Legislative hearings

President Harry S. Truman (right) waves as he boards the "Sacred Cow," the special presidential plane, for a trip to Independence, Missouri. From left to right: Senator Alben W. Barkley, First Lady Bess W. Truman, Representative Noble J. Gregory, and President Truman. Donor: Clinton A. Brown

Left to right: Undersecretary of War Robert Patterson; Assistant Secretary of the Treasury John L. Sullivan; and Undersecretary of the Navy James V. Forrestal. They are waiting to testify before the House Ways and Means Committee on repeal of the certification section of the Tax Amortization Act.

Assistant Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (seated, end of table) and unidentified others at the United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearings regarding the nomination of William Brophy as Commissioner of Indian Affairs.

Members of the United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and others at the hearings regarding the nomination of William Brophy as Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Pictured: Assistant Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (standing, left); and Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney (seated, center). All others unidentified.

Unidentified members of the United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs at hearings regarding the nomination of William Brophy as Commissioner of Indian Affairs.

Assistant Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (seated, end of table) and unidentified others at the United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearings regarding the nomination of William Brophy as Commissioner of Indian Affairs. All others unidentified.

Father Bartlett (left) gives a testimony during the Alaska Statehood Senate Hearings. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Judge Winton C. Arnold (right) gives testimony in opposition to Alaska Statehood at Senate hearings. Also pictured, left to right: Senator Hugh Butler; Senator Clinton P. Anderson; Senator Glen H. Taylor; and Senator Zales Ecton. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Charles E. Wilson of General Motors today condemned President Truman's proposed fact-finding legislation and called instead for a "principle-finding" board. Testifying before the Senate Labor Committee, Wilson said that any legislation intended to settle labor-management disputes should include a statement of principle under which the machinery would operate. From: Beth Gore.

Former Under-Secretary of State Sumner Welles is shown as he testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee here in Washington today. After looking at several of the microfilms, he said that publication of some of the documents would be "prejudicial to the nation's interest." From: Beth Gore.