[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 195 (Friday, December 8, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1438]
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                                          Friday, December 8, 1995 

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S18253-S18304
Measures Introduced: One bill was introduced, as follows: S. 1461.

  Page S18287
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 907, to amend the National Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 to 
clarify the authorities and duties of the Secretary of Agriculture in 
issuing ski area permits on National Forest System lands and to 
withdraw lands within ski area permit boundaries from the operation of 
the mining and mineral leasing laws, with an amendment in the nature of 
a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 104-183)
Page S18287
Flag Desecration: Senate began consideration of S.J. Res. 31, proposing 
an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the 
Congress and the States to prohibit the physical desecration of the 
flag of the United States.
  Pages S18253-62, S18264-68, S18272-86
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the resolution and certain amendments to be proposed 
thereto.
Page S18274
  Senate will continue consideration of the resolution on Monday, 
December 11, 1995.
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  C. Lynwood Smith, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of Alabama.
Page S18304
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received the notification of the 
withdrawal of the following nomination:
  C. Richard Allen, of Maryland, to be a Managing Director of the 
Corporation for National and Community Service, which was sent to the 
Senate on June 6, 1995.
Page S18304
Communications:
  Page S18287
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S18287-95
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S18295
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m., and adjourned at 2:40 p.m., 
until 12 noon, on Monday, December 11, 1995. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S18304.)