05/23/1886
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"The policy of frequently reversing by special enactment the decisions of the Bureau invested by law with the examination of pension claims is exceedingly questionable."
"I return without my approval House bill No. 1471, entitled 'An act increasing the pension of Andrew J. Hill.'"
"I am convinced that the interposition by special enactment in the granting of pensions should be rare and exceptional."
"It must be admitted that in some cases justice and equity can not be done nor the charitable tendencies of the Government in favor of worthy objects of its care indulged under fixed rules."