If the claims mentioned are such as should be paid by the United States, there appears to be no difficulty in making an ...
This balance was on the 30th day of June, 1877, carried to the surplus fund and covered into the Treasury.
It is directed, however, that this money be paid out of the Texas indemnity fund.
It seems to me, however, that it would establish a bad precedent to provide for her from the Federal Treasury.
I believe this claim for pension to be a fraud from beginning to end.
An attorney having the mother's application for pension in charge withdrew from the case in October, 1884, for the reaso...
I return without approval House bill No. 5234, entitled 'An act granting a pension to Cyrenius G. Stryker.'
As a general proposition I see nothing unjust or unfair in holding that if a pensioner is sick and through ignorance or ...
I do not see how the relief proposed can be granted in this case without an unjustifiable departure from the rules under...
It is hardly to be supposed that he wandered that far.
I can not believe that his suicide had any connection with his army service.
There is very little evidence offered of any unsoundness of mind.
The disability of which he complains has no natural relation to the sickness he claims to have had during his service.
The evidence now offered in support of this claim appears to have reference to a time long anterior to its rejection by ...
I return without approval House bill No. 3579, entitled 'An act granting a pension to Ellen Shea.'
The proofs with which I have been furnished fail to satisfy me that the Government should grant a pension on account of ...
I return without approval House bill No. 4580, entitled 'An act granting a pension to Farnaren Ball.'
It is the rule to make only such allowances in any year as can be paid from the appropriation made for that period.
