The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-03-15
IN A HOLE
Columbia Tried to Steal the
School Of Mines, and Now
She Has No Claim to the
University.


'ingent VIII are at Jefferson City,
have tried all along to impress the
mouse with the opinion that it was the
intention Of the convention in 1875 to
locate the university permanently at
Columb and tina, while words to this
effect are not used in the constitution,
yet the provision requiring the legis-
lsture to appropriate money to sup
port the university 'n)w established"
should be interpreted to mean, "per-
msnently estab ished at Columbia."
This has been the found ,tiOn OF every
speech favoring Columbia.
Mr.. FOgel, of Schuyler county. is
in receipt Of a letter from Hon. John
h. Mickey, late Of Howell county,
aud member of the ems ilutionsl
convention, but now a citizen Of Okla
homa. that throws some light on the
matter. Mr.. M,xey says that he
offered proposition TO he convention
permanent y locating the university at
Columbia and the school of mines
and me'allurgy at Rolla. This was
opposed by Colonel w. F. Switzler,
who represented the Columbia distr ct
in the cow. n ion, on the ground that
Columbia would probably want to
take the school of mines and metal
lurgy from Rolls. Ga this presenta-
ton and The c ms. qnent hostility of
the Columbia contingent Mr.. Moxeys
measure was defeated. Among those
who are reported a. voting against it
is Judge E. H. Norton, who lately
promulgated a legal opinion 10 the
effect that the university cannot law
fully be removed from Columbia.
This shows the in consistency and
hoggishness Of the Columbia people.
They purposely left a gap in the con-
stitutiun because they in,ended to hog
the school of mines and metallurey
from RDlla. Nov that they are
about to receive . dose OF their medi-
cine they are bowling most Justify and
talking about the sacredness of the
very kind of q contract they deliber-,
atsIy planned to break. 1t was not
their intention to wait for the school of
mines to BE- destroyed by fire or any
thing OF that kind. They intended
to take it by force, without any re-
gard to the feelings Of the citizens Of
Rolls.
Col mel Switzler, who set and
baited this trap for Rolla at the insti-
CATION of the Columbia people, is now
one Of the most persistent Of the
Columbia lobby in begging that they
be released from their own pitfall.
Five cities filed bills with the chief
clerk Of the house yesterday for the
state university. The small fry towns
backed out at the last m. ment, and
thensSpriDg6s'd failed to materializ,.
The following is list Of the cities bid
ding and their propositions:
Clintol, 500, 900 in cash and .
choice Of several eligible sites, none OF
which comprise less than forty acres.
Sedalia, $500, 600 and forty acres OF
land.
Independence offers oil the ground
desired and will put up the buildings
without cost to the state if allowed to
apply the insurance money due from
the old buildings.
st Louis county cffers q site near
AL iugtou of 1856 acres Of land and all
thereon.
Columbia offers $4,000 to retain
the university.
All the bids are accompanied BY
bonds for faithful performance Of con.
tract. 1t is the duty of the special
on the university to ex
anime the bonds % to their solvency
and make all inquiries possible regard
ing the various locations offered.
Friday the committee 10 to report to
the house and Immediately after the
house will proceed by ballot to select
q location.