This, upon all the facts, does not appear to be a proper case for allowing a pension for an injury suffered in the line of military duty.
There is no record of any disability during his service.
It can hardly be supposed that the trouble with his ears caused the soldier to fall a victim to pneumonia.
an extraordinary occasion requires the Senate of the United States to convene at the Capitol
This soldier drew a pension from January, 1882, to January 16, 1886, when he died.
This increased disability appears plainly to be the result of the strain or injury to the knee, and in no way connected with the bite for wh...
Another difficulty in the case is found in the fact that when the soldier was injured he was clearly not engaged in any military duty nor wa...
Nothing appears which satisfactorily connects this injury, which was received in November, 1864, with death from consumption in 1876.
His death resulted from his voluntary and perfectly proper personal indulgence, and can not be in the least attributed to military service.
I deem it best, in his interest, and probably consistent with the intent of the Congress, that the bill herewith returned should not become ...
The father does not appear to be so needy and dependent as is often exhibited in cases of this class.