02/28/1886
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"I was constrained to return without approval a bill identical with the one herewith returned."
"He died June 7, 1881, and there does not appear to have been any evidence produced as to the cause of his death."
"The records do not show that he suffered from any disability during his term of service."
"I can not believe that such a departure as is proposed should be made from the just principles upon which pension legislation ought to be predicated."