, Legislative, and 
Judicial Salaries;(19) and a committee to direct and control 
the operation of the House Recording Studio.(1)
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 9. 40 USCA Sec. 822.
10. 42 USCA Sec. 4273.
11. 31 USCA Sec. 301.
12. 22 USCA Sec. 1928a.
13. 22 USCA Sec. 276h.
14. 44 USCA Sec. 2501.
15. 20 USCA Sec. Sec. 42 and 43.
16. 2 USCA Sec. 473.
17. 2 USCA Sec. 411.
18. 15 USCA Sec. 1024.
19. 2 USCA Sec. 352.
 1. 2 USCA Sec. 123b.
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    The Speaker appoints a Legislative Counsel for the 
House(2) and approves the appointment by the Legislative 
Counsel of assistants and other employees.(3)
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 2. 2 USCA Sec. 282.
 3. 2 USCA Sec. 282a.
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    The Speaker must also approve the appointment of librarians for the 
library of the House of Representatives.(4)
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 4. 2 USCA Sec. 153.
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    The Speaker is a member of and appoints two Members to the House 
Office Building Commission.(5~)
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 5. 40 USCA Sec. 175. See Ch. 4, supra, for treatment of the House 
        Office Buildings.
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    The Speaker may make temporary appointments to fill vacan

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cies in the offices of the Clerk, the Sergeant at Arms, the Doorkeeper, 
the Postmaster, and the Chaplain.(6)
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    The Speaker has in the past appointed four of the 12-man Commission 
on the Organization of the Government for the Conduct of Foreign 
Policy;(7) two members to the nine-member National Fisheries 
Center and Aquarium Advisory Board;(8) two members to a 
fourman advisory board to the National Commission on Fire Prevention 
and Control;(9) three members to the nine-member National 
Commission on Consumer Finance;(10) five members to a 15-
member National Commission on Food Marketing;(11) and four 
members to the 15-member Commission on the Review of the National 
Policy Toward Gambling.(12)
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 7. 22 USCA Sec. 2821. See Ch. 13, infra, for treatment of the powers 
        and prerogatives of the House vis-a-vis foreign relations 
        generally.
 8. 16 USCA Sec. 1055.
 9. 15 USCA Sec. 278f note.
10. 15 USCA Sec. 1601 note.
11. Pub. L. No. 89-20, May 15, 1965, 79 Stat. 111.
12. 18 USCA Sec. 1955 note.
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    Under House rules, the Speaker may appoint Speakers pro 
tempore,(13) the Chairman of the Committee of the 
Whole,(14) members to select and conference 
committees,(15) tellers for vote counting,(16) 
and the official reporters of the House.(17)
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13. Rule I clause 7, House Rules and Manual Sec. 633 (1973). See 
        Sec. Sec. 9 et seq., infra, for treatment of the Speaker pro 
        tempore, including the Speaker's power to appoint one.
14. Rule XXIII clause 1, House Rules and Manual Sec. 861 (1973). See 
        Ch. 19, infra, for treatment of the Speaker's relationship to 
        the Committee of the Whole.
15. Rule X clause 2, House Rules and Manual Sec. 671a (1973). See Ch. 
        17, infra, for fuller treatment of the Speaker's power to 
        appoint committees.
16. Rule I clause 5, House Rules and Manual Sec. 630 (1973) covers 
        regular vote-counting by tellers. See Ch. 30, infra, for 
        treatment of regular voting. For electoral college votes, see 3 
        USC Sec. 315 and U.S. Const. amend. XII.
17. Rule XXXIV clause 1, House Rules and Manual Sec. 923 (1973). See 
        Ch. 5, supra, for fuller treatment of official reporters.
            Parliamentarian's Note: Although the rule vests the power 
        of appointment of official reporters in the Speaker, under 
        statute, 2 USCA Sec. 84a, he normally exercises his power by 
        approving their employment.
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    The manner by which the Speaker exercises his powers of appointment 
is governed by House customs and practices of long standing. Thus, 
whenever the House resolves itself into a Com

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mittee of the Whole, the Speaker will appoint a Chairman of the 
Committee.(18)  If the designated Chairman is not present 
when the House resolves itself into the Committee, the Speaker may also 
appoint a Chairman pro tempore until the designated Chairman 
arrives.(19)
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18. See Sec. 6.1, infra.
19. See Sec. 6.2, infra.
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    Although the House rules(20) provide that the Speaker 
may appoint members to select committees, the rules further provide 
that such appointments may be made to committees that the House may 
from time to time establish. Thus, the Speaker appoints members to such 
committees pursuant to authorization provided for by law or by action 
of the House. House authorization may be in the form of unanimous 
consent(1) or formal resolution.(2)
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20. Rule X clause 2, House Rules and Manual Sec. 671a (1973).
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 2. See Sec. Sec. 6.4, 6.6, infra.
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    The Speaker may make appointments to select committees 
orally,(3) and under certain circumstances, he may appoint 
the majority and minority members at different times.(4) For 
certain committees, usually ceremonial ones, the Speaker may appoint 
himself as a member of the committee.(5)
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 3. See Sec. 6.9, infra.
 4. See Sec. Sec. 6.10, 6. 11, infra.
 5. See Sec. 6.12, infra. See Ch. 36, infra, for treatment of the 
        Speaker's role in various ceremonies.
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    When a vacancy occurs on a select committee, the Speaker fills the 
vacancy pursuant to the original authorization to appoint the 
committee.(6)
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    The Speaker's appointment of conferees on the part of the House to 
conference committees is somewhat different from his appointment of 
select committees.(7) For instance, the manner of 
appointment of conferees and the number of members appointed is usually 
within the discretion of the Speaker.(8) But the Speaker 
must still be authorized to make appointments of conferees pursuant to 
House action.(9) And although the Speaker fills vacancies in 
conference committees without seeking new authorizations from the 
House,(10) for the Speaker to appoint additional conferees, 
additional House authorization must be given.(11)
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 7. See Ch. 33, infra, for fuller treatment of the Speaker's role vis-
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 8. See Sec. 6.14, infra.
 9. For example, see illustrations under Sec. 6.16, infra.
10. See Sec. 6.16, infra.
11. See Sec. 6.18, infra.

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    On occasion the House will authorize the designation of certain 
House employees subject to the approval of the Speaker.(2)
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Appointing Chairmen

Sec. 6.1 The Speaker (and the Speaker pro tempore) appoints a Chairman 
    when the House resolves itself into the Committee of the Whole.

    On July 25, 1962,(13) a motion was made for the House to 
resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of 
the Union.
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        Mr. [Herbert] Zelenko [of New York]: Mr. Speaker, I move that 
    the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on 
    the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
    11677) to prohibit discrimination on account of sex in the payment 
    of wages by certain employers engaged in commerce or in the 
    production of goods for commerce and to provide for the restitution 
    of wages lost by employees by reason of any such discrimination.
        The motion was agreed to.

    Accordingly, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
H.R. 11677, Mrs. Edna F. Kelly, of New York, having been appointed to 
preside.
    On Jan. 14, 1964,(14) a motion was made for the House to 
resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of 
the Union.
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        Mr. [Oren] Harris [of Arkansas]: Mr. Speaker, I move that the 
    House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the 
    State of the Union for the consideration of the bill (S. 1153), to 
    amend the Federal Airport Act to extend the time for making grants 
    thereunder, and for other purposes.
        The Speaker Pro Tempore: [Carl Albert, of Oklahoma]: The 
    question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Arkansas.
        The motion was agreed to.

    Accordingly, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
S. 1153, Mrs. Leonor Kretzer Sullivan, of Missouri, having been 
appointed to preside.

Sec. 6.2 The Speaker (and the Speaker pro tempore) may appoint both a 
    Chairman and a Chairman pro tempore of the Committee of the Whole.

    On Oct. 18, 1967,(15) Speaker pro tempore Carl Albert, 
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homa, made the following announcement:
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        The Speaker Pro Tempore: The Chair designates the gentleman 
    from Ohio [Mr. Vanik] as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, 
    and requests the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Rostenkowski] to 
    assume the chair temporarily.

Authority to Appoint

Sec. 6.3 Pursuant to authority granted him by the House, the Speaker 
    may appoint committees, commissions, and boards authorized by law 
    or by the House.

    On Aug. 24, 1935,(16) for example, a unanimous-consent 
request was made as follows:
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        Mr. [Edward T.] Taylor of Colorado: Mr. Speaker, I ask 
    unanimous consent that the Speaker may have until Wednesday next, 
    August 28, 1935, to appoint committees and commissions that have 
    been authorized by the House or by law.
        The Speaker [Joseph W. Byrns, of Tennessee]: Is there 
    objection.
        There was no objection.

    Similarly, on Aug. 21, 1937,(17) unanimous consent was 
requested and received to permit Speaker William B. Bankhead, of 
Alabama, to appoint commissions and committees authorized by law or by 
the House, notwithstanding the adjournment of the first session of the 
75th Congress.
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    Likewise, on Oct. 13, 1962,(18) a unanimous-consent 
request was made as follows:
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        Mr. [Carl] Albert [of Oklahoma]: Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous 
    consent that notwithstanding the adjournment of the 2d session of 
    the 87th Congress, the Speaker be authorized to accept 
    resignations, and to appoint commissions, boards, and committees 
    authorized by law or by the House.
        The Speaker [Sam Rayburn, of Texas]: Is there objection to the 
    request of the gentleman from Oklahoma?
        There was no objection.

Announcing Appointments

Sec. 6.4 When the House has authorized a Speaker to appoint committees, 
    boards, or commissions, the Speaker informs the House of his 
    exercise of the authority granted.

    On July 26, 1948,(19) Speaker Joseph W. Martin, Jr., of 
Massachusetts, announced his appointment of certain special committees.
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    Resolution 691, Eightieth Congress, and the order of the House of 
    June 19, 1948, empowering him to appoint commissions, boards, and 
    committees authorized by law or by the House, did on June 29, 1948, 
    appoint as members of the select committee to conduct a study and 
    investigation of the organization, personnel, and activities of the 
    Federal Communications Commission the following Members of the 
    House: Hon. Forest A. Harness, Indiana, chairman; Hon. Leonard W. 
    Hall, New York; Hon. Charles H. Elston, Ohio; Hon. J. Percy Priest, 
    Tennessee; Hon. Oren Harris, Arkansas. . . .

    On Jan. 3, 1956,(20) Speaker Sam Rayburn, of Texas, 
announced certain appointments he made, pursuant to authority granted, 
during an adjournment period.
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        The Speaker: The Chair lays before the House the following 
    announcement with respect to certain appointments made by the 
    Speaker subsequent to adjournment which the Clerk will read.
        The Clerk read as follows:

            The Chair desires to announce that pursuant to the order of 
        the House of August 2, 1955, empowering him to appoint 
        commissions, boards, and committees authorized by law or by the 
        House, he did, on September 1, 1955, pursuant to the provisions 
        of Public Law 742, 83d Congress, appoint as members of the 
        National Monument Commission the following members on the part 
        of the House: Mr. Smith of Virginia, Mr. Aspinall of Colorado, 
        Mr. Smith of Wisconsin, and Mr. Westland of 
        Washington.(1)
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 1. Parliamentarian's Note: When the Speaker makes appointments during 
        a sine die adjournment pursuant to authority granted by the 
        House, he informs the House of his action at its next 
        convening.
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    On Jan. 4, 1965,(2) Speaker John W. McCormack, of 
Massachusetts, announced appointments he made pursuant to authority 
granted during a sine die adjournment.
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        The Speaker:: The Chair desires to announce that pursuant to 
    the order of the House of October 3, 1964, empowering him to accept 
    resignations and to appoint commissions, boards, and committees 
    authorized by law or by the House, he did, on November 18, 1964, 
    pursuant to the provisions of section 3, Public Law 88-630, appoint 
    as members of the Lewis and Clark Trail Commission the following 
    Members on the part of the House: Mr. Morris, of New Mexico; Mr. 
    Rivers, of Alaska; Mr. Berry, of South Dakota; Mr. Skubitz, of 
    Kansas.

Sec. 6.5 When a former Speaker has made appointments pursuant to 
    authority granted him during a sine die adjournment of the House, 
    the new Speaker informs the House of such actions.

    On Jan. 3, 1947,(3) Speaker Joseph W. Martin, Jr., of 
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munication from the previous Speaker, Sam Rayburn, of Texas, in which 
Mr. Rayburn indicated that, subsequent to a sine die adjournment of the 
House during the second session of the 79th Congress, and pursuant to 
authority granted him by the House, he had made certain appointments:
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 3. 93 Cong. Rec. 39, 80th Cong. 1st Sess.

                                                  January 3, 1947.
        The Speaker,
        House of Representatives, United States,
        Washington, D.C.

            Dear Mr. Speaker: I desire to inform the House of 
        Representatives that subsequent to the sine die adjournment of 
        the Seventy-ninth Congress and pursuant to the provisions of 
        Public Law 711 and the order of the House of August 2, 1946, 
        empowering the Speaker to appoint commissions and committees 
        authorized by law or by the House, I did, as Speaker of the 
        Seventy-ninth Congress, on September 6, 1946, appoint Hon. 
        Michael J. Bradley as a member of the Philadelphia National 
        Shrines Park Commission.
            Respectfully,
                                                      Sam Rayburn.

Select Committee Appointments

Sec. 6.6 The Speaker appoints Members to select committees established 
    pursuant to formal House resolutions.

    On Dec. 6, 1967,(4) a resolution was introduced to 
authorize Speaker John W. McCormack, of Massachusetts, to appoint 
Members to a select committee.
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        Mrs. [Martha W.] Griffiths [of Michigan]: Mr. Speaker, on 
    behalf of the distinguished gentlewoman from Washington [Mrs. May] 
    and myself, I offer a resolution (H. Res. 1000) and ask unanimous 
    consent for its immediate consideration.
        The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

                                H. Res. 1000

            Resolved, (a) That there is hereby created a select 
        committee to be composed of three Members of the House of 
        Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker, one of whom 
        shall be designated as chairman. Any vacancy occurring in the 
        membership of the committee shall be filled in the same manner 
        in which the original appointment was made.
            (b) Effective upon the date of approval of this resolution, 
        until otherwise ordered by the House, the management of the 
        House Beauty Shop and all matters connected therewith shall be 
        under the direction of the Select Committee herein created and 
        shal1 be operated under such rules and regulations as such 
        Committee may prescribe for the operation and the employment of 
        necessary assistance for the conduct of said Beauty Shop by 
        such business methods as may produce the best results 
        consistent with economical and modern management.
            Sec. 2. The Select Committee is hereby authorized to 
        purchase, at a cost not to exceed $15,000, the initial 
        equipment and materials required for the operation of the House 
        Beauty Shop, and the expense thereof shall be paid from the 
        contingent fund of the House of Representatives.

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        The Speaker: Is there objection to the request of the 
    gentlewoman from Michigan?
        There was no objection.
        Mrs. Griffiths: Mr. Speaker, the $15,000 advanced to 
    reestablish the House beauty shop will be in the course of the next 
    year, barring unforeseen circumstances, be returned to the 
    contingency fund, and it is my earnest hope that the next time you 
    hear from the select committee, it will be for the pleasant task of 
    returning money to the Treasury of the United States.
        The resolution was agreed to.
        A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
        The Speaker: Pursuant to the provisions of House Resolution 
    1000, the Chair appoints as members of the Select Committee on the 
    House Beauty Shop the following Members: Mrs. Griffiths, chairman; 
    Mrs. Green of Oregon, and Mrs. May.

Discretion in Appointments

Sec. 6.7 The Speaker on occasion has insisted that he be permitted 
    discretion in appointing Members to select committees.

    On July 10, 1945,(5) Speaker Sam Rayburn, of Texas, 
indicated his desires concerning the formulation of resolutions 
providing for the appointment of select committees by the Speaker.
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        Mr. [Fritz G.] Lanham [of Texas]: Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous 
    consent for the immediate consideration of Senate Joint Resolution 
    31.
        The Clerk read the title of the joint resolution.
        The Speaker: Is there objection to the request of the gentleman 
    from Texas?
        Mr. [Joseph W.] Martin [Jr.] of Massachusetts: Mr. Speaker, 
    reserving the right to object, will the gentleman from Texas kindly 
    explain the legislation?
        Mr. Lanham: Mr. Speaker, this Senate joint resolution, which 
    was passed unanimously by the Senate, provided for the treatment of 
    the Legislative Chambers long delayed in giving proper quarters in 
    which to meet. . . .
        The Speaker: The Chair desires to call attention to one 
    amendment. The Chair is not going to raise the question at this 
    time but will hereafter, and he thinks he might as well try to 
    raise it with his beloved friend from Texas as anybody else, 
    because there will not be any trouble with him about it.
        The Chair calls attention to the amendment on page 2 of the 
    bill running from line 17 to 24 and reading as follows:

            Provided further, That the project, insofar as it affects 
        the House wing of the Capitol, shall be carried forward by the 
        Architect of the Capitol in accordance with plans to be 
        approved by a committee of five Representatives to be appointed 
        by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, upon 
        recommendation of the chairman of the House Committee on Public 
        Buildings and Grounds.

        Hereafter the Chair is going to insist that if he is to appoint 
    a committee and be responsible for it he be permitted to appoint 
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    that end, of course, he would consult with the chairman of the 
    Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds or whatever the committee 
    of the House might be. . . .
        The committee amendments were agreed to.

Appointment Restrictions

Sec. 6.8 Though it is customary to allow the Speaker discretion in 
    appointing Members to select committees, authorizing resolutions 
    normally include restrictions as to the total number of Members to 
    be appointed and the party balance to be obtained.

    On Mar. 5, 1958,(6) a resolution was introduced as 
follows:
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        Mr. [John W.] McCormack [of Massachusetts]: Mr. Speaker, I 
    offer a resolution and ask unanimous consent for its present 
    consideration.
        The Clerk read as follows:

                              House Resolution 496

            Resolved, That there is hereby created a Select Committee 
        on Astronautics and Space Exploration to be composed of 13 
        Members of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the 
        Speaker, 7 from the majority party and 6 from the minority 
        party, one of whom he shall designate as chairman. Any vacancy 
        occurring in the membership of the committee shall be filled in 
        the manner in which the original appointment was made. . . .

        There was no objection.
        The resolution was agreed to and a motion to reconsider was 
    laid on the table.

Making Select Committee Appointments

Sec. 6.9 The Speaker may orally appoint Members to a select committee 
    pursuant to authority granted him.

    On Oct. 20, 1966,(7) Speaker John W. McCormack, of 
Massachusetts, appointed Members to a select committee.
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        The Speaker: Pursuant to the provisions of House Resolution 
    1013, 89th Congress, the Chair appoints as members of the Select 
    Committee on Standards and Conduct the following Members of the 
    House: Mr. Bennett, of Florida, chairman; Mr. Brooks, of Texas; Mr. 
    Nix, of Pennsylvania; Mr. Carey, of New York; Mr. Cameron, of 
    California; Mr. Ronan, of Illinois; Mr. Gross, of Iowa; Mr. 
    Broyhill, of Virginia; Mr. Michel, of Illinois; Mrs. May, of 
    Washington; Mr. Latta, of Ohio; and Mr. Stafford, of Vermont.

Sec. 6.10 Under certain circumstances, the Speaker may appoint the 
    majority party members to a select committee without appointing the 
    minority party members simultaneously.

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    On Feb. 7, 1961,(8) Speaker Sam Rayburn, of Texas, 
appointed the majority party members of a select committee.
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        The Speaker: The Chair desires to make the following 
    announcement.
        Pursuant to the provisions of House Resolution 46, 87th 
    Congress, the Chair appoints as members of the Select Committee To 
    Conduct Studies and Investigations of the Problems of Small 
    Business the following Members of the House:
        Mr. Patman, Texas, chairman; Mr. Evins, Tennessee; Mr. Multer, 
    New York; Mr. Yates, Illinois; Mr. Steed, Oklahoma; Mr. Roosevelt, 
    California; Mr. Alford, Arkansas.(9)
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 9. Parliamentarian's Note: The majority party members were appointed 
        so that the committee could organize and the chairman could 
        certify the employment of staff personnel. The Republican 
        members did not hold a caucus to ratify the recommendations of 
        their Committee on Committees until after the session of the 
        House on Feb. 9, 1961.
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Sec. 6.11 Under certain circumstances, the Speaker may appoint minority 
    party members to a select committee pursuant to authority granted 
    him without appointing the majority party members simultaneously.

    On Feb. 17, 1961,(10) Speaker Sam Rayburn, of Texas, 
appointed the minority party members to a select committee.
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        The Speaker: Pursuant to the provisions of House Resolution 46, 
    87th Congress, the Chair appoints as additional members of the 
    Select Committee To Conduct Studies and Investigations of the 
    Problems of Small Business the following Members of the House:
        Mr. McCulloch, Ohio; Mr. Moore, West Virginia; Mr. Avery, 
    Kansas; Mr. Smith, California; Mr. Robison, New York; and Mr. 
    Derwinski, Illinois.

Sec. 6.12 The Speaker may appoint himself to certain select committees, 
    and has served on the Joint Select Committee on Preparations for 
    Inaugural Ceremonies.

    On Apr. 20, 1964,(11) a resolution was introduced 
concerning the creation of a joint committee.
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        Mr. [Carl] Albert [of Oklahoma]: Mr. Speaker, I offer a Senate 
    concurrent resolution and ask for its immediate consideration.
        The Clerk read as follows:

                                S. Con. Res. 71

            Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
        concurring), That a joint committee consisting of three 
        Senators and three Representatives, to be appointed by the 
        President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of 
        Representatives, respectively, is authorized to make the 
        necessary arrangements for the inau

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        guration of the President-elect and Vice-President-elect of the 
        United States on the 20th day of January 1965.

        The resolution was agreed to.
        A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
        The Speaker: [John W. McCormack, of Massachusetts]: Pursuant to 
    the provisions of Senate Concurrent Resolution 71, 88th Congress, 
    the Chair appoints as Members of the Joint Committee . . . the 
    following Members on the part of the House: Mr. McCormack, Mr. 
    Albert, and Mr. Halleck.

Filling Vacancies

Sec. 6.13 When a vacancy occurs on a special committee, the Speaker, 
    acting under the original authorization by the House, may appoint a 
    Member to fill the vacancy.

    On Jan. 3, 1939,(12) Speaker William B. Bankhead, of 
Alabama, made the following announcement:
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        The Speaker: On August 13, 1938, a vacancy was created on the 
    Special Joint Committee to Investigate the Tennessee Valley 
    Authority due to the resignation of Hon. William J. Driver. The 
    Chair, pursuant to the authority conferred upon him by Public 
    Resolution 83, Seventy-fifth Congress, and the order of the House 
    of June 15, 1938, empowering him to appoint commissions and 
    committees authorized by law or by the House, did on August 23, 
    1938, appoint Hon. Graham A. Barden as a member of the Special 
    Joint Committee to Investigate the Tennessee Valley Authority to 
    fill the vacancy, and notified the Clerk of the House of his 
    action.

    On Feb. 2, 1960,(13) Speaker Sam Rayburn, of Texas, laid 
before the House a written announcement:
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        The Speaker: The Chair lays before the House the following 
    announcement, which the Clerk will read.
        The Clerk read as follows:

            Pursuant to the provisions of section 5, Public Law 115, 
        78th Congress, and House Resolution 165, 86th Congress, the 
        Chair appoints as a member of the Committee on the Disposition 
        of Executive Papers the gentleman from Iowa, Mr. Kyl, to fill 
        the existing vacancy thereon.

Appointing Conferees

Sec. 6.14 The appointment of conferees on the part of the House is 
    considered a matter within the discretion of the Speaker, although 
    he customarily hears suggestions from the House leaders or from the 
    chairman of the reporting committee.

    On July 1, 1932,(14) unanimous consent was requested for 
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        Mr. [Samuel] Dickstein [of New York]: Mr. Speaker, I ask 
    unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 
    10600) to exempt from the quota husbands of American citizens, with 
    Senate amendments, disagree to the Senate amendments, and ask for a 
    conference.
        The Clerk read the title of the bill.
        The Speaker: [John N. Garner, of Texas]: Is there objection? 
    (After a pause.) The Chair hears none, and appoints the following 
    conferees: Messrs. Dickstein, Palmisano, Dies, Johnson of 
    Washington, and Cable.
        Mr. [Bertrand H.] Snell [of New York]:(15) Mr. 
    Speaker, the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Cable] is absent through 
    illness. I ask that the Chair substitute for the gentleman from 
    Ohio [Mr. Cable] the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Jenkins], the next 
    man on the committee.
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        Mr. Dickstein:(16) Mr. Speaker, may I disagree with 
    the selection of the conferee?
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        The Speaker: No. If the gentleman is the ranking member, he 
    should be appointed.
        Mr. Dickstein: There are other Members ahead of the gentleman 
    from Ohio.
        The Speaker: If the gentleman is the ranking member, then he 
    ought to go on the conference. The Chair appoints the conferees and 
    thinks the Republican side should have whom they want on the 
    conference.
        Mr. Dickstein: There are other gentlemen on the committee 
    nearer the head of the table than the gentleman from Ohio.
        The Speaker: The gentleman from New York [Mr. Snell] has taken 
    the responsibility of selecting the man on the committee whom he 
    wants to represent the Republican organization, and that has been 
    the custom. . . .
        Mr. Dickstein: Mr. Speaker, a parliamentary inquiry.
        The Speaker: The gentleman will state it.
        Mr. Dickstein: May I submit a new list of conferees?
        The Speaker: The gentleman has stated that the Chair appoints 
    the gentleman recommended by the gentleman from New York, and this 
    ought to be sufficient if the Chair takes the responsibility.

    On July 17, 1935,(17) Speaker Joseph W. Byrns, of 
Tennessee, discussed the practice of appointing conferees after the 
following unanimous-consent request was made and debated:
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        Mr. [John J.] McSwain [of South Carolina]: Mr. Speaker, I ask 
    unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's desk the bill H.R. 
    8632, the Tennessee Valley Authority bill, disagree to the Senate 
    amendments and agree to the conference asked for.
        The Speaker: Is there objection to the request of the gentleman 
    from South Carolina?

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        Mr. [Maury] Maverick [of Texas]: Reserving the right to object, 
    will the gentleman from South Carolina inform this House how many 
    conferees there will be?
        Mr. McSwain: I do not mind stating to the gentleman that I have 
    recommended to the Speaker to appoint five.
        Mr. Maverick: Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, an 
    agreement was made by certain Members of the Military Affairs 
    Committee to have five conferees, with unfriendly people on this 
    committee. As one of the friends of the T.V.A., I was not invited, 
    and as far as I know Mr. Thomason, of Texas, and Mr. Wilcox, of 
    Florida, and Mr. Hill of Alabama, also friends of the T.V.A., were 
    not there. I think it is wrong. I think this is a bad precedent to 
    put unfriendly men on the conference committee; it may hold things 
    up, and it does not appear to me as fair--I will not be a party to 
    any agreement unfriendly to the purposes of the great T.V.A. 
    program.
        Mr. [William D.] McFarlane [of Texas]: Mr. Speaker, I reserve 
    the right to object, to ask this question: I would like to see the 
    personnel of the conference committee appointed according to the 
    way the majority of the House voted, and the personnel should be so 
    appointed so that a majority of the committee will favor the 
    majority position of the House. Take the first three members on the 
    conference committee, based on their vote on this question, and on 
    the different administration amendments in the different issues 
    voted on in the House. How would their known position on this 
    legislation stand up with the opinion of the majority of the House 
    on the legislation?
        Mr. McSwain: The three members on the majority side whom I have 
    nominated to the Speaker voted for the bill and voted against the 
    motion to recommit. As I have stated time and time again, I am for 
    whatever the House does; and I state again that I am for the House 
    bill.
        The Speaker: After all, the Chair appoints the conferees. The 
    Chair is always willing to accept the suggestions made by the 
    chairman of the committee which has charge of the bill, assuming 
    that the members who are appointed will stand for the House measure 
    because they represent the House in the conference.
        Mr. Maverick: One of the members of the conferees has been one 
    of the three bitterest opponents on the committee of the bill the 
    President wants, and that is the gentleman from Louisiana [Mr. 
    Montet]. As I understand it, he is one of those to be appointed. 
    Yes; Mr. Montet finally voted for the bill, but he has consistently 
    fought the bill from the very beginning.
        The Speaker: The Chair would certainly not assume that the 
    gentleman from Louisiana would accept a position as a conferee and 
    not stand for what the House wants, because that is what the House 
    conferees are expected to do, consistent with any proper 
    compromises that are necessary in order to put the measure through. 
    On the contrary the Chair has confidence in the gentleman in every 
    sense of the word. That is a matter which should appeal to the 
    conferees when they go into session, and, after all, when the 
    matter is reported to the House, the House has its opportunity to 
    express its approval or disapproval of the conference report.

Speaker as Conferee

Sec. 6.15 Although the manner of appointment of conferees on

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    the part of the House and their number is considered within the 
    discretion of the Speaker, the Speaker normally does not appoint 
    himself to a conference committee.

    On June 24, 1932,(18) Speaker John N. Garner, of Texas, 
suggested the appointment of himself to a conference committee. After 
some debate, and after a ruling by the Speaker concerning his 
discretion in the manner of appointments of conferees, he did not 
appoint himself to the committee.(19)
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19. See 8 Cannon's Precedents Sec. 3220, for further treatment of this 
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Appointing Successor Conferees

Sec. 6.16 Under more recent precedents, the Speaker appoints successor 
    conferees to conference committees on the part of the House without 
    the requirement of House approval.

    On Mar. 22, 1950,(20) a letter of resignation was laid 
before the House as follows:
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                                                   March 22, 1950.
        The Speaker,
        The House of Representatives,
        Washington, D.C.

            Dear Mr. Speaker: It is with regret that I announce my 
        resignation as a House conferee to consider H.R. 1243, a bill 
        to amend the Hatch Act. I am forced to resign because of ill 
        health.

          Sincerely yours,
                                                   Mary T. Norton.

        The Speaker [Sam Rayburn, of Texas]: Without objection, the 
    resignation is accepted.
        There was no objection.
        The Speaker: The Chair appoints the gentlewoman from 
    Connecticut [Mrs. Woodhouse] to fill the vacancy and the Clerk will 
    notify the Senate of the change.

    On Oct. 14, 1966,(1) the following unanimous-consent 
request was made:
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        Mr. [Adam C.] Powell [of New York]: Mr. Speaker, I ask 
    unanimous consent that the Republican conferees on the bill (H.R. 
    13161) to strengthen and improve programs of assistance for our 
    elementary and secondary schools, be excused, and that the Speaker 
    be empowered to appoint new Republican conferees.
        The Speaker [John W. McCormack, of Massachusetts]: Is there 
    objection to the request of the gentleman from New York?
        Mr. Gerald R. Ford [of Michigan]: Mr. Speaker, reserving the 
    right to object, is the gentleman from New York going to submit the 
    names of the additional conferees?

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        The Speaker: As the gentleman from Michigan knows, the Chair 
    makes the appointment. The Chair always seeks the counsel and 
    advice of the chairman, assuming that the chairman has in turn 
    conferred with the members of his own committee on both sides. The 
    Chair will state that he has four names. . . .
        Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from New 
    York? The Chair hears none, and appoints the following conferees: 
    Messrs. Ayres, Quie, Goodell, and Bell, and the Senate will be so 
    notified.
        The Speaker: Is there objection to the request of the gentleman 
    from New York? The Chair hears none, and appoints the following 
    conferees: Messrs. Ayres, Quie, Goodell, and Bell, and the Senate 
    will be so notified.

    On Nov. 17, 1967,(2) the following unanimous-consent 
request was made:
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        Mr. [Carl D.] Perkins [of Kentucky]: Mr. Speaker, I ask 
    unanimous consent that the gentleman from New Jersey [Mr. Daniels] 
    may be excused as a conferee on the bill S. 2388, and that the 
    Speaker be authorized to appoint a Member to fill the vacancy.
        The Speaker [John W. McCormack, of Massachusetts]: Is there 
    objection to the request of the gentleman from Kentucky?
        There was no objection.
        The Speaker: The Chair appoints the gentleman from Michigan 
    [Mr. O'Hara] to fill the vacancy.(3)
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 3. Parliamentarian's Note: When the House excuses a conferee from 
        further service, the Speaker may appoint a successor without 
        specific authorization from the House. Hence Mr. Perkins need 
        not have sought unanimous consent; it is when the Speaker 
        appoints an additional conferee that he must have the 
        authorization of the House.
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Sec. 6.17 Unanimous consent was required where a House conferee sought 
    to absent himself from a conference.

    On May 16, 1930,(4) the following unanimous-consent 
request was made.
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        Mr. [Gilbert N.] Haugen [of Iowa]: Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous 
    consent to take from the Speaker's table the bill (S. 108) to 
    suppress unfair and fraudulent practices in the marketing of 
    perishable commodities in interstate and foreign commerce, with 
    House amendments thereto, insist on the House amendments, and agree 
    to the conference asked by the Senate.
        The Speaker [Nicholas Longworth, of Ohio]: The gentleman from 
    Iowa asks unanimous consent. . . . Is there objection?
        There was no objection.
        The Chair appointed the following conferees: Mr. Haugen, Mr. 
    Purnell, and Mr. Aswell.
        Mr. [James B.] Aswell [of Louisiana]: Mr. Speaker, I shall be 
    absent next week, and I ask that the gentleman from Kentucky [Mr. 
    Kincheloe] be appointed in my place.
        The Speaker: Without objection, the gentleman from Kentucky 
    [Mr.

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    Kincheloe] will take the place of the gentleman from Louisiana on 
    the conference.
        There was no objection.

Appointing Additional Conferees

Sec. 6.18 In order for the Speaker to appoint an additional conferee to 
    a conference committee on the part of the House, unanimous consent 
    of the House must first be obtained.

    On Oct. 9, 1967,(5) a unanimous consent request was made 
relative to the naming of an additional conferee committee.
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        Mr. [John L.] McMillan [of South Carolina]: Mr. Speaker, I ask 
    unanimous consent that the Speaker be authorized to appoint an 
    additional manager on the part of the House to serve on the 
    conference on the bill (H.R. 8719) to increase the annual Federal 
    payment to the District of Columbia and to provide a method for 
    computing the annual borrowing authority for the general fund of 
    the District of Columbia.
        The Speaker [John W. McCormack, of Massachusetts]: Is there 
    objection to the request of the gentleman from South Carolina?
        The Chair hears none, and appoints the following additional 
    conferee: Mr. Fuqua.
        The Clerk will notify the Senate.

Sec. 6.19 The Speaker informs the House when, pursuant to authority 
    granted him, he has appointed conferees on the part of the House 
    during an adjournment of the House.

    On Sept. 23, 1940,(6) Speaker Sam Rayburn, of Texas, 
made the following announcement:
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        The Speaker: Pursuant to authority granted on Thursday, 
    September 19, 1940, the Chair did on Friday, September 20, 1940, 
    appoint as managers on the part of the House to attend the 
    conference on H.R. 10413, the excess-profits-tax bill, the 
    following Members of the House: Mr. Doughton, Mr. Cullen, Mr. 
    McCormack, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Treadway, Mr. Crowther, Mr. Knutson.

Conferees on Appropriations

Sec. 6.20 The Speaker may appoint different conferees on the part of 
    the House to confer on separate chapters of an appropriations bill.

    On July 27, 1955,(7) the following unanimous-consent 
request was made:
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        Mr. [Clarence] Cannon [of Missouri]: Mr. Speaker, I ask 
    unanimous

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    consent to take from the Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 2728) 
    making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 
    30, 1956, and for other purposes, with Senate amendments thereto, 
    disagree to the Senate amendments, and agree to the conference 
    asked by the Senate.
        The Speaker [Sam Rayburn, of Texas]: Is there objection to the 
    request of the gentleman from Missouri? [After a pause.] The Chair 
    hears none and appoints the following conferees: Messrs. Cannon and 
    Taber; and on chapter I, Messrs. Whitten, Marshall, and H. Carl 
    Andersen; on chapter II, Messrs. Preston, Thomas, and Bow; on 
    chapter III. Messrs. Mahon, Sheppard, Sikes, Wigglesworth, 
    Scrivner, and Ford; on chapter IV, Messrs. Passman, Gary, and 
    Wigglesworth; on chapter V, Messrs. Andrews, Mahon, and Fenton; on 
    chapter VI, Messrs. Thomas, Yates, and Phillips; on chapter VII, 
    Messrs. Kirwan, Norrell, and Jensen; on chapter VIII, Messrs. 
    Fogarty, Fernandez, and Hand; on chapter IX, Messrs. Rabaut, 
    Kirwan, and Davis of Wisconsin; on chapter X, Messrs. Rooney, 
    Preston, and Coudert; on chapter XI, Messrs. Gary, Passman, and 
    Canfield; on chapters XII, XIII, XIV, and XV, Messrs. Rabaut, 
    Norrell, and Horan.

Appointing Tellers

Sec. 6.21 The Chair appoints tellers where tellers are ordered in a 
    Committee of the Whole.

    On Sept. 21, 1965,(8) the following motion was made:
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        Mr. [John A.] Blatnik [of Minnesota]: Mr. Chairman, I move that 
    the Committee do now rise.

        The Chairman [Daniel D. Rostenkowski, of Illinois]: The 
    question is on the motion of the gentleman from Minnesota.
        Mr. [William C.] Cramer [of Florida]: Mr. Chairman, I demand 
    tellers.
        Tellers were ordered, and the Chairman appointed as tellers Mr. 
    Blatnik and Mr. Cramer.

Sec. 6.22 The Chair may appoint new tellers after the initial ones are 
    found to be in disagreement on a teller vote.

    On July 19, 1946,(9) a question was voted on as follows:
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        The Chairman [John J. Delaney, of New York]: The question is on 
    the committee amendment.
        The question was taken; and on a division (demanded by Mr. 
    Thomason) there were--ayes 63, noes 38.
        Mr. [R. Ewing] Thomason [of Texas]: Mr. Chairman, I demand 
    tellers. Tellers were ordered, and the Chair appointed as tellers 
    Mr. May and Mr. Short.
        The committee divided; and the tellers were unable to agree on 
    the count.
        The Chairman: Without objection, the Chair will direct that the 
    vote by tellers be taken over.
        There was no objection.
        The Chair appointed as tellers Mr. Thomason and Mr. Short.
        The Committee again divided, and the tellers reported that 
    there were- ayes 102, noes 72.

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Appointing Electoral Vote Tellers

Sec. 6.23 The Speaker appoints tellers for the counting of Presidential 
    and Vice Presidential electoral votes pursuant to a concurrent 
    resolution of both Houses.

    On Jan. 3, 1961,(10) the following resolution was 
offered.
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        Mr. [John W.] McCormack [of Massachusetts]: Mr. Speaker, I 
    offer a resolution (S. Con. Res. 1) and ask for its immediate 
    consideration.
        The Clerk read the concurrent resolution, as follows:

            Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
        concurring), That the two Houses of Congress shall meet in the 
        Hall of the House of Representatives on Friday, the 6th day of 
        January 1961, at 1 o'clock post meridian, pursuant to the 
        requirements of the Constitution and laws relating to the 
        election of President and Vice President of the United States, 
        and the President of the Senate shall be their presiding 
        officer; that two tellers shall be previously appointed by the 
        President of the Senate on the part of the Senate and two by 
        the Speaker on the part of the House of Representatives, to 
        whom shall be handed, as they are opened by the President of 
        the Senate, all the certificates and papers purporting to be 
        certificates of the electoral votes, which certificates shall 
        be opened, presented, and acted upon in the alphabetical order 
        of the States, beginning with the letter ``A'', and said 
        tellers, having then read the same in the presence and hearing 
        of the two Houses, shall make a list of the votes as they shall 
        appear from the said certificates; and the votes having been 
        ascertained and counted in the manner and according to the 
        rules by law provided, the result of the same shall be 
        delivered to the President of the Senate, who shall thereupon 
        announce the state of the vote, which announcement shall be 
        deemed a sufficient declaration of the persons, if any, elected 
        President and Vice President of the United States, and, 
        together with  list of the votes, be entered on the Journals of 
        the two House.

        The concurrent resolution was agreed to.
        The Speaker: [Sam Rayburn, of Texas]: Pursuant to the 
    provisions of Senate Concurrent Resolution 1, the Chair appoints as 
    tellers on the part of the House to count the electoral votes on 
    January 6, 1961, the gentlewoman from New York [Mrs. Kelly] and the 
    gentlewoman from Ohio [Mrs. Bolton].

Sec. 6.24 The Speaker may appoint a new teller for the counting of 
    electoral votes when a previously appointed one is not present.

    On Jan. 6, 1949,(11) after the election in 1948 of Harry 
S. Truman as President, Speaker Sam Rayburn, of Texas, designated a 
teller for the counting of electoral votes.
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        The Speaker: The gentleman from New York [Mr. Gamble] is 
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    detained and is unable to serve as teller.
        The Chair designates the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. 
    Graham] to act as teller in his stead.

Temporary Appointments

Sec. 6.25 Pursuant to law and House authorization, the Speaker may make 
    temporary appointments to fill vacancies in the offices of the 
    Clerk, the Sergeant at Arms, the Doorkeeper, the Postmaster, and 
    the Chaplain of the House.

    On July 28, 1953,(12) the following unanimous-consent 
request was made:
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        Mr. [Charles A.] Halleck [of Indiana]: Mr. Speaker, I ask 
    unanimous consent for the immediate consideration of the bill (H.R. 
    6571) amending the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to 
    provide for the appointment of persons to exercise temporarily the 
    duties of certain offices of the House of Representatives.

    There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, which authorized 
the Speaker to make appointments on a temporary basis to fill vacancies 
in the offices of the Clerk, the Sergeant at Arms the Doorkeeper, the 
Postmaster and the Chaplain of the House.

        The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was 
    read the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was 
    laid on the table.(13)
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    On Jan. 6, 1954,(14) a letter of resignation of the 
Sergeant at Arms, dated Sept. 14, 1953, was laid before the House:
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        The Honorable the Speaker,
        House of Representatives.

            My Dear Mr. Speaker: I submit herewith, effective at the 
        close of business today, my resignation as Sergeant at Arms, 
        House of Representatives, which additional duty I assumed 
        pursuant to House Resolution 325, dated July 8, 1953, 83d 
        Congress.
              Respectfully yours,
                                               Lyle O. Snader,
                                                    Clerk of the
                                         House of Representatives.

        The Speaker: [Joseph W. Martin, Jr., of Massachusetts]: The 
    Chair announces that, pursuant to the provisions of section 208(a) 
    of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, he did on September 
    15, 1953, appoint William R. Bonsell, of the State of Pennsylvania, 
    to act temporarily as Sergeant at Arms until the House chooses a 
    person for that office.(15)
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        assumed the additional duties of the Sergeant at Arms following 
        the death of the elected Sergeant at Arms, William F. Russell.
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    On Mar. 14, 1966,(16) Speaker John W. McCormack, of 
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chusetts, appointed an Acting Chaplain following the death of the 
elected Chaplain.
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        The Speaker: Pursuant to the provisions of the Legislative 
    Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended by Public Law 197, 83d 
    Congress (67 Stat. 387; 2 U.S.C. 75-a-1-(a)), the Chair appoints 
    Edward Gardiner Latch, D.D., L.H.D., of Washington, D.C., to act as 
    and to exercise temporarily the duties of the Chaplain of the House 
    of Representatives.(17)
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        vacancy caused by the death of the Chaplain, Reverend Bernard 
        Braskamp.
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Appointments Subject to Approval

Sec. 6.26 On occasion, the House authorizes the designation of certain 
    House employees subject to the approval of the Speaker.

    On Jan. 18, 1945,(18) a resolution was offered which 
provided for the designation of an assistant to the Clerk subject to 
the approval of the Speaker.
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        Mr. [John J.] Cochran [of Missouri]: Mr. Speaker, I offer a 
    resolution (H. Res. 95) and ask for its immediate consideration.
        The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

            Resolved, That there shall be paid out of the contingent 
        fund of the House, until otherwise provided by law, 
        compensation at the rate of $3,600 per annum, payable monthly, 
        for the services of an assistant reading clerk, who shall be 
        designated by the Clerk of the House, subject to the approval 
        of the Speaker: Provided, however, That the authorization and 
        appropriation herein contained shall terminate whenever a 
        vacancy occurs in a position of reading clerk.

        The resolution was agreed to.

    On Aug. 3, 1953,(19) a resolution was introduced as 
follows:
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        Mr. [Charles A.] Halleck [of Indiana]: Mr. Speaker, I offer a 
    resolution (H. Res. 392) and ask for its immediate consideration.
        The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

            Resolved, That effective August 1, 1953, there shall be 
        paid out of the contingent fund of the House, until otherwise 
        provided by law, compensation at the basic rate of $3,000 per 
        annum for the employment of an assistant Journal Clerk-Indexer, 
        who shall be designated by the minority leader subject to the 
        approval of the Speaker.

        The resolution was agreed to, and a motion to reconsider was 
    laid on the table.