Fourth Annual Message (second term)
12/06/1896
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The widow's claim seems to have been properly rejected by the Pension Bureau on the ground that the soldier's death was not due to his milit...
Those who prosecute claims for pensions have grown very bold when cases of this description are presented for consideration.
This I deem sufficient reason why the proposed bill should not now become a law.
I return without approval Senate bill No. 1288, entitled 'An act granting a pension to Robert Holsey.'