Grover Cleveland: “The widow's claim seems to have been properly rejected by the Pension Bureau on the ground that the soldier's death was…”

I return herewith without my approval House bill No. 9469.

A careful examination of this bill has convinced me that for the reasons given and others not specifically stated its provisions are unnecessarily harsh and oppressive.

An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to repeal the timber-culture laws, and for other purposes.'

I have not thought it compatible with the public interest that the correspondence referred to in the resolution should be communicated pending the public and exhaustive investigation about to be instituted.