Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-10-18

surveyed the boundry line between
North and South Dakota, and 10 the es,
Enlistment of the Indian school al
Flandreau.
Judge Giford's illness has interfered
much with hisduties, but as acting chair
man OF the house committee on Indian
affairs, and in other places, his services
have been useful.
Major Pickler took special interest in
the passage of the Wilson or original
package bill, in getting atariG on hides
aud in legislation relative TO the Fort
Randall and Sisscton reservations.
There has been appropriated this ses-
sion $4,000 for the experimental station
at B~rookings. This sum will be increas-
cd each year until $4,000 per annum is
reached, and remain at that figure.
The bill passed the senate giving to
South nakota, as we'll the other new
| states, FIVE per cent of the proceeds OF
the sales Of public lands included in In
dian reservations.
The measure granting 80 per cent OF
the proceeds of the sales of mineral
lands to the School of Mines was pass
ed.
The bill passed the senate opening to
homestead entry $4,000 acres of land
on the Sisseton reservation also the
measure donating to the state $4,000
acres and the buildings of the Sisseton
military reservation.
One hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars were granted to reimburse the Fian-
dream Indians for releasiBgclaims to lands
in seyeralty, on the Sioux reservation,
$75, 600 cash and $4,000 to be retained
by the secretary Of the interior TO for
ward their advancement.
Senator Moody's appropriation re-im-
bursting the state for the constitutional
convention expenses ofl8S5 is nov alaw;
and his bill granting five per cent Of the
net proceeds of the sales of public lands
since 1880, to our state, passed the sem
ate and will, it is quite probable, become
a law before the end of this congress.
This will put directly in the treasury
over seven hundred thousand dollars
more than the entire state Indebted
ness.
The craftsmanship Of the committee
or Indian depredations in the senate
was given the new state. Hard work has
been done for the people OF the west
who have suffered from these de-
predations and an excellent bill intro
duced and is being pushed for their re-
lief. Its success is hoped for by many
settlers in southeastern Dakota and the
Black Hills.
BY the united effort of the delegations
from Montana and the Dakotas, an nm
endment of $3.50, 600, has been placed on
the river and harbor bill for the i'm
~proyement Of the Missouri river above
G.n,~ rtt,, all 20 4, Lam tla Aspa,,,
ri can be so improved as 10 make navi
CATION safe, it will forever DC a check up
OF extortionate railroad rates, for the
local legislature can compel the railroad
to take traffic to and from each side, and
deliver grain and articles ofcommercc to
the steamboats, on the river at reason
able rates thus it will be at all times i'm
the power of our people to secure fair
rates of freight. transportation by
water in invariably the cheapest mode
in the world.
The surveys of public lands in our
state have been heretofore purposeIy de
layed and neglected, settlements have
been retarded and injustice done many
who have braved the hardships OF
pioneers on the prairies. Through the
efforts of our delegation, steps have been
taken to at least keep the surveys up
with the settlements, to the end that
titles may be secured within a reason
able time.
The Dakota people have all worked
hard to secure pensions for ex-union sol
diers Of our state, and tn .ough their un-
ceasing efforts the adjustment and set
Element of many claims delayed for
years have been brought about.
Not long ago, Senator Moody secured
from the secretary Of the interior, Gen
eral Noble, the issuance ofan order re-
lieving from suspension thousands Of
land entries held up on technicalities.
Take it all in all, South Dakota should
be well satisfied with the labors of her
statesmen during the shest time she has
been q state.