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Jenkins, John James, 1843-1911

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Memorandum

Memorandum

A memorandum describing a telephone conversation between President Roosevelt and Representative Jenkins. Representative Jenkins wishes to know Roosevelt’s wishes regarding the bill.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-14

Creator(s)

Unknown

Letter from Robert Bacon to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Robert Bacon to Theodore Roosevelt

Assistant Secretary of State Bacon advises President Roosevelt that it may be wise to notify John James Jenkins, Chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary, that Roosevelt expects an opinion from Secretary of State Elihu Root regarding the charges against Judge Lebbus R. Wilfley, and that he will provide it to the committee once he has it.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-25

Creator(s)

Bacon, Robert, 1860-1919

Note on Representative Jenkins

Note on Representative Jenkins

The committee of Representative Jenkins has adjourned for the session. The anti-immigration bill and the Hearst coal resolution will not be reported. Jenkins wants President Roosevelt to know that he voted with the Democratic members of the committee on the Williams resolution in order to control the resolution on the floor.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-04-22

Creator(s)

Unknown

Letter from Philander C. Knox to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Philander C. Knox to Theodore Roosevelt

Attorney General Philander C. Knox reports that the bill he prepared at the request of John James Jenkins has gone to the House. Knox does not believe the President should continue to consider the man he mentioned for the judgeship, probably referring to an opening on the United States Supreme Court. The justice Knox consulted now strongly inclines to the Canton man.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902

Creator(s)

Knox, Philander C. (Philander Chase), 1853-1921

Trusts may antagonize Department of Commerce

Trusts may antagonize Department of Commerce

Partial newspaper article stating the views of Representative Jenkins regarding the new Department of Commerce and Labor. Jenkins believes that the department’s operations will be problematic, unnecessarily interfere with business, and be frequently challenged in court. He does not believe that the federal government should interfere with commerce between states.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-05-13

Creator(s)

Unknown