[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 127 (Tuesday, September 13, 1994)]
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                       UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST

  Mr. MITCHELL. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Senate resume consideration of the conference report accompanying S. 
2182, the Department of Defense authorization bill, with the time until 
5 p.m. today equally divided and controlled between Senators Nunn and 
Thurmond, or their designees; that 10 minutes of that time be under the 
control of Senator Gramm of Texas; that at 5 p.m., without intervening 
action, the Senate vote on adoption of the conference report. I further 
ask unanimous consent that on Wednesday, September 14, there be 7 hours 
of morning business with the time equally divided and controlled 
between the majority leader and the minority leader or their designees.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. METZENBAUM. Madam President, reserving the right to object----
  Mr. THURMOND. Madam President, we have no objection.
  Mr. METZENBAUM. Reserving the right to object, and I do not intend to 
object, does the majority leader mean by that there could be no other 
business taken up tomorrow?
  Mr. MITCHELL. No, I do not mean that.
  Mr. METZENBAUM. Pardon?
  Mr. MITCHELL. No, I do not mean that. We have not set the time for 
the morning business as of yet. This provides for 7 hours tomorrow, but 
it does not set the specific time for it.
  Mr. METZENBAUM. Other action could be taken if that was decided by 
the Senate?
  Mr. MITCHELL. It could, after the completion of the morning business.
  Mr. METZENBAUM. That would mean you could not do that until after 7 
hours had expired?
  Mr. MITCHELL. If the time is used or, of course, by consent the 
Senate can agree to interrupt that time and take some other action. The 
Senate could by consent vitiate this and have no other time.
  Mr. METZENBAUM. Madam President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader has the floor.
  Mr. MITCHELL. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The absence of a quorum has been suggested. 
The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. BAUCUS. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. BAUCUS. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in 
morning business.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The Senator from Montana is recognized.

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