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Letter from John Sharp Williams to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from John Sharp Williams to Theodore Roosevelt

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.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-02-06

Creator(s)

Williams, John Sharp, 1854-1932

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William B. Allison

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William B. Allison

President Roosevelt seeks to call Senator Allison’s attention to the need for increased appropriations for education and support of Native Americans in Alaska, along with the support of the reindeer industry. Roosevelt briefly comments on the need for expanded actions by the Bureau of Education to promote sanitation and health in Native American villages. Roosevelt urges that congress provide the full appropriation that Secretary of the Interior James Rudolph Garfield has asked for.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Public – No. 236

Public – No. 236

An act making appropriations for the diplomatic and consular service for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1907. The act stipulates funding for salaries of ambassadors and ministers, salaries of secretaries of embassies and legations, contingent expenses, foreign missions, and a number of international bureaus and commissions among other things.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-28

Creator(s)

Unknown