Mrs. Wiley Smith is writing to Honorable George B. Schwabe to request that a bill be drawn up to reimburse Spanish American War Veterans for the money that was cut from their pensions due to the Economy Act. She believes that the bill would pass in Congress and hopes that Schwabe will consider helping them. Schwabe responds by explaining that it is unlikely for such a bill to pass as long as the current administration is in control.

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Correspondence Regarding Spanish American War Veterans' Pension Reduction

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_1_7_21_0010
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Correspondence Regarding Spanish American War Veterans' Pension Reduction
Date Created:
1946-05-10
EDTF:
1946-05-10
Creator:
unknown
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Language:
eng
Record Type:
correspondence
Collection:
George B. Schwabe Collection
Collection Finding Aid:
https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/37
Description:
Mrs. Wiley Smith is writing to Honorable George B. Schwabe to request that a bill be drawn up to reimburse Spanish American War Veterans for the money that was cut from their pensions due to the Economy Act. She believes that the bill would pass in Congress and hopes that Schwabe will consider helping them. Schwabe responds by explaining that it is unlikely for such a bill to pass as long as the current administration is in control.
Congress:
79th (1945-1947)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_47_1_0000, Box 7, Folder 21, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
Type:
Text
Extent:
3 Pages