"I transmit herewith a report in relation thereto from the Secretary of State."
"I retransmit herewith a convention for the surrender of criminals between the United States and the Republic of Guatemala."
"As long as there is the least pretense of limiting the bestowal of pensions to disability or death in some way related to the incidents of military and naval service, claims of this description can no..."
"I can see no fairness or justice to the Government in such a proposition."
"I return without approval House bill No. 19."
"The temptation to relieve from contracts with the Government upon plausible application is, in my opinion, not sufficiently resisted."
"A second law for the same purpose is of course unnecessary."
"The application for pension is fraudulent and should not be allowed."
"I return without approval Senate bill No. 838, entitled 'An act granting a pension to Mary Sullivan.'"
"I return without approval Senate bill No. 465, entitled 'An act granting a pension to William Sackman, sr.'"
"The entire complexion of this case satisfies me that the claimant contracted no pensionable disability during his one hundred days of service."
"I believe the rejection of this claim was right and just upon its merits."
"I can not believe upon the facts presented that an injury of the character alleged could have been sustained in the service and still permitted the performance of all the duties of wagon master for mo..."
"His claim to a pension lacks merit."
"The evidence thus secured seemed to establish the fact that the claimant's eyes were sore for many years before enlistment."
"When with this it is considered that eighteen years elapsed between the date of the alleged injury and the soldier's application for pension, I am satisfied that no injustice will be done if the dispo..."
"It must be conceded that upon the claimant's own showing he was not injured as an incident to military service."
"I return without approval House bill No. 4633, entitled 'An act granting a pension to Morris T. Mantor.'"
