[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Pages 2375-2378]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Gracious God, whose love for this Nation has been displayed so 
magnificently through our history, we praise You that Your presence 
fills this historic Chamber and enters into the minds of the Senators 
gathered here. Each of them is here by Your divine appointment. 
Together they claim Your promise, ``Call upon Me in the day of trouble: 
I will deliver you.''--Ps.50:15. We call upon You on this day of 
trouble in America as this impeachment trial comes to a close. You have 
enabled an honest, open debate of alternative solutions. Soon a vote 
will be taken. You have established a spirit of unity in the midst of 
differences. Most important of all, we know that we can trust You with 
the results. You can use what is decided and continue to accomplish 
Your plans for America. We entrust to Your care the President and his 
family. Use whatever is decided today to enable a deeper experience of 
Your grace in his life and healing in his family. We commit this day to 
You and thank You for the hope that fills our hearts as we place our 
complete trust in You. You are our Lord and Saviour. Amen.
  The CHIEF JUSTICE. The Sergeant at Arms will make the proclamation.
  The Sergeant at Arms, James W. Ziglar, made proclamation as follows:

       Hear ye! Hear ye! Hear ye! All persons are commanded to 
     keep silent, on pain of imprisonment, while the Senate of the 
     United States is sitting for the trial of the articles of 
     impeachment exhibited by the House of Representatives against 
     William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United States.


                              The Journal

  The CHIEF JUSTICE. If there is no objection, the Journal of 
proceedings of the trial are approved to date.
  The majority leader is recognized.
  Mr. LOTT. Thank you, Mr. Chief Justice.


                           Order of Procedure

  Mr. LOTT. For the information of all Senators, later on today, the 
Secretary of the Senate will be putting at each Senator's desk 
something I think you will enjoy reading later. It is the prayers of 
the Chaplain during the impeachment trial. Subsequently, we plan to put 
it in a small pamphlet, because they truly have been magnificent. We 
thought you each would like to have copies.
  The Senate will resume final deliberations now in the closed session. 
Thank goodness. At this point in the proceedings, there are 
approximately eight Members who still wish to speak or submit part of 
their speech into the Record.
  Following those final speeches, the Senate will resume open session 
and proceed to the votes on the two articles of impeachment. I estimate 
that those votes will begin at approximately 11, 11:30. However, the 
exact time will depend on the length of the remaining speeches, and 
also we will have to have a few minutes to open the Chamber and the 
galleries so that our constituents and our families can enter the 
galleries if they would like to.
  Following those votes, all Senators should remain at their desks as 
the Senate proceeds to several housekeeping items relating to the 
adjournment of the Court of Impeachment. So again, I emphasize, please, 
after the votes, don't rush out of the Chamber because we have some 
very important proceedings to attend to, and I think you will enjoy 
them if you will stay and participate.
  Under the consent agreement reached last night, following those 
votes, a motion relating to censure may be offered by the Senator from 
California, Senator Feinstein. If offered, Senator Gramm will be 
recognized to offer a motion relative to the Feinstein motion, with a 
vote to occur on the Gramm motion. Therefore, Senators may anticipate 
an additional vote or votes following the votes on the articles.
  I thank the Senators. And I believe we are ready to proceed to the 
closed session.
  Mrs. BOXER. Will the majority leader yield for a question?
  Mr. LOTT. Yes.
  Mrs. BOXER. Will there be intervening debate or no debate on any of 
those votes?
  Mr. LOTT. In the UC that was reached last night, I believe we have 2 
hours, which will be equally divided, for Senators to submit statements 
at that point or to make speeches if they would like. So I presume--
after the votes, yes.
  Mrs. BOXER. That is the question. Yes.
  Mr. LOTT. I presume we will go on for a couple hours--2 or 3 o'clock 
in the afternoon, yes.


 Unanimous-Consent Agreement--Printing of Statements in the Record and 
         Printing of Senate Document of Impeachment Proceedings

  Mr. LOTT. I would like to clarify one other matter. Senators will 
recall the motion approved February 9, 1999, which permitted each 
Senator to place in the Congressional Record his or her own statements 
made during final deliberations in closed session.
  I ask unanimous consent that public statements made by Senators 
subsequent to the approval of that motion, with respect to his or her 
own statements made during the closed session, be deemed to be in 
compliance with the Senate rules. This would permit a Senator to 
release to the public his or her statement made during final 
deliberations in closed session, except that, in doing so, a Senator 
may not disclose any remarks of the other Senators made during 
deliberations, without the prior consent, of course, of that Senator.
  I further ask unanimous consent that Senators have until Tuesday, 
February 23, 1999--that would be the Tuesday after we come back--to 
have printed statements and opinions in the Congressional Record, if 
they choose, explaining their votes.
  Finally, I ask unanimous consent that the Secretary be authorized to 
include these statements, along with the full record of the Senate's 
proceedings, the filings by the parties, and the supplemental materials 
admitted into evidence by the Senate, in a Senate document printed 
under the supervision of the Secretary of the Senate, that will 
complete the documentation of the Senate's handling of these 
impeachment proceedings.
  Mr. REID. Mr. Leader, point of clarification. I had a couple of 
Members ask, does it take an affirmative act of a Senator to get their 
speech placed in the Record or does it happen automatically?
  Mr. LOTT. I believe it does take an affirmative act. It is not 
automatic.
  Mr. REID. To whom should that be given?
  Mr. LOTT. It should be given to the clerks at the desk, or to Marty 
on your side, or your secretary of the minority, or the secretary of 
the majority. They will get it into the Record at the right place.
  So I believe, once again, we are ready to go to our closed session.
  Mrs. HUTCHISON. Will the majority leader yield for a question?
  Mr. LOTT. Yes.
  Mrs. HUTCHISON. It does not require each person to ask unanimous 
consent to insert their remarks, just giving it?

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  Mr. LOTT. Yes. That has already been cleared.
  I believe we have a unanimous consent request propounded.
  The CHIEF JUSTICE. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The Senate will now go into closed session to complete its 
deliberations on the articles of impeachment. The Sergeant at Arms is 
directed to clear the galleries and close the doors of the Senate 
Chamber.
  Mr. LOTT. Mr. Chief Justice, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The CHIEF JUSTICE. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.


                             Closed Session

  (At 9:44 a.m., the doors of the Chamber were closed. The proceedings 
of the Senate were held in closed session until 12:04 p.m., at which 
time the following occurred.)


                              Open Session

  Mr. LOTT. Will Senators return to their desks? Managers, thank you 
for joining us. Would Senators stand, and the gallery, as the Chief 
Justice enters the Chamber, please.
  The CHIEF JUSTICE. The Senate will be in order.
  Mr. LOTT. Mr. Chief Justice, Members of the Senate, the Senate has 
met almost exclusively as a Court of Impeachment since January 7, 1999, 
to consider the articles of impeachment against the President of the 
United States. The Senate meets today to conclude this trial by voting 
on the articles of impeachment, thereby, fulfilling its obligation 
under the Constitution. I believe we are ready to proceed to the votes 
on the articles. And I yield the floor.
  The CHIEF JUSTICE. The Chair would inform those in attendance in the 
Senate galleries, that under rule XIX of the Standing Rules of the 
Senate, demonstrations of approval or disapproval are prohibited, and 
it is the duty of the Chair to enforce order on its own initiative.


                               Article I

  The CHIEF JUSTICE. The clerk will now read the first Article of 
impeachment.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

                               Article I

       In his conduct while President of the United States, 
     William Jefferson Clinton, in violation of his constitutional 
     oath faithfully to execute the office of President of the 
     United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, 
     protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, 
     and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that 
     the laws be faithfully executed, has willfully corrupted and 
     manipulated the judicial process of the United States for his 
     personal gain and exoneration, impeding the administration of 
     justice, in that:
       On August 17, 1998, William Jefferson Clinton swore to tell 
     the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth before 
     a Federal grand jury of the United States. Contrary to that 
     oath, William Jefferson Clinton willfully provided 
     perjurious, false and misleading testimony to the grand jury 
     concerning one or more of the following: (1) the nature and 
     details of his relationship with a subordinate Government 
     employee; (2) prior perjurious, false and misleading 
     testimony he gave in a Federal civil rights action brought 
     against him; (3) prior false and misleading statements he 
     allowed his attorney to make to a Federal judge in that civil 
     rights action; and (4) his corrupt efforts to influence the 
     testimony of witnesses and to impede the discovery of 
     evidence in that civil rights action.
       In doing this, William Jefferson Clinton has undermined the 
     integrity of his office, has brought disrepute on the 
     Presidency, has betrayed his trust as President, and has 
     acted in a manner subversive of the rule of law and justice, 
     to the manifest injury of the people of the United States.
       Wherefore, William Jefferson Clinton, by such conduct, 
     warrants impeachment and trial, and removal from office and 
     disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, 
     trust, or profit under the United States.

  The CHIEF JUSTICE. The Chair reminds the Senate that each Senator, 
when his or her name is called, will stand in his or her place and vote 
``guilty'' or ``not guilty'' as required by rule XXIII of the Senate 
rules on impeachment.
  The Chair also refers to article I, section 3, clause 6, of the 
Constitution regarding the vote required for conviction on impeachment. 
Quote: ``[N]o Person shall be convicted without the Concurrence of two-
thirds of the Members present.''


                           Vote On Article I

  The CHIEF JUSTICE. The question is on the first article of 
impeachment. Senators, how say you? Is the respondent, William 
Jefferson Clinton, guilty or not guilty? A rollcall vote is required.
  The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  Mr. SPECTER (When his name was called). Not proven, therefore not 
guilty.
  The result was announced--guilty 45, not guilty 55, as follows:

                         [Rollcall Vote No. 17]

[Subject: Article I--Articles of Impeachment Against President William 
                           Jefferson Clinton]

                               GUILTY--45

     Abraham
     Allard
     Ashcroft
     Bennett
     Bond
     Brownback
     Bunning
     Burns
     Campbell
     Cochran
     Coverdell
     Craig
     Crapo
     DeWine
     Domenici
     Enzi
     Fitzgerald
     Frist
     Gramm
     Grams
     Grassley
     Gregg
     Hagel
     Hatch
     Helms
     Hutchinson
     Hutchison
     Inhofe
     Kyl
     Lott
     Lugar
     Mack
     McCain
     McConnell
     Murkowski
     Nickles
     Roberts
     Roth
     Santorum
     Sessions
     Smith (NH)
     Smith (OR)
     Thomas
     Thurmond
     Voinovich

                             NOT GUILTY--55

     Akaka
     Baucus
     Bayh
     Biden
     Bingaman
     Boxer
     Breaux
     Bryan
     Byrd
     Chafee
     Cleland
     Collins
     Conrad
     Daschle
     Dodd
     Dorgan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Feingold
     Feinstein
     Gorton
     Graham
     Harkin
     Hollings
     Inouye
     Jeffords
     Johnson
     Kennedy
     Kerrey
     Kerry
     Kohl
     Landrieu
     Lautenberg
     Leahy
     Levin
     Lieberman
     Lincoln
     Mikulski
     Moynihan
     Murray
     Reed
     Reid
     Robb
     Rockefeller
     Sarbanes
     Schumer
     Shelby
     Snowe
     Specter
     Stevens
     Thompson
     Torricelli
     Warner
     Wellstone
     Wyden
  The CHIEF JUSTICE. On this article of impeachment, 45 Senators having 
pronounced William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United States, 
guilty as charged, 55 Senators having pronounced him not guilty, two-
thirds of the Senators present not having pronounced him guilty, the 
Senate adjudges that the respondent, William Jefferson Clinton, 
President of the United States, is not guilty as charged in the first 
article of impeachment.


                               Article II

  The CHIEF JUSTICE. The clerk will read the second article of 
impeachment.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

                               Article II

       In his conduct while President of the United States, 
     William Jefferson Clinton, in violation of his constitutional 
     oath faithfully to execute the office of President of the 
     United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, 
     protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, 
     and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that 
     the laws be faithfully executed, has prevented, obstructed, 
     and impeded the administration of justice, and has to that 
     end engaged personally, and through his subordinates and 
     agents, in a course of conduct or scheme designed to delay, 
     impede, cover up, and conceal the existence of evidence and 
     testimony related to a Federal civil rights action brought 
     against him in a duly instituted judicial proceeding.
       The means used to implement this course of conduct or 
     scheme included one or more of the following acts:
       (1) On or about December 17, 1997, William Jefferson 
     Clinton corruptly encouraged a witness in a Federal civil 
     rights action brought against him to execute a sworn 
     affidavit in that proceeding that he knew to be perjurious, 
     false and misleading.
       (2) On or about December 17, 1997, William Jefferson 
     Clinton corruptly encouraged a witness in a Federal civil 
     rights action brought against him to give perjurious, false 
     and misleading testimony if and when called to testify 
     personally in that proceeding.
       (3) On or about December 28, 1997, William Jefferson 
     Clinton corruptly engaged in, encouraged, or supported a 
     scheme to conceal evidence that had been subpoenaed in a 
     Federal civil rights action brought against him.
       (4) Beginning on or about December 7, 1997, and continuing 
     through and including January 14, 1998, William Jefferson 
     Clinton intensified and succeeded in an effort to secure job 
     assistance to a witness in a Federal civil rights action 
     brought against him in order to corruptly prevent the 
     truthful testimony of that witness in that proceeding at a 
     time when the truthful testimony of that witness would have 
     been harmful to him.
       (5) On January 17, 1998, at his deposition in a Federal 
     civil rights action brought against

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     him, William Jefferson Clinton corruptly allowed his attorney 
     to make false and misleading statements to a Federal judge 
     characterizing an affidavit, in order to prevent questioning 
     deemed relevant by the judge. Such false and misleading 
     statements were subsequently acknowledged by his attorney in 
     a communication to that judge.
       (6) On or about January 18 and January 20-21, 1998, William 
     Jefferson Clinton related a false and misleading account of 
     events relevant to a Federal civil rights action brought 
     against him to a potential witness in that proceeding, in 
     order to corruptly influence the testimony of that witness.
       (7) On or about January 21, 23, and 26, 1998, William 
     Jefferson Clinton made false and misleading statements to 
     potential witnesses in a Federal grand jury proceeding in 
     order to corruptly influence the testimony of those 
     witnesses. The false and misleading statements made by 
     William Jefferson Clinton were repeated by the witnesses to 
     the grand jury, causing the grand jury to receive false and 
     misleading information.
       In all of this, William Jefferson Clinton has undermined 
     the integrity of his office, has brought disrepute on the 
     Presidency, has betrayed his trust as President, and has 
     acted in a manner subversive of the rule of law and justice, 
     to the manifest injury of the people of the United States.
       Wherefore, William Jefferson Clinton, by such conduct, 
     warrants impeachment and trial, and removal from office and 
     disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, 
     trust, or profit under the United States.


                           Vote on Article II

  The CHIEF JUSTICE. The question is on the second article of 
impeachment. Senators, how say you? Is the respondent, William 
Jefferson Clinton, guilty or not guilty?
  The clerk will call the roll.
  The bill clerk called the roll.
  Mr. SPECTER (When his name was called). Not proven, therefore not 
guilty.
  The result was announced--guilty 50, not guilty 50, as follows:

                         [Rollcall Vote No. 18]

[Subject: Article II--Articles of Impeachment against President William 
                           Jefferson Clinton]

                               GUILTY--50

     Abraham
     Allard
     Ashcroft
     Bennett
     Bond
     Brownback
     Bunning
     Burns
     Campbell
     Cochran
     Coverdell
     Craig
     Crapo
     DeWine
     Domenici
     Enzi
     Fitzgerald
     Frist
     Gorton
     Gramm
     Grams
     Grassley
     Gregg
     Hagel
     Hatch
     Helms
     Hutchinson
     Hutchison
     Inhofe
     Kyl
     Lott
     Lugar
     Mack
     McCain
     McConnell
     Murkowski
     Nickles
     Roberts
     Roth
     Santorum
     Sessions
     Shelby
     Smith (NH)
     Smith (OR)
     Stevens
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurmond
     Voinovich
     Warner

                             NOT GUILTY--50

     Akaka
     Baucus
     Bayh
     Biden
     Bingaman
     Boxer
     Breaux
     Bryan
     Byrd
     Chafee
     Cleland
     Collins
     Conrad
     Daschle
     Dodd
     Dorgan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Feingold
     Feinstein
     Graham
     Harkin
     Hollings
     Inouye
     Jeffords
     Johnson
     Kennedy
     Kerrey
     Kerry
     Kohl
     Landrieu
     Lautenberg
     Leahy
     Levin
     Lieberman
     Lincoln
     Mikulski
     Moynihan
     Murray
     Reed
     Reid
     Robb
     Rockefeller
     Sarbanes
     Schumer
     Snowe
     Specter
     Torricelli
     Wellstone
     Wyden
  The CHIEF JUSTICE. The galleries will be in order.
  On this article of impeachment, 50 Senators having pronounced William 
Jefferson Clinton, President of the United States, guilty as charged, 
50 Senators having pronounced him not guilty, two-thirds of the 
Senators present not having pronounced him guilty, the Senate adjudges 
that the respondent, William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United 
States, is not guilty as charged in the second article of impeachment.
  The Chair directs judgment to be entered in accordance with the 
judgment of the Senate as follows:
  The Senate, having tried William Jefferson Clinton, President of the 
United States, upon two articles of impeachment exhibited against him 
by the House of Representatives, and two-thirds of the Senators present 
not having found him guilty of the charges contained therein: it is, 
therefore, ordered and adjudged that the said William Jefferson Clinton 
be, and he is hereby, acquitted of the charges in this said article.
  The Chair recognizes the majority leader.


      COMMUNICATION TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND TO THE HOUSE OF 
                            REPRESENTATIVES

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. Chief Justice, there is an order at the desk.
  The CHIEF JUSTICE. The clerk will read the order.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       Ordered, that the Secretary be directed to communicate to 
     the Secretary of State, as provided by Rule XXIII of the 
     Rules of Procedure and Practice in the Senate when sitting on 
     impeachment trials, and also to the House of Representatives, 
     the judgment of the Senate in the case of William Jefferson 
     Clinton, and transmit a certified copy of the judgment to 
     each.

  The CHIEF JUSTICE. Without objection, the order will be entered.


STATEMENT BY THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE UNITED STATES ON THE SENATE TRIAL

  The CHIEF JUSTICE. The Chair wishes to make a brief statement, 
without objection on such. (Laughter.)
  More than a month ago, I first came here to preside over the Senate 
sitting as the Court of Impeachment. I was a stranger to the great 
majority of you. I underwent the sort of culture shock that naturally 
occurs when one moves from the very structured environment of the 
Supreme Court to what I shall call, for want of a better phrase, the 
more free-form environment of the Senate. (Laughter.)
  I leave you now a wiser but not a sadder man. I have been impressed 
by the manner in which the majority leader and the minority leader have 
agreed on procedural rules in spite of the differences that separate 
their two parties on matters of substance.
  I have been impressed by the quality of the debate in closed session 
on the entire question of impeachment as provided for under the 
Constitution. Agreed-upon procedures for airing on substantive 
divisions must be the hallmark of any great deliberative body.
  Our work as a Court of Impeachment is now done. I leave you with the 
hope that our several paths may cross again under happier 
circumstances.
  The majority leader.
  Mr. LOTT. Mr. Chief Justice, we thank you for your comments.


   EXPRESSION OF GRATITUDE TO THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE UNITED STATES

  Mr. LOTT. I send a resolution to the desk.
  The CHIEF JUSTICE. The clerk will read the resolution.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 37) to express gratitude for the 
     service of the Chief Justice of the United States as 
     Presiding Officer during the impeachment trial.

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. Chief Justice, I ask unanimous consent the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 37 introduced earlier 
today by Senator Lott and Senator Daschle.
  The CHIEF JUSTICE. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. LOTT. Mr. Chief Justice, I ask unanimous consent that the 
resolution be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the 
table, and any statements that Senators wish to make on this resolution 
be printed at this point in the Record.
  The CHIEF JUSTICE. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 37) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                               S. Res. 37

       Whereas Article I, section 3, clause 6 of the Constitution 
     of the United States provides that, when the President of the 
     United States is tried on articles of impeachment, the Chief 
     Justice of the United States shall preside over the Senate;
       Whereas, pursuant to Rule IV of the Rules of Procedure and 
     Practice in the Senate When Sitting on Impeachment Trials, on 
     January 6, 1999, the Senate notified William H. Rehnquist, 
     Chief Justice of the United States, of the time and place 
     fixed for consideration of the articles of impeachment 
     against William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United 
     States, and requested him to attend;
       Whereas, in the intervening days since January 7, 1999, 
     Chief Justice Rehnquist has presided over the Senate, when 
     sitting on the trial of the articles of impeachment, for long 
     hours over many days;
       Whereas Chief Justice Rehnquist, in presiding over the 
     Senate, has exhibited extraordinary qualities of fairness, 
     patience, equanimity, and wisdom;
       Whereas, by his manner of presiding over the Senate, Chief 
     Justice Rehnquist has contributed greatly to the Senate's 
     conduct of

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     fair, impartial, and dignified proceedings in the trial of 
     the articles of impeachment;
       Whereas the Senate and the Nation are indebted to Chief 
     Justice Rehnquist for his distinguished and valued service in 
     fulfilling his constitutional duty to preside over the Senate 
     in the trial of the articles of impeachment: Now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved, That the Senate expresses its profound gratitude 
     to William H. Rehnquist, Chief Justice of the United States, 
     for his distinguished service in presiding over the Senate, 
     while sitting on the trial of the articles of impeachment 
     against William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United 
     States.
       Sec. 2. The Secretary shall notify the Chief Justice of the 
     United States of this resolution.

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. Chief Justice, on behalf of myself and the entire U.S. 
Senate, we want to offer you our thanks and the gratitude of the 
American people for your service to the Nation and throughout this 
Impeachment Court and to this institution.
  As our Presiding Officer during most of the last 5 weeks, you have 
brought to our proceedings a gentle dignity and an unfailing sense of 
purpose, and sometimes sense of humor.
  The majority leader realized when it was time to take a break and not 
to take a break when the Chief Justice said let's go forward.
  By placing duty above personal convenience and many other 
considerations, you have taught a lesson in leadership. Your presence 
in the chair of the President of the Senate, following the directives 
of our Constitution, gave comity to this Chamber and assurance to the 
Nation. I would like to close with our traditional Mississippi parting: 
Y'all come back soon. But I hope that is not taken the wrong way, and 
not for an occasion like this one.
  So instead, as you return to your work on the Court in the great 
marble temple of the law right across the lawn from this Capitol, we 
salute you, sir, with renewed appreciation and esteem for a good friend 
and good neighbor.


                 Presentation of the Golden Gavel Award

  Now, Mr. Chief Justice, if the Democratic leader will join me, we 
have a small token of our appreciation. We have a tradition in the 
Senate that after you have presided over the Senate for 100 hours, we 
present you with the Golden Gavel Award. I am not sure it quite reached 
100 hours, but it is close enough.
  The CHIEF JUSTICE. It seemed like it.
  (Applause, Senators rising.)
  Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I wish to add my thanks to the Chief 
Justice for his untiring efforts throughout the impeachment trial and 
to commend him for his dignity, fairness, and humor.
  Mr. KYL. I add my expression of appreciation to the Chief Justice and 
the officers of the court who had a role in this proceeding--the House 
managers, the counsel for the White House, and Independent Counsel 
Kenneth Starr--for their honorable service.


                      Unanimous-Consent Agreement

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. Chief Justice, I ask unanimous consent that the 
February 5, 1999, affidavit of Mr. Christopher Hitchens; the February 
7, 1999, affidavit of Ms. Carol Blue; and the affidavit of Mr. R. Scott 
Armstrong be admitted into evidence in this proceeding and the full 
written transcripts of the depositions taken pursuant to S. Res. 30 be 
included in the public record of the trial. This matter has been 
cleared on both sides of the aisle.
  The CHIEF JUSTICE. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Adjournment Sine Die of the Court of Impeachment

  Mr. LOTT. Now, Mr. Chief Justice, I move that the Senate, sitting as 
a Court of Impeachment on the articles exhibited against William 
Jefferson Clinton, adjourn sine die.
  The motion was agreed to, and at 12:43 p.m., the Senate, sitting as a 
Court of Impeachment, adjourned sine die.

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