[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 114 (Thursday, August 5, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10340-S10341]
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                           ORDER OF BUSINESS

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, there will be no further votes tonight. I 
would like to update the Members as to votes tomorrow. The Senate will 
resume the Interior appropriations bill for consideration of 
amendments. However, no further votes will occur this evening. If votes 
are ordered, those votes will be postponed to occur on Wednesday, 
September 8. I hope Senators who have

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amendments to the Interior appropriations bill will stay after the vote 
and further debate the amendments. I see that the manager of the bill 
is here.
  Because of the agreement we reached and because of the good work that 
has been done, even though we haven't completed Interior, we are now 
going to have a finite list from which to work. In view of that, there 
will not be a session tomorrow. The next votes will be on Wednesday, 
September 8. I urge Senators to be here on the 8th because there will 
be votes, perhaps on the bankruptcy bill, or amendments to Interior. 
Members should expect votes on that Wednesday. In addition, there will 
be the cloture vote on Thursday.
  I particularly thank the manager of the Tax Relief Act, Senator Roth, 
who did an excellent job, and the ranking member, Senator Moynihan, and 
a lot of the dedicated staff who put in long hours to make it possible. 
I appreciate the cooperation of all of our Senators to get this work 
done so we can have this period to go home and work our States during 
August. I hope everybody has a very prosperous, healthy, and enjoyable 
State work period. I appreciate the cooperation.
  I yield the floor.
  Mr. THURMOND addressed the Chair.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from South Carolina is recognized.
  Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for 3 
minutes as in morning business.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  (The remarks of Mr. Thurmond pertaining to the introduction of S. 
Res. 178 are located in today's Record under ``Submissions of 
concurrent and Senate resolutions.'')

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