Legislation

I can not spell out any principle upon which the bounty of the Government is bestowed through the instrumentality of the flood of private pension bills that reach me.

I am satisfied that the beneficiary has died since the introduction of the bill for his relief.

The bill herewith returned is disapproved for the reason that the death of the soldier had no relation to his military service.

I return without approval House bill No. 5522, entitled 'An act for the relief of Elijah Martin.'

I return without approval Senate bill No. 1772, entitled 'An act for the relief of John H. Marion.'

I return without approval Senate bill No. 1017, entitled 'An act granting a pension to Stephen Schiedel.'

I return herewith without approval House bill No. 4467, entitled an act for the erection of a public building at Bar Harbor, in Maine.

The proposed legislation would establish a very bad precedent.

Thus since that date it seems there has been no Texas indemnity fund, nor is there any such fund now from which the money mentioned in the bill herewith returned can be paid.

I return without approval House bill No. 5234, entitled 'An act granting a pension to Cyrenius G. Stryker.'

I return without approval House bill No. 4580, entitled 'An act granting a pension to Farnaren Ball.'

I return without approval House bill No. 3579, entitled 'An act granting a pension to Ellen Shea.'

I return without approval a joint resolution.

I return without approval Senate bill No. 1064, entitled 'An act for the relief of L.J. Worden.'

I return without approval House bill No. 19.

A second law for the same purpose is of course unnecessary.

I return without approval House bill No. 4633, entitled 'An act granting a pension to Morris T. Mantor.'

The second enactment is of course entirely useless, and was evidently passed by mistake.