# Senate Report 777: proceedings against Herman Orman (1951)

Canonical: https://mobfiles.org/items/kefauver-contempt-s-rept-82-777-orman/

Senate Report No. 777, 82d Congress, 1st Session, on the Kefauver Committee's contempt proceedings against Herman Orman, who refused to answer questions. The report accompanies S. Res. 211 and annexes excerpts of the hearing record.

The printed caption is "Proceedings against Herman Orman for contempt of the Senate." It is Senate Report No. 777, 82d Congress, 1st Session, submitted by Senator O for the Special Committee to Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce, to accompany S. Res. 211, ordered printed September 18 (legislative day, September 13), 1951. It is printed in Serial Set volume 11489; the text was read from the Serial Set PDF on govinfo.

The report asks the Senate to certify the facts of Herman Orman's contempt of the Senate to the United States Attorney. The report states that the witness appeared on August 6 and 7, 1951 (first subpoena returnable at room 326, Hotel Traymore, Illinois and Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J.), and that his refusal to answer prevented the committee from receiving testimony. It annexes excerpts of the hearing record.

A committee report asking the Senate to certify a contempt is the committee's account and request, not a court judgment. The refusals it describes are not admissions, and the outcome of the proceeding is not covered by this record. The committee's closing report, filed separately, has a section on the status of the contempt cases.

The printed hearing volume that lists this witness: [Part 18: New York and New Jersey](/items/kefauver-part-18-new-york-new-jersey-1951/).

## Sources

- GovInfo, United States Congressional Serial Set: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/SERIALSET-11489_00_00-133-0777-0000/pdf/SERIALSET-11489_00_00-133-0777-0000.pdf
- GovInfo details page for the report: https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/SERIALSET-11489_00_00-133-0777-0000