[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 18 (Wednesday, February 12, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S1336]
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                 ORDERS FOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1997

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the 
Senate completes its business today, it stand in adjournment until the 
hour of 11 a.m. on Thursday, February 13. I further ask that 
immediately following the prayer, the routine requests for the morning 
hour be granted and the Senate then proceed to a period of morning 
business until the hour of 3 p.m., with Senators to speak during the 
designated times:
  Senator Thomas, or his designee, in control of the time from 11 to 12 
noon; Senator Reed of Rhode Island and Senator Kennedy for up to 30 
minutes each, between 12 and 1 o'clock; the time from 1 o'clock until 2 
o'clock divided among the following Senators: Senator Grams for 20 
minutes, Senator Domenici for 10 minutes, Senator Murkowski for 10 
minutes, Senator Coats for 10 minutes, Senator Faircloth for 5 minutes; 
the time between 2 o'clock to 3 o'clock divided in the following 
fashion: Senator Graham of Florida, 10 minutes; Senator Kohl, 10 
minutes; and Senator Hollings, 45 minutes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection----
  Mr. FORD. Mr. President, reserving the right to object, and I 
probably will not. I would like to ask the distinguished Senator from 
Utah, the acting floor leader, this. We have more Senators that would 
like to have an opportunity to speak tomorrow as it relates to morning 
business. I see that you are cutting it off. And you have done a pretty 
good job there. You have 65 minutes assigned to an hour.
  Mr. HATCH. Hopefully, by 2 o'clock tomorrow, the majority leader 
should be able to let us know what will be done thereafter. We can't 
extend morning business past 3 o'clock tomorrow.
  Mr. FORD. Well, maybe we want to object to all of it, then, if we 
can't----
  Mr. HATCH. I think we just have to work it out.
  Mr. FORD. I understand you will work it out if you work it out your 
way. I just want us to have an opportunity to get involved in this. How 
do you intend to work it out?
  Mr. HATCH. These are the only requests I have.
  Mr. FORD. We have a list, a bushel basketful, just like you have, and 
these Senators want time. They have been told they could get time, and 
we expect to get them time.
  Mr. HATCH. I am informed by the leadership office that we will be 
able to update the Senate about 2 o'clock tomorrow. Hopefully, these 
matters can be resolved. The majority leader may want to proceed to 
other business. I don't know. But my understanding is that there is 
going to be an effort to try to accommodate people. I think the two 
leaders will have to work that out. But we can't do it until 2 o'clock 
tomorrow.
  Mr. FORD. Why can't the leader be asked tonight? We can suggest the 
absence of a quorum and see if we can get an answer tonight.
  Mr. HATCH. Well, I think the Senator knows the problems of 
leadership. The things we are trying to do tomorrow can't be cleared 
tonight. So until we get to 2 o'clock, we can't resolve this.
  Mr. FORD. Do I have the Senator's word that, at 2 o'clock tomorrow, 
this side will be notified as to the time available for us to allow our 
colleagues to have time in morning business--and it won't be 5 minutes; 
some will want more than 5 minutes. Some will want 15. I see on here 
that of the 1 hour you have, you have 65 minutes assigned. So you 
stretched it a little bit here. If you could do that on all the hours, 
maybe we can get more business done.
  Mr. HATCH. I will certainly take the Senator's request to the 
majority leader and ask him to consider it.
  Mr. FORD. I expect, at 2 o'clock, for us to be informed tomorrow as 
to how much time will be available to us and how many of my colleagues 
will be able to speak.
  Mr. HATCH. I will take that request to the majority leader. I will 
certainly do that.
  Mr. FORD. As long as it is a matter of record and you understand 
where I am coming from.
  Mr. HATCH. I do. I know you are protecting your side, as you should.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  
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