Index Accounts Committee, 70. 186 Appropriations. Committee on (House) Adams. Abigail, 56 appointment to the, 321 Adams, Frank, 196 chairman also on Rules, 2 I I,2 13 Adams, Henry, 4 I, 174 chairman on Democratic steering Adams, John, 41,47, 248 committee, 277, 359 Chairmen Stevens, Garfield, and Adams, John Quincy, 90, 95, 106, 110- Randall, 170, 185, 190, 210 111 created, 144, 167. 168, 169, 172. 177, Advertisements, fS3, I95 184, 220 Agriculture. See also Sugar. duties on estimates government expenditures, 170 Jeffersonians identified with, 3 1, 86 exclusive assignment to the, 2 16, 32 1 prices, 229. 232, 261, 266, 303 importance of the, 358 tariffs favoring, 232, 261 within the Joint Budget Committee, 274 Agriculture Department, 303 loses some jurisdiction, 2 10 Aid to Families with Dependent Children members on Budget, 353 (AFDC). 344-345 members on Joint Study Committee on Aldrich, Nelson W., 228, 232. 241, 245, Budget Control, 352 247 privileged in reporting bills, 185 Allen, Leo. 3 I3 staff of the. 322-323 Allison, William B., 24 I Appropriations, Committee on (Senate), 274, 352 Altmeyer, Arthur J., 291-292 American Medical Association (AMA), Archer, William, 378, 381 Army, Ci.S. Spe also War Department 310, 343, 345 appropriation bills amended, 136-137, American Newspaper Publishers 137, 139-140 Association, 256 appropriation increases, 127, 253 American Party, 134 Civil War appropriations, 160, 167 American Political Science Association, Continental Army supplies, I7 273 individual appropriation bills for the. American System, 108 102 Ames, Fisher, 35. 45 mobilization of the Union Army, 174 Anderson, H. W., 303 Arthur, Chester A,, 175, 206, 208 Assay omces, 105, 166 Andrew, John, 235 Astor, John Jacob, 120 Andrews, Mary. 91-92 Atherton, Charles C., 126 Antifederalists. 26 Attorney General, OfFice of the. 106 Appropriations. See also At-my, US.: Jurisdiction of Ways and Means over Bacon, Ezekiel, 76, 91 appropriations; Military Bailey, Joseph W., 244 appropriations; Navy, U.S. Baker, Howard, 328 bills reported, 58, 92-93, 166-167 Baldwin. Abraham, 35, 40 calendar of. 195 Baldwin, Henry, 88 delayed. 69. 88 Ball, George W., 335-336 drafting of bills, 29, 36, 42. 52, 90, 94 Bankhead. William B.. 273. 177 estimates Of, 44-45, 70-72. 90 Banking and Currency, Committee on for indemnities to Mexico, 135 (House), 144, 167-170, f68, 172. for Indian trratics, 92 177, 184. See also Currency Committee initiation of, 23 Banking, Committee on (House), 355 itemized, 63 Banking regulation, 165-166. See niso precedence of bills, I85 Jurisdiction process refined, 93, 102-106, 137 Bank noies. 80-81, 113-1 14, 118-120, for public improvements, 118 127, 154, 157 for railroads, 149 Bank of North America, 26 requests for, 42-43, 168 Bank of the United States, 28, 56, 74, 80- for Social Security, 286 82, 96, 108. See also Second Bank of specific, 45. 61, 71, 93, 102 the United States Barbary States, 66 Campbell, Lewis D.,136-137 Collins, Edward K., 135 Barbe-Marbois, Fransois de. 64 Cannon, James, Jr., 275 Colonial finance committees, 8-12 Barbour. Lucien, 136 Cannon, Joseph G., 211-213, 215, 241, Commerce and Manufactures, Committee Barkley, Alben, 305 245, 247, 260 on (House) Bassett, George, 141. 190, 194-195 Carlisle, John G., 180-181, 185, 197, 208, established, 37, 70, 86 Bayard, James A,. 49 210, 231, 236 foreign affairs matters referred to, 72 Bayly, Thomas H., 100, 135-136 Carter, Jimmy, 363, 364, 364-366 gains tariff jurisdiction, 58, 83, 86 Beaman. Middleton, 258 Catholic Church, 226-227 membership of the, 88 Beer and Wine Revenue Bill, 277 Census, Committee on the (House). 237 size of the, 39 Benton, Thomas Hart, I14 Chamber of Commerce, United States, Commerce, Committee on (House), 104 Biddlc. Nicholas, 114-1 18 30 1 Commissioner of Indian Affairs, I29 Bidwell. Barnabas. 67 Champlin, Christopher G., 49 Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 160. Binney, Horace, 1 17- I 18 Chase, Mrs. Eve, 301-302 167, 198, 203 Birth control devices, 224, 226 Chase, Salmon P., 147-151, If8, 150, Committee on Committees. 2 15-220. 32 1, Blaine. James G., 143, 180, 187, 190, 231. 153-159. 164, 167. 171, 254 329, 352, 355 234 Chase, Samuel, 66 Committees. SP~Clerks of committees; Blount, Thomas, 47-50, 53 Cheves, Langdon, 55, 76-77, 79, 79, 82- Conference committees; Finance Board of Tax Appeals, 263-264 83, 90 committees; House commictees: Joint Board of Treasury, 6, 18-19 Choate, Rufus, 113 committees; Select committees; Boggs. Hale, 328 Christie, Gabriel, 35 Standing committees; Subcommittees Bolling, Richard, 353-355 Claims, Committee on (House), 37, 70, Booth, John Wilkes, 194 Comstock Law, 226 14 1 Conable, Barber, 321-322, 362, 364, 366, Bourn, Benjamin, 35, 40 Clark, Abraham, 32 371, 376, 378 Boutwell, George S., 160, 203 Clark, Champ, 217-219, 246-247 Conference committees Bowen. Otis R., 384 Clay, Henry conservative control of, 330 Bradley, Bill, 380 backs White as Speaker, 126 control of, 364 Brown, John, 139 defeated in the election of 1832, I16 on excess profits taxes, 3 10 Browne. Adele A. S., 226 elected Speaker, 76, 90 House delegations to, led by chairmen, Brumidi. Constantino, I81 opposes payment of merchants’ bonds, 324 Bryan, William Jennings, 2 17, 233, 235- 77, 79 on Social Security, 292, 341. 3;9 239 proposes a new National Bank, 114, on tariffs, 228, 231, 241, 247, 262, 267, Buchanan, James, 132-133 125-126 270 Buck, Frank, 300 supports protective tariffs, 86, 108, 113, on tax reform, 348-349, 376-377, 384 Budget, Bureau of the, 271 128 Budget, Committee on (House), 352-353, Clay, Joseph, 70, 73 on trade agreements, 337 359, 361-362 Clayton, Augustine S., 114-1 15 Congressional Budget Ofice, 352-353, Budget, Committee on (Senate), 352-353 Clemens, Samuel L. See Twain, Mark 36 1 Budget preparation, 15-16, 70-72. 274, Clerks of committees Congressional reform, 350-358, 361, 363 352-353 assistant clerks, 194, 223. 227 Conkling. Roscoe, 201-203 Budget review, 74, 90, 102, 176. See also duties of, 100, 190, 193-194, 209, 227 Conservative coalition, 272-273, 276, 290, Joint Budget Committee expert advice of, 249-250 291, 321 Burchard, Horatio C., 193 hiring and appointment of. 100, 129, Constitutional Convention. 19-22, 21 Bureau of Indian Affairs, 105 194 Constitutional Treasury, 96-97, 130-1 3 I Bush, George H. W., 321, 323, 383 lobbyists register with, 178-179 Continental Congress, 6, 15, 17-19 Butler. Pierce, 21 number authorized, 274 Cook, Isaac, 193 Byrnes, John, 323. 325, 328, 329, 343- permanent, 100, 141 Cooke, Jay, 151, 156-157, 254 344,347 temporary. 141 Coolidge, Calvin, 257, 259 Byrns. Joseph W., 273, 276, 286, 291 Cleveland, Grover, 210, 227, 229, 235, Cooper, Jere, 301, 314, 3 17, 319 237, 239 Corning, Erastus, 156 Cadwalader, Lambert, 26 Closed rules Corporate income tax. See also Personal Calendar of the House, 208-209 assist party policy, 277 income tax Calhoun. John C. criticism of, 350 depreciation benefits, 349 attitudes toward the National Bank, 82- granted by the Rules Committee. 327 dividend income, 316-317 83.91 Medicare considered under, 344 flat, 290 nullification theory of, 109 modified, 365 graduated, on undistributed income, opposes protective tariffs. 85, 88. 109, tax bills considered under, 296, 347- 289 131 348 increased, 263, 269. 295, 301. 310 supports merchants, 79 trade agreement considered under, 336 instituted. 230, 270 “War Hawk,” 76 Cobb, David, 33-34 investment tax credit, 345, 348-349, Cambreleng, Churchill C., 100, 117, 120- Cobb, Howell, 100 349, 365 126, 122 Cochran, Robert, 1-1 1 jobs tax credit, 365 Cameron, Simon, 165 Colfax, Schuyler, 152, 170, 178, 180, 189- progressive, 282 Campbell. George Washington, 70. 74. 190 rates raised, 253, 255-256, 282, 289, 75. 80 Collier, James W., 251. 26f, 268, 274 297, 309-312 514 rates reduced, 265, 346, 383-384 organization within Congress, 351-353, repeal proposed, 264 requested by Taft, 227, 247 355-358, 361-363 revision of the, 365 retained, 260, 316 origins of the, 106-107 Excess profits tax revenue raised by the, 258, 294 split into Northern and Southern wings, compared with a war profits tax, 227 suggested by Cleveland, 237-238 134 graduated, 256, 282, 298 surcharge on the. 348 steering and policy committees of the, levied, 227, 297, 299 Cox, Samuel S., 169-170 276-277, 352, 355, 358-359, 369 proposed, 296-297 Crawford, William Henry, 58, 83, 86. 90 Department of Finance, 6, 18-19 rates raised, 227, 253-255, 299, 302 Crisp, Charles F., 218, 235-236, 238 Deschler, Lewis, 306 reduced. 263 Crisp, Charles R., 267, 268 Dillon, Douglas, 335, 345-346 repealed, 306 Dingell, John D., 285, 309, 339 Crowninshield, Jacob, 69 Republicans favor repeal of, 260, 262 Dingley, Nelson, Jr., 220, 23 1, 240-24 1, Culbertson, William S., 262 restored, 277, 295-296, 310, 314-315 Cummins, Albert Baird, 245 243-244 revenue raised by the, 258 Disney, Wesley, 277, 296 Currency and loans subcommittee of Ways Excise taxes. S~Palm Petitions; Whiskey District of Columbia, 56. 80. 131. 134, and Means, 147 and liquor taxes 135, 151, 158. 193, 271 Currency, Coinniittee on (House), 83, 91. Civil War, 160, 164, 165, 167 District of Columbia, Committee on the 94. See also Banking and Currency, continued, 306 (House), 70 Committee on; Jurisdiction corporate, 253 Dole, Robert, 376 Currency reform, 114, 118-120, 196. 199, effect of, 270 Doughton. Robert L. 199-204. See ako Legal Tender Act of imposed, 76. 256, 300 bipartisanship of, 276, 292, 307-308 1862 increased, 81, 149, 164, 243, 255, 300- career and death of, 273, 317 Curtis, Carl T., 31 5 301, 305, 310-312 chairs Ways and Means.