The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-18
MUCH MONEY FOR
PENSION FUND
Senate Commits Itself to
5000, 900.
NJ [ n GRITTY REPORT.
Messrs. Glass and KeezeI| Give Their
Reasons for Dissenting.
LIVELY DEBATE IN THE SENATE
'ir. Opie Says Roosevelt is President Be,
cause Some 0ue Said Hobby-t1orse
Was Killed Under Hlm-Aet to
Compensate essrs. Curtis,
Ke:zelI I'D Petit
Passed the House.
LIVELY DEBATE IN THE SENATE


pensions to disabled ana deserving Con-
federate veterans.
This was done at the session held yes.
terday afternoon, and the further con-
sderation of the various items in tia
appropriations bill was postponed Ths
measure was made the special order for
the 9th of February
There was a lively debate over the pen
sion matter No one opposed it. Mr..
Glass and Mr.. keeZeIl. while willing,
ready and anxious to vote all money!
available for the support of Confederate,
veterans, thought a bill should first ba
prepared rovidin, how the money should
be expended They wanted to do all th,lt
was possible for deserving veterans, and
wished to keep off the list OF pensioners
those who had no real claims to ali
from the State.
1t was brought out during the debate
that Catain Parks himself thought the
pension bill he at the last session had
passed had failed to accomplish that
which he hoped for.
Senators keezeli and Glass submttet,
a minority report from the Finance Com
mittee in reference to the appropria tons
bill
In the House there was quite a lively
opened without prayer Lieutenant Cover
tis. Petit and KeezelI $ico each for their
services to the State as members of tha
board OF FISHERIES. 1t was finally passed
Proceedings OF the Ssna.e
The proceedings of the Senate wera
opened without prayer, Lieutenant Gov
ernor Echols presided. having returned,
from Staunton, where he was detained
of ri ant 7,
Miller. an old friend of his
The substitute bill reported from the
Committee on Countie, Cities and Towns
for the Incorporation OF the town OF
Fries. III Grayson county. was taken up
out of its order and passed
The House bill amending the game laws
OF Chesterfield. Powhataib and Cumber-
land was passed under a suspension OF
the rules
The bill allowing the exchange of condi-
tfonai bonds of Powhatan county repro
sentlnS subscriptions TO the Farmville K.
Powhatan Railroad Company for coupon
bonds was passed on the motion of Mr..
Watkins. as was also the Senate bill to
exempt from taxation the municipal
bonds OF the town of f'arnnvile
REPORT OF MINORITY.
AIessrs. Carter Glass and George e.
keezell submitted minority report from
the Committee on Finance and Banks IN
regard to the appropriations BILL They
say:
To the Senate of Virginia:
y minority of your Committee on F'i-
nance and Banks respectfully submit
that. in their Judgment, it would be con-
trary to the public interest for the Gem
eral Assembly to pass the general ap-
preparation bill in the haste and hurry
OF the three days remaining before tho
recess. The bill as reported on Saturday
carries appropriations aggreGating So
$40, SiS.53; and while it is true that the
greater part of this large sum relates
| to standing expenditures. alterations OF
| such gravity have been made as TO re-
| quire the serious considerable of this
| body. This consideration cannot be had
! by the two houses between now and next
| Friday. Moreover. we respectfully insist
| that there is no public necessity for haste.
! 1t has not been the custom of the General
| Assembly TO pass on appropriations
| til near the close of the, session. which
| is obviously the safe policy; for it cannot
| be anticipated what laws will be enacted
| involving either the increase dimintt-
| ton of existing expenditures or their null
| tiplication. The General Assembly hay
| ing. resolved to reaSsembIe or February
| 18th, 1902. it would simply be following the
| precedent OF other years to defer action
! on the appropriation bill until all tho
| members, new and old. experienced and
| inexperienced, shall have had ample or
| portunity to faniliarize themselves witt,
| the requirements of the State Govern
| uent and the various important items OF
! expenditure.
AN EXTRAORDINARY ITEM
We particularly object TO undue haste
| in disposinc OF the appropriation Dill re-
| ported from the Finance Cor.mittee OF
| the Senate for the reason that it carries
| an extraordinary item for pensions AMI
| contains provision which. as VIC can
| ceive. involves the perpetuatioIl of sys-
tenn that is utterly unjust % the de-
| serving veterans OF the Civil Var and
| which, in short order. viii exhaust the
| public revenues ana seriously cripple the
| public service. This may seem {. strong
statement of the case. but in our opinion
| it is fully warranted by the facts
NOT OPPOSED TO PENSIONS.
| We would not be understood as. IN any
/ sense or degree. obJectins 10 as ample
| and generous aid TO worthy soldiers as
! the revenues OF the State viii justify. Or,
| the contrary, we are chsertuiy ready
| to go to the limit of the states ability
! in dealing with the men who fought the
| battles of their country. and who. In
| consequence. are now justly entitled 70
| our care and bounty: bur we think this
! can best be accomplished by oiscardins
] q system which has proven positively =in-
/ furious TO those who most deserve assist
| ance and which ccnfesseeiy. has rarsisi-.
t piled and intensified the very inequalities
| ana injustices which the Parks pension
law was designed to correct.
AUTHOR OF THE LAW AGAINST fS-
| This observation is not the mere opin-
t ion of those OF your committee who de-
| cline to unite IN the majority report. ft
| Is the deliberate Judgment of the distin-
|