The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-17

v .a,,, urgent public business only pre.
vents an acceptance. wv
"niic can not be present. hog +,
assure you OF my cordial summarize COIN
~. we occasion and 10 express the hono that
,,s,,,, ,uni ', VIII Prove both agreeable and
va, a plsuhHuished orators Will address
you on the causes of ,be mighty ra,,nl,,.
,'oh in which YOU WERE engaged ana ~,
eouiase and hercism displayod hv S,uth-
YIN soldiers. There are hnvevsr 800,
inAtters OF immediate and nrastioal com
sequence to which YOUR attention 4 called
al, ~ tnis Time there are two matters Of
an,s chaIac,er 81 interest to Conted rate
sat-o, u. TINS state. the selection of
sehooi Docks aud histories and tho ,are
Oh their disabled comrades. 1t has otsn
occurred that readers and histories HAYS
oesn tausht in our public schools which
of'i'! attacked your motives and iisnar-
uee" your heroism in the civil war These
'a,spersions upon you were given the chill.
snen OF IeXas as historic truths ana fra
iiequentiy presented the anomalous condl-
tioi oil teaching your own children ana
grandchildren that YOU were traitors snJ
uI,nworthy descendants OF heroic ancestries
onuer the present law. which we are
~" engaged in putting into opera ion
ana which detains me here. Won NAV h.
assured that such outrages will moi h.,
.oieiated, but whatever books are used
, amas' tne new system will speak the
ruin OF history and do you Justice
Not less important is the care If tho
disabled heroes. Among the many meth.
DDS devised for this purpose in Inc dif-
ierent Southern States the establishment
ol nome has been most frequently re-
sorted TO. and, as is well known. the pres
.,i' nome was established at Austin by
the John - Hood camn OF Confederate
veterans, which was transferred from pri-
WHO To State
consequence of prohibition contained
IN the constitution no appropriation out
OF the general revenue could be made
Tor the enlargement of the home or the
support and maintenance of the inmates,
ana In order to overcome this resort was
nau TO rents of certain property belong
ing to the State, proceeds of sale of
escheated estates and certain fees OF o.
fee.
By an act of the legislature in 1891
$4,000 of such fund was appropriated for
the home for the two years ending March
j. 1913, and by the act of 1898 SO. 600 OF
such fund was appropriated for the home
Tor the two years ending February 2S
1879. In 1894 an amendment to section
o. article 3, Of the constitution was adopt
ed authorizing an appropriation out Of
the general revenue for the support Of the
home not to exceed 500 600 annually For
the two years ending February 2S,- 1897,
S'0,b50 was appropriated ont Of the gen
eral revenue pursuant 10 this amendment
to the constitution. When the legislature
convened in January. 1897. the board ~
managers Of the Confederate home. COM
posed entirely OF Confederate soldiers. in
view Of urgent demands for admission on
the part of disabled Confederate sol Tiers
in inherent sections of he State asked
an increased appropriation over the pre-
cedng two yoaIs amounting % Si5.o72
which Included $lS463 for new buildings
and $4,000 increased cost of maintenance.
In the regular message | called atten-
ton to this requisition by the board of
managers and urged is adoption saying
THE increased amount asked for the home
should be allowed ungrudgingy, for the
time should never come when disabled
Confederate heroes entitled to the gcneY-
osity and gratitude o. the State should
suffer for the comforts of life" Instead
of this increased amount the legislature
appropriated $S2105 for the awo years, or
an increase Of only Sll, i55 over the proceed
ing two years Since the adjournment Of
the legislature II seems many applications
for admission into the home have been
made, but the board is unable to admit
the apnicante because Of lack Of room
and appropriation.
1t is said that there are probably thrty-
five disabled soldiers entitled 20 admission
in different nortions of the state, who can
not for the reason stated be received. and
in many instances their expenses arr being
paid by their comrades instead az the
State, which is unjust and in many eases
is a hardship.
The amendment to The constitution eX-
preesly provides that a sufficient arpro
FRICTION for this purpose shall he made,
limiting the amount to 100000 aad II any
method can be dovsed which viii remedy
this condition Of affairs W shclld be cone.