United States House of Representatives
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- Jan 22, 1877The Electoral Crisis of 1877As the U.S. teetered on the edge of constitutional chaos, Seattle citizens read the fine print of the bill designed to settle a deadlocked presidential election.Seattle, WA
- Aug 7, 1886The Great Land Grab: Congress’s Failure to Hold the Northern Pacific AccountableA scathing editorial from 1886 demands legislative accountability as Congress fails to reclaim land granted to the Northern Pacific Railroad.Seattle, WA
- Jul 22, 1894The $100,000 Gamble on a Seattle Ship CanalA federal river-and-harbor bill would set aside money for locks linking Puget Sound to Lake Union and Lake Washington—if Seattle's right-of-way and liability problems could be solved first.Seattle, WA