03/19/1888
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"I find no reason why this beneficiary should be singled out from his class."
"The beneficiary mentioned in this bill is now receiving the highest rate of pension allowed in cases such as hers under the general law."
"I can not put out of mind the soldiers in this condition who were privates in the ranks."
"It could not, therefore, by any possibility be of the least benefit to him, but, on the other hand, might jeopardize his advantages already gained."