The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-31
PAY.P[NS|0NS
IN M Ma july.
Legislature Appropriatcs $5oe,,o-,ol'Yo3
Extra, So as to Meet All 81
Claims Fiji ". 3.
NO MATERIAL CHANGE IN LAW
Claimants ndcrsActs of$i0ooland
1902 TO Gct$l7u1ls Slate, Whcrc.
Heretofore Proratcd.

AS is. always true. following ~ session
aot3the egislaturc, there is removed pub
lie interest, especially among the Corr
ffcderate veterans and their friends, con-
corning tile subject OF pensions. u
They desire to know the amount Of
money appropriated for this purpose, and
what, IT, anyin,ater changes were lr,ndc
\ lii tile laws concerning tic sl,bjectg
*, Iere 4 1t lis. G"in a nutshcll":s The ap--
preparation b$ the preceding General AS
sonbly was 800 900 annually for7tt,c next next
succeeding two years, or UP ito the fiscal seal
year 1906. III 4. .i r. 81 'g
That made BY tho body which recently
adjourned Is for $3.50, 90 4annnally&fo for the
two, riscnl years ending lii 1908.
But this. additional $4,000 will mot az
ford unysincrease of5indlvidual pensions,
IT may be explained briefly thus:
There are three acts under WHICH pen
sions are paid: One Is tile original act
OF 1885, providing FOR those who were al
mitted first w reason Of the loss Of g
limb or All eye or a11scye and g Imp, o.
both eyes. or two limbs, while actually
liz the service. 5sstt * q
'rhen there arc two, subsequent acts
Ains provision for&the widows OF soldiers
'hiiled In the active service, and Tor vet
Grams who have become disabled since
the war5Sas o. result of$Wounds received
OF the field OF #lattle, or for disability
resulting directly from ctIvc.si service.
Pay n.n in Full.JGi.
The general pension law requires ti,a !
tho auditor shall pay annually, 'ilt% run.
Gbcgnning on the. first day Of May, az
.tl,e3clnlms arising under the act of 1883,
1and shall then proceed on July LIST, OF
each, wear to pay those under the acts
OF 800 and Al 9O2.S 5.si 81 n III st 5a 5si 1T #
Tile pensioners under Tie act of#1SSS "a re
required TO be paid in ful, and il there
4 is not enough money left to pay the
full claims arising under the subsequent
acts, the auditor is required to prorate
tic amount among the claimants.
ut was found TINT tile appropriation OF.
two wears ago did not perniitfof the
Fun spyments OF the claims under3sthc
acts or. 190O&and 1902 after those under
the act OF 1855 had been discharged, aud
hence 1T is that the amount was Increased
TO 100000 This additional $4,000 gotten
through by Il Mr.. Cation, OF Alexandra,
will be used with the 10000 TO pay the
full amounts TO all classes OF pensioners
for, the next two years, but no part OF
a
those under the acts OF 1900 and 1902 who
failed to get their full sums during the
last two years. I; 4, 81
5ss3 Begin in May.
4 The settlement OF pension claims ln-
der tile act Of 1898, will begin on the
first day OF May. 1906. II is estimated
that about 5000 old veterans come with
in this class, and they receive annually
SIS, $50. o8or 500 each, according to the
limb nr8llimbs or members they have
LOST. The widows in this class receive
$40 each VIZ 3a35s
It is estimated that afters paying all
these claims In full enough Eof the
$4,000 will be left to tie those under
tho two subsequent acts, and the. paw
nient, OF the latter will begin on July
II, 1906.
There are bewcen 1000 and 10000 pen
soners under these two acts and they
receive annually So or $50 each and their
widows $25 each.
The Legislature made no other material
altera ton in tell law relating to the sub
jcct OF pensionssa at its recent session.