[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 73 (Wednesday, May 22, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5504-S5505]
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                   ORDERS FOR THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1996

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate 
completes its business today, it stand in adjournment until the hour of 
12 noon on Thursday, May 23; further, that immediately following the 
prayer, the Journal of the 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 
Senate then resume consideration of Senate Concurrent Resolution 57.
  I further ask unanimous consent that the Senate then proceed to vote 
on or

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in relation to the remaining pending amendments to the budget 
resolution in the order in which the amendments were offered; that each 
rollcall vote, after the first one, be limited to 10 minutes in length, 
and that there be 1 minute of debate, equally divided, prior to each 
vote for a brief explanation of each amendment.
  I finally ask that any second-degree amendments, if offered, be 
limited to 1 minute of debate, equally divided, as well.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. FORD. Reserving the right to object, Mr. President, and I do not 
suspect I will object. The reason is, we were told by the floor leader 
that we would be in at 10 and start voting at 10 in the morning, and we 
would be out from 1 until 2 and then come back and complete it. Then we 
heard it was going to be 11 o'clock. Now it is twelve o'clock. We are 
trying to adjust our schedules, and here within 30 minutes we have had 
a 2-hour shift. I would like to hold up until I have had an opportunity 
to discuss it with our leader to be sure of the arrangements they have 
worked on based on the previous announcement.
  Mr. LOTT. If I may comment, Mr. President, we are trying to 
accommodate many requirements by the various Members. We did not have 
any indication of concern about beginning later in the morning. I was 
going to further ask that no rollcall votes occur between the hours of 
1 and 2 on Thursday in order to accommodate a Democrats' luncheon on 
technology, or something like that.
  Mr. FORD. I appreciate that. I have no objections now, I say. But it 
is just the idea of clearing things as you would clear them on your 
side. We will be clearing it with somebody different in a couple weeks.
  Mr. LOTT. I hope so.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. LOTT. I will add the additional part. I ask unanimous consent 
that no rollcall votes occur between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. on Thursday in 
order for the Democrats to conduct a luncheon.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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