Mr. DUNPHY. In all candor, Senator, there is very little supervision over these youngsters when they are off duty, and that is whether w are in session or not.

Senator CANNON. How are The Capitol Police staffed, captain: Where do you get your people from?

Chief POWELL. Well, we have a total at the present time of 62 authorized force. Of the total, 248 authorized positions are under patronage. However, perhaps only about half of them are actually filled with more or less temporary employees. The remainder of the force is, I think, is a professional nature. Certainly the remainde between the 248 and 622 are permanent type recruited personnel. Senator CANNON. Do you have any women on The Capitol Police force?

Chief POWELL. No sir; we do not. We have one policewomen whe is trained and has been on the force for several years who is on assignment from the Metropolitan Police Department to the Capitol.

Senator CANNON. And of those partronage positions, 248, have any of the Senators attempted to appoint women to the Capitol Police force?

Chief POWELL. Not to my knowledge. Again, Mr. Dunphy migh answer that better than I.

Mr. DUNPHY. Not to my knowledge, Mr. Chairman.

Senator CANNON. And would the present rules preclude them from appointing a woman if they attempted to?

Mr. DUNPHY. I would have to check, Senator, to see whether thete is a prohibition against women on the police force.

Senator CANNON. Are there any other areas of employment in the Capitol, such as maintainance of grounds, and place of this sort, where women are not employed?

Mr. DUNPHY. Maintenance of grounds comes under the Architect of the Capitol. I cannot speak from first-hand knowledge on that But of the people that come under my office, there are areas wherein we employ only males.

Senator CANNON. What areas, for example?

Mr. DUNPHY. We have male elevator operators. We have some females in our post office. But we are limited in the number that we could take at any given time, because really all we can do with ther is some type of a desk job, we certainly cannot ask them to pick u mail sacks that sometimes weigh a hundred pounds.

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Senator CANNON. Are there other areas that you recall, Mr. Dunphy?

Mr. DUNPHY. No, I think that is all.

Senator CANNON. Senator Prouty?

Senator PROUTY. I have no further questions.

Senator CANNON. Thank you very much, gentlemen, we appreciate your help.

The hearings will stand in recess at this time, subject to the call of the Chair.

We are now adjourned.

(Whereupon, at 12:05 p.m., the Senate Ad Hoc Subcommittee To Consider the Appointment of Female Pages of the Committee o Rules and Administration adjourned, to reconvene subject to the call of the Chair.)

APPENDIX

EXHIBIT 1

HISTORICAL INFORMATION ON THE PAGE SYSTEM

(From the records of the Senate Financial Clerk)

Records indicate the employment of messengers, runners, or pages in the House of Representatives as early as the First Congress in 1789.

Earliest fiscal reports by the Secretary of the Senate record payment made to a James Tims, who was employed as a messenger in the Senate at $1.50 per day. First payment was made in December of 1829 during the 1st Session of the 21st Congress.

A review of employment of pages by the Congress and the Supreme Court records the first Senate page as Grafton Dulany Hanson, who was appointed by Senators Henry Clay and Daniel Webster. That study was done by the Library of Congress in 1964. (See Exhibit 6, p. 43.)

However, the first use of the word "page" appears in the Secretary of the Senate's financial report, in which there is reference to a payment by the Senate to John F. Caldwell for his son as "Page" in the amount of $50.50, on December 31, 1836.

EXHIBIT 2

REQUIREMENTS FOR SENATE PAGES

(Prepared by the Senate Sergeant at Arms)

A brief résumé prepared by the Senate Sergeant at Arms relative to the requirements for appointment as a page is as follows:

Appointment.-Eighty-four Pages in all are appointed to the Legislative and Judicial branches of the Government. There are 30 Pages in the Senate, 50 in the House of Representatives, and four in the Supreme Court. A Senate Page is appointed by a Senator; appointment in the House is made by a Representative; and a Supreme Court Page is appointed by the Marshal of the Supreme Court with the consent of the Chief Justice.

Tenure. The length of time a Page may keep his appointment depends on age, ability to do his job well, ability to keep his school marks at average, a record of good conduct, and his sponsor's tenure of office. If all of these requirements are met, a Page must be appointed for at least a full session of the Senate, according to the regulations of the Senate Patronage Committee.

Age.-Senate Resolution 218, 86th Congress, agreed to January 11, 1960, reads: "That in no case shall a page of the Senate be appointed for duty in the Senate Chamber who is younger than fourteen years of age and who has not completed the eighth grade of school, or is seventeen years of age or older, except that those enrolled in the Senate page school who attain age seventeen may serve as pages through the session of the Senate in which the page-school year terminates."

Pay. The salary of the Senate Pages is at the rate of $7,380 gross per annum; however, Pages are on the rolls only while the Congress is in session. Dress.-The Pages are required to wear a navy blue suit (long trousers), white shirt, black tie, black socks, and black shoes.

Housing.-No dormitory facilities are provided for Pages. Most of them live in nearby rooming houses. Each Page is responsible for establishing his place of residence and conducting himself in such a manner as to reflect favorably upon himself and his sponsor.

Education.-A Page must have completed the eighth grade of school prio to his appointment, and attend the Capitol Page School while serving as a Page. The Capitol Page School offers a four-year high school program which includes as required courses and electives: English, Latin, French, Spanish social studies, advanced geography, mathematics, science, music appreciation and business education. The Page School operates in conjunction with the Board of Education of the District of Columbia, and college entrance requirements may be met through the academic courses offered.

Duties.-A Page's day begins at 6:30 in the morning when he goes to school. He stays in class until 9:45 a.m. After class is dismissed, a Senate Page reports to the cloakroom to which he has been assigned. The morning duties of the Senate Pages are to file the Congressional Record and Calendar of Business for each day on the Senators' desks, together with bills, resolutions. documents, and reports that may be before the Senate.

While the Senate is in session, the Pages sit on the rostrum steps facing the Senators to await their calls. A Senator calls a Page by motion of the hand or snapping of fingers. The Page may carry bills or resolutions from a Senator to the desk for introduction, or memoranda to the officers of the Senate on the rostrum; he may call a Senator to the telephone. Though their work is varied, the Pages serve principally as messengers, carrying material between the Senate Chamber and Senators' offices or committees.

EXHIBIT 3

EXCERPTS FROM THE STANDING ORDERS OF THE SENATE

LENGTH OF SERVICE AND AGE OF SENATE PAGES

Resolved, That it shall be the duty of the Sergeant at Arms to classify the pages of the Senate, so that at the close of the present and each succeeding Congress, one-half the number shall be removed ***.

[S. Jour. 514, 33-1, July 17, 1854]

Resolved, *** That in no case shall a page of the Senate be appointed for duty in the Senate Chamber who is younger than fourteen years of age and who has not completed the eighth grade of school, or is seventeen years of age or older. except that those enrolled in the Senate page school who attain age seventeen may serve as pages through the session of the Senate in which the page-school year terminates. [S. Jour. 54, 81-1, Jan. 13, 1949; S. Jour. 23, 86–2, Jan. 11, 1960.]

EXHIBIT 4

EXCERPTS FROM TITLE 2 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE

§ 88a. Education of Congressional and Supreme Court pages: appropriations; attendance at private or parochial schools.

(a) The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, acting jointly, are authorized and directed to enter into an arrangement with the Board of Education of the District of Columbia for the education of Congressional pages and pages of the Supreme Court in the public school system of the District. Such arrangement shall include provision for reimbursement to the District of Columbia for any additional expenses incurred by the public school system of the District in carrying out such arrangement.

(b) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to reimburse the District of Columbia in accordance with the arrangement referred to in subsection (a) of this section.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section. said page or pages may elect to attend a private or parochial school of their own choice: Provided, however, That such private or parochial school shall be reimbursed by the Senate and House of Representatives only in the same amount as would be paid if the page or pages were attending a public school under the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section. (Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title II. § 243, 60 Stat. 839.)

§ 88b. Same; other minors who are congressional employees.

The facilities provided for the education of Congressional and Supreme Court pages shall be available from and after January 2, 1947, also for the education of such other minors who are congressional employees as may be certified by the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives to receive such education. (Mar. 22, 1947, ch. 20, title I, § 101, 61 Stat. 16.)

§ 88c. Basic pay of Senate pages.

Hereafter the pay of pages of the Senate shall be at the basic rate of $1,800 per annum and shall begin not more than five days before the convening or reconvening of a session of the Congress or of the Senate, and shall continue until the end of the month during which the Congress or the Senate adjourns or recesses, or the fourteenth day after such adjournment or recess, whichever is the later date. (June 14, 1948, ch. 467, § 101, 62 Stat. 424; Oct. 11, 1951, ch. 485, 65 Stat. 390.)

EXHIBIT 5

EXCERPTS FROM THE LEGISLATIVE REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1970

PART 9-SENATE AND HOUSE PAGES

SENATE AND HOUSE PAGES

SEC. 491. (a) A person shall not be appointed as a page of the Senate or House of Representatives

(1) unless he agrees that, in the absence of unforeseen circumstances preventing his service as a page after his appointment, he will continue to serve as a page for a period of not less than two months; and

(2) until complete information in writing is transmitted to his parent or parents, his legal guardian, or other appropriate person or persons acting as his parent or parents, with respect to the nature of the work of pages, their pay, their working conditions (including hours and scheduling of work), and the housing accommodations available to pages.

(b) A person shall not serve as a page

(1) of the Senate before he has attained the age of fourteen years; or

(2) of the House of Representatives before he has attained the age of sixteen years; or (except in the case of a chief page, telephone page or riding page) during any session of the Congress which begins after he has attained the age of eighteen years.

(c) The pay of pages of the Senate shall begin not more than five days before the convening or reconvening of a session of the Congress or of the Senate and shall continue until the end of the month during which the Congress or the Senate adjourns or recesses, or until the fourteenth day after such adjournment or recess, whichever is the later date, except that, in any case in which the Congress or the Senate adjourns or recesses on or before the last day of July for a period of at least thirty days but not more than forty-five days, such pay shall continue until the end of such period of adjournment or recess.

(d) The pay of pages of the House of Representatives shall begin not more than five days before the convening of a session of the Congress and shall continue until the end of the month during which the Congress adjourns sine die or recesses or until the fourteenth day after such adjournment or recess, whichever is the later date, except that, in any case in which the House adjourns or recesses on or before the last day of July in any year for a period of at least thirty days but not more than forty-five days, such pay shall continue until the end of such period of adjournment or recess.

(e) There are hereby repealed—

(A) the proviso under the heading "Senate" and under the caption "Office of Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper", which relates to the pay of pages of the Senate, in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1952 (65 Stat. 390; Public Law 168, Eighty-second Congress; 2 U.S.C. 88c); and

(B) the proviso under the heading "House of Representatives" and under the caption "Office of the Doorkeeper", which relates to the pay of pages f the House of Representatives, in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Ac 1949, as amended (62 Stat. 426, 78 Stat. 1084; Public Law 641. Eighte Congress, Public Law 88–652; 2 U.S.C. 88c)

(f) Subsection (b) of this section shall become effective on January 3, 197) but the provisions of such subsection limiting service as a page to persons wi have attained the age of sixteen years shall not be construed to prohibit the cot tinued service of any page appointed prior to the date of enactment of this Ac

DORMITORY BUILDING FOR CONGRESSIONAL PAGES

SEC. 492. (a) There is hereby authorized to be constructed, on a site joint approved by the Senate Office Building Commission and the House Office Building Commission, in accordance with plans which shall be prepared by or under the direction of the Architect of the Capitol and which shall be submitted to and jointly approved by the Senate Office Building Commission and the House Office Building Commission, a fireproof building containing dormitory and classroo facilities, including necessary furnishings and equipment, for pages of the Set ate, the House of Representatives, and the Supreme Court of the United States. (b) The Architect of the Capitol, under the joint direction and supervision of the Senate Office Building Commission and the House Office Building Commission, is authorized to acquire on behalf of the United States, by purchase, conders nation, transfer, or otherwise, such publicly or privately owned real property is the District of Columbia (including all alleys, and parts of alleys, and streets within the curblines surrounding such real property) located in the vicinity of the United States Capitol Grounds, as may be approved jointly by the Senate Office Building Commission and the House Office Building Commission, for the purpose of constructing on such real property, in accordance with this section, a suitable dormitory and classroom facilities complex for pages of the Senate, the House of Representatives, and the Supreme Court of the United States.

(c) Any proceeding for condemnation instituted under subsection (b) of this section shall be conducted in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 13 of title 16 of the District of Columbia Code.

(d) Not withstanding any other provision of law, any real property owned by the United States, and any alleys, or parts of alleys and streets, contained within the curblines surrounding the real property acquired on behalf of the United States under this section shall be transferred, upon the request of the Architect of the Capitol made with the joint approval of the Senate Office Building Commision and the House Office Building Commission, to the jurisdiction and control of the Architect of the Capitol.

(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any alleys, or parts of alleys and streets, contained within the curblines surrounding the real property ac quired on behalf of the United States under this section shall be closed and va cated by the Commissioner of the District of Columbia in accordance with any request therefor made by the Architect of the Capitol with the joint approval of the Senate Office Building Commission and the House Office Building Commis sion.

(f) Upon the acquisition on behalf of the United States of all real property under this section, such property shall be a part of the United States Capito Grounds and shall be subject to the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to de fine the area of the United States Capitol Grounds, to regulate the use thereof. and for other purposes", approved July 31, 1946.

(g) The building constructed on the real property acquired under this section shall be designated the "John W. McCormack Residential Page School". The em ployment of all services (other than that of the United States Capitol Police: necessary for its protection, care, maintenance, and use, for which appropria tions are made by Congress, shall be under the control and supervision of the Architect of the Capitol. Such supervision and control shall be subject to the joint approval and direction of the Speaker and the President pro tempore. The Architect shall submit annually to the Congress estimates in detail for all serv ices, other than those of the United States Capitol Police or those provided in con nection with the conduct of school operations and the personal supervision of