I am convinced that the difficulty alleged by this applicant had its origin in causes existing prior to his enlistment.

The fact that fourteen years elapsed after he claimed to have been injured by a fall from a wagon before he discovered that enlargement of the lungs and heart was his real difficulty is calculated to at least raise a doubt as to the…

I hereby return without approval bill No. 1406.

The pension should not have been granted, and it was withdrawn.

It is proposed by this bill to grant a pension to the claimant for the alleged loss of sight in one eye and the impairment of the vision of the other.

I herewith return without approval Senate bill No. 1290, entitled 'An act granting a pension to David W. Hamilton.'

It seems to me that a stronger case than this should be presented to justify the passage of a special act.

I neither believe it to be a duty nor a kindness to the worthy citizens for whose benefit our scheme of pensions was provided to permit the diversion of the nation's bounty to objects not within its scope and purpose.

If any money is to be given this man from the public Treasury, it should not be done under the guise of a pension.

I find nothing in my examination of the facts connected with the case which impeaches the value of the surgeon's certificate upon which the adverse action of the Pension Bureau was predicated.

I am convinced that the rejection of this claim by the Pension Bureau was correct, and think its action should not be reversed.

To the Senate of the United States: A bill which originated in the Senate, entitled 'An act granting a pension to Edward Ayers,' and numbered 363, is herewith returned without approval.