H.R. No. 409 R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, By executive order, the governor in 1994 created the 1-2 Sesquicentennial Committee to coordinate and assist in the planning 1-3 of statewide celebrations marking the 150th anniversary of Texas' 1-4 achievement of statehood; and 1-5 WHEREAS, The committee and its Events Subcommittee have 1-6 scheduled an eight-month series of events to commence with a 1-7 special ceremony in Austin on June 16; and 1-8 WHEREAS, That date, representative of a significant milestone 1-9 on the road to statehood, marks the sesquicentennial of the calling 1-10 of the Congress of the Republic of Texas by President Anson Jones 1-11 to consider the alternative of annexation to the United States; and 1-12 WHEREAS, The Sesquicentennial Committee and Events 1-13 Subcommittee plan for that day the unveiling of a commemorative 1-14 postage stamp of the United States Postal Service honoring a 1-15 century and a half of Texas statehood; and 1-16 WHEREAS, Organizers have requested use of the house chamber, 1-17 and the Texas House of Representatives finds it a fitting occasion 1-18 and a pleasure to contribute to this commemoration of Texas' 1-19 history as a state; now, therefore, be it 1-20 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th 1-21 Legislature hereby grant permission to the Sesquicentennial 1-22 Committee and its Events Subcommittee, in accordance with house 1-23 rules and the policies of the Committee on House Administration, to 1-24 use the house chamber on Friday, June 16, 1995, provided that the 2-1 house is not in session, for the observance of the State of Texas 2-2 Sesquicentennial.