The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-03-21
Concerning the Appropriations.

The final contest apon the appropria-
tion bill narrowed down to the claims
of institutions located in the Black
Hills. We think Senator Stewart
made a grevious mistake in trying to
build up his own institution at the cx-
pense of the others. No one would
ccnsure him for doing all in his power
to get a good sum for the Soldiers
Home at Hot Springs but when lie ad-
vanced in the senate the house appro-
priation from $4,000 to $4,000 and
cut down the school of Mines $4,000,
and the Spcar!ish Normal about tue
same amount, he stirred upa hornets
nest. He thus compelled the delega-
tion from the Hills to unite against
him, under the leadership of Sol Starr,
they soon brought the house to solid
determination to stand by the bill as it
went from house to the senate. After
two prolonged conferences. the senate
receded and practically passed house
bill No. $40 without amendment. Da-
k0ta Ruvdlist.
Hon. E. B. Cummings, the editor of
the RNralist, and member of the lower
House from Butte county at the late
session of the state legislature, is en-
tirely mistaken as to the action OLSEN
ator Stewart and the Senate in regard
to the appropriations for the Public In
stitutions III the Hills. In the first
place the Senate in committee Of the
whole agreed to the amount appropri-
ated the Speartish Normal school but
did notact on the school Of Mines. The
Soldier home appropriation was raised
to $4,000 dollars on motion of Senator
Stewart. At this juncture the whole
matter was referred to special com.
mittec Of nine, of whom Senator
Cain, of Beadle, was chairman. This
committee made a reduction of a
certain per cent. on nearly all of the
appropriations. When the bill went
to the house the amount appropriated
was still $4,000. The Normal School.
at Madison and Speartish were cut
about $1,000 each and the Soldier.
Home remained as reported by the spe
cial committee of which Senator Stew
art was not member but Senator Par
sons of the district in which the Spear
fish Normal school is situated was one
1t was the conference committee of th,
house and senate that cut down the ap
preparation for the school of Mines ant
not the senate. Senator Stewart neycl
advocated reduction in the appropri
ton for either the Spearfish Norma
school or the school of Mines but
worked and voted to return them a
what the house reported. That the
Black Hills delegation IN the house ant
especially from Lawrence county die
talk work and vote against decen
appropriation for the Soldiers Home
is true as the records will show. Itwa
piece of incratitude on their part au,
a false statement by the parties VIII,
made the statement that the friends o
the Soldiers Home were trying to il
any manner cripple the Normal schoo
at Spearfish or the school of Mines a
Rapid city. False statements will no
cover the treachery of the Lawrence &C
delegation IN the house. Senator Stew
art was true to every interest of th
Hills as the records will show an,
every Senator in the State Legislature
will testify, Notwithstanding the reso
luton OF Sol Starr the House did reced
and allow an addition to the Soldier
home appropriation.