[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 16] [Senate] [Page 23703] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE CONCERNING DR. WILLIAM RANSOM WOOD Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I send this resolution to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 195) expressing the sense of the Senate concerning Dr. William Ransom Wood. Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I express my gratitude to the secretary for the minority for clearing this resolution so quickly, and I ask for its consideration. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the resolution. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the resolution and its preamble are agreed to. The resolution (S. Res. 195) was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows: S. Res. 195 Whereas Dr. William Ransom Wood's tireless dedication and wisdom have earned him honorable distinction for his work in the city of Fairbanks, the State of Alaska, and the Nation; Whereas Dr. Wood served his country with distinction in battle during World War II as a captain in the United States Navy; Whereas Dr. Wood served the people of Alaska as president of the University of Alaska, chairman of the American Cancer Society, vice president of the Alaska Boy Scout Council, Member of the Alaska Business Advisory Council, Chairman of the Alaska Heart Association, and numerous other organizations; Whereas Dr. Wood served the people of Fairbanks as mayor, chairman of the Fairbanks Community Hospital Foundation, President of Fairbanks Rotary Club, and in many other capacities; Whereas the city of Fairbanks, the State of Alaska, and the Nation continue to benefit from Dr. Wood's outstanding leadership and vision; Whereas Dr. Wood is the executive director of Festival Fairbanks which desires to commemorate the centennial of Fairbanks, Alaska with a pedestrian bridge which shall serve as a reminder to remember and respect the builders of the Twentieth Century; and Whereas it shall also be in Dr. Wood's words, ``a memorial to the brave indigenous people. Who came before and persisted through hardships, generation after generation. The Centennial Bridge is a tribute to their stamina and ability to cope with changing times.'': Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the United States Senate urges the Secretary of Transportation Rodney Slater to designate the Fairbanks, Alaska Riverwalk Centennial Bridge community connector project as the Dr. William Ransom Wood Centennial Bridge. Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote and I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. ____________________