[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 115 (Monday, July 17, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10166-S10167]
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DIRECTING THAT THE ``PORTRAIT MONUMENT'' BE RESTORED AND PLACED IN THE 
                            CAPITOL ROTUNDA

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
turn to the consideration of Senate Concurrent Resolution 21, now being 
held at the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 21) directing that 
     the ``Portrait Monument'' carved in the likeness of Lucretia 
     Mott, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, now in the 
     Crypt of the Capitol, be restored to its original state and 
     be placed in the Capitol Rotunda.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the immediate 
consideration of the concurrent resolution?
  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
concurrent resolution.


                           Amendment No. 1787

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I send an amendment to the desk and ask for 
its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Utah [Mr. Hatch], for Mr. Stevens, 
     proposes an amendment numbered 1787.

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the 
amendment be dispensed with.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment is as follows:

       Strike all after the resolving clause and insert: ``That 
     the Architect of the Capitol shall--
       ``(1) restore the ``Portrait Monument'' to its original 
     state and place it in the Rotunda of the United States 
     Capitol; and
       ``(2) make all necessary arrangements for the rededication 
     ceremony of such statue in the Capitol Rotunda and procession 
     connected therewith, in cooperation with the 75th Anniversary 
     of Woman Suffrage Task Force.
       ``Sec. 2. The Rotunda of the Capitol is authorized to be 
     used from 7 o'clock ante meridian until 4 o'clock post 
     meridian on August 26, 1995, for such ceremony.''

 
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  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the amendment.
  The amendment (No. 1787) was agreed to.
  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the concurrent 
resolution be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the 
table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  So the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 21), as amended, was 
agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The concurrent resolution, as amended, with its preamble, is as 
follows:
                              Con. Res. 21
       Whereas in 1995, women of America are celebrating the 75th 
     anniversary of their right to participate in our government 
     through suffrage;
       Whereas Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Susan B. 
     Anthony were pioneers in the movement for women suffrage and 
     the pursuit of equal rights; and
       Whereas, the relocation of the ``Portrait Monument'' to a 
     place of prominence and esteem in the Capitol Rotunda would 
     serve to honor and revere the contribution of thousands of 
     women: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring) That the Architect of the Capitol shall--
       (1) restore the ``Portrait Monument'' to its original state 
     and place it in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol; and
       (2) make all necessary arrangements for the rededication 
     ceremony of such statue in the Capitol Rotunda and procession 
     connected therewith, in cooperation with the 75th Anniversary 
     of Women Suffrage Task Force.
       Sec. 2. The Rotunda of the Capitol is authorized to be used 
     from 7 o'clock ante meridian until 4 o'clock post meridian on 
     August 26, 1995, for such ceremony.
     

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