The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-02
UTAH REVENUE CLAIMS
Transferred From Omnibus to GEN.
eral Deficiency Bill.
RAWLINS TAKES ACTION
CONFIDENT THAT APPRoPRIA-
TIoN WILL BE EIADE.
DR.. lifts Lectures On the Roberts
Case - Fears Mormonism Will
Flourish If Roberts Is Seated
Appropriation For the Heirs of
James Bridger, Wyoming Pioneer.
Especial to The Herald.)

| Washington, March 1.-The Utah in
ternal revenue claims were at the last
moment dropped out of the Teller ON
nibus claims bill, to bring the measure
down to the total limit to which the
house conferer5 were willing to agree.
! Senator RawIins has, however, received
assurance from Chairman Allison and
Senator Teller t:lat these items will be
added to the general deficiency bill. now
pending in the senate. and insisted on
in conference. He is confident that
! they will become law at this session.
The omnibus bill, as it finally passed,
carried $4,000 for the heirs of james
| Bridger. He erected in western Wyo-
ming in 1S43 the trading post known as
Fort Bridger, the premises enclosed
embracing 1893 acres. In 1851 the Unit
ed States army under General Albert
Sidney Johnston took possession of this
property, the government making q
lease on it and agreeing to pay a rental
of $500 peg year. when Bridger should
establish his title to the land, the Unit
ed States to have the right to purchase
at any time, for $40 600. Bridger claimed
title to 5000 acres of land through
grant from the Mexican government of
Upper California, the site of the post
being then in Mexico, bat having lost
his papers was unable to legally sub
stantiate his claim, consequently ne re-
ceiVed nothing from the government for
the use of the premises claimed by him.
Nor was the property ever restored to
him.
He claimed that had ne not surren-
dered possession to the United States
troops he could have perfected title. but
owing to the fact that he gave his time
and attention to pioneering, acting as
a guide much Of the time, he was ig-
norant of the requirements and lost op-
portunities which, under other circum-
stances, would have come TO him.
UNCOMPAHGRE ALLOTMENTS.
The Indian appropriation bill author
ICES Secretary Hitchcock to approve
eighty-three allotments made by the
UncCnpahgTe commission to Indians
within the former Uncompahgre reser-
walton in Utah, and to issue patents in
manner and form as provided by ex-
listing law, provided that no allotment
which conflicts with any entry or loca-
ton under the act of 1897. declaring
the unallotted lands of the reservation
except those containing gilsOnite, as
phat, elaterite or other like substances
open for entry and location on that
date, shall be approved.
The Indian appropriation bill carries
1000 for the education and support of
the children of the Shebft. Cedar City,
Muddy, Panaca and other Indians in
the. southern part of Utah, and for the
purchase of the necessary land and
building sites, erection of buildings,
their equipment and furnishing.
ILIFF ON ROBERTS CASE
The Evening Star of this evening de-
votes nearly q page to the history of
the Roberts case. The local papers
also give space to a report of q ser
mon by Rev. T. c. Tiff of Salt Lake,
delivered at the Foundry church. The
case of Roberts, the speaker said was
particularly fragrant, as he was one of
those instrumental in framing the con-
stitution of the state and in giving per-
sonal pledges that Utah, when admit
ted, would not tolerate polygamy. A
few days ago, he continued, a polyga-
mist had been offered senatorship by
the legislature of Utah, a sufficient
number of the legislators to insure his
election having called upon him and
offered him the position. Fearing to
arouse the same opposition as Roberts
had, the candidate refused. 1t was
only a result of the general opposition
that other polygamists We're kept out
VI POnel' do tiCy ASellC CO INT u-CiJ
from the rest of the country. If, how
ever, Roberts is allowed quietly to take
his seat. the speaker believed that this
would prove a great discOura cement to
the mission workers, and would great
ly advance the cause of Mormonism.
Joshua r. Clark was today appointed
postmaster at GrantsvilIe, Tooele coun-
ty. Utah, vice w. H. Vanderhof, re-
moved.
A pension of IS per month was today
granted to Jonathan Cox of Boise.