Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1897-03-26

{ the chair. President Hindman, who has
been noted from the first for utter lDcom.
petence and tyranny, continued in his
refusal to entertain a motion to appeal
created wild excitement. Morgan and
Grill held the floor for two hours amid
scenes Of the greatest turmoil. Dis
tressed by exertion both sides finally
yielded to a proposition to take up thu
appropriation bill, and an air Of erenity
| pervaded the scene of hostilities. The
| charities bill was lost through the treach
cry of some silver men and the weakness
of others. In addition to this was the
unheard Of tyranny of the president Of
the senate. The bill could have been
revolutionary proceedings but those who
should have taken the lead developed
surprising weakness Of the spine and the
thing was allowed to drop. The asylum
and the ''pen' may not be rotten, but the
desperate struggle made by the hospital
ring to hold possession of the institu
tions, gives rise to serious question re-
garding the integrity of the management.
1t now remains for the investigating
committee to determine whether or not
the Populist leaders who demanded Il
wrong.
The newspaper pirates did not allow
the session to fairly die until they declar-
ed that the Pops had appropriated a hun
dred thousand dollars more than their
Republican predecessors. The Argus
Leader drew long moral therefrom,-
likewise the Minneapolis Journal. 1t was
confidently alleged in a searchead reach.
Ing across the Argus Leaders entire edi-
torial page that the Popullst Legislature
had appropriated million dollars.
What are the facts? The general appro.
priation bill passed by the last Republi-
can Legislature carried STAB, 76l.5O. The
cost of the Legislature was $56, 1855. IS.
The deficiency and other bills amounted
to S54. 355 Co. making a grand total for
the Repu blicans of 1856 4O3.l5 for the
fiscal years '95 and '0G. At the time these
bills were past the treasury was dry.
Nearly one hundred thousand dollars in
bonds had to be issued to replenish the
school fund stolen by Taylor. Appro
prations were cut short because of the
Tay lor defalcatlon and number of def
cheney appropriations were in consequence
left to be taken care of by the present
Legislature. Now what did the Populist
legislature do? The general appropra-
,ion bill carried $765, ,GS2 90, the governor
having cut $50, 900 90 out Of it before it
went to the Secretary of State. The cost
of the legislature was S55, $50. 25, or a
difference in legislative expenses in favor
of the Pops of 81, 1860. The deficiency
appropriation amounted to S31, $780, III,
and the grand to.al of appropriations
made by the Populists aggregated $685.
621. 60, or So, ISL. AS less than was appro.
priated by the Republicans two years ago
when they were on the plous spree of
good behavior which seized them immedi
ately upon the exposure of the Taylor
theft. Mr.. Chas. Fl. Burke, Republican
member of the house from Hughes conn
ty, and member of the appropriation
committee at the last two sessions of the
Legislature, is authority for the statement
that the bulk of the deficiency appropra-
tions for this year are a legacy from the
last legislature One of these deficiency
items is Judgment for 50, 2,32O obtained
by Carter Bros, state printers, for viola
ton OF state printing contract upon the
part of Republican state officers who
gave their printing out in private jobs to
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