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President Roosevelt would like to see Senator Allison after the election and before he finalizes his message.
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1901-10-05
President Roosevelt would like to discuss several matters with Senator Allison before he writes his message.
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1901-09-27
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1908-06-15
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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1906-06-26
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1906-05-13
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Unless Senator Allison objects, President Roosevelt is going to appoint Iowa governor Leslie M. Shaw as Secretary of the Treasury. George B. Cortelyou asks Allison to telegraph his consent as soon as possible.
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1901-12-23
President Roosevelt tells Senator William B. Allison that there is no reason Allison should not publish the previous letter that Roosevelt sent to him. He did not think it was wise to write explicitly for publication before the result of the Iowa primary. Roosevelt has been concerned by the division in Iowa, but has been on good terms with both Senators Allison and Jonathan P. Dolliver, as well as Governor Albert Baird Cummins.
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1908-06-15
President Roosevelt appoints Senator Allison to the Inland Waterways Commission.
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1908-06-05
President Roosevelt informs Senator Allison that William Sidney Rossiter of the Census Bureau did a full investigation and report on conditions at the Government Printing Office that led to his working “day and night” and spending over $100 of his personal funds. He asks Allison if he could be compensated an extra $1000, and if this could be added to an appropriation bill.
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1908-05-20
President Roosevelt advises Senator Allison against passing the provision in the sundry civil bill as the House prepared it. An increase of wages in the United States would cause good men in Panama to leave. Another provision would hamper the Justice Department’s work, especially regarding the prosecution of land thieves in the West.
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1908-04-29
President Roosevelt seeks to call Senator Allison’s attention to the need for increased appropriations for education and support of Native Americans in Alaska, along with the support of the reindeer industry. Roosevelt briefly comments on the need for expanded actions by the Bureau of Education to promote sanitation and health in Native American villages. Roosevelt urges that congress provide the full appropriation that Secretary of the Interior James Rudolph Garfield has asked for.
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1908-02-28
President Roosevelt tells Senator Allison that during the past summer, Senator John Hollis Bankhead, who was moving from the House of Representatives to the Senate, had served on the Inland Waterways Commission. While serving here, he paid for his own expenses, but received no compensation. This is not true of any other member of the commission, and Roosevelt suggests that Bankhead be compensated for his work on the commission as if he had been in Congress the entire time.
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1908-01-29
President Roosevelt summarizes a letter from Secretary of the Treasury George B. Cortelyou telling him that the United States would likely not be able to meet its federal expenses without worsening the current economic crisis. While Roosevelt considers it prudent to not release this letter to the public, he does let Senator Allison know that the letter is on file should he wish to read it himself.
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1907-11-19
President Roosevelt is sorry he did not see Senator Allison, but appreciated the letter. He enjoyed his brief stay in Iowa.
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1907-10-01
President Roosevelt informs Senator Allison of Iowa about his travels across the Midwest. Roosevelt will only be able to visit one town in each state. He tells Allison that he will visit Keokuk, Iowa.
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1907-05-27
President Roosevelt informs Senator Allison that a Senate committee may question the $250,000 appropriation for coal testing. Roosevelt wants to ensure that Allison will fight to maintain the full appropriation amount.
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1907-03-01
In response to the rise of railroad accidents, President Roosevelt asks Iowa Senator Allison if additional provisions can be added to the sundry civil approbation bill that just passed the House. If he is willing to take up the matter, Roosevelt will have Interstate Commerce Commission Chairman Martin A. Knapp contact him.
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1907-02-29
President Roosevelt asks Senator Allison if he can grant Secretary to the President William Loeb a salary of $7,500.00. Loeb’s work is most “wearing” and his post prevents him from supplementing his income from outside sources, says Roosevelt.
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1907-02-11
President Roosevelt tells Senator Allison that he has just signed a bill that authorizes the Secretary of Commerce and Labor to investigate the welfare of women and child workers in the United States. However he feels that double the amount suggested would be needed to conduct a substantial investigation.
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1907-01-29
President Roosevelt sends Senator Allison and the Senate Committee on Appropriations some thoughts concerning appropriations to pay the traveling expenses of presidents. Roosevelt does not believe the salary of the presidency should be raised, but advocates for a special fund to pay for things like state dinners and traveling expenses. As is, a wealthy president may be able to afford trips across the country, but a president of moderate means would be more restricted in the visits he is able to afford. While railroads are frequently interested in providing travel for presidents free of charge because of the benefits it brings them, Roosevelt does not believe such an arrangement is proper.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-06-12