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Show NAMES OF JEN IN INDIAN WAR The commissioners of Indian war records, who hae been in session at Salt Lake lty for a number of days past, have been In the field the greater great-er part of the last nine months, during dur-ing at which tlmo they have visited every ev-ery county In tho state, and, generally speaking, all the larger places In each county. Tho commissioners hoped to finish their labors last Saturday, but It was found that there then remained remain-ed many who desired to register and it was considered advisable to remain In session until Saturday next, and to hold a session, beginning on February Febru-ary 2S, and continuing for one week, at which one commissioner should be present, at Cedar City, Provo and logan. Mr. Weswood to be at Provo. .dr. Pratt at Logan and Mr. Archer at Cedar City, and these sessions a ill w ind up the work of the commla-loners, commla-loners, so far as registration is concerned. con-cerned. It has been Impossible for hem to make It convenient for ev-.ry ev-.ry veteran to register, but they have abored constantly and faithfully in Jielr Interest and by holding thefce i sessions In the different parts of the state hope to make it possible for tho greater part of those not registered regis-tered to do so. Functions of Commission. There seems to be a widespread misunderstanding of the purpose of thl6 commission and of the effect of being registered by it- The cornmis sion itself cannot procure pensions for veterans, neither does registration, at this tlmo, aid in the procurement Of pensions. There Is no state or United Unit-ed States law authorizing the payment pay-ment of pensions for any service in Indian wars in Utah, performed later lat-er than 1S53. For service in tlje "Walker war." for a period r.t more than thirty days, rendered In '53 or prior thereto a pension may be obtained ob-tained upon proper proof made to the pension department at Washington. Washing-ton. As many of tJie veterans of the Indian In-dian wars of tho state were reaching reach-ing an advanced age, and as thero was no full and authentic records of the services performed, or of those participating therein, tho legislature took steps to secure the best record practicable at this late day, by the appointment of the commission. If congress shall, in the future, consider consid-er the extension of pension leglsla-t'on leglsla-t'on bo as to cover services rendered later than 1853 this record wlll.be of assistance In securing favorablo action, aud If the laws are extended it will form a partial basis for the individuals registered upon which to bafe thflr personal claims. Broader Pension Legislation. The enactment of the law creating tho commission was favored strongly by the Indian War Veterans' association associa-tion and the association will use its best efforts to secure broader pension pen-sion legislation, and to this end it was suggested at its last meeting that such of the veterans as felt so disposed dis-posed should contribute Jl to a general gen-eral fund to defray the expenses of necessary committees. As a matter of convenience this has been paid In many Instances to the commission and by It turned over to Mr. Lambert, Lam-bert, tho quartermaster of the Veterans' Veter-ans' association. This is purely a veterans' fund, to be used for the veterans' joint Interest, the expenses of the commission being paid wholly by the state. The record taken by the commission commis-sion will remain on flli In the offlco of the adjutant general, and whether or not the hope of the veterans In the way of pensions Is realized, tho record Itself will perpetuate the early history of the state and the names of tboso who so well helped to make it- |