The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-10-09

m ooon oniS nome ON annual expenditure o
S1oo. Inc inmate may be a WORTHY
ueCrepit soldier who did not receiy,
Sou'Iy injuries in the service of hi
otate. on the other hand, the Stat
8 WIZ expend 1890 for the soldier VIII,
iost his leg and has been for 3f or NOR
years cripple, and today is PRACTICAL,
ped-ridden, who remaius at home to h,
cared Tor by an aged and devoted wife
or trends. L believe that the soldie
III ms nome county, with equal dis
aDilltles, is entitled to the same con
sloeratlon as the soldier who is an oc
cupant of the nome at the capital OF
the State. p'"i "
nave no objection to make To the
solHers' home. L merely call atten.
llon TO these facts, with the hone that
When an Act is passed creating a sol.
dl'r rs' home, 1t will be so safeguarded
mat the small sum that the State of
South Carolina is able to spend for her
veterans will not be taken from tbe
needy pensioners and spent where at
Dest only few can enjoy it..
at this time some very old and do.
crepit soldiers in this State who re-
celVed no injuries in the army. oct
only $14.70, and from the standpoint
OF OF equity and justice, TO take one of
.hese men, place him in a soldlers'
nome and spend $4,000 annually on
nm, and leave another at his home
and give him only $14.7O, savors of
inequality, to say the least of it.
APPROPRIATIONS FOR PENSIONS
There was doubt as to whether
100000 90 of $3.50 ,OOO. 90 was apnro.
priated at the last session of the Gcn-
eral Assembly for pensions.
After consultation with the other
members of the State Pension Board.
addressed letter to the ATTORNEY
General, setting forth the facts and
asking that he give an opinion as to
the amount of the appropriation. Be-
fore he answered this communication
Inc State Treasurer expressed himself
as unwilling to honor my warrants for
Ihe $3.50 900 90 on account of pensions.
even it the Attorney General was of
opinion that l should draw warrants
-or that amount. The Attorney Gen.
sral under these circumstances de-
'llned to give the opinion, and sup-
5ested mardamus proceedings to settle
he question. 1t was argued before
ne Supreme Court, which decided
hat 500, 900 was the amount appro-
'rlatei for 1901. proceeded to dis
'urse The pension fund in accordance
With that decision and issued war
ants on the basis of $100,O0O.OO.
PENSION RECORDS.
have endeavorcd to make this re- s
ort full by giving the names of each
prhcant, with postoflice address, the {
ompany and regiment IN which he
erved in the case of the soldier, aud
he company and regiment of husband
case of the widow. Since complet-
hg this report, / find by comparison
nth The old records in the office, that
me widows i'll their application for a
ension, nave given the company aud
cglment of their husbands entirely ,
literent from the company and reei. ;
lent given by the husband al the time ,
e applied FOR pension, eight or ten
ears ago.
When you consider that every name .
this report is the name of a pension ,
ppro> ed by the nension lop hoo,d os th;a uua
ounty. il ia not anrnr;o;na, u ti'at " I':i'
AXE or error that escaned ,han, "' ",,n.,,S ,mi
ot be detected hv the Stata Rnord S.i"
ope all those interested will furnish 6
i've TO pensioners thai Iii t tan,i - ion eon
ect any errors or irreop,,r;tios " wi
DIsTRIBUrIoN OF pSMsIo~T p,,>,
The following is the nnn,hor of w.,
toner's in each cl,ss Tho on,ot w. pen nf
hem and the total. ~ ' -
,,ass A 90 feoe oooh, a,
lass B. SOo @ 9sI9 0o n95ch; % ao0 ao0' 0o 0o
ASS @, No. u 40 is1a1 '''"o w
each). .............. @ & oOo M
lass @, No. g. 5000 (SI4 70
each, o. oio ol4 ~
In oaoh .'.ma.''';.c.;.,.... c;,., 9O4O 90
lass " NO. a. 2'l46 ($l4.7O
r,,, ~ ---
era q 60a VI ponsloh- eoo roo no
ooa;r ooI, ,o,n '.~'o.o0o .,to.,. "o
gu, n''ehtioL W the