[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 147 (Thursday, October 15, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S12609]
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           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 305, introduced earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 305) 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. 305) was agreed to as follows:

                              S. Res. 305

       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 
     second session of the One Hundred Fifth Congress.

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I want to add one note. I have never seen a 
more diligent Senator than Senator Thurmond has been in opening the 
Senate. He and Senator Byrd are living institutions. They have 
reverence for this institution. Many times, Senator Thurmond had been 
up late, had committee hearings, had been involved in moving the 
Thurmond bill, which was the armed services authorization bill, and had 
worked well into the night for a year. But when the Senate would open 
at 8:30, 9 o'clock, or 9:30, he was in the Chair and always very kind 
to our Chaplain. That exemplifies what the Senate should really be 
like. So I add my special appreciation to the President pro tempore.
  Mr. President, I yield the floor.

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