[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Pages 16800-16801]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 ORDERS FOR TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 17, 2002

  Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate 
completes its business today, it stand in adjournment until 9:30 a.m., 
Tuesday, September 17.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, by the way, that was the day in 1787 that 
the Constitutional Convention completed its work--September 17, 1787. 
What a day. What a great day for free peoples, for people who have the 
liberty and freedom to speak. It devised a system of government, a 
government of the people, by the people, and for the people--a 
government of separation of powers and checks and balances.
  I thank those Framers for what they did on July 16, 1787, when they 
decided under a great compromise which provided for a Senate--a Senate 
where Members would represent the States with two Senators from each 
State so that a small State, or a large State, or medium-size State 
would have an equal voice in this Senate. Let us remember that as we go 
along.
  Again, I say that day on September 17, 1787, there were 39 signers 
who put their names on this Constitution, including John Milton Niles, 
a Senator from Connecticut. And his relative sits in the chair today, 
Senator Dayton from Minnesota.
  Let me begin again so that the Record will show it as read in its 
completeness and without interruption.
  I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business 
today, it stand in adjournment until 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, September 17; 
that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed 
expired, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the time for 
the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day, and the 
Senate be in a period of morning business until 10:30 a.m., with 
Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each, with the first 
half of the time under the control of the majority leader, or his 
designee, and the second half of the time under the control of the 
Republican leader, or his designee; that at 10:30 a.m. the Senator 
resume consideration of H.R. 5093, the Interior Appropriations Act; 
that the Senate recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. for the weekly 
conferences; that at 2:15 p.m. the Senate resume consideration of H.R. 
5005, homeland security; that at 4:15 p.m. the Senate resume 
consideration of the Interior Appropriations Act with 60 minutes of 
debate, equally divided between the chairman and the ranking member of 
the subcommittee, or their designees, prior to the vote on cloture on 
the Byrd amendment; further, that the live quorum with respect to the 
cloture motion filed today be waived; and that the cloture vote occur 
at 5:15 p.m., Tuesday, September 17, without further intervening action 
or debate.
  Before the Chair puts the question, let me consider what I just said.
  Mr. President, I add this request, which is my own request: That when 
the Senate resumes consideration of

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H.R. 5005, the homeland security bill, I be recognized at that point.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I overlooked a request of the lady. I thank 
the fine lady who serves the Senate so well for calling this to my 
attention. And, for the Record, her name is Lula.
  Mr. President, I also ask unanimous consent that Members have until 1 
p.m., Tuesday, September 17, to file first-degree amendments, 
notwithstanding a recess of the Senate during that time, and that 
second-degree amendments be filed until 4:15 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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