Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-02-27

on the agricultural college bill In the
senate yesterday. "Tte Beautiful"
was well represented. among her
prominent citizens In and about the
senate being Walter Cooper, o. p.
Chisolm, L. B. o ds and F. X. Arm
strong. The bill locating the college
at BOzeman came up In committee Of
the whole. Senator Gibson started
the fight against 1t, His main Objec-
ton was that the bill was not braad
enough. II did not contemplate the
establishment Of . college Of sgricultu-
raj and mechanical arts. 1t only
looked 20 . college Of agriculture and
an experimental station. When the
mechanical arts were included among
the branches 10 be taught there were
other towns which might be suitable
for location. If the college was 10
be confined entirely to agriculture he
was willing to admit that the beautiful
valley IN Gallatin should have H.
But In The future Of Montana an insti-
tute for the mechanical srs would be
Of more Importance than an agricultu-
raj college. Senator ellison further
favored having the state university
and the college Of agricultural and
mechanical arts located In one place.
Senator Hoffman made strong plea
for BOzeman. When oihe- counties
had not grass en- ugh for . gopher,
Gallatin had plenty. It was the finest
agricultural county In the state. II
Cascade county could show that il had
claim TO the college, he would give in.
But by postponing the settlement Of
this matter for two years the state lost
SOL 900 from the government. The
government paid for the support Of
the e6hOel. Gzllatin would not require
over IS 600 from tbestate. The county
wOald give the la1ds and the build
ings, too. for that m after.
Senator Parbsrry took sides with
Senator Gibson. 80 far as the distri-
button Of buiidinRssmong the different
counties Wss concerned he thought
the members should be above that.
As 10 locating the agricultural college
where he students could get Al the
grain. they were not going TO school
to irrigate or run the reaper. No more
would those attending . school Of
mines at Butte want 30 go down in the
minss. Tue students want to 20 some
place whore they would have thair
health and not be buried. Laughter
The man from Meagher then dwelt
on the advantages Of his county and
referred 10 the fact that ex Gov. Potts
had selected a site near Townsend to
start q ranch. lSenAior Hoffman
"And starved to deash."l
Senator Gibson reiterated bis objeo-
tioDs TO coufning the purposes Of the
college eniirelv t. agriculture. When
established with q department Of the
mechanical arts, the proportion would
be nine to one in favor of that study.
The most important part Of the con-
gressional grant wa. that for the mech
auical arts. IL was true that by delay
the state would lose two years use Of
the money contributed by the govern
ment. IL was beuer ID do that than
10 make mistake. The matter of
money cut no figure alJngside the
question OF proper location.
Senator Hedges said that IL the bill
passed in its present shape it would be
found that the department at Wash
ljngtOn would declare that IL was not
In keeping with the purpose Of the
act of congress, and refuse the endow-
ment. The scope Of the bill was too
narrow. With It's great coal and iron
deposits Montana would In time be a
great manufacturing state. So far as
the agricultural college was concerned
{ allatin should have IL. But when
/ the bill was given q proper scope IL
would have TO be considered 10 rela-
ton to something else besides agricul-
ture,
Senator Hoffman thought that IN
stead OF spending 30 much time talk
ing about the matter, they should
amend the bill to make IL cover what
wss desired, and not try to defeat the
bill by bea.irg around the bush.
Senator Goddard dwelt on the ad-
vantages Of Yellowst0ae county in
, general and Billings In particular
They raised something in Yellowstone
that could not be brought mp any
where eelse-Watermelons. daughter, }
It was impossible to I.iut to any
agricultural college In the country
where they did not raise watermelons
!, (Laughtsr.l It IVES not a condition
precedent bO success, but II was big
thing.
Dinner time pat an end 70 the dls-
oussion, but the Ommittee took up
the bill In the afternoon orce more.
5enAtor PaFbeiy y wanted the oommittee
to report IN favor Of indefinite post
| poment on account OF the. time needed
10 make q proper disposition Of the
matter. This was lost oy tie vote OF
seven 20 seven. Senator Goddardie
motion 10 substitute Billings for Bozt-
man was lost without division. The
blu was practically killed on the ques-
ton Of adopting section two, when
there was another tie vote. A motion
to postpone till hesteering COMMITTEES
bad made lts report was carried
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