Subjects – Stevens, Thaddeus
The Committee on Ways and Means
July 24, 1789
The Committee on Ways and Means is the oldest standing committee in the United States House of Representatives.
Representative Thaddeus Stevens of Pennsylvania
April 04, 1792
Thaddeus Stevens of Pennsylvania, the fiery abolitionist, civil rights advocate, and leader of the Civil War-era Radical Republicans in the House, was born on the Vermont frontier in Danville.
A bill abolishing slavery in the District of Columbia
April 11, 1862
On this date, the House approved a bill abolishing slavery in the District of Columbia by a vote of 92 to 38.
The Joint Committee on Reconstruction
December 04, 1865
On this date, Representative Thaddeus Stevens of Pennsylvania opened the 39th Congress (1865–1867) by introducing a resolution to create a Joint Committee on Reconstruction.
The funeral of Representative Thaddeus Stevens of Pennsylvania
August 13, 1868
On this date, Pennsylvania Representative Thaddeus Stevens was honored with a state funeral in the Capitol Rotunda.