692) should not become a law.
A.A. HUMPHREYS,
_Brigadier-General and Chief of Engineers_.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, _July 11, 1876_.
_To the House of Representatives_:
For the reasons set forth in the accompanying report of the Secretary of
War, I have the honor to return herewith without my approval House bill
No. 1337, entitled "An act for the relief of Nelson Tiffany."
U.S. GRANT.
WAR DEPARTMENT, _June 7, 1876_.
The PRESIDENT.
SIR: I have the honor to return House bill No. 1337, "for the relief of
Nelson Tiffany."
The Adjutant-General, to whom the bill was referred, reports as follows:
"Nelson Tiffany, private, Company A, Twenty-fifth Massachusetts
Volunteers, deserted October 10, 1864, and remained absent until April
25, 1865, when he surrendered under the President's proclamation,
thereby acknowledging his desertion.
"If this bill becomes a law, it will not only falsify the records of
this Department, but will be an injustice to every man who served
honorably during the War of the Rebellion."
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Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
J.D. CAMERON, _Secretary of War_.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, _July 13, 1876_.
_To the House of Representatives_:
For the reasons stated in the accompanying report by the Commissioner of
Pensions to the Secretary of the Interior, I have the honor to return
without my approval House bill No.
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