10/24/1887
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"To depart from all rules regulating the granting of pensions by such an enactment as is proposed would establish a precedent which could not fail to cause embarrassment and perplexity."
"I am satisfied that this conclusion of the Pension Bureau was correct."
"No facts are presented to me which entitle it to charitable consideration."
"I am of the opinion that a correct conclusion was reached when the application for pension in this case was denied by the Pension Bureau."