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

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…

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

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

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.

It does not seem to me that the facts in this case, so far as they have been developed, justify the passage of this act.

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.

There seems to be no such thing as commutation of forage in such cases.

This claimant was mustered out as paymaster on the last-mentioned date, and in 1872 a certificate was issued that, his accounts having been adjusted, they exhibited no indebtedness on his part to the United States.

It is quite apparent that the claim is not valid.

I hereby return without approval Senate bill No. 365, entitled 'An act for the relief of Martin L. Bundy.'

It is hereby ordered that the several Executive Departments, the Department of Agriculture, and the Government Printing Office be closed on Monday the 5th instant.