35-557: Morrill Hall may refer to (all are buildings named for Justin Smith Morrill ): Morrill Hall (Cornell University) , the building at Cornell University Morrill Hall, a campus building located at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Morrill Hall (Iowa State University) Morrill Hall (University of Maryland) Morrill Hall , an administration building located on
70-455: A Union Republican. He was reelected as a Republican in 1872, 1878, 1884, 1890, and 1896, and served from March 4, 1867, until his death, almost thirty-one years. He served as chairman of the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds ( Forty-first through Forty-fourth Congresses ) where he played a vital role in obtaining the current Library of Congress main building through his work on
105-484: A merchant's clerk in Maine and Vermont, then embarked on a business career. In partnership with Jedediah H. Harris, Morrill owned and operated several stores in towns throughout Vermont. The success of his stores enabled Morrill to invest profitably in a farm, banks, railroads, and real estate. Morrill was active in politics as a Whig, and was elected to Congress in 1854. The party became defunct soon afterwards, and Morrill
140-452: A significant degree of influence over other representatives, committees, and public policy. Its Senate counterpart is the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance . In the 118th Congress , the committee's chair is Jason T. Smith . Recent chairmen have included Bill Thomas , Charlie Rangel , Sander Levin , Dave Camp , Paul Ryan , Kevin Brady , and Richard Neal . The Ways and Means Committee
175-478: A waiver from their party's congressional leadership. It has long been regarded as the most prestigious committee of the House of Representatives. The United States Constitution requires that all bills regarding taxation must originate in the U.S. House of Representatives, and House rules dictate that all bills regarding taxation must pass through Ways and Means. This system imparts upon the committee and its members
210-651: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Justin Smith Morrill Justin Smith Morrill (April 14, 1810 – December 28, 1898) was an American politician and entrepreneur who represented Vermont in the United States House of Representatives (1855–1867) and United States Senate (1867–1898). He is most widely remembered for Morrill Land-Grant Acts that provided federal funding for establishing many of
245-635: The American Civil War . Morrill is best known for sponsoring the Morrill Act, also known as the Land Grant College Act . This act was signed into law by Abraham Lincoln in 1862, and established federal funding for higher education in every state of the country. In his own words: This bill proposes to establish at least one college in every State upon a sure and perpetual foundation, accessible to all, but especially to
280-541: The United States House of Representatives . The committee has jurisdiction over all taxation , tariffs , and other revenue-raising measures, as well as a number of other programs including Social Security , unemployment benefits , Medicare , the enforcement of child support laws, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families , foster care , and adoption programs. Members of the Ways and Means Committee are not allowed to serve on any other House Committee unless they are granted
315-592: The University of Vermont in 1880 and Columbian College Law School in 1882. He was a lawyer and farmer and served in a variety of offices including as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives . He wrote Self-Consciousness of Noted Persons , published in 1886. Morrill died in Washington, D.C. on December 28, 1898. He was buried at Strafford Cemetery. At the time of Morrill's death his 43 years and 299 days of continuous Congressional service
350-661: The University of Vermont , University of Pennsylvania , Dartmouth College , and many other institutions. Justin Morrill College at Michigan State University was named for him. In 1962, the U.S. Postal Service issued a 4 cent postage stamp to celebrate the centennial of the Morrill Land-Grant College Act. In 1999, the Postal Service issued a 55 cent Great Americans series postage stamp of Morrill to honor his role in establishing
385-685: The Anti-Bigamy Act's ban on plural marriage. While serving in the U.S. House, Morrill secured passage of legislation to establish the National Statuary Hall Collection inside the United States Capitol . Under the provisions of this 1864 law, each state is permitted to provide two statues of noteworthy citizens for display inside the Capitol. A second Land Grant College Act in 1890 targeted
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#1732781029093420-619: The Joint Select Committee on Additional Accommodations for the Library. He also served as chairman of the Committee on Finance ( Forty-fifth , Forty-seventh through Fifty-second , Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses ). In addition, Morrill was a regent of the Smithsonian Institution from 1883 to 1898 and a trustee of the University of Vermont from 1865 to 1898. The Morrill Tariff of 1861
455-540: The Peace. One of Judge Harris's daughters married Portus Baxter , who also served in Congress. Baxter and Morrill became close friends as a result of the connection to Judge Harris, with Morrill referring to Baxter as "one of nature's noblemen" and Baxter consciously patterning his business and political career on Morrill's. Morrill invested in several successful ventures, including banks, railroads, and real estate. By
490-575: The Twin Cities campus of the University of Minnesota Morrill Hall (University of Nevada, Reno) Morrill Hall, a campus building located at North Dakota State University Morrill Hall (Oklahoma State University) Morrill Hall, a residence hall located at the University of Tennessee , Knoxville campus Morrill Hall (University of Vermont) Morrill Hall, a building at Washington State University University of Nebraska State Museum , also known as Morrill Hall Topics referred to by
525-588: The United States' public colleges and universities following a movement led by Jonathan Baldwin Turner . He is also remembered for Morrill Tariff . Originally a Whig , after that party became defunct Morrill was one of the founders of the Republican Party . A native of Strafford, Vermont , Morrill was educated in the schools of Strafford, Thetford Academy and Randolph Academy. He worked as
560-736: The Ways and Means Committee include welfare reform , a Medicare prescription drug benefit, Social Security reform , George W. Bush 's tax cuts, and trade agreements including the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). From 1911 to 1974, the Ways and Means Committee also had the responsibility to appoint members of other committees in addition to its legislative duties. When Ways and Means chair Wilbur Mills ' career ended in scandal, Congressman Phillip Burton transferred
595-569: The committee's selection powers to a separate, newly created committee. Resolutions electing members: H.Res. 14 (chair), H.Res. 15 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 56 (R), H.Res. 57 (D), H.Res. 999 (Gomez), H.Res. 1431 (Horsford) There are six subcommittees in the 118th Congress. In 2011, the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support was renamed the Subcommittee on Human Resources, returning to
630-489: The common schools of Strafford, Thetford Academy and Randolph Academy. He then trained for a business career by working as a merchant's clerk in Strafford and Portland, Maine . He then was a merchant in Strafford, and the partnership in which he participated with Judge Jedediah H. Harris grew to own and operate four stores throughout the state. Morrill also served in local offices including Town Auditor and Justice of
665-566: The former Confederate states and led to the creation of several historically black colleges and universities . The Land Grant College Acts ultimately led to the founding of 106 colleges including many state universities, polytechnic colleges, and agricultural and mechanical colleges. In 1851, Morrill married Ruth Barrell Swan (1822–1898) of Easton, Massachusetts . They had two children. Justin Harris Morrill (1853–1855) died in childhood. James Swan Morrill (1857–1910) graduated from
700-530: The land grant colleges. In 1967 Ohio State University opened two residence halls on its campus. Named for Morrill and Abraham Lincoln, they are also known as The Towers . They are the tallest buildings on the OSU campus, and among the tallest in Columbus Ohio . United States House Committee on Ways and Means Minority The Committee on Ways and Means is the chief tax -writing committee of
735-707: The late 1840s he was financially secure enough to retire, and he became a gentleman farmer. In addition to farming, Morrill became active in the Whig Party , including serving as chairman of the Orange County Whig Committee, a member of the Vermont State Whig Committee, and a Delegate to the 1852 Whig National Convention . In 1854 Morrill was elected to the Thirty-fourth Congress as a Whig. He
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#1732781029093770-659: The most advanced standards of the world. He also authored the Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act of 1862, which targeted the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , based on the then-existing practice of plural marriage ( polygamy ). It imposed a five-hundred dollar fine and up to five years imprisonment for the crime of polygamy. On January 6, 1879, in Reynolds v. United States the Supreme Court , upheld
805-524: The official roles of floor leader came about in the late 19th century, the Chairman of Ways and Means was considered the Majority Leader. The chairman is one of very few Representatives to have office space within the Capitol building itself. Because of its wide jurisdiction, Ways and Means has always been one of the most important committees with respect to impact on policy. Although it lacks
840-518: The prospects for reelection help that comes with the Appropriations Committee , it is seen as a valuable post for two reasons: given the wide array of interests that are affected by the committee, a seat makes it easy to collect campaign contributions and since its range is broad, members with a wide array of policy concerns often seek positions to be able to influence policy decisions. Some recent major issues that have gone through
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910-498: The sons of toil, where all of needful science for the practical avocations of life shall be taught, where neither the higher graces of classical studies nor that military drill our country now so greatly appreciates will be entirely ignored, and where agriculture, the foundation of all present and future prosperity, may look for troops of earnest friends, studying its familiar and recondite economies, and at last elevating it to that higher level where it may fearlessly invoke comparison with
945-567: The spending power was given to the new Appropriations Committee in 1865. During the Civil War the key policy-maker in Congress was Thaddeus Stevens , as chairman of the committee and Republican floor leader. He took charge of major legislation that funded the war effort and permanently transformed the nation's economic policies regarding tariffs, bonds, income and excise taxes, national banks, suppression of money issued by state banks, greenback currency, and western railroad land grants. Stevens
980-453: Was a protective tariff law adopted on March 2, 1861. Passed after anti-tariff southerners had left Congress during the process of secession, Morrill designed it with the advice of Pennsylvania economist Henry C. Carey. It was one of the last acts signed into law by James Buchanan , and replaced the Tariff of 1857 . Additional tariffs Morrill sponsored were passed to raise revenue during
1015-700: Was a founder of the Republican Party , and won reelection five times as a Republican, serving from March 4, 1855, to March 3, 1867. He served as chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means in the Thirty-ninth Congress . He also served on the Joint Committee on Reconstruction , which drafted the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution . In 1866 Morrill was elected to the U.S. Senate as
1050-546: Was a founder of the new Republican Party. He won reelection to the U.S. House every two years from 1856 to 1864, and he served from March 1857 to March 1867. During his House service, Morrill served as chairman of the Ways and Means Committee and the House Republican Conference . In 1866, Morrill was elected to the U.S. Senate, and he served from March 1867 until his death. During his Senate career, Morrill
1085-599: Was chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and the Joint Committee on Public Buildings . Morrill died in Washington, D.C. , on December 28, 1898. He was buried at Strafford Cemetery. Morrill was born in Strafford, Vermont , on April 14, 1810, the son of Mary Hunt (Proctor) Morrill and Nathaniel Morrill, a farmer, blacksmith, and militia leader who attained the rank of colonel . Morrill attended
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1120-504: Was first established during the first Congress, in 1789. However, this initial version was disbanded after only 8 weeks; for the next several years, only ad hoc committees were formed, to write up laws on notions already debated in the whole House. It was first established as a standing committee by resolution adopted December 21, 1795, and first appeared among the list of regular standing committees on January 7, 1802. Upon its original creation, it held power over both taxes and spending, until
1155-597: Was often unable to prevail." Historiographical views of Stevens have dramatically shifted over the years, from the early 20th-century view of Stevens and the Radical Republicans as tools of enormous business and motivated by hatred of the white South, to the perspective of the neoabolitionists of the 1950s and afterwards, who applauded their efforts to give equal rights to the freed slaves. Three future presidents – James Polk , Millard Fillmore , and William McKinley – served as Committee Chairman. Before
1190-482: Was one of the major policymakers regarding Reconstruction, and obtained a House vote of impeachment against President Andrew Johnson (who was acquitted by the Senate in 1868). Hans L. Trefousse , his leading biographer, concludes that Stevens "was one of the most influential representatives ever to serve in Congress. [He dominated] the House with his wit, knowledge of parliamentary law, and sheer willpower, even though he
1225-542: Was the longest in U.S. history. He has since been surpassed, but still ranks 26th as of March 2021. The Justin Smith Morrill Homestead in Strafford is a National Historic Landmark. Many colleges established under the Morrill Act created a 'Morrill Hall' in his honor. Morrill was initiated into the Delta Upsilon fraternity as an honorary member in 1864. He received honorary degrees from
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