The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-26
IT HAS HAD WORK
What the s. D. Delegation Has Sc.
cured for the State. ].
LOOKING FOR ENDORSEMENT
The south Dakota Republican Con-
HI vention at Sioux Falls,
June 4.
From The journal Bureau, Room %, P0s3
BuiLding,~ WdsIi5a0tost.

Bmildin0, Huntington.
Washington, May 26.-The South Da
kota congressional delegation will un-
doubtedly come In for hearty commenda
ton at the republican state convention
which meets the first week in June. Rep
resentatives Burke. and Martin will be
present to receive the thanks of the dele
gates and visitors to the convention in
person, while Senators Gamble and Kilt
redge will be obliged to remain in Wash.
ington on account of the pressure Of pub
lie business which at present is greater
in the senate than in the house.
Thanks are due the senators andfrepre-.
sentatives for the local bills they; have put
through since congress assembled in De-
cember. First and foremost is the Hot
Springs sanatOrium bill, for which the
delegation had been working for several
years, and which has been passed by
both houses. In the Rrst place this bill
had to- be gotten out Of the committee on
military affairs. This required delicate
work and was finally accomplished. Then:
began an attack on the speaker and
Chairman Cannon of the appropriations
committee, the latter of whom was dead
set against the proposition. He was
finally won over, and the speaker cast
bis official eye in Mr.. Martins .direc
ton last Monday about 5 o'clock and sthe
bill was passed under suspension Of the
rules. 10 suspend the rules OF the
house and get consideration of a bill
is always difficult matter, but SO per-
fectly had the South Dakota members
canvassed the house that no voice was
raised against it and it went through
with rusn; The appropriation for the
sanatorium is $4,000. ,.:.ls
The next thing in order Of Importance
are the public building appropriations for
the state. Deadwood is to- have a new
building which will cost 100000. Il. The
limit Of cost of the Aberdeen building has
been increased from $685. 900 to SIZE, 90.
while congress has authorized the pur-
chase of site for a building at Pierre to
cost $4,000 and at Yanktons to cost $500:
Owing to the contest between the appro-
| priations committee and the military at
! fairs committee over the control of ex-
penditures at military posts, there has
been a threat that the 100000 Fl. Meade
item would be knocked out, but the South
Dakota members believe that it will stay
in the bill If it should be stricken out,
: the delegation will make an effort to have
the secretary of war allow the expendi-
| ture of the sum out OF the general appro-
priation of s1,500.000 s !, &Fs$ -: 80
The Rosebud treaty bill was gotten
I through the senate after a. hard . light
over the free homes provision, which was
| finally adopted. It has been reported: from
| the house committee on Indian affairs,
| but with the free homes paragraphs out,
and is now on the house calendar. Chair
| man Sherman, Of the Indian committee,
will get a day or two before adjournment
| for the consideration of bills reported
| from his committee and the Rosebud
! treaty bill will be one of those brought UP
| for action. Mr.. Burke will try to have