H3028 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 5, 2009 The gentleman also knows that we SPECIAL ORDERS We also need to make sure that Mem- passed a recovery and reinvestment bill The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. ber offices are given clear information that had over $250 billion of tax relief, KRATOVIL). Under the Speaker’s an- about how to accommodate their con- some for individuals and some for nounced policy of January 6, 2009, and stituents if the on-line reservation sys- small businesses, some for businesses under a previous order of the House, tem shows all the slots for a given day generally. About 35 percent of that bill the following Members will be recog- are taken. was tax relief for our citizens. The nized for 5 minutes each. The CVC Web site and reservation other percentage of that bill was for in- system also could stand improvement, vestment, was for dealing with those f particularly standardizing the on-line who have been put at deepest risk by The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a process for booking staff-led tours so the economic crisis, in terms of losing previous order of the House, the gen- that you don’t have to hunt and peck jobs, in terms of not being able to feed tleman from Maryland (Mr. CUMMINGS) to figure out how to book one. their families and not having health is recognized for 5 minutes. I look forward to working with Mr. (Mr. CUMMINGS addressed the care available to them. BRADY and the authorizing committees So I say to my friend that, as we House. His remarks will appear here- on these issues so we can make the ex- move forward on the budget, and as we after in the Extensions of Remarks.) isting system more user-friendly, with- look to the administration for the clar- f out compromising security or over- ification that the gentleman seeks, ap- STAFF-LED TOURS OF THE loading the Capitol building. propriately, in my opinion, and in our CAPITOL And I encourage and ask all Members opinion, a more specific outline of how if they have suggestions to please offer The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a the administration’s going to proceed, them to us. previous order of the House, the gentle- we will have that in consideration woman from Florida (Ms. WASSERMAN f when we produce a budget. And as I SCHULTZ) is recognized for 5 minutes. say, we intend to produce a responsible b 1915 Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. budget that looks towards deficit re- Speaker, I rise today to express my DEFENDERS OF THE ALAMO THAT duction. That obviously won’t be until deep concern about the difficulties DIED MARCH 6, 1836 BY MARY some time from now. We’ve got to turn Member offices are experiencing offer- ANN NOONON GUERRA—HISTO- this economy around, start creating ing staff-led tours of the Capitol. RIAN jobs which, hopefully, will have the ef- As Chair of the Legislative Branch The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a fect of the stock market going up, not Appropriations Subcommittee, I am previous order of the House, the gen- down, which is to the interest of all of fully committed to making sure Mem- tleman from Texas (Mr. POE) is recog- us. ber offices can continue providing this nized for 5 minutes. Mr. CANTOR. Mr. Speaker, I thank important service to their constitu- Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, 163 the gentleman. I yield back my time. ents. years ago this night, on March the 5th, The Capitol is not a museum. It is a 1836, would be the last night for a group f living, breathing institution at the of individuals who came from all over core of our representative democracy. the United States. They were from VOTING RIGHTS FOR THE Staff-led tours give our constituents a most of the States. They were from nu- DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA chance to experience the work that merous foreign countries. They were (Mr. TONKO asked and was given goes on here on a personalized level. odd sorts of individuals. They were permission to address the House for 1 When there was talk last year about frontiersmen, landowners, lawyers, un- minute.) eliminating staff-led tours, we made employed. They were of all races— Mr. TONKO. Two and a third cen- clear at our oversight hearings that black, white and brown—but they were turies ago, before our United States preserving those tours should be one of all volunteers, and most of them knew Capitol had even been imagined, the the highest priorities for the Capitol that this would be their last night Founders were asking a question we Visitor Center. Reflecting that pri- after spending 12 days defending an old, hear in the District of Columbia to this ority, we included a provision in last beat-up Spanish fort that had already day, and that is, how can we cut out a year’s Legislative Branch Appropria- been over 100 years old. It was now a city from its home State and put it tions bill prohibiting the elimination mission but also a fortress, what we under the direct rule of Congress with- of staff-led tours. call the Alamo. out violating the principles that the However, preserving the existence of You see, this odd bunch of individ- Revolutionary War fought to secure? the tours and putting a button on the uals ended up there because all of them James Madison argued that there CVC Web site is simply not enough. We had ended up and had come to Texas was only one way around that hypoc- also need to make sure that the system from different parts of the country— risy, ‘‘to provide for the rights and the in place doesn’t diminish Member of- from Mexico, from Europe—to seek a consent of the citizens inhabiting it.’’ fices’ ability to offer staff-led tours. new life. And further, its people ‘‘will have had Mr. BRADY and I intend to work aggres- Backing up in history a little bit, the their voice in the election of the gov- sively over the next few weeks to en- country of Spain had claimed most of ernment which is to exercise authority sure that improvements to the system Central America and Mexico, which in- over them.’’ arrive before the peak visitor season cluded Texas at the time. Mexico de- That was the intent of our Founders. hits. cided to revolt against Spain. That rev- Those were the conditions for this Dis- Staff who give tours should receive olution was successful, and in 1824, the trict to exist, but they have not been training, but we need to make sure country of Mexico adopted a constitu- upheld. 233 years later, of all the that the time requirements make tion drafted very similarly to ours, world’s democracies, there is only one sense, that the training is consistent which gave civil liberties to all people national capital without full voting and effective, and that classes are of- in Mexico, which included Texas. rights. Washington, D.C., this city full fered frequently enough to meet Mem- But Mexico had a problem with a dic- of monuments to democracy, holds ber office needs. We also need to make tator. His name was Santa Anna, and that distinction. At last, that’s on the sure that we don’t homogenize the Cap- when he became dictator of Mexico, he verge of changing. itol tour and turn this beautiful insti- abolished the Constitution of 1824. He Soon this House will vote on a bill to tution into a museum. eliminated civil rights. He abolished give the District of Columbia a voting Staff-led tours offer something that the right to be tried by a jury, and he Member of the House of Representa- guide-led tours cannot, a personalized imposed dictator powers on Mexico. tives. I urge my colleagues in this experience that incorporates items of That offended people who lived in what Chamber to finally give the people of State and local interest. We need to is now Texas. It offended people of all Washington, D.C. a vote in this great make sure that we don’t take that per- races. So, in 1835, a revolution started body. sonal touch out of the tour process. in Texas.

VerDate Nov 24 2008 03:35 Mar 06, 2009 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K05MR7.088 H05MRPT1 smartinez on PROD1PC64 with HOUSE March 5, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H3029 Then on March the 6th, 1836, which Texas. It’s important that we always San Antonio (Mexico); Main, George Wash- would be tomorrow morning, 13 days remember anybody anywhere in the ington, Virginia; Malone, William T., Vir- after defending the Alamo, these indi- world who fights for liberty, and we ginia; Marshall, William, Tennessee; Martin, viduals were sieged by a force of mili- honor those people tonight. Albert, Rhode Island; McCafferty, Edward, And that’s just the way it is. Unknown; McCoy, Jesse, Tennessee; tary Mexican soldiers several times the McDowell, William, Pennsylvania; McGee, size of the 187 defenders. Most of them DEFENDERS OF THE ALAMO THAT DIED MARCH James, Ireland; McGregor, John, Scotland; knew that that would be their last 6, 1836, BY MARY ANN NOONON GUERRA, HIS- McKinney, Robert, Tennessee; Melton, night on Earth and that tomorrow they TORIAN Elice (Eliel), 38, Georgia; Miller, Thomas R., would see their fate because they were Abamillo, Juan, San Antonio (Mexico); Tennessee; Millsaps, Isaac, 41, Mississippi; outnumbered. Allen, Robert, Virginia; Andross, Miles De- Mills, William, Tennessee; Mitchasson, Ed- forest, 21, Vermont; Autry, Micajah, 42, ward F., Virginia; Mitchell, Napoleon B., Un- You have heard all of their names North Carolina; Badillo, Juan Antonio, San throughout history. Probably the most known; Moore, Robert B., Virginia; Moore, Antonio (Mexico); Bailey, Peter James III, Willis A., Mississippi; Musselman, Robert, 31, famous are a Tennessee Congressman Kentucky; Baker, Isaac G., 22, Arkansas; Ohio; Nava, Andres, San Antonio (Mexico); by the name of Davy Crockett and Jim Baker, William Charles M., Missouri; Neggan, George, South Carolina; Nelson, An- Bowie, famous from Louisiana, but Ballentine, John J., Pennsylvania; drew M., Tennessee; Nelson, Edward, South there were others—Juan Sequin from Ballentine, Richard W., 22, Scotland; Baugh, Carolina; Nelson, George, South Carolina; Mexico, who was a scout, or William John J., 33, Virginia; Bayliss, Joseph, 28, Northcross, James, Virginia; Nowlan, James, Barret Travis, the commander of the Tennessee; Blair, John, Tennessee; Blair, England, Pagan, George, Mississippi; Parker, Samuel C., 33, Tennessee; Blazeby, William, Christopher Adams, Mississippi; Parks, Wil- Alamo. Jim Bonham was a scout who 41, England; Bonham, James Butler, 29, was also a boyhood friend of William liam, North Carolina; Perry, Richardson, South Carolina; Bourne, Daniel, 26, England; San Antonio (Mexico); Pollard, Amos, 33, Barret Travis. In all, there were 187. Bowie, James, 40, Kentucky; Bowman, Jesse Massachusetts; William Barret Travis was a 27-year- B., 51, Tennessee; Brown, George, 35, Eng- Reynolds, John Purdy, Pennsylvania; Rob- old lawyer from South Carolina, then land; Brown, James Murry, 36, Pennsylvania; ertson, James Waters, Tennessee; Roberts, Alabama, and then he came to what is Brown, Robert, 18, Unknown; Buchanan, Thomas H., Unknown; Robinson, Isaac, Scot- now Texas. James, 23, Alabama; Burns, Samuel E., 26, land; Rose, James M., Ohio; Rusk, Jackson Ireland; Butler, George D., 23, Missouri; Cain All of these individuals called them- J., Ireland; Rutherford, Joseph, Kentucky; (Cane), John, 34, Pennsylvania; Campbell, Ryan, Isaac, Louisiana; Scurlock, Mial; selves, not Texans, but Texians. Even James (Robert), 26, Tennessee; Carey, Wil- Hispanic defenders of the Alamo re- North Carolina; Sewell, Marcus L., England; liam R., 30, Virginia; Clark, Charles Henry, Shied, Manson, Georgia; Simmons, Cleveland ferred to themselves as Tehanos, or Missouri; Clark, M.B., Mississippi; Cloud, Kinloch, 21, South Carolina; Smith, Andrew Daniel William, 24, Kentucky; Cochran, Rob- Texians. H., Tennessee; Smith, Charles S., Maryland; ert E., 26, New Hampshire; Cottle, George No one came to the help of the indi- Smith, Joshua G., North Carolina; Smith, Washington, 27, Missouri; Courtman, Henry, viduals who were at the Alamo, even William H., Unknown; Starr, Richard, Eng- 28, Germany; Crawford, Lemuel, 22, South though Travis had sent out numerous land; Stewart James E., England; Stockton, Carolina; Crockett, David, 50, Tennessee; Richard Lucius, New Jersey; Summerlin, A. requests for aid, except for 32 men from Crossman, Robert, 26, Pennsylvania; Spain, Tennessee; Summers, William E., the small town of Gonzales. They Cummings, David P., 29, Pennsylvania; Tennessee; Sutherland, William Depriest, 18, marched their way into the Alamo Cunningham, Robert W., 34, New York; Alabama; Darst, Jacob C., Kentucky; Davis, John, Ken- walls, and when they arrived, Travis Taylor, Edward, Tennessee; Taylor, tucky; Day, Freeman H.K., Unknown; Day, made the comment, ‘‘These men came George, Tennessee; Taylor, James, Ten- Jerry C., Missouri; Daymon, Squire, Ten- to die.’’ nessee; Taylor, William, Tennessee; Thomas, nessee; Dearduff, William, Tennessee; We all have heard about his famous B. Archer M., Kentucky; Thomas, Henry, Dennison, Stephen (or Ireland), England; letter that he has written, that is now Germany; Thompson, Jesse G., Arkansas; Despallier, Charles, Louisiana; Dickerson Thomson, John W., North Carolina; Thur- in history, about how he had asked for (Dickinson), Almeron, 36, Tennessee; ston, John M., Pennsylvania; Trammel aid and about how he was determined Dimpkins, James R., England; Duvalt, An- Burke, Ireland; Travis, William Barret, 27, to sustain himself for as long as pos- drew, Ireland; Espalier, Carlos, San Antonio South Carolina; Tumlinson, George W., Mis- sible, which he did. (Mexico); Esparza, Gregorio (Jose Maria), souri; Tylee, James, New York; Walker, Asa, San Antonio (Mexico); Evans, Robert, Ire- Some historians say and tradition Tennessee; Walker, Jacob, 37, Tennessee; land; Evans, Samuel B., New York; Ewing, says that, before the last day took Ward, William B., 30, Ireland; Warnell, James L., Tennessee; Fishbaugh, William, place on March the 5th, in the evening, Henry, 24, Arkansas; Washington, Joseph G., Alabama; Flanders, John, Massachusetts; William Barret Travis drew a line in Kentucky; Waters, Thomas, England; Wells, Floyd, Dolphin Ward, North Carolina; William, Georgia; White, Isaac, Alabama; the sand with his sword, and he told Forsyth, John Hubbard, 39, New York; White, Robert, Unknown; those individuals who wanted to fight, Fuentes, Antonio, San Antonio (Mexico); Williamson, Hiram James, Pennsylvania; and yet die for the Republic of Texas, Fuqua, Galba, Alabama; Garnett, William, Wills, William, Georgia; Wilson, David L., to cross the line. Virginia; Garrand, James W., Louisiana; Scotland; Wilson, John, 32, Pennsylvania; Historians say the first person to Garrett, James Girard, Tennessee; Garvin, Wolfe, Anthony (Avram), England; Wright, John E., Unknown; Gaston, John E., 17, Ken- cross the line was a 26-year-old kid Claiborne, North Carolina; Zanco, Charles, tucky; George, James, Unknown; Goodrich, from Ohio. All walked over except an Denmark; and John (last name unknown), John Camp, Virginia; Grimes, Albert (Alfred) individual by the name of Moses Rose. Unknown. Moses Rose was an individual from Calvin, Georgia; Gwynne, James C., England; Hannum, James, Pennsylvania; Harris, John, f France, and he decided not to stay at Kentucky; Harrison, Andrew Jackson, Ten- the Alamo, and left over the Alamo IMPLEMENTING THE PRESIDENT’S nessee; Harrison, William B., Ohio; Haskell, PLAN: AN OUTLINE FOR ACTION wall. He later became one of the big- Charles M., Tennessee; Hawkins, Joseph M., gest sources for what took place at the Ireland; Hays, John M., Tennessee; Herndon, IN IRAQ Alamo. Patrick Henry, Virginia; Hersee, William The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a That next morning, Santa Anna as- Daniel, England; Holland, Tapely, 26, Ohio; previous order of the House, the gentle- saulted the troops, assaulted the fort, Holloway, Samuel, Pennsylvania; Howell, woman from California (Ms. WOOLSEY) and after several hours of fighting, the William D., Massachusetts; Jackson, Thom- is recognized for 5 minutes. as, Ireland; Jackson, William Daniel, Ken- fort was taken. What few defenders tucky; Jameson, Green B., Kentucky; Jen- Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, the were captured after they surrendered nings, Gordon C., Connecticut; Jimenez, Center for Arms Control and Non- were summarily executed, and the bod- Damacio, San Antonio (Mexico); proliferation has released a report. It’s ies were burned. William Barret Travis Johnson, Lewis, Wales; Jones, John, New called ‘‘Implementing the President’s made the comment that victory would York; Kellogg, John Benjamin, Kentucky; Plan: An Outline for Action in Iraq.’’ be more costly to the enemy than de- Kenny, James, Virginia; Kent, Andrew, Ken- This report, based on the Obama plan feat. He was right. Ten times the num- tucky; Kerr, Joseph, Louisiana; Kimble to redeploy U.S. troops and military (Kimbell), George C., Pennsylvania; King, contractors in 16 months, was written ber of Santa Anna’s military and army William Phillip, 15, San Antonio (Mexico); were defeated and killed at that battle. Lewis, William Irvine, San Antonio (Mexico); by retired military leaders Colonel Mr. Speaker, it’s important that we Lightfoot, William J., San Antonio (Mexico); Richard L. Klass, Lieutenant General remember the men of the Alamo who Lindley, Jonathan L., Illinois; Linn, Wil- Robert G. Gard, Jr., and Brigadier Gen- fought for victory in the Republic of liam, Massachusetts; Losoya, Jose Toribio, eral John Johns.

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