Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1900-08-08
sions, presented by Col. Iredell Jones,

Sta ling. J. ID. Wilder, ]. w. Floyd.
lredel Jones, James \. Hoyt, w. ID.
Knox, II. III. Jennings. VIM Jeffries.
Charles Inglesby. w. f. James. f. II.
GasQue and j. F. Entzminger. an
pointed by the South Carolina division
united confederate Veterans Assoc,a-
ton, held ut Chester in July. 1899. to
prepare and submit TO the general as
Semply OF South Carolina a bill to
=mend and revise all the laws on the
subject of pensions for disabled Con-
federate soldiers and sailors and their
widows, beg leave to subml, the fol-
lowing report:
I'm obedience to the call of the
chairman, the committee held its meet
ing TO consider all matters relating to
amendments and changes in the pen-
sion laws of South Carolina in Decem,
ber. 1899. at Columbia. At that meet
ing quol um was present and after
fun consideration and discussion the
following general features were re-
commended to he Incorporated into ths
pension laws of the State, viz:
L. Repeat the provision OF the pen
sion laws providing for township
:. Elect in each township one ex-
Confederate solNer, not an applicant
for pensions. TO represent said town
ship In the formation of the county
PERSON boards.
3. Election annually of three cx
Confederates. not applicants for pen
sionS, by the South Carolina DIVISION
L. {. V. association to serve rs mem
bers of the State board of pensions.
i. Give to the State board the right
to approve or disapprove the recon-
mendations of the county boards. but
withdraw the right of the State board
to grant pension. unless the appli-
cant is regularly approved by the
county board.
.. Requiring that each applicant for
pensions shall have been resident of
the State Of South Carolina for the
period OF two years prior to the date
Of his application.
.. That all laws on the subject of
pen sions shall be comprehcnded and
embraced in one act for the better un-
derstanding and enforcement of the
laws.
The above. in general. were the
changes which your committee recon-
mended to be made. and we are
pleased to report that all the sugges-
adopted in the law passed at the re-
cent session of the general assembly
Your committee did not deem IL prone,
10 invade the prerogatives of the gen
eral assembly by entering too minute
Iy or extensively into the matter of
suggesting law We only called at
tentlon to such changes as in our
opinion were vital to the proper adj
N N tef frpf o.
which your committee introduced
which practically has now been incor-
porated into the laws of the State, may
not be perfect, but in the Judgment OF
your committee fair trial will show
an improvement on the old laws on
the subject OF pensions, and will prove
more favorable TO our needy COM
rades. from being more impartial In
its administration and more exacting
in its duties.
lhe practical carrying out of the
W"Tk or your committee. after a gen
cral outcome was adopted. was en-
trCStcd to Subcommittee comDoscd
CT j. ID. Startling, j. w FIovd and Ire
cell Jones. This subcommittee gave
TO the duties assigned their earnest
ana Intelligent attention. and their
work is approved. with thanks for
thc:r services. There was a general
continent among the members o. the
legislature to acquiesce in the sugges
tons OF your committee. and tnere
were several members in each house
10 Whom your committee feel indebted
FOR "A special interest in the measure
we nave deemed ii unnecessary, how
ever. to call particular attention to
tht a anmcs, as the individuals have
bCen sufficiently designated through
inc Iiblic journals of the State. and
III the official records of the general
assembly. But we cannot refrain
Iiom calling to your notice the emi-
hent services Of the late Hon. II. G.
Patton the talented member from
Richmond. who wrote the present law
MT the request of the subcommittee
md assisted in its passage as one of
the last acts of his brief but brilliant
career.
All of which is respectfully sub
mittcd. w. ID. STARTLING.
Chairman Committee"
The committee on school books ap-
pointed to-day which will report to-
morrow consists of Col. Asbury Cow
ord, Col. Wade Hampton Manning and
Maj. j. L. White
The flag Of the Third South Caro-
Iina regiment, tattered and torn. is
here in the custody of Camp CARING
ten of L1urens. Commander r. B.
Crews. Col. Todd was its last bearer.
II was never captured.
The flag CT the Palmetto Sharp
rhootcrs representing the upper coun-
its of South arolina This flag was
carried through the Seven Days fight.
the battle Of Frazier's farm. the second
battle Cf Mana sas. at Antietam. and