May 15, 1995 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD— SENATE S6699 

that shaped the gorge. They will also 

learn about the people who built the 

communities of the gorge—pioneers, 

missionaries, riverboat captains, soldiers, dam-builders and all the rest—in 

all, a wonderful cast of characters. 

Other exhibits feature natural resources, dams and other developments 

on the river. This center encourage 

Washingtonians to consider their role 

in the stewardship of the mighty Columbia River, one of our great natural 

wonders.∑ 

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THE IMPORTANCE OF THE LEGAL 

SERVICES CORPORATION 

∑ Mr. SIMON. Mr. President, I am extremely concerned that in the rush to 

shrink the size of the Federal Government, Congress may eliminate or severely limit the services provided by 

many important programs. One such 

program, which gives low-income individuals a fighting chance, is the Legal 

Services Corporation [LSC]. Established by an act of Congress in 1974, the 

LSC provides grants to local agencies 

that in turn offer legal services to the 

poor. In its 20 plus years in existence, 

the LSC has provided funding for legal 

services to tens of thousands of low-income Americans in areas ranging from 

inner-cities to native American reservations. 

The U.S. District Court for the 

Northern District of Illinois recently 

issued a resolution supporting the continued funding of the LSC. This resolution is significant because it comes 

from those who administer justice in 

our courts, and who have first-hand 

knowledge of the benefits of legal services. The resolution asserts that the 

LSC is essential to providing equal opportunities for justice for all Americans. 

I applaud the action taken by the 

justices in the Northern District of Illinois, and ask that the text of the resolution be printed in the RECORD. 

The resolution follows: 

RESOLUTION

This court, the United States District 

Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 

understands that there are proposals before 

Congress to restrict or eliminate funding for 

the Legal Services Corporation and to transfer to the states the responsibility for providing legal assistance to low-income persons and families. In Illinois, at least, the 

likelihood that such assistance would be provided by the state, given its present and prospective fiscal difficulties, is remote, and the 

restriction or elimination of federal funding 

would, in all probability, lead to a corresponding restriction or to the elimination 

of legal assistance. We believe such a decision would have a major adverse impact 

upon the administration of equal justice. 

This court is aware that many low-income 

persons and families in Illinois have no 

means to obtain redress except through the 

five federally-supported legal services programs in this state. The Legal Assistance 

Foundation of Chicago alone represented 

over 38,000 low-income persons and families 

in 1994, primarily by counseling or by working the matter out with other parties without resort to governmental agencies or to 

the courts. These matters included resolution of landlord-tenant disputes, the provision of public benefits, providing representation in marriage dissolution matters including assisting in obtaining adequate child 

support, obtaining orders of protection for 

victims of domestic violence, enforcing consumer protection laws, assisting in employment and housing discrimination matters, 

assisting working low-income people in obtaining unemployment insurance benefits, 

and assisting migrant workers, the disabled 

and crime victims. In many instances LAFC 

enlists the aid of private attorneys, who provide services at minimal compensation. 

Many of these matters involve enforcement 

of federal law, either constitutional rights 

or, more commonly, statutes duly enacted 

by Congress. Their enforcement requires adequate representation, and that representation will not be available without federally 

supported legal assistance. 

Also of particular concern to this court is 

the Federal Court Prison Litigation Project, 

through which LAFC provides necessary 

training and support. Private counsel, 

through the district’s trial bar, accept appointment as counsel in prisoner cases without expectation of compensation. Having 

counsel is of great benefit not only to the 

plaintiffs but also to the defendants and the 

court, as that representation is helpful in 

separating meritorious claims from non-meritorious claims at an earlier stage and in facilitating orderly progression of the litigation. LAFC provides training, consultation, 

research assistance and a data and materials 

bank. We believe that few private counsel 

would be willing to participate in that program if those services were not available. 

Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the 

United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois supports the continuation of the federally funded legal services 

program as essential to the administration 

of equal justice.

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∑ 

HONORING MORTON GOULD 

∑ Mr. D’AMATO. Mr. President, I 

would like to express my sincere congratulations today to a great artist 

and a great man, Morton Gould. Considering Mr. Gould’s numerous lifetime 

achievements in music, he is well deserving of the high honor that has been 

presented to him, the 1994 Pulitzer 

Prize for music composition. 

Born in Richmond Hill, NY, on December 10, 1913, Mr. Gould’s music career began at age 6 with his first published piece, a waltz, appropriately titled ‘‘Just Six.’’ At age 8, Mr. Gould entered the Institute of Musical Arts in 

New York City on scholarship and continued studying and playing music 

until his teens. After having to leave 

school for financial reasons and working for a while as a pianist for vaudeville acts, he landed a job as a pianist 

for the Radio City Music Hall. By the 

time he was 21, Mr. Gould was introducing his work through conducting 

and arranging a weekly series of orchestra radio programs for the Mutual 

Radio Network. 

Mr. Gould’s unique blend of music, 

resonating of jazz, folk, hymns, spirituals, gospel, and Latin-American, reflects the lyrical cross-section of 

America that makes his work so well 

loved. Some of his more popular works 

include: ‘‘Latin-American Symphonette’’; ‘‘Spirituals for Orchestra’’; 

‘‘Tap Dance Concerto’’; ‘‘Jekyll and 

Hyde Variations’’; ‘‘American Salute 

and Derivations for Clarinet and Band’’

written for the late Benny Goodman. 

‘‘Pavanne,’’ from Gould’s ‘‘Second 

Symphonette’’ has become one of the 

most widely performed instrumental 

standards. 

During his distinguished career he 

has composed works for Broadway 

musicals, dance, ballet, film, and television. His work has been commissioned by symphony orchestras, the Library of Congress, the Chamber Music 

Society of Lincoln Center, the New 

York City Ballet, and the American 

Ballet Theatre. His compositions have 

been performed around the world by 

many great conductors of today as well 

as those of the past, including the 

great talents of Arturo Toscanini, 

Leopold Stokowski, Artur Rodzinski, 

Dimitri Mitopoulos, and Fritz Reiner. 

While Mr. Gould’s work has spanned 

the greater part of this century, he has 

always managed to remain contemporary. Beginning with LP’s, his multitude of works have made their way 

into each new recording medium, including the new digital recording technology which he was one of the first to 

use as early as 1978. 

As an artist himself, Mr. Gould has 

long fought to protect the rights of all 

musical creators. Since 1935, he has 

been a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, the oldest performing rights organizations in the world. He has also 

served on the organization’s board of 

directors since 1959 and from 1986–94, he 

was its president. 

His many awards include a Grammy 

and a number of Grammy nominations; 

the 1983 Gold Baton Award, presented 

by the American Symphony Orchestra 

League; the 1985 Medal of Honor for 

Music from the National Arts Club; 

1986 election to the American Academy 

of Arts and Letters; and the National 

Music Council’s Golden Eagle Award. 

And in December 1994, Mr. Gould was 

presented with a lifetime achievement 

award by the Kennedy Center. 

Last March 10, 11, and 12, Mstislav 

Rostropovich conducted the National 

Symphony Orchestra of Washington, 

DC, in the world premier of Mr. Gould’s 

‘‘Stringmusic,’’ for which he received 

the Pulitzer Prize. This extraordinary 

piece was commissioned by the Hechinger Foundation in honor of Mr. 

Rostropovich’s last season as musical 

director of the National Symphony Orchestra and to honor Mr. Gould’s 80th 

birthday. 

As a fellow New Yorker and fellow 

American, I salute Mr. Gould’s accomplishments and contributions through 

his music which have given so much to 

us all and forever enriched our lives.∑ 

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