02/07/1887
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"I return without approval House bill No. 6718, entitled 'An act granting a pension to William H. Starr.'"
"I am of the opinion that the matter should be determined by the Bureau to which it has properly been presented before special legislation should be invoked."
"I return herewith without approval House bill No. 424, entitled 'An act to pension Giles C. Hawley.'"
"I concur in the judgment of the Pension Bureau, which rejected the widow's claim for pension on the ground that 'the death of the soldier was not due to his military service.'"