Veto Message
02/20/1889
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I am convinced that the Pension Bureau acted upon entirely satisfactory evidence when this claim was rejected upon the ground that the cause...
There is absolutely no allegation of any incident of his service which it is claimed is at all related to his sickness and disability.
The doubt in the case appears to relate to the dependence of the father upon his son at the time of his death.
I return herewith without approval House bill No. 424, entitled 'An act to pension Giles C. Hawley.'