[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 152 (Tuesday, November 2, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S13719]
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 AUTHORIZING PRINTING OF ``CAPITOL BUILDER: THE SHORTHAND JOURNALS OF 
                CAPTAIN MONTGOMERY C. MEIGS, 1853-1861''

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      AUTHORIZING PRINTING OF ``THE U.S. CAPITOL: A CHRONICLE OF 
                  CONSTRUCTION, DESIGN, AND POLITICS''

  Mr. HAGEL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration en bloc of Senate Concurrent 
Resolution 66 and Senate Concurrent Resolution 67, submitted earlier by 
Senators Lott and Daschle.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent 
resolutions by title.
  The legislative assistant read as follows:

       A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 66) to authorize the 
     printing of ``Capitol Builder: The Shorthand Journals of 
     Captain Montgomery C. Meigs, 1853-1861.''
       A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 67) to authorize the 
     printing of ``The United States Capitol: A Chronicle of 
     Construction, Design, and Politics.''

  There being no objection, the Senator proceeded to consider the 
concurrent resolutions.
  Mr. HAGEL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the concurrent 
resolutions be agreed to, the preambles be agreed to, and the motions 
to reconsider be laid upon the table, with the above all occurring en 
bloc.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The concurrent resolutions (S. Con. Res. 66 and S. Con. Res. 67) were 
agreed to.
  The preambles were agreed to.
  The concurrent resolutions, with their preambles, read as follows:

                            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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                            S. Con. Res. 67

       Whereas the 200th anniversary of the establishment of the 
     seat of government in the District of Columbia will be 
     observed in the year 2000;
       Whereas November 17, 2000, will mark the bicentennial of 
     the occupation of the United States Capitol by the Senate and 
     the House of Representatives; and
       Whereas the story of the design and construction of the 
     United States Capitol deserves wider attention: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring),

     SECTION 1. PRINTING OF ``THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL: A 
                   CHRONICLE OF CONSTRUCTION, DESIGN, AND 
                   POLITICS''.

       (a) In General.--There shall be printed as a Senate 
     document the book entitled ``The United States Capitol: A 
     Chronicle of Construction, Design, and Politics'', prepared 
     by 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) 6,500 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; or
       (2) a number of copies that does not have a total 
     production and printing cost of more than $143,000.




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