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Representative Littauer discusses financial issues, particularly the issue of a currency based on the United States bank system, railroad securities, and the role of legislation in the financial system.
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1903-07-30
Ebenezer J. Hill is concerned that Congress will be unable to come to an agreement regarding the “money question” until late in the session, or not at all. He believes Representative Cannon is ready and willing to cooperate. Hill hopes the legislation can be completed early in the session and is willing to provide President Roosevelt with his views on the currency question.
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1903-07-18
Isaac Newton Seligman informs President Roosevelt of his meeting in New York City with Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw to discuss the current financial situation and the scarcity of money.
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1903-07-27
Hugh Henry Hanna expresses his willingness to serve on the commission seeking to establish “a fixed relationship between the monies of gold standard countries and silver using countries in bills of exchange.”
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1903-04-21
Lyman J. Gage sends a copy of an address he made on the “question of the currency,” which Gage believes will be a major issue in the future.
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1903-01-09
Senator Foraker writes Vice President Roosevelt about the implications of currency-related matters in future elections. The Democrats are divided on the issue of silver currency, with William Jennings Bryan facing off against “Gold Democrats.” Foraker believes that this situation could gain some votes for the Republicans. Foraker will try to get General Dick, Governor Hook, and Senator Hoar to praise Roosevelt in connection with important meetings and places, and asks Roosevelt to let him know if he has any particular time and place in mind for such meetings or recognition.
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1901-08-23
James Bryce thanks Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt for the new volume of The Winning of the West, which he is enjoying reading. He agrees with Roosevelt’s view that much modern American character is “traceable to the frontier life.” Bryce also notes that he and his wife have enjoyed seeing Roosevelt’s sister, notes that the liberal party in England is “having a pretty hard fight” and that politics are dominated by “currency problems.”
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1895-02-22
John L. Hamilton recommends President Grover Cleveland appoints a nine-person commission on currency to cooperate with the banks on monetary practices for the United States. Hamilton outlines the powers the commission would have and what the banks could do with the money allotted to them.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1895
James Bryce thanks Theodore Roosevelt for his recent letter and returns a letter he had enclosed. The political situation in the U.S. Congress concerns Bryce, especially “the steady decline…in the composition and character of the Senate.” He wishes he could visit with Roosevelt about these matters. He is tired of the burdens of office and wishes to have the opportunity to travel and visit friends like Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1895-04-10