01/13/1897
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"I neither believe it to be a duty nor a kindness to the worthy citizens for whose benefit our scheme of pensions was provided to permit the diversion of the nation's bounty to objects not within its s..."
"I herewith return without approval Senate bill No. 1290, entitled 'An act granting a pension to David W. Hamilton.'"
"It seems to me that a stronger case than this should be presented to justify the passage of a special act."
"To the Senate of the United States: A bill which originated in the Senate, entitled 'An act granting a pension to Edward Ayers,' and numbered 363, is herewith returned without approval."