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Representative Jenkins is concerned that the railroad industry wants to remove President Roosevelt from office. He does not believe they understand the legal process involving congress. Jenkins is monitoring the situation and believes that organizing interstate commerce under federal regulation will help the situation.
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1907-04-05
John James Jenkins notifies Acting Secretary of State Loomis that he was greeted in Guatemala with a special train at his disposal and invited to the capital. The private secretary of President Manuel Estrada Cabrera requested that Jenkins relay to President Roosevelt that the Guatemalan President desires to be at peace with Salvador. Jenkins states that the presence of Tomás Regalado in Salvador is a menace to the peace of Salvador and to Central America.
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1905-07-03
John James Jenkins, following his memo from earlier in the day, sends President Roosevelt another resolution.
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1905-01-05
Congressman Jenkins outlines his beliefs on the trusts. He believes that the first step towards remedying some of the evils that trusts bring would be to grant Congress the power to regulate them. Until this is done, he says, constitutional restrictions make legislation ineffective.
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1902-07-10
Representative Jenkins, Chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary, informs President Roosevelt that the committee has been directed to investigate Lebbus R. Wilfley, judge of the United States Court for China. Jenkins understands that Roosevelt has independently started an investigation, and mentions that the committee would be pleased to have the information that this other investigation has produced, if such a thing is agreeable to Roosevelt.
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1908-02-24
Representative Jenkins writes to William Loeb that he is confident there will be no legislation this session covering the subject Loeb wrote about in his last letter. If the Alabama delegation asks for it, the Judiciary Committee may grant them a hearing.
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1905-02-08
Representative Jenkins writes to President Roosevelt about compelling the Attorney General to file suit against certain railway companies in order to adopt resolutions. Jenkins suggests Roosevelt meet with Joseph Gurney Cannon alone.
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1903-08-14
Representative Jenkins writes to President Roosevelt requesting a meeting with Roosevelt, Representative Cannon, and Senator Hoar to discuss the Trust question.
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1903-08-07
Congressman Jenkins claims he was misquoted in the Post.
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1903-01-09
Representative Jenkins believes that public opinion is shifting decisively against the coal operators. He supports government intervention in the Anthracite Coal Strike.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-10-08
Representative Jenkins believes that the Anthracite Coal Strike is damaging the Republicans because the public associates the party with the wealthier part of society. He is confident that Congress has sufficient power to end the strike.
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1902-10-06
Congressman Jenkins supports amending the Constitution in order to fight the trusts and would like to know President Roosevelt’s views.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-07-10
Congressman Jenkins is eager to meet with President Roosevelt and shares his major legislative concerns, among them battling the trusts and suppressing anarchy.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-07-18