[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 91 (Tuesday, June 6, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S7776]
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                   ORDERS FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1995

  Mr. DOLE. I would ask unanimous consent that when the Senate convenes 
tomorrow, it convene at the hour of 9:30 a.m., with 15 minutes of 
morning business, 10 minutes to the Senator from Louisiana, Senator 
Breaux; that at 9:45 we return to the consideration of S. 735, and that 
the amendment No. 1217, habeas corpus Federal prisons, be in order, 30 
minutes equally, controlled by the managers on each side.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. DOLE. And then we will try to work out the order and times on the 
following amendments. I think we will pretty much stick to the times we 
have pointed out here.
  I would also ask, since we have completed action on every amendment 
that has been affected by cloture, that the cloture motion filed 
yesterday be vitiated.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. DOLE. As I indicated earlier, there is no reason for a cloture 
vote because we have taken care of all the amendments that might have 
been affected by invoking cloture with the exception of five so-called 
gun or gun-related amendments which have been or will be withdrawn.
  Mr. BIDEN. Mr. President, if the leader will yield, each of the 
authors of the gun amendments has agreed to withdraw their amendments, 
and I am authorized to do that and I would do that at this moment if 
that is appropriate.
  There are five amendments: Bradley, Lautenberg, Kohl, Levin, and 
Kerry of Massachusetts. Each had amendments. And there was a Boxer 
amendment which we never intended on bringing up on guns, and a second 
Lautenberg amendment. We were not going to do those anyway.
  To put it another way, Mr. President, we commit there will be no gun 
amendments offered from the Democratic side. The only amendments that 
would be in order are the habeas corpus amendments that have been 
referenced by the leader already.
  Mr. DOLE. Right. That would be Biden No. 1224, Biden No. 1216, Biden 
No. 1217, Levin No. 1245, Gaham of Florida No. 1242, Kyl No. 1211, and 
then there is the managers' amendment.
  Mr. BIDEN. Yes. And that would not be a gun amendment.
  Mr. President, that is correct. They would be the only amendments 
that would be in order. So there is no intention to raise any gun 
issue.
  Mr. HATCH addressed the Chair.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Utah.


                      Amendment No. 1228 withdrawn

  Mr. HATCH. It is my understanding that the distinguished Senator from 
Michigan has been very cooperative and has permitted us to withdraw his 
amendment. I believe both the distinguished Senator from Delaware and I 
are very grateful that he has been so considerate of all of us.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, amendment 1228 is 
withdrawn.
  Mr. DOLE. I assume under the previous agreement that only second-
degree amendments would be in order after a failed motion to table.
  Mr. BIDEN. That is my understanding.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. DOLE. Again, let me thank the managers and the Democratic leader, 
Senator Biden and Senator Hatch, Senator Daschle, and also thank the 
President and Pat Griffin at the White House, who has been helpful 
throughout the day.


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