Dale Bumpers

Mr. BUMPERS

Mr. BUMPERS. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 4999

Mr. BUMPERS. Mr. President, the amendment has been cleared on this side. It is agreeable to us.

Mr. BUMPERS. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.

Mr. BUMPERS. I urge their adoption.

Mr. BUMPERS. I send those amendments to the desk.

Mr. BUMPERS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that amendment together with an amendment that I would like to offer on behalf of Senator Sarbanes and Senator Mikulski be considered en bloc. They have been agreed to by both sides.

Mr. BUMPERS. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.

Mr. BUMPERS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.

Mr. BUMPERS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the pending amendment be set aside in order to offer a couple of amendments that have been agreed to.

Mr. BUMPERS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that an amendment by myself, which was inadvertently left off the unanimous consent agreement list, be in order.

Mr. BUMPERS. I move to reconsider the vote.

Mr. BUMPERS. If I may direct a comment to the majority leader on this--

Mr. BUMPERS. Reserving the right to object, Madam President, as I understood the unanimous consent agreement, the first part was these amendments would be an exclusive list.

Mr. BUMPERS. The second part of the agreement, the second unanimous consent agreement said that we would stack votes beginning at 11 o'clock in the morning.

Mr. BUMPERS. It did not say all of these amendments would be disposed of prior to that time?

Mr. BUMPERS. I am confused by the Senator's request for 4 minutes on peanut amendments.

Mr. BUMPERS

Mr. BUMPERS. Mr. President, to direct a question to the distinguished chairman and floor manager, as I understand it, we are going to have a whole slew of votes in the morning on the welfare bill, as many as 20. I was wondering if the chairman will be willing to make a unanimous- consent request that immediately following final passage of the welfare reform bill tomorrow that we proceed immediately, while the Senators are still here on the floor, to a vote on the Gregg amendment and the McCain amendment.

Mr. BUMPERS. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.

Mr. BUMPERS. Mr. President, those amendments have been cleared on this side.

Mr. BUMPERS. Mr. President, I think Senator Pell has a small amendment that he wants to offer that we probably should add to that list.

Mr. BUMPERS. Mr. President, I urge the adoption of the amendment.

Mr. BUMPERS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed.

Mr. BUMPERS. Mr. President, I send an amendment to the desk on behalf of Senator Kohl dealing with special research grants which I think has been cleared on the other side.

Mr. BUMPERS. Mr. President, I urge the adoption of the amendment.

Mr. BUMPERS. The remainder are cleared on this side. The question is on agreeing to the amendments numbered 4972, 4973, and 4974 en bloc. The amendments (Nos. 4972 through 4974) were agreed to en bloc.