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Senator Lodge reports the ratification of the Alaskan treaty and requests that President Roosevelt not provide any indication as to the appointment of the commissioners.
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1903-02-11
Senator Fairbanks informs Attorney General Knox that his bill to expedite trials and anti-trust cases passed the Senate. Knox then directs this information to President Roosevelt.
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1903-02-04
Newspaper article on the Senate’s “Antis” reacting to Secretary Root and the Philippines being brought up on the Senate floor.
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1903-01-29
Senator Foraker is chairman of the Committee on Pacific Islands and Puerto Rico which will be discussing a controversy regarding the lands and property of the Catholic Church in Puerto Rico. Foraker favors appointing a commission to investigate the issue.
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1903-02-07
John Hay returns the corrected treaty. In order to save time on ratification, he would like the treaty sent to the Senate today.
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1903-02-02
Eugene F. Ware reports widespread satisfaction in Kansas with the selection of Chester I. Long as United States Senator.
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1903-01-23
Amendment to provide funds for the purchase of draft animals for farms in the Philippines.
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1903-01-05
Senator Hanna advises against making Reed O. Smoot a Senator because Smoot is a Mormon apostle and will face opposition due to his religious beliefs and high position in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Hanna does not make the argument that no member of the Mormon church should be a member, just not one that is holds so high a position.
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1902-12-17
Mr. Bishop has been appointed and Secretary of State Hay is sorry that he could not comply with Senator Proctor’s wishes. It would be awkward to take the position from Bishop for Mr. Smith at this time because news of Bishop’s position has been given to his friends in the House and Senate, as well as Yale University.
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1902-12-17
William J. Youngs thanks President Roosevelt for his nomination as United States District Attorney which has recently been confirmed by the Senate. Youngs would like George Davidson as a deputy, as the current deputies are both resigning.
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1902-12-11
Senator Hale hopes that the newspaper report that President Roosevelt questioned why the United States should build such large warships is accurate. Hale believes that it is better to build three slightly smaller ships than two big ones, as it would be cheaper and more effective, but says that the naval officers want the largest and finest ships just like New England farmers want to raise the biggest pigs and pumpkins. He will argue his point in the Senate this winter, and hopes Roosevelt will help.
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1902-10-28
Recent political gossip suggests that Senator Quay will not be a candidate for reelection to the United States Senate.
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1903-05-13
New legislation allows President Roosevelt to appoint John S. Gibbon to the next available United States Army quartermaster position.
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1906
The announcement that Judge Hawley will be the Republican candidate for United States Senator in Nevada has received widespread support.
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1902-07-26
The Committee on Interoceanic Canals recommends that Senate Bill 5676 should not be passed. The bill would “provide for construction of a canal connecting the waters of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.”
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1902-05-26
Senator Morgan encloses a document relating to the United States Senate.
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1902-05-27
John C. Shaffer is working to have Senator Mason withdraw from the Senate race and support the party ticket.
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1902-05-19
Charles Gates Dawes has withdrawn from the Illinois Senate race and pledged to have nothing to do with the campaign. Shaffer plans a meeting with Graeme Stewart.
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1902-05-09
The Union Republicans insist that John Edward Addicks become Delaware’s senator and the regular Republicans insist that they will not enter into any agreement that sends Addicks to the senate. No more compromises can be made; Addicks must be elected or not elected.
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1902-05-03
A. M. Stevenson expresses concern that the Republican party and the administration of President Roosevelt are losing ground because of the atrocities in the Philippines that have been published in the daily papers. Stevenson fears that the party will lose the fall elections if the Republicans in Congress keep letting the Democrats have their way on this issue. He wants the Republicans to fight back and defend the American military’s actions in the Philippines. He then reminds Roosevelt of the Sand Creek Indian massacre, in which women and children were killed, and notes that Senator Teller (D-CO) was one of the principal backers of Colonel John Chivington, who led the Colorado militia in that fight.
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1902-05-04