The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-02-03
GRAPHIC REVIEW Of THE
WEEKS WORK.
New Counties Made and Making,-ThO "IIoI.
man Of the House.. Educational Bills
Set for Tuesday Next.

gone out OF the senatorial question for
the time being, which is not TO be won
dered at when the u%nvarying ballots are
considered. Not IA single change of Il
vote has taken place in the week. and
nobody now ventures to say when they
expect a settlement. The crowds which
started IN to watch the balloting is grow.
ing smaller every day. County division
If o tho center of attraction. One
bill, that for Teton county. has gone
through both houses, and is ready for
the governors signature. Another, the
Flathead county bill, run the gauntlet
Of the house, and got through with the
temporary seat of government located AT
kalispell. Columbia Falls fought that
provision as hard AS it could. but Kulis-
pell had too many friends. Tine oppUsi-
ton, as it has developed since, was not
to the creation of the new county. hut to
giving kalispcll the advantage over lis
rival, Columbia Falls, which the location
of Il county seat is supposed 10 carry
with it. When K~alispcll had it's h-lt
won, the friends of the bill didn't exact
ly keep open house; they kept several
boxer OF cigars on tap III the ways and
means committee room. The Valley
county Till has also gotten through the
house. after Il hard fight and with that
For flathead county, must take lis
chances in the mate In all the new
county bills the original TRAITS located
the county seats in Il way that made
them to all intcnts and purposes per.
manent. The house changed this in
every case, even the Teton bill, which
came from the senate, by naming a tenn
pOrary county seat anu leaving
the question Of permanent location
to the voters in November, 1894.
Those h profess to know say that lo.
ton. Flathead, and Valley will be the
only county bills out Of the many that
will get through. The Bear Paw bill,
which is now in the house, may grt
through there, but Senator John Power
will fight it bitterly in the senate. There
is a peculiar thing about the Bear Paw
bill in that Power is opposing the loss
Of that part Of Choteau county. while his
business associate, Thomas O'Hanlon. is
making IA strong fight for j.. Missoula
county, it is said, is agreeable to the ere
alton Of Flathead county. but does not
care TO have the lower part Of its terri,
tory taken away to make Bitter Root
county. Jefferson is kicking against
giving mp land for Broadwater country.
and Deer Lodge has not shown any great
anxiety to divide up with Granite county.
The c%reatiOn Of all these new counties
will largely increase the meluherahip Of
the senate unless l'Opu!lst Bray sue
ceeds III getting a threatened 0meud-
ment 10 the constitutions The part
which he wants changed is that which
says each county created shall have one
senator, and that no senatorial district
shall consist Of more than one county.
If the legislature should give the people
ii chance to vote on such an amendment
it is doubtful if the people, especially
those IN the new counties, would care to
see it carried. the trainers of the con
stitution evidently knew what they were
about when they put "a provision in it
giving each county q representative in
the state senate. 1t Is safe to say that
three-fourths Of the lobby in Helena to
day are here in the interest of one or the
other of the county division schemes.
The alleged condition of the state
treasury Is affecting various members of
the legislature in different ways. Some
OF them see only safety in economy. while
others are willing to spend money in any
way that they think will advance the
states interests. The bill for Il cumrnis-
slOner OF agriculture, labor aud immiGra-
ton is half way 10 the governor already,
and as that ollicer makes the appoint
ment 1t rs not likely hat he will throw
away a chance to reward some Of his
party friends. Besides this there are
bills well advanced creating the Office Of
game and fish warden, Il ncscss Try officer
it IS claimed, deputy state auditor and
deputy state treasurer. The latest is by
senator Goddard, who wants ii state
architect, for what purpose he does not
say. AS there are 10 state buildings in
course of construc ion, the nced of such
AN officer is not apparent.
There was d little scene in the room OF
the committee ON claims during the week.
which has Just leaked out. Representa-
tive Jockey has held all along that it
would have been better had the state
never started to make IN exhibit at the
Worlds fair, and that it should have
been left to the cities, counties and indi-
viduals. lie thinks the money spent
should be made to show for itself, how
ever, and is wiling to see another uppru-
priation made in order to carry on the cx-
hibit now that il has been started. At
the same time he claims that the money
has not been wisely expended, and so,
in committee the other day, he wanted
to insist on the resignation Of the en-
tire board OF Worlds fair managers as
IA condition precedent to any further APP
preparation. lie met with no suppprt,
however. Jockey has already gained the
title OF "the Holman of the house"
There are some who believe he has a lust
cause for kicking now and then, but he
does it SO invariably on big and little
things alike that he gains no friends or
supporters. His fight against the
Worlds fair appropriation bill has not
added to the opposition to any extent.
Those who are opposed TO it would be
against giving more than $4,000, no
matter what way the Lewis and Clarke
representative looked at it.
Senator Gibson came out best in the
first fight over the educational bills. lie
carried his point in having all the bills
made the special order for Tuesday next.
The senate is about evenly divided be
tween consolidating the several ~institu-
tons and splitting them up. Senator
Gilman Wuptl Them rppGplilntn,I and thn