From the Hazelnut Courier, 18 Feb 1904.

More evidence on the theory Confederate Rolls were purged.

"Representative Cavett of Nuxbee county, has introduced a bill in legislature providing for the cutting off of the pension roll of the state of all negroes.
There are, according to Mr. Cavett's figures furnished from the pension clerk, over three hundred negroes drawing pensions which aggregate annually
nearly ten thousand dollars. He says he served four years in the war and never saw a negro fire a gun or participate in a battle in any capacity. He says
they rendered no service to the Confederate government, and they are not entitled to share the small sum appropriated by the state for the old and poor
soldiers."

The pension rolls were administered by each county in the State of Mississippi by a pension board. Each board had to have, if possible, at least one ex-Confederate official as a member. Every year applicants had to reapply for pension money and go before the board and prove their case. Multiple witnesses were brought forth to swear
each applicants case for service related disabilities and proof of service, plus, a search of the archived records would also be used to approve or deny a claim.

The honorable Mr. Cavett believes they are all lying, and puts forth a blanket law forbidding them their claims based on their race.

Simpson County allowed for several African American pension claims, at least one was for a soldiers pension. It seems Simpson relied on witnesses for approval, not the service records.