The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-17
TIlLMAN BILL TO
PASS COMMITTEE
AUTHOR OF MEASURE TO REPAY
COTTON TAX" TO cONFEDER.
ATES AND THEIR WIDOWS CON-
FERs WITH CRISP COUNTY REP.
RESENTATlVES.

With other Crisp county Confeder-
ate veterans, Judge w. II. Malone re-
turned home few days ago from the
National Reunion in Washington al
ter one of the most successful and
enjoyable occasions CT the kind that
has ever been held. While in Wash
ington Judge Malone visited the Geor-
gia senators, Smith and Hardwick, and
also called on Congressman Crisp of
the Third, all of whom he found al
fable and congenial gentlemen.
1t was the pleasure of Judge Malone
and others of Crisp's representation
at the reunion to also visit Senator
Tillman of South Carolina. author of
the bill to pay Confederate Veterans
and their widows life pensions from
the National treasury, reciting that
the Cotton Tax" was illegally collect
ed. and provided for an appropriation
of 00,0OO,OOO for this purpose.
bill of this nature offered by Mr.. Till
man in the last congress was not ia
vorably reported by the house com
mittee, though, according to his state
ment to Mr.. Malone and others, he
feels confident that his present bill
will get a favorable report.
This bill reads as follows:
A Bill to pay to Confederate Sol
diers and to the widows of Confed-
crate soldiers $500 and $50 per month
during the remainder of their lives.
Whereas large amount of money,
approximately $10O,O0O,OO0, was Sc
cured and collected from the people
of the south during the Civil War and
the reconstruction period that follow
ed from the following named sources:
First, from captured and abandoned
property; second, from confscated
property; and, third, from the collec-
ton of the cotton tax from eighteen
hundred and sixty-three to eighteen
hundred and sxty-eight; and
Whereas what is known as the cot
ton tax" was illegally collected; and
Whereas the south prior to the
Civil War and since that time abun-
dainty proved her loyalty to the Un-
ion; gamely lost without murmuring
four million slaves values at $4,000
600 900; gave to the country much in
military service and added much ter
ritory by the genius and diplomacy of
her statesmen; and
Whereas fifty years after the unfor-
tunate struggle between the states
there exists only scattered remnant
of the gray chivalry that rarely lost
battle, many Of whom are MANNED
and unable to work; and
Whereas it is desirable to destroy
the last vestige of sectional feeling
and emphasize the fraternal spirit
that should obtain in a happily reunit-
ed country and to permit generous
anu d just SONcthHuSHI / IcCoHIpCHo0
in part, the south for her losses not
justified by the stern demands of war;
and
Whereas it is practically impossible
to restore the "cotton tax" illegally
collected or other property confiscated
to the people from whom it was taken
during and after the war; and
Where as the surviving soldiers of
the Confederacy are conspicuous and
deserving representatives of said sec
ton: Therefore
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Unit,
ed States of America in Congress, as
sembled. that upon the passage of this
Act there shall be paid to each sol.
der who served in the Confederate
Army and to the widow Of any Con,
federate soldier the sum of $500 and
that in addition to such payment such
soldiers and such widows shall be
paid quarterly the sum of $50 per
month each during the remainder of
their lives.
Sec 9 That this Act shall be admin
istered by the Treasury Department
of the United States.
Sec. s. That to carry out the pro-
visions of this Act the sum of $780,
600 900 be. and the same is hereby, APP
propriated
Sec. 4. That this Act shall be in
force from and after its passage.
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