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President Roosevelt sends Senator Lodge a history of the Chandler-Bailey-Tillman matter regarding the passage of the Hepburn Act.
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1906-05-19
President Roosevelt approves of the bill that Senator Knox and Secretary of the Navy William H. Moody fixed, but recommends the addition of a part better defining their aim in determining whether the commission exceeded its authority under the Interstate Commerce Act. Roosevelt believes most of this is merely an academic argument though, as many senators feel it is unwise to deviate too far from another amendment.
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1906-04-22
President Roosevelt writes to Senator Nelson because the actions of Senator Eugene Hale, likely on behalf of Senator Nelson W. Aldrich, referring to Senator Joseph W. Bailey’s amendment have changed the situation enough to warrant a reevaluation of the amendments. Roosevelt was worried at first about the constitutionality of Bailey’s amendment, but feels that if it is put in as a separate clause so that it does not risk the entire bill, it may be all right. He suspects that several ‘railway Senators’ have supported Bailey’s amendment because they believe it will be struck down by the courts and thereby stop the entire legislation. He reiterates that he is fine with Bailey’s amendment, but hopes that Nelson or Senator William B. Allison will be able to insist on separate votes, splitting the amendment into two.
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1906-04-11
President Roosevelt informs Clara Louise Stone Hay that he will not be able to appoint Harwood O. Whitney without going against the consent of the Iowa delegation, which he is unwilling to do.
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1906-02-08
President Roosevelt is “very anxious to answer Germany at once,” and asks Rhode Island Senator Aldrich if it is possible to send representatives to see if they can reach a compromise.
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1905-09-15
President Roosevelt tells Secretary of the Treasury Shaw that the Germans are “very anxious” for the United States to send people over in an attempt to come to an agreement about tariff matters. Senator Nelson W. Aldrich agrees that this should be done. Although Roosevelt doubts that Germany and the United States will come to a consensus at all, he believes that sending representatives for negotiation is “courteous and proper.”
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1905-09-15
President Roosevelt asks Speaker of the House Cannon for suggestions of who to send over to negotiate a new tariff agreement between the United States and Germany.
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1905-09-18
President Roosevelt asks Representative Payne for suggestions of who to send over to negotiate a new tariff agreement between the United States and Germany.
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1905-09-18
President Roosevelt sends Senator Aldrich some pieces of correspondence from German Ambassador Hermann Speck von Sternburg and Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw. He asks for Aldrich’s views on the matter, and, if possible, to get the views of Senator William B. Allison as well. Roosevelt wonders if it would be possible to do as the Germans suggest and send a representative to negotiate with them in November.
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1905-08-31
Attorney General Moody confirms that Representative Hepburn’s actions in the amendment to the Interstate Commerce Law is in line with President Roosevelt’s desires, and gives a detailed reasoning for his conclusion. In a typed addendum, Roosevelt agrees with Moody’s conclusions.
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1905-02-18
President Roosevelt informs Minister to China Conger he is appointing him Ambassador to Mexico immediately after March 4 so that Conger can finish his diplomatic career with the highest title in the service. Conger is to serve in Mexico for six months after which Roosevelt will appoint another man whom the president has already told about this arrangement.
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1905-01-06
President Roosevelt informs Ambassador McCormick he was pleased to tell Iowa Senator William B. Allison he intended to reappoint McCormick to St. Petersburg, Russia.
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1904-12-12
Theodore Roosevelt responds to allegations that the Mormon vote will go to the Republicans in return for “a promise to seat the Mormon Senator.”
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1904-10-03
President Roosevelt expresses concern for the governorship of New York since Elihu Root will not accept the position. Roosevelt asks Senator Fairbanks to expand on his Canadian reciprocity statement to include that an agreement has not yet been reached. Roosevelt also requests feedback from Fairbanks on the rough draft of a letter that he also sent to Senators John C. Spooner and William B. Allison.
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1904-08-26
President Roosevelt wishes for Nicholas Murray Butler to visit and concurs that William J. Calhoun is worthy of esteem. Roosevelt comments at length on an article in Collier’s Weekly, one he assumes was written by Norman Hapgood, and desires Butler to “know the exact facts.” On careful reading, Roosevelt believes the article was written with malicious intent due to its numerous falsehoods regarding the construction projects at the Capitol and the White House, the hiring of the architects completing these jobs, appointments of others to government posts, and other matters. In his explanation, Roosevelt makes analogies to many political situations, past and present.
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1904-06-03
President Roosevelt forwards several letters of support that he has received for the appointment of William Demos Crum. He is displeased with the lack of action on Crum’s nomination and suggests a special Senate session could be called to discuss the matter.
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1904-04-27
President Roosevelt encloses papers regarding Mr. O’Brien. Roosevelt’s inquiries have shown O’Brien to have an excellent reputation.
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1904-03-05
President Roosevelt reviews potential currency legislation and is debating when to hold an extra session of Congress.
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1903-08-24
President Roosevelt asks Representative Hill to keep in touch with Senators Platt, Hanna, Aldrich, and Allison on the financial question. When Congress convenes, Roosevelt hopes there will be something close to an agreement among Congressional leaders.
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1903-07-21
President Roosevelt will be meeting with Senator Hanna and Senator Aldrich on September 16, and wonders if they should push for Senator Allison to join them.
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1902-09-01