[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 245 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 245

Relative to the death of Dr. Floyd M. Riddick, Parliamentarian Emeritus 
                      of the United States Senate.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 26, 2000

 Mr. Lott (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Akaka, 
Mr. Allard, Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Biden, 
  Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Bond, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Brownback, Mr. 
    Bryan, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Burns, Mr. Campbell, Mr. L. Chafee, Mr. 
   Cleland, Mr. Cochran, Ms. Collins, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. 
 Craig, Mr. Crapo, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. 
   Durbin, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Feingold, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
 Fitzgerald, Mr. Frist, Mr. Gorton, Mr. Graham, Mr. Gramm, Mr. Grams, 
 Mr. Grassley, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Helms, 
 Mr. Hollings, Mr. Hutchinson, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Inouye, 
  Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
Kohl, Mr. Kyl, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
     Lieberman, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Mack, Mr. McCain, Mr. 
McConnell, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
 Nickles, Mr. Reed, Mr. Reid, Mr. Robb, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rockefeller, 
 Mr. Roth, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
Shelby, Mr. Smith of New Hampshire, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Ms. Snowe, Mr. 
   Specter, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. 
 Torricelli, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Warner, Mr. Wellstone, and Mr. Wyden) 
 submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Relative to the death of Dr. Floyd M. Riddick, Parliamentarian Emeritus 
                      of the United States Senate.

Whereas Floyd M. Riddick served the Senate with honor and distinction as its 
        second Parliamentarian from 1965 to 1975;
Whereas Floyd M. Riddick created the Daily Digest of the Congressional Record 
        and was its first editor from 1947 to 1951;
Whereas Floyd M. Riddick was Assistant Senate Parliamentarian from 1951 to 1964;
Whereas Floyd M. Riddick compiled thousands of Senate precedents into the 
        official volume whose current edition bears his name;
Whereas Floyd M. Riddick served the Senate for more than 40 years;
Whereas Floyd M. Riddick upon his retirement as Senate Parliamentarian served as 
        a consultant to the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration;
Whereas Floyd M. Riddick performed his Senate duties in an impartial and 
        professional manner; and
Whereas Floyd M. Riddick was honored by the Senate with the title 
        Parliamentarian Emeritus: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep 
regret the announcement of the death of the Honorable Floyd M. Riddick, 
Parliamentarian Emeritus of the United States Senate.
    Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate communicate these 
resolutions to the House of Representatives and transmit an enrolled 
copy thereof to the family of the deceased.
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