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President Roosevelt tells Samuel Gompers that he has sent copies of Moral Overstrain to Justice William R. Day and Justice J. McKenna of the Supreme Court. Roosevelt is glad that Gompers was able to use it in the American Federationist, and thanks him for sending a copy of the magazine.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-01-27
President Roosevelt tells Secretary of Commerce and Labor Metcalf that in light of the enclosed opinion by Supreme Court Justice McKenna, it seems that the offense of the inspectors in question was more serious than Roosevelt had previously thought. He would like them to give statements showing why they should not be removed from their positions.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-12-18
President Roosevelt thanks Rose A. Bailey for her kind note and package, which the president received through Supreme Court Justice Joseph McKenna.
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1904-12-21
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt shares with Secretary of the Navy Long that Attorney General J. McKenna is reluctant to appoint special counsels. President William McKinley will wait until Long returns before acting on the nomination for Surgeon General James Rufus Tryon’s place. Roosevelt sends letters from the Armor Factory Board and shares his thoughts about what the Board should do. Upon Long’s return, Roosevelt will stay a few days to update him and then go home for his holiday.
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1897-09-15
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt updates Secretary of the Navy Long on several issues. He agrees with Long about the Bureau of Yards and Docks.
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1897-09-06
Attorney General Bonaparte submits suggestions to President Roosevelt regarding the Interstate Commerce Commission. Legislation will be recommended to Congress because of the recent Supreme Court decision in Harriman vs. the Interstate Commerce Commission. Bonaparte compares a number of judicial opinions from the Supreme Court Justices, and provides a recommendation to amend a portion of the law establishing the Interstate Commerce Commission so that it has more explicit legal authority to conduct investigations.
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1908-12-30
Attorney General Bonaparte informs President Roosevelt that the Supreme Court has decided against the administration in Adair vs. U.S. This establishes that it is unconstitutional to forbid interstate officers or inter-state carriers from firing workers who join labor organizations. Justice John Marshall Harlan wrote the majority opinion, while Justices Oliver Wendell Holmes and J. McKenna wrote separate dissenting opinions. Bonaparte advises Roosevelt to read the opinions before submitting the official text of his special message, because it will likely change what he says.
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1908-01-27
Attorney General Bonaparte updates President Roosevelt on the outcomes of several Supreme Court cases. The Court has ruled against the Roosevelt Administration in the employers’ liability cases. Bonaparte provides a summary of the judges’ opinions in the event that he wants to send a special message to Congress urging a passage of the law that the court would deem constitutional based on the case. The Court ruled against the administration in the Williamson case, but on grounds that allow it to be tried again. As expected, the Court overturned the conviction of Major Carrington, who was sentenced in the Philippines to 40 years. Bonaparte asks Roosevelt’s advice on waiting to take action on Christian Schuebel’s nomination as Senator Fulton has requested. Finally, Bonaparte writes that Tracy C. Becker will help with prosecutions in Oregon.
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1908-01-06
A committee of American citizens from Anthony, Kansas, asks President Roosevelt to read Justice McKenna’s dissenting opinion in the Moyer-Haywood-Pettibone case.
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1907-05-08
Clifford Howard argues that attitude of labor organizations in regard to the the Charles H. Moyer, Big Bill Haywood, and George A. Pettibone murder trial is due to the Supreme Court’s practice of issuing divided opinions. Justice J. MicKenna’s dissenting opinion provides the basis for the claims labor agitators and anarchists make for interference.
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1907-04-25
Justice William R. Day of the Supreme Court writes a dissenting opinion related to a number of appeals involving the Interstate Commerce Commission. He believes that the powers given to the Interstate Commerce Commission have been interpreted too narrowly by the court, and that the judgements of the Circuit Court should be affirmed. Justices John Marshall Harlan and Joseph McKenna concur in the dissent.
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1908-12-14
President McKinley stands on the roadside near a large rock labeled “Unsettled Tariff Question.” Vice President Hobart and members of McKinley’s cabinet attempt to clear the roadway by removing another large rock labeled “Unsound Financial System.” Waiting behind them on the road “To Prosperity” is Uncle Sam sitting on a large wagon filled with “U.S. Commercial Interests.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1897-03-31
President McKinley capitulates to special interests and political patronage by offering his sword labeled “Patronage” to Marcus A. Hanna, Thomas Collier Platt, and Matthew S. Quay. The dejected members of McKinley’s cabinet, labeled “Alger, Sherman, Bliss, Gage, Long, Wilson, McKenna, [and] Gary,” are standing in the background.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1897-07-11
Examiner Finch reports to Attorney General Griggs on charges made by former Deputy Marshal Samuel C. Samuels against United States Marshal for Alabama Leander J. Bryan and his deputies. Finch finds that on a prisoner transport, Ernest H. E. Warren used reduced rail fares instead of first class and pocketed the extra money. When Samuels reported the fraud, he was dismissed and replaced by a Deputy Marshal who was complicit in the fraud. Finch also finds that over $600 had been deposited in the accounts of Ernest H. E. Warren’s real estate firm, Warren & Stuart. Warren was the Marshal’s son-in-law. Finch recommends the immediate dismissal of the Marshal and the Deputy Marshals who participated in the fraud.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1898-05-25