SPEECH IN THE SENATE, ON THE PRESENTATION OF HIS STATUE, JANUARY 20,
1870.
In the Senate, January 20, 1870, Senator Anthony announced
the presentation by Rhode Island of a statue of Major-General
Nathanael Greene, of the Revolution, executed by the
sculptor Brown, to be placed in the old Hall of the House
of Representatives. Mr. Sumner moved its acceptance by the
following Concurrent Resolution:--
A Resolution accepting the Statue of Major-General Greene.
_Resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives
concurring_, That the thanks of this Congress be presented
to the Governor, and through him to the people, of the
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, for the
statue of Major-General Greene, whose name is so honorably
identified with our Revolutionary history; that this work
of art is accepted in the name of the nation, and assigned
a place in the old Hall of the House of Representatives,
already set aside by Act of Congress for the statues of
eminent citizens; and that a copy of this Resolution,
signed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker
of the House of Representatives, be transmitted to the
Governor of the State of Rhode Island and Providence
Plantations.