08/01/1886
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"As a general rule the allowances made by the Post-Office Department in these cases ought not to be interfered with."
"To allow a claim so lacking in merit would endanger discipline and invite irregularity and loose methods in a very important branch of the public service."
"If there is any value to be placed upon the reports of these examining boards, the refusal of the Pension Bureau to restore this beneficiary to the rolls was fully justified."
"I return without approval Senate bill No. 2370, entitled 'An act granting a pension to Sarah C. Anderson and children under 16 years of age.'"