There seems to be no satisfactory evidence that anything which occurred in his army service was the cause of his fall an...
I am of the opinion that a case is not presented in any of its aspects justifying a pension.
I can find no principle or plausible pretext in this case which would not lead to granting a pension in any case of alle...
Age and poverty do not themselves justify gifts of public money.
The allegation or the presumption that it caused his fatal fall, it seems to me, is entirely unwarranted.
It does not seem to me that this case in its present condition should receive favorable consideration.
It seems to me it would establish a very bad precedent to allow a pension upon the facts developed in this case.
This evidence ought not to be difficult to obtain.
Her advanced age and the honorable service of her son would make the allowance of a pension in her case, upon any fair a...
No claim is made in any quarter that he incurred the least disability during this service.
I return without approval House bill No. 3521, entitled 'An act granting a pension to Manuel Garcia.'
I return without approval House bill No. 8761, entitled 'An act granting a pension to Mrs. Anna Butterfield.'
The expediency of granting any right to the occupancy of this land is, in my opinion, very doubtful.
It seems to me that if any use of this land is given to the city of Tacoma it should be with the proviso suggested by th...
I return herewith the enrolled bill (S. 3303) amendatory of 'An act relating to postal crimes and amendatory of the stat...
I judge from an expression in the letter of the Chief of Engineers, made a part of the report of the committee of the Ho...
The death of this valiant soldier and patriotic son of the Republic ... has nevertheless shocked the country and caused ...
The checks remain in Leatherbury's possession until they were delivered by him to the special agent of the Pension Burea...
