ts
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."

* * * * *

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. 11, entitled "An act granting a
pension to Eliza Jane Blumer."

U.S. GRANT.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, _Washington July 8, 1876_.

The PRESIDENT.

SIR: I have the honor to return herewith a bill (H.R. 11) entitled
"An act granting a pension to Eliza Jane Blumer," and to invite your
attention to the inclosed copy of a communication addressed to me on the
7th instant by the Commissioner of Pensions, relating to said bill.

In the opinion of this Department the misdescription of the soldier in
the bill is of such a character as would render it difficult, if not
impossible, to carry the provisions of the bill into effect should it
become a law.

I have the honor to be, with great respect, your obedient servant,

CHAS. T. GORHAM, _Acting Secretary_.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, _Washington, D.C., July 7, 1876_.

The HONORABLE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.

SIR: I have the honor to return herewith engrossed House bill No. 11,
giving to Eliza Jane Blumer a pension as a widow of Henry A. Blumer,
private of Company A, Forty-seventh Pennsylvania Volunteers, with the
suggestion that if the bill is intended to pension Eliza Blumer, whose
application, No. 46382, on file in this office, has been rejected,
it should designate the soldier as of Company B of said regiment, it
failing to appear from the records of the War Department that he served
in any other company than that last named.

I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

J.A. BENTLEY, _Commissioner_.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, _July 20, 1876_.

_To the House of Representatives_:

I have the honor to return herewith without my approval House bill No.
2684, entitled "An act to amend sections 3946, 3951, and 3954 of