The Chair merely reads off the list of names that the Senator in charge of the bill has sent to the desk. That is how it has been done as long as I have been a Senator. I recall only one case when it was handled differently. That was when the late Senator McCarran of Nevada was in charge of an immigration bill on the floor of the Senate. It was an important piece of legislation. and his position was diametrically opposed and bitterly opposed. almost to the point of a filibuster. to the Kilgore substitute. which prevailed on that occasion. When Senator McCarran made his motion. objection was made.
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