On the recordMay 7, 1886
A sufficient reason for the return of the particular bill now under consideration is found in the fact that it provides that the name of Andrew J. Hill be placed upon the pension roll.
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presidency.ucsb.eduGrover Cleveland: “A sufficient reason for the return of the particular bill now under consideration is found in the fact that it provides…”
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