Telegram-herald., 1891-03-08
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On the hrst day 81 January. the
Board Of Control at the Soldiers Home
passed rule requiring the innastrs
VINO received pensions 10 turn over a
stipulated sum u the ofaoers ef the IA
sgitution 10 be applied 20 the support 81
the families dependent upon tne pen.
sloaers.
fhe rule thus promulgated wac "a
follows:
sfsery pensioners residing IA tnss
home and accepting u lrneh hts must
turn over 10 tae 1omalandant. upon
reoelpl oi has quarterly pension check,
anV SUM ia excess ol four doilars per
month, tbe same 10 1s held subject IA
1 thr disposal OF iEe ho.Ala 81 Mal4aepIs
I Any infringement 81 IAs Taie on the
part OF an inmate viii he followed hy
/ las discharge from the home"
The Rsie Taais nsriain.a-
Afterwards aud on the same day the
! following explanatory resolutions were
! passed uN TIA, board Tor the information
ol the old vets.
Resolved, Thai the COmsuandant ba
( directed n carving out the PROVISIONS
Z OF rule i3, % ascertain as near a. may
be the dependent relatives oi inmates
/ Of the llomew who NAV receive pensions,
and to have Tire saoDes seat 10 thom-
In case tuere alf 40 dependent relatives,
then the meneg rgee.sed e - ise held
/ by hun. snd the amounts reported a
the board for thCsT acuon. Provided,
that IA any cAse 81 exceptional mert
4 Is.ra "a t.s
! discretion 10 transmit the money as
requested hy the inmate.
Authority having been gwen the com
msndant 10y the hoard OF managers, 10
carry into effect the provisions oi Tie
| above rule, IL ls ordered that al MEM
| bers OF the home drawing, or Who may
/ hereafter receive pensl0ns, shall bring
/ 10 the Office their pension certificates,
/ in order that a correct record NAV bC
/ kept Of the amounts received; also a
statement of any dependent families or
relatives 10 whom the money IA excess
OF four dollars per month ls paid.
After the receipt OF the pension. ali
amounts in excess OF four dollars per
month must be turned over 10 the COM
mandant when the recipients wish "a
remain IN the homel, who Will give a
recsipt therefor, sending the amount
received 10 dependent families If there
he any, and If not. holding II subject to
the order Of the board Of managers.
The Old Bsys Insaited.
Yesterday the home acjutsnt, at sec
| ond mess, read the shove resolutions 90
the men. and announced that the rule
upon which they were based would be
rigidly enforced. Instantly tie hall
became q scene of the widest excite
ment. The old fellows vaOfc Their lp-
dignation IN excited yelis, groans and
hlsses, and the aclutsnt was obliged 10
retire from the roo.I 10 escape the cy-
| clone of cat-calls, Jeers, ho0ts, hOwls
and confusion. One battie-scaTred vet
eran rose up and declared in frenzed
accents: "fhls is a - piece of rob
berry. comrades, aud we will not sub-
mt" Then tumultuous expression
of approval shook the room. The M
tense aud reckless enthusiasm OF the
men IN denounclng the attempt 10 ap-
propriate their supenos, seemed 70
| gather strength, aud the bag hall
emp.iec slowly.
Want Their Blood Mons,
After the men retired from the hall,
/ Orderly J. A. Griffin was instructed 10
notify each comrade that a meeting
would be held at night 20 proies 81
against tho demand. They want our
blood money. comrades were toc
/ words "aDd We must resist" The
meeting was called - take place at the
| Post room Promptly at tbe hour
stated, the Post room was filed with
| excited veterans. Comrade FoHlef wsf
| made chairman and Comrade Gibson
secretary. Little time was spent in
| fOrmaliiles, bat the business for winch
| the meeting was called was at once
called up.
Ths Rule wiz Net be ob.,es
"Doys," sad one Of the men. "this
rule - a rank outrage. Jbls home was
buiit for us, for our occupancy. for our
home. out 81 monies that should have
| been pa d us for pensions. II 10 now
! proposed 10 reduce us all 20 fhe levei of
sheerest pauperism, because some
twenty ont OF six hundred spend their
| money for drink. The pension J get -
used 20 help my family, and refuse 20
be Insuited and Inundated because
some Of nay comrades are dIsloysl b.
| their wives and children and spend
their money foolishsy. The pension -
| ulne, because ] deserve II, thls home %
! ours, because the peopie Of the state
| have built Il for us IN recognition Of
our services and sacrifices. II my pen
! son - TO be sken by the officers. they
NAV discharge me from the home. for
will not. shall not. pay over 70 them a
penny Of u"
viii Not Pay Over . Cent
This sentiment was rreeted with viid
| expressions OF appreciation. Other
/ speakers denounced TIE rule az narrow,
selfish and unpsiriotic. The vim and
/ spirit Of 81 was renewed, and the Old
! fellows gree ~ turbulent and demon
sffstfTe that il wac oiflcuit 20 maintain
1 order. Finally 8 committee Of three
was sgpoInted 70 draft suitable resoiB-
tions protesting sgaiust TIE rule. Every
psnsloDer sole5nnlr agreed 70 refuse n
rsy si0gie cent OF their pension %
tbe ofIcers, after which the meeting
adjourned.
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st Pstriek's Day.
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