[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 147 (Thursday, October 15, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S12609]
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                  AUTHORIZATION OF RECESS APPOINTMENTS

  Mr. LOTT. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to 
Senate Resolution 303, introduced earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 303) authorizing the President of the 
     Senate, the President of the Senate pro tempore, and the 
     Majority and Minority Leaders to make certain appointments 
     during the recess of the present session.

  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. 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. 303) was agreed to as follows:

                              S. Res. 303

       Resolved, That during the recess of the present session of 
     the Senate, the President of the Senate, the President of the 
     Senate pro tempore, the Majority Leader of the Senate, and 
     the Minority Leader of the Senate be, and they are hereby, 
     authorized to make appointments to commissions, committees, 
     boards, conferences, or interparliamentary conferences 
     authorized by law, by concurrent action of the two Houses, or 
     by order of the Senate.

  Mr. LOTT. I might say to Senators who are in the Chamber, and others 
who may be watching, ordinarily much of this is done at the very last 
minute of the session. I thought that some of it could be done this 
morning. I thought we would start our wrap-up work now. I think that is 
appropriate. We get, frankly, more attention, and it also will help 
conclude sooner tomorrow.

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