The fact that the claim of the beneficiary has never been presented to the pension Bureau influences in some degree my action in withholding my approval of this bill.

The beneficiary named is the widow of Rowley S. McKay.

There does not appear to be any medical testimony to support the claim thus made by the widow.

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.'

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

I never thought of trying getting a pension until my old comrades urged me to do so.

It seems to me that it by no means follows that those intrusted with the people's business and the expenditure of the people's money are justified in so executing the pension laws as that they shall furnish a means of relief in every case…

I am utterly unable to discover any relation between this accident and the military service.

I recommend that legislation in this sense be adopted.