Mark Hatfield

Mr. HATFIELD

Mr. HATFIELD. I thank the Senator. That will also affect five or six other amendments on both sides.

Mr. HATFIELD. Senator Bradley.

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

Mr. HATFIELD. I move to table the motion. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. amendment no. 5143 (Purpose: To provide conditions for the implementation of regulations issued by the Secretary of Transportation that require the sounding of a locomotive horn at highway-rail grade crossings)

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

Mr. HATFIELD. Five.

Mr. HATFIELD. Mr. President, I indicate at this point, that with one exception, we have completed all the Members' amendments that we know about and were part of the unanimous-consent agreement we reached last night, which means the only amendments we have left, namely, two relevant amendments for Senator Lott, six amendments on terrorism for Senator Lott, and the McCain amendment, as I understand it, and the Biden amendments, five of them on antiterrorism. We are about ready to have a completion of the Bradley amendment. We have completed all but the antiterrorism issue. Mr. President, first of all, it is not relevant to this bill in terms of it being legislative action on an appropriation. I am very hopeful that we can have an agreement reached to remove that encumbrance to completing this bill and having final passage. I believe that is the only other vote that we will have to have on this bill. We can do that following the vote that we are about ready to take up, on a tabling motion of the Baucus amendment. I urge any Member or any Member's staff person who has knowledge of these amendments that we had included in our unanimous-consent agreement, if they have any different viewpoint, or if they have any question, they better address those questions during the next vote and come to Senator Lautenberg and my desk here to go over the list to make sure they have been taken care of in our efforts to cover the remaining business. Otherwise, we will proceed to end in a couple of colloquies for the other two amendments, and hopefully by that time the leadership can give us some indication of what kind of an agreement may have been reached at a meeting that began at 6 o'clock tonight relating to the issue of antiterrorism. Amendment No. 5141

Mr. HATFIELD. With that, Mr. President, under the unanimous consent, I move to table the Baucus amendment, and I ask for the yeas and nays.

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

Mr. HATFIELD. Mr. President, we have one colloquy to be delivered on the floor between Senator Bradley and the leader, Senator Lott. Then we have the possibility of another perfecting amendment, or an amendment dealing with the subject we have just failed to table; we have a Cohen amendment to be dispensed with, and then we are ready for third reading. Amendment No. 5141

Mr. HATFIELD. I ask unanimous consent to temporarily lay aside the amendment at the moment to engage in a colloquy.

Mr. HATFIELD. Mr. President, I think I indicated the other part of the business was to complete that issue, so we are not cutting off anybody's right to offer an amendment.

Mr. HATFIELD. Yes.

Mr. HATFIELD. Mr. President, I think we have two final technical amendments to dispose of?

Mr. HATFIELD

Mr. HATFIELD. I ask unanimous consent an hour limitation be given to the Baucus amendment.

Mr. HATFIELD. Mr. President, I withdraw the request.

Mr. HATFIELD. I discussed this matter with the Senator from Virginia, and I believe the Senator is willing to enter into a time agreement on this amendment of 1 hour, equally divided.

Mr. HATFIELD. Will the Senator yield?

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

Mr. HATFIELD. Mr. President, at 7:45 I will make a motion to table the Baucus amendment and ask for the yeas and nays at that time. I say that at this point in order to give Members due warning and opportunity to return to the Hill. And I say this. We will make no other compensation for people being off the Hill until we finish this bill tonight. Everybody ought to be alert to the fact we may have votes at any time, and we are not going to delay a vote henceforth. But this vote will be called at 7:45. I, at that point, will make a motion to table. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I be recognized at that time to make that motion.

Mr. HATFIELD. I thank the Chair and suggest the absence of a quorum.

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

Mr. HATFIELD

Mr. HATFIELD. I suggest the absence of a quorum.

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

Mr. HATFIELD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Dr. Jonelle Rowe, a fellow on Senator Frist's staff, be granted floor privileges today, July 31, 1996, during the consideration of the fiscal year 1997 Transportation appropriations.