[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 13969]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

  Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President, several weeks ago a young 
woman named Rebecca Stewart of Enfield, NH, notified me by telephone 
there was no flag salute before the opening ceremonies when we opened 
the Senate in the morning. Due to the cooperation of both the minority 
and the majority side, I think we have a 100-to-0 agreement that we do 
that.
  So at this point, I ask unanimous consent that S. Res. 113, which is 
the resolution to salute the flag at the beginning of the opening of 
the Senate each morning, be discharged from the Rules Committee, and 
further, the Senate now proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 113) to amend the Standing Rules of 
     the Senate to require that the Pledge of Allegiance to the 
     Flag of the United States be recited at the commencement of 
     the daily session of the Senate.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.


                           Amendment No. 733

  Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President, there is an amendment at 
the desk. I ask for its consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from New Hampshire [Mr. Smith], for himself and 
     Mr. McConnell, proposes an amendment numbered 733.

  Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent 
that reading of the amendment be dispensed with.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment is as follows:

       On page 2, line 4, strike all after ``Presiding Officer'' 
     and insert ``, or a Senator designated by the Presiding 
     Officer, leads the Senate from the dais in reciting the 
     Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States''.

  Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent 
that the amendment be agreed to.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the amendment.
  The amendment (No. 733) was agreed to.
  Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent 
the resolution, as amended, be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, 
the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements 
relating to S. Res. 113 be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 113), as amended, was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  [The resolution was not available for printing. It will appear in a 
future issue of the Record.]
  Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a 
quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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