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- May 6, 1859The Senate Ratifies the Treaties That Remade the NorthwestRatified in 1859, the 1855 treaties with tribes across Oregon and Washington promised annuities, schools and mills while ceding millions of acres to settlement.Walla Walla, WA
- Jul 3, 1876The Great Congressional Shutdown of 1876A historic clash between the House and Senate left federal workers across the country—and the crew of a local Revenue Cutter—stranded without pay.Seattle, WA
- May 9, 1886The Senate Floor Fight Over Washington Women's VotesAs Washington Territory stood on the threshold of statehood in 1886, U.S. Senators debated whether they—or the people of the territory—had the right to grant women the vote.Olympia, WA
- Jan 17, 1892The Dream of a Waterway: Seattle's 1892 VisionBefore the Panama Canal, Washington's Senator John B. Allen championed a trans-hemispheric waterway through Nicaragua to liberate the Pacific Northwest from the high costs of rail transit.Seattle, WA
- Dec 8, 1893The Looming Treaty ConflictWashington state leaders fear that a new proposed treaty between the U.S. and China might undermine local exclusion laws.Seattle, WA