...court decisions, we proceed to a statement of our conclusions on the question. We are of opinion that the power of inquiry — with process to enforce it...appropriate auxiliary to the legislative function. It was so regarded and employed in American legislatures before the Constitution was framed and ratified....

...court decisions, we proceed to a statement of our conclusions on the question. We are of opinion that the power of inquiry — with process to enforce it...appropriate auxiliary to the legislative function. It was so regarded and employed in American legislatures before the Constitution was framed and ratified....

...review of the previous practices and decisions, Justice Van Devanter continued:] We are of opinion that the power of inquiry — with process to enforce it...appropriate auxiliary to the legislative function. It was so regarded and employed in American legislatures before the Constitution was framed and ratified....

...Congress of its legislative function. In that decision the Court said : 41 We are of the opinion that the power of inquiry — with process to enforce it...appropriate auxiliary to the legislative function. * * * A legislative body cannot legislate wisely and effectively in the absence of opinion respecting...

...Congress of its legislative function. In that decision the Court said : 41 We are of the opinion that the power of inquiry — with process to enforce it...appropriate auxiliary to the legislative function. * * * A legislative body cannot legislate wisely and effectively in the absence of opinion respecting...

...(264 US 298, 305-306 [44 S. Çt. 336, 68 US (L. ed.) 696, 32 ALE 786].) . . . We are of opinion that the power of inquiry — with process to enforce it...appropriate auxiliary to the legislative function. It was so regarded and employed in American legislatures before the Constitution was framed and ratified....

...a lengthy consideration of history and precedent the Court concluded: * * * We are of opinion that the power of inquiry — with process to enforce it...appropriate auxiliary to the legislative function. It was so regarded and employed in American legislatures before the Constitution was framed and ratified....

...and precedent the Court concluded: * * * We are of opinion that the power of inquiry — with pro-ess to enforce it — is an essential and appropriate auxiliary to the legislative function. It was 30 regarded and employed in American legislatures before the Constitution was framed and ratified....

...Dougherty (273 US 135) decided in 1927, in which the Supreme Court said : We are of the opinion that the power of inquiry with process to enforce it is an essential anil appropriate auxiliary to the legislative function. In other words, in interpreting the Constitution...

...states its conclusions on the principal question before it in these words : We are of opinion that the power of inquiry — with process to enforce it...appropriate auxiliary to the legislative function. It was so regarded and employed in American legislatures before the Constitution was framed and ratified....