[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 11436]
[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 has agreed to the following resolution:

                              S. Res. 142

       Whereas Russell B. Long served in the United States Navy 
     from 1942 to 1945;
       Whereas Russell B. Long succeeded both his parents as 
     members of the United States Senate;
       Whereas Russell B. Long served the people of Louisiana with 
     distinction for 38 years in the United States Senate;
       Whereas Russell B. Long served as Chairman of the Committee 
     on Finance of the United States Senate form 1965 to 1981; and
       Whereas Russell B. Long was a tireless and effective 
     champion for the poor, the disabled, and the elderly: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow 
     and deep regret the announcement of the death of the 
     Honorable Russell B. Long, 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 Russell B. Long.

  The message also announced that, pursuant to sections 276d-276g of 
title 22, United States Code, as amended, the Chair, on behalf of the 
Vice President, appoints the following Senator as a member of the 
Senate Delegation to the Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group 
during the First Session of the One Hundred Eighth Congress, to be held 
in Canada, May 15-19, 2003: The Senator from Ohio (Mr. Voinovich).

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