Call Number (LC) Title Results
Serial set 10570 Appropriations, budget estimates, etc. Statements for the Seventy-sixth Congress, third session (November 15, 1940, to January 3, 1941) and the Seventy-seventh Congress, first session, showing: I. -- Appropriations made during the third session of the Seventy-sixth Congress, after November 15, 1940, and the first session of the Seventy-seventh Congress, consisting of regular annual, supplemental, deficiency, and... 1
Serial set 10571 Typical gas bills. Cities of 50,000 population and over. March 1, 1941. Letter from the Chairman of the Federal Power Commission transmitting in response to Senate Resolution 177, a statement relative to prices of gas to residential customers. December 10, 1941. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed, with illustrations. 1
Serial set 10572 Forty-fourth report of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. April 1, 1940, to April 1, 1941. November 27, 1941. -- Referred to the Committee on Printing. 1
Serial set 10573 Strikes in defense industries. Supplementary information to accompany Senate Document No. 52. A statement showing certain basic data for the formation of a policy toward strikes in defense industries, etc. 1
Serial set 10574 St. Lawrence Seaway and power project. Communication from the President of the United States recommending authorization of construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway and power project... with Canada, as an integral part of the joint defense of the North American continent. June 5 (legislative day, May 26), 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Additional appropriations -- Department of Commerce. Communication from the President of the United States, transmitting for the consideration of the Congress, amendments to H.R. 4276, title II, Department of Commerce, involving an increase of $61,477,750 for the improvement of airports. May 9 (legislative day, May 8), 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Supplemental estimate -- War Department. Communication from the President of the United States, transmitting supplemental estimate of appropriation, fiscal year 1941, amounting to $663,000. March 31, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Supplemental estimates of appropriations for the War Department. Communication from the President of the United States, transmitting ten emergency national defense supplemental estimates of appropriations for the War Department, fiscal year 1941, amounting to $312,871,100. March 24, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Passamaquoddy tidal power project. Letter from the Chairman of the Federal Power Commission transmitting in response to Senate Resolution No. 62 (Seventy-sixth Congress) a report on the Passamaquoddy tidal project, Maine. April 7, 1941. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed with illustrations.
Relief of Noland Blass -- veto message. Message from the President of the United States, returning without approval the Bill (S. 788) entitled "An Act for the Relief of Noland Blass." May 19, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Damages incident to operation of vessels of the Navy. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting estimate of appropriation to pay a claim for damages by collision or damages incident to the operation of vessels of the Navy, amounting to $1,057.70. March 13, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
National defense activities -- Department of State. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting a proposed amendment to the annual budget for the fiscal year 1942, involving an increase of $103,000 for national defense activities, Department of State, emergency fund for the President. April 29, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and ordered to be printed.
National emergency. Address of the President of the United States to the American people May 27, 1941.
Judgments rendered by the Court of Claims. Letter from the Chief Clerk of the Court of Claims, transmitting pursuant to law a statement of all judgments rendered by the Court of Claims for the year ended November 30, 1940. January 6, 1941. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Salaries and expenses -- Department of Agriculture. Communication from the President of the United States, transmitting a supplemental estimate of appropriation for salaries and expenses, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, fiscal year 1941, amounting to $50,000. March 13, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Schedule of claims allowed by the General Accounting Office. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting pursuant to law, a schedule of claims allowed by the General Accounting Office, amounting to $292,153.74. March 13, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and ordered to be printed.
Claims allowed by the General Accounting Office. Communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, an estimate of appropriation for payment of certain claims allowed by the General Accounting Office, amounting to $327,877.15. March 13, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Judgment rendered against the government by the United States district court. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting pursuant to law, record of judgment rendered against the government by the United States district court, amounting to $5,400. March 13, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Forest lands of the United States. Report of the Joint Committee on Forestry, Congress of the United States, pursuant to S.Con.Res. 31 (75th Congress) H.Con.Res. 11, 23, and 51 (76th Congress)... Presented by Mr. Bankhead. March 24, 1941. -- Ordered to be printed, with an illustration.
Report of the Architect of the Capitol. Letter from the Architect of the Capitol transmitting the annual report of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1940. February 3, 1941. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds and ordered to be printed.
Two-hundredth anniversary of the birth of Thomas Jefferson. Report of the Commission for the Celebration of the Two-hundredth Anniversary of the Birth of Thomas Jefferson pursuant to section 7 of Public Resolution No. 100, Seventy-sixth Congress. February 14 (legislative day, February 13), 1941. -- Referred to the Committee on the Library and ordered to be printed.
Control of sales of arms, ammunition, and implements of war. A thesis to the faculty of the Columbian College of the George Washington University, in part satisfaction of the degree of Master of Arts, January 25, 1941. Presented by Mr. Davis. February 25 (legislative day, February 13), 1941. -- Ordered to be printed.
Supplemental estimate -- Post Office Department. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting a supplemental estimate of appropriation for the Post Office Department, fiscal year 1942, amounting to $228,986. February 17 (legislative day, February 13), 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
School facilities at navy yards and Army and Navy reservations. Letter from the Secretary of War and the acting Secretary of the Navy transmitting in response to Senate Resolution No. 324 (76th Cong.), a report of an investigation as to school facilities at navy yards and Army and Navy reservations... March 3 (legislative day, February 13), 1941. -- Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Refund of invalidated hog processing tax. Memorandum supporting Senate and House joint resolution providing for the refund of the invalidated hog processing tax to the producers. Presented by Mr. Gurney. March 5 (legislative day, February 13), 1941. -- Ordered to be printed.
Howard R.M. Browne. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting supplemental estimate of appropriation for the War Department, fiscal year June 30, 1941, for the payment of the claim of Howard R.M. Browne, amounting to $137. March 6 (legislative day, February 13), 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Supplemental estimate -- Department of the Interior. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting a supplemental estimate of appropriation, as an amendment to H.R. 4590, for the fiscal year 1942, for the Department of the Interior, amounting to $25,000. May 23, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and ordered to be printed.
Kennebec River, Maine. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting to the Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, United States Senate, pursuant to a resolution of the Committee, a report on reexamination of the Kennebec River, Maine. May 16, 1941. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed with 3 illustrations.
Mississippi River at Minneapolis, Minn. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting to the Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, United States Senate, pursuant to a resolution of the committee, a report on reexamination of Mississippi River at Minneapolis, Minnesota. May 16, 1941. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed with an illustration.
Sabine-Neches Waterway, Tex. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting to the Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, United States Senate, pursuant to a resolution of the Committee, a report on reexamination of the Sabine-Neches Waterway, Tex.... May 29 (legislative day, May 26), 1941. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed with two illustrations.
Relief of R. Stern -- veto message. Message from the President of the United States, returning without approval the Bill (S. 514) entitled "An Act for the Relief of R. Stern." May 19, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Supplemental estimates -- Federal Housing Administration. Communication from the President of the United States, transmitting supplemental estimates of appropriations, fiscal year 1941, amounting to $1,148,263. March 31, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Supplemental estimates - Department of the Interior. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting supplemental estimates of appropriations, fiscal year 1941, amounting to $137,000. March 13, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Title to Northern Pacific Railroad land grants. Letter from the Attorney General transmitting pursuant to law a report of judicial proceedings concerning title to certain Northern Pacific Railroad land grants, together with a proposed stipulation for the settlement of the controversy. April 18, 1941. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Lands and Surveys and ordered to be printed.
St. Josephs Bay, Fla. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting to the Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, United States Senate, pursuant to a resolution of the Committee, a report on reexamination of St. Josephs Bay, Fla. Presented by Mr. Sheppard. February 18 (legislative day, February 13), 1941. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed with an illustration.
Alafia River, Fla. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting to the Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, United States Senate, pursuant to a resolution of the Committee, a report on reexamination of Alafia River, Fla. Presented by Mr. Sheppard. February 18 (legislative day, February 13), 1941. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed with an illustration.
Channel between Isle Au Haut and Kimball Island, Maine. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting to the Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, United States Senate, pursuant to a resolution of the Committee, a report on the reexamination of channel between... February 18 (legislative day, February 13), 1941. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed with an illustration.
Sabine-Neches Waterway, Tex. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting to the Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, United States Senate... a report on the reexamination of Sabine-Neches Waterway, Tex. Presented by Mr. Sheppard. February 18 (legislative day, February 13), 1941. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed with two illustrations.
Expansion of highway facilities for national defense. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting information relative to a survey of our highway facilities from the viewpoint of national defense, and recommending the authorization of appropriations for their improvement. June 2 (legislative day, May 26), 1941. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, and ordered to be printed.
Supplemental estimates of appropriations for the Department of the Interior, 1942. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting supplemental estimates of appropriations for the Department of the Interior as amendments to H.R. 4590, fiscal year 1942, amounting to $4,241,500. June 2 (legislative day, May 26), 1941. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and ordered to be printed.
Supplemental estimate -- Federal Works Agency. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting supplemental estimate of appropriation for the Federal Works Agency, fiscal year 1941, amounting to $4,100,000. March 27, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Supplemental estimate -- War Department, 1941. Communication from the President of the United States, transmitting a supplemental estimate of appropriation, fiscal year 1941, for the War Department, flood control, amounting to $1,640,000. April 7, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Purchase of foreign merchant vessels for national defense. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting a draft of a proposed joint resolution authorizing the purchase or requisition of any foreign merchant vessel lying idle in waters within the jurisdiction of the United States which is necessary to the national defense. April 10 (legislative day, April 7), 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Relief of Clayton W. Curtis. Message from the President of the United States returning without approval the Bill (S. 302) entitled "An Act for the Relief of Clayton W. Curtis." April 14, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Claims, and ordered to be printed.
Foreign intercourse -- Department of State. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting draft of proposed provision pertaining to the salary appropriation of the Department of State under the heading "Foreign intercourse" in the Department of State appropriation acts for fiscal years 1941 and 1942. April 14, 1941. - Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Changes in British, Canadian, and Australian taxes. Letter from an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury to Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg transmitting summaries of major changes in British, Canadian, and Australian taxes to April 1, 1941, together with certain tables. Presented by Mr. Vandenberg. April 15, 1941. -- Ordered to be printed.
Trent Trust Company, Ltd., et al. Letter from the Chief Clerk of the Court of Claims transmitting a certified copy of the special findings of fact, conclusion of law and opinion, rendered February 3, 1941, in the case of Trent Trust Company, Ltd., et al., v. the United States. April 15, 1941. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Yorktown Day, 1940. Proceedings on Yorktown Day, October 19, 1940, at the World's Fair of New York, under direction of Southern Commercial Congress. Presented by Mr. Connally. January 10, 1941. -- Ordered to be printed.
Third inaugural address of Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States, delivered at the Capitol, Washington, D.C. January 20, 1941.
Judgments rendered by the Court of Claims. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting, pursuant to law, a list of judgments rendered by the Court of Claims amounting to $18,830.67. March 13, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and ordered to be printed.
Damages to privately owned property. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting estimates of appropriation to pay claims for damages to privately owned property, amounting to $4,327.74. March 13, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and ordered to be printed.
Damages due to military operations. Communication from the President of the United States, transmitting an estimate of appropriation to pay a claim for damages due to military operations, amounting to $1,000. March 13, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Supplemental estimate, Tennessee Valley Authority. Communication from the President of the United States, transmitting a supplemental estimate of appropriation for $10,000,000 for the Tennessee Valley Authority, fiscal year 1942, together with drafts of proposed legislation. February 13, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Program for water conservation and utilization. Letter of the Secretary of the Interior to the Chairman of the Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation, United States Senate, transmitting a report of the Bureau of Reclamation on the program for water conservation and utilization designed to rehabilitate areas in the Great Plains... February 14 (legislative day, February 13), 1941. -- Referred to the Committee on Printing.
Supplemental estimate -- legislative establishment. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting supplemental estimate of appropriation for the legislative establishment, Architect of the Capitol, amounting to $27,900. May 15(legislative day, May 8), 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Phosphate resources of the United States. Report of the Joint Congressional Committee To Investigate the Adequacy and Use of the Phosphate Resources of the United States transmitted pursuant to Public Resolution No. 112 Seventy-fifth Congress, and Public Resolution No. 68 Seventy-sixth Congress to create a Joint Congressional Committee To Investigate... January 16, 1941. -- Ordered to be printed.
Claims allowed by the General Accounting Office. Communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, estimate of appropriation for payment of certain claims allowed by the General Accounting Office, amounting to $67.20. March 13, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Relief of M. Seller & Co. Message from the President of the United States, returning without approval the Bill (S. 790) entitled "An Act for the Relief of M. Seller & Co." April 14, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Preservation of economic freedom. Temporary National Economic Committee, Washington. Final statement of Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney, chairman of the Temporary National Economic Committee at the closing public session to consider recommendations. March 11, 1941. Presented by Mr. Barkley. April 1 (legislative day, March 31), 1941. -- Ordered to be printed with an illustration
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Serial set 10575 Sinking of the American ship "Robin Moor." Message from the President of the United States, transmitting certain information relative to the sinking of an American ship, the "Robin Moor," by a German submarine May 21, 1941. June 20 (legislative day, June 10), 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be printed.
Deferments and exemptions under the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940. August 6 (legislative day, July 28), 1941. -- Ordered to be printed as agreed to in conference as Senate document.
Wickford Harbor, R.I. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting a letter from the Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, United States Senate pursuant to a resolution of the Committee, a report on reexamination of Wickford Harbor, R.I. Presented by Mr. Bailey. August 7 (legislative day, July 28), 1941. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed with an illustration.
Reduction of nonessential federal expenditures. Preliminary report of the Joint Committee on Reduction of Nonessential Federal Expenditures Congress of the United States pursuant to section 601 of the Revenue Act of 1941 together with minority views. December 26, 1941. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed
Supplemental estimate of appropriation for the Department of Agriculture. Communication from the President of the United States, transmitting supplemental estimate of appropriation for the fiscal years 1941 and 1942 for the Department of Agriculture, amounting to $1,100,000. June 26, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Supplemental estimate of appropriation for the Navy Department. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting supplemental estimate of appropriation for the Navy Department, fiscal year 1942, amounting to $50,000,000. December 4, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Construction of an airplane engine research laboratory, Cleveland, Ohio. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting draft of a proposed provision pertaining to an existing appropriation for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics... December 8, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Emergency fund for the President. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting a draft of a proposed provision to amend the existing appropriation "Emergency Fund for the President," for the fiscal year 1942. August 14, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Harriet B. Rickards -- veto message. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting without approval the Bill (S. 1027) entitled "An Act for the Relief of Harriet B. Rickards." July 30 (legislative day, July 28), 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Supplemental estimate -- War Department. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting emergency supplemental estimate of appropriation for the War Department, fiscal year 1942, amounting to $90,807,400. July 30 (legislative day, July 28), 1941. -- Read; Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Estimates of appropriations for War Department. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting two emergency supplemental estimates of appropriations totaling $63,282,685, for the military activities of the War Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942. December 10, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
St. Francis River below the latitude of Oak Donnick, Ark. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting to the Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, United States Senate... review of existing project for flood control of the St. Francis River below the latitude of Oak Donnick, Ark.. Presented by Mr. Bailey, August 7 (legislative day, July 28), 1941. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed with an illustration.
Estimate of appropriation for Interior Department. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting supplemental estimate of appropriation for Department of the Interior, amounting to $2,500,000, together with draft of a proposed provision pertaining to an existing appropriation. December 10, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
LaLoutre, St. Malo, and Yscloskey Bayous, La. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting to the Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, United States Senate pursuant to a resolution of the Committee, a report on reexamination of LaLoutre, St. Malo, and Yscloskey Bayous, La. Presented by Mrs. Caraway, September 25, 1941. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed with an illustration.
Relief of Mr. and Mrs. T. Earl Rodgers -- veto message. Message from the President of the United States, returning without approval the Bill (S. 829) entitled "An Act for the Relief of Mr. and Mrs. T. Earl Rodgers." June 19 (legislative day, June 10), 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Supplemental estimate of appropriation for the War Department. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting a supplemental estimate of appropriation for the War Department, fiscal year 1942, amounting to $1,000,000. June 19 (legislative day, June 10) 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Nanticoke River, Del. and Md. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting to the Chairman of the Committee on Commerce United States Senate pursuant to a resolution of the Committee, a report on reexamination of Nanticoke River, Del. and Md. Presented by Mr. Bailey. June 20 (legislative day, June 10), 1941. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed, with an illustration.
Draft of a proposed provision pertaining to an existing appropriation for the Navy Department. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting a draft of a proposed provision pertaining to an existing appropriation for the Navy Department, fiscal year 1942. October 16, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Supplemental estimate for foreign air-mail transportation. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting supplemental estimate of appropriation for the Post Office Department for foreign air-mail transportation, fiscal year 1942, amounting to $613,486. June 30 (legislative day, June 26), 1941. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and ordered to be printed.
South Dakota Wheat Growers Association, Inc. -- veto message. Message from the President of the United States, returning without approval the Joint Resolution (S.J.Res. 29) entitled "Joint Resolution for the Relief of South Dakota Wheat Growers Association, Inc." October 23, 1941. -- Received and read. October 27, 1941. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Amending Private Act No. 446, Seventy-sixth Congress -- veto message. Message from the President of the United States, returning without approval the Bill (S. 1251) entitled "An Act To Amend Private Act No. 446, Seventy-sixth Congress, Approved July 2, 1940, and for Other Purposes." October 23, 1939. -- Received and read. October 27, 1941. -- Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Yaquina Bay and Harbor, Oreg. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting to the Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, United States Senate, pursuant to a resolution of the Committee, a report on reexamination of Yaquina Bay and Harbor, Oreg. Presented by Mr. Bailey, October 27, 1941. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed with an illustration.
Supplemental estimate of appropriations for the Federal Power Commission. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting supplemental estimate of appropriations for the Federal Power Commission, fiscal year 1942, amounting to $135,000. December 4, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Proposed general provision affecting existing appropriations of the Navy Departments. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting a proposed general provision affecting existing appropriations of the Navy Departments, fiscal year 1942. December 4, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Supplemental estimate of appropriations for the Navy Department, 1942. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting supplemental estimate of appropriations for the Navy Department, fiscal year 1942, amounting to $33,750,000. December 8, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Supplemental estimates of appropriations, District of Columbia, 1942. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting supplemental estimates of appropriations for the District of Columbia, fiscal year 1942, amounting to $33,860. December 8, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Supplemental estimate of appropriations for the War Department, 1942. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting a supplemental estimate of appropriations for the War Department, for flood control, fiscal year 1942, amounting to $2,350,000. December 8, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Supplemental, estimate of appropriation for the emergency fund for the President. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting an emergency supplemental, estimate of appropriation to remain available until June 30, 1943, for the emergency fund for the President, amounting to $100,000,000. December 9, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Supplemental estimates of appropriations for the Department of Commerce. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting four supplemental estimates of appropriations for the Department of Commerce amounting to $9,591,292. December 9, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Estimate of appropriation for defense housing. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting a supplemental estimate of appropriation for the fiscal year 1942 in the amount of $185,000,000 for defense housing. December 10, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Supplemental estimate of appropriations for the War Department. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting an emergency supplemental estimate of appropriations to remain available until June 30, 1943, for the War Department, for "Engineer Service, Army." December 10, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Emergency funds for the President. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting an emergency supplemental estimate of appropriation in the amount of $100,000,000, for "Emergency funds for the President," for defense housing, fiscal year 1942, to remain available until June 30, 1943. December 10, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Estimate of appropriation for Office for Emergency Management. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting estimate of appropriation for Office for Emergency Management, amounting to $100,000,000 for the fiscal year 1942. December 10, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Supplemental estimate of appropriation for the Public Buildings Administration. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting supplemental estimate of appropriation amounting to $25,000,000 for the Public Buildings Administration, Federal Works Agency. December 10, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Estimate of appropriations for the District of Columbia. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting supplemental estimate of appropriation for the District of Columbia for the fiscal year 1942, in the sum of $130,000. December 10, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Estimates of appropriations for District of Columbia. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting supplemental estimates of appropriations for District of Columbia for the fiscal year 1942, amounting to $1,911,000. December 10, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Henry Kotila -- veto message. Message from the President of the United States, returning without approval Bill (S. 201) entitled "An Act for the Relief of Henry Kotila." December 23, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
National Forest Reservation Commission. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting pursuant to law, a report of the National Forest Reservation Commission for the year ended June 30, 1941. December 26, 1941. -- Referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry and ordered to be printed with an illustration.
Address of the Right Hon. Winston Churchill Prime Minister of Great Britain delivered before the Senate of the United States and distinguished guests December 26, 1941 together with the proceedings incident thereto.
Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act. Message from the President of the United States, relative to the urgency of the need for extending the period for federal administration of the soil and conservation act and the desirability of giving assurances at this time to producers of basic agricultural commodities. December 30, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, and ordered to be printed.
New Mexico. Land of enchantment. Presented by Mr. Hatch. July 24, 1941. -- Ordered to be printed.
Evil effects of short-term Army enlistments. Extracts from "The Military Policy of the United States," by Emory Upton, brevet major general, United States Army. Presented by Mr. Hayden. July 24, 1941. -- Ordered to be printed.
Supplemental estimate of appropriation for the Department of the Interior. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting a supplemental estimate of appropriation for the Department of the Interior, fiscal year 1942, amounting to $578,000. November 27, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Supplemental estimates of appropriations for the Navy Department. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting supplemental estimates of appropriations for the Navy Department, fiscal year 1942, amounting to $18,631,492. November 27, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Supplemental estimates of appropriations for the Department of Justice, 1942. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting estimates of appropriations for the Department of Justice, fiscal year 1942, amounting to $1,280,000. November 27, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Proposed provision pertaining to an existing appropriation for the Federal Works Agency. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting draft of proposed provision pertaining to an existing appropriation for the Federal Works Agency. December 19 (legislative day, December 16), 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Proposed amendment to the budget, 1942, for the Federal Security Agency. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting a proposed amendment to the budget for 1942, for the Public Health Service, Federal Security Agency, amounting to $50,000. June 10, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Supplemental estimate of appropriation for the Department of Agriculture. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting supplemental estimate of appropriation for the Department of Agriculture, fiscal year 1942, amounting to $131,000. June 30 (legislative day, June 26), 1941. -- Read, referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Supplemental estimate Federal Communications Commission. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting a supplemental estimate of appropriation for the national-defense activities of the Federal Communications Commission amounting to $209,000. July 28, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and ordered to be printed.
Mermentau River and tributaries, La., and the Louisiana and Texas Intracoastal Waterway from New Orleans, La., to Corpus Christi, Tex. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting to the Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, United States Senate, pursuant to a resolution of the... July 28, 1941. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed with two illustrations.
Selective Training and Service Act amendments. Mr. Reynolds, from the Committee of Conference, submitted the following conference report on the Bill (S. 1524) to authorize the deferment of men by age group or groups under the selective training and service Act of 1941. July 28, 1941. -- Ordered to be printed.
Judgment upon the claim of the St. Nicholas Park Co. -- veto message. Message from the President of the United States, returning without approval the Bill (S. 281) entitled "An Act Conferring Jurisdiction upon the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida To Hear, Determine, and..." July 30 (legislative day, July 28), 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed.
Service manual as to privileges, rights, and benefits of disabled American veterans of the World War and their dependents. Presented by Mr. Bone. July 30 (legislative day, July 28), 1941. -- Ordered to be printed.
Development of cooperative agricultural extension work -- veto message. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting without approval the Bill (S. 1200) entitled "An Act To Authorize Additional Appropriations to Provide for Further Development of Cooperative..." July 31 (legislative day, July 28), 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry and ordered to be printed.
Supplemental estimate of appropriation for the War Department. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting supplemental estimate of appropriation for the War Department, fiscal year 1942, amounting to $6,500,000. June 26, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Supplemental estimates of appropriations for the Interstate Commerce Commission. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting supplemental estimates of appropriations for the Interstate Commerce Commission, fiscal year 1942, amounting to $400,560. June 26, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Supplemental estimate of appropriation for the Public Health Service. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting supplemental estimate of appropriation together with a draft of a proposed provision pertaining to an existing appropriation for the Public Health Service, Federal Security Agency, amounting to $1,940,000. June 26, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Claim for damages incident to operation of vessels of United States Coast Guard. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting an estimate of appropriation to pay a claim for damages by collision or damages incident to the operation of vessels of the United States Coast Guard, amounting to $19.49. June 26, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and ordered to be printed.
Claims for damages to privately owned property. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting estimates of appropriations to pay claims for damages to privately owned property, amounting to $4,539.62. June 26, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Judgments rendered by the Court of Claims. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting pursuant to law a list of judgments rendered by the Court of Claims amounting to $265,296.04. June 26, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Certain claims allowed by the General Accounting Office. Communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, an estimate of appropriation for payment of certain claims allowed by the General Accounting Office, amounting to $30,771.43. June 26, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Schedule of claims allowed by the General Accounting Office. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting pursuant to law a schedule of claims allowed by the General Accounting Office amounting to $96,630.37. June 26, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and ordered to be printed.
Supplemental estimate of appropriation for the Maritime Labor Board. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting an estimate of appropriation for the Maritime Labor Board, fiscal year 1942, amounting to $105,000. June 26, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and ordered to be printed.
Supplemental estimate of appropriation for the Government Printing Office. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting supplemental estimate of appropriation for the Government Printing Office, fiscal year 1942, amounting to $47,000. June 26, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Supplemental estimate of appropriation for the District of Columbia. Communication from the President of the United States, transmitting supplemental estimate of appropriation for the District of Columbia, fiscal year 1941, amounting to $386. June 26, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Supplemental estimate of appropriation for the Post Office Department. Communication from the President of the United States, transmitting supplemental estimate of appropriation for the Post Office Department for the fiscal year 1941, amounting to $600,000. June 26, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Supplemental estimates of appropriations for the District of Columbia, 1942. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting a supplemental estimate of appropriations for the fiscal year 1942, in the form of proposed amendments to the District of Columbia appropriation bill, amounting to $199,000. June 26, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and ordered to be printed.
Supplemental estimate of appropriation for the Treasury Department. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting supplemental estimate of appropriation for the Treasury Department, fiscal year 1941, amounting to $38,000. June 26, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and ordered to be printed.
Federal Works Agency. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting draft of a proposed provision pertaining to existing appropriations for the Federal Works Agency. August 1 (legislative day, July 28), 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Supplemental estimates of appropriations for the Department of Commerce. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting supplemental estimates of appropriations for the Department of Commerce, fiscal year 1942, amounting to $17,686,000. August 1 (legislative day, July 28), 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Defense highway act of 1941 -- veto message. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting without approval the Bill (S. 1580) entitled "An Act To Supplement the Federal Aid Road Act, Approved July 11, 1916, as Amended and Supplemented, To Authorize..." August 4 (legislative day, July 28), 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads and ordered to be printed.
Extending the periods of service of persons in the military service. August 14, 1941. -- Ordered to be printed as passed by both Houses.
Claim of the State of Vermont for expenditures made during the War of 1812-15. Letter from the Comptroller of the United States transmitting pursuant to a law a report containing the results of an audit of the claim of the State of Vermont for expenditures made during the War of 1812-15 with Great Britain. August 19, 1941. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriation.
Requisition of property by the United States. August 19, 1941. -- Ordered to be printed as agreed to by the Committee of Conference on August 7, 1941, the same being the bill as recommitted by the House to the Committee of Conference on August 13, 1941.
System of workmen's compensation for seamen. Letter from the Under Secretary of Commerce transmitting in response to S. Res. No. 299 a report of the Interdepartmental Committee to Study Workmen's Compensation for Seamen...September 17, 1941. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed.
Declaration of a state of war with Japan, Germany, and Italy. Address of the President of the United States, delivered before a joint session of the two Houses of the Congress on December 8, 1941, requesting that the Congress declare that a state of war has existed since December 7, 1941, between the United States and the Japanese Empire also messages from the President of the United States dated December 11, 1941 requesting the Congress to recognize a state of war...
Duxbury Harbor, Mass. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting to the Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, United States Senate, pursuant to a resolution of the Committee, a report on reexamination of Duxbury Harbor, Mass. Presented by Mr. Caraway, September 25, 1941. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed with an illustration.
Birch Creek, Oreg. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting to the Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, United States Senate... report on reexamination of Columbia River and tributaries, with a view to determining the advisability of the construction of flood-control works on Birch Creek, Oreg. July 17, 1941. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed, with three illustrations.
Bayou Teche, Teche-Vermilion Waterway, and Vermilion River, La. Letter from the Secretary of War transmitting to the Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, United States Senate... review of reports on Bayou Teche, Teche-Vermilion Waterway, and Vermilion River, La. Presented by Mr. Overton. July 28, 1941. -- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed with three illustrations.
Supplemental and deficiency estimates for the Department of the Interior, 1941 and 1942. Communication from the President of the United States, transmitting supplemental and deficiency estimate of appropriations, fiscal years 1941 and 1942, for the Department of the Interior, amounting to $1,052,520. June 26, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Supplemental estimate of appropriation for the Navy Department and Naval Service. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting a supplemental estimate of appropriation for the Navy Department and Naval Service, fiscal year 1942, amounting to $1,665,000. November 27, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
Supplemental estimate of appropriation for foreign war relief. Communication from the President of the United States transmitting supplemental estimate of appropriation for foreign war relief, fiscal year 1942, amounting to $50,000,000. September 13, 1941. -- Read; referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
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Serial set 10576 Twenty-sixth annual report of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. 1940. 1
Serial set 10577 Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences. Volume XXIII. 1
Serial set 10578 Thirty-first annual report of the Boy Scouts of America, 1940. March 31, 1941. -- Referred to the Committee on Education and ordered to be printed with illustrations. 1
Serial set 10579 Journal of the Seventy-fourth National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic. Springfield, Ill., September 8-13, 1940. September 4, 1941. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed with illustration. 1
Serial set 10580 Proceedings of the 22d National Convention of the American Legion. Boston, Mass. Sept. 23-26, 1940. January 22, 1941. -- Referred to the Committee on World War Veterans' Legislation and ordered to be printed, with illustrations. 1
Serial set 10581 Sixth report of the National Munitions Control Board. Letter from the Chairman of the National Munitions Control Board transmitting report of the National Munitions Control Board for the year ended December 31, 1940. February 27, 1941. -- Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed with illustrations. 1
Serial set 10582 Investment trusts and investment companies. Letter from the Acting Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on abuses and deficiencies in the organization and operation of investment trusts and investment companies. Chapter VII. February 26, 1941. -- Referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and ordered to be printed with illustrations. 1
Serial set 10583 Development of resources and stabilization of employment in the United States. January 1941. National Resources Planning Board. 1
Serial set 10584 Hard of hearings and the deaf. A Digest of State Laws Affecting the Hard of Hearing and the Deaf with supplementary notes on administrative acts, orders, and policies 1
Serial set 10585 Benjamin Harrison memorial. Letter from the Benjamin Harrison Memorial Commission Indianapolis, Ind., transmitting the report of the Memorial Commission, in compliance with the provisions of section 3 of Public Law No. 352, Seventy-sixth Congress, approved August 9, 1939. March 21, 1941. -- Referred to the Committee on the Library and ordered to be printed with illustrations. 1
Serial set 10586 Proceedings of the 41st National Encampment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, Los Angeles, Calif. August 25 to 30, 1940. April 29, 1941. -- Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and ordered to be printed, with illustrations. 1
Serial set 10587 Research -- a national resource. II. -- Industrial research. December 1940. 1
Serial set 10588 Investment trusts and investment companies. Letter from the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission transmitting pursuant to law a report on control and influence over industry, economic significance of investment companies and conclusions and recommendations. June 9, 1941. -- Referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and ordered to be printed. 1
Serial set 10589 Case studies in distribution cost accounting for manufacturing and wholesaling. Letter from the Acting Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, transmitting report of the Commission on case studies in distribution cost accounting for manufacturing and wholesaling. June 23, 1941. -- Referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and ordered to be printed with illustrations. 1