The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-03-05
BOTH TOWNS DEFEATED
The House Kills the Bills to Locate
Institutions at Bozeman
and Missoula.
The Senate PASSES the County Of
hoers' Bill With Sew
Amendments.
Another Batch Of Hills Passes both
Houses-The Session Ends
Tonight.

ri l
Tonight.
Bozaman and Missoula were knocked ont
in the house last evening after a protracted
battle. Nc weapons Of parliamentary war
were forgotten and the vanquished have
nothing to regret except that their forces
were not sufficiently strong to carry through
the bills. The Mlssoula and Bozeman del
cations joined issues and carried along part
of Silver Bow and Jefferson, but when the
votes were counted they we're short. Mr..
Blakely, who has made a hard fight for
Bohemian, opened the proceedings by call-
ing up senate bill forty-hve. an act to estab-
lish the state university at Missoula. Mr..
Loud Immediately moved That the uill be
laid OH the table but the motion was de-
deseatsd. Mr.. Goodman moved that the
bill be referred to the committee OF educa-
tion and MIR. Blakely. moved to
amend by placing it in the hands
of the committee on towns. counties and
highways. Mr.. Loud moved to lay the
anne Mr. Ho On the mos sssls = oa Ih os t WAS ha loss
which WAS ordered. The, truants then
began coming in and Mr.. Beach. Mr.. Waite,
Mr.. Eaton were added to the ranks. A
motion that the call be suspended was lost,
and then a'motion that further proceedings
be suspended was carried. The vote on the
bill came when Mr.. Loud moved that fur
Their consideration of the bill be indefinitely
postponed. .Ihe motion WAS carried by 4
vote of twenty-eiRht to twenty-five as fol
lows:
Ayes-Harrows, Beach. Bosrdman, Blair,
Burns, Cory, Eaton, Goodman. Harrington,
Kempland, Lockray, Loud, Moran, New
conner, Norton, Penrose, Roberts, Toole,
Thompson, Waite, Wallace, Wing Wood
~Nays-Blake. Blakeley, Brsen, Carney,
CLARK, CrptGhiieia, Day; P H.r,sn Hi Frams'
Hoffman,, Hollywood. McElwee, Mitchell.
Phillips, Poole, Schmidt, Stebbins. Twohy,
Whaley, Humber-25.
A motion to table reconsideration was
carried, 1923. and thus the defeat of the
bill was clinched.
Senate bill "a which ia to establish an
agricultural college at Bozsman was fought
over by the same methods, and with the
same result. The combination to run the
bills through was not strong enough to
combat with Lewis and Clarke, Cascade.
Meagher, Custer, Fergus. Dawson, and
scattering representatives from other coun-
ties. Mr.. Loud moved to Indefinitely post
pone the bill and the motion prevailed by a
vote Of tw%enty-nine TO twenty-three. This
defeat was likewise clinchad by a motion to
table reconsideration, which was carried by
thirty-one to twenty-one. This ends the
legislation for state institutions at this $685.
sion. Some of the friends of the bill were
very mad over the result. Tom Greenough
was SO mad that when the appropriation
bills came he said he would vote for none
of them for fear the money would go into
Lewis and Clarke county.
Ex-Speaker Charlie Blakely led the hosts
for the agricultural college bill and made
a great old fight against heavy odds. He
thoroughly understands the highways and
byways of legislation and can work a bill
through the house easier than most mem
bers. The agricultural college bill was too
much for him. but he is entitled to the
thanks of his constituents for his untirnp
efforts in their interests.
Hon. Frank Higgins used all possible en-
ergy and devoted a great part Of his time to
secure the state university to M~issoula, and
he felt very bad over the defeat,
The committee of the whole house recon-
mended house bill 13O. appropriations for
state boards. etc.; 1859, for relief of G. F.
Reardon and others; Fl. B. 40 was referred
to the engrossing committee.
Precinct "a appeared last evening when
house bill 80 was under discussion before
the committee. 1t was a bill introduced. by
Mr.. Loud to create state and county can
wasting boards and to define their duties.
House bill III, introduced by Mr.. Woodson,
came in at the same time. but it was not
discussed. MI. LIQUIDS bill provided that
the county board shall give certificates to
all officers elected except the members of
the legislature. Several amendments were
introduced BY the democrats to change this
and several party votes were taken, but the
proceedings were suddenly cut short when
the committee arose. Neither of the bills
will pass.
The presence of a big lobby of seven
county officers in the senate chamber yes
terday and last night announced that the
time had arrived for considering the bill
regulating their fees. 1t was taken up in
the committee of tho whole both at the
afternoon and night sessions. The efforts
to amend the bill were met with the plea
that to do SO now would result in its de-
feat. Senator Raylies wanted to fix the
pay of public administrators at $500 for the
first class, $500 for the second, ind $500 fol
the third. This WAS lost. Senator Par
berry wanted the act to 90 into effect in
1893 instead of 1892. Senator Gibson OPP
posed the change on the ground that il
would have the same effect on the house N
a red rag on a bull. Senator Goddard
favored 1892, on the ground that the con.
stitution prohibited any change of salary
during term of office. Senator Matt
claimed that there would be no conflict be.
tween the date 1892 and tho constitution
which specially allowed the legislature tt
fix the pay of the officers first elected
Senator Hennessy favored the 1893 amend
ment, AZ he wanted the bill and feared
otherwise it would be knocked out under
the constitution. Senator Thornton ais,
favored 1892, as did Senator Hedges. Ate
several other gentlemen had rushed to TIL,
rescue of that sacred instrument. the con.
stitution, Senator Mats moved to ament
so as to make the bill go into effect at once,
This WAS lost by yeas seven, nays eight, an,
the 1893 amendment suffered the same fate
This leaves the time 1892, as fixed by thu
house. The bill was reported favorably an,
passed, Senators Baylles, Buford, Becker
Parberry and Goddard voting against it.
The long revenue bill of over 200 sections
which the house passed, took up most o
the time of the senate committee OF tn
whole during the day and night. Capt
Howell, who acted as clerk to the commit
tee Of tho whole, received valuable assist
ance from the chairman, Senator Gibson
who read a great portion of the bill himself
At night the bill was flooded with amend