Thomas Daschle: “we just received word that Floyd M. Riddick, the Parliamentarian Emeritus of the Senate, passed away yesterday. As many…”

“we just received word that Floyd M. Riddick, the Parliamentarian Emeritus of the Senate, passed away yesterday. As many of our colleagues may recall, Floyd M. Riddick was the Senate Parliamentarian from 1964 to 1974. He was a parliamentarian of extraordinary depth and value. In 1954, under the supervision of then-Parliamentarian Charles L. Watkins, he began working on the first edition of ``Senate Procedure.'' The Senate procedure book that came as a result of his work now bears his name. I think that says everything about the impact and the remarkable contribution Floyd Riddick has made to the Senate, to the way we continue to legislate, and certainly to the contribution he made in his time in public life. Floyd Riddick received a Ph.D. from Duke University in 1941. His dissertation was on congressional procedure, and he began work for the Senate in 1947, being the very first to publish a Daily Digest, which we all use every day from the back of the Congressional Record. Doc Riddick, as he was often referred to, was born in Trotville, NC, on July 13, 1908. As Senator Byrd has noted in his foreword to the current edition of ``Senate Procedure,'' he was truly a unique scholar. His contributions to the Senate will be utilized, as they have been utilized and valued, by future generations of Senators and staff who have not yet even been born.”