the effort to attribute his death by apoplexy to the existence of hernia ought not to be successful.
he surely was not in the service nor in the performance of any military duty at the time of the injury
The question is whether we are prepared to adopt this principle and establish this precedent.
I am of the opinion that the evidence against the pension was quite satisfactory, and that it should not be restored, as the bill before me ...
The fact that the claim of the beneficiary has never been presented to the pension Bureau influences in some degree my action in withholding...
There seems to be no such thing as commutation of forage in such cases.
This claimant was mustered out as paymaster on the last-mentioned date, and in 1872 a certificate was issued that, his accounts having been ...
I hereby return without approval Senate bill No. 365, entitled 'An act for the relief of Martin L. Bundy.'
It is hereby ordered that the several Executive Departments, the Department of Agriculture, and the Government Printing Office be closed on ...
It is quite apparent that the claim is not valid.
I never thought of trying getting a pension until my old comrades urged me to do so.
I am utterly unable to discover any relation between this accident and the military service.
It seems to me that it by no means follows that those intrusted with the people's business and the expenditure of the people's money are jus...
I therefore suggest that a second provision to the law accepting her be made giving authority to the Court of Claims to hear and determine t...
I recommend that legislation in this sense be adopted.
I transmit herewith a communication, with an accompanying paper, from the Secretary of State, in relation to the distribution of the award o...
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.
