Bill Text: IL HR0131 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates the citizens of the City of Salem on the occasion of the City's 150th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-02-18 - Resolution Adopted [HR0131 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR0131-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are pleased to recognize the citizens of the | ||||||
4 | City of Salem on the occasion of the City's 150th anniversary | ||||||
5 | on April 17, 2015; and
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6 | WHEREAS, The City of Salem was initially organized as a | ||||||
7 | town on February 14, 1855 and was incorporated into a city on | ||||||
8 | April 17, 1865; and
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9 | WHEREAS, The New Madrid earthquake of 1811 caused the | ||||||
10 | Mississippi River to flow backwards, church bells to ring as | ||||||
11 | far away as Boston, and sent Captain Samuel Young searching for | ||||||
12 | a more hospitable home, which he found when he reached | ||||||
13 | present-day Salem; he set up camp on what is now the courthouse | ||||||
14 | square; and
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15 | WHEREAS, A severe drought hit northern and central Illinois | ||||||
16 | in 1820, which contributed to wagon loads of people traveling | ||||||
17 | to Illinois; as this was compared to the Biblical story of | ||||||
18 | Israel going to Egypt to purchase grain, southern Illinois | ||||||
19 | became known as "Egypt" and Salem became the "Gateway of Little | ||||||
20 | Egypt"; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Salem was originally founded in 1823 as the county |
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1 | seat of Marion County; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Salem is located halfway between the Indiana and | ||||||
3 | Missouri borders on what was originally the Vincennes-St. Louis | ||||||
4 | Road, now U.S. Route 50; Salem evolved into a stagecoach stop | ||||||
5 | on the Vincennes Trail; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Salem was home to William Jennings Bryan, who was | ||||||
7 | known as "The Great Commoner" and "The Silver-Tongued Orator" | ||||||
8 | and was a candidate for President of the United States; | ||||||
9 | Jennings was born in Salem on March 19, 1860; he attended Salem | ||||||
10 | public schools and was a member of First United Presbyterian | ||||||
11 | Church; a bronze statue stands today in Bryan Memorial Park on | ||||||
12 | the east side of Illinois Route 37 North; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Salem played a significant role in the G.I. Bill | ||||||
14 | of Rights; it was born in Luther B. Easley Post No. 128 of the | ||||||
15 | American Legion in Salem on November 4, 1943 and was drafted by | ||||||
16 | Omar J. McMakin and Earl W. Merritt, both of Salem, before | ||||||
17 | being taken to Washington D.C. to be signed into law; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Salem is rich in history, beauty, and solid | ||||||
19 | American values; active volunteer support, the Salem Chamber of | ||||||
20 | Commerce, the Historic and Patriotic Commission, and the Keep | ||||||
21 | Salem Beautiful Organization play an essential role in the | ||||||
22 | community; therefore, be it
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1 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
2 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
3 | congratulate the citizens of the City of Salem on the occasion | ||||||
4 | of the City's 150th anniversary and wish them great success and | ||||||
5 | happiness in the future; and be it further
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6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
7 | presented to the City of Salem as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
8 | respect.
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