Letter from Ebenezer J. Hill to Theodore Roosevelt
Representative Hill tells President Roosevelt that he has heard a “great deal of agitation” on the subject of currency. Hill is satisfied that the conflicting House and Senate committees on banking and currency will come to a resolution regarding national banking. Hill thinks it “of the utmost importance” that the financial legislation have a chance to take effect before the presidential campaign commences. Hill explains differences between the Aldrich Bill and the previous Hill-Fowler Bill, which he was co-author of, when it comes to the deposit of public monies into banks. The Republican Party will support any proposition that both committees agree upon, as will House Speaker Joseph Gurney Cannon.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-07-18