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 115 STAT. 2520 CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS—MAY 26, 2001 May 26, 2001 ADJOURNMENT—HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES [H. Con. Res. 146] AND SENATE Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legislative day of Friday, May 25, 2001, or Saturday, May 26, 2001, on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee, it stand adjourned until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 5, 2001, or until noon on the second day after Members are notified to reassemble pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first; and that when the Senate recesses or adjourns at the close of business on Saturday, May 26, 2001, Sunday, May 27, 2001, or Tuesday, May 29, 2001, on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee, it stand recessed or adjourned until noon on Tuesday, June 5, 2001, or until such time on that day as may be specified by its Majority Leader or his designee in the motion to recess or adjourn, or until noon on the second day after Members are notified to reassemble pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first. SEC. 2. The Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of the Senate, acting jointly after consultation with the Minority Leader of the House and the Minority Leader of the Senate, shall notify the Members of the House and the Senate, respectively, to reassemble whenever, in their opinion, the public interest shall warrant it. Agreed to May 26, 2001. June 6, 2001 CITY OF DETROIT—TRICENTENNIAL [H. Con. Res. 80] Whereas Detroit is the 10th most populous city in the United States and the most populous city in Michigan; Whereas Detroit is the oldest major city in the Midwest, and 2001 is the 300th anniversary of Detroit's founding; Whereas Detroit began as a French community on the Detroit River when Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founded a strategic garrison and fur trading post on the site in 1701; Whereas Detroit was named Fort Pontchartrain de' Etroit (meaning "strait") at the time of its founding and became known as Detroit because of its position along the Detroit River; Whereas the Detroit region served as a strategic staging area during the French and Indian War, became a British possession in 1760, and was transferred to the British by the peace treaty of 1763; Whereas the Ottawa Native American Chieftain Pontiac attempted a historic but unsuccessful campaign to wrest control of the garrison at Detroit from British hands in 1763; Whereas in the nineteenth century, Detroit was a vocal center of antislavery advocacy and, for more than 40,000 individuals seeking freedom in Canada, an important stop on the Underground Railroad;

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