[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 23953]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                             MORGAN STATION

  Mr. LaTOURETTE. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 5143) to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 3160 Irvin Cobb Drive in Paducah, Kentucky, as the 
``Morgan Station''.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                               H.R. 5143

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

     SECTION 1. MORGAN STATION.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 3160 Irvin Cobb Drive, in Paducah, 
     Kentucky, shall be known and designated as the ``Morgan 
     Station''.
       (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 ``Morgan Station''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Ohio (Mr. LaTourette) and the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Davis) each 
will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. LaTourette).


                             General Leave

  Mr. LaTOURETTE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members 
may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their 
remarks on H.R. 5143.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Ohio?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. LaTOURETTE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Speaker, we have before us H.R. 5143 designating the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 3160 Irvin Cobb Drive in 
Paducah, Kentucky, as the Morgan Station. H.R. 5143 was introduced by 
our colleague, the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Whitfield), on 
September 7, 2000 and is supported by all Members of the House 
delegation from the State of Kentucky.
  Fred Morgan, after whom the facility will be named, grew up in the 
Littleville community of Paducah's south side in Kentucky. Mr. Morgan 
served in the General Assembly of Kentucky for most of his 30-year span 
in public service. He devoted his time to improving education and 
helping the poor and downtrodden. Mr. Morgan never hesitated risking 
his own political career if he believed the issue was important to the 
well-being of the State. Mr. Morgan passed away in December of 1999.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge our colleagues to support H.R. 5143 honoring Mr. 
Morgan, who is deserving of this honor of having a Postal Service named 
after him, for his contributions to his community and to his State.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to join my colleague in the House in 
consideration of these three postal bills. Of course, in the first one 
we honor the famous Kentucky State House Democratic majority leader, a 
former Member of Congress and a dedicated letter carrier. H.R. 5143, 
which would name a postal facility in Paducah, Kentucky, as the Morgan 
Station, was introduced by the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Whitfield) 
on September 7, 2000.
  Fred Morgan, Sr., was born in 1915 in the Littleville section of 
Paducah, Kentucky. After election to the Kentucky House of 
Representatives, Mr. Morgan was elected to the powerful position of 
House Democratic majority leader. He served four decades in the General 
Assembly. He was a champion of the poor and downtrodden and worked hard 
to improve education in Kentucky. In the Kentucky House of 
Representatives, he was known as the ``silver fox who led Morgan's 
Raiders.''
  Mr. Morgan died in 1999. I am sure that all of the people of Kentucky 
are indeed proud of his tremendous record, and I know that all of those 
individuals who are postal mail carriers are proud of the fact that a 
member of their ranks rose to such a lofty position and did such an 
outstanding job. So I would urge swift passage of this bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. LaTOURETTE. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Ohio (Mr. LaTourette) that the House suspend the rules 
and pass the bill, H.R. 5143.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor 
thereof) the rules were suspended and the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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