In the course of this testimony she stated that upon the agitation for a bill relating to communism in the House of Representatives the Communist Party hurriedly made a fund drive and that they sought to raise a total of $225,000 for the purpose of fighting the opposition to communism. Within 25 days the Communist Party raised $250,000. During the period that you were chairman of this committee to defeat the Mundt bill--that was over the period from 1948 until some time in 1950 or 1951---- Mr. O’CONNELL. Yes; but it ought to be explained that in 1948 the only functioning of the committee was from a period I would say probably in June of 1948 until the adjournment of Congress, which was in that year I think, because of the party conventions, the national conventions, was adjourned quite early. I know there was probably, I was here probably a month or a little over a month in that connection, and then I did not--all during 1949 there was no functioning of the committee whatsoever, as I remember it, and I think the first time I came down in 1950 was, I would say, about March of 1950 and I was here until about maybe the early part of June, when I returned to Montana to take the bar exams I have already talked about. Mr. TAVENNER. As you stated, you came back here in July and were here for a period of time? Mr. O’CONNELL. I think the latter part of July or first part of August and I was here until the Congress adjourned sine die about the middle of September. Mr. TAVENNER. That is correct. To complete my question: Did the Communist Party give your committee any financial assistance at any time during the period from 1948 to 1950 while you were chairman of the National Committee To Defeat the Mundt Bill? Mr. O’CONNELL. Of my knowledge, I don’t know of any assistance that the Communist Party gave to the National Committee To Defeat the Mundt Bill. I, of course received, all I received, I think I received $125 a week salary, if I remember correctly. I had no charge of funds or the expenditure of funds. Mr. TAVENNER. Was that salary of $125 a week paid by the Progressive Party? Mr. O’CONNELL. In 1948 I think the salary was paid by the Progressive Party, but I am not too sure. Mr. TAVENNER. Did you not so certify on the reports made to the Clerk of the House of Representatives? Mr. O’CONNELL. If I did, that was so. Mr. WILLIS. For the record, Mr. Tavenner, state the substance of the Mundt bill. Mr. TAVENNER. The Mundt bill is that section of the Internal Security Act of 1950 which requires the registration of the Communist Party and registration of Communist fronts. There is also written into that bill the substance of what was known as the Wood bill, which dealt with persons employed in defense contracts. The remaining part of the bill related to immigration and naturalization matters and is known as a different section of the bill. Mr. O’CONNELL. Then I think there was the detention camp features added in the Senate.