[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 1 (Wednesday, January 6, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1-D5]
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                                         Wednesday, January 6, 1999

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      First Session of the One Hundred Sixth Congress convened.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1-S38
Measures Introduced: Ten resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 
Res. 1-10.                                                 
  Pages S30-31
Measures Passed:
  Notification to the House of Representatives: Senate agreed to S. 
Res. 1, informing the House of Representatives that a quorum of the 
Senate is assembled and that the Senate is ready to proceed to 
business.                                                       
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  Notification to the President: Senate agreed to S. Res. 2, providing 
that a committee consisting of two Senators be appointed to join such 
committee as may be appointed by the House of Representatives to wait 
upon the President of the United States and inform him that a quorum of 
each House is assembled and that the Congress is ready to receive any 
communication he may be pleased to make.                        
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  Hour of Daily Meeting: Senate agreed to S. Res. 3, fixing the hour of 
daily meeting of the Senate at 12 o'clock meridian unless otherwise 
ordered.                                                        
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  Senate Legal Counsel Reappointment: Senate agreed to S. Res. 9, to 
make effective reappointment of Senate Legal Counsel.           
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  Deputy Senate Legal Counsel Reappointment: Senate agreed to S. Res. 
10, to make effective reappointment of Deputy Senate Legal Counsel. 
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  Adjournment Resolution: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 2, providing 
for the adjournment of the House.                              
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Impeachment of President Clinton: A unanimous-consent agreement was 
reached providing that the Secretary of the Senate inform the House of 
Representatives that the Senate is ready to receive the managers 
appointed by the House for the purpose of exhibiting articles of 
impeachment against William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United 
States, agreeably to the notice communicated to the Senate, and that at 
the hour of 10 o'clock a.m. on Thursday, January 7, 1999, the Senate 
will receive the honorable managers on the part of the House of 
Representatives in order that they may present and exhibit the articles 
of impeachment against William Jefferson Clinton, President of the 
United States.                                                 
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  Also, a unanimous-consent agreement was reached that at the hour of 1 
o'clock p.m., on Thursday, January 7, 1999, the Senate proceed to the 
consideration of the articles of impeachment and that the Presiding 
Officer, through the Secretary of the Senate, notify the Chief Justice 
of the United States of the time and place fixed for consideration of 
the articles and requesting his attendance as presiding officer 
pursuant to Article I, section 3, clause 6 of the United States 
Constitution.
  Further, that the Presiding Officer be authorized to appoint a 
committee of Senators upon the recommendation of the Majority and 
Minority Leaders to escort the Chief Justice into the Senate Chamber.
  Further, that the Secretary of the Senate be directed to notify the 
House of Representatives of the time and place fixed for the Senate to 
proceed upon the impeachment of William Jefferson Clinton in the Senate 
Chamber.                                                       
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Unanimous-Consent Agreements:
  Select Committee on Ethics: Senate agreed that, for the duration of 
the 106th Congress, the Select Committee on Ethics be authorized to 
meet during the session of the Senate.                          
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  Time for Rollcall Votes: Senate agreed that, for the duration of the 
106th Congress, there be a limitation of 15 minutes each upon any 
rollcall vote, with the warning signal to be sounded at the midway 
point, beginning at the last 7\1/2\ minutes, and when rollcall votes 
are of 10-minute duration, the warning signal be sounded at the 
beginning of the last 7\1/2\ minutes.                           
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  Authority to Receive Reports: Senate agreed that, during the 106th 
Congress, it be in order for the Secretary of the Senate to receive 
reports at the desk when presented by a Senator at any time during the 
day of the session of the Senate.                               
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  Recognition of Leadership: Senate agreed that, the Majority and 
Minority Leaders may daily have up to 10 minutes each on each calendar 
day following the prayer and disposition of the reading of, or the 
approval of, the Journal.                                       
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  House Parliamentarian Floor Privileges: Senate agreed that, the 
Parliamentarian of the House of Representatives and his four assistants 
be given the privilege of the floor during the 106th Congress. 
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  Printing of Conference Reports: Senate agreed that, notwithstanding 
the provisions of Rule XXVIII, conference reports and statements 
accompanying them not be printed as Senate reports when such conference 
reports and statements have been printed as a House report unless a 
specific request is made in the Senate in each instance to have such a 
report printed.                                                 
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  Authority for Appropriations Committee: Senate agreed that, the 
Committee on Appropriations be authorized during the 106th Congress to 
file reports during adjournments or recesses of the Senate on 
appropriation bills, including joint resolutions, together with any 
accompanying notices of motions to suspend Rule XVI, pursuant to Rule 
V, for the purpose of offering certain amendments to such bills or 
joint resolutions, which proposes amendments shall be printed. 
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  Authority for Corrections in Engrossment: Senate agreed that, for the 
duration of the 106th Congress, the Secretary of the Senate be 
authorized to make technical and clerical corrections in the 
engrossments of all Senate-passed bills and resolutions, Senate 
amendments to House bills and resolutions, Senate amendments to House 
amendments to Senate bills and resolutions, and Senate amendments to 
House amendments to Senate amendments to House bills or resolutions. 
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  Authority to Receive Messages and Sign Enrolled Measures: Senate 
agreed that, for the duration of the 106th Congress, when the Senate is 
in recess or adjournment, the Secretary of the Senate be authorized to 
receive messages from the President of the United States and, with the 
exception of House bills, joint resolutions, and concurrent 
resolutions, messages from the House of Representatives and that they 
be appropriately referred, and that the President of the Senate, the 
President pro tempore, and the Acting President pro tempore be 
authorized to sign duly enrolled bills and joint resolutions.   
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  Privileges of the Floor: Senate agreed that, for the duration of the 
106th Congress, Senators be allowed to leave at the desk with the 
Journal Clerk the names of two staff members who will be granted the 
privilege of the floor during the consideration of the specific matter 
noted, and that the Sergeant-at-Arms be instructed to rotate such staff 
members as space allows.                                        
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  Referral of Treaties and Nominations: Senate agreed that, for the 
duration of the 106th Congress, it be in order to refer treaties and 
nominations on the day when they are received from the President, even 
when the Senate has no executive session that day.              
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  Authority to Introduce Measures: Senate agreed that on January 19, 
1999, all members be permitted to introduce legislation and read or 
submit accompanying statements. This would represent the first day that 
legislation can be introduced in the 106th Congress.         
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  Senate Floor Access: Senate agreed that access to the Senate wing, 
the Senate floor, and the Senate Chamber galleries, during all 
proceedings involving the exhibition or consideration of the articles 
of impeachment of the President of the United States, and all times 
that the Senate is sitting for trial with the Chief Justice of the 
United States presiding, be in accordance with the allocations and 
provisions of Senate Rule XXIII (Senate Floor Access).       
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Appointments:
  Senate Legal Counsel: The Chair, on behalf of the President pro 
tempore, pursuant to Public Law 95-521, reappointed Thomas B. Griffith 
as Senate Legal Counsel, effective January 3, 1999, for a term of 
service to expire at the end of the 107th Congress.             
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  Deputy Senate Legal Counsel: The Chair, on behalf of the President 
pro tempore, pursuant to Public Law 95-521, appointed Morgan J. Frankel 
as Deputy Senate Legal Counsel, effective as of January 3, 1999, for a 
term of service to expire at the end of the 107th Congress.     
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Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed 
from the following treaty:
  The Hague Convention and the Hague Protocol (Treaty Doc. 106-1).
  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. 
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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Kay Kelley Arnold, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring October 
6, 2004.
  Hulett Hall Askew, of Georgia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 
13, 1999.
  Richard W. Bogosian, of Maryland, a Career Member of the Senior 
Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, for the rank of 
Ambassador during his tenure of service as Special Coordinator for 
Rwanda/Burundi.
  Harry J. Bowie, of Mississippi, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the National Consumer Cooperative Bank for a term of three 
years.
  Kenneth M. Bresnahan, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, 
Department of Labor.
  Robert Clarke Brown, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for a term 
expiring November 22, 1999.
  William Clyburn, Jr., of South Carolina, to be a Member of the 
Surface Transportation Board for a term expiring December 31, 2000.
  Gordon Davidson, of California, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2004.
  Montie R. Deer, of Kansas, to be Chairman of the National Indian 
Gaming Commission for the term of three years.
  Sylvia de Leon, of Texas, to be a Member of the Reform Board (Amtrak) 
for a term of five years.
  Vivian Lowery Derryck, an Assistant Administrator of the Agency for 
International Development, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the African Development Foundation for a term expiring September 27, 
2003.
  Charles H. Dolan, Jr., of Virginia, to be a Member of the United 
States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 
1, 2000.
  Craig Gordon Dunkerley, of Massachusetts, a Career Member of the 
Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, for the rank of 
Ambassador during his tenure of service as Special Envoy for 
Conventional Forces in Europe.
  Douglas S. Eakeley, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 
13, 1999.
  Susan G. Esserman, of Maryland, to be Deputy United States Trade 
Representative, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Timothy Fields, Jr., of Virginia, to be Assistant Administrator, 
Office of Solid Waste, Environmental Protection Agency.
  Phyllis K. Fong, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Small Business 
Administration.
  Timothy F. Geithner, of New York, to be an Under Secretary of the 
Treasury.
  Gary Gensler, of Maryland, to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury.
  T.J. Glauthier, of California, to be Deputy Secretary of Energy.
  Rose Eilene Gottemoeller, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary 
of Energy (Non-Proliferation and National Security).
  Richard A. Grafmeyer, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Social 
Security Advisory Board for the remainder of the term expiring 
September 30, 2000.
  Frank J. Guarini, of New Jersey, to be a Representative of the United 
States of America to the Fifty-second Session of the General Assembly 
of the United Nations.
  Stephen Hadley, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term 
expiring January 19, 2003.
  John Paul Hammerschmidt of Arkansas, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for a term 
of four years.
  Denis J. Hauptly, of Minnesota, to be Chairman of the Special Panel 
on Appeals for a term of six years.
  John D. Hawke, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be Comptroller of 
the Currency for a term of five years.
  James Catherwood Hormel, of California, to be Ambassador to 
Luxembourg.
  A. E. Dick Howard, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a term 
of six years.
  Albert S. Jacquez, of California, to be Administrator of the Saint 
Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation for a term of seven years.
  Ayse Manyas Kenmore, of Florida, to be a Member of the National 
Museum Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2000.
  Zalmay Khalilzad, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term expiring 
January 19, 2001.
  Kenneth W. Kizer, of California, to be Under Secretary of Health of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs for a term of four years.
  George M. Langford, of New Hampshire, to be a Member of the National 
Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 
2004.
  Joseph A. Miller, of Delaware, to be a Member of the National Science 
Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2004.

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  Norman Y. Mineta, of California, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for a term 
of six years.
  Arthur J. Naparstek, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a 
term expiring
  October 6, 2003.
  Jose Antonio Perez, of California, to be United States Marshal for 
the Southern District of California for the term of four years.
  Susan E. Rice, an Assistant Secretary of State, to be a Member of the 
Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation for a term 
expiring September 27, 2003.
  Bill Richardson, of New Mexico, to be the Representative of the 
United States of America to the Forty-second Session of the General 
Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
  Robert C. Richardson, of New York, to be a Member of the National 
Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 
2004.
  Stanley A. Riveles, of Virginia, for rank of Ambassador during his 
tenure of service as U. S. Commissioner to the Standing Consultative 
Commission.
  Cleo Parker Robinson, of Colorado, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2004.
  Peter F. Romero, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of State.
  Maxine L. Savitz, of California, to be a Member of the National 
Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 
2004.
  Paul L. Seave, of California, to be United States Attorney for the 
Eastern District of California for a term of four years.
  Luis Sequeira, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the National Science 
Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2004.
  Gerald M. Shea, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the 
Social Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2004.
  James M. Simon, of Alabama, to be Assistant Director of Central 
Intelligence for Administration.
  Jack J. Spitzer, of Washington, to be Alternate Representative of the 
United States of America to the Fifty-second Session of the General 
Assembly of the United Nations.
  William Lacy Swing, of North Carolina, to be Ambassador to the 
Democratic Republic of Congo.
  Ruth Y. Tamura, of Hawaii, to be a Member of the National Museum 
Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2001.
  Chang-Lin Tien, of California, to be a Member of the National Science 
Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2004.
  Edwin M. Truman, of Maryland, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of the 
Treasury.
  Mark Reid Tucker, of North Carolina, to be United States Marshal for 
the Eastern District of North Carolina for the term of four years.
  John F. Walsh, of Connecticut, to be a Governor of the United States 
Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2006.
  Diane Edith Watson, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and 
Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Federal States 
of Micronesia.
  Kent M. Wiedemann, of California, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of 
Cambodia.
  Alice Rae Yelen, of Louisiana, to be a Member of the National Museum 
Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2001.
  J. Brian Atwood, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the 
Federative Republic of Brazil.
  Wayne O. Burkes, of Mississippi, to be a Member of the Surface 
Transportation Board for a term expiring December 31, 2002.
  Melvin E. Clark, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of 
the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation 
for a term expiring December 17, 1999.
  Carolyn L. Huntoon, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Energy (Environmental Management).
  Regina Montoya, of Texas, to be a Representative of the United States 
of America to the Fifty-third Session of the General Assembly of the 
United Nations.
  Hassan Nemazee, of New York, to be Ambassador to Argentina.
  Robert Seiple, of Washington, to be Ambassador at Large for 
International Religious Freedom.
  Hiram E. Puig-Lugo, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate 
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 
fifteen years.
  Stephen H. Glickman, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate 
Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of 
fifteen years.
  Eric T. Washington, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate 
Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of 
fifteen years.
  47 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  3 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Coast Guard nomination in the rank of admiral.
  11 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.      
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Messages From the House:                                       
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Communications:                                            
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Additional Statements:                                     
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Quorum Calls: One quorum call was taken today. (Total--1).      
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 12 noon, and adjourned at 7:10 p.m., 
until 9:45 a.m., on Thursday, January 7, 1999.