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President Roosevelt has received Thomas L. Elder’s letter and resolutions, and will call for a report from Secretary of the Treasury George B. Cortelyou. Roosevelt informs Elder that new coinage is being designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, an American artist of exceptional ability.
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1907-08-01
President Roosevelt returns two sample coins to Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou. He discusses the merits of smooth finishing, sharp cuts, and the height of the eagle in relation to the rim.
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1907-07-29
President Roosevelt authorizes Acting Secretary of the Interior Woodruff to confer with the Departments of Justice and Treasury to see if it would be advisable to permit coal mining operations to continue pending the settlement of a lawsuit regarding royalties per ton of coal.
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1907-07-19
President Roosevelt appoints Walter W. Warwick to a special committee to study the contracts used in the various departments and bureaus of the government in order to “remedy any defects” found. The recommendations of the committee will be approved by the legal officers of each department, and ultimately by the Attorney General of the United States.
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1907-06-18
President Roosevelt informs Attorney General Bonaparte that he wishes to appoint African American Ralph W. Tyler to an auditor position at the Treasury for the Navy Department. Roosevelt wishes to promote the current auditor, William W. Brown, to the position Brown wants as special counsel in the Department of Justice, with equal or more pay.
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1907-04-09
President Roosevelt has received data from the National Advisory Board for Fuels and Structural Materials on the coal supplied to the government. He requests Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte set up a conference with a representative from that advisory board, the departments dealing with coal purchasing, and larger coal operators. Roosevelt wants a better deal on government coal and higher efficiency for its use in heating government buildings. This meeting is to be held in the office of the Chief Clerk of the Treasury Department at a given time.
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1907-04-06
President Roosevelt explains to architect C. Grant La Farge that it is difficult to keep his private life and public acts separate. To avoid impropriety, Roosevelt will give La Farge’s letter to Secretary of the Treasury George B. Cortelyou and let him decide if the project will be open to competition or to give it to La Farge.
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1907-03-08
President Roosevelt accepts the resignation of Secretary of the Treasury, Leslie M. Shaw, and thanks him for his work.
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1907-03-01
President Roosevelt requests a thorough investigation of the recent loses in the sub-treasury offices in St. Louis and Chicago. He directs that if there is a defect in the system, the system is to be changed.
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1907-02-26
President Roosevelt complies with New York Senator Platt’s request to renominate Assistant Treasurer Hamilton Fish II for his current position. Roosevelt also extends sympathy to Platt’s son, Frank H. Platt, who is mourning the death of his daughter, Ellen Barstow Platt.
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1907-02-19
President Roosevelt orders the United States Justice Department to make any government documents requested available to Mark Goode of the Bureau of Indian Affairs to aid his investigation of the corrupt practices of Martin J. Bentley.
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1907-02-16
President Roosevelt introduces Representative Cocks to John R. Arbuckle, who is interested in starting a charitable enterprise, but requires legislation which Roosevelt hopes Cocks can secure.
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1907-02-14
President Roosevelt tells Postmaster General Cortelyou he has become uncomfortable with William Barret Ridgely due to the “Walsh matter.” He would like Cortelyou to determine if Ridgely should be retained when Cortelyou becomes Secretary of Treasury.
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1907-01-19
President Roosevelt appoints Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Keep to the Central Committee of the American Red Cross as a representative of the Department of the Treasury.
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1906-11-30
William Loeb acknowledges the letter Cortez F. Cox addressed to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt and says that his request cannot be granted due to tariff acts according to the Department of the Treasury. President Roosevelt also has no power to change the existing laws.
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1906-11-02
President Roosevelt has read the report from Solicitor of the Department of Commerce and Labor Edwin Walter Sims and instructs Secretary of Commerce and Labor Metcalf to carry out his recommendations without involving Congress. Roosevelt directs the Treasury Department to investigate the “dereliction of duty” of the Revenue Cutter Services and believes that more protection from the United States Marines might be necessary to safeguard the Alaskan seal fur fisheries from seal pirates.
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1906-10-09
President Roosevelt asks Augustus Saint-Gaudens if he could send a design for the twenty dollar gold piece before Congress meets, as he is receiving pressure from Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw on the progress of the project. Roosevelt compliments Saint-Gaudens on his work and looks forward to the finished design.
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1906-10-01
President Roosevelt has superficially reviewed the case of George A. Curran, Collector of the Port of Calais. If the reported facts prove true, Curran will be removed. He asks Senator Hale if he or Senator William P. Frye can meet to review the matter with him, as well as Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw, and Assistant Secretary of the Treasury James Burton Reynolds.
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1906-09-12
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Keep, Comptroller of Currency Murray, and Chief Forester Pinchot provide President Roosevelt with a detailed report of the organization and operations of the Department of the Interior. The report highlights “grave defects” in the structure of the Department such as redundant job functions, an “abuse of letter writing” that impedes public business, and rampant inefficiency. The report recommends the dissolution of several divisions.
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1906-10-22
President Roosevelt objects to Secretary of the Treasury Shaw about areas of public service being taken away from the Civil Service Commission, as has been done in the case of the Revenue Cutter Service. According to the bill, examinations will be done under regulations set out by the Secretary of the Treasury, and Roosevelt suggests that Shaw direct that the board of officers grading examinations should do so in conjunction with the Civil Service Commission, and following their rules.
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1906-07-25