I am of the opinion that the expenditure of public money for such a purpose should depend upon the necessity of such a b...
I herewith transmit a letter from the Secretary of State, with an accompanying paper, in relation to the distribution of...
It was not possible for this Government to ask his surrender, but the Japanese Government of its own motion caused his d...
I am not prepared either to gratuitously set at naught two determinations of the Pension Bureau...
I return herewith without approval Senate bill No. 1726, entitled 'An act granting a pension to Augustus Field Stevens.'
His claim is not based upon any wound or injury, but he alleges that he contracted chronic diarrhea or dysentery while i...
This bill is not based upon substantial merits.
It was so satisfactorily proven that the disease which indirectly caused the death of the claimant's husband was not con...
The pension should not have been granted, and it was withdrawn.
I hereby return without approval bill No. 1406.
I am convinced that the difficulty alleged by this applicant had its origin in causes existing prior to his enlistment.
The fact that fourteen years elapsed after he claimed to have been injured by a fall from a wagon before he discovered t...
It is proposed by this bill to grant a pension to the claimant for the alleged loss of sight in one eye and the impairme...
It seems to me that a stronger case than this should be presented to justify the passage of a special act.
I herewith return without approval Senate bill No. 1290, entitled 'An act granting a pension to David W. Hamilton.'
I neither believe it to be a duty nor a kindness to the worthy citizens for whose benefit our scheme of pensions was pro...
There is not a particle of proof or a fact stated either in the committee's report or the records in the Pension Bureau,...
To the Senate of the United States: A bill which originated in the Senate, entitled 'An act granting a pension to Edward...
