The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-25

but tHlS IS not ASKING Tor PENSIONS. 1t
Is only asking that a portion of the prop
erty abandoned be returned in part. to
those old Gonfederates in the shape of
a small interest on the immense sum
which would have been returned to them
just as the horses and mules were re-
turned by Gen. Grant, if their where
abouts had been known.
In the language of Gen. Lew Wallace,
which he puts In the mouth of It'll, the
T Tezc can warrior IN his novel. THE
intend my words to be respectful, most
mighty King. A common wisdom teaches
Is to respect the brave man and dread
amid hymns and priestly prayers. but to
love-"
ask your cooperation in making the
United States the foremost nation in the
world in Magnanimity, as she is in
everything else.
Respectfully,
PETER j. OTEY,
M. c.. 9Th Va. District.
The bill which he proposes to introduce
reads:
A bill to restore a part of captured
n abandoned property.
Whereas. The war for the preservation
of the Union resulted in the destruction
of millions of dollars of property in the
southern states and the impoverishment
of the people;
Whereas, The Southern States were left
with many disabled and dependent SOL
diers without the means Of providing
suitably for them, in such manner as is
customary amongst civilized nations:
Whereas the forces of the United
States captured from the people of the
Confederate States, non-combatants and
others. abandoned property which was
sold and covered into the Treasury of
the unitea states, announcing to s2l, o9o,
a ably a reac 4 ag' So, 600. CO., Neie aiio"eu' prop
Whereas individuals could a re-
claimed a large part of this amount but
South after the surrender, and it has
been held subject to such claims until it
is evident they can never be presented
or sustained at this late day;
Whereas the United States. While I'M
der no obligation in law or usage to
make any. provision for those who fought
now it's own citizens, paying taxes and
discharging all of their duties as such in
a. patriotic manne and are supporting
of the United States in peace, and Eager
to do so in war;
Whereas the United States, moved by
magnanimity. to sympathy with those
who have suffered by. the casualties
of war. desire to contribute to the allie
such as are not able in advancing years
to SUPPORT themselves;
propriated from the Treasury of the
United States. out of any money not
appropriated, a sum not to exceed FIVE
| per cGnlum P6T dnIlum on M ,uUu, Wp.
which has been covered into the Treasury
as the proceeds of sales and profits of
what is known as Captured. and Aban-
a aftsr d rTopefty for 70 the PC b bppBifsfp Of e the here dia-
abled and dependent Ex-C~onfederate. Sol
diers in proportion as each State of the
late Confederate States may appropriate
and expend for the same purpose as fol-
METHoD OF APPROPRIATION.
That on the presentation to the Treas
urerS of the United States of the eertifi-
att of the Governor of any of the late
Confederate States. setting forth that q
and expended from the treasury. of the
soldiers homes and their support, arti,
sSppor sm q a disabl ssS amn~aa id d%ependent s eRl
Confederate soldiers or their widows. ac-
companied with a sworn statement of of
furnished and the amount to each. and
and their support. then the Treasurer
of the United States shall pay over to
the Governors of said States comply
to be similarly applied; that is to say, for
the purposes of soldiers homes and their
SUPPORT. artificial limbs and the mainte-
nance and support of disabled and de-
pendent ex-Confederate soldiers or their
widows, .providsd@xsa
1st. That said statement shall be fur
nished the Treasurer of the United States
on or before Jan. 1 of each year, and
shall show what the said ex-Confederate
States had expended the year previous
that is, the year ending, with the ending
Of the fiscal year previous Of the said
State, SO that the Treasurer Of the United
States may properly apportion and adj
lust the amount which each of the said
ex-Confederate States Is to receive; and
If any of the said States fail to make
such statement on or before the said lst
day of January of each year; then such
State or States so falling shall not be en-
titled to any portion Of the amount ap-
propriated. and the balance shall be cov-
cred back into the treasury or the United
States.
I'd. No State of the said ex-Confederate
pended the year previously, and If the
sum Of the appropriations made by the
said ex-Confederate States exceed the
| amount of 5 per cent: on the $2l. 000,0 600
aforesaid, then the distribution by the
Treasurer of the United States is TO be
wit: AS the sum of the amounts certified
( by the Governors of the said ex-Confed-
crate States bears to the ST $50 0-(5 per
cent. on @27 600. 000l so Will the amount
that such Governor certifies, be to the
amount that each is to receive from the
case is the total amount appropriated to
| exceed the amount of 5 per cent. on the
$27. 00C ,0G0.
h act shall be in force from it's pass
age, and all acts or parts of acts in CON
hict with this act are hereby repealed,
sioning ex-Confederates is clearly not
well put, when it is remembered that
regular pensions average a per capita OF
$3.50 of the population of the limited
States by census of 1890, and this bill
| carries an appropriation of only one cent
- = 1,o1f 40 nftc nf tho nnnt1lafi0n