[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 160 (Thursday, November 13, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S12676-S12677]
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    TENDERING THE THANKS OF THE SENATE TO THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now 
proceed to Senate resolution 158, introduced earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 158) tendering the thanks of the 
     Senate to the President pro tempore for the courteous, 
     dignified, and impartial manner in which he has presided over 
     the deliberations of the Senate.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the immediate 
consideration of the resolution?
  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution 
be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 158) was agreed to, as follows:

                              S. Res. 158

       Resolved, That the thanks of the Senate are hereby tendered 
     to the Honorable Strom Thurmond, President pro tempore of the 
     Senate, for the courteous, dignified, and impartial manner in 
     which he has presided over its deliberations during the first 
     session of the One Hundred Fifth Congress.

  Mr. DASCHLE addressed the Chair.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Democratic leader.
  Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I just want to call attention to this 
resolution. I think the President pro tempore deserves the accolades, 
the attention that this resolution provides. Many of us have watched 
with great admiration as he has conducted his responsibilities as 
President pro tempore. He has been doing it now for over 100 years.
  (Laughter.)
  And we are just grateful that he continues to do it with such aplomb. 
We thank him and we appreciate, as the resolution notes, his 
``courteous, dignified, and [extraordinarily] impartial'' approaches to 
his responsibilities. And we thank him for that.
  Mr. LOTT addressed the Chair.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader is recognized.
  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I want to thank Senator Daschle for his 
comments and the accuracy of the years of service. I note that the 
President pro tempore is working now as we are commending him. He is 
diligently tending

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to his duties as the real leader of the Senate.
  I want to note also that throughout the year, whether we have come in 
early or the middle of the day, whatever it might be, he was 
unfailingly waiting at the door, ready to call the Senate to order, and 
a couple times instructed the younger Member--the majority leader--that 
I was cutting it mighty close and we needed to start right on time. We 
were supposed to start at 9 or 9:30, and he expected me to be present 
and accounted for.
  But I want to join Senator Daschle in expressing my admiration and 
great appreciation to Senator Thurmond, for the tremendous job he does 
for his people in South Carolina and what a credit he is to the Senate 
and what a great job he does for our country.
  Mr. THURMOND addressed the Chair.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from South Carolina.
  Mr. THURMOND. I want to express my deep appreciation to the majority 
leader and the minority leader. In a few minutes, I will have a few 
words to say about them.

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