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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22 Tariff -- United States. 8 Slavery -- United States. 5 Compromise of 1850. 4 Kansas -- Politics and government -- 1854-1861. 4 Protectionism. 3 Emigration and immigration law -- United States. 3 Mexican War, 1846-1848. 3 United States -- Politics and government -- 1845-1849. 2 Agricultural colleges. 2 California -- Politics and government. 2 Commercial treaties -- United States. 2 Confiscations -- Confederate States of America. 2 Environmental protection -- United States. 2 Internal revenue -- United States. 2 Reciprocity (Commerce). 2 Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877). 2 Slavery -- Washington (D.C.). 2 Slaves -- Emancipation -- United States. 2 Texas -- Annexation to the United States. 2 United States -- Emigration and immigration. 2 United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Confiscations and contributions. 2 United States -- Kansas-Nebraska Act. 2 United States -- Politics and government -- 1857-1861. 2 World War, 1939-1945 -- Causes. 1 Agricultural education -- United States. 1 Agricultural experiment stations -- United States. 1 Agricultural laws and legislation -- United States. 1 Agriculture -- United States. 1 Agriculture and state. 1 Air -- Pollution -- United States. 1 Arab-Israeli conflict -- 1948-1967. 1 Brownwell, Cornelius W. 1 Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-. 1 Butter trade. 1 Clergy -- United States. 1 Cuba -- History -- Insurrection, 1868-1878. 1 Cuba -- Politics and government -- 1895-1898. 1 Cuban question -- 1895-1898. 1 Currency question -- United States. 1 Dairy products industry. 1 Democratic Party (U.S.). 1 Draft -- Law and legislation -- United States. 1 Dueling -- Washington (D.C.). 1 Education -- United States. 1 Education, Higher. 1 Energy policy -- United States. 1 Engineering schools. 1 Freedom of the seas. 1 Gasoline -- Prices. 1 Hawaii -- Annexation to the United States. 1 Hawaii -- Commerce -- United States. 1 Home economics -- United States. 1 Indians of North America -- Government relations. 1 Interstate commerce. 1 Louisiana -- History. 1 Louisiana -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950. 1 Margarine -- Law and legislation -- United States. 1 McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957. 1 Middle East -- Politics and government. 1 Nebraska -- Politics and government. 1 Petroleum -- Taxation -- Law and legislation. 1 Petroleum -- United States -- Taxation. 1 Petroleum as fuel -- Economic aspects -- Vermont. 1 Pinchback, Pinckney Benton Stewart, 1837-1921. 1 Power resources -- Government policy -- United States. 1 Puerto Rico -- History -- 1898-1952. 1 Qaida (Organization). 1 Renewable energy sources -- United States. 1 School for International Training. 1 School lands -- United States. 1 Seminole Indians -- Treaties. 1 Seminole War, 2nd, 1835-1842. 1 Sheep industry -- United States. 1 Spark ignition engines -- Alternative fuels. 1 Suffrage -- United States. 1 Torture. 1 United States -- Civil Rights Act of 1964. 1 United States -- Colonial question. 1 United States -- Commerce -- Hawaii. 1 United States -- Commercial policy. 1 United States -- Dept. of State -- 1845-1849. 1 United States -- Economic conditions -- 1945-. 1 United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1953. 1 United States -- Foreign relations -- 1953-1961. 1 United States -- Foreign relations -- Iraq. 1 United States -- Foreign relations. 1 United States -- History -- War of 1812. 1 United States -- Interstate Commerce Commission. 1 United States -- Politics and government -- 1812-1815. 1 United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953. 1 Vocational education -- United States. 1 Wool industry.

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85 Congressional Speeches
Miniature of An address of members of the House of representatives of the Congress of the United States, to their constituents, on the subject of the war with Great Britain.
An address of members of the House of representatives of the Congress of the United States, to their constituents, on the subject of the war with Great Britain.
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    • Creator: Sullivan, George, 1771-1838., Chittenden, Martin, 1763-1840., United States. Congress,Federal Party (U.S.)
    • Date Created: 1812
    • Description: Signed by George Sullivan and 33 other Federalist members.
    • Parent Collections: Congressional Speeches
    Miniature of Regulation of immigration : speech of Hon. William P. Dillingham, of Vermont, in the Senate of the United States, April 17, 1912.
    Regulation of immigration : speech of Hon. William P. Dillingham, of Vermont, in the Senate of the United States, April 17, 1912.
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      • Creator: Dillingham, William P. (William Paul), 1843-1923.
      • Date Created: 1912-04-17
      • Parent Collections: Congressional Speeches
      Miniature of The tariff : speech of Hon. Justin S. Morrill, of Vermont, in the House of Representatives, February 6, 1857 : on the bill reported from the Committee of Ways and Means to reduce the duties on imports.
      The tariff : speech of Hon. Justin S. Morrill, of Vermont, in the House of Representatives, February 6, 1857 : on the bill reported from the Committee of Ways and Means to reduce the duties on imports.
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        • Creator: Morrill, Justin S. (Justin Smith), 1810-1898.
        • Date Created: 1857-02-06
        • Parent Collections: Congressional Speeches
        Miniature of The California question : speech of Hon. James Meacham, of Vermont in the House of Representatives, May 14, 1850.
        The California question : speech of Hon. James Meacham, of Vermont in the House of Representatives, May 14, 1850.
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          • Creator: Meacham, James, 1810-1856.
          • Date Created: 1850-05-14
          • Parent Collections: Congressional Speeches
          Miniature of Substance of the speech of Mr. Phelps, of Vermont, on the subject of the tariff. Delivered in the Senate of the United States, February 16 and 19, 1844.
          Substance of the speech of Mr. Phelps, of Vermont, on the subject of the tariff. Delivered in the Senate of the United States, February 16 and 19, 1844.
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            • Creator: Phelps, Samuel Shethar, 1793-1855.
            • Date Created: 1844-02-16
            • Parent Collections: Congressional Speeches
            Miniature of The revenue bill : sheep husbandry, the doctrines of scripture as well as great national interests demand that our flocks should be preserved; remarks of Hon. Redfield Proctor, of Vermont, in the Senate of the United States, June 15, 1894.
            The revenue bill : sheep husbandry, the doctrines of scripture as well as great national interests demand that our flocks should be preserved; remarks of Hon. Redfield Proctor, of Vermont, in the Senate of the United States, June 15, 1894.
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              • Creator: Proctor, Redfield, 1831-1908.
              • Date Created: 1894-06-15
              • Parent Collections: Congressional Speeches
              Miniature of Tariff of 1890 : remarks by Mr. Morrill, of Vermont, in the Senate of the United States, July 30, 1890; the Senate having under consideration the bill H.R. 9416.
              Tariff of 1890 : remarks by Mr. Morrill, of Vermont, in the Senate of the United States, July 30, 1890; the Senate having under consideration the bill H.R. 9416.
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                • Creator: Morrill, Justin S. (Justin Smith), 1810-1898.
                • Date Created: 1890-07-30
                • Parent Collections: Congressional Speeches
                Miniature of Freedom of the seas or else : speech of Hon. Charles A. Plumley, of Vermont, in the House of Representatives, October 17, 1941.
                Freedom of the seas or else : speech of Hon. Charles A. Plumley, of Vermont, in the House of Representatives, October 17, 1941.
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                  • Creator: Plumley, Charles Albert, 1875-1964.
                  • Date Created: 1941-10-17
                  • Parent Collections: Congressional Speeches
                  Miniature of Immigration abuses : remarks of Justin S. Morrill, of Vermont, in the Senate of the United States, December 14, 1887, on his bill (S. 141) to regulate immigration and for other purposes.
                  Immigration abuses : remarks of Justin S. Morrill, of Vermont, in the Senate of the United States, December 14, 1887, on his bill (S. 141) to regulate immigration and for other purposes.
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                    • Creator: Morrill, Justin S. (Justin Smith), 1810-1898.
                    • Date Created: 1887-12-14
                    • Parent Collections: Congressional Speeches
                    Miniature of Speech of Hon. George F. Edmunds, of Vermont on the admission of Nebraska : delivered in the United States Senate, December 19 and 20, 1866.
                    Speech of Hon. George F. Edmunds, of Vermont on the admission of Nebraska : delivered in the United States Senate, December 19 and 20, 1866.
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                      • Creator: Edmunds, George F. (George Franklin), 1828-1919.
                      • Date Created: 1866-12-19
                      • Parent Collections: Congressional Speeches