[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 152 (Tuesday, November 2, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S13685]
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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 66--TO AUTHORIZE THE PRINTING OF ``CAPITOL 
 BUILDER: THE SHORTHAND JOURNALS OF CAPTAIN MONTGOMERY C. MEIGS, 1853-
                                 1861''

  Mr. LOTT (for himself and Mr. Daschle) submitted the following 
concurrent resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                            S. Con. Res. 66

       Whereas November 17, 2000, will mark the 200th anniversary 
     of the occupation of the United States Capitol by the Senate 
     and House of Representatives;
       Whereas the story of the design and construction of the 
     United States Capitol deserves wider attention; and
       Whereas since 1991, Congress has supported a recently 
     completed project to translate the previously inaccessible 
     and richly detailed shorthand journals of Captain Montgomery 
     C. Meigs, the mid-nineteenth-century engineer responsible for 
     construction of the Capitol dome and Senate and House of 
     Representatives extensions: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring),

     SECTION 1. PRINTING OF ``CAPITOL BUILDER: THE SHORTHAND 
                   JOURNALS OF CAPTAIN MONTGOMERY C. MEIGS, 1853-
                   1861''.

       (a) In General.--There shall be printed as a Senate 
     document the book entitled ``Capitol Builder: The Shorthand 
     Journals of Captain Montgomery C. Meigs, 1853-1861'', 
     prepared under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate, 
     in consultation with the Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives and the Architect of the Capitol.
       (b) Specifications.--The Senate document described in 
     subsection (a) shall include illustrations and shall be in 
     the style, form, manner, and binding as directed by the Joint 
     Committee on Printing after consultation with the Secretary 
     of the Senate.
       (c) Number of Copies.--In addition to the usual number of 
     copies, there shall be printed with suitable binding the 
     lesser of--
       (1) 1,500 copies for the use of the Senate, the House of 
     Representatives, and the Architect of the Capitol, to be 
     allocated as determined by the Secretary of the Senate and 
     the Clerk of the House of Representatives; or
       (2) a number of copies that does not have a total 
     production and printing cost of more than $31,500.

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