Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-12
OUR PENSION FUNDS.


The Atlanta Coastikstioa In an article On
"How the Southern States Provide tor
Their Veterans" says: Virginia led IN the
movement and established . Confederate
home at Richmond. for the support OF
which tie State expends $1,000 q year.
PENSIONS to the amount Of $4,000 annually
are also paid"
The Constellation Is correct in It's statement
regarding the appropriation for tho soi-
diers' Home. but far wide Of the mark N
its pension figures. Before the Virginia
pension act the Legislature pursued the
courEe of appropriating money tor the refer
of disabled Confederate soldiers Just a. nns
condition of the treasury would JustHvs
1 hese appropriations were in the shape OF
Communication for loss of limbs, &c. On
March 5. 1888, the regular pension ACT Wa
passed. and Ia that year $62 900 was ysiu
out in pensions. In 1889 $6o,Qp ana Ia
1890 $4,000 were paid out. and me 70. pen Sno
sion appropriation for this year u Sso,OVv.
The original appropriation for. 1880 was
SIS, Zoo. but il was supplemented.
THE prsrcr-rAx BILL.
The Governor has received from Assist
ant-Secretary the Treasury Nettleton 0
copy OF the letter published in the tele-
| day mcrning in reference to the appoint
ment Of State agents TO look over the TO
cords in the Treasury Department bearing
upon the refunding of the direct tax bill.
The Governor has already had two or
three applications for the position OF
agent. In speaking OF the matter yester-
| day his Excellency said that as ct present
advised he did not think he would take
any steps in the premises until the Leeisia-
1 fv,e had An
| funding the direct tax provides that the
amount to be refunded to State shall not
| be paid over until tho Legislature OF
| the State shall by resolution have &C
cepted the same in full satisfaction OF
ali claims for levying and collecting the
tax. The Governor Is not informed a. to
| the amount Of direct taxes collected from
Virginia aud does not know whether the
/ General Assembly will accept the condi-
| tions of the act. seeing that should the
sum appropriated fall short of the actual
amount collected the question might arse
| az TO the Commemorative responsibility
| 10 claimants for the deficit. He has, how
ever, written TO Governors Of States that
have accepted the trust" for copies OF
! the acts Of acceptance OF those States and
| will confer with the Commonwealth OH
| GERS touching the whole subject. be Is
anxious to facilitate the settlement OF the
matter, but must throw every safeguard
around the State and her officers.
| RARE PAMPHLET.
State.Jibrarian Poindexter has secured
| for the library copy of Bullock's Virginia,
| printed in London in 1649. IL IS pam.
! phlet of about sixty pages and Is one OF
| the rarest books in the Virgipiana. Efforts
have been made 10 get 1t Tor some years.
pARDoSrD ron HELPING AN OFFICER.
Il II IN
| the Hastings Court of Norfolk 10 six
months IN jail for stealing O coat, vest, and
| pair of pants was yesterday pardoned by
| the Governor. Executive clemency was
| executed for the reason that Morris had ex-
| hibited great presepceof mind and courage
| in saving an officer Of the law from bodily
| harm and preventing the escape OF des-
perate prisoner. The pardon was recon-,
mended by Judge d. Tucker Brooke and
| others. The petition explains that on
April 4th last. as Officer j. III. Carter. OF
| the Norfolk force. was conducting Passy
| Hodges from the court to jail. the latter
upon reaching the prlson-door made ter
| rible and unexpected onslaught on that Of
| fetal. He was about to do the latter Sc
rious bodily injury when Morris hurried to
| the officers rescue and by bis timely action
saved Carter from great deal OF trouble.
| Morris has served over four OF his six
| months sentence.
| GREAT COMPLAINT.
Great complaint is made by those who
have business with the State Treasurer's
| Office of the difficulty Of getting money
| into the Treasury. This Is not the fault OF
Mr.. Hartman and his assistants. who are as
polite and accommodating as possible, but
| is due 10 sort Of beof-contract law. Un-
der tho present system paying 10 TO the
Commonwealth involves about $40 worth
of trouble TO businessman.
PERSONAL NOTES
Mr.. James Hay. member of the House
from Madison; Senator j. N. Stubs, of
Gloucester. and Sergeant s. II. Johnston,
of Lynchburg, were at the Capitol yester-
day. MIR. Johnston brought to the re-
fornatory two youths. aged respectively
nine and thirteen years.