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RESOLUTIONS. ' ‘ ’ i l riations for the a ment of

 Se§gn1einpi:y::s1i>6;‘t£hUlbulgeal:1.l:¢i; Sgdatzbdmggrthe iirst session ofptlie Fifty-

third Congress. _ Resolved, In; the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the appropriations made S•>¤¤i¤¤ ¤a·v*<>¥¤>¤· in the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Appropriations Act for the S°”°t° `mi °°°°` iiseal year eighteen hundred and ninety-four, approved March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-three, for compensation of session employees of the Senate and House of Representatives, be, and the same appmnristions are hereby, made available from and including the seventh day of },°,'jj‘,}fi§§§ gf; August, eighteen hundred and ninety-three until the close of the iirst my- m· session of the Fifty-third Cmgress; and persons employed under said "°Lm’°'appropriations shall be paid from the date of their actual employment, . without regard to the date of their respective oaths of office, and at · the rates per diem or per month as provided in said act. Approved, August 17, 1893. August 17,1m. [No; 2.] Joint Resolution. Providing for the appropriate commemoration of the ·—····—········· One Hundredth Anniversary of the laying of the Corner Stone of the Capitol of the United States, September Eighteenth, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety- · three. . rmmutxs. Whereas, The One Hundredth Anniversary of the laying of the Corner Stone of the United States Capitol by President George Washington, September Eighteenth, One Thousand Seven and N inety-three, is an occasion of national interest becoming the cognizance of Congress, and Whereas, a committee of citizens of the United States, of which Lawrence Gardner, of the District of Columbia, has been elected Chairman, have been appointed to make suitable and appropriate arrangements to duly commemorate the important event and for the maintenance of order and decorum in the proceedings and for guarding the Capitol and its grounds from injury, Therefore, be it Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United capnm ce¤w¤¤§¤g· States of America, in Congress assembled, That the use of the Capitol ,,g§‘;§§°Q,’§fu"§:d‘§“,§;,j grounds for the ceremonies attending the One Hundredth Anniversary ¤»i¤~1f<>i· of the laying of the Corner Stone of the Capitol for and during the Eighteenth of September, On Thousand Eight Hundred and Ninety- three, including processions, literary and musical exercises, and the suitable decoration of the grounds, the Capitol building and its approaches shall be permitted, under such regulations as may be prescribed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to insure the safety of the building and the grounds from injury. seam temmime ml That a joint committee of fourteen, to consist of seven Senators to

j’,§;’,“,j;{f‘°“ "·‘ "" W be appointed by the President of the Senate and seven Representap,,,,,,,_5·,8_ tives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives,

be and is hereby constituted to take order in the matter of arrangdng for the ceremonies at the Capitol to act with a like committee in number to be selected by the said Citizens Committee. Approved, August 17, 1893. (10)