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Jacob Sleeper, charge d’affaires in Cuba, writes to Secretary of State Root regarding the 1905-1906 budget and its progress through Congress and the Senate.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-01-16
A huge figure labeled “Tariff for Trusts,” wearing a quilted cape labeled with products and percentages and holding papers labeled “Concessions,” sits between the Senate and House chambers. Garret A. Hobart sits on the left and Thomas B. Reed sits on the right. Nelson Dingley and William B. Allison, holding enormous pincers labeled “Ways and Means Committee” and “Finance Committee” with a crown labeled “Sherman’s Bluff Anti-Trust Law of 1890” in the jaws, are placing the crown on the head of the devilish figure at center.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1897-07-28
Joseph Gurney Cannon informs President Roosevelt of his meeting with Senator Allison and his views on the proposed financial legislation. He encloses a letter from Representative Campbell.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-08-24
Philip Pitt Campbell writes to Joseph Gurney Cannon to inform him of his position on railroad stocks and the proposed financial legislation at the next session of Congress.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-08-19