Box 1
Container
Contains 29 Results:
Speech regarding Senate bill No. 566, to construct a boat railway around obstructions to navigation between The Dalles and Celilo Falls, circa 1888
File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The bulk of the collection consists of printed copies of speeches that U.S. Senator John H. Mitchell delivered. The topics of these speeches include: tariff bills; Mitchell's opposition to Chinese immigration to the United States; Oregon's electoral vote in the 1876 U.S. presidential election; Mitchell's endorsement of a U.S.-controlled canal being built through Nicaragua; infrastructural improvements to the Columbia River; the 1890s debate over the use of silver for currency; and the Lewis...
Dates:
circa 1888
Issue of the Congressional Record with Mitchell's speech about a proposed tariff, 1888 September 20
File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The bulk of the collection consists of printed copies of speeches that U.S. Senator John H. Mitchell delivered. The topics of these speeches include: tariff bills; Mitchell's opposition to Chinese immigration to the United States; Oregon's electoral vote in the 1876 U.S. presidential election; Mitchell's endorsement of a U.S.-controlled canal being built through Nicaragua; infrastructural improvements to the Columbia River; the 1890s debate over the use of silver for currency; and the Lewis...
Dates:
1888 September 20
Speech about the taxing power of the U.S. constitution, in relation to House Resolution 7845 defining "options" and "futures", 1892 July 28
File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The bulk of the collection consists of printed copies of speeches that U.S. Senator John H. Mitchell delivered. The topics of these speeches include: tariff bills; Mitchell's opposition to Chinese immigration to the United States; Oregon's electoral vote in the 1876 U.S. presidential election; Mitchell's endorsement of a U.S.-controlled canal being built through Nicaragua; infrastructural improvements to the Columbia River; the 1890s debate over the use of silver for currency; and the Lewis...
Dates:
1892 July 28
Speech about the extent of of state executives' power to temporarily appoint U.S. senators to fill a vacancy, 1893 March 30
File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The bulk of the collection consists of printed copies of speeches that U.S. Senator John H. Mitchell delivered. The topics of these speeches include: tariff bills; Mitchell's opposition to Chinese immigration to the United States; Oregon's electoral vote in the 1876 U.S. presidential election; Mitchell's endorsement of a U.S.-controlled canal being built through Nicaragua; infrastructural improvements to the Columbia River; the 1890s debate over the use of silver for currency; and the Lewis...
Dates:
1893 March 30
Speech about the issue of silver currency, 1893 September 12
File — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The bulk of the collection consists of printed copies of speeches that U.S. Senator John H. Mitchell delivered. The topics of these speeches include: tariff bills; Mitchell's opposition to Chinese immigration to the United States; Oregon's electoral vote in the 1876 U.S. presidential election; Mitchell's endorsement of a U.S.-controlled canal being built through Nicaragua; infrastructural improvements to the Columbia River; the 1890s debate over the use of silver for currency; and the Lewis...
Dates:
1893 September 12
Speech about silver coinage, 1894 March 15
File — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The bulk of the collection consists of printed copies of speeches that U.S. Senator John H. Mitchell delivered. The topics of these speeches include: tariff bills; Mitchell's opposition to Chinese immigration to the United States; Oregon's electoral vote in the 1876 U.S. presidential election; Mitchell's endorsement of a U.S.-controlled canal being built through Nicaragua; infrastructural improvements to the Columbia River; the 1890s debate over the use of silver for currency; and the Lewis...
Dates:
1894 March 15
Speech opposing House Resolution 4864 regarding tariffs, titled, "The Wilson Tariff Monstrosity", 1894 April 13
File — Box: 1, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The bulk of the collection consists of printed copies of speeches that U.S. Senator John H. Mitchell delivered. The topics of these speeches include: tariff bills; Mitchell's opposition to Chinese immigration to the United States; Oregon's electoral vote in the 1876 U.S. presidential election; Mitchell's endorsement of a U.S.-controlled canal being built through Nicaragua; infrastructural improvements to the Columbia River; the 1890s debate over the use of silver for currency; and the Lewis...
Dates:
1894 April 13
Speech delivered at unveiling of Daniel Webster statue in U.S. Congress, 1894 December 20
File — Box: 1, Folder: 18
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The bulk of the collection consists of printed copies of speeches that U.S. Senator John H. Mitchell delivered. The topics of these speeches include: tariff bills; Mitchell's opposition to Chinese immigration to the United States; Oregon's electoral vote in the 1876 U.S. presidential election; Mitchell's endorsement of a U.S.-controlled canal being built through Nicaragua; infrastructural improvements to the Columbia River; the 1890s debate over the use of silver for currency; and the Lewis...
Dates:
1894 December 20
Speech about legislation concerning incorporation of the Maritime Canal Company of Nicaragua, 1895 January 7
File — Box: 1, Folder: 19
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The bulk of the collection consists of printed copies of speeches that U.S. Senator John H. Mitchell delivered. The topics of these speeches include: tariff bills; Mitchell's opposition to Chinese immigration to the United States; Oregon's electoral vote in the 1876 U.S. presidential election; Mitchell's endorsement of a U.S.-controlled canal being built through Nicaragua; infrastructural improvements to the Columbia River; the 1890s debate over the use of silver for currency; and the Lewis...
Dates:
1895 January 7
Speeches regarding appointment of Henry A. DuPont as U.S. senator for Delaware, 1896 March 4-5
File — Box: 1, Folder: 20
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The bulk of the collection consists of printed copies of speeches that U.S. Senator John H. Mitchell delivered. The topics of these speeches include: tariff bills; Mitchell's opposition to Chinese immigration to the United States; Oregon's electoral vote in the 1876 U.S. presidential election; Mitchell's endorsement of a U.S.-controlled canal being built through Nicaragua; infrastructural improvements to the Columbia River; the 1890s debate over the use of silver for currency; and the Lewis...
Dates:
1896 March 4-5