[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 4 (Thursday, January 27, 2000)]
[House]
[Page H6]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate agreed to the following resolutions:

                              S. Res. 245

       Whereas Floyd M. Riddick served the Senate with honor and 
     distinction as its second Parliamentarian from 1965 to 1975;
       Whereas Floyd M. Riddick created the Daily Digest of the 
     Congressional Record and was its first editor from 1947 to 
     1951;
       Whereas Floyd M. Riddick was Assistant Senate 
     Parliamentarian from 1951 to 1964;
       Whereas Floyd M. Riddick compiled thousands of Senate 
     precedents into the official volume whose current edition 
     bears his name;
       Whereas Floyd M. Riddick served the Senate for more than 40 
     years;
       Whereas Floyd M. Riddick upon his retirement as Senate 
     Parliamentarian served as a consultant to the Senate 
     Committee on Rules and Administration;
       Whereas Floyd M. Riddick performed his Senate duties in an 
     impartial and professional manner; and
       Whereas Floyd M. Riddick was honored by the Senate with the 
     title Parliamentarian Emeritus: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow 
     and deep regret the announcement of the death of the 
     Honorable Floyd M. Riddick, Parliamentarian Emeritus of the 
     United States Senate.
       Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate communicate 
     these resolutions to the House of Representatives and 
     transmit an enrolled copy thereof to the family of the 
     deceased.
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                              S. Res. 246

       Whereas Senator Curtis served with honor and distinction, 
     for the State of Nebraska, in the House of Representatives 
     from 1939 until his resignation in 1954 and in the Senate 
     from 1955 to 1979;
       Whereas Senator Curtis served his country for 40 years;
       Whereas Senator Curtis stood for fiscal and social 
     conservatism;
       Whereas Senator Curtis regarded one of his biggest 
     accomplishments as bringing flood control and irrigation to 
     the Midwest;
       Whereas Senator Curtis served as the Senate Republican 
     Conference Chairman and ranking member on the Finance 
     Committee during his last term in office;
       Whereas Senator Curtis was admitted to the bar in 1930 and 
     had a private law practice in Minden, Nebraska prior to his 
     service in the House of Representatives; and
       Whereas Senator Curtis served in Congress longer than any 
     other Nebraskan: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow 
     and deep regret the announcement of the death of the 
     Honorable Carl Curtis, former member of the United States 
     Senate.
       Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate communicate 
     these resolutions to the House of Representatives and 
     transmit an enrolled copy thereof to the family of the 
     deceased.
       Resolved, That when the Senate adjourns today, it stand 
     adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of the 
     Honorable Carl Curtis.
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                              S. Res. 243

       Resolved, That the Secretary inform the House of 
     Representatives that a quorum of the Senate is assembled and 
     that the Senate is ready to proceed to business.

  The message also announced that the Senate withdraws its request for 
a conference dated November 19, 1999 on the bill (S. 376) ``An Act to 
amend the Communications Satellite Act of 1962 to promote competition 
and privatization in satellite communications, and for other 
purposes,'' that the Senate disagrees to the amendment of the House to 
the above entitled bill and agrees to a conference asked by the House 
on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. 
McCain, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Burns, Mr. Hollings, and Mr. Inouye, to be the 
conferees on the part of the Senate.
  The message also announced that pursuant to the provisions of Public 
Law 106-79, the Chair, on behalf of the President pro tempore, after 
consultation with the Majority and Minority Leaders, announces the 
appointment of the following Senators to the Dwight D. Eisenhower 
Memorial Commission, made during the sine die adjournment--
  The Senator from Alaska (Mr. Stevens); and
  The Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts).
  The message also announced that pursuant to the provisions of Public 
Law 105-277, the Chair, on behalf of the Democratic Leader, who 
consulted with the Minority Leader of the House, announces the 
appointment of the following individual to serve as a member of the 
International Financial Institution Advisory Commission, made during 
the sine die adjournment--C. Fred Bergsten, of Virginia, vice Paul A. 
Volcker, of New York, resigned.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 106-120, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, appoints the following 
individuals to serve as members of the National Commission for the 
Review of the National Reconnaissance Office--
  The Senator from Colorado (Mr. Allard);
  Martin Faga, of Virginia; and
  William Schneider, Jr., of New York.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 106-120, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Democratic Leader, appoints the following 
individuals to serve as members of the National Commission for the 
Review of the National Reconnaissance Office--
  The Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Kerrey); and
  Lieutenant General Patrick Marshall Hughes, United States Army, 
Retired, of Virginia.

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