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,,repres5tatives  ,july #ca1 #bjad ,mr4 
,s*ock submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,h\se      
,adm9i/ration  ,,resolution  ,express+  
support = designation ( ,septemb] #f1   
#bjad1 z ,ev]ett ,mc,kinley ,dirks5 &   
,m>igold ,day1 & designat+ & adopt+ !   
fl[] commonly kn[n z ! ,m>igold z !     
floral emblem ( ,congress = ,septemb]   
#aj1 #bjad4  ,:]eas ! great ,s5ator     
,ev]ett ,mc,kinley ,dirks5 ( ,pek91     
,ill9ois1 has pass$ f ! halls ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,capitol2 ,:]eas ! curr5t       
,memb]s ( ,congress wi% to honor ,s5ator
 ,dirks52 ,:]eas1 ^u ! pass+ ( ,s5ator  
,dirks51 8 contempor>ies & pe]s /at$ t--
  7#a7 ,s5ator ,dirks5--  7,a7 provid$  
sage advice & c\nsel & :olehe>t$ wisdom2
  7,b7 provid$ support t made ! civil   
rights legislation ( ! #aifjs a fact r  
?an a dream dur+ t decade2 &  7,c7 0    
kn[n z an ,am]ican :o cultivat$ !       
*ivalric virtues ( public life1 su* z-- 

7i7 a love ( combat 9 /atesman%ip2  7ii7
 a high s5se ( honor2  7iii7 a practical
 acceptance ( ! /&>ds ( p>ty loyalty2 & 
7iv7 ! acceptance ( political life z a  
game to be play$ accord+ to ! rules2 &  
7#b7 :5 ,s5ator ,dirks5 spoke1 ! c\ntry 
li/5$1 & 8 eloqu5ce 0 a s\rce ( national
 /r5g?2  ,:]eas1 z ,s5ator ,dirks5 not$1
 unless "s sup]natural =ce di/urbs !    
procession ( ! seasons1 !re w be a spr+1
 & :5 spr+ comes1 !re w be fl[]s2 ,:]eas
 fl[]s are a wond] ( joy br\ght =? by   
se$1 sun1 & soil1 & nurtur$ by ra91 t   
let nature unfurl all h] great beauty 9 
e color 9 ! spectrum2 ,:]eas ,s5ator    
,dirks5 f\nd himself w$d$ to ! fl[]     
commonly kn[n z ! ,m>igold1 ( ! g5us    
,tagetes1 ! rugg$1 robu/1 bright1 &     
/ately fl[] t is someh[ able to resi/ ! 
onslaught ( insects :ile tak+ 9 /ride   
extreme *anges 9 temp]ature1 fight+ back
 ! scor*+ sun 9 summ] & ! *ill ( e>ly   
spr+ ev5+s2 ,:]eas ! peoples ( ! _w h f 
"t immemorial adopt$ emblems = _!       
in/itutions t repres5t _! virtues2      

,:]eas1 f "t to "t1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,congress has adopt$ emblems to repres5t
 to ! _w ! virtues ( ,congress & ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! ,mace ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives is "o ( ! olde/       
symbols ( ,congress & consi/s ( #ac     
ebony rods t repres5t ! #ac orig9al     
,/ates ( ! ,union2 ,:]eas ! ,seal ( !   
,s5ate repres5ts ! #ac orig9al colonies 
) a %ield compris$ ( #ac />s & #ac      
v]tical /ripes & a scroll inscrib$ ) ,e 
pluribus unum2 ,:]eas ! ,seal ( ! ,s5ate
 also includes--  7#a7 an olive bran*   
symboliz+ peace2  7#b7 an oak bran*     
symboliz+ /r5g?2  7#c7 a r$ lib]ty cap  
repres5t+ fre$om2 &  7#d7 cross$ fasces 
repres5t+ au?ority2  ,:]eas ! ,m>igold  
repres5ts ! "* ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate m            
appropriately z an emblem ?an does any  
o!r fl[]2 ,:]eas ! ,m>igold is a native 
( ,nor? ,am]ica & n[h]e else 9 ! _w2    
,:]eas ! ,m>igold is gr[n 9 abundance 9 
! home g>d5s ( e ,/ate ( ! ,union2      
,:]eas ! ,m>igold is gr[n easily &      

quickly f se$ 9 e ,/ate ( ! ,union2     
,:]eas ! ,m>igold is ackn[l$g$ z a      
symbol ( religi\s fai?2 ,:]eas !        
,m>igold 9 its v appe>ance repres5ts n  
only beauty b also a rugg$ humility (   
"*2 & ,:]eas ! ,m>igold1 l ! ,am]ican   
eagle & ! ,am]ican flag1 w\ld be an     
exclusively ,am]ican emblem1 unclaim$ by
 any =eign c\ntry or in/itution3 ,n[1   
!re=e1 be x  ,t ,congress--  7#a7       
supports ! designation ( ,ev]ett        
,mc,kinley ,dirks5 & ,m>igold ,day2 &   
7#b7 designates & adopts ! fl[] commonly
 kn[n z ! ,m>igold1 ( ! g5us ,tagetes1 z
 ! floral emblem ( ,congress4