Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The question is, will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Paul J. Watford, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll.
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