O’Connor Says President Sought No Promises

WASHINGTON – No promises were made to President Reagan when he discussed an appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court, Sandra Day O’Connor told a Senate committee today . “I was not asked to make any commitments … about what I would do or how I would resolve any issues that would come before the court,” the Arizona Appeals Court judge said . Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, was questioning Judge O’Connor on the second day of a three-day confirmation hearing before the Judiciary Committee. The nominee declined to give any details of her two discussions with Reagan. “DID THE president ask you not to reveal the conversation?” Grassley asked. Judge O’Connor said Reagan made no such suggestion- “It was my ‘ perception of what was proper.” Sen. Howell Heflin, D-Ala., opened his questioning by asking, “Did the president offer you a jellybean?” Dressed in a suit but performing like a figure skater, Judge O’Connor continued to maneuver around tough judicial issues. SHE EXPLAINED that she would not want to say anything that would require her to sit out a Supreme Court decision later . But the judge said she had voted in favor of a memorial in the Arizona Legislature to Congress, asking Congress to limit busing for racial balance in schools. Recalling a 75-mile round trip to school from her ranch home near …