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CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS-MAY 14, 1959
[73 S T A T.
Whereas thereafter a French settlement was made in 1564 on the Saint Johns River near Jacksonville, Florida, at which point Fort Caroline was constructed and was occupied until it was conquered and resettled by a Spanish force under Menendez; and Whereas the above period of colonization came to a close in September 1565 with the establishment at Saint Augustine, Florida, of the oldest permanent and continuous settlement in the continental United States; and Whereas other events occurring at approximately the same time were events of national and international significance, and were matters of ^reat historical importance in the colonizing of the United States which should be commemorated; and Whereas a celebration of the character planned by the State of Florida will contribute greatly to the educational and cultural welfare of the people of the United States and will preserve the traditions of such period to posterity: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the House of Representatives {the Senate concurring), That the Congress of the United States join the people of Florida in commemorating the quadricentennial anniversary of the first permanent colonization by Europeans of any area now constituting a part of the continental United States, which will commence in the year of 1959 at Pensacola, Florida, and end in the year of 1965 at Saint Augustine, Florida, with celebrations being held in the intervening years at Jacksonville, Florida, and other cities of the State. SEC. 2. That the Congress of the United States recognizes the establishment by the State of Florida of the Quadricentennial Anniversary Commission of Florida which has been charged with the responsibility and duty of planning the anniversary celebrations above described in coordination with any organizations now or hereafter designated by the State of Florida and any foreign nations participating in such celebrations. SEC. 3. A copy of this resolution, suitably engrossed and duly authenticated- shall be transmitted to the Governor of the State of Florida and the Quadricentennial Commission of Florida. P a s s e d May 13, 1959. May 14, 1959 "TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS IN MARYLAND,VIRGINIA, AND THE [S. Con. Res. 22] WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA" Resolved by the Senate {the House of Representatives concurring), A d d i t i o n a l That there be printed for the use of the Joint Committee on Washcopies of hearings. ington Metropolitan Problems, one thousand additional copies of the hearings held during the flighty-fifth Congress entitled, "Transportation Problems in Maryland, Virginia, and the Washington Metropolitan Area." Agreed to May 14, 1959. May 20, 1959
[H. Con..Res. 95]
- 'HOW OUR LAWS ARE MADE"
Resolved by the House of Representatives {the Senate concurring), ,Z!A LlZIl.,^^ That the brochure entitled "How Our Laws Are Made," by Doctor House document. "" Charles J. Zinn, law revision counsel of the House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary, as set out in House Document 451 of the Eighty-fourth (Congress, be printed as a House document, with emendations by the author and with a foreword by Honorable Edwin E. Willis; and that there be printed one hundred and thirty-two
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