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Correspondence concerning federal employee legislation including a salary increase and civil service retirement.

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Correspondence concerning postal legislation including a pay increase for postal workers and equipment maintenance for rural postal carriers.

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Correspondence from Senator Harry F. Byrd concerning a report made by the Joint Committee on Reduction of Nonessential Federal Expenditures.

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A letter concerning the National Food Allotment Bill and a petition to share surplus food with those in liberated countries.

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Correspondence concerning amendments to the Public Service Health Act, establishment of a Department of National Health, dental schools, and the creation of a rural health center.

Scope and Contents Correspondence concerning legislation brought before the Senate Committee on Immigration including legislation for the naturalization of people from India residing in the United States, naturalization of Filipinos, war-time visa and alien travel control regulations, the facilitation of admission to the United States of husbands, wives ("war brides"), and children of United States citizens that served in the armed forces, and amendments to the Nationality Act of 1940. Correspondents include...

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Correspondence concerning legislation proposed by Senator Maybank to compel all alien refugees to return to their native countries. Senator Maybank stated that naturalization laws should be tightened rather than loosened.

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A letter from the Society for the Preservation of Indian Lore written in opposition to the passage of legislation (S. 1311) because they felt it transgressed upon the rights of the Indian in the United States.

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Correspondence concerning insurance legislation including State control of insurance.

Scope and Contents Correspondence concerning legislation brought before the Interstate Commerce Committee (ICC) including the shipment of fertilizer, regulation of freight rates, airport construction, issuance of certificates of standards to corporations and trade associations engaged in commerce, the prohibition of mails or instrumentalities of interstate commerce for the sale or delivery of fabrics or materials containing explosive substances, extension of the date within which the Foreign Economics...