[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 10 (Wednesday, February 11, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
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                                      Wednesday, February 11, 1998.

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S599-S678
Measures Introduced: Thirteen bills and two resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1622-1634 and S. Con. Res. 74 and 75. 
                                                              Page S664
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  Special Report entitled ``History, Jurisdiction, and A Summary of 
Activities of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources During the 
104th Congress''. (S. Rept. No. 105-160)                      
Page S664
Human Cloning Prohibition Act: Senate resumed consideration of the 
motion to proceed to consideration of S. 1601, to amend title 18, 
United States Code, to prohibit the use of somatic cell nuclear 
transfer technology for purposes of human cloning.      
  Pages S599-S607
  During consideration of this measure today, Senate took the following 
action:
  By 42 yeas to 54 nays (Vote No. 10), three-fifths of those Senator 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected a motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to 
consideration of the bill.                                
Pages S607-08
Reading of Washington's Farewell Address: A unanimous-consent agreement 
was reached providing that, notwithstanding the Resolution of the 
Senate of January 24, 1901, on Monday, February 23, 1998, immediately 
following the prayer and the disposition of the Journal, the 
traditional reading of Washington's Farewell Address take place and the 
Chair be authorized to appoint a Senator to perform this task. 
                                                              Page S661
  Subsequently, the Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, appointed 
Senator Landrieu to read the address.                         
Page S662
Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed 
for the following treaty:
  Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on accession of 
Poland, Hungary, and Czech Republic (Treaty Doc. 105-36)
  The treaty was transmitted to the Senate today, considered as having 
been read for the first time, and referred, with accompanying papers, 
to the Committee on Foreign Relations and was ordered to be printed. 
                                                          Pages S662-63
Nomination Considered: Senate resumed consideration of the nomination 
of Frederica A. Massiah-Jackson, of Pennsylvania, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. 
                                              Pages S608, S622, S628-35
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 67 yeas to 28 nays (Vote No. 11 EX), Margaret M. Morrow, of 
California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District 
of California.                                      
Pages S640-60, S678
  Sally Thompson, of Kansas, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department 
of Agriculture.
  Robert S. Warshaw, of New York, to be Associate Director for National 
Drug Control Policy.                                   
Pages S675, S678
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Deborah K. Kilmer, of Idaho, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce.
  Richard H. Deane, Jr., of Georgia, to be United States Attorney for 
the Northern District of Georgia for the term of four years.
  Randall Dean Anderson, of Utah, to be United States Marshal for the 
District of Utah for the term of four years.
  Daniel C. Byrne, of New York, to be United States Marshal for the 
Eastern District of New York for the term of four years.
  Brian Scott Roy, of Kentucky, to be United States Marshal for the 
Western District of Kentucky for the term of four years.
  Chester J. Straub, of New York, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Second Circuit.
  William James Ivey, of Tennessee, to be Chairperson of the National 
Endowment for the Arts for a term of four years.
  James E. Hall, of Tennessee, to be Chairman of the National 
Transportation Safety Board for a term of two years.      
Pages S677-78
Petitions:                                                
  Pages S663-64
Executive Reports of Committees:                              
  Page S664

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Statements on Introduced Bills:                           
  Pages S664-67
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S667-69
Notices of Hearings:                                          
  Page S670
Authority for Committees:                                     
  Page S670
Additional Statements:                                    
  Pages S670-75
Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--11) 
                                                       Pages S608, S660
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 6:50 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, February 12, 1998. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S676.)