05/16/1886
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"This claimant's application for pension is now pending in the Pension Bureau, and has been sent to a special examiner for the purpose of taking additional proof."
"This I deem sufficient reason why the proposed bill should not now become a law."
"I am satisfied that this conclusion of the Pension Bureau was correct."
"I return without approval Senate bill No. 1288, entitled 'An act granting a pension to Robert Holsey.'"