[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 169 (Monday, November 16, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H12974-H12975]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 W. HAZEN HILLYARD POST OFFICE BUILDING

  Mr. LYNCH. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(H.R. 3767) to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 170 North Main Street in Smithfield, Utah, as the 
``W. Hazen Hillyard Post Office Building''.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 3767

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. W. HAZEN HILLYARD POST OFFICE BUILDING.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 170 North Main Street in Smithfield, Utah, 
     shall be known and designated as the ``W. Hazen Hillyard Post 
     Office Building''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be 
     a reference to the ``W. Hazen Hillyard Post Office 
     Building''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Lynch) and the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Duncan) 
each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Massachusetts.


                             General Leave

  Mr. LYNCH. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may 
have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks 
and add any extraneous materials.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Massachusetts?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. LYNCH. I now yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, as the chairman of the House subcommittee with 
jurisdiction over the United States Postal Service, I present H.R. 3767 
for consideration. This legislation will designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 170 North Main Street in 
Smithfield, Utah, as the ``W. Hazen Hillyard Post Office Building.''
  H.R. 3767 was introduced by my friend and colleague Representative 
Rob Bishop of Utah on October 8, 2009, and it was favorably reported 
out of the House Oversight Committee by voice vote on October 29, 2009. 
In addition, this legislation enjoys the support of the entire Utah 
House delegation.
  A native of the city of Smithfield, Utah, Mr. W. Hazen Hillyard was 
born on June 6, 1893, and dedicated his life and career to serving his 
beloved Smithfield community. Mr. Hillyard began his career in public 
service as a member of the Smithfield City Council from 1930 to 1933, 
during which time he sponsored a variety of community projects designed 
to enhance and revamp the city.
  Notably, Mr. Hillyard's tenure on the Smithfield City Council, on 
which he also served from 1964 to 1968, included his meticulous 
research effort to verify, upgrade, and catalog the records of the 
Smithfield City Cemetery. In addition, Mr. Hillyard's lifelong service 
to his Smithfield community included his active membership in the local 
Kiwanis Club, a Smithfield service organization, which elected Mr. 
Hillyard as its president in 1937. Moreover, Mr. Hillyard also served 
as chairman of the City Library Board, chairman of the Smithfield 
Historical Heritage Society, and vice chairman of the Cache Valley 
Council of the Boy Scouts of America for several years. The latter 
organization presented Mr. Hillyard with its Silver Beaver Award in 
recognition of his long-time service to the scouting program.
  In 1934, Mr. Hillyard began a new career in public service when he 
was appointed to serve as postmaster of Smithfield. Notably, at the 
beginning of Mr. Hillyard's tenure, the city of Smithfield did not 
provide home delivery, and as a result, residents had to call the post 
office in order to receive their mail. While Mr. Hillyard thoroughly 
enjoyed his interaction with residents as they stopped by the general 
delivery window for mail services, he also recognized the need for 
enhanced postal facilities and services as the population of Smithfield 
grew over the years. Accordingly, Mr. Hillyard played an instrumental 
role in obtaining a new and larger post office facility for Smithfield 
in 1957, and in 1963, he led a successful effort to implement home 
delivery of the mail to all houses in Smithfield.
  During his service as Smithfield's postmaster, Mr. Hillyard was an 
active member of the Utah chapter of the National Postmasters 
Association and was eventually elected to serve as president of the 
Utah chapter in 1952. That same year and in furtherance of his role, 
Mr. Hillyard visited every single post office in the State of Utah.
  In recognition of Mr. Hillyard's service to the Smithfield community, 
the Smithfield Lion's Club presented Mr. Hillyard with its Outstanding 
Citizen of the Year Award in 1974.
  Regrettably, Mr. Hillyard passed away on April 22, 1992, at the age 
of 99. However, while he is no longer with us, Mr. Hillyard's life and 
legacy of public service will live on through his various 
accomplishments on behalf of his beloved Smithfield community.
  Mr. Speaker, let us take this opportunity to honor Mr. W. Hazen 
Hillyard through the passage of this legislation to designate the 
Smithfield post office facility in his honor. I urge my colleagues to 
join me in supporting H.R. 3767.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. DUNCAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  I rise today in support of H.R. 3767, which designates the United 
States Post Office at 170 North Main Street in Smithfield, Utah, as the 
``W. Hazen Hillyard Post Office Building.''
  Mr. Hazen Hillyard of Smithfield, Utah, was born in 1893 and grew up 
on his family's farm. Always active in his community, he served on the 
Smithfield City Council twice from 1930 to 1933 and again from 1964 to 
1968, being reelected after staying out of office 31 years.
  While on the council, he worked tirelessly to upgrade the catalog of 
the records of Smithfield's city cemetery. He was also instrumental in 
a number of projects to beautify his hometown.
  A member of many civic organizations, Mr. Hillyard served on the 
Smithfield Historical Heritage Society, was president of the local 
Kiwanis Club, vice chairman of the Cache Valley Council of the Boy 
Scouts of America, and was awarded the Silver Beaver

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Award in recognition of his long service to scouting programs. Mr. 
Hillyard was also active in the Lion's Club of Smithfield and was 
awarded their Outstanding Citizen of the Year Award in 1974.
  As my colleague, the gentleman from Massachusetts, has mentioned, Mr. 
Hillyard was appointed postmaster of Smithfield's post office in 1934, 
and at that time there was no home delivery for citizens of that town. 
He was so active, as my colleague has mentioned, that he was elected 
president of the Postmasters Association in 1952. And under his 
leadership and direction, the Smithfield post office grew in size and 
was able to start home delivery and other services.
  Throughout his life, Mr. Hillyard was a central figure in Smithfield, 
dedicating his life to the advancement of that city. He did live a long 
life and passed away in 1992 at the age of 99.
  As my colleague has mentioned, this is a very worthwhile and 
appropriate piece of legislation. I urge my colleagues to join me in 
supporting H.R. 3767.
  Mr. Speaker, I have no other speakers and will yield back the balance 
of my time.
  Mr. LYNCH. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the gentleman's kind words.
  I would ask all our Members to join with Representative Rob Bishop of 
Utah in supporting this very deserving resolution to name this post 
office on behalf of W. Hazen Hillyard.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Lynch) that the House suspend the 
rules and pass the bill, H.R. 3767.
  The question was taken.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds 
being in the affirmative, the ayes have it.
  Mr. LYNCH. Mr. Speaker, I object to the vote on the ground that a 
quorum is not present and make the point of order that a quorum is not 
present.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX and the 
Chair's prior announcement, further proceedings on this motion will be 
postponed.
  The point of no quorum is considered withdrawn.

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