[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Page 23500]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



       APPROVING PLACEMENT OF PAINTINGS IN SENATE RECEPTION ROOM

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
now proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 380 submitted by 
Senator Lott and Senator Daschle.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 380) approving the placement of 2 
     paintings in the Senate reception room.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motion to 
reconsider be laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 380) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 380

       Resolved, That the Senate Commission on Art (referred to in 
     this resolution as the ``Commission'') shall procure 
     appropriate paintings of Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg and 
     Senator Robert F. Wagner and place such paintings in the 2 
     unfilled spaces on the south wall of the Senate reception 
     room.
       Sec. 2. (a) The paintings shall be rendered in oil on 
     canvas and shall be consistent in style and manner with the 
     paintings of Senators Clay, Calhoun, Webster, LaFollette, and 
     Taft now displayed in the Senate reception room.
       (b) The paintings may be procured through purchase, 
     acceptance as a gift of appropriate existing paintings, or 
     through the execution of appropriate paintings by a qualified 
     artist or artists to be selected and contracted by the 
     Commission.
       Sec. 3. The expenses of the Commission in carrying out this 
     resolution shall be paid out of the contingent fund of the 
     Senate on vouchers signed by the Secretary of the Senate and 
     approved by the Committee on Rules and Administration.

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