Word: 79th
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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There was the question of the La Follette-Monroney reorganization bill, passed by the 79th Congress, which reduced the old hodgepodge of 81 Congressional committees to 15 in the Senate, 19 in the House. The 80th Congress, however, was not bound to go through with this streamlining. Many would prefer the old committee system, because there were more chairmanships to go around. A fight was due over that...
...States to cooperate with the reconstructing European powers. Tax cuts at home may well imply the withdrawal of U.S. troops from vital occupation zones. Cooperation cannot mean tariff protectionism, rejection of the Hull reciprocity program, and the curtailment of American foreign investment,--apparent objectives of the Republicans in the 79th Congress...
...Line-up in the 79th Congress: 56 Democratic Senators, 39 Republicans, 1 Progressive (Robert M. La Follette, who was eliminated in Wisconsin's primary). Need to control...
...economy slash by Harry Truman had made the ralliers taste blood. In addition to $202 million left over from wartime grants, a generous 79th Congress had dumped $309 million more into a Federal kitty for the improvement of rivers, harbors and flood control. The President, during his thrifty August mood, had daringly told the Treasury not to pay out more than $185 million during this election year...
Died. William J. Gallagher, 71, retired street-cleaner who was elected to the 79th Congress from Minnesota's Third District, of a liver ailment; in Rochester, Minn. Said Representative Gallagher concerning his election: "This is the time for the common man, and I'm about as common as they come...