The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-20
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Cessation of Brotherly Love
Liable TO Bring Interesting
Facts to the Surface.
Some Spicy Developments Expected
Upon a Closer Examination
On the Eve of Battle.
Senator ingalls, May Yet Be Returned
to His Seat in the Senate--Sit-
uation in Nebraska

uhtloH III NbUFdSha
SIOUX FALLS, $. d., Jan. l9.-Spccial.
| The introduction IN the state senate by
Senator Mccormick, OF Hyde county, OF
| resolution calling for a committee 10
Investigate the selling Of the state re-
funding bonds is now creating consider
able of a stir. Your correspondent met
G. Il. Mckinney, president OF the Sioux
i Falls national bank of this city and one
OF the members OF the commission from
South Dakota which had In charge the
settling of financial matters between
North and South Dakota, aud he eX-
pressed no surprise at the matter.
"Why," raid Mr.. Mckinney, II have
| known that this state of affairs existed
for some time. There has been gross
lnegligence, or worse, on the part Of
somebody. In our settlement with
North Dakota we had TO allow them
about 81, 500 interest on account of this
state Of affairs. The commission for
south Dakota found that the state had
an Indebtedness OF about $3.50, 600 In out
| Standing warrants, with interest OF about
Sl2, ,0O0 on the same. We authorized the
governor to issue bonds at 3 = per cent.
20 take up the same, At that time , Il
per cent bonds could have been sold
at par, but by the negligence of some
one they were not dispose OF, and
stringency setting in ia the money mar
BET, q new issue was ordered. At The
present time the state has out s2s4, 600
Id bonds, on which Ii Is paying 3 y per
cent. to take up s15O,0OO In state war
rants, on which Il Is paying per cent
/ Consequently South Dakota has been
paying interest on both warrants and
bonds since last July, and some one has
been poeketiug q cool 5000 a month at
khe expense Of the state,
'Mr. Mckinney, who do you think has
pocketed this sum2"
| II am not In position to say who has
been the gaineF by this state Uf affairs"
/ was tho answer.
fThs e2sa, 900 are, or have been, In the
possession of j J M Bailey, jr., af this
| city, aud the only security held hy the
saafe va ~. Raliey = reeelpa legskhe
1 petted when the committee gets down
i into the depths of the matter.
| There has one thing developed already,
/ and that Ii that the br0therly love
/ which formerly existed between Gov.
i MellntGe and ex-Territorial Treasurer
| Bailey Ii no more. Bailey thinks Mel
lette Is responsible for the investigation
and he accuses the governor Of borrow
Ing 80, 900 from the state treasury for
personal speculation, which he has not
| as yet returned, and brands the governor
as an ''ignOramus as a hnancier.' Evi-
IDENTIFY all the fun at Pierre during this
session will not be confined TO the sena-
toriai contest.
The Eve of Battle.
Every solitary man In this city whom
IL was thought would be likely to have
any influence with the Legislators on the
senatorial question have been hurried off
10 the state capital. II might be stated,
by way of paTenthesis, that all four Of
South Dakota's representatives are now
al Pierre instead Of at Washington look
ing after the interests OF their constit-
uonts. This fact Is creating considera-
ble comment.
Ex-Speaker of the House c. +. Young
of this city, packed his grip Saturday
morning and silently stole away 10 the
state capital, aud now the news returns
from that city That the gentleman has
announced himself as n candidate for the
senatorship. Where he expects 10 secure
mis- support has not become apparent as
vet. The Moody men who spent Sunday
n this city and left for the battlefield
this morning, profess tn have more con
fdenre ia MOOdy's re-electlon now than
al any other time. but this Is looked
} Upon by many as simply bluster. A
: leading Moodyite announced In the
Cataract Office Saturday evening, that
he had the personal assurance of twelve
democrats that when they became salts
/ tied that Trlpp could not he elected that
] their votes would go to Moody. IL i
/ also claimed by Moody men that enough
: Independent votes have also beer
7 pledged 30 Moody, which will be de-
/ iyered at the proper time. From pres
: pnt indications, and from this distance
' it looks as IL tomorrow will see the
$ opening OF senatorial hgh
at Pierre which will b. Ions
= and bitter, and be II indeed
/, good one who Can' name
z the winner. 1t Is thought here by man!
Q leading republicans that the presence O
O Congressman Pickler bodies no good q
y Mr.. Moody, Notwithstanding that tn
i former Is loud In his claim OF allegiance
. to the Black Hiils statesman. There
Is scarcely doubt but what Pickle
n stands ready 10 jump into the senatorial
% arena II he can be- convinced that he cal
!, be elected, but he will scarcely tip ht
70 hand without he has ciueh
=, just stick pin right here, III by an
u chance Pickler should become q cand
"a date, and the fight should narrow dow
D. to choice between him and any demo
crat, Minnehaha's nine votes will not b
" seen In the pickler column.
]. Quite summery.
Yesterday was regular summer daJ
The thermometer was above SO degree
most OF the day. Ofercoats and wraT
U were discarded, and straw hats an
' parasols took their place. Verify th
y section Il becoming tropical banan
~ belt.