Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-05-21
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currence of the other members Of the SEN
ate pensions committee, has submitted .
report Recommending that the senate do
not agree to the amendments made by the
house to the senate dependent pension
bill. The difference between the two
bodies are radical and the members Of the
senate com mmittee announce determination
not to agree TO the house bill under any
condition. The bill as it passed the senate
was dependent pension measure identi.
cal to that vetoed by Cleveland. The
house amended the bill by passing . sub
stitute, tho Morrill, bill, which is both
dependent and service pension bill.
1t Is the opinion Of the senate committee
that it is the duty Of the government be-
fore entering upon any other senatorial
legislation to provide for the needs Of the
disabled and dependent soldiers in the most
liberal manner possible. The senate bill
WAS framed upon this theory. The service
pension is matter which should not he in.
volved with the disability bill.
The estimates prepared by the adjutant-
generals Office showed that the approxi-
mate aggregate Of the cost Of the service
pension bill, upon the basis OF 63 years as
the age limit will be $1,182, ,O95, ,525. Upon
the basis OF 60 years the cost will be ST.
333. 1O9, $50. OF this amount 81, ,O79, ,6l7,-
024 must be paid before the end OF the year
1915 and the average annual payment
would be $4l,523.732. These estimates
are materially greater than those of the
house committee, but the senate commit
tee adopted them because they were based
on valid reasons, and because experience
had shown that pension estimates hereto.
fore bad invariably fallen below the esti.
mated cost.
1t is the committees opinion that whom
ever it 10 deemed wise to inaugurate sys.
tenn OF service pensions it should bs done
for the benefit of all living soldiers Who
were honorably discharged and that the
rate Of the pension should be graded &C.
cording to length Of service.
The Louisiana Lottery WIN Pay sa5.ooO.-
900 for an Extension of Its Charter.
John A. Morris. speaking OF the Louis
lana State Lottery company, after CONSUL
tation with his lawyers, offered the state
legislature now in session at Baton Rouge
81, 900 900 year for the extension OF the
charter Of the company for twenty. ave
years, or S25, ,0OO. 900 for the entire term,
the annual bonus to be divided % follows:
For public schools, $4,000 for the entire
term; for the leyess, $3.50, ,0OU; for the drain.
age Of New Orleans, SO, 900; for the charity
hospitals At New Orleans and Shreveport,
$780, 900, for the insane asylum at jackson,
$75, coo: for the deaf and dumb asylum at
Baton Rouge, $4,000. To extend the
charter Of the company An amendment to
the constitution must be passed by two.
thirds majority BY both branche.
Of the state Legislature, and must
then be submitted to tho popular vote ct
the next state election in 1894 and carried
BY majority Of votes. Gov. Nichols has
declared very emphatically against the
proposed extension Of the charter, and in
his message to the Legislature renewed the
subject at length, moro than one-third OF
the message being devoted to this ques.
tion. It monopolizes political attention,
and will occupy the time of the legislature
until disposed Of. Tho fight in that body
promises to be long and bitter, entirely
free Of party lines, aud with the chances
1t present in favor Of the lottery company
All the city papers urge the acceptance u
the bid, but rev journal, the Delta, has
made its appearance supporting the COVER
nor in his opposition to the lottery.