[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 141 (Thursday, October 3, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H12267]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
communication from the Clerk of the House of Representatives:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                  Washington, DC, October 3, 1996.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 5 of rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, I have the honor to transmit a sealed 
     envelope received from the White House on October 2, 1996 at 
     6:00 p.m. and said to contain a message from the President 
     whereby he returns without his approval, H.R. 2909, the 
     ``Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Eminent 
     Domain Prevention Act.''
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
     Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives.

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