[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 17 (Wednesday, February 7, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S1158]
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                  ORDERS FOR RECONVENING OF THE SENATE

  Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate 
completes its business today it stand in recess until the hour of 11 
a.m. on Friday, February 9, and that following the prayer there be a 
period for morning business not to extend beyond the hour of 1 p.m. 
with the time to be equally divided between the two parties, and that 
following the use or yielding back of the morning business time the 
Senate automatically stand in recess until Tuesday, February 13, at 
10:30 a.m. for a pro forma session only, and that immediately following 
convening, the Senate stand in recess until 10:30 a.m. on Friday, 
February 16 for a pro forma session only, and that immediately 
following convening that day the Senate stand in recess until 11 a.m. 
on Tuesday, February 20, 1996, and that following the prayer there be a 
period for routine morning business not to extend beyond the hour of 1 
p.m. with the time to be equally divided between the two parties, and 
that following the use or yielding back of time the Senate 
automatically stand in adjournment until 11 a.m. on Friday, February 
23, 1996.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. DOLE. I further ask unanimous consent that following the prayer 
on Friday, February 23, the Journal of proceedings be deemed approved 
to date, no resolutions come over under the rule, the call of the 
calendar be dispensed with, the morning hour be deemed to have expired, 
and the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the 
day, and there then be a period for morning business not to extend 
beyond the hour of 1 p.m. with the time equally divided between the two 
parties, and that following the use or yielding back of time, morning 
business be closed and the Senate then turn to the conference report to 
accompany the District of Columbia appropriations bill, and the 
conference report be considered as read.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. DOLE. On Friday, February 23, the Senate will conduct a period 
for morning business, and following morning business it will be the 
majority leader's intention to file a cloture motion on the District of 
Columbia appropriations conference report. Therefore, votes will not 
occur on Friday, February 23.

  It will be the majority leader's intention to set the cloture vote on 
the D.C. appropriations conference report for Tuesday, February 27, 
1996, at 2:15 p.m.
  I further ask that when the Senate completes its business on Friday, 
February 23, it stand in recess until 3 p.m. on Monday, February 26; 
that immediately following the prayer, Senator Akaka be recognized to 
read Washington's Farewell Address. It will be the leader's intention 
to then recess following the address until 11 a.m. on Tuesday, February 
27, 1996.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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