...with process to enforce It — is on essential and appropriate auxiliary to the legislative function. A legislative body cannot legislate wisely or effectively...itself possess the requisite information — which is not infrequently true — recourse must be had to others who do posaeaa it. Experience hae shown...

...process to enforce it — is an essential and appropriât« auxiliary to the legislative function. A legislative body cannot legislate wisely or effectively in the absence of information respecting the condition* which the legislation is intended to affect or change; and where the legislative body does...

...body cannot legislate wisely or effectively in the absonoe of information respecting the condition! which the legislation is intended to affect or change; and where the legislative body doee not itself possess the requisite information — which Is not infrequently true — recourse must...

...function was not involved in those cases, the rule of interpretation applied there is applicable here. A legislative body cannot legislate wisely or effectively...who do possess it. Experience has taught that mere requests for such information often are unavailing, and also that information which is volunteered...

...Supreme Court, in upholding this power stated the underlying reason for congressional investigations: "A legislative body cannot legislate wisely or effectively...Itself possess the requisite information— which net infrequently : true— recourse must be bad to others who do possess It. Experience has taught...

...change; and where the legislative body does not Itself possess the requisite Information— which net Infrequently Is true— recourse must be had to others...who do possess it. Experience has taught that mere requests for such information often are unavailing and also that information which Is volunteered Is...

...with process to enforce it — is an essential and appropriate auxiliary to the legislative function. A legislative body cannot legislate wisely or effectively...— recourse must be had to others who do possess it.11 Accordingly, the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as an expression of the rulemaking power...

...This Court has often noted that the power to investigate is inherent in the power to make laws because "[a] legislative body cannot legislate wisely or effectively...the legislation is intended to affect or change." McGrain v. Daugherty, 273 US 135, 175 (1927). See Anderson v. Dunn, 6 Wheat. 204 (1821); United States...

...function was not involved in those cases, the rule of interpretation applied there is applicable here. A legislative body cannot legislate wisely or effectively...who do possess it. Experience has taught that mere requests for such information often are unavailing, and also that information which is volunteered...

...assigned it by the House. In McOrain v. Dauglierty, previously quoted in part, the Supreme Court stated : "A legislative body cannot legislate wisely or effectively...information respecting the conditions which the legislation itself is intended to affect or change ; and where the legislative body does not itself possess the...