[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 101 (Tuesday, June 23, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S4550]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 SENATE RESOLUTION 210--CELEBRATING THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE STATE 
                               OF WYOMING

  Mr. ENZI (for himself and Mr. Barrasso) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 210

       Whereas Wyoming became a State on July 10, 1890;
       Whereas Wyoming, as the Equality State, celebrates firsts 
     for women of Wyoming, including--
       (1) Louisa Swain, who in 1870, was the first woman to vote 
     in an election in Wyoming and the United States;
       (2) Esther Hobart Morris, who in 1870, was the first woman 
     in the United States to be appointed Justice of the Peace; 
     and
       (3) Nellie Tayloe Ross, who in 1924, was the first woman in 
     the United States to serve as governor;
       Whereas Wyoming celebrates several firsts in land 
     conservation, including--
       (1) the first national park, Yellowstone National Park, 
     established in 1872;
       (2) the first national forest, Shoshone National Forest, 
     established in 1891; and
       (3) the first national monument, Devil's Tower, established 
     in 1906;
       Whereas Fort D.A. Russell, established in 1867 and 
     proclaimed by President Hoover in 1930 as F.E. Warren Air 
     Force Base, is the oldest continuously active military 
     installation in the Air Force, and is located west of 
     Cheyenne, Wyoming;
       Whereas the Wyoming Air National Guard was established in 
     1946 and the Wyoming Army National Guard was established in 
     1970 to serve under the Wyoming Military Department as a 
     federal military reserve force;
       Whereas Wyoming is among the top 5 energy producers in the 
     United States;
       Whereas Wyoming is the largest coal producer in the United 
     States, producing nearly 40 percent of all coal mined in the 
     United States and providing nearly 40 percent of all 
     electricity generated in the United States;
       Whereas Wyoming is home to the largest reserves of uranium 
     ore in the United States and produces more uranium than any 
     other State;
       Whereas Wyoming is a leading producer of oil and natural 
     gas;
       Whereas Wyoming, with one of the lowest tax rates in the 
     United States, is one of the States most friendly to 
     business;
       Whereas in 1977, Wyoming was the first State to establish a 
     limited liability corporation (LLC) statute;
       Whereas in 1902, in Kemmerer, Wyoming, James Cash Penney 
     opened his first store, the Golden Rule, which subsequently 
     grew into the J.C. Penney chain;
       Whereas in 1968, in Cheyenne, Wyoming, John ``Taco'' Turner 
     opened up the Taco House, which one year later became Taco 
     John's, the now popular fast food chain;
       Whereas Wyoming has 15,846 miles of fishing streams and 
     297,633 acres of fishing lakes that support 31 species of 
     game fish;
       Whereas Wyoming provides winter habitat for nearly 
     1,000,000 big game animals;
       Whereas the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming is 
     home to the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes;
       Whereas since 1897, Wyoming has celebrated cowboy heritage 
     at Cheyenne Frontier Days, the largest outdoor rodeo in the 
     world; and
       Whereas in 2010, Wyoming was the first State to adopt an 
     official State code of ethics: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate commends and celebrates Wyoming 
     and the people of Wyoming on the 125th anniversary of the 
     State of Wyoming.

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