2005-02-09                     Senate Journal                      Page 0259
Senator Wilken moved and asked unanimous consent to be excused                                      
from the Senate, not subject to a call, from afternoon plane time,                                  
February 17 through evening plane time, February 21. Without                                        
objection, Senator Wilken was excused.                                                              
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                Announcements                                                    
                                                                                                    
Announcements are at the end of the journal.                                                        
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                 Engrossment                                                     
                                                                                                    
SJR 2                                                                                             
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 2 Urging the United States                                              
Congress to pass legislation to open the coastal plain of the Arctic                                
National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, to oil and gas exploration,                                       
development, and production, was engrossed, signed by the President                                 
and Secretary and transmitted to the House for consideration.                                       
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                 Adjournment                                                     
                                                                                                    
Senator Gary Stevens moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                     
Senate stand in adjournment until 11:00 a.m., February 10, 2005.                                    
Without objection, the Senate adjourned at 11:42 a.m.                                               
                                                                                                    
                                                                Kirsten Waid                        
                                                     Secretary of the Senate                        
                                                                                                    
                                                               February 2005