[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10815]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      WILLIAM H. EMERY POST OFFICE

  Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
Senate bill (S. 1445) to designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 520 Colorado Avenue in Arriba, Colorado, as 
the ``William H. Emery Post Office''.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                                S. 1445

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

     SECTION 1. WILLIAM H. EMERY POST OFFICE.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 520 Colorado Avenue in Arriba, Colorado, 
     shall be known and designated as the ``William H. Emery Post 
     Office''.
       (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 ``William H. Emery Post Office''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from 
North Carolina (Ms. Foxx) and the gentleman from California (Mr. 
Lantos) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from North Carolina.


                             General Leave

  Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may 
have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks 
and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentlewoman from North Carolina?
  There was no objection.
  Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Madam Speaker, S. 1445, offered by the distinguished gentleman from 
Colorado, Senator Salazar, would designate the post office building in 
Arriba, Colorado, as the William H. Emery Post Office. Mr. Emery 
carried the mail in Arriba, Colorado, for 50 years and 6 months, a 
record for any carrier west of the Mississippi River.
  He began his work when he was only 19 years old, delivering the mail 
on horseback. At different points in his career, he also delivered the 
mail using a single buggy, a Harley Davidson motorcycle, and a Model T 
Ford.
  Emery was extremely dedicated to his job despite the difficult 
conditions of eastern Colorado. Often he dug through snow drifts and 
forded swollen streams in order to complete his route.
  William Emery retired at the age of 70, having served the Arriba Post 
Office his entire life. He was married to Luella Frances Emerson. The 
couple had three children, six grandchildren, and many great 
grandchildren, many of whom still reside in Colorado to this day.
  The renaming of the Arriba Post Office after William Emery is a 
fitting tribute to a man who served the people of Colorado for over 
half a century. For this reason, I urge swift passage of this measure.
  Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. LANTOS. Madam Speaker, we have no objections on our side to our 
body's consideration of this measure, and I yield back the balance of 
our time.
  Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, I urge all Members to support the passage of 
S. 1445 and yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. Foxx) that the House suspend the 
rules and pass the Senate bill, S. 1445.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor 
thereof) the rules were suspended and the Senate bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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