The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-06-01
AS to Pensions In Carolina.


the keenest interest in the action
taken on the matter Of pensions by
the United Confederate Veterans at
the Charleston reunion. During the
convention the following occurred on
this subject.
Gen. B. II. league, after brief
speech in which he alluded to the
nuDesess complaints made Of the way
in which the pension money is dis
tributed, offered the following resolu-
tion:
Resolved, That the State Board
on pensions be requested to look into
the matter Of complaints of veterans
as to the distribution Of pensions"
In support Of this resolution Gen
eral league did not hesitate to assert
in plain terms that there are many
pensioners at present on the pension
rolls who are not entitled to such aid
from the State, and to his personal be-
lief many persons nos on tho rolls
who are richly deserving Of being
placed thereon.
DIR. B. NJ. Lebby, Of Charleston,
member Of State Pension Board, Of
fered the following resolution:
"Resolved, That one veteran from
eeoh congressional district be ap-
pointed to confer with the State Pens
sion Board and formulate some plan to
modify the present pension Law and
petition the Legislature TO modify tho
present law
Gen. Carsile addressed the oonven.
tion on the subject Of pensions and
pension boards and was listened to
with close attention. He stated that
it has come within his personal
knowledge that the State Board hos al.
ways been faithful in the discharge Of
its duties and that the task before it
is hard one. Agreat many persons,
he said, ask sor pensions who do not
deserve thers:. and sometimes those
who don't get it really deserve it.
Gen. Carwile expressed his belief that
if the board requests the appointment
Of committee, composed OF one from
each district, they ought 20 get it. In
conclusion he said: 81 wish to Heav-
en- that the State of South Carolina
was able to pension every man who
wore the gray who went from this
State, but it. is unable to do so.'
Col. o. l.. Sohumpert, of Newberry,
spoke with pertinent interest on the
subject Of pensions and argued that
the trouble in most instances was with
the country boards, which he stated,
were often open to Undue influence,
and said, moreover, that he personally
knows that certain pension rolls bear
the names Of men who are NO more
entitled to draw . pension from the
State Of South Carolina than If they
had served in the Federal army.
L Gen. league stated that he heartily
agreed with the proposal to appoint
one person from each congression
district. .s.s i
Comrade Bradham, Of Clarendon
County, also spoke in favor Of the ap,
iSpointments from each congressional
district IS proposed by DIR. Lebby. Il
Capt. John E. Lsrinsey, Of Charlea.
ton, spoke in approval Of The Lebby
reaolutioa. and urged the appointment
Iof5naen who afoS not 8in politics and
WHO do NOT seek political ofice.
Comrade j. r. PettigreW stated thai
Iinstead Of having . committee 70 CON,
fer with the State Pension Board the
best thing this body could do would
be to appoint Q committee toSdraf,
proper psasion laws and submit them
| TO the Legislature and have them pass.
ed. The county board, he said,
should have discretionary power "a
examine into the worthiness Of che
ex-soldiers to be on the pension rolls.
Comrade Walters. Of Charlestoa,
favored che election Of: q committee,
one from each congressional district.
Gen. league Withdrew his resolu.
ltion and seconded the motion offered
BY DR.. Lebby, and the latter's resolu.
tionWas thereupon, ii due form. ap,
proved and adopted BY the conyen.
tionn. Il s;g;5s II
@ It was also rc solved that the divis.
ion command er shenM nam IS ssihs CON
mittee,i provided for ID the Lebby
resolution, and Gen. CarWils stated
that he would appoint the committee
as So 90 as possible, and asked ;that
each af therepresentativoss Of Che con-
tsssionsl districts present ID the con-
jvention mail co. him al Edgefeld tue