[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 16 (Thursday, January 28, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D81-D82]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                         Thursday, January 28, 1999

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S1069-S1110
Measures Introduced: Sixteen bills and one resolution were introduced, 
as follows: S. 317-332, and S. Res. 30.
  Page S1076
Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:
  S. 280, to provide for education flexibility partnerships, with an 
amendment.
Impeachment of President Clinton: Senate, sitting as a Court of 
Impeachment, continued consideration of the articles of impeachment 
against William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United States, 
taking the following action:
  Pages S1069-74
  Procedures Concerning the Articles of Impeachment: By 54 yeas to 44 
nays (Vote No. 8), Senate agreed to S. Res. 30, relative to the 
procedures concerning the Articles of Impeachment against William 
Jefferson Clinton, after taking action on the following amendments 
proposed thereto:
  Page S1070
Adopted:
  Lott Amendment No. 3, to make a modification regarding the issuance 
of subpoenas to take depositions in the trial of the articles of 
impeachment.
Page S1072
Rejected:
  By 44 yeas to 54 nays (Vote No. 6), Daschle Amendment No. 1, in the 
nature of a substitute.
Page S1071
  By 43 yeas to 55 nays (Vote No. 7), Daschle Amendment No. 2, in the 
nature of a substitute.
Page S1071
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for the taking of 
depositions.
Page S1073
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for the Senate to 
continue to sit as a Court of Impeachment on Thursday, February 4. 
                                                             Page S1074
Appointments:
  Web-Based Education Commission: The Chair, on behalf of the Majority 
Leader, pursuant to Public Law 105-244, announced the appointment of 
the following individuals to serve as members of the Web-Based 
Education Commission: Patti S. Abraham, of Mississippi, and George 
Bailey, of Montana.
  Page S1074
  Commission on Online Child Protection: The Chair, on behalf of the 
Majority Leader, pursuant to Public Law 105-277, announced the 
appointment of the following individuals to serve as members of the 
Commission on Online Child Protection: Arthur Derosier, Jr., of 
Montana--Representative of academia with expertise in the field of 
technology; Albert F. Ganier III, of Tennessee--Representative of a 
business providing Internet filtering or blocking services or software; 
Donna Rice Hughes, of Virginia--Representative of a business making 
content available over the Internet; C. Bradley Keirnes, of Colorado--
Representative of a business providing Internet access services; and 
Karen L. Talbert, of Texas--Representative of a business providing 
labeling or ratings services.
  Page S1074
  Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group: The Chair, on behalf of the 
Vice President, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 276d-276g, as amended, appointed 
Senator Murkowski as Chairman of the Senate Delegation to the Canada-
U.S. Interparliamentary Group during the First Session of the 106th 
Congress.
  Page S1074
  British-American Interparliamentary Group: The Chair, on behalf of 
the President pro tempore, and upon the recommendation of the Majority 
Leader, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2761, as amended, appointed Senator 
Stevens as Chairman of the Senate Delegation to the British-American 
Interparliamentary Group during the 106th Congress.
  Page S1074
  International Financial Institution Advisory Commission: The Chair, 
on behalf of the Majority Leader, pursuant to Public Law 105-277, 
announced the appointment of Manuel H. Johnson, of Virginia, to serve 
as a member of the International Financial Institution Advisory 
Commission.
  Page S1074
  Trade Deficit Review Commission: The Chair, on behalf of the 
President pro tempore, in consultation with the Ranking Member of the 
Senate Committee on Finance, pursuant to Public Law 105-277, appointed 
the following individuals to the Trade

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Deficit Review Commission: Dimitri B. Papadimitriou of New York, C. 
Richard D'Amato of Maryland, and Lester C. Thurow of Massachusetts. 
                                                             Page S1074
  Commission on International Religious Freedom: The Chair, on behalf 
of the President pro tempore, upon the recommendation of the Democratic 
Leader, pursuant to Public Law 105-292, appointed The Most Reverend 
Theodore E. McCarrick, Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, to the 
Commission on International Religious Freedom.
  Page S1074
  Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Union: The Chair, on behalf of the 
Vice President, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 276h-276k, as amended, appointed 
Senator Coverdell as the Chairman of the Senate Delegation to the 
Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Union during the 106th Congress. 
                                                             Page S1074
  National Commission on Terrorism: The Chair, on behalf of the 
Democratic Leader, pursuant to Public Law 105-277, announced the 
appointment of the following individuals to serve as members of the 
National Commission on Terrorism: Richard Kevin Betts of New Jersey and 
Maurice Sonnenberg of New York.
Communications:
  Pages S1074-76
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S1076-S1101
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S1101-02
Amendments Submitted:
  Page S1103-10
Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--8) 
                                                         Pages S1071-72
Adjournment: Senate convened at 1:04 p.m., and adjourned at 6:51 p.m., 
until 10 a.m., on Friday, January 29, 1999 in a pro forma session. (For 
Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's 
Record on page S1110.)