Congressional Speeches

This collection features speeches made on the floor of the United States House of Representatives and Senate by Vermont Congressmen. Topics covered include the environment, education, agriculture, World War II and selective service, the Mexican War, the tariff and international trade, slavery, the Civil War and Reconstruction. The speeches date from 1812 to the present and a wide variety of Congressmen are represented.

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Interstate commerce : speech of Hon. John W. Stewart, of Vermont, in the House of Representatives, Wednesday, December 10, 1884.
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    • Creator: Stewart, John W. (John Wolcott), 1825-1915.
    • Date Created: 1884-12-10
    • Parent Collections: Congressional Speeches



    Speech of Hon. E.P. Walton, of Vermont : on the confiscation of rebel property, delivered in the House of Representatives, May 24, 1862.
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      • Creator: Walton, Eliakim Persons, 1812-1890.
      • Date Created: 1862-05-24
      • Parent Collections: Congressional Speeches


      Agricultural experiment stations : remarks of William W. Grout, of Vermont, in the House of Representatives, February 25, 1887.
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        • Creator: Grout, William Wallace, 1836-1902.
        • Date Created: 1887-02-25
        • Parent Collections: Congressional Speeches



        American labor : speech of Hon. H. Henry Powers, of Vermont, in the House of Representatives, January 15, 1894, on the Wilson tariff bill.
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          • Creator: Powers, Horace Henry, 1835-1913.
          • Date Created: 1894-01-15
          • Parent Collections: Congressional Speeches



          Speech of Hon. E. P. Walton, of Vermont, on the bill for the admission of Representatives, March 31, 1858.
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            • Creator: Walton, Eliakim Persons, 1812-1890.
            • Date Created: 1858-03-31
            • Description: Cover title: Revolution in the law of the land.
            • Parent Collections: Congressional Speeches


            Remarks of Senator Morrill before the House Committee on Education respecting the land grant colleges, October 24, 1890.
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              • Creator: Morrill, Justin S. (Justin Smith), 1810-1898.
              • Date Created: 1890-10-24
              • Parent Collections: Congressional Speeches