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The Isthmian Canal Commission provides estimates for the appropriations required in order to continue construction of the Panama Canal for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1908. These estimates are presented alongside the appropriations of the previous year.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-06-30
Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou has spoken to Representative James A. Tawney, Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, who has promised to provide funds of $300,000 to allow for moving the coins from San Francisco.
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1908-05-01
Washington State Representative Bourne asks President Roosevelt to make a favorable mention of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, to be held in Seattle in 1909, in his message to Congress when it opens in December. Due to the financial failure of the Jamestown Exhibition, Bourne anticipates it will be difficult to secure funding.
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1907-10-31
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury John H. Edwards sends President Roosevelt financial reports for the past six fiscal years.
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1907-09-24
Charles Phelps Taft believes Secretary of War William H. Taft keeps a strict separation between his personal and private finances. He agrees with President Theodore Roosevelt’s suggestion that the matter be reviewed, and any questionable items be paid for privately. Taft is concerned about media scrutiny of the matter.
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1907-09-21
Senator Hale asks Acting Secretary of the Navy Newberry if there is any truth to reports that some ships are being extensively repaired in preparation for a mission to the Pacific Ocean, since existing appropriations cannot support such expenses. Hale is opposed to sending the fleet to the Pacific as a matter of policy, but specifically opposes such a move on the ground of the law against spending more than has been appropriated.
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1907-07-27
Representative Parsons explains his position in the apportionment fight in the New York state government. Parsons explains that he only brought President Roosevelt up in the argument to confirm Roosevelt’s high opinion of James Wolcott Wadsworth. Parsons explained that Governor Charles Evans Hughes was taking the technical position on the issue and opposed the plan submitted by Samuel P. Hooker which was the fairest plan.
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1907-06-14
After visiting the military academies at Annapolis and West Point, Lyman Abbott lists his views on the religious buildings and services available to students. He believes the Young Men’s Christian Association should have a house on West Point’s campus for voluntary religious work and would like Congress to give the academies money to pay for these resources. He wishes for Mott to pass his thoughts on to whoever at the association could be made aware of this.
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1907-06-01
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson reports to President Roosevelt on the appropriations of the 57th Congress for the Department of Agriculture. Wilson also presents a breakdown of how these funds will be divided among the various different bureaus and projects managed by the department.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-04
W. Leon Pepperman, Chief of the Office of Administration for the Isthmian Canal Commission, encloses an abstract of the estimates for appropriation submitted by Theodore P. Shonts, Chairman of the Commission. Secretary of War Taft suggested the estimates be sent to President Roosevelt.
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1906-10-29
Herbert Putnam approves of and appreciates President Roosevelt’s letter to Baron Roman Romanovich Rosen. If Putnam makes the purchase, it will come out of the regular appropriations.
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1906-10-09
Fred C. Ainsworth reviews a number of communications between Idaho Governor Frank Robert Gooding and Secretary of War Taft regarding a possible need for troops to maintain the peace during the trial of several members of the Western Federation of Miners for the murder of ex-Governor Frank Steunenberg. Troops had been sent to Boise, Idaho from Walla Walla, Washington as part of a practice march, and were thereafter directed to maintain their position there for the present. Ainsworth informs Taft that the Boise Barracks do not have accommodations for horses, and that an expenditure of $2880 will be necessary to obtain stables for an extended stay.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08-11
This document compiles research regarding the foundation and present condition, including value and ownership, of four Catholic organizations in Manila, which Secretary of War Taft discussed in an address at the University of Notre Dame.
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1906-03-27
Secretary of War Taft writes to Governor Winthrop on behalf of President Roosevelt to suppress any movement to appropriate money from the Puerto Rican legislature for a wedding present for Alice Roosevelt Longworth.
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1906-03-09
Leslie M. Shaw details the conflict in Cleveland, Ohio, over the use of local sandstone in a federal building project and the resulting resolution currently pending in Congress. Although Theodore E. Burton has changed his mind since introducing that legislation, Shaw has committed to a course of action and must depend on the passage or rejection of that bill by Congress.
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1905-01-05
In response to a “savage editorial” by the Evening Post which criticized increased government spending under President Roosevelt, John Carter Rose is sending the paper a table listing per capita government expenditures from 1880 to 1904, along with his own letter. In the letter, Rose argued that the comparison to decreased spending during Grover Cleveland’s presidency is unfair.
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1904-09-12
Herbert Wolcott Bowen reports the awards of the mixed commissions paid to various countries by Venezuela. He does not believe this rate of repayment will be maintained, since President Castro is likely to violate his agreements with foreign powers. Bowen encloses two confidential reports. The first report, titled “Grievances Formulated Since the Blockade by the Legations Accredited to Caracas,” describes the complaints that several countries have against Venezuela and Castro. Grievances include the withdrawal of exequaturs, failure to pay debts, despoliation of companies, and assassinations. Based on the government revenue and expenditures of Venezuela, it is not clear what has happened to the surplus money, half of which would be a sufficient amount to pay off the debts. The second report, which is from the Italian Chargé, lists the complaints against Venezuela and notes that the Venezuelan people are suffering from monopolies and taxes. It asks, “Where do the 40 millions surplus go which should be in the treasury but are not there?”
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1904-08-20
John H. Edwards encloses a memorandum with information that General Howard may use. Edwards is most likely referring to an extract concerning government spending.
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1904-08-15
General Howard would like to assist President Roosevelt with his campaign. Except for the tariff issue, Howard can “find very little difference between” the essential components of the platforms. Howard discusses an article in the New York World which claims “extravagant expenditure” during Roosevelt’s term. He mentions several speaking engagements.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-09
General Howard discusses an open letter printed in the New York World. He would like Loeb to send him “the complete answer in figures which refutes their statements,” most likely referring to claims about spending in Roosevelt’s term.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-08