The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-08
PENSION WARRANTS
JUDGE FULLER SEEKS INFORMAL
 TIoN FROM STATE OFFICIALS.
Asks That Reiations Between Treasury and Veterans Re ExpIained- State Auditor Replies With
 Much Detail.


 In an effort to discover the exact soldiers stood with the State Treasury. as well as to still the complaints which had been put forth by many veterans. who. 1t Is. stated, were put to delay in the receipt of their pensions. let ter was addressed to State Auditor w.. w. Brandon by Commander John B. Fuller of Camp Lomax. The letter of MT. Fuller. asking certain questions in regard to the fund. upon which sub ject many of the veterans are unen- frightened. elicted a response from General Brandon, in which informa- ton was given In detail regarding the fund and it's distribution.
 The letter of Judge Fuller is as fol- lows:
 ''Gen. w. W. Brandon. Auditor of the
 State of Alabama:
 My Dear General: There has been much complaint among the ex-Confed- crate soldiers about pension money due them.
 T do not question the policy of the present State Government, and believe that 1t has done it's best for the vete- rams, but there is large amount of adverse criticism of you and the pres ent State Government. These veterans are patriots, and many of them, if necessary for the good of the State, will relinquish all claims for pensions, but they want to act inteiligently. as well as patriotically. Our State re- union will be held in few days. and we want information. VIII you kindly give me answers to the following in- quiries:
 What was the balance in the treas ury to the credit of the ex-Confederate soldiers pension fund at the end of the year 1905?
 What amount was collected for. and what amount was appropriated by the Legislature to, said fund in the years 1906 and 1907?
 "How much was appropriated and collected during the current year 1908?
 How much was paid to ex-Confeder- ate pensioners in the year 1906? "How much was paid them in the year 1907?
 How much has been paid them dur ing the current year 1908?
 ''What amount of said fund is now in the Treasury?
 Your answers to the above will be appreciated by many complaining ex- COnAeuotdtcs.
 fus Yours very truly.
 John B. Fuller
 Answering the query of Judge Fuller. the following letter was sent by Audi tor Brandon:
 MT. John B. Fuller, Montgomery, Ala:
 Dear Sir. Your letter of few days sinces to hand, and would have been answered sooner, but for the press of business in the office, which prevent ed my replying earlier. I take great pleasure in answering the questions propounded in your letter, and at any time that can be of assistance in giv- ing you any light on the pension mat ter, l assure you that will gladly do so, as l am anxious as anyone else that our old veterans shall receive every penny that is coming to them.
 'In answering your question for the year 1905, beg to state that the pen sioners received the maximum amount allowed by law. For the first class $50: the second, $50; the third, $40, and for the fourth. ss0.
 After paying the above amount. there was balance of $7.6Ot.71 left in the fund. which amount, under act approved Mareh {, 1901. pages l72-17S of the General Ae1s f 1901, was cov-
 For the year h-S they received the same as for 1905. the maximum amount. and there was s1s.95l. 06 covered into the general fund under Act formerly alluded 60. The amount appropriated for that year was S150.000. The amount collected for the year was S34s, ,201.06. The amount disbursed was S473,250. For the year 1s07-0S, the amount of balance to the credit of pen- sion fund, Oct. 1. 1907. was SS6OS62.7s The amount appropriated was $4O0.0o0
 'eThe amount disbursed from Oct. 1, 1907 to Sept. 30, 1908, was s7S5.275.25. There was, during the year 1S07-0s. S27, ,190 .e0 of warrants returned by Judges of Probate and cancelled and credited to the pension fund and dis bursed for the last quarters payment; which left balance of S2.77S.OS, which was placed to the credit of the fund for the year 190S-O9, as the new Code left out Section of the Act approved March 4. 1901, Pages 172-173. of the General Acas of 1901. Therefore. this allowed me to credit the balance left over from the pension fund of lsO7-0s, to the pension fund of 190S-Os. The oroo,,nt to the credit of the pension