The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-02
Bill To Exempt
 Civil War Vets
$6,OOO
From Taxation on $6,000 Property-In Lieu of An nual Pension of $3O.

The bill providing a pension of $30 year for the old soldiers in lieu of exemption from taxes which was adopted in the House yesterday fol- lows:
 The following amendment offer ed by Senator Fenn was adopted:a "Ev- cry person resident in this state who has served in the army, navy, marine corps or revenue marine service of the United States during the Civil War and received an honorable dis charge therefrom, the widow resi- dent in this state, or if there be no such widow, the widowed mother res 1dent in this state, of every person who has so served and has died eith- CT during his term of service or af- ter receiving honorable discharge from said service, and the pensioned widows, fathers and mothers, resi- dent in this state, of soldiers, sailors and marines who served in the army navy or marine corps or revenue ma rine service of the United States dur ing the Civil War, shall be paid by the stateA as state aid, the sum ot $50 each. annually subject to such regulations as to proof of qualified tions to receive the same and as to thereof and receipt therefor as the comptroller shall prescribe. The ex- emption from taxation provided by section 2,315 of the general statutes and amendments thereof, of the prop erty of pensioned soldiers. sailors or marines of the United States. and of persons resident in this state who have served in the army, navy, ma rine corps or revenue marine service of the United States, or the widow, or widowed mother, or pensioned widow, father or mother of any such per son shall not apply to the property of any person entitled to state aid undef@the provisions of this act"
 Senator Peck said the bill will in- crease the expenses of the state a half million dollars every two years. In Danbury the pensions based on the amount of the exemptions would amount to SPA or s25 year. The diers home besides getting their pen sions from the national government
 Senator Park favored the bill. He said the first proposition was to in crease the exemptions to $3,000. The committee thought an exemption of increase the expenses of the state about $360,000 a year. The old sol diers are passing away and they would not be long with them. They should take care of them for the balance of their days.
 OSudIOI SIln St1lo lIS U1ll VIII place all old soldiers on an equality He favored it's passage.
 Senator Woodruff also supported the bill.
 Senator Peck said it took courage to appear in opposition to a proposi- tion which was supposed to be for the benefit of the old soldiers. Ae- cording to Senator Park the bill will increase the expenses of the state about $700,000. This means that il will be necessary to lay a state tax He said he was willing to go as far as anyone to benefit the old soldier He moved that the bill be tabled as he wanted an opportunity to draft an amendment to the bill.
 Senator Hooker said they all de- sired to act fairly by the old soldier But the effect of the bill will be to add to the income of the towns and to increase the expenses of the state He thought the<.townS should pay the pension of $50 a year.
 The motion to table was lost.
 Senator Donovan asked some ques- tions in relation to the effect of the bill and from the. answers it was ev- ident that the effect of the bill was not clearly understood. He thought the bill fought to be tabled.
 Senator Peck announced that he would vote for the bill from the house as amended by the amendment of Senator Fenn.
 The bill was passed, and on the motion of Senator Park the bill was transmitted to the house under sus- pension of rules.