"It is quite apparent that the claim is not valid."
"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 ..."
"I am utterly unable to discover any relation between this accident and the military service."
"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 f..."
"I never thought of trying getting a pension until my old comrades urged me to do so."
"I recommend that legislation in this sense be adopted."
"I transmit herewith a communication, with an accompanying paper, from the Secretary of State, in relation to the distribution of the award of the late Mexican Claims Commission in the case of S. A. Be..."
"I therefore suggest that a second provision to the law accepting her be made giving authority to the Court of Claims to hear and determine the question of title."
"The widow's claim seems to have been properly rejected by the Pension Bureau on the ground that the soldier's death was not due to his military service."
"If such speculations and presumptions as this are to be indulged, we shall find ourselves surrounded and hedged in by the rule that all men entering an army were free from disease or the liability to ..."