[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 13 (Wednesday, February 5, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H289]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

  A message from the Senate by Ms. Charlene McDevitt, one of its 
clerks, announced that the Senate agreed to the following resolution:

                               S. Res. 49

       Whereas the Senate has learned with profound sorrow and 
     deep regret of the passing of our colleague, the Honorable 
     Frank Tejeda;
       Whereas Representative Tejeda has spent 4 years in the 
     House of Representatives;
       Whereas Representative Tejeda served his country honorably 
     in the United States Marine Corps from 1963 to 1967; and
       Whereas Representative Tejeda was awarded the Purple Heart, 
     the Silver Star, the Commandant's Trophy, the Marine Corps 
     Association Award, and the Colonel Phil Yeckel Award for 
     ``the best combined record in leadership, academics, and 
     physical fitness'': Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That--
       (1) when the Senate adjourns today, it adjourn as a further 
     mark of admiration and respect to the memory of our departed 
     friend and colleague, who left his mark on Texas and our 
     Nation; and
       (2) the Senate extends to his family our thoughts and 
     prayers during this difficult time.
       Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Senate shall communicate this 
     resolution to the House of Representatives, and shall 
     transmit an enrolled copy to the family of Representative 
     Frank Tejeda.

  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 85-874, as 
amended, the Chair, on behalf of the President of the Senate, appointed 
the Senator from Mississippi [Mr. Lott] and the Senator from Alaska 
[Mr. Stevens] to the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center 
for the Performing Arts.
  The message also announced that pursuant to provisions of sections 42 
and 43 of title 20, United States Code, the Chair, on behalf of the 
Vice President, appointed the following Senators as members of the 
Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution: The Senator from 
Mississippi [Mr. Cochran] and the Senator from Tennessee [Mr. Frist].
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 100-458, the 
Chair, on behalf of the majority leader, appoints William E. Cresswell, 
of Mississippi, to a term on the Board of Trustees of the John C. 
Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development, effective 
October 11, 1996.

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