| Show AT washington we have had two hearings before the senate committee on I 1 indian affairs in relation to the bill for the removal of the south ern ute indians indiana into san juan cou county uty utah we were accorded a very full and patient hearing the committee seemed desirous to obtain the facts and manifested much in terest te in the matter matte senator dawes 1 l the chairman appeared willing to hear both sides as indeed did all the other members I 1 believe this subject in all its bearings Is now better understood than in the jhb last session of congress senators teller and wolcott of colorado both made speeches in its favor delegate caine and myself were heard on the question of compensation pensa tion to the settlers if they are to be removed so that they may be fairly and justly dealt with and not turned adrift to hunt bunt new homes without means in my opinion the sentiment is strongly in favor of paying the sett settlers lert fairly for their claims and ten years of hard toll toil we also had two meetings with a subcommittee committee sub of the house on indian affairs delegate caine attended and did good work in behalf of utah we have another meeting tomorrow before the house committee which I 1 hope may end our don doings w with th committees I 1 look for the darato the bill being reported favorably vor ably I 1 believe that an appropriation will bema be made deto to cover settlers claims and that anew a new commission will be appointed by the secretary of the interior to repair to that county and settle with the claimants we urged upon the tha committee the great necessity of prompt action on the part of the government either to remove the Ind indians laDS there at once or stop all further proceedings ings looking to that end to reopen the land for settlement and let the settlers goon and obtain titles to their claims and be protected in their rights the bill is opposed by oue oe Fro professor fessor painter a paid lobbyist and agent iu in the employ of the indian rights bights association but it is ably defended by all of of f colorados colorado congressional delegation who area are a power in n congress they are all in favor of full compensation to the delegate caine alne is fully alive to the interests of his constituents and has a growing glowing power in congress those declarations of the first presidency and the distributions of the K history of utah are having a very marked influence for good members of congress seem willing to be informed correctly as regards utah and the mormons cormons Mor mons I 1 may say bay the same as to the people wherever I 1 have traveled they are more willing to hear our side than they were twenty years ago when I 1 was east before they have been filled with lies till they have become surfeited and now a little of the truth to Is quite refreshing it is forty nine years since I 1 was last in washington it was then a right smart village and one needed to be web footed to travel about the streets af but now I 1 think it la Is the finest city on this continent with beautiful broad avenues and streets nice parks and plenty of them all kept sweet and clean with no fences round them but open to rich and poor alike the city seems like one grand hotel or boardinghouse boarding house while congress is in session after that I 1 am told it is a dull place it is a poor spot I 1 think for the poor man P F A HAMMON fi washington D C january 1890 I 1 |
