Posted by Paul Andrew Mitchell, B.A., M.S. on September 30, 1998 at 16:55:47:
In Reply to: CONSTITUTIONAL COURTS, from "Encyclopedia of the American Constitution" posted by Paul Andrew Mitchell, B.A., M.S. on September 29, 1998 at 15:39:19:
Some Legislative History for the Act of June 25, 1948
prepared by:
Paul Andrew Mitchell, B.A., M.S.
All Rights Reserved
September 25, 1998
July 7, 1947:
House debates H.R. 3214,
Congressional Record, Vol. 93, Part 7,
page 8384, col. 2, thru page 8392, col. 3;
H.R. 3214 passes 342-23.
Excerpt:
"Work began in 1943 by the former House Committee
on Revision of the Laws, Chairman Keogh ...
no comprehensive revision since 1911 ...."
Work is later assumed by House Judiciary Committee.
Documentary evidence is published in:
See House Report 308, 80th Cong., 1st Sess. (1947)
See Senate Report 1559, 80th Cong., 2nd Sess. (1948)
July 8, 1947:
H.R. 3214 referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
[nearly a year transpires]
June 12, 1948:
Senate debates H.R. 3214,
Congressional Record, Vol. 94, Part 6,
page 7927, col. 3, thru page 7930, col. 3,
H.R. 3214 passes with amendment.
June 16, 1946:
House concurs in Senate amendment,
Congressional Record, Vol. 94, Part 7,
page 8498, col. 2, thru page 8501, col. 3.
June 19, 1948:
House adjourns,
per House Concurrent Resolution 218:
Congressional Record, Vol. 94, Part 7,
page 9350, col. 3, "ADJOURNMENT".
June 20, 1948:
Senate adjourns,
per House Concurrent Resolution 218:
Congressional Record, Vol. 94, Part 7,
page 9169, col. 3,
"CONDITIONAL ADJOURNMENT TO DECEMBER 31, 1948".
June 21, 1948:
Paul Andrew Mitchell is born in Worcester, Massachusetts,
12:00 hours (high noon on the first day of summer,
and the longest day of the year).
June 22, 1948:
Paul Andrew Mitchell is diagnosed with incurable
liver malfunction; he is given 48 hours to live.
June 23, 1948:
Paul Andrew Mitchell, now two days old, has spontaneous
and complete recovery from "yellow jaundice" disease.
June 25, 1948:
President Truman signs H.R. 3214,
Public Law 773, recorded in Statutes at Large as
"62 Stat. 869 - 1009".
Paul Mitchell comments:
Thus, a massive revision of Title 28, U.S.C.,
is enacted into positive law, after 5 years of
work by both houses of Congress, and some 37 years
after the last comprehensive revision. Both Houses
express confusion as to whether Tax Court [sic]
is judicial or administrative.
July 15, 1948:
President Truman signs a Presidential Proclamation,
calling Congress back to extraordinary session.
July 26, 1948:
House convenes,
in extraordinary session,
per Presidential Proclamation July 15, 1948,
Congressional Record, Vol. 94, Part 8,
page 9362, col. 2, "Monday, July 26, 1948"
July 26, 1948:
Senate convenes,
in extraordinary session,
per Presidential Proclamation July 15, 1948,
Congressional Record, Vol. 94, Part 8,
page 9353, col. 1, "Monday, July 26, 1948"
July 26, 1948:
Message from President: Approval of Bills,
H.R. 3214 approved,
Congressional Record, Vol. 94, Part 8,
July 26, 1948, page 9367, col. 1.
November 13, 1963:
28 U.S.C. 132 is amended by Public Law 88-176,
Sec. 2, 77 Stat. 331.
Sincerely yours,
/s/ Paul Andrew Mitchell, B.A., M.S.
Counselor at Law, Federal Witness,
and Private Attorney General