Transcription: When the house left in 1857 to go to its new headquarters, or its new rooms, this room would lay dormant for seven years. It was rudely treated. They had all kinds of people come in here selling wares, liquor, agriculture products, and so forth. Finally, there was a fellow named Justin Morrill from Vermont, a member of who introduced a resolution declaring that this room should be known as the National Statuary Hall. In so doing, he invites each state of the union to send to the Capitol two statues. These statues then become part of the display that we see here. They had certain restrictions o ...
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