objection. the question is on the lipman nomination. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will call the roll. vote:

vote:

the presiding officer: are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote?

the ayes are 95, the nays are zero. the confirmation is confirmed. under the previous order there will be two minutes of debate prior tpo a vote on the bastian nomination. mr. kaine: mr. president? the presiding officer: the junior senator from virginia. mr. kaine: i ask unanimous consent that all debate time on the nomination be yielded back. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. the question is on the bastian nomination. the yeas and nays have been ordered. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be a sufficient second. the clerk will call the roll. vote: .

the presiding officer: any senators wishing to cast their vote? the ayes are 95, the nays are 0. the nomination is confirmed. the question's on the shah nomination. a senator: ask for the yeas and

nays. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will call the roll on the shah nomination. vote:

vote:

the presiding officer: any senators wishing to cast their vote? the ayes are 95, the nays are zero. the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, the question occurs on the crabtree nomination. is there a second? there appears to be. there is. the clerk will call the roll on the crabtree nomination. vote:

en vote: vote:

the presiding officer: are there any senators wishing to vote or to change their vote? the ayes are 94, the nays are zero, and the nomination is confirmed.

under the previous order, the question occurs on the bashant nomination. is there a sufficient second? appears to be. there is. the yeas and nays have been ordered. the clerk will call the roll. vote:

vote:

the presiding officer: are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote? on this vote, the yeas are 94, the nays are zero. the nominee nailings natio nomi. mr. reid: mr. president, could we have order, please. the presiding officer: the senate will be in order. mr. reid: the last -- the presiding officer: take your conversations off the floor. mr. reid: the last roll call vote will occur on a matter in a few seconds. we'll have a voice vote after that. the first series of votes tomorrow will begin at 1:15 -- i'm sorry, 11:15, pardon me. and then tomorrow afternoon starting at 1:45 we should have -- we will have up to four votes. if we're fortunate, there will only be three, maybe two. but this is the last vote tomorrow. starting a 11:15 tomorrow, then at 1:45 tomorrow. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the question occurs on the levy nomination.

a senator: i ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. there is. the clerk will call the roll. vote:

vote:

the presiding officer: any senators wishing to vote or to change their vote? the ayes are 75. the nays are 20. the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, the question occurs on the work nomination. all those in favor say aye. those opposed? the ayes appear to have it. the ayes have it. the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, the motion to reconsider -- the motions to reconsider are made and laid upon the table. the president will be immediately notified of the senate's actions and the senate will resume legislative session.

a senator: mr. president, i note the absence of a quorum.

the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call:

quorum call: