The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-18

MI. Oplc Sa4d I've was opposed TO the
postponement OF .ne consideration of the
bill. lie heartily approved of the pro
vision for increased pensions to Confed-
crate soldiers.
REFERENCE TO TEDDY
These heroes,'' he said, must be
taken care of. We hear much now OF
what was done in the Spanish-American
War. l don't like to make comparisons.
But there is a gentleman now President
of the United States who is there because
somebody said q hobby-horse was kli-~,s
under him. What would be the compari-
son wish what this gentleman did and
what was done by General Forest"
Mr.. Opie thought delay and postpone
ment Simply meant the killing OF the
proposition to increase pensions to the
Confederate soloiers.
Mr. Gold defended the majority report,
and said while some unworthy n>n
might get on the lists he believed that
there could be some method by which
the list could be purgeG.
Mr.. Shackelford said he could not con-
cur with ,.le minority report that lie
list of applicants for pensions would be
swelleGt to the extent predicted. lie was
most heartily in favor of the bill as re-
ported by the majority of the committee
The people of the South owed it as a
tie care of the veterans.
Mr. NcIlwaine onereu resolution
committing the Senate to vote on the
appropriation of 100000 for sabled Con-
federate veterans.
Mr.. Rcvercor1b asked: "Wln there be
money to pay ,.lis?
Mr. Wickham jumped UP, and in tones
that could be heard a square away re-
piled. lat the Atate was amply able TO
pay this money. He said that the Cover
nors message showed thai there was
SSCC coo III the treasury at the close Of the
last fiscal year One hundred thousand
dollars had gone out since tEat time.
how this had been spent or where 1t mad
gone was not for him to say. but any
one interested could easily find out.
1t was generally guessed that Mt
Wickhan mad reference to, TIE expenses
-,,rred bv the constitutional! Conven-
ton.
4;essrs. Glass and Keezell defended ths
report of the minority. Mr.. Glass sa1d
he did not intend to be driven from his
position against the extraordinary pre-
ceeding proposed by appeals to sentiment
or by the certainty of defeat. lie ioresaW
that the Senate intended to hurry this
appropriation of 100000 through; never
theless that would not deter him from.
registering his solemn protest against
taking this great sum of money, beloHs-
ing 10 the taxpayers OF Virginia, ana
voting it away before the bill under winch
II must he expended had ever been drafted
or considered In all his life he had never
known a. parallel to this thing. 1t had
no precedent He did not believe TINS
large amount would be needed TO aid dc
serving pensioners but il it was proposed
TO eypend it under the existing law ana
TO peiDetuate the presentfsystem. 1t would
NOT he long before we shall need $500 O9y
and more. Georgia had started with so''.
600 and recently reached S62O,GVo ana ne
public revenues are now being exhausted,
Georgia has a debt Of but Sl,oeo,VVo, anu
is now staggering under the burden. Hil
rinia has a debt of $26000.000; how coulG
This State be expected to stand up -unde'
s,;ch a. drain on her finances? No Sena-
tor could tell anything Of the bill undo
which this $500 900 will be expended. \
man could say what will be its terms no
foretell whether it will help OF hurt ds
serving pensioners And yet, before IN
bill is considered; before it is even pre-
pared, it is proposed to vote away 500
0Oa of the peoples money to be herealtS
1lpended under it. He desired TO pro
test aeainst such q proceeding: and
asked that the ayes and noes be ordered
that he might have his name reglstefe,
on the Senate Journal in opposition u
the pending resolution.
Mr. Glass offered u resolution proVld-
ing that the consideration OF tie matter