I base my action upon the opinion, derived from an examination of the circumstances attending the death of the claimant's husband, that his fatal disease did not have its origin in his military service and was entirely disconnected…

I think upon all the facts presented the Pension Bureau properly rejected this claim, because there was no record of the injury and no satisfactory evidence produced showing that it was incurred in service and in line of duty, 'all sources…

There is no doubt that his disability existed to quite an extent at least before his enlistment.

It is proposed by this bill to grant a pension to the person above named, who was discharged from the military service in December, 1864.

I should be sorry to be a party to a scheme permitting him to profit by the death of his patriotic son.

I return herewith without approval House bill No. 3205, entitled 'An act granting a pension to George W. Guyse.'

Although the deceased soldier held a high rank, I have no doubt his widow will receive ample justice through the instrumentality organized for the purpose of dispensing the nation's grateful acknowledgment of military service in its…

That she has employed an ingenious attorney or agent is demonstrated by the fact that the bill now before me seems to be based upon the theory that Mr. Probert might have recovered from his attack of yellow fever if he had been free from…

I return without approval House bill No. 7162, entitled 'An act granting a pension to Martha McIlwain.'

It is also impossible to connect the death with any incident of the soldier's military service.

I adopt these as the reasons for my action in withholding my approval of this bill.

It is very clear to me that the Pension Bureau properly rejected the widow's claim for pension.

This man ought not to be pensioned.

There has been much testimony taken in this case, and a great deal of it is exceedingly contradictory.

I herewith return without approval House bill No. 6774, entitled 'An act granting a pension to Bruno Schultz.'

I hereby return without approval House bill 576, entitled 'An act for the relief of Louisa C. Beezeley.'

I concur in the judgment of the Pension Bureau, which rejected the widow's claim for pension on the ground that 'the death of the soldier was not due to his military service.'

I am entirely satisfied with the rejection of this claim by the Pension Bureau.