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Secretary of the Treasury Shaw warns President Roosevelt that Democratic Senators may defeat efforts to sign a treaty with Panama. Shaw suggests resolutions made by Boards of Trade and Chambers of Commerce may help pass a treaty with Panama.
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1903-11-13
Henry Lee Higginson discusses financial matters and United States currency. Higginson writes of a meeting with Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw and a number of bank presidents, as well as a recent conversation with Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. Higginson asserts the need to draft a Banking and Currency Bill for review by the United States Congress.
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1903-11-06
As directed by President Roosevelt, in accord with a recommendation by Holmes Conrad and Charles J. Bonaparte following a recent government investigation, Secretary of the Treasury Shaw lists the names of appointees from the Department of the Treasury to a special commission. The commission’s duty will be to develop a plan to protect the work of the comptroller and auditors from political influence and from enmity incurred in the course of such work. The appointees include Charles Hallam Keep, W. H. Hills, and Milton E. Ailes.
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1903-11-06
United States Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw confirms his upcoming speaking engagements in Boston and in New York at the New York Chamber of Commerce dinner.
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1903-10-19
As requested by President Roosevelt, Civil Service Commissioner Greene submits a memorandum regarding the conditions at the United States Mint in Philadelphia. Greene describes the recent removal of five employees and attributes their removal to their association with the Democratic Party. As an example, Greene writes of the removal of Francis P. Rodden, his appeal to Superintendent Charles B. Landis, and his immediate replacement by Republican Party worker Stephen Frisby. Greene mentions inspections led by past commissioners William Dudley Foulke, Frank M. Kiggins, and Alford Warriner Cooley, and requests that the United States Treasury Department reinstate the five men illegally removed from their positions.
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1903-10-22
Sydney Emanuel Mudd writes to President Roosevelt regarding a recommendation he submitted on behalf of Aloysius E. Bowling for the appointment as Deputy Auditor for the Treasury Department. Mudd mentions a conversation with Gubernatorial candidate Stevenson Archer Williams and discusses Senator McComas’ unlikely approval of his recommendation for Bowling.
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1903-10-27
Robert L. West, formerly of the Office of the Auditor of the Interior Department, states that Thomas W. Gilmer is an efficient accountant but has an abrupt manner that “sometimes caused trouble.”
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1903-10-08
Chief Lyman of the Appointment Division recalls Comptroller Robert J. Tracewell receiving a complaint against Thomas W. Gilmer. Tracewell reported that a “disposition to be abrupt” was characteristic of Gilmer.
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1903-10-08
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw responds to Major John Byrne’s recommendation to President Roosevelt for the establishment of a commission. Shaw objects, saying that the opinions of those who might serve on such a commission are already known, that Congress never pays attention to commission reports unless the commission is composed of members of Congress, and that bankers tend to be so conservative that it is unlikely any change would be recommended. Shaw welcomes the opportunity to discuss the proposal with President Roosevelt and Major Byrne.
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1903-09-18
E. King writes to President Roosevelt to offer his views and suggestions regarding financial legislation, the currency issue, and the United States Treasury.
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1903-08-27
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw writes to President Roosevelt regarding the appointment of William J. Brophy as coiner of the mint at New Orleans and the removal of Mayer Cahen.
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1903-08-27
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw responds to New York Representative Lucius Nathan Littauer’s letter to President Roosevelt concerning financial legislation.
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1903-08-04
Francis Bennett Williams states that Mayer Cahen, Coiner of the Mint, has been asked for his resignation but does not wish to resign. Williams hopes that Secretary of the Treasury Shaw will appoint William J. Brophy at once.
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1903-08-05
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw believes that Judge James A. Jewell of the Board of General Appraisers should be removed from the Treasury Department. He suggests how the dismissal can be completed around Jewell’s divorce proceedings.
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1903-07-17
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw submits Colonel James A. Jewell’s request for an extension of time before his resignation from the Board of General Appraisers becomes effective, as he does not have sufficient resources to pay even the modest debts he now owes.
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1903-07-31
Treasury Secretary Shaw discusses several bills and legislative acts pertaining to financial matters, especially bonds and public revenues. In particular, Shaw believes that a bill detailing securities for government bonds needs to be amended and the role of the secretary in providing security for them needs to be clarified. Shaw also discusses legislation about customs receipts and the charging of interest on customs and internal revenue receipts.
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1903-07-28
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw has received Lucius Tuttle’s letter regarding the transportation division of the Treasury Department. Shaw explains why there is currently no transportation division and suggests the division can be reestablished after George W. Maher, the only person with transportation experience, trains a new division manager.
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1903-07-06
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw explains why he prefers to send special agents to examine ports due to local loyalties. Senator Lodge and Boston employees should not be concerned that the port is being examined.
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1903-07-07
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw believes that the transportation department should be reestablished in the customs division where it was formerly. Transportation is currently tacked onto the special agents division, and Deputy Chief Maher is the only person there with experience in transportation. The Treasury Department’s goal is to assist with commerce, and Shaw promises to make improvements in New England, if given a free hand to do so.
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1903-06-29
Henry Cabot Lodge praises President Roosevelt’s selection of Charles Bonaparte as Special Prosecutor for the Post Office Investigation. Lodge states that the Boston Herald has published some highly negative letters about Roosevelt written by Senator Aldrich. Lodge asks that Roosevelt give him a written order so there would be no issue that he act as a U.S. government representative in the arbitration over the border dispute between Alaska and Canada, which results in the Hay-Herbert Treaty. Some correspondence of Lodge’s with Shaw are enclosed, and Lodge discusses his concerns with Shaw’s proposed organizational changes in the Customs Service’s transportation division.
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1903-07-01