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Secretary of State Root encloses a memorandum of a consular bill, urging President Roosevelt to read it and discuss it with Congress.
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1905-12-16
William H. Moody returns Nelson Dingley’s letter to William Loeb and discusses a mistaken inference in the legislation initiated by Dingley in addition to the current status of the bill.
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1905-11-22
Minister Squiers encloses a translated copy of a bill brought up in the Cuban House of Representatives. The bill provides for cleaning and sanitation service throughout the island at the expense and under the direction of the general government.
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1905-11-21
John W. Vrooman writes to William Loeb to discuss a resolution that was unanimously adopted by Congress.
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1905-09-21
Charles Stedman Hanks writes to William Loeb to discuss railroad rate legislation.
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1905-09-19
Paul Morton writes to President Roosevelt to discuss proposed railroad legislation.
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1905-09-02
Volney W. Foster proposes an amendment to the law governing appeals to the National Board of Arbitration.
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1903-07-21
This book begins with a statement from President Roosevelt’s message to Congress on December 3, 1901, warning against legislation that would “interfere with the development and operation” of the railroads. Other introductory statements are from Samuel Spencer, calling for the prosecution and punishment of persons guilty of breaking the law but not indiscriminate public condemnation of all railroad officials; and from H. T. Newcomb, who gives background on the Esch-Townsend bill which gave the Interstate Commerce Commission the power to set railway rates. Newcomb states that the purpose of the book is to “demonstrate the gains that result to all producers and consumers from the free action of commercial forces in shipping and transportation, and the losses that result from unwise statutory restrictions.”
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1905-07-08
Senator Lodge thanks President Roosevelt for his letter of May 15 and apologizes for making Roosevelt read so much of his poor handwriting. Lodge praises Roosevelt’s speech that he gave in Chicago. He suggests that labor unions are more dangerous than capitalists because the labor unions control more votes. Lodge mentions several political issues, including the continuing unrest over laborers from Japan, possible charges against Assistant Secretary of State Francis B. Loomis, the appointment of Charles J. Bonaparte as Attorney General, as well as international relations. Lodge also gives some details of his trip to Italy.
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1905-06-03
Senator Beveridge sends President Roosevelt a communication regarding special legislation being proposed by Arizona Governor Joseph H. Kibbey. Beveridge suggests that the question being addressed is a policy affecting the nation, and that the territorial governors should not interfere.
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1905-03-20
Henry Cabot Lodge reports on the problems of the committee to vote on the passage of the Canal Bill. A disagreement occurred between many committee members and the Chair, Senator Alfred B. Kittredge. Lodge asks President Roosevelt for any help that he might provide in getting the bill passed.
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1905-03-01
Herbert G. Squiers expresses deep concern about the liberal faction attempting to elect their own president in Cuba.
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1905-02-25
Regarding the issue of the Burton resolution, Secretary of the Treasury Shaw reports that James Rudolph Garfield has been working with members of the Senate to further the resolution’s agenda. Shaw notes that Garfield is as active as Senator Burton in this work and their work is now affecting the entire administration.
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1905-02-21
Representative Jenkins writes to William Loeb that he is confident there will be no legislation this session covering the subject Loeb wrote about in his last letter. If the Alabama delegation asks for it, the Judiciary Committee may grant them a hearing.
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1905-02-08
Representative Williams of Mississippi requests that President Roosevelt support his bill moving the date Congress first convenes to the first Monday after March 4 every year. Williams, a Democrat, hopes Roosevelt might cross party lines for this. Williams appeals to Roosevelt by explaining the current situation with the Townsend-Esch Bill that expands the power of the Interstate Commerce Commission, which Roosevelt is in favor of, and which Williams believes will pass the House but not the Senate before the current session ends. Williams outlines the benefits of his legislation, including starting sessions of Congress closer to elections and eliminating uneven sessions, lame duck sessions, and the need for dramatic rule changes and special sessions.
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1905-02-06
Alfred R. Urion, acting as general counsel for Armour & Co., tells Arthur Meeker, vice president of the company, that it would be good for George B. Robbins, President of the Armour Car Lines and a director of the company, to come to Washington D.C. around the time the company’s showing before the House Committee on Interstate Commerce is completed, and that this will not be before the middle of the next week. Urion also comments on the progress of legislation, saying that precedents are not holding. Public feeling “now as aroused it must be quieted some,” and an unidentified Senator said that the wealthy and powerful should enlist the press to help mold public opinion.
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1905-02-04
Judge Jones writes to President Roosevelt concerning a piece of legislation before the House Judicial Committee that would reapportion judicial districts in Alabama, causing Jones to lose some of the territory over which he currently has jurisdiction. Jones is unable to speak before the Committee in person and has learned of a plot to shorten the time he would have to respond to the bill in writing. Jones asks Roosevelt to ensure there will be enough time to make a reply.
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1905-02-04
The bill is in conference and under Senate rules, Chairman Philander C. Knox could not propose an amendment for the appropriation to provide for target practice. The only way to have the appropriation restored is through the conferees.
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1905-02-02
Senator Heyburn is submitting to President Roosevelt a copy of a bill he will propose on corporations engaged in interstate commerce.
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1905-01-03
Edward A. Alexander encloses correspondence between himself and a representative of William H. Hearst, and tells President Roosevelt that Hearst is claiming Alexander’s ideas about the freight rate question as his own. Alexander suggests that the members of the railroads’ classification committee be subpoenaed and questioned about their methods for classifying freight. As a private citizen, Alexander offers to furnish information and suggestions.
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1904-12-20