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Union
Calendar
No.
85th
467
CONGKESS
1st
Session
H.
JL
RES.
351
[Report
No.
1188]
IN
THE HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES
June
6,
1957
Mr.
Nimtz
introduced
the
following
joint
resolution;
which
was
referred
to
the
Committee
on
the
Judiciary
August
17,
1957
Reported
with
amendments,
committed
to
the
Committee
of
the
Whole
House
on
the
State
of
the
Union,
and
ordered
to
be
printed
[Omit
the
part
struck
through
and
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in
italic]
JOINT
RESOLUTION
To
Whereas
establish
a
Lincoln
Sesquicentennial
Commission.
fiftieth
the
year
1959
marks
the
one
hundred
and
anni-
versary
of
the
birth
of
Abraham
Lincoln
on
February
12.
1809;
and
Whereas
Abraham
Lincoln
served
the
United
States;
and
as
the
sixteenth
President
of
Whereas
his
life
and
ideals
played
an
important
part
in
the
its
history
of
the
United
States
during
a
critical
period
of
history;
and
spoken
and
written
words
and
his
philosophy
to
of
Whereas
his
government
have
continued
have
influence
;
in
our
Govern-
ment
and
in
our
daily
way
of
life
and
Whereas
the
United
I
States
observed
with
appropriate
ceremonies
the
one
hundredth
anniversary
of
the
birth
of
Abraham
Lincoln
in
1909;
and
Whereas
the
interest
in,
and
respect
for,
Abraham
Lincoln
is
demonstrated
by
over
one
million
eight
hundred
and
thousand
people
from
Lincoln
all
fifty
parts
of
the
Nation
visiting
the
of
Memorial
in
Washington,
District
it
Columbia,
during
the
year
1956,
making
in
the
world;
the
most
visited
memorial
and
Whereas
it
is
appropriate
that
his
ideals
and
accomplishments
be
reemphasized
and
be
given
wider
public
knowledge
on
the
occasion
of
the
one
hundred
and
fiftieth
anniversary
of
his
birth;
and
incumbent
upon
us
as
a
nation
to
provide
for
the
Whereas
it
is
proper
observance
of
the
birth
of
this
great
man
who
it
has
continued
to
be
a
force
in
our
history:
Therefore
be
1
Resolved
by
the
Senate
and
House
of
Representatives
of
the
2
United
States
of
America
in
Congress
assembled,
(a)
in
order
to
provide
for
appropriate
3
That
and
nationwide
is
4
5
observances
and
the
coordination
of
ceremonies,
there
hereby
established
a
commission
to
be
known
as
the
Lincoln
6
7
Sesquicentennial
Commission,
hereafter
in
this
Act
referred
to
as
the
"Commission",
which
as
follows:
of
the
shall
be
composed-of
twenty-
8
9
eight
members,
(1)
The
President
United
States,
President
of
10
11
the
Senate,
and
Speaker
of
the
House
of
Representatives,
who
shall
be
ex
officio
members
of
the
Commission;
1
2
3
(2)
Six
Members
of
the
Senate
to
be
appointed
by
the
President
of
the
Senate;
(3)
Six
Members
of
the
House
of
Representatives
to
of
be
4
5
appointed
by
the
Speaker
of
the
House
(4)
of
the
Representatives;
Twelve
members
to
be
appointed
by
the
President
6
United
States;
and
7
8
(5)
One
member
from
the
Department
of
the
Interior
who
shall
be
the
Director
of
the
National
Park
Service
or
9
his
representative.
10
11
12
(b)
The
Director
of
the
National
Park
Service
shall
of
electing
call
the
first
meeting
for
the
purpose
at
its
a
Chairman.
The
Commission,
members,
and
it
discretion,
may
appoint
honorary
to
assist
13
may
establish
an
Advisory
Council
"
15
in
its
work.
(c)
Appointments
provided
for
in
this
section,
with
the
16
!•
exception
of
honorary
members,
shall
be
made
within ninety
Vacancies
days
from
the
date
of
enactment
of
shall
this
resolution.
y*
be
filled
in
the
same
manner
as
the
original
appoint-
19
20
21
22
23
ments
were
made.
Sec.
2.
It
shall
be
the
duty
of
the
Commission
to
pre-
pare
an
overall
program
to
include
specific
plans
for
com-
memorating
the
one
hundred
birth
of
fiftieth
anniversary
of
the
its
Abraham
Lincoln.
In
preparing
plans
and
24
2^
programs,
the
Commission
shall
give
due
consideration
to
any
similar
and
related
plans
advanced
by
State,
civic,
1
2
patriotic,
hereditary,
and
historical
bodies,
and
may
desig-
nate
special
committees
with
representation
from
the
above-
3
mentioned
bodies
to
plan
and
conduct
specific
ceremonies.
4
5
6
7
8
9
The
Commission
may
give
award
of
suitable
recognition
such
as
the
medals
and
certificates
or
by
other
appropriate
means
to
persons
and
organizations
for
outstanding
accom-
plishments
in
preserving
the
writings
and
ideals
of
Abraham
life.
Lincoln,
or
historical
locations
connected
with
his
Sec.
3.
The
President
to
issue
of
the
United
States
is
authorized
10
11
and
requested
proclamations
inviting
the
people
of
the
United
States
to
participate
in
and
obseve
the
centcn
niai
anniversaries
anniversary
of
the
nationally
significant
historic
events,
event,
the
co
mmemorations
of
12
13
commemoration
14
15
16
17
which
are
Sec.
4.
is
provided
for
herein.
(a)
The
Commission
is
authorized
to
accept
donations
of
monej^,
property,
or
personal
services;
to
co-
operate
with
State,
civic,
patriotic,
hereditary,
and
historical
18
19
groups
and
with
institutions
of
learning;
and
to
call
upon
other
Federal
departments
or
agencies
for
their
advice
and
assistance
in
carrying
out the
purposes
of
this
resolution.
20
21
All
books,
manuscripts,
miscellaneous
printed
matter,
to
22
23
memorabilia,
relics
and
other
materials
relating
Abraham
Lincoln
and
donated
to
the
Commission
may
be
deposited
for
24
permanent
preservation
in
a
National,
State,
or
local
library
1
or
museum
or
be
otherwise
disposed
of
by
the
Commission
in
2
3
consultation
.with
the
Librarian
of
Congress
or
the
Secretary
of
the
Smithsonian
Institution.
(b)
4
5
The
Commission,
to
such
extent
as
to
the
it
finds
to
be
necessary,
may,
without
regard
laws
and
procedures
6
7
applicable
to
Federal
agencies,
procure
supplies,
services,
and
property
and
make
of
this
resolution
funds
contracts,
expend
in
furtherance
8
9
donated
or
funds
received
in
pursuance
of
contracts
hereunder,
and
it
may
exercise
those
powers
that
10
11
are
necessary
to
enable
to
carry
out
efficiently
and
in
the
public
interest
the
purposes
of
this
resolution.
(c^
12
13
all
The
National
Park
Service
is
designated
to
provide
general
administrative
services.
14
15
16
17
Sec.
regard
to
5.
(a)
The
Commission
may
employ,
without
laws
or
the
Classification
Act
of
1949,
civil
service
an
executive
director
and
such
employees
as
sary
to
carry
out
(b)
its
may
be
neces-
functions.
of
the
18
19
Expenditures
Commission
shall
be
paid
by
the
National
Park
Service
as
general
administrative
agent,
20
21
which
shall
keep
complete
records
of
such
expenditures
and
shall
account
also
for
all
funds
received
.(c)
by
the
Commission.
22
23
A
report
shall
be
submitted
to
the
Congress,
pre-
senting
the
preliminary
plans
of
the
Commission
not
later
24
than
March
1,
1958,
in
order
that
further
enabling
legisla-

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