Political Quotes

“I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 458) was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows: S. Res. 458 Whereas, on May 15, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed into law an Act that established a Department of Agriculture (12 Stat. 387, chapter 72); Whereas President Lincoln gave the Department of Agriculture general authority to acquire and spread useful information on agricultural subjects and to assist in the development and use of new and valuable seeds and plants; Whereas, in 1862, President Lincoln also signed into law the Act entitled ``An Act to secure homesteads to actual settlers on the public domain'' (commonly known as the ``Homestead Act of 1862''; 12 Stat. 392, chapter 75) and the Act of July 2, 1862 (commonly known as the ``First Morrill Act''; 12 Stat.…”