[Deschler's Precedents, Volume 7, Chapters 22 - 25]
[Chapter 23. Motions]
[F. Motions to Reconsider]
[Â§ 36. Withdrawing the Motion]
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                               CHAPTER 23
 
                                Motions
 
                        F. MOTIONS TO RECONSIDER
 
Sec. 36. Withdrawing the Mo-tion

Withdrawal of Senate Motion to Reconsider

Sec. 36.1 In the Senate, a motion to reconsider was withdrawn, by 
    unanimous consent, some seven months after having been entered.

    On Nov. 18, 1963,(11) with Senator Gaylord A. Nelson, of 
Wisconsin, presiding, the following took place on the Senate floor:
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11. 109 Cong. Rec. 22063, 88th Cong. 1st Sess.
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        Mr. [Mike] Mansfield [of Montana]: Mr. President, I ask 
    unanimous consent to withdraw the motion which I made on April 26 
    to reconsider H.R. 2837, a bill to amend further section 11 of the 
    Federal Register Act.
        The Presiding Officer: Is there objection?
        The Chair hears none, and it is so ordered.
        H.R. 2837 will be transmitted to the House of Representatives.