Veto Message
05/17/1888
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Our pension laws should deal with soldiers' widows.
It is also ordered,That no person shall be admitted into any place not excepted from examination by the civil-service ru...
It is provided,That this classification shall not include persons appointed to an office by and with the advice and cons...
Rule VI of the civil-service rules is hereby amended by adding to the exceptions from examination in the departmental se...