[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 105 (Wednesday, July 23, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S7934]
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                             CLOTURE MOTION

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, in light of the objection, I now move to 
proceed to S. 39, and I send a cloture motion to the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:


                             Cloture Motion

       We, the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the 
     provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, 
     do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the motion to 
     proceed to Calendar No. 109, S. 39, the International Dolphin 
     Conservation Program Act:
         Trent Lott, Fred Thompson, Larry Craig, Don Nickles, 
           Chuck Grassley, Christopher Bond, Pete Domenici, 
           Alfonse D'Amato, Thad Cochran, James Jeffords, Bill 
           Frist, Olympia Snowe, Rick Santorum, Lauch Faircloth, 
           Daniel Coats, and Ted Stevens.

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, for the information of all Senators, this 
cloture vote will occur on Friday at a time to be determined by the 
majority leader after consultation with the Democratic leader.
  I understand that there is a good likelihood that a compromise 
agreement has been worked out on this. If it has, that would be what I 
really want to do.
  I am pushing this issue at the request of the President of the United 
States. I think it is a good conservation policy.
  But if an agreement has been worked out between the differing sides, 
that would be our preference. If that is the case we would vitiate, of 
course, the cloture, and not have a vote.
  But as it now would stand we would have the opportunity for this vote 
on Friday.
  So I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum under rule XXII 
be waived.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. LOTT. It will be the intention of the leadership to schedule this 
vote to occur on Friday.
  I now withdraw the motion to proceed.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The motion to proceed is withdrawn.
  Mr. LOTT. I yield the floor.
  I believe we are ready to proceed with the order.




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