The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-11
Cong. Scott Introduces Bill of
Interest to Kansans.
Would Reward Soldiers Who
Fought in Early Indian Wars.
POSTMASTERS OWEU. s.
President Taft Asked to Attend
Irrigation Congress.
Big Federal Appointments May
Be Made Today.

Washington, D. c., Jan. 11.-Con-
gresham Charles F. Scott has intro
duced a bill in the house to extend
the provisions, limitations and bene-
fits of the pension act of June 81. 1880,
to the surviving officers and enlisted
men of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth
regiments of Kansas volunteer cavalry
who served ninety days or more and
were honorably discharged under the
United States military authorities in
the Indian wars of 1857. 1868 and
1869; and also. to include the sur
viving widows, minor children and
dependent parents of such officers and
enlisted men.
He also presented a bill to correct
the military record of William N.
Davis of Kansas.
Congressman Phil Pitt Campbell
presented a bill for the relief of reg
listers and receivers of the United
States land offices in the state of Kan
sas. 1t provides that any one or more
of the registers and receivers of the
land offices in the state of Kansas
upon whom was imposed the respon-
sibility of making sale and disposition
of the Delaware Indian trust lands,
the Iowa Indian trust lands and the
Indian trust lands of the United Tribe
of the Wea, all in the then territory
of Kansas and thereafter state of
Kansas, who performed services in the
location of military bound land war
rants, may bring suit in the court of
claims against the United States, or
the said tribe of Indians, or both, to
determine the claim of the plaintiffs
| the sale of certain lands or for locat-
ing military bounty land warrants
I According to the bill, the court
shall have jurisdiction to hear and de-
termine cause and to render judgment
on the merits of the cases, the attor-
ney general to appear in behalf OF
| the tribe of Indians. Either party feel
| ing aggrieved at the decision Of the
court of claims may appeal to the
supreme court of the United States.
| Mr.. Campbell also presented a bill
| increasing the pensions of John H
Carter, Francis M. Dawson, Albert B.
Thompson, James L. Canaday, George
r. Battle, Paschal Y. Moss, Sarah G.
Bloxom, Abram Mann, John L. Sum-
ner, David D. Clements, Benjamin r.
Hubbard, Stephen P. Hulgan, George
w. Fugate, Samuel J. Ellis, William
w. Chambers, Joseph W. McNair
Capt. ]. w. Farrell, Avis Sharp, Je-
| rome e. Beck, Chauncey Atkinson,
Osmer c. Coleman, Robert B. Rhodes,
Nancy ]. Cox, Christopher c. Showal-
| ter, Madison Stout; also, bill for the
relief of Benjamin Day, c. E. Moore,
William T. Grady and Samuel T. King.
| Congressman Dan R. Anthony in
PRODUCED a bill authorizing and direct
| ing the secretary of war to permit the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
company to extend it's tracks on the
military reservation at Fort Leaven-
| worth for the purpose of connecting
the proposed tracks with the govern
ment terminal switch tracks on the
reservation. A provision in the bill
| is that the railroad extension shall be
made without any expense to the gov
eminent.
Mr.. Anthony also presented a meas