Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-01-26
LEROY, BROWN AND EASTMAN.
SAN JUAN COUNTRY DOCUMENTS.
Nomination. Connrmrd.--A Report
benied.-No Apprecinbic change
In BinIno's Condition.

WASifiNdfoN, ID. O., Jan. 2b.-The
Democratic members OF tho House
subcommittee on appropriations adopt.
ed amendments today changing the
pension law OF 1890. The following
were the principal changes: That no
widow shall receive a pension under
the act OF 1890 unless married 10 the
soldier prior to 1870; that no person shall
receive pension under the net OF 1890
unless disabled In ser yicc from manual
labor, and In the receipt OF an income
Of less than $500 "a year, aud that no
NONRESIDENT OF the United States shall
receive pension unless actually dis
ablod In the service.
Another amendment provides for
the appointment OF commission to
consider the Necessary mo II flcatlOns In
the pension laws and repJfta Mt the next
Congress. They were adopted by
vote Of three 10 two, the Democratic
members Mutchler, O'Noil aud Inv.
ingston voting yen aud Grout aud
Bingham nay. The fight against the
amendments will be carried by til.
Republican members into the full
committee on appropriations, which
has yet 10 act upon tue bill. II the
amendments get out VI the committee
lively fight Ia the House Ia certain.
The blli rs framed by the majority Il
tho subcommittee also d e. away with
pension agencies throughout the cuun.
try, and provides for the payment OF
pensions by checks directly from the
treasury department.; abolishes the ex.
animation VI applicants by surgeons,
aud provides for the appointment OF |
100 special examiners 10 hereafter
make examinations.
O'Neil, OF Mississippi, speaking for
the mt j1fiiy OF the members aud their |
reasons fOr making the proposed |
ch ,nges, said:
"rhcIe is no disposition on the part
Of the majority OF this House to take a |
pentiOn away from man who de.eTyes
II, or from any man who became dis. |
ahled while In the Union Army. The
country wants the pension list reduced, |
but II does not want a eingle worthy |
pensioner stricken from tho rolls. IL |
seems TO the committee that certain |
persons are entitled to pensions, but 1t |
should stop there"
Grout, OF Vermont, one OF the Re.
publican members Of the sub.commit. |
tee, said the Republican minority was
against the amendments, and would
oppose them In this full committee and
la tbs House.
EASTMAN To lie SUSPENDED.
Secretary Noble today addressed u
communication 10 the commissioner
OF Indian affairs, setting forth his
conclusions In tue matter Of the strain.
ed relations between j. Leroy Brow
OF the United States army, acting In.
dian agent Mt Pine Ridge, aud DIR.
Charles A. Eastman, tue Sioux Indian
agency physician. Thu secretary's
conclusion II that the good OF the scr.
vice RED Ilres that DR.. Eastman shall
be suspended from acting as physician
at Pine Ridge agency, and unless DR..
Eastman eau be assigned or appointed
TO another place he IL willing 10 ac-
cept within the next iiiteeu days, he
must resign or he will be removed,
The secretary finds that there Ia no
ground 10 find fault with
the conduct OF Acting Agent Brown
In this connection.
LAMAR's FUNERAL.
Chief Justice Fuller Of the Supreme
Court OF the United States aud Asso.
ciate Justices Blatcnford, Brewer,
Brown and the attaches OF the court
left by a special car tonight enroute to
Macon, Ca, to attend the funeral of
the late Justice Lamar, which will
take place Friday.
REGARDISG ARIZONA.
Governor Murphy oi Arizona, In
speaking OF the Republican senatorial
caucus yesterday, which was adverse
to the admission Of Arizona as state,
says:
"This action is by no means final, as
many senators have expressed their
Intention to investigate further. IL Ii
absolutely untrue that Arizona Is
afflicted with burdensome debt, or
that poverty exists anywhere within
her borders. We propose to fight re-
,pectiully, but earnestly, and the
country at large Ia with us. Further
colonial bondage for any OF the terri
.orles IL becoming distasteful to the
American people"
THE San JUAN COUNTRY.
Secretary Noble transmitted today,
In response TO "A resolution OF the
House, his report concerning the ex-
scutivs order Of November 10, by =.
which that part Of Utah lying west OF
he ll0lh meridian be- rest red 10 the
public domain with all CORES
Dondence on the subject. The
documents show that this land
was thrown open to settlement
or the purpose OF allowing the people
II the United States the Opp0rtu atty OF {
exploring the placer fields In search OF :
,old and other valuable minerals. All =
he facts connected with the restora.
ion were published generally through ,
nut the west at the time the Presidents y
PROCLAMATION was Issued. !
A telegram was received today from !
Colonel Hunt OF the army, reporting J.
hat no pr0spectors had or were intrud.
ng on the Navajo reservation.
BLAINE No WORSE. ,,
DIR. johnson paid his usual night
'isit to Mr.. Blaine Mt q O'Clock. He \
aid the patient was resting comfort. a