Fergus County argus., 1893-02-09
THE LEGISLATURE.
Business Transacted During the Last Week
No Important Change IN Vote
for Senator

passed the Flathea county bill unai
imously, making the second of the ut W
counties to be favorably acted upon
by both houses, Teton being the first.
The Flathead bill divides Missoula
county, placing a new county seat at |
Kalispel and the Teton bill divides
Choteau with county sestt At Choteau.
Bills were introduced 10y Card we'll to |
locate an insane asylum at Boulder |
bonds to be issued by the state for its |
support, and by Hatch creating Swee, |
Grass county. The rev county is to |
he made out of the counties Park, |
Meagher and Yellowstone. Big Tim
Der is named as the county seat.
Senator Eggles; on presented reSolu |
tions eulogistic OF ia rs G Blaine |
which were ably seconded by Senator
Steele, who spoke from a southern
standpoint.
The house consumed the entire day
in discussing the Worlds Fair bill, and
in endeavoring to cut down the APP
preparation.
MONDAY, Jan. 30th-T'Ie senate
passed the Valley county with bu
one dissenting vote. This divides
Dawson county with county seat AT
Glasgow. Monteii ms hil to regulate
primary elections was dictated.
The house spent some time wrana-
ling over their journal, adopted reso-
lutions eulogisiDg James q. Blaine,
and as a further mark of respect ad
journed. In joint assembly, Beecher,
of Cascade. stated that b. would vote
for any Dem "crat wh I'M all Others
n l.. 4
Gratis the necessary majority whenever
they can get together. The vote Oh
senator stood: Clark, 2l; Sanders,
80; Dixon, IL; Collins, 2.
TUESDAY, Jan. 31st - The bill to
locate the state university at Missoula
was first in order, and on hat bill the
| fight was made. When the secti, II
naming Missoula as the place for the
university was reached. Gibson offered
an amendment to the effect that Mis-
soula should have the heuniversity, pro-
vided she would donate 160 acres OF
land and $4,000 IN cash.
In the argument that followed, Glib
son, on behalf OF Great Falls, offered
800 acres OF land within two miles oi
the city and 100000 in cash as al
endowment ii the state would consoli-
date the university, agricultural col
lege and the school of mines AMI locate
them at Great Falls.
Gibson's amendment was rejected,
and Mats moved that when the com
mittee arise 1t report the bill favor
ably. Upon this motion the main
| fight came up. Gibson made an able
| argument in favor of consolidation
and reat numerous letters and docu-
ments in support OF his position.
Mats led the opposition, and was not
a whit behind Gibson in logic and
force OF reasoning. He was ably
seconded by Goddard, Hoffman and
McDermott, while Folsom took sides
with Gibson.
/ When the question came to a vote
the friends of division had an over
whelmning majority so far as scould be
told, only Gibson and Folsom voting
against favorable report OF the bill.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1st-The bill es-
tablishing an agricultural college at
Bozeman took up most of the day in
the senate. Gibson again led the fight
against separation, but the only as
!, sistance he had was from Folsom.
The Cascade senator moved to amend
by the substitution OF Missoula for
Bozeman so as to have the agricul-
tural college and university consoli-
dated. This was rejected. Mr.. Glib
son moved toamend by locating the
college at Great Falls instead of Boze-
man, and said Great Falls stood ready
to give 32O acres OF land and $780,
600 if this was done. The bill estab-
fishing the university at Missoula was
then passed by yeas IA, nays glib
son and Folsom.
| In hn Do, ,t,-
bill was reported favorably from the
, committee on towns and counties
changing the name OF the new county
to Blaine. This was done by consent
OF all parties interested. The Bitter
Root county bill was placed on third
reading and Fitzgerald allowed to offer
an amendment, which was adopted,
changing the name to Ravalli county
The bill was then ordered engrossed
and amended. Goodell gave notice OF
a bill prohibiting the giving or selling
OF tobacco or cigarettes to children
and by Losee of one to protect asri-
cultural and racing associations. The
bill increasing bounties on stock-de-
stroying animals was amended by
striking out any bounty for bear, but
was not completed in committee.
THURSDAY. Feb. end The senate
passed the following bills: Fixing the
per diem of the next legislature at SS
per diem; creating Ravalli county;
Furnishing administrators, guardians
and executors for failing to make re-
orts.
The Mssoula university bill as
passed by the senate was read twice
IN the house and referred to the COM
mittee on state institutions. Com
mittee on judiciary reported favor
ably on the bill punishining the brib-
cry OF members OF the legislature. In
the senate the bill to create a school
OF mines at Butte was considered in
committee of the whole and without
discussion was ordered favorably
reported. When the consolidation
bill came up in committee of the whole
Gibson said it was no use to consider
1t as the senate had divided up the
institutions already. The bill was in
definitely postponed. The bill local
ing the state normal school at Twin
Bridges was ordered favorably re-
ported from the committee of the
whole, and the one locating it at Liv-
ingston was postponed. The bill lo-
eating the state soldiers home at
Glendive was ordered favorably re
ported. When the senate got out OF
committee of the whole it passed the
bill for the agricultural college at Boze-
man, the only negative votes being
Swift and Gibson.
FRIDAY, Feb. 3rd-Senator Power,
of Choteau county filed a protest
against the creation of Bear Paw, or
Blaine county. The memorial relat-
ing to election of senator's by popular
vote was favorably reported. The
} Worlds Fair appropriation bill was
passed by the mouse and the bill to in
i, crease bounties on stock destroying
animals ordered favorably reported