Appropriation Bill for 1941 STANFOR LIBRADY APR DIV. HEARINGS BEFORE THE 2 1940 DOCUMENT SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS SEVENTY-SIXTH CONGRESS THIRD SESSION ON THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR-FEDERAL SECURITY AGENCY H Appropriation Bill for 1941 HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS SEVENTY-SIXTH CONGRESS THIRD SESSION ON THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR-FEDERAL SECURITY AGENCY 574326 COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS EDWARD T. TAYLOR, Colorado, Chairman CLARENCE CANNON, Missouri J. BUELL SNYDER, Pennsylvania ROSS A. COLLINS, Mississippi JOHN TABER, New York RICHARD B. WIGGLESWORTH, Massachusetts WILLIAM P. LAMBERTSON, Kansas D. LANE POWERS, New Jersey J. WILLIAM DITTER, Pennsylvania FRANCIS H. CASE, South Dakota DEPARTMENT OF LABOR-FEDERAL SECURITY AGENCY APPROPRIATION BILL FOR 1941 HEARINGS CONDUCTED BY THE SUBCOMMITTEE, MESSRS. MALCOLM C. TARVER (CHAIRMAN), JOHN M. HOUSTON, HARRY R. SHEPPARD, BUTLER B. HARE, ALBERT J. ENGEL, AND FRANK B. KEEFE, OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, IN CHARGE OF THE LABOR DEPARTMENTFEDERAL SECURITY AGENCY APPROPRIATION BILL FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1941, ON THE DAYS FOLLOWING, NAMELY: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1940. STATEMENTS OF HON. FRANCES PERKINS, SECRETARY OF LABOR; JOHN R. DEMOREST, CHIEF, DIVISION OF BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS; MARY LaDAME, SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE SECRETARY; AND ROBERT C. SMITH, DIRECTOR OF PERSON NEL GENERAL STATEMENT Mr. TARVER. The committee is pleased to have with us this morning the Secretary of Labor. It is our custom to begin our hearings by requesting the Secretary to accord us a complete, or fairly complete, résumé of the work of the Department during the present fiscal year and its contemplated needs for the next fiscal year; and in that connection to discuss at least the outstanding items of Budget estimates. The committee would be pleased to hear you at this time, Madam Secretary. Secretary PERKINS. Thank you very much, Judge Tarver. I am very glad of this opportunity to be called when you first begin the consideration of this budget. DEATH OF RICHARDSON SAUNDERS, FORMERLY ASSISTANT TO THE SECRETARY I do want to say this to you,-and I am sure you will understand it that we have been greatly handicapped in the preparation and presentation of this budget by the unfortunate death of Mr. Richardson Saunders, who died in the midst of its preparation. As you know, since 1933 he has prepared the budgets and taken charge, of their presentation. Mr. TARVER. Permit me to say at that point-and I am sure in saying this I speak the sentiments of the entire committee that I have not met during my official stay in Washington with any employee of the Government who was more faithful and more conscien 1 |