07/14/1895
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"It seems to me that a stronger case than this should be presented to justify the passage of a special act."
"To the Senate of the United States: A bill which originated in the Senate, entitled 'An act granting a pension to Edward Ayers,' and numbered 363, is herewith returned without approval."
"I find nothing in my examination of the facts connected with the case which impeaches the value of the surgeon's certificate upon which the adverse action of the Pension Bureau was predicated."
"A wound from a shell causing the person injured to be 'disabled ever since' usually results in hospital or medical treatment."