Senator DIRKSEN. So you think it has lost a little favor over in the Department so far as the budget officer is concerned?

Mr. BARNES. No, I think we are just too good natured about it. They just impose on me.

PERSONNEL STRENGTH

Senator DIRKSEN. You look like a good-natured person to me. You have 219 attorneys as of January 31, 1954.

Mr. BARNES. Yes.

Senator DIRKSEN. That was actual positions?

Mr. BARNES. That is the number actually employed at that time. On this date March 23 we are down to 213 attorneys.

Senator DIRKSEN. All filled?

Mr. BARNES. Yes, that represents a considerable reduction over last year.

Senator DIRKSEN. And you had 225 clerical, so that your total staff is 444 as of January 31, 1954.

Mr. BARNES. We now have 432.

Mr. FINN. Yesterday, March 22, we had 432.

Senator DIRKSEN. So there has been a reduction of 12.

Mr. FINN. That is right.

Senator DIRKSEN. Since this tabular sheet was prepared.

Mr. FINN. That is right.

Mr. BARNES. Can we put in an exact copy of our present number?. Senator DIRKSEN. Yes, that may be inserted in the record at this point.

(The information referred to follows:)

Assignment of personnel by offices as of Mar. 22, 1954

POSITION ON RECRUITMENT OF PERSONNEL

Senator DIRKSEN. You expect to recruit some additional clerical and legal personnel?

Mr. BARNES. That is a very difficult problem to answer, Senator. We have the unusual expense of the Attorney General's committee to come out of our budget. If our expenses run the same in the current year, we will have approximately $1,500 during the coming fiscal year to employ new personnel. So I am afraid we will not employ many. We have lived within our current budget only by the weeding out of individuals not up to standard and by the closing of the temporary field office at Boston. We recognized that the few pending cases in Boston could be best handled out of New York, and in this manner would not compel us to reduce staffs in other offices where the workload was greater.

That resulted in a loss of personnel which has enabled us to come within our budget. Otherwise we could not have done it.

COST OF ATTORNEY GENERAL'S COMMISSION

Senator DIRKSEN. Did we ever get an estimate of the cost of the Attorney General's Commission?

Mr. BARNES. We have allocated $50,000 per year for a period of 2 years.

Senator DIRKSEN. Those are unremunerated jobs. They are just on an expense basis.

Mr. BARNES. That is correct. It is entirely a public labor of love with only 3 Government employees out of the 60.

Senator DIRKSEN. Judge, is there any more you need to tell us about your shop this morning?

NONANTITRUST CASELOAD

Mr. BARNES. I think I should mention the fact that everybody considers the Antitrust Division as handling only antitrust cases. For the first time in a good many years we actually have more nonantitrust cases pending in our Division, than antitrust cases, to wit, 132. I refer to the so-called kindred laws that have antitrust aspects: litigating work that is done by our Division for the Civil Aeronautics Authority, the FCC, FTC, ICC, National Mediation Board, National Railroad Adjustment Board. Those constitute a workload which is frequently overlooked, and yet it requires a considerable amount of time and effort and staffing on our part.

Senator DIRKSEN. Yes.

Mr. BARNES. I think that hits the highlights, Senator. I do not want to keep you any longer.

Senator DIRKSEN. We thank you.

Mr. BARNES. Thank you, sir.

BUREAU OF PRISONS

STATEMENT OF J. V. BENNETT, DIRECTOR, AND P. G. SMITH, BUDGET OFFICER

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Senator DIRKSEN. Mr. Bennett, for your first item, "Salaries and expenses, Bureau of Prisons," there was a budget estimate of $26,850,000.

Mr. BENNETT. That is correct; yes, sir.

Senator DIRKSEN. Did you ask for more or less when you were preparing your estimate?

Mr. BENNETT. We asked for more.

Senator DIRKSEN. Much more?

REDUCTIONS BY BUREAU OF THE BUDGET

Mr. BENNETT. Yes, sir; we asked, my recollection is, of the Department a total of $28,500,000.

Senator DIRKSEN. So that would be $1,650,000 over what the Buget Bureau ultimately gave you.

Mr. BENNETT. Yes, sir.

HOUSE CUTS

Senator DIRKSEN. I see that the House looked upon this matter with a rather careful scrutinizing eye, and they took out $465,000? Mr. BENNETT. Yes; that is correct, sir.

Senator DIRKSEN. We will insert in the record at this point the summary statements submitted on appropriations, obligations, and amendments requested including the supplemental estimate in Senate Document 107 of March 22.

(The information referred to follows:)

NOTE.-Reimbursements from non-Federal sources are from the sale of meals, uniform equipment, utilities, cash rentals, etc., to employees (64 Stat. 381).

1954 act (excludes not to exceed $350,000 transfer in third supplemental)

1955 estimate (excludes $918,000 in S. Doc. 107).

1955 House allowance (a reduction of $465,000 in the estimate).

AMENDMENT REQUESTED

The Department requests the following amendment:

$25, 385, 000

26, 850, 000

26, 385, 000

Page 22, line 10, strike out "$26,385,000" and insert "$26,850,000", the estimate, or an increase of $465,000.

EXTRACT FROM HOUSE REPORT

(p. 9)

The bill includes $26,385,000, a reduction of $465,000 in the budget estimate but an increase of $1 million over the amount appropriated for the current fiscal year, for this item which provides the funds for the custody, care and treatment of an estimated average inmate population of 18,700 in Federal institutions during fiscal year 1955. It also provides for the maintenance and operation of the 25 regular institutions throughout the United States, and 1 camp in a standby status, maintenance and operation of the Federal jails in Alaska and support of prisoners in non-Federal jails in Alaska, medical services and general administration. The increase allowed over the amount appropriated for the current fiscal year is principally to care for an increase of over 900 in average inmate population, for special repairs and improvements, and increased costs.