[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 3640]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  COMMEMORATION OF THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST MEETING OF THE 
                            REPUBLICAN PARTY

  Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Con. Res. 96 submitted 
earlier today by Senator Feingold and Senator Kohl.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent 
resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 96) commemorating the 
     150th anniversary of the first meeting of the Republican 
     Party in Ripon, WI.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
concurrent resolution.
  Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
concurrent resolution and preamble be agreed to en bloc, the motion to 
reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any statements related 
thereto be printed in the Record without intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 96) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The concurrent resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                            S. Con. Res. 96

       Whereas on March 20, 1854, 50 men, 3 women, and 1 child 
     assembled in a simple frame schoolhouse, now known as the 
     Little White Schoolhouse, in Ripon, Wisconsin, to advocate 
     the creation of a new political party under the name 
     ``Republican'';
       Whereas this March 20, 1854, meeting in Ripon, Wisconsin 
     was the first of many grassroots meetings that led to the 
     formal founding of the Republican Party;
       Whereas the city of Ripon is commemorating the 150th 
     anniversary of the first meeting of the Republican Party with 
     a celebration entitled ``From Schoolhouse to White House; a 
     Celebration of Active Citizenship,'' which includes a series 
     of civic and educational events;
       Whereas the Little White Schoolhouse is listed on the 
     National Registry of Historic Places, was designated by the 
     Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark on 
     May 30, 1974, and attracts visitors from around the world; 
     and
       Whereas the Little White Schoolhouse serves as a symbol of 
     civic responsibility and grassroots political activism: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That Congress commemorates the 150th anniversary 
     of the first meeting of the Republican Party in Ripon, 
     Wisconsin.

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