08/13/1888
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"I am advised by the Pension Bureau that the bill, if it becomes a law in its present form, would be inoperative."
"I herewith return without approval House bill No. 4526, entitled 'An act granting a pension to Jonathan Scott.'"
"The bond directed to be given by this bill would afford the Government no protection, since it only provides against repayment of the bond in the future, whereas the payment we should suffer from has ..."
"I only discharge a duty to our people when I interpose my disapproval of the legislation proposed."