The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-02-13
HOMES FOE VETERANS.
Senate Passes Two Bills 10 Provide
Homes for the Vetrans of the Blue
and the Grey.

and the Grey.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Feb. 1.-THE
senate spent most of the forenoon dis
cuSsing the bills to make the Union
soldiers home at st. James and the ex-
Confederate home at Uigginsville, state
institutions. There was but little oppo-
sitlOn, but the senators tOok advantage
of the chance to make speeches in favor
of caring for the unfortunate old veter-
ans of both sides.
Majors, IIohenschild, Vandiver and
Williams made stirring speeches. The
two first named are young men, the last
two are veterans. Williams said that
when he divided the contents of his
haversack with a Confederate soldier on
the field at Appomattox, he buried the
last luminosity of the war. Vandiver
said he followed Lee to Appomattox and
left his right arm on a southern battle
field. Majors speech brought tears to
the eyes of many of the staid senator's.
The bill to receive the Union soldiers
home an appropriate $4,000 for its sup
port was passed. The other, which pro-
vIdes $24, 900 for the HIgginsville home,
was passed this afternoon with one neg
alive vote-Landrum.
The following is the bill which was
introduced by Senator Vandiver:
An Act
Declaring the Confederate Home at
HigginSville, Missouri. to he an elee-
m09VnArV InQfIfUfInn nf tho ofnfn -
MISSOURI, and providing for the care
and maintenance of infirm an depend
ent ex-Confederate soldiers and sailors
OF Missouri. their wives, widows and
orphans. The lane and all appurten-
ances there to belonging, together
with all personal property, to vest in
the state of Missouri, and appropriate
ing money therefor.
Be 1t enacted by the General Assembly
of the state of Missouri, as follows:
SECTION ]. That the institution
known as the Confederate Home, which
is situated ear Higginsville, in the
county of Lafayette, in the state of Mis-
souri,, is hereby declared to be an elee-
mosynary institution of the state of
Missouri, in which infirm and dependent
ex-Confederate soldiers and sailors, their
wives, widows and orphans may be
maintained and cared for.
SECTION 2. That the purpose of this
act is, that the state shall assume, and
does hereby assume, the maintenance
and support of said Confederate Home
for the term of twenty years, or so long
as shall be needed for purpose of section
/. In consideration of this action upon
the part of the state the present execu-
tive committee of said Confederate
Home shall convey to the state of Mis-
sour all of the property of said Confed-
crate Home now owned and held by it
under its corporate franchise procured
from the state under Article 10, Chapter
~, Revised Statutes of Missouri, 1889,
consisting of three hundred and sixty
two and eighty-six n hundreths acres
of land, more or less, near KIigginsville,
Lafayette county, Missouri, together
with all improvements thereon, and all
personal property now at said Home,
and the deed therefor, after being duly
recorded, shall be deposited with the
secretary of state.
SECTION 8. That the control and
management of the Confederate Home,
after the passage of this not, shall be
vested in a board of managers, composed
of nine members, who shall be appointed
by the Governor from among the mem
bers of the Confederate Home Assoola-
ton herein before mentioned. Said
appointments to be made in thirty days
after the taking effect of this act.
pLk 41ON Il lAdl ouCl DOdIQ III lldIl-
ayers shall be required to elect a presi-
dent. treasurer and secretary from their
number, and to fix the mount of bond
which the treasurer shall be required to
give, which bond shall be approved by
the Governor of the state of Missouri
and deposited with the secretary of
state; that the said board, at its Grst
meeting after its appointment, shall by
lot divide its memherS into three equal
classes the members of one class snail
hold office for two years; the members
of another class for four years; and the
members for six years, or
until their successors are duly appointed
by the Governor of this state; that there
after members of said board, unless
appointed to fill vacancies, shall be
appointed for the term of six years, and
appointments shall be made at the expi-
ration of the various terms. Vacancies
occurring before the expiration of terms
shall be filled by the Governor. The
members of said board shall perform
the duties imposed upon them by the
provisions of this act and by law with
out any compensation for their services.
No member of the board of managers
shall either directly or indirectly furnish
any supplies toward the naintainance
of said Home, Or Its buildings or
grounds, nor be directly or indirectly
interested in any corporation furnishing
such supplies, under penalty of dishon-
orable dismissal from his trpat by either
the board or the Governor of this state.
Said hoard shall, on or before the third
Wednesday OF January, 1899, and on the
day thereafter, furnish a detailed
report of its work TO the General Assem-
bly,, accompanied by a statement under
oath of the treasurer of the board, of
the financial transactions of the two
preceding years, giving a detailed state
ment of all moneys and properties
on account of such Home, and
an itemiEed account of its disburse-
Said board of managers shall
have power and authority to make all
necessary rules and regulations for the
and maintenance of said Home,
and for the admission and discharge of
the inmates thereof, and shall also pro-
vide for the necessary employees.
SECTION 8. The said board of mana
gers to meet at the Confederate Home,
at Higginsville, Missouri, twice each
year, on the first Tuesday in May and
shall be allowed out of the
funds appropriated, under this act, their
expenses.
SECTION 6. The county courts of the
counties, or the friends of the applicants
shall pay the expenses of sending appli-
cants to said Home.
SECTION 7. There is hereby appro-
pllobOh btp 5uLh VI pSfs WV tOA bAC pup
port and maintenance of the Confeder-
ate Home and 81, 400 for ordinary repairs
and improvements for the years 1897
and 1898. Such sum thereafter shall
appropriated bi-ennially as may
be necessary to maintain and keep in
good repair said institution until the
expiration of the period provided in this
act; provided that in discussing the
money from the aforesaid appropriation
the state auditor ahal frat dednct all
moneys to the credit Of, or which may
be received in the Confederate Home
from other sources than the apprOpria-
tiOps made by the state.
SECTION 8. All moneys received by
the treasurer, or by any financial officer
of said institution from whatsoever
source, shall be Immediately transmit
ted by such financial officer to the state
treasury, and the state treasurer on
of such moneys shall receipt the
to the Confederate Home fund.
which IS hereby created and established.
SECTION 8. BY reason of the fact
the fund raised by subscription are
aNhonotal nraofau mn