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Justice Moody asks William Loeb for a copy of the letter Moody wrote to President Roosevelt yesterday. He sends his well wishes to Loeb and his wife, Katharine W. Dorr Loeb.
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1907-09-10
Supreme Court Justice Moody presents President Roosevelt with some general rules of constitutional interpretation in light of his understanding of Charles Fremont Amidon’s speech. Moody mentions how interstate commerce has changed in recent years and that the courts must determine what commerce is national, what is local, and what role the nation has in it. Moody encourages Roosevelt to strike all reference to Amidon’s speech.
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1907-09-09
Justice Moody tenders his resignation as Attorney General, in order to begin his new position as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.
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1906-12-15
Attorney General Moody has heard rumors that Baker, whose recommendations had made favorable impressions upon Moody and President Roosevelt, drinks too much. Moody believes the rumors need to be investigated.
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1905-06-29
While Attorney General Moody believes that Henry W. Taft’s memorandum is the result of careful thought inspired by the difficulties in enforcing trust law and similar laws, he is unwilling to express a final opinion on the second condition, which deals with imposing conditions upon corporations engaged in interstate commerce. Moody fears the relation between the large corporations and the national government, especially the legislative branch.
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1905-06-24
Attorney General Moody writes to President Roosevelt regarding funding sources for American Indian Day and industrial schools. Members of Congress declared that public money could not be used to fund sectarian schools, but the Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock can use certain money for American Indians held in trust in any way he saw fit, including assistance to sectarian schools.
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1905-02-02
Attorney General Moody writes to President Roosevelt regarding Moody’s appointment of Assistant District Attorney Cushman to the role of Attorney General special assistant. Moody wishes for news of this appointment to be kept quiet.
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1905-01-26
Attorney General Moody intends to fully prosecute cases involving naturalization fraud and will discuss the matter with Assistant Attorney General Purdy when Purdy returns to work. Moody also stresses the importance of the Southern District of New York Office and encourages the President to appoint a top lawyer to administer that office.
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1905-01-19
Mr. Kellogg has rendered Attorney General Moody valuable service in reference to the railway rate question. He has declined compensation for his work and to Moody’s knowledge, has declined retainers from the railroad company. Moody wants President Roosevelt, if he thinks it is proper to do so, to write a line of appreciation for Kellogg which Moody can then forward with a word of his own.
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1905-01-17
Attorney General Moody offers a suggestion as to what should happen on state bonds and credit.
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1905-01-11
Attorney General Moody was overjoyed by the letter that President Roosevelt sent him. He is always grateful to do any task that brings credit to Roosevelt.
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1905-01-10
Attorney General Moody responds to a request from the Postmaster General to review the question of who is responsible for the compensation of a clerk transferred from the Postmaster General’s department to the White House at the request of President Roosevelt. The Comptroller General, having concluded there was no authority in law which would allow such a transfer, had urged the Postmaster General to seek such an opinion from the Attorney General. Moody reviews the relevant statutes and concludes that neither existing law regarding executive powers of appointment nor appropriations for executive appointments allow the employment of the clerk in question “on detached service” at the White House. If the Postmaster wishes credit in his budget for the clerk’s compensation, he must submit such a request to Congress.
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1904-12-22
William H. Moody is sending President Roosevelt a copy of the note from Justice John Marshall Harlan to the Solicitor General dealing with the conclusion of the peonage cases.
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1904-12-17
William H. Moody is informing Benjamin F. Barnes that he received his letter from Governor Carter. He states that he knows what the President wants for his judicial appointments for Hawaii.
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1904-12-10
Attorney General Moody advises against the reappointment of U.S. Marshal Kendrick. Kendrick was given a poor performance review.
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1904-12-03
Attorney General Moody responds to Richard Wilson Knott regarding jurisdictions involved when investigating election fraud. Knott had written to President Roosevelt and Moody is responding at Roosevelt’s request.
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1904-12-01
Attorney General Moody forwards a letter from Arizona’s United States Attorney regarding wards from the New York Foundling Hospital that were recently sent to Arizona. The case is a difficult one.
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1904-11-25
Attorney General Moody has decided to make no public comment on the Constitution’s applicability in Alaska until the case has been decided in the Supreme Court. Moody also suggests that President Roosevelt remove the topic from his upcoming speech.
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1904-11-21
There are reports that revolutionary forces are preparing an attack on the government forces of Colombia in Panama. Due to America’s potential interest in the New Panama Canal Company of France and guarantees of free transit across the isthmus, it may be necessary to secure the railroad terminals and route. Naval forces have been ordered towards Panama to protect the interests of the United States.
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1902-09-12
Secretary of the Navy Moody quotes the telegram he sent to Major Littleton Waller Tazewell Waller, discouraging him from giving interviews about actions in the Philippines.
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1902-06-14