[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 97 (Monday, July 12, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S8307]
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                   ORDERS FOR TUESDAY, JULY 13, 1999

  Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the 
Senate completes its business today, it stand in recess until the hour 
of 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 13. I further ask unanimous consent that 
on Tuesday, immediately following the prayer, the Journal of 
proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be deemed to have 
expired, the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later 
in the day, and the Senate then begin a period of morning business 
until 10 a.m. with Senators speaking for up to 5 minutes each with the 
following exceptions:
  Senator Ashcroft, or his designee, 20 minutes;
  Senator Daschle, or his designee, 10 minutes.
  Mr. President, I further ask unanimous consent that the Senate stand 
in recess from the hours of 12:30 to 2:15 p.m. for the weekly policy 
conferences to meet. I finally ask unanimous consent that when the 
Senate reconvenes at 2:15 p.m. Senator Smith of New Hampshire be 
recognized for a point of personal privilege for not to exceed 45 
minutes.
  Mr. REID. Reserving the right to object, Mr. President, I say to my 
friend, the majority whip, that I hope during the evening or in the 
morning the majority would agree that we can tomorrow, until this bill 
is concluded, alternate the offering of amendments. That way we don't 
have Senators trying to, in effect, jump ahead of someone else. I think 
it would add to much better movement of this bill. I hope my friend 
could move that along.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oklahoma.
  Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I appreciate Senator Reid's suggestion. I 
think it is a good suggestion. It is certainly my intention to 
alternate. I think the unanimous consent request agreement that we have 
calls for alternating first-degree amendments and says that each side 
shall have a second-degree amendment. It didn't say we would be 
alternating from first-degree to second-degree amendments. I think the 
suggestion of my colleague from Nevada is a good one, and I will work 
with him to see that is the normal order of business. We may at some 
point have a unanimous consent agreement to do that but not at this 
time. I appreciate his suggestion, and as always, it is a pleasure for 
me to work with him to see if we can keep the Senate working together 
in a collegial and fair manner.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, further reserving the right to object, I 
also say to my friend that I hope tomorrow the two leaders can work out 
a time that we can vote. I assume it would be after the conferences--
the problem being now, with Senator Smith being recognized for a point 
of personal privilege, it would be sometime after that. But I hope the 
leaders can work that out as quickly as possible.
  Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, again I appreciate the clarification of 
my colleague from Nevada. I think it would be our intention to vote on 
the amendments. We now have a substitute offered. We have three 
amendments that are pending in line. I expect there will be additional 
amendments offered tomorrow and throughout the course of business.
  For the information of all of our colleagues, we expect to have 
several votes in the next few days. With Senator Smith's speech 
tomorrow afternoon, my guess is that we will be voting on the 
amendments as previously ordered sometime shortly after Senator Smith's 
statement.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Without objection, it is so ordered.

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