23888 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 26, 1976 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without the Soviet Union's lllegal annexation of usual form; that there be a time limita­ objection, it is so ordered. Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, and tion on any other amendment, debatable Whereas, although neither the President Mr. ROBERT C. BYRD. Mr. President, nor the Department of State issued a specific motion, appeal, or point of order, if such I suggest the absence of a quorum. disclaime- in conjunction With the signing be submitted to the Senate, of 10 min­ The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk of the Final Act a.t Helsinki to make clear utes; and that the agreement be in the will call the roll. that the United States still does not recog­ usual form, with the exception of the The second assistant legislative clerk nize the forcible conquest of those nations amendment by Mr. BUCKLEY, for which proceeded to call the roll. by the Soviet Union, both the President in provisions already have been entered. Mr. ROBERT C. BYRD. Mr. President, his public statement of July 25, 1975, and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without I ask unanimous consent that the order the Assistant Secretary of State for European objection, it is so ordered. Affairs in his testimony before the Subcom­ for the quorum call be rescinded. mittee on International Political and Mlli­ The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without tary Affairs of the House Committee on In­ objection, is is so ordered. ternational Relations stated quite explicitly PROGRAM that the longstanding official policy of the United States on nonrecognition of the Mr. ROBERT C. BYRD. Mr. President, STATUS OF THE BALTIC NATIONS the Senate will come in at 9 o'clock to­ Soviet Union's forcible incorporation and morrow morning. Mr. ROBERT C. BYRD. Mr. President, annexation of the Baltic nations is not af­ fected by the results of the European Se­ After the two leaders or their designees I ask unanimous consent that the Senate curity Conference: Now, therefore, be it have been recognized under the stand­ proceed to the consideration of Calendar Resolved, That, notWithstanding any in­ ing order, Mr. JAVITS will be recognized Order No. 961, Senate Resolution 319. terpretation which the Soviet Union or any for not to exceed 15 minutes, after which The PRESIDING OFFICER. The res­ other country may attem~t to give to the there will be a period for the transaction olution will be stated by title. Final Act of the Conference on Security and of routine morning business of not to The assistant legislative clerk read as Cooperation in Europe, signed in Helsinki, exceed 20 minutes, with statements follows: it is the sense of the Senate (1) that there has been no change in the longstanding pol­ therein limited to 3 minutes each, at the A resolution (S. Res. 319) expressing the conclusion of which the Senate will re­ sense of the Senate that the signing in Hel­ icy of the United States on nonrecognition sinki of the final a.ct of the Conference on of the illegal seizure and annexation by the sume consideration of the Clean Air Act. Security a.nd Cooperation 1n Europe did not Soviet Union of the three Baltic nations of Rollcall votes will occur on amendments change 1n a.ny way the longstanding policy Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, and (2) that and motions in relation to that act. of the United States on non-recognition of it wi1l continue to be the policy of the United No later than 2 p.m. tomorrow, the the Soviet Union, illegal seizure and an­ States not to recognize 1n any way the an­ Senate will resume consideration of the nexation of the three Baltic nations of Es­ nexation of the Baltic nations by the Soviet tax reform bill, with amendments in tonia., Latvia., a.nd Lithuania.. Union. order and votes occurring on amend­ The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ques­ ments and motions in relation thereto. tion is on agreeing to the resolution. TIME-LIMITATION AGREEMENT­ The resolution <S. Res. 319) was unan­ S. RES. 463 imously agreed to. Mr. ROBERT C. BYRD. Mr. President, ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 9 A.M. The preamble was agreed to. I ask unanimous consent that at such TOMORROW The resolution, with its preamble, time as Calendar No. 980 is called up Mr. ROBERT c. BYRD. Mr. President, reads as follows: and made the pending business before if there be no further business to come Whereas the three Baltic nations of Es­ the Senate, there be a time limitation before the Senate, I move, in accordance tonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have been 11- to lega.lly occupied by the Soviet Union since thereon of 30 minutes, be equally with the previous order, that the Senate World War II; and divided between the majority and minor­ stand in adjournment until 9 o'clock to­ Whereas the Soviet Union appears to in­ ity leaders or their designees; that there morrow morning. terpret the Final Act of the Conference on be a time limitation on an amendment The motion was agreed to; and at 7:01 Security and Cooperation 1n Europe, signed by Mr~ Buckley of 30 minutes, to be p.m. the Senate adjourned until tomor­ at Helsinki, as giving permanent status to equally divided, in accordance with the row, Tuesday, July 27, 1976, at 9 a.m. EXTENS:IONS OF REMARKS MR. DESCHLER: KEEPER OF THE rules were the framework in which the precedents and the rules of procedures RULES legislative business of the Nation was and he used that knowledge judiciously. conducted. A lesser man, perhaps, would have been The importance he attached to the tempted to abuse the power inherent in HON. B. F. SISK rules is, perhaps, best expressed in his that knowledge but Lew Deschler was a OF CALIFORNIA own words from Deschler's Procedure: man whose character equaled his own IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES On the theory that a government of laws great size. Monday, July 19, 1976 is preferable to a government of men, the Lew Deschler has been called the House has repeatedly recognized the impor­ Mr. SISK. Mr. Speaker, when I came tance of folloWing its precedents.... If the House's greatest Parliamentarian. That to the House 22 years ago, Lew Deschler will of the majority is to be determined in an is a rather lofty accolade but one which was already something of a legend, hav­ orderly and democratic way, questions must was well earned, for Lew Deschler was ing served as Parliamentarian for 26 be resolved by established p~ocedures, with not simply a masterful technician. He all Members knowing what to expect in that was the keeper of the rules of the House years. regard. As a newly elected freshman, I doubt of Representatives, and as such he ap­ that I accorded the Parliamentarian any Not only did Lew Deschler believe in plied every ounce of his energy to pro­ significant place in the scheme of things. established and orderly procedure, he tecting an institutional framework I was disabused of that notion in rather staunchly adhered to a policy of fair and wherein democratic principles could sur­ short order. It was not simply that Lew impartial interpretation of that pro­ vive and :flourish. For 46 years, he la­ Deschler knew the rule book. He was the cedure. He was accessible to all who bored in a very special vineyard and met keeper of the rules of the House of Rep­ asked his advice, working equally hard with ample success. His life was an ex­ resentatives and the interpreter of its for Democrats and Republicans alike. ample by which we all could profit. precedents. Regardless of whether his advice Those of us who had the privilege of And to Lew Doochler, the rules and the agreed with a Member's individual ob­ knowing Lew Deschler will miss him. My precedents which amplified them were jectives, he was a man you always re­ wife Reta and I extend our deepest sym­ not simply a set of regulations. They spected. He had a terrific mind and was pathy and regard to Mrs. Deschler and were the embodiment of the institu­ aptly referred to by Speaker Sam Ray­ her family. I know that as tune goes on tion-past and present-and supplying a burn as "the big brain man." He had a they will be comforted by the memory of foundation for all future actions. The complete and total command of the this very respected and beloved man. July 26, 1976 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 23889 H. R. GROSS BffiTHDAY PARTY But there was a white carnation for H. R. and the girls from the 4-H Club brought and yellow carnations for Hazel and a guest more cake and homemade ice cream for the book signed by everyone who came to the social. Everyone lined up again. party. They sang Happy Birthday under the trees HON. ROBERT H. MICHEL Kyle Jones, a friend from Grinnell, told the planted yeares before by H. R.'s mother in the OF Il.LINOIS gathering that his wife had spent a night in little park in Arispe. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H. R.'s pajamas. "Actually," he said, "Hazel and R. H. took us in during a terrible snow­ Monday, July 26, 1976 storm. We didn't even have toothbrushes Mr. MICHEL. Mr. Speaker, our great with us on that trip and Hazel was kind friend and former colleague H. R. Gross enough to make us comfortable." EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS FOR Then H. R.'s brother, Lester, stole the show VETERANS celebrated bis 77th birthday on June 30, with some sibling anecdotes.