Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-06-16

| They have violated the spirit, II not the
letter Of the law creating the commits
sion, and they have cast a stigma upon
the fair name Of Dakota. All this has
been done that horde Of unscrupulous
politicians and their servile tools might
acquire lands or money by other than
legitimate means. 1t is a fact, which
can be proved, that some of the corrup-
tionists whose conspiracy eliminated sa-
| tisfactorily TO their wishes, were less
but who in that time have spent thou
sands Of dollars in luxurious living, and
acquired landed interests i'm various
parts of the territory, for corrupt con.
sideration.
| The following are the resolutions pase-
ed by the commission upon their locat-
ing the capital.
| Resolved, That the tract of ground
this day selected as the site Of the capitol
building of this territory, be surveyed
and laid out as prescribed by act Of the
| legislature, and that Of this tract not to
exceed twenty acres shall be set apart
as the capitol grounds and the remain
der shall be divided into lots and blocks
Resolved, That the committee on
grounds be authorized to engage the
services Of a competent surveyor and Of
such assistants as may be necessary TO
do the work of laying out the said tract
of ground, and the compensation Of such
surveyor and assistants shall be paid out
of the funds under the control Of this
commission
Resolved, That the plat Of such survey
shall be prepared and laid before this
commission with all convenient speed.
Resolved, That the chairman Of this
commission be authorized and directed
to take such steps as may be requisite to
complete the donations guaranteed TO
the territory on behalf Of the place Sc
lected as the seat Of government.
Resolved, That Messrs. Hughes, Spald-
ing Mckenzie, Belding and Thompson
are appoited a building committee and
are authorized and instructed to canse
to be issued notice architects asking for
plans and specifications for the capitol
building, and take such action as may
be necessary TO secure plans for said
building as provided by the law.
John u. Belding when asked by the
Pierre Signal reporter the reason Pierre
didn't get the capital, replied:
"Oh, well, that's hard toxell and there
are probably several reasons. Pierre
wasn't worked up or represented on the
road, ut all. Nobody from Pierre was
with the commission when it went to
Fargo and nobody would have been if
hadn't teleeraphed to Mr.. Wells myself
He got there about the time we were to
begin voting"
What other reasons can You give?"
"WclI, the Northern Pacific and Mil
waukee roads furnished special cars,
palace dining cars, etc, and sent men
along with us. The Northwestern didn't
break its neck over us. but held us at
every little station half hour waiting
for some freight to switch by. Again
the former roads took us to Mnnetonka,
and gave us excursions into Montana,
etc. All Of these little things count, you
know"
The reporter knew and proceeded to
ask how the outside influence business
was managed
"Why, the public at large have no
idea of what influences were brought to
bear on us. There was a most powerful
attempt made by Mitchell. At one time
that town had sixteen delegates riding
in the same car with us. They includ-
ed bankers, lady lobbyists and old Ale
xander Mitchell himself.