Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-05-25
FOUR PENSION VETOss.
The President Upholds the Pension Bu-
rsau Against Demagoguery.

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reau Against DemagoGuery.
WASHINGTON, May 24-rhe President
has vetoed tour private pension bills grant
| ing pensions to Dudley B. Brooch, Louis
Melcher, Edward Ayres snd Jones Chand-
Ter. The President gives his reasons at
length in respect to each case. In respect
to Dadley he says:
lam convinced that the rejection Of
this claim by the Pension Bureau was cor
rect and think its action should not be re-
yersed. In the eom mittee report the
statement is found that the beneficiary
named in the bill was In two different hos
n;,a,- during the yesr 1868, and it is not
claimed tha. the history ct ms hospital
treatment furnishes any proof OF INJURY
ON which his claim is now based.
The President witholds his approval IN
Melchers case upon the ground that ne
finds nothing in his examination OF ths
facts connected with il which impeaches
the value of the surgeon certificate when
the adverse sction OF the pension bureau
was predicsted.
| Referring to the Ayers bill. tho PEeSi-
dent says ut appears that the claimant
served in his regiment two years ana
nearly eight months after the alleged In
uuiry and until he was mustered out.
IL is represented to me bY report from
( the pension bureau thst sitter his alleged
wound and in May or June, 1863, the
claimants deserted and in July ofthst year
,,oo ar,s.,ad in Indiana and returned to
dutv without trial Ii this report 10 cor
rupt the party nov seeking penslol at
| the hands of the Government ter Disability
| incurred in the service seems to have been
capable OF considerable physical exeruon'
though not very creditsb'e within q lew
weeks after he claims to have received the
injury upor which his application IS based.
/ In the case of Chandler the President,
after reviewing the various apphcatlons
made for a pension and their rejection says:
There still remained en- appeal to Con
uress and probably there were not wanting
! Tboss who found their interests In adv sing
/ surh an appeal and who had had Con
Oressional prsesds2ts which were prom
ises of fsyoFsGiS result. That
the parties latereslea "? not
( miscslculste the chances OF success IS aem.
onstrsted By the bill before me, winch Is
in d;roct opposition to the pension bureau,
I Grants q nenaioR 10 o man who though
DISCHARGED from euiistaert Tor certain a
leped disability made tao applications :or
4 mansion based on two distinct causes,
boih claimed to exist within two months
nyioE 10 such discharge and both
different nom the one upon
which he scceptsa the same and
notwithstanding the fact thst d. proposed
beneficiary, after ell these dIsseiiiHes hsS
/ oceuFs5. passed al examination as to nis
nbrsieai k.nass for re enlistment actually
S;d rs-euHst and served until finally mus
tered out ct the close or the Eag. any
money is to be given this man out OF the
nrblIo treasury it should not be given un-
der guss Of pension
4s5,5S6 Cartwheols rhls Month.
WASHINGTON, May ~ The issue OF
standard silver dollsrs from the mints dur
inc the week ended May % Was $i35, 300
The is.ue during the corresponding period
Of last year was $262.49S. The shipment
~ fractional silver coin since May /
amounts 10 1901, ,T0s.
Manning Slowly ImProEiHg.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 24.-seeretsry
Manning continues to improve slowly: II
ia thought that he will not resume his Of
| GcisI duties at the Treasury Department
until at least 6eTt autumn Assistant
Secretary Fairchild has accordingly ar,
ranged 10 continue tie performance ci dis
Sutiss as sctiug Secretary OF tae treasury
Suring the entire summer
still Playing hide and Seek.
WASHINGTON, May II -Adjutant Gene
raj Drum to-day received the folio wing tel
eDrsm from General Miles, dated Gala
bssas. Ariz May p:
Two small bands have broken from Ge'
rosimos camp aud sope north and com
miIted depredations. Tnree zen were
kiRsl and one boy captured. Troops aEe
} in pursuit 60! others are 10 advance to IN
tsrcept if possible T5sir effort, l think,
v;II be to leave their EoaudeS SDd get
agency Indians TO join them; have drectes
Lieut. Col. Wade sonusnding Ft. Apache
And Can't. Pierce ct San eAelos to prevent
Il Capt LAYTON has followed tie caIp
; with great persistenOy over the worst coun
, try in this whole mountain region, snd !;
: o.v,,,a6 On the trail tonight