On the recordJuly 4, 1886
The fact that the claim of the beneficiary has never been presented to the pension Bureau influences in some degree my action in withholding my approval of this bill.
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presidency.ucsb.eduGrover Cleveland: “The fact that the claim of the beneficiary has never been presented to the pension Bureau influences in some degree my…”
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