The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-03-08
PASSED lTovER HIS HEAD.

representatives oJ DdR0t0, W tae
Matter of Churches reto Of the
Hot Springs Soldiers
Home Bill
In THE HOUSE. WEDNESDAY FEB. 81, 1889.
The committee on Judiciary submit
ted the following report:
Mr.. SPEAKER:
Your committee on Judiciary to
which was referred House Bill No. SO
together with the communication of
the Governor accompanying the same
containing his objections thereto, have
had the same under consideration.
Tho Governors first objection that
the amount appropriated is insufficient
We deem untcnablc. The citizens of
Hot Springs donate all the building
stone. Lumber can bs provided from
mills in the immediate vicinity and
great share Of the expense will be OBJ
waited. Iowa home. accommodating
$50. was built for s36,50O. Minnesota
appropriated bu, Sh0,Ou0, and $4,000
of that was used in the purchase Of a
site.
| His objection that home is not
needed is Just as easily answered. From
the hest obtainablf source there are
loo destitute old soldiers in Dakota who
desire to enter u Soldiers Home. Out
Of the seventeen states named hy tho
Governor as having no Soldiers Home.
six are territories. five are Democratic
strnnghclis and three have National
| Homes. Dakota has been settled since
! the war and largely by old soldiers. II
is estimated that Dakota has 5000 old
soldiers. and at least 2O0 old soldiers
are beng wholly or partially support
ed by the Grand Army of the Repnl,-
lie.
'Ihe Governor mentions Indiana as
having TO Soldiers Home. In 1887
Indiana appropriated Sl06,OO0 for a
Soldiers aud Sailors Orphan Home /;
also $3.50 600 for Soldiers and Sail
ols' monument,
When the Illinois Soldiers Home
was being established parties raised the
question as to its necessity and wlieth-
or their would be inmates 10 fill it. ar
Investigation proved to the contrary
tnat there We're over $50 old soldiers in
The alms-houses and over $50 were Le-
ing wholly or partially supported by
the Grand Army posts. There are over
900 inmates i'll the Illinois home.
| The Dayton Home has4,S65 inmates.
| Tue Milwaukee home $50 inmates.
Every national and state home is full
to oyertlowing. AT l'latbnsh. N. y
seventy veterans are III the poor house
The New York state home is crowded
with l.N95 inmates. 81 Of whom sleel
on the floor.
The proposition hr His Eyccllcnc,
that old soldiers can go back TO tfs
state TO which their regiment belonged
is mere sentiment and is impracticahlc
Most of the old soldiers of Dakota hav,
lost their residence in their nativ.
states. The provisions regarding thu
adm:ttance to most Of these homes re
quircs residence i'll the state. and sure
: iy the management of these institution
would give preference to their ow,
citizens.
A. to the title the Attorney Genera
passes upon its sufficiency and the pre-
sumption is that he will do his Who'll
duty and see that the Territory is no
imposed upon. The expenditure O
funds depends upon the acceptance @
conveyance by the Attorney General
and it seems this precaution provide
for in the bill will fully protect til
Territory against any unfair advantage
, But admitting (for sake Of argumen
only that all the objections of the Gov
ernor are we'll taken. Is there an
good roason why the Territory of d.
kota, If itsees fit, can not build monu
n1cnt in honor Of the soldier? This
the second time the Legislature of Da
kota has decided this question and til
second time that a Democratic Cover
nor has. BY his arbitrary veto power
thwarted the expressed will Of tile pei
pie. The old soldiers ask this; the PEI
pie want to hestow it. Shall we rer
resent the soldier and citizen or til
Governor? a Republican Legislatu,
: must answer the question.
The Committee recommend that Il
bill do pass, the objections of the Go
ernor to the contrary notwithstandin,
Dated Feb, 27, 1859.
NM. PRICE
Chairmal
= Mr.. Royer moved
To adopt the report.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr.. Patton moved
= A call of the House.
Which was ordered and
The roll being called all ncmbe
j present except the members excused.
The call was thereupon dispcns.
}! with.
The question being shall
~ House bill No. SO
BE passed, the objections of the Go
&c ernor to the.contrary notwithstandin
"a "a House Bill No. 50
w. ~. A bill for an act to establish. losa
" ard boiid a Soldiers Home in the II
ritory Of Dakota and provide the ne
essary funds therefor