[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16920]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

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

                              S. Res. 191

       Whereas the Honorable J. Strom Thurmond conducted his life 
     in an exemplary manner, an example to all of his fellow 
     citizens;
       Whereas the Honorable J. Strom Thurmond was a devoted 
     husband, father, and most recently, grandfather;
       Whereas the Honorable J. Strom Thurmond gave a great 
     measure of his life to public service;
       Whereas having abandoned the safety of high position, the 
     Honorable J. Strom Thurmond served his country during World 
     War II, fighting the greatest threat the world had thus far 
     seen;
       Whereas the Honorable J. Strom Thurmond served South 
     Carolina in the United States Senate with devotion and 
     distinction;
       Whereas his service on behalf of South Carolina and all 
     Americans earned him the esteem and high regard of his 
     colleagues; and
       Whereas his death has deprived his State and Nation of a 
     most outstanding Senator: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow 
     and deep regret the announcement of the death of the 
     Honorable J. Strom Thurmond, former Senator and President Pro 
     Tempore Emeritus from the State of South Carolina.
       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 J. Strom Thurmond.

  The message also announced that the Senate has passed with an 
amendment a bill of the House of the following title:

       H.R. 1474. An act to facilitate check truncation by 
     authorizing substitute checks, to foster innovation in the 
     check collection system without mandating receipt of checks 
     in electronic form, and to improve the overall efficiency of 
     the Nation's payments system, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate has passed a bill of the 
following title in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 148. An act to provide for the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to be included in the line of Presidential 
     succession.

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