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106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. CON. RES. 115

Providing for the acceptance of a statue of Chief Washakie, presented by

the people of Wyoming, for placement in National Statuary Hall, and

for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

MAY 23, 2000

Mr. THOMAS (for himself and Mr. ENZI) submitted the following concurrent

resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules

and Administration

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Providing for the acceptance of a statue of Chief Washakie,

presented by the people of Wyoming, for placement in

National Statuary Hall, and for other purposes.

Whereas Chief Washakie was a recognized leader of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe;

Whereas Chief Washakie contributed to the settlement of the

west by allowing the Oregon and Mormon Trails to pass

through Shoshone lands;

Whereas Chief Washakie, with his foresight and wisdom,

chose the path of peace for his people;

Whereas Chief Washakie was a great leader who chose his alliances with other tribes and the United States Government thoughtfully; and
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Whereas in recognition of his alliance and long service to the

United States Government, Chief Washakie was the only

chief to be awarded a full military funeral: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives

2 concurring),

3 SECTION 1. ACCEPTANCE OF STATUE OF CHIEF WASHAKIE

4 FROM THE PEOPLE OF WYOMING FOR PLACE5 MENT IN NATIONAL STATUARY HALL.

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The statue of Chief Washakie,

7 furnished by the people of Wyoming for placement in Na8 tional Statuary Hall in accordance with section 1814 of

9 the Revised Statutes of the United States (40 U.S.C.

10 187), is accepted in the name of the United States, and

11 the thanks of the Congress are tendered to the people of

12 Wyoming for providing this commemoration of one of Wy13 oming’s most eminent personages.

14 (b) PRESENTATION CEREMONY.—The State of Wyo15 ming is authorized to use the rotunda of the Capitol on

16 September 7, 2000, at 11:00 a.m., for a presentation cere17 mony for the statue. The Architect of the Capitol and the

18 Capitol Police Board shall take such actions as may be

19 necessary with respect to physical preparations and secu20 rity for the ceremony.

21 (c) DISPLAY IN ROTUNDA.—The statue shall be dis22 played in the rotunda of the Capitol for a period of not
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1 more than 6 months, after which period the statue shall

2 be moved to its permanent location in National Statuary

3 Hall.

4 SEC. 2. TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS.

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The transcript of proceedings of

6 the ceremony held under section 1 shall be printed, under

7 the direction of the Joint Committee on the Library, as

8 a Senate document, with illustrations and suitable bind9 ing.

10 (b) PRINTED COPIES.—In addition to the usual num11 ber, there shall be printed 6,555 copies of the ceremony

12 transcript, of which 105 copies shall be for the use of the

13 Senate, 450 copies shall be for the use of the House of

14 Representatives, 2,500 copies shall be for use of the Rep15 resentative from Wyoming, and 3,500 copies shall be for

16 the use of the Senators from Wyoming.

17 SEC. 3. TRANSMITTAL TO GOVERNOR OF WYOMING.

18 The Clerk of the Senate shall transmit a copy of this

19 concurrent resolution to the Governor of Wyoming.

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