Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-26
CONFEDERATE PENSIONS
INCREASED BY 100000
Made Possible by Diversion
of Memorial Library Fund
Balance.
GAME DEPARTMENT
Iehrcs Estimated Working balance
In state Treasury or
SI2O,OO0.

with The amounts appropriated to
each and every state institution
and department., as made nv thn
members OF The Senate and House
Joint Appropriations Committee nm
changed and only minor reduc,iors
made in salaries of State emploves
In four instances, House hill No
34o. known ns the Representation.
bill" passed the House OF Dolepate.
last evening at 7:a5 o'clock, practi-
cally as 1t came from committees
other than that the approximation
for pensions for Confederate veterans
was increased from 100000 to 81
100000. The vote was SIS ayes to 8
noes.
Amendments to the bill offered
from the floor increased the appro-
priations by s1OS,eoO. while the orig
innl appropriations were decreased
by amendments by an estimated total
OF S72, 100, the chief reduction com
Ing through the Gibson amendment,
which holds the fees of commits
sioncrs of the revenue, in assessing
property fog taxation and collecting
and distributing records OF assess
ments. TO the 1918 basis. cfrectine
saving estimated at S66,666, the
net increase to the bill as presented
being estimated at sS6,750 for each
of the two years. leaving an estl-
mate working balance in the treasury
Of about $4,000.
Carries Total OF S:3.OS:, 3i8.7S.
The appropriations bill, as amend
ed and passed. carries total Of
S23.9s2.346.75 for tho years ending
February IS, 1923, and February 90,
1924.
The bill will be engrossed MS rapid
ly as possible and sent to the Sem
ate for concurrence.
The roll call vote on the measure
follows:
Ayes-Adams. Anderson. Bagby,
Boatwright. Bowles. Bright, Brown.
j Sinclair: Brown. Mayo, c.: Camp
bell. Deans. DeFriece. DigGs, Dot
son. Filler, Ewcll, Fletcher, Ford,
Fuller. Gibson. Graham, Gray, J. Wal
ter: Had lon. Henderson. Hcndley
Hicks. w. T.: Hoover, Claude ~,
Horner. iinrsley, Jeffreys, Jones,
James. T., Keen. keezcll, Long. Mof-
fet, Norris. Nottingham, Page, Pat
tcrson. Pratt. Price. Ramsey. Rev,
Shepherd. Sinclair. Smith. Charles F.;
Smith. +. Hugh: Smith, Lemuel F.;
Enell. ST. Clair. Story. Stuart. Tur-
ner. Tyler. Warren, Charles r.: Wit
lis woodvillc, Young Brewcr-6S.
Nocs-Beatie, Craft, Gordon. Hall.
Hicks, T.. ~: Hylton. Smithcy. War
rem. b. SIS.
increase Confederate Pensions.
The increase for the Confederate
veterans came as the faithful work OF
Delegate Samuel l.. Adams. OF Hall
fax: Delegate C. ]. Campbell. OF AM
hcrSt. and Delegate John w. RAM
sey. of Henry, assisted by Delegate
y. Lindsay Gordon. OF Louisa. whose
amendment to divert the balance of
100000 in the treasury to the credit
OF the memorial library fund to the
fund for Confederate pensions pre-
vailed. Various members expressed
themselves In favor of material in
crease in pensions. and Delegate J.
Fulmcr Bright. OF Richmond who has
bill pending for an appropriation
FOR Il memorial building, yielded
gracefully. saying: II cannot let my
sentiment for a memorial TO tho world
war veterans interfere with pensions
LOT lUt N'6SfdHS-
The diversion OF the estimated ball
ancc OF 100000 In the memorial IL
brary fund to the pension fund COM
plctcs the diversion of tho entire
memorial library fund as provided
for by the Acts OF 1920. the Appropria-
tons Committee having borrowed
sl50.000 for the genera! fund In order
to raise the amount needed TO meet
the demands OF the appropriations
bill
Text OF Distributing Clause.
The distributing clause OF the PEN
sion fund now reads:
out of this appropriation OF
Si.000,000 shall he paid to each PEN
sioner in the several classes now on
the pension roster or hereafter placed
on the pension roster, who Is entitled.
under the act approved February IS.
1913, To $3.50 year for total blind
ness. $500: to SIS year for total
disability. $50: TO s55 for partial dis T
ability. Si25 and TO SIS year for
loss OF limb. $50, and to each widow
OF soldier. and who Is entitled by
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