Trent Lott

Mr. LOTT

Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I object.

Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.

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 President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.

Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I apologize to the Senator from Tennessee for my objection. I was engaged in a discussion and did not hear what he was asking for. I understand it had been worked out and was ready to go. We were not clear on exactly what was happening. The Senator from Tennessee wishes to reclaim the floor, and I yield.

Mr. LOTT. I was explaining why I objected.

Mr. LOTT

Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now turn to the adjournment resolution just received from the House, that the concurrent resolution be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, all without intervening action or debate.

Mr. LOTT

Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, further reserving the right to object, would that list include the other language I had in my unanimous consent request that would take us to a conclusion? I believe I understood the minority leader was saying that it would not. Is that accurate?

Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I would object to the request at this time. But I am encouraged that we could get together and work to try to find a way to develop a list that would complete this very important education bill and bring it to final passage. I think we should pursue this to see if we can develop the list. I don't know how long it would be.

Mr. LOTT. I will in just a moment. It sounded as if we had around 20 amendments, and it sounded as if the minority leader added three or four that were not on our list. We are talking about as many as 24 amendments. We have taken up six. That would put us at 30. I don't think that is necessarily an excessive list on something that is this important. But the point is, if we could at least pursue some finite list that would get us to a conclusion, I would certainly like to do that. I would be glad to yield to Senator Kennedy.

Mr. LOTT

Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I object to further proceedings on these bills at this time.

Mr. LOTT

Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I understand H.R. 3244 is at the desk. I ask for its first reading.

Mr. LOTT. I now ask for its second reading and object to my own request.

Mr. LOTT

Mr. LOTT. I ask unanimous consent the Rules Committee be discharged from further consideration of H. Con. Res. 280, and that the Senate then proceed to its immediate consideration.

Mr. LOTT. I ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements appear in the Record.

Mr. LOTT

Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration of H. Con. Res. 302, and the Senate then proceed to its immediate consideration.

Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and finally any statements be printed in the Record.

Mr. LOTT

Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate now proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 315, submitted earlier by Senator Helms for himself and others.

Mr. LOTT

Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record.

Mr. LOTT

Mr. LOTT. I ask unanimous consent the Energy Committee be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3293, and that the Senate then proceed to its immediate consideration.

Mr. LOTT. I ask unanimous consent the bill be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record. The bill (H.R. 3293) was read the third time and passed.

Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I should note this is legislation that is sponsored in the Senate by Senator Ben Campbell of Colorado, but this is a House bill, originally sponsored by Congressman Gallegly of California. I thank Senator Wyden for helping us work through getting this cleared, since it is an authorization for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial before this Memorial Day weekend. I commend the three Senators and others who were involved in that issue.

Mr. LOTT

Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 316, submitted earlier by Senators Sessions and Shelby.

Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I am familiar with this particular judge. He was from Mobile, AL, 40 miles from my hometown of Pascagoula, MS. He served long and honorably, having reached a grand old age of 94. He was known particularly for his expertise in admiralty. He will be sincerely missed by those who have known him over the years as a Federal judge. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements relating to the resolution be printed in the Record.

Mr. LOTT

Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today it stand in adjournment, under the provisions of House Concurrent Resolution 336, until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 6. I further ask consent that on Tuesday, immediately following the prayer, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be deemed expired, and the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day. I further ask consent that the Senate then proceed to a period of morning business until 12:30 p.m., with Senators speaking for up to 5 minutes each, with the following exceptions: Senator Durbin, or his designee, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.; and Senator Thomas, or his designee, from 11 a.m. until 12 noon.

Mr. LOTT. I further ask unanimous consent that the Senate stand in recess from the hours of 12:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. for the weekly policy conferences to meet.