Show SENATOR SMOOT FAIR PLAY shall patriotic citizens who responded to tho the call ot of duty and pei formed military service actively during hostilities tili ties be reimbursed for or such euch by t tio lie federal government no not t withstanding standing tile fact that their names in do riot hot appear on oil the official ollI cial stor of the war department senator iteen rcck smoot of utah believes thare are certain specific in play demand reimbursement to state slate aud and territorial troops kroopf under such such circumstances strong in this belief senator Seii ator smoot Is battling in confer center once enco for pit an amendment to the so called heating bill 11 II 11 it granting pons pension of 20 per month to veterans of tile tho indian wars and campaigns and 12 per month to the widows of such veterans senator smoots anion amendment dment applies to tile tho specific case of tho comparativo pa handful of of the territorial militia of utah who were called into active service ti by order of general thil phil sheridan at the time or of the ho indian war bethoon 51 and 62 years ago these theeo men by order ot of gen sheridan Pher idan formed an attacking force against the invading and their murderous tind pillaging allies at that time all the regular not nol alora wore were actively engaged in battling with other hostiles host ho stiles llos protecting tho the malls malla etc and had it not boon for the prompt response of no fio U utah ta b militia a massabro mas sacro of women site aiu children and barot destruction destruct ron or OF property by the would have resulted I 1 bonded to call of distress senator smoot believes that the gallant utah militia who so BO promptly responded to gen S 0 S call at the time of grave danger should bo be and reimbursed imbur sed by the united states gov rtin tont now that a hill bill to pension adian war veterans la Is near passage y congress Congre cB tile tho benator has fallen aliat he hol lovea to bo be tho necessary to secure fair play and bocog atlon for tile tho militiamen who at heir own ex ponso armed and equip od cd by tho the territory of utah recoiled tile tho rod invaders more than air a century ago all wo vo ask lil la justice sanator smoot sald said to a s represents ivo alvo oththo national I 1 tribune ina 0 that ond and I 1 have prepared two substitute amendments to the ilie indian wars wara pension now in conference the senate and house bouso of representatives senator there were nine amond amendments ments to tho the bill as it came over from rom tile house eight bight of these wore were agreed to and objection was only urged to the tha amendment of at senator smoot in ho he spirit of fair air play ho he submitted twp tap substitute amendments either to e selected to cover the objections obJection ito to his original amendment tho the substitute amona amendments monts follow provided that when there to Is no record ot of service or payment payi nent ar tor treasury Depar tho the applicant who arved or ved in tile tho campaigns in tho the blackhawk Black hawl indian war in n utah from rom 1836 1866 to 1867 inclusive maya may establish service by the pay day rolls heretofore submitted s U to to congress on march 22 1868 1869 as d in tho the of representatives mis doe doc 0 io o 19 congress first drat session provided that when there thera la Is no record of 0 service or payment tor for same eaino in tho the war department or treasury department tho the applicant who served in tile alio campaigns in the Dlack blackhawk hawk indian war in n utah from 1866 1806 to 1867 inclusive 0 may establish tv imla tho the service by tho 0 davit bt b the applicant at present cirk on A od au the office emco of tho the n alje f r I 1 pt k the tha stata of 0 utah s aday u I 1 4 having boon been comptis tl tk of 4 ak treated created by tho 41 ot the S ta t to 0 of ui t la nn but VM bifid set ial MRS R E lie FA copy of alls ails IV n Pj Ont 4 10 lo c ID refer r aliph 1 ls petit brov slon 0 9 BW eli a complete ot of tho raen men who to dodl ap mo aho ans call 0 in o city li U earl era art ago the rosta of fit cial records nt it utah altah both 0 a wy sudha ier y close of the tha I 1 c ax jaa jaa acar Y r oj fujiu gic ial ko feat j t I 1 ma jl gat ii va aft ar an hoot iosty arts oi or V IM v flo P fil A 0 hurvie ra M 1 euglow to iti utho their lr ol dage smoot has received roc elved M 0 I 1 communications front from re regular gular nl ni dfora who served jn indian ara request Pg him tovo atrom his position in n belia f 0 lilia troops in ili ord r tha t ill 4 y its or alii A 10 fa 1 it 0 f donator says rays bet stand for or th rai aen e who bod od 0 lives to tw the call of dt gallant phil tt la dishis hla opt op t pinion aoh all otate antt and mil R real p if bety 10 8 9 pral baand fand other afi 9 baiera Bl iera 0 ral golej tile iho ro re cot 0 of tle war Department th the u r y notwithstanding and aid h nhat lie ho is s right S ot 6 in p p tuo stand he hag ha two 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