| Show FOR UTAh UrlAH AU Ait VETERANS Senator Letter I lolI This letter line lIas been Leen received by Sen atom from the he commissioner r of 01 peu pensions In answer to II a letter ot of In InquIry fromn him Department ot of the tho InterIor of cit WashIngton Sept 21 I 1902 OZ lion Iton Jo Joseph I f Salt LUkI CIt City Utah response to 10 your our communication of the lust In the bureau on tilt itt In which you ou state statu lint n a number of 01 persons In your sta state te Volun cored and rendered service to the thA States In the various wars warB In tile the Act ct of Juno June 27 21 1902 but that In sonic flom In g rolls containing their Were wert not made malIe up and tiled In the war wor depart department bent ment or le regularly issued and Inquire what can enn be done by the I bureau Lureau to supply the tho missing rolls and furnish substitute II roof whIch will be I to tIme the department I have havethe the tho honor to tn you that the bureau n Ii the of 01 claims under said 1111 art act Its well Ol as under the thenet thenet net or of Jul July 27 1892 Is in governed In th the determination of 01 the lie of the tip b by reports from the war department or where no re record record cord of service In those thos soano is III on tile file filen n t the w war r department b by reports from lit auditor ot of the treasury treasur for hoe war department It will be 1 rioted noted hint said Act of Julie JUM 27 1902 provides 9 That t theme thele is III no record ot of on ln il 11 ii muster IntI the tho service or of I Iho lie ho States in III nn tiny or of the Iho in this net tho lie record of pay II by the United States shah II be accepted O as full amid all satisfactory proof of inteli service In point It thAt soldiers serving In iii t arll furnished their own and In many In no s wre vere nor rn tiny kept lit ott hit lilace ot of dl of nl the thie nor of oC the ht Ito In the tho service o of these Ilese soldiers ovas lIdell hence eon Con gross b by this legislation has hilA taken rom lOto ho war sam department ho exclusiVe rl right ht C I f JI till 10 character anol of service selce rendered rendel In these wars vars Where the lie records of the war tall fail to holl enlistment or mu muster ter Into th service of lit s i no all 1111 of the wars mentioned In time the oct lct rota time the accounting of Leers of the treasury show lug 11 that timi for serviCe WaR wiil lie be accepted In lieu ot of saId Mill war 1 I department Vet el respectfully E B A WAItE Commissioner |
