,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #gjh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,july #ca1 #bjad    
,mr4 ,schock submitted the following    
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,house ,administration    
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
designation of ,september #f1 #bjad1 as 
,everett ,mc,kinley ,dirksen and        
,marigold ,day1 and designating and     
adopting the flower commonly known as   
the ,marigold as the floral emblem of   
,congress for ,september #aj1 #bjad4    
,whereas the great ,senator ,everett    
,mc,kinley ,dirksen of ,pekin1          
,illinois1 has passed from the halls of 
the ,united ,states ,capitol2 ,whereas  
the current ,members of ,congress wish  
to honor ,senator ,dirksen2 ,whereas1   
upon the passing of ,senator ,dirksen1  
his contemporaries and peers stated     
that--  7#a7 ,senator ,dirksen--  7,a7  
provided sage advice and counsel and    
wholehearted wisdom2  7,b7 provided     
support that made the civil rights      

legislation of the #aifjs a fact rather 
than a dream during that decade2 and    
7,c7 was known as an ,american who      
cultivated the chivalric virtues of     
public life1 such as--  7i7 a love of   
combat in statesmanship2  7ii7 a high   
sense of honor2  7iii7 a practical      
acceptance of the standards of party    
loyalty2 and  7iv7 the acceptance of    
political life as a game to be played   
according to the rules2 and  7#b7 when  
,senator ,dirksen spoke1 the country    
listened1 and his eloquence was a source
 of national strength2  ,whereas1 as    
,senator ,dirksen noted1 unless some    
supernatural force disturbs the         
procession of the seasons1 there will be
 a spring1 and when spring comes1 there 
will be flowers2 ,whereas flowers are a 
wonder of joy brought forth by seed1    
sun1 and soil1 and nurtured by rain1    
that let nature unfurl all her great    
beauty in every color in the spectrum2  
,whereas ,senator ,dirksen found himself
 wedded to the flower commonly known as 

the ,marigold1 of the genus ,tagetes1   
the rugged1 robust1 bright1 and stately 
flower that is somehow able to resist   
the onslaught of insects while taking in
 stride extreme changes in temperature1 
fighting back the scorching sun in      
summer and the chill of early spring    
evenings2 ,whereas the peoples of the   
world have from time immemorial adopted 
emblems for their institutions that     
represent their virtues2 ,whereas1 from 
time to time1 the ,united ,states       
,congress has adopted emblems to        
represent to the world the virtues of   
,congress and of the ,united ,states2   
,whereas the ,mace of the ,house of     
,representatives is one of the oldest   
symbols of ,congress and consists of #ac
 ebony rods that represent the #ac      
original ,states of the ,union2 ,whereas
 the ,seal of the ,senate represents the
 #ac original colonies with a shield    
comprised of #ac stars and #ac vertical 
stripes and a scroll inscribed with ,e  
pluribus unum2 ,whereas the ,seal of the

 ,senate also includes--  7#a7 an olive 
branch symbolizing peace2  7#b7 an oak  
branch symbolizing strength2  7#c7 a red
 liberty cap representing freedom2 and  
7#d7 crossed fasces representing        
authority2  ,whereas the ,marigold      
represents the character of the ,house  
of ,representatives and the ,senate more
 appropriately as an emblem than does   
any other flower2 ,whereas the ,marigold
 is a native of ,north ,america and     
nowhere else in the world2 ,whereas the 
,marigold is grown in abundance in the  
home gardens of every ,state of the     
,union2 ,whereas the ,marigold is grown 
easily and quickly from seed in every   
,state of the ,union2 ,whereas the      
,marigold is acknowledged as a symbol of
 religious faith2 ,whereas the ,marigold
 in its very appearance represents not  
only beauty but also a rugged humility  
of character2 and ,whereas the          
,marigold1 like the ,american eagle and 
the ,american flag1 would be an         
exclusively ,american emblem1 unclaimed 

by any foreign country or institution3  
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that           
,congress--  7#a7 supports the          
designation of ,everett ,mc,kinley      
,dirksen and ,marigold ,day2 and  7#b7  
designates and adopts the flower        
commonly known as the ,marigold1 of the 
genus ,tagetes1 as the floral emblem of 
,congress4