Show ISI IS I ASKED fOR LAND Morris Memorial Provides Pensions Pensions Pensions Pen Pen- for fOI Veterans of I Indian Wars SOME ARE OVERLOOKED One Million Acres of Ground Wanted anted for Benefit of Soldiers In the House of or Representatives yesterday after afternoon oon a report was re received received received re- re from the the- committee on federal relations recommending the thc passage of ot the House joint memorial No 3 by D. D H H. Morris entitled Memorializing Congress to grant the state of ot Utah for tor the benefit of ot Indian veterans of or I Utah one million acres of land The memorial will take place on the calendar cal cal- calendar for tor Tue Tuesday da I The Tho memorial sets forth that from tho the year 1850 1510 up to and including the thc year 1879 there were Indian wars In which many of or the thc citizens of ot Utah were compelled to serve under mill mill- millI I tary discipline Attention ulso also is isI called to the fact oct that Congress has I passed a law Jaw granting pen pensions to those who served In the Indian wars Wat a of Utah between tho the years ears 1860 1550 and 1853 1863 but has made mad no provision for he relief relict of ot those serving In the tho wars since Ince 18 1863 3 The number of ot veterans yet et alive all is about fifteen hundred The memorial asks s that Congress grant to the state of Utah of ot the government government gov gov- lands In the state one million million mil ml- lion acres to be bo disposed ed of ot by the state board of land nd commissioners the proceeds to be applied as remuneration remuneration atlon for tor services given shen In Indian w wars rs to veterans their widows now living and the thc same Mme to be in lieu of or all an further further fur fur- ther her pensions other than those rant rant- ed cd and those for which applications have been filed In consideration of f granting this request tho the state will re relinquish relinquish re- re linquish all aJl claims for tor new pensions in the future The governor Is authorized authorized author author- to accept the appropriation In behalf behalf be be- half halt of the veterans The memorial provides that a copy of ot the resolutions be forwarded to th the tho representatives of ot the state In tn Congress Congress Congress Cong Cong- ress for presentation to the houses of t I Ithe the National Ass Assembly |