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President Roosevelt tells Judge Pritchard that it is out of the question to reopen the case of former Internal Revenue Collector Herschel S. Harkins, as he was removed on the recommendation of both Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw and Commissioner of Internal Revenue John Watson Yerkes. Furthermore, Harkins’s successor has already been appointed.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-07-09
President Roosevelt tells Senator Knox that he wishes he could get someone appointed to Internal Revenue Collector at Pittsburgh in place of Daniel B. Heiner, as he is not filling the role satisfactorily. Roosevelt encloses the last two letters set to Heiner by Commissioner of Internal Revenue John Watson Yerkes.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-08-03
Phillips Lee Goldsborough asks Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte if he believes President Roosevelt will permit him to be chairman of William H. Jackson’s congressional campaign even though he is a collector for the Internal Revenue Service. Goldsborough believes he will be granted permission based on a conversation he had with Commissioner John Watson Yerkes in which Yerkes confirmed that Roosevelt had allowed a collector to act as chairman of a state committee.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-15
Monsignor Agius, Papal Delegate to Manila, writes to President Roosevelt regarding the Military Board on Church Claims and appeals for funds to support the bishops’ hard work.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-01-19
Senator Beveridge fears that an emergency may exist in regards to President Roosevelt putting the Internal Revenue deputy collectors under Civil Service rules. Beveridge will not object to this change as long as it is done in the future, six to eight months from now. Beveridge requests to speak to Roosevelt in person before an order is issued.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-11-16
Treasury Secretary Shaw discusses several bills and legislative acts pertaining to financial matters, especially bonds and public revenues. In particular, Shaw believes that a bill detailing securities for government bonds needs to be amended and the role of the secretary in providing security for them needs to be clarified. Shaw also discusses legislation about customs receipts and the charging of interest on customs and internal revenue receipts.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-28
If the Senate fails to confirm Keester as Collector of Internal Revenue he does not want a recess appointment for fear of embarrassing President Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-05-01