War Department Appropriation Bill, 1925: Hearings Before the Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, Sixty-eighth Congress, First Session, on H.R. 7877, a Bill Making Appropriations for the Military and Nonmilitary Activities of the War Department for the Fiscal Year June 30, 1925, and for Other PurposesU.S. Government Printing Office, 1924 - 283 pages |
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... Present : Senators Wadsworth ( chairman ) , Capper , Sheppard , Har- is , Bayard , and Neely . The subcommittee thereupon proceeded to the consideration of the bill ( H. R. 7877 ) making appropriations for the military and non- military ...
... Present : Senators Wadsworth ( chairman ) , Capper , Sheppard , Har- is , Bayard , and Neely . The subcommittee thereupon proceeded to the consideration of the bill ( H. R. 7877 ) making appropriations for the military and non- military ...
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... present to the committee , and it is not the present intenti to ask for changes in them ; but representatives of the departme will appear if information regarding any item is desired by t committee : First . Office of the Secretary of ...
... present to the committee , and it is not the present intenti to ask for changes in them ; but representatives of the departme will appear if information regarding any item is desired by t committee : First . Office of the Secretary of ...
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... present simply to illustrate the needs of the Army in that respect , and he did not ask at that time . for an appropriation for an automobile , although undoubtedly he needed one very much ; but what I want to call attention to at this ...
... present simply to illustrate the needs of the Army in that respect , and he did not ask at that time . for an appropriation for an automobile , although undoubtedly he needed one very much ; but what I want to call attention to at this ...
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... present rate of expenditure , one- half of 1 per cent , will allow for a return of $ 10,000,000 . While it is not anticipated that we will have a return of $ 10,000,000 in the next fiscal year , at this time we can not tell whether we ...
... present rate of expenditure , one- half of 1 per cent , will allow for a return of $ 10,000,000 . While it is not anticipated that we will have a return of $ 10,000,000 in the next fiscal year , at this time we can not tell whether we ...
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... present — and the selling operations will be han- lled by the various bureaus . Senator WADSWORTH . After that ? Major HARTMAN . Yes , sir ; unless there is some large increase in declarations which brings the problem of selling up to ...
... present — and the selling operations will be han- lled by the various bureaus . Senator WADSWORTH . After that ? Major HARTMAN . Yes , sir ; unless there is some large increase in declarations which brings the problem of selling up to ...
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Page 197 - Columbia in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, with the exception of the Assistant Secretary, the average of the salaries of the total number of persons under any grade in any bureau, office, or other appropriation unit shall not at any time exceed the average of the...
Page 247 - Washington, DC The subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 10.30 o'clock am, in the committee room, Capitol, Senator Frederick Hale presiding. Present: Senators Hale (chairman), Ball, Keyes, Pepper, Swanson, and Broussard. The subcommittee thereupon proceeded to the consideration...
Page 186 - That hereafter longevity pay for officers in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Public Health Service and Coast and Geodetic Survey shall be baaed on the total of all service in any or all of said services.
Page 188 - An Act to increase the efficiency of the commissioned and enlisted personnel of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Coast and Geodetic Survey, and Public Health Service.
Page 197 - Secretary, the average of the salaries of the total number of persons under any grade in any bureau, office, or other appropriation unit shall not at any time exceed the average of the compensation rates specified for the grade by such act...
Page 193 - That none of the funds appropriated or made available under this act or any of the unexpended balances of any other act shall be used for the purchase of motor-propelled passenger or freight carrying vehicles for the Army except those that are purchased solely for experimental purposes (RS, p.
Page 40 - Aircraft carrying high-capacity high-explosive bombs of sufficient size have adequate offensive power to sink or seriously damage any naval vessel at present constructed, provided such projectiles can be placed in the water close alongside the vessel. Furthermore, it will be difficult, if not impossible, to build any type of vessel of sufficient strength to withstand the destructive force that can be obtained with the largest bombs that airplanes may be able to carry from shore bases or sheltered...
Page 197 - That this restriction shall not apply (1) to grades 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the clerical-mechanical service, or (2) to require the reduction in salary of any person whose compensation was fixed as of July 1, 1924, in accordance with the rules of section 6 of such act, (3) to require the reduction in salary of any person who is transferred from one position to another position in the same or different grade in the same or...
Page 234 - No payment shall be made from money appropriated in this Act to any officer on the retired list of the Army who, for himself or for others, is engaged in the selling of, contracting for the sale of, or negotiating for the sale of, to the Army or the War Department, any war materials or supplies.
Page 234 - Army who for himself or for others engages in the selling, contracting for the sale of, negotiating for the sale of, or furnishing to the Army or the War Department any supplies, materials, equipment, lands, buildings, plants, vessels, or munitions. None of the money appropriated In this Act shall be...