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President Roosevelt opposes the idea of chief engineer John F. Stevens traveling to Washington, D.C. from the Isthmus for administrative duties because Theodore P. Shonts has been kept in his position to deal such matters.
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1907-01-24
William Loeb informs Representative Tawney that F. P. Fellows and his wife cannot be invited to the Army and Navy reception. However, he will add them to the list of invitees for the reception on January 31.
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1907-01-12
President Roosevelt forwards Representative Tawney a letter from “M.S. Anderson of Whalan, Minnesota.” The president notes that if Tawney gets the bill through congress he will sign it, “having in view the large size of his family!”
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1906-12-09
Thomas-Louis A. Valiquet, Grand President of the Tug Firemen & Linemen Protective Association of the Great Lakes, tells Representative Tawney of Minnesota about his recent trip, in which he visited all the ports on the Great Lakes and met with a number of organizations relating to the lakes and shipping. He believes the people associated with his industry will support the reelection of President Roosevelt, but mentions an issue regarding a new sort of dredge, which could threaten the jobs of a large portion of his organization. Valiquet asks Tawney to forward this letter to Roosevelt.
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1904-11-01
President Roosevelt submits a self-explanatory report to Representative Tawney and urges that the substance of the Commission’s suggestions be carried out.
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1908-11-14
President Roosevelt wishes to call the attention of Representative Tawney, Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, to the need for increased appropriations for the education and support of Native Americans in Alaska, as well as for the support of the reindeer industry there. Roosevelt explains some of the plans of the Commissioner of Education for Alaska, and urges Tawney that the full amount asked for by Secretary of the Interior James Rudolph Garfield be appropriated.
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1908-02-28
President Roosevelt asks Representative Tawney 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 has just signed a bill that will allow for an investigation and report on women and children workers in the United States. He tells James A. Tawney, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, that he does not think the amount of $150,000 recommended by Secretary of Commerce and Labor Oscar S. Straus is enough money to carry out an adequate investigation, and feels an amount double this should be appropriated.
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1907-01-29
President Roosevelt sends Representative Tawney and the House 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.
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1906-06-12
If objections are still raised to appropriating $25,000 for presidential travel, President Roosevelt tells Congressman Tawney that he would consent to a provision being inserted that none of the money would be for the president’s personal travel. Roosevelt states that regardless of this, the bulk of the money would go to providing for the travel of clerks, stenographers, and other government employees who travel with him, and not his own personal fare. He notes that Thomas Jefferson, when he was president, would travel on horseback, but was not required to supply fifty additional horses for the “government employees, newspaper men, Governors, Senators, Congressmen and outsiders who went along with him,” nor personally pay for all of their lodgings.
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1906-06-17
President Roosevelt is pleased with Representative Tawney’s letter and appreciates his uncle’s support.
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1905-01-16
President Roosevelt wants to speak with Representative Tawney before the president says anything about the tariff. Roosevelt believes that an extra session of Congress—ideally held on June 1—would be the “most desirable.” The president is afraid if they wait until the regular session, the Democrats will discuss the issue for over a year until congressional elections.
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1904-11-17
President Roosevelt appreciates the work Representative Tawney has done and wants to speak with him about the question of revising the tariff. The president also supposes he will have to go to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
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1904-11-10
William Loeb explains to Representative Tawney that due to limited space, only a few civilians are invited to the Army and Navy Reception. Therefore, he cannot invite the suggested individuals as requested. However, he will add them to the list of invitees to the reception on January 31.
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1907-01-12
Henry C. Payne writes to James Albertus Tawney about Congress and the postal service in rural areas.
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1903-07-13