Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1906-03-09

BATTLE MOUNTAIN PARK.

BATTLE MOUNTAIN PARK.
Some Facts About National Legislation
Toward Securing it.
The Star is in receipt of telegram
from Washington announcing the
passage in the house Thursday of Con-
gresham Martins bill creating Battle
Mountoin Sanitarium park. This bill
is reported favorably by the committee
on public lands Monday and by active
and careful attention Mr.. Martin se
cured its passage Thursday, which is
exceptionally fast progress Now it
goes to the senate, and we hope soon
to be able to report a National park
attached to the city limits of Hot
Springs.-Hot Springs Star.
The Star might have said that Sena-
the senate at the last session, and by
reference to the Congressional Record
of Feb. 81, the Star will find that:
"Mr. Gamble, from the Committee
on Public Lands, to whom was referr-
ed the bill IS. 43lO) to set apart
certain lands in the state of South
Dakota as Il public park, to be known
as the Battle Mountain Sanitarium
Park reported it with an amendment
and submitted a report thereon"
The day following, Feb. 81, Mr.. Mar
tins bill passed the house.-Lsad
Call
We thank the Call for thus bringing
our attention to an important fact
the fact that Senator Gamble always
seems willing to do, but is always just
a little behind about it. So that while
he may be given credit for his desire
to do something he was always behind
MIR Martin and therefore was simply
an imitator or follower and nothing
original with him. Here is a little
history about this bill
son Dec Ia, 1905, Representative
Martin introduced bill. FL. r. Sill,
which was entitled "To set apart GER
tain lands in the state of South Dakota
as a public park to be known as the
Battle Mountain Sanitarium Park"
The object of this bill being to estab-
lish park in connection with the
Battle Mountain Sanitarium now be-
ing constructed at Hot Springs, South
Dakota.
This bill was referred to the COM
mittee on public lands of which Mar
tin is member.
On Feb. 8, 1906, Senator Gamble
introduced the identical bill, and it
was referred to the senate committee
on public lands of which he is a men,
ber.
On Feb. 16, Martin called up his bill
at the meeting of the house committee
and a favorable report was authorized
on II. Il. 81l4 with an amendment to
safeguard rights of persons who may
have had bona tide unprotected claims
within the boundaries of the proposed
park, and also to designate the tract
rs reserve instead of park
| Feb. 10, Martin incorporated these
amendments in the bill and reintro-
duced it, the object of reintroduction
being to save time in consideration on
floor of house. The bill then became
III. II. 15oSo
Feb. 2l Gamble called up bill in
senate public lands committee and
added to it the amended portions of
Sill which became H. r. 15OS5 making
S. 1910 identical with H. r. l5055, and
it was reported to the senate, placed
ON calendar and became order of bust
ness llSO.
Feb - house passed TT r. 15OS0, and
it was sent to the senate and when
about to be referred to committee
Senator kittredge handed out rebuke
to Senator Gamble
The end of this chronology is from
the Congressional Record OF February
%:
MIR. Kittredge: | ask that the bill
IT. r. l50S5 be placed on the calendar
in lieu of order of business 1lSO, which
is identical, and that that order of
business, being the bill of IS. 431O) to
set apart certain lands in the state of
South Dakota as public park, to be
known as the "Battle Mountain
Sanitarium Park" be indefinitely post
poned
The Vice President: Without ob
lection, it is so ordered
The Argus-Leader thinks that "In
the future Senator Gamble will not be
quite so hasty in adopting other peo-
ple's ideas" The bill was originally
introduced in the 5Sth congress by
Representative Martin.
Now if the Call will reprint this
historical sketch it will enlighten its
readers still farther, and show thai
Mr.. Martin Soriginated the bill, origi
mated the amendments, secured its
first committee recommendation and
got it passed by the House and to the
senate before Mr.. Gamble got his bill
before the senate for action.
We give this matter this much spac.
because the whole thing is but one
fair illustration or comparison of tb,
work of these two men who are nov
candidates for the same office.
Keller Lanning.
At the home Of the minister, Rev
G. Howard CRUDE, on Monday evening