Representative Wilson
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- Feb 2, 1891Workingmen Protest Indigenous CompetitionA petition from Washington State laborers demands restrictions on Indian employment in lumber mills.Seattle, WA
- Apr 29, 1892The Uncharted FrontierWithout federal funding for land surveys, homesteaders in Washington State are left in legal limbo, unable to secure titles to the ground they farm.Seattle, WA
- Nov 7, 1892The Ship Canal Was on the BallotSeattle's paper told voters that a Democratic sweep would kill federal funding for the Lake Washington canal—and invited them to cross party lines to save it.Lake Washington Ship Canal, Seattle, WA
- Mar 24, 1894The Pacific Coast Rises Against Federal Chinese PolicyWashington's congressional delegation leads a fierce backlash against a new federal treaty that critics fear undermines the Geary Act's restrictive immigration laws.Seattle, WA
- May 6, 1894Political Retaliation at the Yakima ReservationAn Indian Agent attempts to replace an old Union soldier with a Confederate veteran, only to be overruled by federal authorities after local veterans organize.Yakima, WA
- Jul 1, 1894The Fight for Puyallup Land RightsA Congressional debate reveals the struggle for tribal land ownership and the interference of government commissions.Puyallup Reservation, Tacoma, WA
- Jul 8, 1894Political spoils system triggers scandal at Yakima reservationA Union veteran and agency worker is fired and replaced by a Confederate soldier after refusing to contribute to a Democratic party campaign fund.Yakima, WA
- Sep 18, 1894Republicans Ride to Spokane to Pick Judges — and to Fight Over SilverThe state GOP gathers September 19 to nominate two congressmen and two supreme court justices. But the real contest is over a free-silver plank, pushed hard by the mining counties around Spokane.Spokane, WA