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The United States Supreme Court has decided Johnson v. Southern Pacific Co. in favor of Johnson. President Roosevelt ordered the case brought to the Court, and the decision is a great victory.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-19
President Roosevelt reviews the goals of the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission. This appears to be a draft of his letter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-10-23
President Roosevelt reviews the goals of the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission. Original and several drafts of the statement are included.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-10-23
President Roosevelt has heard from Edward A. Moseley, of the Interstate Commerce Commission, that although the bill is “a sloppy piece of legislation,” it will accomplish what it sets out to. Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte disagrees, and Roosevelt is planning to meet with him tomorrow. He asks Representative Jenkins to ensure the bill’s passage, should the present one be the best currently possible.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-02-18
President Roosevelt explains to Martin A. Knapp the employment of Francis S. Monnett “was in effect a deliberate submission to blackmail.” Monnett claimed that Roosevelt had directed the Interstate Commerce Commission to not conduct an oil investigation and threatened to share the news with hostile senators. Roosevelt directs Knapp to investigate this matter, as well as the conduct of Edward A. Moseley, who hired Monnett. He includes the text of letters he wrote to Knapp and Monnett concerning the oil investigation, showing that it was merely put on hold, not cancelled.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-05-19
President Roosevelt is amused at the information on Edward A. Moseley, who Roosevelt assumed to be Catholic. However, Roosevelt claims not to consider a “man’s creed” for or against them.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-11-06
President Roosevelt thanks Maurice Francis Egan for the book and says he is considering making Charles Patrick Neill and Edward A. Moseley assistants to the Recorder of the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-10-20
Attorney General Bonaparte updates President Roosevelt on a variety of cases the Administration has in courts. First, Civil Service Commissioner Alford Warriner Cooley is reluctant to travel to Colorado or Oregon because two cases relating to civil service law will be tried in the Supreme Court soon. Second, Bonaparte has sent a report about a scandal involving New Mexico judge Daniel Hugh McMillan to New Mexico, as the report damages only McMillan. Bonaparte has also arranged for Thomas Carl Spelling and L. Allison Wilmer to prepare and conduct cases against coal-carrying roads under the Hepburn Act. Finally, Bonaparte encloses a communication relating to matters regarding the Alaska Syndicate and the Morgan-Guggenheim interests in Alaska. A dispute between Senator Simon Guggenheim and Governor Wilford B. Hoggatt over land rights of railroads has led to bloodshed.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-02-08
Paul Morton has heard rumors of Senator Francis Marion Cockrell’s retirement from the Interstate Commerce Commission. If they are true, Morton recommends James A. Peabody as a potential successor and can attest to his qualifications.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-11-09
Chairman Knapp of the Interstate Commerce Commission reports to President Roosevelt that Attorney Francis S. Monnett had been selected not by the commission but by the complaining shippers in Kansas, yet nothing had suggested that he was “not entirely acceptable.” Monnett was also recommended by the commission’s special agent, John T. Marchand. Though it became clear later that Monnett’s employment “was unfortunante and regrettable,” Knapp states that it seemed more appropriate to allow him to perform his job than to fire him. Knapp closes by asserting his confidence in the commission’s secretary, Edward A. Moseley, in this matter and in general.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-05-22
Edward A. Moseley, secretary of the Interstate Commerce Commission, describes Thomas W. Gilmer as a “faithful public servant” but does not believe he is suitable for a position that requires him to meet people.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-10-08
James Jeffrey Roche congratulates President Roosevelt on the settlement of the Anthracite Coal Strike and his selection of Edward A. Moseley for the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-11-03