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Following up on a conversation he had with President Roosevelt regarding “the Miller trouble,” Representative Grosvenor encloses the statements of the men involved as Roosevelt requested. Grosvenor clarifies that he is not taking a side, but hopes to facilitate “an adjustment of this perplexing matter.”
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1904-04-30
Charles Henry Grosvenor asks Theodore Roosevelt to speak about the proposed Shipping Bill of the Merchant Marine Commission in his next speech to Congress. The bill passed the Senate and is sitting in Grosvenor’s committee. Grosvenor, after consulting with Joseph Gurney Cannon, decided to wait until the next Congress to report the bill to ensure that the votes were there for it to pass. If the bill is not going to be passed, Grosvenor believes the country should be informed that nothing will be done to help American shipping and trade.
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1906-09-15
Representative Grosvenor discusses the use of bonds to pay for the construction of the Panama Canal and believes it can be paid for thus far out of the United States Department of Treasury’s surplus.
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1905-10-24
Charles Henry Grosvenor wants Mr. Babcock to print a speech “at once.”
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1904-04-20
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