the effort to attribute his death by apoplexy to the existence of hernia ought not to be successful.

he surely was not in the service nor in the performance of any military duty at the time of the injury

The results of these examinations should, I think, control as against the statements of neighbors and comrades.

I herewith return without approval House bill No. 1059, entitled 'An act to grant a pension to Joseph Romiser.'

It is evident that he obtained a large sum as pension to which he must have known he was not entitled.

I am satisfied that a fair examination of the facts in this case justifies the statement that the bill under consideration can rest only upon the grounds that aid should be furnished to this ex-soldier because he served in the Army and…

The question is whether we are prepared to adopt this principle and establish this precedent.

None of us are entitled to credit for extreme tenderness and consideration toward those who fought their country's battles.

It certainly appears from the report of the committee that the beneficiary named in this bill was not in the service of the Government at such a time.

I am of the opinion that the evidence against the pension was quite satisfactory, and that it should not be restored, as the bill before me proposes.

There is no merit whatever in this case.

His disability from army service should be conceded and his death at some time and in some manner may well be presumed; but the fact that he died from any cause related to his disability or his service in the Army has no presumption and…