March 9, 1971 (2)

The Senate continued with the consideration of the joint resolution-Senate Joint Resolution 7-proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens 18 years of age or older.

Mr. BAYH. Mr. President, the Committee on the Judiciary's Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments has prepared some perfecting amendments, really housekeeping amendments, which were adopted by the committee. I ask unanimous consent that the committee amendments be considered and agreed to en bloc.

The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. CoTTON). Without objection, the committee amendments are considered and agreed to en bloc.

QUORUM CALL

Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.

The second assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.

The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. CoTTON). Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, what is the unfinished business? I repeat, the Mr. President, on unfinished business.

The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. COTTON). There is no unfinished business at this point. The pending business is Senate Joint Resolution 7, the 18-yearold vote constitutional amendment. It is open to amendment.

Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, then I ask unanimous consent that the pending resolution be made the unfinished as well as the pending business and that the Allen proposal and the motion to take up Senate Resolution 9 be obviated completely at this time, as it would be tonight, anyway, on the basis of an adjournment.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Parliamentarian advises the Chair that li the Senator seeks unanimous consent to continue on the pending resolution tomorrow it would become the unfinished business.

Mr. MANSFIELD. I understand the point, because when I moved that we adjourn tonight, earlier today, I know that that negated the Allen motion and the motion to take up Senate Resolution 9. All I am trying to do is to speed up the process so that there will be no doubt that the pending business will remain the unfinished business as well, and that there will be no possibility of the Allen motion or the Pearson motion coming back for consideration.

The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. CoTTON) . Is there objection to the request of the Senator from Montana? The Chair hears none, and it is so ordered. The Senate by the unanimous-consent agreement will continue with this resolution tomorrow when it will become the unfinished business.

Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.

The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

Mr. HUMPHREY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the · order for the quorum call be rescinded.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.