Senator Stephen B. Elkins of West Virginia believes that the Hepburn Act, “will be substantially as the Senate had it.” Elkins feels that the bill is making better progress than the newspapers indicate. He does not know yet how the Senate will act on the Canal question.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-16

Creator(s)

Presidential Office Staff

Recipient

Unknown

Language

English

Period

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

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Message, Telephone

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:

Transcript of telephone message from Stephen B. Elkins. [June 16, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53278. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Presidential Office Staff. Transcript of telephone message from Stephen B. Elkins. [16 Jun. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53278.

APA:

Presidential Office Staff., [1906, June 16]. Transcript of telephone message from Stephen B. Elkins.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53278.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

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. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

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