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President Roosevelt asks Representative Miller if anything can be done for the bill to help Jeanie R. Bartlett, widow of Admiral John R. Bartlett.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-08
President Roosevelt has received the report he previously mentioned to Representative Miller, which discusses the amount the federal government should reimburse the Southern Pacific Railroad for the cost of repairing a break in the tracks in Mexico. Roosevelt suggests a rough amount of twenty percent, but would like to have a thoroughly trained person investigate the subject. He asks if Miller could appropriate money to fund such an investigation by the Department of the Interior.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-03-17
President Roosevelt informs Representative James M. Miller, Chairman of the Committee on Claims, that he has asked Secretary of the Interior James Rudolph Garfield, Frederick Haynes Newell, and Charles D. Walcott to investigate what the government should pay as its share of the expenses related to the Southern Pacific Railway’s saving of the Imperial Valley of southern California. Although there is no legal obligation to pay, Roosevelt believes there is a moral obligation to reimburse the Southern Pacific Railway for its action.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-03-11
President Roosevelt urges Representative Miller, Chairman of the Committee on Claims, to act on the case of Pembrook B. Banton, who was injured while working on the Panama Canal. Because there is no sort of employer liability law, cases like this currently have to be addressed through special bills. Roosevelt wonders about the possibility of having a general bill to address the injustice of Banton’s case, as well as other similar cases.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-02-19