The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-13

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vts hut ina 1,onfednrats soldier Ana sailor
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mani vvhcthar fhn words "indirent and
Sisshi.A. hsvc q weii known ana cstab-
iishcd legal sirnihcation in this state may
admit az sorne ouestion. hut II is probabic
they have. Nv An Amendment to the CON-
stitution ndotted Dccember o. 1894 thu
lerisiature was authorized to establish
home for "indirent and disabled Confed-
crate soldiers or sailcrs." This amend
mont was nut into operation BY the act
approved April IL. 1898. and one Of the
reovirements to be admitted 70 the home
is that besides being disabled physically
tho applicant must be "uuAble to provide
a support for himself"
Whatever may have been the authority
OF the legislature to thus define INDECENT,
II II mot improbable that the trainers OF
tho amendment under consideration had
N a 0nle trvS tn l,A ~ m.
digcnt, as applied to soldiers and sailors
and their widows signifies inability to
provide for themselves, Tho amendment
also declares that the aid per capita shall
not exceed 81 per month, and that no APP
preparation for the purpose shall exceed
$3.50, 900 for any one year. Consiieied To-.
gether and with reference TO right and
Justice, these provisions contemplate and
imply, not that those whose applications
IRE nrst approved should BIO allowed S.
per month or any other amount, for that
might prove to be d discrimination where
persons are equally deserving but that the
legislature should determine III tho most
defnite manner attainatle the number OF
rersons entitled TO aid under the amend
nent or who will probably make applica-
ton therefor, and base the appropriation
upon IT, II the number OF persons Is such.
for instance, that at the rate OF So par
month all could not be aided with an am
nual appropriation of $sbo,000 the pnr
capita should be reduced and placed Ut
s,,ch sum that each VI those entitled would
receive the sanc amount. Whatever sum
il annually appropriated should be equally
distributed among those whose appiica-
lions are approved. This must have been
the intention Of the people, for X Is the
only way to prevent favoritism and un3us.
to approximate the number Of benefciar'es,
or at least those who may probably avail
themselves OF the law. Some assistance
can be derived from the experience OF
other states, The States OF Alabama, Arr
kansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi,
North Carolina, South Carolina Tennessee.
and Virginia. pension Confederate soldiers,
ryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas
and Virginia maintain Confederate homes
The per,sion laws OF the States as to bene-
fciarirs are IN general the same as the
amendment to our constitutions. or thu
States which grant Confederate pensions
for the year 1897 the number In Alabama
was 71O5. Arkanaas 1896, Florida 600, South
carolina l714. Tennessee bs7, virginia
3t4l; and In 1898 in Georgia 1890. The
amount expended In these states for this
f,,irpose was in 1897: Alabama $116532, Ar
kansas $4,000, Florida SGT, 600 South Car
oIina 500, 900, Tennessee $59.g40, virKlhin
Sl1O, 500, and Georgia, In 1895, $609,52',
iMtsa16StLDt expended $Ib,UOU una NOrtn
Carolina stOb 900 for 1897. but the number
OF pensiors In these States Is not accessi-
lie. The reputation OF Georgia. now es-
timsted 70 be e.f750D0. "a nearer TINT Of
Texas, estimated to be 2. 250. 0a0. than apy
az these states II the Confederate sol-
dIers m TEXAS who would amply for ana
receive nenaions under tbis An,end,nnnt
hear the Same pronortion TO inc t3tai DON
nation as thew do IN Georgia the number
Of pensjons here would he 1890 and viii
The limit iixed nj $3.50 0of) ner annnn,. they
would each receive s1.ss Der month. II
there we're no limit to the annual anprd-
month tha rost ~ pensinns hore an a bas,s
OF 1886 would be 81, 400, 49e per annum.
on q basis Of the number of pensions In
c SCUM oaro ,l Aihpama OF
would he sasS fSs sa5s5a, sea-, oso ~
$685.. 44s. respectively. Under this amend
ment. II we have as many pensions as
s7a Inc allowance per capita VIII DO
Ina ia. II aa MANI 40 Aia hans ous az. ma nnd
II as many as Georgia, s21 Ii the sum Of
90 per month is allowed each person. only
26O4 pensions can be granted with an APP
of s25O,000, which would be
less than In either Of these four States.
In sofne States the governor passes upon
all applications for pensions, but In Wow