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H10678 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 2, 2008 AUTHORIZING THE USE OF EMAN- byterian boarding school for Native Amer- The Senate concurrent resolution CIPATION HALL ON DECEMBER 2, ican girls, now the University of Tulsa; was concurred in. 2008, FOR CEREMONIES AND AC- Whereas Alice Mary Robertson was ap- A motion to reconsider was laid on TIVITIES HELD IN CONNECTION pointed by President Theodore Roosevelt as the table. the 1st government supervisor of Creek In- WITH THE OPENING OF THE CAP- dian schools from 1900 to 1905, and later the f ITOL VISITOR CENTER TO THE postmaster of Muskogee, Oklahoma, from PUBLIC 1905 to 1913; APPOINTMENT AS MEMBERS TO Whereas Alice Mary Robertson’s canteen ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON STU- Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. DENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to service to the troops during World War I later led to the formation of the Muskogee discharge the Committee on House Ad- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Chapter of the American Red Cross; ant to section 491 of the Higher Edu- ministration from further consider- Whereas Alice Mary Robertson was elected ation of House Concurrent Resolution by the 2nd District of Oklahoma as a Repub- cation Act (20 U.S.C. 1098(c)), and the 435 and ask for its immediate consider- lican Representative to the 67th Congress, order of the House of January 4, 2007, ation in the House. from 1921 to 1923, serving on the Committee the Chair announces the Speaker’s ap- The Clerk read the title of the con- on Indian Affairs, the Committee on Expend- pointment of the following members on current resolution. itures in the Interior Department, and the the part of the House to the Advisory The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Committee on Woman Suffrage; Committee on Student Financial As- objection to the request of the gen- Whereas Alice Mary Robertson helped se- sistance for a term of 3 years: cure the building of a veteran’s hospital in Upon the recommendation of the Ma- tleman from Pennsylvania? Muskogee, following the creation of the Vet- There was no objection. erans Bureau in 1921; jority Leader: The text of the concurrent resolution Whereas Alice Mary Robertson became the Ms. Helen Benjamin, Vallejo, Cali- is as follows: 1st woman to preside over the House of Rep- fornia H. CON. RES. 435 resentatives on July 20, 1921, when she pre- Upon the recommendation of the Mi- Resolved by the House of Representatives (the sided over a roll call vote on S.J. Res. 34; and nority Leader: Senate concurring), That Emancipation Hall Whereas Alice Mary Robertson was a de- Mr. Anthony Guida, Pittsburgh, may be used on December 2, 2008, for cere- voted teacher for the Creek Nation and Pennsylvania helped the community through her trans- monies and activities held in connection f with the opening of the Capitol Visitor Cen- lation of portions of the Scriptures and ter to the public. Physical preparations for texts: Now, therefore, be it SPECIAL ORDERS Resolved, That the House of Representa- such ceremonies and activities shall be car- tives recognizes Alice Mary Robertson for The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. ried out in accordance with such conditions her spirit of service and dedication to her as the Architect of the Capitol may pre- CLARKE). Under the Speaker’s an- country, and honors her as a great American scribe. nounced policy of January 18, 2007, and in recognition of her contributions to the The concurrent resolution was agreed under a previous order of the House, State of Oklahoma and nationwide in the the following Members will be recog- to. House of Representatives. A motion to reconsider was laid on The resolution was agreed to. nized for 5 minutes each. the table. A motion to reconsider was laid on f f the table. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentle- HONORING AND RECOGNIZING f woman from California (Ms. WOOLSEY) ALICE MARY ROBERTSON WHO, CORRECTING ENROLLMENT OF is recognized for 5 minutes. WHILE A MEMBER OF CONGRESS, H.R. 6063, NATIONAL AERO- (Ms. WOOLSEY addressed the House. BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN TO NAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINIS- Her remarks will appear hereafter in PRESIDE OVER THE FLOOR OF TRATION AUTHORIZATION ACT the Extensions of Remarks.) THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA- OF 2008 TIVES Mr. LAMPSON. Mr. Speaker, I ask f Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. unanimous consent to take from the BAILING OUT WALL STREET Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to Speaker’s table the Senate concurrent The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a discharge the Committee on House Ad- resolution (S. Con. Res. 105) directing previous order of the House, the gen- ministration from further consider- the Clerk of the House of Representa- tleman from Oregon (Mr. DEFAZIO) is ation of House Resolution 1272 and ask tives to correct the enrollment of H.R. recognized for 5 minutes. for its immediate consideration in the 6063, and ask for its immediate consid- Madam Speaker, the American public House. eration. needs to know that there has been a The Clerk read the title of the resolu- The Clerk read the title of the Senate tremendous amount of discussion tion. concurrent resolution. about Main Street, about credit for The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there people to get students loans and car objection to the request of the gen- objection to the request of the gen- loans and home loans and all that, and tleman from Pennsylvania? tleman from Texas? There was no objection. talk about jobs. But those are all There was no objection. things I support. I think every Member The text of the resolution is as fol- The text of the Senate concurrent resolution is as follows: of this body supports that. They recog- lows: nize we have a deepening recession here S.CON RES. 105 H. RES. 1272 in the United States. Resolved by the Senate (the House of Rep- Whereas Alice Mary Robertson was born on resentatives concurring), That in the enroll- But the American public also needs January 2, 1854, in the Tullahassee Mission, ment of the bill H.R. 6063, an Act to author- to know that we are going to borrow Creek Nation, Indian Territory, now known ize the programs of the National Aeronautics $700 billion in their name for the bail- as Tullahassee, Oklahoma; and Space Administration, and for other pur- out package, and not one penny of it Whereas Alice Mary Robertson was an poses, the Clerk of the House of Representa- American educator, social worker, govern- goes to any of those issues. It is not tives shall make the following corrections: ment official, and politician; aimed at the real economy of America. In section 601(b)(2)(A)(iii) of the bill, strike It is aimed solely at the froth on Wall Whereas Alice Mary Robertson was the 2nd ‘‘Orbiter’’. woman to serve in Congress and the 1st from In section 611(d)(1) of the bill, strike ‘‘first Street, the speculators on Wall Street, the State of Oklahoma; President’’ and insert ‘‘President’’. the non-productive people on Wall Whereas Alice Mary Robertson was a clerk In section 611(e)(3) of the bill, strike ‘‘cor- Street, the certifiably smart ‘‘masters in the Bureau of Indian Affairs from 1873 to rectly’’ and insert ‘‘currently’’. of the universe,’’ like Secretary of the 1879, later returning to Indian Territory and In section 611(e)(7) of the bill, strike Treasury Henry Paulson, who created teaching in Tullahassee and the Carlisle In- ‘‘extention’’ and insert ‘‘extension’’. dian Industrial School; In section 612 of the bill, strike ‘‘oper- these financial weapons of mass de- Whereas Alice Mary Robertson established ations’’ and insert ‘‘operational’’. struction, and now as Secretary of the the Nuyaka Mission, taught in Okmulgee, In section 1119 of the bill, strike ‘‘The Re- Treasury a week ago last Friday lit the Oklahoma, and was in charge of a Pres- port’’ and insert ‘‘The report’’. fuse by projecting worldwide economic VerDate Aug 31 2005 03:07 Oct 03, 2008 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K02OC7.054 H02OCPT1 smartinez on PROD1PC64 with HOUSE.