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President Roosevelt tells Senator Allison of the many discussions he has had about the pending rate bill and its proposed amendments. While Roosevelt approved of many suggested amendments and made suggestions on how to alter others, he has never insisted that any amendment be made to the bill in order for it to be signed into law.
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1906-05-14
President Roosevelt tells Senator Allison that he hopes, now that the rate bill is settled, that work can begin on an amended Philippine tariff bill. Roosevelt specifically hopes to allow for the importation of up to three hundred thousand tons of sugar from the islands. He also hopes that Allison will support the Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition as it is the last which will occur for some time and is an important matter.
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1906-05-10
President Roosevelt writes to Senator Allison about the Hepburn bill and the proposed amendments to it. He still approves of Allison’s amendment and would like it to be passed in conjunction with the Long amendment, although he objects to the passage of any broad amendments altering the character of the bill.
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1906-05-05
President Roosevelt tells Senator William B. Allison that, upon reflection, the actions of the people opposed to railroad rate legislation has put those in favor of a bill in a position where they should not hesitate to try to pass a bill with the cooperation of the Democrats. Roosevelt finds himself increasingly in favor of the proposition to forbid the granting of temporary injunctions in the matter, and discusses how an amendment containing this might be passed.
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1906-04-12
President Roosevelt asks Senator Allison for information about the enclosed request from Clara Louise Stone Hay.
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1906-02-05
President Roosevelt would like to know what Senator Allison thinks about the possibility of taking up the question of tariff revision. Personally, Roosevelt reluctantly believes that it cannot be done because the majority of men in Congress do not support it.
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1905-11-09
President Roosevelt has written to Senator Allison, Senator Nelson W. Aldrich, Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw, Speaker of the House Joseph Gurney Cannon, and Representative John Dalzell about the possibility of tariff negotiations with Germany taking place in Berlin. Roosevelt has decided to have Ambassador Charlemagne Tower take up the matter. He asks Allison to write a full set of instructions for Tower as soon as possible.
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1905-09-27
President Roosevelt would like to try to come to an understanding with Germany. He asks Iowa Senator Allison if they should send representatives to Germany in October.
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1905-09-15
President Roosevelt follows up on a request that Senator Allison made that Minister to China Edwin H. Conger be made Ambassador to Mexico for six months so that he can finish his service with the title of Ambassador. Roosevelt wrote Conger a letter, of which he encloses a copy for Allison.
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1905-01-06
President Roosevelt has sent Senator Allison a draft of an act which the president believes would assist in promoting the efficiency of business under the national government, and asks Allison to stop by sometime to discuss it.
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1904-12-19
President Roosevelt thanks Senator Allison for his telegram.
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1904-11-10
President Roosevelt thanks Senator Allison for his kind words concerning Roosevelt’s acceptance speech.
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1904-08-02
President Roosevelt informs Senator Allison that William F. Willoughby will not be appointed to fill the position of Commissioner of Labor.
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1904-08-01
President Roosevelt confesses to Senator William Body Allison that he has not heard of any suggestions concerning Major Edwin Conger and is relieved at the break in the deadlock in Illinois.
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1904-06-06
President Roosevelt thanks Senator Allison for the tariff plank and has taken up the marshal matter with Attorney General Knox.
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1904-05-05
President Roosevelt inquires about the Army War College’s appropriation.
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1904-02-12
President Roosevelt thanks Senator Allison for the letter and the information. Representative Cannon and Senator Aldrich will be notified of what Allison wrote.
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1903-08-24
President Roosevelt has been distressed by some interviews regarding the tariff. Roosevelt would like Senator Allison to join him on his trip across Iowa so that they may discuss the tariff.
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1903-05-19
President Roosevelt regrets not being able to see Senator Allison and is glad to hear about the “harmony in Iowa.”
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1903-04-28
President Roosevelt would like to meet with Senator Allison in order to go over some of his speeches regarding the trusts and tariff.
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1903-03-16