The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-17
They Include Pension Bill and Bill for
the Relief of Juvenile Soldier Not
Properly Enlisted in the Army.
Attorney-General Garland's Answer to
the Bill in DR.. Rogers's Suit.
He Wishes to Have the Obligations of All
Parties Legally Adjusted SO that He
May Quit the Company.
THE POCKET vEToEs.

Eight Bills and Two Joint Resolutions Filed
with the Presidents Disapproyal.
| Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Aug 16.-A half dozen private
| relief bills, one private pension bill. one bill
providing for the erection of public building
at Annapolis, Nd. and two joint resolutions re-
mained in the hands OF the President at the
time of the adjournment of Congress These
have all been placed in the Department. OF
State, with memoranda attached to each show.
ing the Presidents reasons for not approving
them. The Annapolis public building bill did
| not receive his approval because he thought the
building not needed there. His reasons for
not approving bill appropriating 5000 for the
relief of Francis w. Hademan, who, ia 1868,
when lad of twelve, attached himself to vari-
Gus Ohio regiments and performed various du-
ties connected with the army until 1864 are
thus tersely stated: ''Of course he never en-
listed, and never was regularly attached TO any
regiment. What kind of arms this boy
twelve years of age armed himself with, is not
stated, and it is quite evident that his military
service could not have amounted to much more
than the indulgence of boyish freak and his
being made o pet of the soldiers with whom he
was associated. There is pleasant sentiment
connected with this display of patriotism and
childish military art, and it is not matter of
surprise that he should, as stated by the com
mittee, have received honorable mention by
name in the history of his regiment, but when it
is proposed, twenty two years after his one years
experience with troops, to pay him sum nearly
if not quite equal to the pay of soldier who
nd all tho Il nd
tions of soldiers life. am constrained to dis
sent.n
The surplus resolution has this memorandum
attached to it: "This resolution involves so
much and is of such serious import that do not
deem it best to discuss 1t, at this time. 1t is not
approved, because believe it to be unnecessary
and because am by no means convinced that
its mere passage and approval, at this time,
may not endanger and embarrass the successful
and efficient operations Of the Treasury. Depart
ment, and impair the confidence which the peo-
pie should have in the management of the
finances of the government
The last measure brought to the Presidents
attention that remains unsigned, was joint
resolution, providing for the distribution of the
official registers Of the United States. OF this
the President says: This resolution reached
me five minutes after the adjournment of the
two houses of Congress, and is the only enact
ment of the session which came to me too late
for official action. do not understand this reso-
luton, nor the purposes sought to be accom-.
plished by its passage, and when in that frame
of mind, should have been constrained to with
hold my approval from the same, even if it had
reached me in time for consideration"