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Show Law in the Making With the turn of the year a new Congress the 77th began its job of determining what shall be the laws of this nation. It's a long and sometimes rough road between the introduction of a bill in one of the houses of Congress and its enactment into law. These pictures take you over that road. This particular bdl is the Vinson hill, authorizing the "construction or acquisition of naval aircraft." Rep. Carl Vinson of Georgia, chairman of House Naval Affairs committee, drops a resolution into the "hopper," at the Speaker's Speak-er's table in the House of Representatives Rep-resentatives the first step in the making of a law. HR-9848. William J. McDer-mott McDer-mott Jr., bill clerk of the House, puts a number on the resolution HR-9848. The "H. R." is for "House Resolution." Resolutions indicate temporary legislation. Bills become continuing laws. :x 1 - yaw 1 VI A'eA:t milestone on the bill's journey is at the desk of Lewis Deschler, parliamentarian of the House, an encyclopedia of legislative legis-lative procedure, who sits at the Speaker's table during sessions. Mr. Deschler decides which House committee will get the resolution. tr'rltZAvf Ft And now HR-9848 is delivered to Robert H. Harper, a clerk of the House Naval Affairs committee. commit-tee. Many copies are run of. Chairman Vinson, having decided de-cided to call a hearing, checks the resolution with Commander I. C. Bogart. Debate . . . In due course hearings are heard on HR-9848. Here Rep. L. B. Johnson of Texas, Tex-as, member of the Naval Affairs committee, is having his say. Read in Session . . . After making a few changes, the com mittee reported favorably on HR-9848. Roger Calloway, read 1 ing clerk, reads it in session. Calendar No. 1809 1 -.he?- H. R. 9848 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES Ut If (IrgUUtiT d7. Hat 9), 1MO trie ibd r(rnd to lb Committor oo Hinl Affaln HT31 (Itiji.Ulir.dij.MATSShlMO Seportod bj Ur. Waub, wilb unMiilnwntt Oalttttftrt ant lkrM vlr mtput ptmM m milk AN ACT To antfcoria 'Ac construction or acquisition of naval aircraft, th construction of certain public works, and for other parpotos. 1 Bt ii tnacUd by the Scnatt and IIoum of liepraenia- 3 llvei of ih United SlaUs of America in Congrtu assembled, I That tie PrcsidVnt of the United Statct U hereby inthorixed 4 to acqulro or conitruct naval airplanes and fighte!1 llw tit- 5 nft ntmr'ujid lighter-than-air craft, and (pan part and ' xkL :A "'1 Author-Booster . . . 4fer the Vinson measure was given the green light in committee, it went to the House, where its author said his piece in its favor. For Defense . . . And here ii the first page of HR-9848, calling for the construction or acquisi tion of naval aircraft. A lonf route, but it's democratic way The public is privileged to listen to committee arguments. |