[Journal of the House of Representatives, 1999]
[Tuesday, March 16, 1999 (23), Para 23.12 Recognition of Joe Dimaggio]
[Page 218]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

para. 23.12  recognition of joe dimaggio

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 105): 

       Whereas Joseph Paul (``Joe'') DiMaggio was born in 
     Martinez, California, on November 25, 1914;
       Whereas Joe DiMaggio was the son of Sicilian immigrants, 
     Joseph Paul and Rosalia DiMaggio, and was the 2nd of 3 
     brothers to play Major League Baseball;
       Whereas Joe DiMaggio played 13 seasons in the major 
     leagues, all for the New York Yankees;
       Whereas Joe DiMaggio, who wore Number 5 in Yankee 
     pinstripes, became a baseball icon in the 1941 season by 
     hitting safely in 56 consecutive games, a major league record 
     that has stood for more than 5 decades and has never been 
     seriously challenged;
       Whereas Joe DiMaggio compiled a .325 batting average during 
     his storied career and played on 9 World Series championship 
     teams;
       Whereas Joe DiMaggio was selected to the Baseball Hall of 
     Fame in 1955, 4 years after his retirement, in his 1st year 
     of eligibility;
       Whereas Joe DiMaggio in 1969 was voted Major League 
     Baseball's greatest living player;
       Whereas Joe DiMaggio served the Nation in World War II as a 
     member of the Army Air Corps;
       Whereas Joe DiMaggio was tireless in helping others and was 
     devoted to the ``Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital'' in 
     Hollywood, Florida;
       Whereas Joe DiMaggio will be remembered as a role model for 
     generations of young people; and
       Whereas Joe DiMaggio transcended baseball and will remain a 
     symbol for the ages of talent, commitment, and achievement: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives recognizes and 
     honors Joe DiMaggio--
       (1) for his storied baseball career;
       (2) for his many contributions to the Nation throughout his 
     lifetime; and
       (3) for transcending baseball and becoming a symbol for the 
     ages of talent, commitment, and achievement.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
CUMMINGS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.