03/01/1897
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"I am of the opinion that the evidence against the pension was quite satisfactory, and that it should not be restored, as the bill before me proposes."
"he surely was not in the service nor in the performance of any military duty at the time of the injury"
"The question is whether we are prepared to adopt this principle and establish this precedent."
"The beneficiary named is the widow of Rowley S. McKay."