The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-10

stitutions. "a he had been accused OF being
Neither was he tho enemy OF any place
But he advised hem to go slow.
Bach spoke in favor or placing the schoo
Of mines at Butte. He referred to Oolum
bia college school Of mines, and said ther.
was but one thing that prevented IL bein,
the K eatest in the world. and that was tina,
it WAS too far from the mines. Cascad,
far from Great Fails to be o
use to- the school. Ths school o
mines should be placed in Butte. wher,
the great mines could be easily reached
Another thing no wanted to know wnt
whether the opponents Of the bill could
change its position if the house decided
for consolidation. The senate had voted
uniformly fourteen to two against CONSOLE
dation. He favored the settlement OF this
question as soon as possible, that the
schools might get the benefits that con.
Hreaa intended them to have.
TaIiant said if the senate had done
wong. that was no reason why the house
should. Two wtonGs nevor yet made a
right.
Bonner said the matter had simmered
dow to consolidation or segregation. The
first question was whether the funds in
tended for the three institutions could be
consolidated; and second whether it was
practical and politio to do 80. The endow-
ments were made for specific purposes.
The agricultural college was not in gym
pathy in any Of its objects with the univerr
sity. He read extracts from the opinions
of the presidents OF the agricultural COL
lcges of Iowa. Kansas, Indiana and Miohi-
gan. TO the effect that better results were
obtained were such institutions were sepa-
rate. The economy to be had by consolida-
ton would be at the expense of efficiency.
He WAS opposed to putting up the red flag
and a%uctioninQ off the institutions.
EcharpjEnw ~ Daar JOHua. aaiH Mon
tana prided herself on being a mineral
state, and as such would have to provide
for u school Of mines that would teach all
that pertained to mining. The school
would be one of the leading institutions in
the country if located at Butte, the FORE
most camp in the world.
A. L. Bray said there were very good rea-
sons why the three Institutions should not
be consolidated. No good reason had been
given for a common location. The school
shonld be located where the students could
get practical experience. az we'll a. theoreti-
cal ideas. 1914
The vote was then taken on the passage
of the bill, and it was passed by the follow
ing vote:
Yeas-Annear, Aah. Babcock, Bach, Ben
son. Bonner. Bray. Bay. Burrell. Burns.
Burke. Butler. CARPENTER. Dudley. Titschen,
r Fitzgerald : a, Fleming 1a1.r GoH %;ta.o G0r man
renee, Lookey. Lockhart, Loaue. Loring.
Losee, McDonel, Mckay, Martin, Metzel,
Monteath, Murphy, Rose, S%sppington,
Schernikow, Smalley, SWEET, Tisrney, Tru-
man, Van Glove. Wnhlc. Ward. Walkup.
Wilson, Winter and Matthsws-49.
Nays-Bescher, Coder, Lewis and Tallant
A,
The university bill came up as the special
order at three o'clock in the afternoon in
committee of the whole. and was favorably
reported without any discussion or opposi-
ton. A. F. Bray then made a motion to
take up at once the agricultural bill, by re-
order for this afternoon. The change was
made by forty-six yeas. five nays. and the
house went into committee Of the whole,
where the bill got through with but little
trouble. The only incident was an amend
mont by Tsllant to locate the college at
lost after a shard discussion by A. +. Bray
and Tallant, and the bill ordered to be re-
ported favorably. Jockey said there WAS
only one more bill of the kind, that Tor the
normal school at Dillon. He moved to
make 1t tho special order for this afternoon.
The motion was carried. and by this after
noon all the public institution bills. except
that for the penitentiary. will have heen
disposed Of. "a.
The following bills were introduced: BY
Goodell. making mortgages hold good for
two and a half years against creditors; by
A. +. Bray, establishing at Butte a home
for orphans. foundlinRs aud destitute chill
building and $4,000 a year for maintaining
the institution; by Lawrence. amending the
assessment law SO Gs to deduct the amount
of mortgage from the assessed value. A.
+. Bray introduced a joint memorial ask
ing congress not to repeal the sugar bounty
law, and Graves one on the subject of inn
migration. Notices Of bills were given as
follows: BY Ash, amending the revenue act;
by Lookey, amending the county auditor
law; by Murphy, limiting jurisdiction of
police magistrates; by Logue, regulating
railroad fares in Montana; to pay salary of
mineral land commissioners.
Favorable reports from committees were
made us follows; From agriculture aud
stockgrowinR, for the protection of racing
associations; from mines and minerals. pro-
viding for the stamping of gold and silver
bullion; to protect stockholders in mining
companies, and to compel mine owners to
make repairs ordered by the mine inspec-
tor.
The bounty bill was considered in COM
mittee of the whole and favorably reported.
The bill for the protection Of game and
6rsh was partially considered in committee
OF the whole. Amendments were adopted
allowing ranchers to shoot beavers which
interfere with their dams; preventing catch
ing of trout between Feb. l and juno L;
requi ing gates at heads of ~irrigstine
The rule against smoking in the
house was brought up in committee of ths
whole. Chairman Butler ruled that it ap-
piled to the committee of tho whole as we'll
as to the house. An appeal WAS taken and
the chair was overruled by twenty to nine
teen. and the cigars were lighted.
Ki!gallon, BurrsIl and Annear were ep-
pointed to act with a similar com mittee
from the senate Oh the proposition to ap-
point twenty delegates to the Bi-Mstallio
league meeting in Washington on Feb. %.
A Joint resolution passed by the Indiana
Legislature asking congress to establish a
department OF labor, was referred to the
committee on labor.
The invitation OF the state irrigation COM
mittee to listen to the address of Lieut.
Gov. A. c. Botkin in the Board of Trade
rooms WAC accepted and a vote OF thanks
given.
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