[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 188 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 188

 To recognize the outstanding service of the Architect of the Capitol, 
  the Honorable George M. White, for the restoration of the Statue of 
                                Freedom.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             March 11 (legislative day, February 22), 1994

   Mr. Moynihan (for himself and Mr. Warner) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 To recognize the outstanding service of the Architect of the Capitol, 
  the Honorable George M. White, for the restoration of the Statue of 
                                Freedom.

Whereas the Statue of Freedom Triumphant in Peace and War has stood atop the 
        tholos of the United States Capitol Dome since December 2, 1863;
Whereas the Statue of Freedom has served since its installation as an object of 
        great national pride and inspiration;
Whereas the Statue, modeled by the American sculptor Thomas Crawford in Rome, 
        and cast by Clark Mills in Northeast Washington, D.C., using bronze made 
        of zinc, Lake Superior copper, and tin purchased in New York, was found 
        after inspection in 1988 to be suffering from rust and corrosion and to 
        be in need of repair;
Whereas the plan developed by the Architect of the Capitol for carrying out the 
        necessary repairs required great skill and expertise in historical 
        restoration techniques as well as extraordinary feats of engineering for 
        the removal and replacement of the Statue; and
Whereas Members of Congress, residents of Washington, D.C., and visitors watched 
        with awe and appreciation as the Architect's plan unfolded, 
        accomplishing the removal, restoration, and replacement of the Statue 
        atop the Dome in time for the 200th anniversary of the laying of the 
        cornerstone of the Capitol: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Architect of the Capitol, the Honorable George 
M. White, is recognized and commended for outstanding service to the 
Capitol and to the Nation for successfully restoring the original 
grandeur of the Statue of Freedom.
    Sec.2. The Secretary shall transmit a copy of this resolution to 
the Architect of the Capitol, the Honorable George M. White.

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