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Message given by President Roosevelt to Congress at the beginning of the second session of the Fifty-seventh Congress in which Roosevelt describes his legislative priorities for the year.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1902
Senator Lodge returns some letters from Prescott F. Hall to President Roosevelt and reports on his findings regarding Hall’s allegations. Lodge’s Commision on Immigration found that appeal reversals did not increase under Secretary of Commerce and Labor Oscar S. Straus. Lodge has found no proof that Leslie M. Shaw’s personal views have affected governmental operations. Lodge has visited Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, and Boston, and can find no evidence of what Hall alleges. Lodge found evidence of immigration enforcement corruption in California, but believes it has been remedied. In Chicago, Lodge found evidence of police corruption in enforcing laws against prostitution. In the southern states, Lodge has found problems with nepotism. Lodge emphasizes that it will take a great deal of time to collect evidence and create reports of his investigations. Lodge is pleased to hear of President Roosevelt’s African safari plans, but warns him to be careful of flies carrying sleeping sickness. He writes about the impressive dike engineering in the Netherlands, and of a book by Maurice Maeterlinck he believes the Roosevelts will enjoy.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-07-26
The Department of Commerce and Labor was created during the administration of Theodore Roosevelt, with George B. Cortelyou being appointed the department’s first Secretary. Victor Howard Metcalf succeeded him on 1904 to become the second Secretary of Commerce and Labor, and was then succeeded himself in 1906 by Oscar S. Straus. In 1913, as William Howard Taft left the Presidency, Congress split the department into two–the Department of Commerce and the Department of Labor.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1989
This draft environmental statement describes the area proposed to be designated as wilderness in Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park. It evaluates the positive and negative impacts of such a designation and records the comments that have been collected from various sources.
1972-09-18
Robert M. White, acting administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, thanks National Park Service Midwest Region Acting Director Giles for his letter to Secretary of Commerce Maurice H. Stans about the upcoming hearings regarding a wilderness proposal for Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park. The Department of Commerce does not have comments at this time, but it does support the concept of wilderness areas.
1970-11-17
Draft proposal for the Department of the Interior to designate 28,335 acres of land in Theodore Roosevelt National Park as wilderness. The proposal includes maps of the area, background information on the proposal, the land, and the ecological situation there.
1972-09-18
This edition of the Federal Register contains notices of hearings and statements from a variety of departments. Of note, it includes notice of the final environmental statement related to the designation of portions of Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park as wilderness.
1973-08-06
David Banks Sickels encourages members of Congress to pass the legislation that would create a Department of Commerce.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-01-19
Stuyvesant Fish believes the Interstate Commerce Commission is weak due to its anomalous nature within the government. He suggests the Commission could be strengthened by subordinating it to a Cabinet Minister, most likely the future Secretary of the proposed Department of Commerce.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-01-20
William A. Ogden is pleased that the creation of the Department of Commerce is moving forward and wants to see George B. Cortelyou named Secretary of the department.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-01-02
George W. Perkins is at work on the Illinois end of the matter and has sent two men to speak with Congressman Mann, who is in Washington, rather than his home in Chicago. Perkins is excited to see the Department of Commerce bill become law. He believes it will be good for interstate and foreign relations.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-12-27
W. D. Ford supports George B. Cortelyou’s appointment as Secretary for the newly created Department of Commerce. He also mentions that he was introduced to President Roosevelt at an early date.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-12-03