Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-10
NO sANITAR1UM YET.
National sanitarium Bill Failed to be
Concurred in-Anotller Year
Will Bring 1t.

COncurred in-AnOther Year
Will Bring it.
Our people were in a measure pre-
pared for the announcement that the
sanitarium measure was not agreed to
by the conference committee. Infor-
nation from Washington had not been
very encouraging at any time. The
house Military committee, while a ma
joeity of them were said to be favor
able to the bill, failed to make its re-
port, because of the fact, no doubt,
that Chiaman Hull was opposed to it.
But when the sanitarium bill was ad-
ded to the sundry civil bill in the SEN
ate there were some kilograms sent
out from Hot Springs to persons who
were interested and in position to aid
in the matter. Among this number
was G. w. Wattles, of Omaha, to whom
Col. Kellar sent q telegram, to which
the following reply was received:
Omaha, Nebraska, March 4, 1899.
Col. A. j. Kellar,
Hot Springs. S. d.
NY dear sir:-I received your mes
sage last night and at once wired Mer-
Ger and Dolliver to try and hold the
bill ON the sundry civil appropriation,
but see by this mornings dispatches
that all such measures were stricken
in conference. regret this very much
but it could not be helped. In the
next session of congress there will be
two republican members from South
Dakota, and as they are both ac
80, ion, nd in fnvy-
or of this measure l have no doubt
that it can be enacted into law. l
shall do everything in my power to
bring this about, and hope the peo-
pie of Hot Springs will not lose heart
in the meantime. Yours truly,
G. w. WATTLES.
Col. Kellar handed to the SPAR the
above letter and remarked that Mr..
Wattles spent week in Washington
City with the members of congress
working Tor the measure. The parla-
mentary point made in the house by
the conference committee and sus-
tanned by the house, that no appropri-
alton should be made for any measure
=, unless it had passed both houses of
congress-, was fatal to this measure
and quite number of others which
were provided for on the sundry civil
appropriation bill. The committee ap-
pointed on behalf of the Grand Army
of the Republic presented the matter
to the house committee on Military
Affairs, through it's chairman, Capt
Palmer, of Omaha, who made an unan
swerable argument in favor of it. Sen
ator Pettigrew succeeded in having
the senate pass bill providing for {
Branch Home for the third time, but
under the rule adopted by the house
no appropriation could be made unit
the bill passed the house also. In the
language and most excellent advice o.
Mr.. Wattles, let not the people of Hot
Springs sslose heart in the meantime.'
Mr.. Wattles has also forwarded tt
Col. Kellar the following letter which
he received from Congressman Mer
Ger:
Com on Pub Lands
House of Rep. U. s.
Washington, ID. c., March 4, 1899
u. w. WattleS,
Omaha, Neb.
Friend Wattles:-l Your telegram was
received. After bitter fight between
the senate and the house it was decid
ed that the house should not allow the
senate to place upon the house appro
priation bill an amendment which had
not been considered and favorably act
ed upon in the house. A test case wa:
made in the matter of the public build
ing at Durham. n. c., and by Il major
ity of II votes the house decided tha
the senate had no right to max
amendments of that kind. The Ho
Springs sanitarium amendment was o
this character and the conferees of thu
house refused to accede to it. think
am safe in saying that THE NEXT CON
-GRESS WILL TAKE CARE OF THE HO.
SPRINGS MATTER. Yours truly,
ID. II. MERCER.
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