Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1900-09-07
CANTON. SEPTEMBER Z 1900
/ REVIEW Of PROCEEDINGS.
From the Congressional Record Il
Shows Just What Credit Sena-
tor Psttigrsx is Entitled to.


tor Psttigrew is Entitled to.
In the August number of the literary
magazine, the South Dakotan, an
article appeared over the signature of
G. b. Kennedy of our city showing q
part Of the great work which Senator
Pettigrew did for our state in the
Senate.
The Sioux Valley News took issue
with Mr.. Kennedy on the credit which
it was claimed Senator Pettigrew was
entitled to, and we have taken the
pains to prove from the record that
every claim Of credit which Mr.. Ken
nedy made was we'll founded, and every
attack made upon it by the News was
totally unfounded. and we propose to
continue this investigation until we
have proven every charge made by the
News to be false.
We will recapitulate the condition Of
the controversy as it now stands.
In this issue of the 18th the News
says:
.'The bill to open the Sisseton and
Wshpeton and Yankton portions of the
Great Sioux reservations were intro
duced by Mr.. Clifford in 81 and the
bill he introduced became law"
In our issue ON the gath we showed
conclusively that Mr.. Gifford's bill did
not pass, but Mr.. Pettigrew's bill did
pass. Mr.. Kennedy was right. Nash
was wrong
Second, The News says: .'The first
allegation that in the land legislation
in 1891, which repealed the timber
cuiture and preemption laws Senator
I Pettigrew had provision inserted
! which made Sparks annoyances In the
future impossible. We have it on good
authority that Congressman John A.
Pickler was chiefly instrumental in
securing this legislation
In our issue Of August "a we showed
from the record that not syllable OF
Again Mr.. Kennedy is sustained and
Mr.. Nash overthrown.
! The third item of the Sioux Valley
News attack on Mr.. Kenndy's article
i is the following:
1.-THE claim fo1 credit in regard to the
/ Flandreau Indian school buildings
Y would be rejected in any court The
1 bill originated in the Indian Appropri.
!! avions Committee Of the house, OF
\ which Clifford was member. All
i Senator Pettigrew did was to vote for
the measure when it reached the Sen
| ate. The credit for the appropriation
for public building in Sioux Falls,
Senator Pettigrew's home, belongs to
Judge Clifford who got the bill which
was enacted, through the house and II
was afterwards passed by the senate.
Senator Pettigrew's bill for the same
purpose was passed by the Senate, bni
it was Gifford's bill which became a
law and gave Sioux Falls her public
building"
Below we publish the record upon
! the question. again showing that Mr..
4 lKennedy was absolutely correct aaA
4 Mr.. Nash was again wrong.
4 The following is an extract from a,l
i article In the Sionx Valley News Of the
Il 18th inst. in which tina. paper exoepea
n to nearly every statement made By
Judge Kennedy in his recent article ia
i the south Dakotan Magazine. relative
j to the Congressional work performed
by Senator Pettigrew:
Tie claim for credit in regard to the
\ Flandresu Indian school buildings
d would be rejected in any court. The
hill originated in the Indian Appro.
priations committee Of the house, oa
which Clifford was . member An
Senator Pettigrew did was to vote fes
The measure when 1t reached the
aseaate. The credit for the appropsi-
s4iso for public building in Siouz
Falls, Senator Pettigrew's home,
belongs to Judge Clifford who got the
btll which was enacted, through the
hcase and it was afterwards passed by
the Senate. Senator Pettigrew's bill
for the same purpose was passed by
the senate, but It was Gifford's bill
which became q law and gave Sioux
Falls her public building.
A review of the proceedings of Con.
ishes On abundance of evidence in
favor cf Judge Kennedy's statement
regarding Senator Pettigrews work in
behalf Of the Flandreau Indian School.
| The various enactments by virture Of
which that educational institution has
been constructed and maintained run
through the 51st, SGD. SD, 81, and 55th
Con greeses and through one session Of
the seth congress. It is not possible,
in limited space, 10 follow this history
of legislation in detail over 40 long a
period of time. but the evidence is
spread upon the pages of the Congress
ional Record and ia accessible to. all
who want to study the case. The ap-
propriations in behalf of the Flandreau
Indian School, taken from the United
States Statutes at Large, are as follows:
51et Congress, 1st session &25. 1000 90
51st .' I'd g $4,000 90
52d lat I" $4,000 OO
52d {" I'd &c $4,000 GO
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