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Representative Littauer is confident that he will be vindicated in claims that he benefited from contracts for army gloves that were supplied by the firm of which he a member. He further discusses financial issues, and recommends New York state senator T. E. Ellsworth as nominee for Governor of New York.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-20
Ebenezer J. Hill plans to discuss Theodore Roosevelt’s “delicate matter” with Senator Orville Platt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-22
Representative Hill tells President Roosevelt that he has heard a “great deal of agitation” on the subject of currency. Hill is satisfied that the conflicting House and Senate committees on banking and currency will come to a resolution regarding national banking. Hill thinks it “of the utmost importance” that the financial legislation have a chance to take effect before the presidential campaign commences. Hill explains differences between the Aldrich Bill and the previous Hill-Fowler Bill, which he was co-author of, when it comes to the deposit of public monies into banks. The Republican Party will support any proposition that both committees agree upon, as will House Speaker Joseph Gurney Cannon.
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1903-07-18
The Speaker of the House has read the enclosed and thanks President Roosevelt for the courtesy.
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1903-01-15
William H. Moody suggests several legislators that he believes should be invited to a dinner designed to be effective at increasing the Navy.
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1902-12-12
If passed, an amendment to the Sundry Civil Bill will lead to the removal of one commissioner from each Military Park Organization. James H. Hiland would like George Peck to help ensure that Colonel Everest does not lose his position as one of the commissioners at Vicksburg National Military Park. Hiland suggests that Peck speak with President Roosevelt and with Representative Joseph Gurney Cannon, Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee.
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1902-04-26
Henry Loomis Nelson pleads the case of J. D. O’Connell, a clerk in the Bureau of Statistics who has been dismissed for submitting serious charges against the Chief of the Bureau, Oscar P. Austin. Nelson apologizes for bothering President Roosevelt with the case but asks that an investigation into the charges be conducted, asserting that he believes O’Connell to be trustworthy and to deserve a chance to present his proofs.
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1902-01-27
Henry Loomis Nelson requests an investigation into the dismissal of Clerk J. D. O’Connell. O’Connell had submitted evidence to Representative Joseph Gurney Cannon, Chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the House, that Oscar P. Austin, Chief of the Bureau of Statistics, was using his office for personal gain. O’Connell and Austin have now brought charges against each other.
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1902-01-20
This article describes President Roosevelt as the “overwhelming choice” of state legislators in South Dakota and Nebraska, as illustrated by the results of a poll.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-03-02