Statement by appropriations showing the number of attorney positions and all other positions (authorized) for the fiscal years 1953, 1954, and 1955, also actual employment as of Jan. 31, 1954 Senator DIRKSEN. If there is nothing more, the committee will recess until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock in this room. (Thereupon, at 12:10 p. m. Monday, March 22, 1954, the committee recessed until 10 a. m. Tuesday, March 23, 1954.) DEPARTMENTS OF STATE, JUSTICE, AND COMMERCE, AND THE UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY APPROPRIATIONS, 1955 TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1954 UNITED STATES SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, D. C. The subcommittee met, pursuant to recess, at 2 p. m., in room F-37, the Capitol, Hon. Leverett Saltonstall presiding. Present: Senators Saltonstall and Ferguson. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL ADMINISTRATION STATEMENT OF S. A. ANDRETTA, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL HOUSE ALLOWANCE AND AMENDMENT REQUESTED Senator SALTONSTALL. The committee will come to order. The first appropriation for consideration is "Salaries and expenses, general administration." I understand the House bill provides a total of $2,450,000 for expenses of the six activities included in this item. This sum recommended is $45,000 under the 1955 budget estimates as well as this year's total allowance. Are you asking that this $45,000 cut be restored to the bill? Mr. ANDRETTA. Yes, sir. Senator SALTONSTALL. Then before we proceed further, I will insert in the record the summary statement and other information filed in support of the estimate. Without objection we will file those statements. (The statements referred to follow:) SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL ADMINISTRATION Summary analysis of estimate Appropriation, 1954: Regular (excludes $165,000 nonrecurring item in third supplemental) Reductions: Transferred to "Salaries and expenses, Bu $2,495, 000 reau of Prisons". -$6, 830 Additions: Proposed transfer from "Salaries and expenses, +22, 700 |