,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #ce  ,,in ,,the       
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,june #bd1 #bjbf,mr4 ,kim 7for himself  
and ,mr4 ,mc,cormick7 submitted the     
following concurrent resolution2 which  
was referred to the ,committee on ,rules
 and ,administration  ,,concurrent      
,,resolution  ,providing for a joint    
session of the ,congress in             
,philadelphia1 ,pennsylvania1 on        
,thursday1 ,july #b1 #bjbf1 in honor of 
the semiquincentennial of the           
,declaration of ,independence4  ,whereas
 the city of ,philadelphia1             
,pennsylvania1 was founded in #afhb2    
,whereas ,philadelphia has become known 
as the ,nation's birthplace for the     
critical role it played in the founding 
of the ,united ,states of ,america2     
,whereas ,philadelphia was the meeting  
place for the first ,continental        
,congress1 the second ,continental      
,congress1 and the ,constitutional      
,convention2 ,whereas ,philadelphia     

served as the capital of the ,united    
,states from #agij through #ahjj2       
,whereas1 on ,july #d1 #aggf1 the       
,second ,continental ,congress approved 
the ,declaration of ,independence in    
,philadelphia1 at the ,pennsylvania     
,state ,house1 now known as             
,independence ,hall2 ,whereas the       
,declaration of ,independence officially
 severed the #ac colonies' ties to the  
,british ,crown2 ,whereas ,independence 
,hall is #a of only #bf cultural ,world 
,heritage sites in the ,united ,states  
of ,america2 ,whereas ,philadelphia1    
,pennsylvania1 became the first ,world  
,heritage ,city in the ,united ,states  
of ,america2 ,whereas1 shortly after the
 conclusion of the ,constitutional      
,convention1 ,benjamin ,franklin        
proclaimed of the ,rising ,sun ,armchair
 at ,independence ,hall1 ,i have often  
looked at that picture behind the       
president without being able to tell    
whether it was rising or setting4 ,but  
now at length ,i have the happiness to  

know that it is a rising and not a      
setting sun2 ,whereas across from       
,independence ,hall stands the ,liberty 
,bell1 displaying the phrase ,proclaim  
,liberty ,throughout ,all the ,land     
,unto ,all the ,inhabitants thereof2    
,whereas only on #b occasions since the 
,united ,states ,capitol moved to       
,washington1 ,district of ,columbia1 in 
#ahjj has ,congress convened outside of 
the ,district of ,columbia2 ,whereas1 on
 ,july #af1 #aihg1 ,congress met at     
,independence ,hall in ,philadelphia1   
,pennsylvania1 to honor the bicentennial
 of the ,constitution and commemorate   
the #bjjth anniversary of the ,great    
,compromise of the ,constitutional      
,convention2 ,whereas1 on ,september #f1
 #bjjb1 ,congress met at ,federal ,hall 
in ,new ,york1 ,new ,york1 in           
remembrance of the victims and heroes of
 ,september #aa1 #bjja1 and in          
recognition of the courage and spirit of
 the ,city of ,new ,york2 and ,whereas  
,july #d1 #bjbf1 will serve as the      

semiquincentennial1 or #bejth           
anniversary1 of the founding of the     
,united ,states3 ,now1 therefore1 be it 
,that1 in honor of the                  
semiquincentennial of the ,declaration  
of ,independence1 the two ,houses of the
 ,congress shall assemble in a joint    
session at the ,independence ,national  
,historical ,park in ,philadelphia1     
,pennsylvania1 on ,thursday1 ,july #b1  
#bjbf1 for the purpose of commemorating 
the ,declaration of ,independence4