I herewith return without approval House bill No. 1059, entitled 'An act to grant a pension to Joseph Romiser.'

the effort to attribute his death by apoplexy to the existence of hernia ought not to be successful.

This claimant was mustered out as paymaster on the last-mentioned date, and in 1872 a certificate was issued that, his accounts having been adjusted, they exhibited no indebtedness on his part to the United States.

There seems to be no such thing as commutation of forage in such cases.

I hereby return without approval Senate bill No. 365, entitled 'An act for the relief of Martin L. Bundy.'

It is quite apparent that the claim is not valid.

It is hereby ordered that the several Executive Departments, the Department of Agriculture, and the Government Printing Office be closed on Monday the 5th instant.

I never thought of trying getting a pension until my old comrades urged me to do so.

It seems to me that it by no means follows that those intrusted with the people's business and the expenditure of the people's money are justified in so executing the pension laws as that they shall furnish a means of relief in every case…

I am utterly unable to discover any relation between this accident and the military service.

I recommend that legislation in this sense be adopted.

I therefore suggest that a second provision to the law accepting her be made giving authority to the Court of Claims to hear and determine the question of title.

I transmit herewith a communication, with an accompanying paper, from the Secretary of State, in relation to the distribution of the award of the late Mexican Claims Commission in the case of S. A. Belden & Co. against the Republic of…

The widow's claim seems to have been properly rejected by the Pension Bureau on the ground that the soldier's death was not due to his military service.

It is also impossible to connect the death with any incident of the soldier's military service.

I return without approval House bill No. 7162, entitled 'An act granting a pension to Martha McIlwain.'

This man ought not to be pensioned.

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.