41.   Senate leaders from both parties are attempting to craft an agreement on how the Senate will proceed for the next few days.

42.   Senate leaders from both parties said Friday they would table the measure.

43.   Senate leaders had expected their colleagues to preserve the school aid, but the full-scale rejection of the presidential primary was a surprise.

44.   Senate leaders have not yet scheduled a vote on permanent normalization of trade relations with China, or PNTR.

45.   Senate leaders have said they expect to introduce it on the floor as early as this month.

46.   Senate leaders have said they intend to support the arts money and President Clinton has said he wants it too.

47.   Senate leaders hoped to pass the stimulus bill Thursday, but ran into last-minute glitches, including a full-scale lobbying effort by the National Governors Association.

48.   Senate leaders must ensure that the vote on electoral reform proceeds, and should encourage members to support it overwhelmingly.

49.   Senate leaders planned to convene on Monday in committee rooms in the basement of a building a block away.

50.   Senate leaders postponed floor votes on a stalled regulatory overhaul bill, allowing Republicans and Democrats to continue trying to forge a compromise.