Senator Hale tells President Roosevelt that he does not think the Senate will challenge the “large salaries,” but that it might be well for Roosevelt to see Senators Alfred B. Kittredge and Albert J. Hopkins, who will be on the Interoceanic Committee which will control compensation.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-01-04

Creator(s)

Hale, Eugene, 1836-1918

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

3

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

Rights

These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from Eugene Hale to Theodore Roosevelt. [January 4, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o52222. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Hale, Eugene, 1836-1918. Letter from Eugene Hale to Theodore Roosevelt. [4 Jan. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o52222.

APA:

Hale, Eugene, 1836-1918., [1906, January 4]. Letter from Eugene Hale to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o52222.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.