Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 255, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 October 1914 — Bills to Pension Confederate Soldiers Under Consideration. [ARTICLE]

Bills to Pension Confederate Soldiers Under Consideration.

Here are. two bills, introduced during the present congress which will undoubtedly have favorable consideration in due time unless ,U)e people, by their ballots, express their disapproval of southern sectional domination of conrgess through a democratic caucus in both houses controlled by congressmen from the old 'lave states. In the House of Representatives, July 22, 1913. Mr. Edward ’ntroduced the following bill; which was referred to' the committee on pensions and ordered printed: A BlLL—Granting pensions to confederate veterans and widows oi ■ confederate veterans at the rate of. S3O per month. Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the Un‘ted States of America in congress assembled. That the secretary of the interior be, and fye is hereby authorized and directed to place on the pension roll the names o! all confederate veterans who served in the War between the states, and pay them a pension at the rate of S3O per month upon application and proper proof.

In the House of Representatives, July 2, 1913. Mr. Hobson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the committee on invalid pensions and ordered to be printed. A BILL—To equalize the pensions of confederate and union veterans. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in congress assembled, That the secretary of the interior is hereby authorized and directed to establish and maintain a roll of all confedei ate veterans pensioned by the several states, with the amount of the pension received by each Veteran, and with the amount each veteran would receive were he a veteran of the Union, and to pay to each confederate veteran, out of such money in the treasury as is not otherwise Appropriated, the ‘ difference between the two amounts: Provided, That in no case shall the amount paid by the. United States exceed the amoupt paid by the state.