Ted Stevens

Mr. STEVENS

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the amendment be agreed to.

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill, as amended, be read the third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, the amendment to the title be agreed to, and any statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record.

Mr. STEVENS

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. 3276 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.

Mr. STEVENS. I commend the current occupant of the chair who introduced this measure. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read the 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.

Mr. STEVENS

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H. Con. Res. 271, which is at the desk.

Mr. STEVENS

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 175, S. 939.

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the committee amendments be agreed to.

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, Senator Murkowski has an amendment at the desk, and I ask for its consideration.

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the amendment be agreed to.

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the bill, as amended, 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. STEVENS

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Chair lay before the Senate a message from the House to accompany S. 2749, to establish the California Trail Interpretive Center in Elko, Nevada, to facilitate the interpretation of the history of development and use of trails in the settling of the western portion of the United States. The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message from the House of Representatives: Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 2749) entitled ``An Act to establish the California Trail Interpretive Center in Elko, Nevada, to facilitate the interpretation of the history of development and use of trails in the settling of the western portion of the United States'', do pass with the following amendments: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

Mr. STEVENS

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask the Chair lay before the Senate a message from the House of Representatives on the bill (S. 1761). The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message from the House of Representatives: Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 1761) entitled ``An Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conserve and enhance the water supplies of the Lower Rio Grande Valley'', do pass with the following amendment: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate agree to the amendment of the House.

Mr. STEVENS

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate receives from the House H.R. 3549 regarding the repeal of the modification of the installment method, the bill be read the third time and passed, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table. I further ask consent that the above occur with no intervening action or debate, and I further ask consent this agreement be vitiated if the text is different than that which is now at the desk.

Mr. STEVENS

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the appointment that is at the desk appear separately in the Record as if made by the Chair.

Mr. STEVENS

Mr. STEVENS. I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding the sine die adjournment of the Senate, the President of the Senate, the President of the Senate pro tempore, and the majority and minority leaders be authorized to make appointments to commissions, committees, boards, conferences, or interparliamentary conferences authorized by law, by concurrent action of the two Houses, or by order of the Senate.

Mr. STEVENS. I am overwhelmed by that statement and my good friend. I noticed the Tasmanian devil tie. I enjoy those ties, and I hope the Senator enjoys his. I certainly enjoy our association. I served as whip for 8 years. I know the distinguished Senator from Nevada has the same job I had. I was the minority whip for a while and the majority whip for a while; he has, too, served in the capacity. We have a great deal in common, and I am delighted to have him as a friend.

Mr. STEVENS

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate now proceed to the consideration of H.R. 3756 which is at the desk.

Mr. STEVENS

Mr. STEVENS. I think we are getting down to the end. Today is not only the last day of the 106th Congress, but it is also the last day of Marshall Dove, who served in the Senate on the Republican Cloakroom staff. She has been here, now, for close to 3 years and will now change careers. I have asked for this opportunity to wish her the best in all the new challenges she may face. We thank her for her dedication and service in the Senate.

Mr. STEVENS

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate receives the message from the House on S. 2924 the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration and agree to the amendment of the House providing that language is identical to the language I send to the desk.

Mr. STEVENS

Mr. STEVENS. I understand that S. 3283 is at the desk, and I ask for its first reading.

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, on behalf of the leader, I now ask for its second reading, and I object to that.

Mr. STEVENS

Mr. STEVENS. I ask unanimous consent the bill be read the third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, and any statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record.

Mr. STEVENS

Mr. STEVENS. I now ask unanimous consent the Senate stand in adjournment sine die under the provisions of H. Con. Res. 446.

Mr. STEVENS

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 2816.