Without a particle of proof and with no fact established which connects
the fatal accident in the remotest degree with the wound referred to, it
is proposed to grant a pension to the widow of $12 per month.
It is not a pleasant thing to interfere in such a case; but we are
dealing with pensions, and not with gratuities.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, _May 28, 1886_.
_To the Senate_:
I hereby return without approval Senate bill No. 1253, entitled "An act
granting a pension to J.D. Haworth."
It is proposed by this bill to grant a pension to the claimant for the
alleged loss of sight in one eye and the impairment of the vision of the
other.
From the information furnished me I am convinced that the difficulty
alleged by this applicant had its origin in causes existing prior to his
enlistment, and that his present condition of disability is not the
result of his service in the Army.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, _May 28, 1886_.
_To the House of Representatives_:
I hereby return without approval a bill which originated in the House of
Representatives, numbered 1582, and entitled "An act for the relief of
Eleanor C. Bangham."
The claimant in this case is the widow of John S. Bangham, who was
mustered into the service of the United States as a private on the 26th
day of March, 1864, and was discharged by general order June 23, 1865.
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