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 THIRTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Rus. I. 2. 1848. 333 RESOLUTIONS. [No. 1.] -.4 Resolution [authorizing the Erection on the Public Ground: in the Jan. 31, 1848. City of Washmgton of a Monument to George Washington. ··—*·* Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Washington Na- \v¤hingum tional Monument Society be, and it is hereby, authorized to erect the N¤'*;”é¤* .1*f°”“· proposed monument to the memory of George Washington upon such {Y,°f,`;;,e§:: L2; portion of the public grounds or reservations within the city of Wash- a mmwment to ington, not otherwise occupied, as shall be selected by the President f;?j0,g';Q"QQ;fin°{ of the United States and the board of managers of said society, as a mn on me publgc suitable site on which to erect the said monument, and for the neces- $F°“’;Q“w*“h.‘·h° sary protection there0£  _ u mg Avrncvsn, January 31, 1848. [No. 2.] ——Joint Resolution expressive of the Thanks af Congress to Maj0r· General March 9, 1848. Winfield Scott, and the Troops under his Command, for their distinguished Gal· ci Zantry and good Conduct in the Campaign of eighteen hundred and forty-seven. Resolved, unanimously, by the Small and House of Representatives qf the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Thang, 0:4:0,,- thanks of Congress be, and they are hereby, presented to Winfield $*6;; _ P*&S¤¤*¤£ Scott, major-general commanding in chief the army in Mexico, and s(°t:·’_:,Q $5;,8 through him to the officers and men of the regular and volunteer corps omcm qua men under him, for their uniform gallantry and good conduct conspicuously 3;*;% displayed at the siege and capture of the city of Vera Cruz and castle ggxluyhry, good of San Juan de Ulloa, March twentyminth, eighteen hundred and forty- <=°¤d[¤<=*» @3% in seven ; and in the successive battles of Cerro Gordo, April eighteenth; $2:Tfm °° l‘ Contreras, San Antonio, and Churubusco, August nineteenth and twentieth ; and for the victories achieved in front of the city of Mexico, September eighth, eleventh, twelfih, and thirteenth, and the capture of the metropolis, September fourteenth, eighteen hundred and forty- seven, in which the Mexican troops, greatly superior in numbers, and with every advantage of position, were in every conflict signally defeated by the American arms. .S¤c. 2. Resolved, That the President of the United States be, and A gdd msdn! he is hereby, requested to causeto be struck a gold medal, with de— ;‘;c;’§nf;lQlQ;‘}];f"¥ vices emblematical of the series of brilliant victories achieved by the mx Scott. army, and presented to Major-General Winfield Scott as a testimony of the high sense entertained by Congress of his valor, skill, and judicious conduct in the memorable campaign of eighteen hundred and forty-seven. SBC. 3. Resolved, That the President of the United States be re- The ;i'°Sid°“* quested to cause the foregoing resolutions to be communicated to g32z2h,, m,:; Major-Genera] Scott, in such terms as he may deem best calculated to rc¤¤!¤¢i<>3¤¤ to be give effect to the objects thereq£ $§$::{'§;§? °° A1>1>n0vm> March 9, 1848.