[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1272 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1272

 Honoring and recognizing Alice Mary Robertson who, while a Member of 
Congress, became the first woman to preside over the floor of the House 
                          of Representatives.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 12, 2008

   Ms. Fallin (for herself, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. 
   Lucas, Mr. Cole of Oklahoma, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mrs. Miller of 
Michigan, Ms. Foxx, Ms. Granger, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mrs. Musgrave, Mrs. 
 Myrick, and Mr. Boren) submitted the following resolution; which was 
           referred to the Committee on House Administration

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Honoring and recognizing Alice Mary Robertson who, while a Member of 
Congress, became the first woman to preside over the floor of the House 
                          of Representatives.

Whereas Alice Mary Robertson was born on January 2, 1854, in the Tullahassee 
        Mission, Creek Nation, Indian Territory, now known as Tullahassee, 
        Oklahoma;
Whereas Alice Mary Robertson was an American educator, social worker, government 
        official, and politician;
Whereas Alice Mary Robertson was the 2nd woman to serve in Congress and the 1st 
        from the State of Oklahoma;
Whereas Alice Mary Robertson was a clerk in the Bureau of Indian Affairs from 
        1873 to 1879, later returning to Indian Territory and teaching in 
        Tullahassee and the Carlisle Indian Industrial School;
Whereas Alice Mary Robertson established the Nuyaka Mission, taught in Okmulgee, 
        Oklahoma, and was in charge of a Presbyterian boarding school for Native 
        American girls, now the University of Tulsa;
Whereas Alice Mary Robertson was appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt as 
        the 1st government supervisor of Creek Indian schools from 1900 to 1905, 
        and later the postmaster of Muskogee, Oklahoma, from 1905 to 1913;
Whereas Alice Mary Robertson's canteen service to the troops during World War I 
        later led to the formation of the Muskogee Chapter of the American Red 
        Cross;
Whereas Alice Mary Robertson was elected by the 2nd District of Oklahoma as a 
        Republican Representative to the 67th Congress, from 1921 to 1923, 
        serving on the Committee on Indian Affairs, the Committee on 
        Expenditures in the Interior Department, and the Committee on Woman 
        Suffrage;
Whereas Alice Mary Robertson helped secure the building of a veteran's hospital 
        in Muskogee, following the creation of the Veterans Bureau in 1921;
Whereas Alice Mary Robertson became the 1st woman to preside over the House of 
        Representatives on July 20, 1921, when she presided over a roll call 
        vote on S.J. Res. 34; and
Whereas Alice Mary Robertson was a devoted teacher for the Creek Nation and 
        helped the community through her translation of portions of the 
        Scriptures and texts: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives recognizes Alice Mary 
Robertson for her spirit of service and dedication to her country, and 
honors her as a great American in recognition of her contributions to 
the State of Oklahoma and nationwide in the House of Representatives.
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