I am of the opinion that, considering the cause of death and all the facts and circumstances surrounding this case, the certificate of discharge which the soldier himself procured ...
I fail to discover how any other conclusion can be reached.
I can not upon the facts of this case arrive at a conclusion different from the Pension Bureau.
I make no reference to the fact stated in the committee's report suggesting the idea that the courage of the deceased soldier had been quest...
I return without approval House bill No. 2472, entitled 'An act granting a pension to Lydia A. Eaton.'
The cause of rejection is stated to be 'that the death cause (sunstroke) was not the result of the soldier's military service.'
Whatever disability he had at the date of discharge he had when he enlisted.
There does not, however, seem to be a particle of evidence establishing that cause of death.
it seems quite clear to me that it would be extending the pension theory to an unwarrantable limit to hold the Government responsible for su...
I therefore venture, notwithstanding the persistent misrepresentations of my action in similar cases, to disapprove this bill.
I can not believe that this is a case in which a pension should be granted.