United States. Congress

Letter from Henry C. Payne to Theodore Roosevelt

Postmaster General Payne relays a conversation he had with Senator Matthew Stanley Quay. Quay opposes an extra session of Congress and does not want President Roosevelt to include any specific financial legislation in his message. He is confident in Roosevelt’s nomination but unsure of the election. Quay spoke with John Mitchell, president of the United Mine Workers, and Mitchell believes that miners will support Judge George Gray if he is the Democratic presidential candidate.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-26

Letter from Redfield Proctor to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Proctor writes to President Roosevelt to express his opinion regarding an extra session of Congress.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-15

Letter from Nelson W. Aldrich to Theodore Roosevelt

Nelson W. Aldrich writes to President Roosevelt to inform him that he is returning a letter from Congressman E. J. Hill on the currency question.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-17

Letter from Andrew Dickson White to Theodore Roosevelt

Andrew Dickson White thanks President Roosevelt for his letter. White is glad to know that the two share the same view concerning the relationship between the executive and legislative branches of government.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-17

Letter from William Pierce Frye to Theodore Roosevelt

William Pierce Frye writes to President Roosevelt to inform him of his opinion of an extra session of Congress in October before the election.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-18

Letter from William B. Allison to Theodore Roosevelt

William B. Allison writes to President Roosevelt about the meeting Allison had with Senator Cannon. They met regarding an extra session of Congress on the Cuban and currency legislative matters.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-19

Letter from Henry Clay Hansbrough to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Hansbrough requests that President Roosevelt call an extra session of Congress to consider financial legislation.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-14

Letter from John James Jenkins to Theodore Roosevelt

Representative Jenkins writes to President Roosevelt about compelling the Attorney General to file suit against certain railway companies in order to adopt resolutions. Jenkins suggests Roosevelt meet with Joseph Gurney Cannon alone.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-14

Letter from James Stillman to Theodore Roosevelt

James Stillman expresses his opinion concerning the best course that Congress should take concerning currency legislation.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-14

Letter from Charles Warren Fairbanks to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Fairbanks writes to President Roosevelt to inform Roosevelt that Fairbanks is against a special session of Congress.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-07

Letter from Henry C. Payne to Theodore Roosevelt

Postmaster General Payne comments to President Roosevelt about a letter from the Civil Service Commission that Roosevelt had previously sent him regarding the changes Payne had made in the operation of the Post Office. Payne is concerned that if Roosevelt adopts the memorandum as it stands, it may create the wrong impression that the Post Office is just arbitrarily enforcing a rule.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-07

Letter form Leslie M. Shaw to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of the Treasury Shaw urges President Roosevelt to see that the House of Representatives agrees before the session to pass a minor financial bill.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-30

Letter from George B. Cortelyou to Theodore Roosevelt

George B. Cortelyou writes to President Roosevelt to discourage him from writing the preface requested by publisher George Haven Putnam. Cortelyou believes it would be better for him to express his views during the next session of Congress.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-03

Letter from Ebenezer J. Hill to Theodore Roosevelt

Ebenezer J. Hill encloses recommendations “for the betterment of our financial conditions,” and works toward bringing congressional committees together in order to achieve a compromise.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-03

Summary of letter from Ebenezer J. Hill

Ebenezer J. Hill is concerned that Congress will be unable to come to an agreement regarding the “money question” until late in the session, or not at all. He believes Representative Cannon is ready and willing to cooperate. Hill hopes the legislation can be completed early in the session and is willing to provide President Roosevelt with his views on the currency question.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-18

Letter from N. B. Scott to Theodore Roosevelt

Nathan Bay Scott writes to President Roosevelt regarding the resignation of Judge Weldon and Judge Nott, as well as the nominations for the Court of Claims. He also discusses the possibility of an extra session of Congress.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-18

Letter from John A. Sleicher to Theodore Roosevelt

John A. Sleicher writes to President Roosevelt regarding the extra session of Congress. He also encloses a paper on financial legislation.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-21

Letter from Ebenezer J. Hill to Theodore Roosevelt

Ebenezer J. Hill plans to discuss Theodore Roosevelt’s “delicate matter” with Senator Orville Platt.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-22

Rigidity in the currency laws

This article examines the question of whether President Roosevelt will call Congress into a special session to consider the proposed modifications of banking and currency laws. Interviews with Senator Henry Cabot Lodge reveal that a special session is set for November 9, 1903. J. Pierpont Morgan and George W. Perkins do not believe the special session to consider a currency bill is unnecessary, but that if one is called, it should occur as soon as possible. The writer believes that Roosevelt chose November, rather than October, for the special session because of the November elections of local and national importance. Creating a new currency bill is difficult, and anything that comes out of Congress, in order to satisfy the financial interests, Congress, and the American people, will need to be a compromise.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-18

Letter from Henry C. Payne to James A. Tawney

Henry C. Payne writes to James Albertus Tawney about Congress and the postal service in rural areas.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-13