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CONGRESSMAN
KIKA de la GARZA
Reports
THE RIO GRANDE HERALD PAGE 6 THURSDAY, JANUARY 9,1975
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A
NEW CONGRESS - So much
has been said and written about
new procedures under which
the House of Representatives
will conduct its business during
the new Congress, the 94th, that
some people may think the
House has never before
changed its methods of
organization and operation. But
that is not the case. These
methods have been altered a
number of times in the past.
In the early years of the
Republic, there were very few
standing committees - only six
in 1800. The work was done by
the House in general session
and by numerous special
committees created to handle
specific problems. It soon
became evident, however, that
certain legislative subjects -
such as revenue, ap-
propriations, military affairs,
and domestic commerce -
would be before Congress in
session after session. So the
House began to establish
standing committees, adding to
them as new problems arose.
During the nineteenth cen-
tury, more and more special
committees were turned into
standing committees. By 1900
the House had 58 standing
committees. The number in-
creased still further during the
early years of the twentieth
century until the total reached
G1 in 1927. The Legislative
Reorganization Act of 1946
brought about important
changes in the organization and
rules of the House, and of the
Senate as well. This law
reduced the number of standing
committees in the House to 19;
three have been added since
then. Again, the Legislative
Reorganization Act of 1970
brought about widespread
changes in the committee
systems and floor procedures in
both House and Senate.
So change is nothing new in
Congress. That is as it should
be, for change is dictated by the
emergence of new problems
and the creation of new
priorities. Congress must be
responsive to the needs of the
people represented by its
members. That, surely, is the
basis of our republican form of
government.
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THE COMMITTEES - The 22
standing committees of the
House are as follows:
Agriculture, Appropriations,
Armed Services, Banking and
Currency, Budget, District of
Columbia, Education and
Labor, Foreign Affairs,
Government Operations, House
Administration, Interior and
Insular Affairs, Internal
Security, Interstate and
Foreign Commerce, Judiciary,
Merchant Marine and
Fisheries, Post Office and Civil
Service, Public Works, Rules,
Science and Astronautics,
Standards of Official Conduct,
Veterans Affairs, and Ways and
Means.
VOLUNTEER FIREMAN OFFICERS INSTALLED— Installation ceremonies were held
last week at the Rio Grande Firehouse. Arnulfo Guerra, a local attorney, was recruited to
serve as the installation Officer. The officers installed were Pete Ybarra, president, An-
tonio Vela, Vice-president, Rey Carrera, Secretary, Mike Teran, Treasurer, Valeriano de la
Garza, Sgt. at Arms Mascot, Rey Carrera Jr., Firemarshal, Jose Adan Garcia, Fire Chief,
Speedy Guffey, Assist Chief, Adalberto Garza and second Assistant Chief, Rafael Carrera.
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Van Nest, Lloyd A. Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 9, 1975, newspaper, January 9, 1975; Rio Grande City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth194491/m1/6/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.