[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Page 23658]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                            MORNING BUSINESS

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, there will now be a 
period for the transaction of morning business not to extend beyond the 
hour of 12:30 with Senators permitted to speak up to 10 minutes each 
and the time to be equally divided between the two leaders or their 
designees.
  The Senator from Ohio.
  (The remarks of Mr. Voinovich pertaining to the introduction of S.J. 
Res. 35 are located in today's Record under ``Statements on Introduced 
Bills and Joint Resolutions.'')
  Mr. VOINOVICH. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, I understand that Senators are permitted 
to speak 10 minutes now and we are in morning business.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is correct.

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