The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-01-15

tiary at Billings, with Sne couNles i"ooA
feature eliminated. The house Also sp-
pointed a committee to look into the mat
Ger Of clerical assistance.
THE SENATE.
Bills Providing for tho Organization OF
Teton and Valley Counties.
In the sen ate yesterday two Of the new
county bills were introduced. read twice
and referred to the committee on OWE
and counties. This first was introduced by
Cullen, and provides for the organization
of ths county of Valley. Its boundaries
are nxed - follows: Beginning in the
middle channel Of the Missouri river, on
the lOSth meridian Of longituds; thence
north along the 10sth meridian TO the IN
terssetion of the 49th parallel OF lasituoe 70
tha interseotion Of the l04th meridian of
iono;tude: thence due south along the lo4th
meridian of longitude to the riddle chan
nal of the Missouri river; thence up the
Niarouri river on the middle of the main
channel to the 10Sth meridian OF lonRituue.
the place of beginning. Glasgow Is mace
the county seat until some o'nel WV 20
designated. The new county IS 30 pay 70
Dawson az its proportion of the latters IN
dehtedness $3.50, 900. in county warrants,
Nearing interest, and dating from March,
1893. The officers named for Valley county
are: Commissioners, O. L. Policy, i: W..
EnriRht and W. g.. Collins; clerk ana re-
corder. Charles Z. Hall; sheriff, Jamss Dee
oan: treasurer, A.. j. Mcmillan: clerk court,
" w. Mabee; attorney. j. j. Kerr; Assessor.
g M. Bartlett; superintendent of schools,
Henry Hedges; public administrator u. W.
Caupher; coroner. w. Hard; surveyor. Jos.
Conroy. Valley is made a part OK the
Tenth judicial district.
,---.-. D~v-a jntrn1nNAd tina Dill CEGAE-
inc tho county of Teton. Its boundaries
are fixed az follows: beginning at a point
in the center of Sun river, where the same
intarseots the west line of Cascade county;
running thence to the northwest corner OF
towship %, II. r. 2 W.; thence east 20 the
north to the northern boundary OF the
United States snd the state of Montana;
running thence due west along the said
boundary limo of the United States to the
summit of the main range OF the Rocky
mountains; running thence southeasterly
Wondering along the summit OF the main
range OF the Rocky mountsins to the head
waters of the north fork of sun river;
thence soutneasterly, meandering and fol-
lowing the center of the channel or the
Sun river to sun river; thence meandeting
down sun river to place OF beginning.
Choteau is fixed as the county seat until
some other place is designated. A commits
u LII VI p"oN
from Choteau, two from Teton and Judge
w. H. Hunt. of the First judicial district.
IL provided for, to adjust the debt OF Cho-
teau county between the two counties, and
the method of the p oeedure IS hxed by the
bill. This commission Is to meet the mrs.
Monday in March. 1893, to adjust the In.
d~sbtedness. The officers provided
for the new county are: Commits
sioners W. 5. Clark, j. A.. Flint
and C. Wallace Taylor; treasure, Ihos. +,
Aspiring; clerk and recorder, j. T.. Wamsley
sheriff, Neal MoConnell; assessor. ;. Il
Ralston. Jr.; clerk district court, 5. Melon
aid; superintendent Of schools. j. Il. BAR
attorney. Jas. Sulgrove; public sdmlnlstra-
tor, c.. l.. B@ristrol; surveyor, j. ii. Day
coroner. S. II. ID AXE. These officers hole
until after the general election in 1884. Ih'
new county is placed in the Tenth Judlcia
district, and ID not allowed to build a cour
house until the assessed valuation reache
$4,000, 900. -.
Folsom presented a petition from the citl
zens of Neihart. asking that the law h1lnj
the Indebtedness of cities and towns be- 81
changed that towns having an assessed val
uation of $600,OO0 may issue bonds for Ger
tain purposes. Some time ago the town o
Neihart undertook to negotiate a sale o
bonds duly voted and issued. The legalit,
of the issus was questioned by the pur
chaser, on the ground that no town having
All assessed valuation OF less than $780, O(
could legally issue bonds. The petition Ii
very numerously signed.
Gibson int oduced a bill entitled IAN act
to establish the agricultl al college. t
school of mines and the state university
and to provide for the location of the
same" 1t Id what Is popularity known I'll
the consolidation" bill and lts provision
in full are as follows:
Section |. That there il hereby createC
aud established in this state an institution
~ ~ mr. tr la II - N n no th1 Az Irr,lt 4, -
college, III which inst uction shall be Rlvel
in agriculture, tho mechanic arts, the Eng
lish language, and the various branches o
mathematical, physical, natural and eco
nomic science. as provided in tho act o
congress, approved Aug. 80, 1890, entitie
AN act 70 apply u portion of the proceed
of public land to the more complete sndow
ment and support of the colleges for tn
benefit of agriculture and mechanic arts
etc. and the Legislative assembly of til
state of Montana hereby accepts the gran,
of moneys, authorized by SAID net of con
gress and assehts to the purposes OF Sal
grants.
Sec. 2. There is hereby created and Ell
thblishcd In this state an institution {
learning, TO lac known as "A School {
Mines" and eli grants Of lands and money
by act of congress for such school OF mlne
are hereby n~cceUted and the terms and COZ
ditions Of said grants Hssented to.
Sec. 3. There Is hereby created and estal
llshed In this state nh institution of lear
ing, TO be known aa Tine State University
and al, grants of lands sad moneys by Il
act of cong ess for such state university Il
hereby accer ted and the terms and cone
tons of said grants assenteu to.
Sec. 4. These institutions hereinbefo
provided fur are he eby formed, created CT
established under one management III
combined into one gene al institution
leaning, to be located IN ono place al
known az The Lnlversity of Montana"
Sec. 5. The separate md distinct ldentl
of each of these institutions Of learni1
shall be preserved, and all grants of lBl
made, and the proceeds and revenues d
rived theretrom and moneys app optiat
to each of these institutions by act or &C
OF congress- shall be devoted to SUCH insl
tuition, and shall be expended in the estn
llsEment and management of the same
separate and distinct tunda. as coutempl j,
ed by the acts of congress, making SO
grants.
Sec. 6. There shall be selected for a D
m8nent location of the several institutio
o. learning, some city or town, or the
entity thereof. III this state, IN the folio
ing manner: The governor of this at
shall, after the passage OF thus act, sell
three persons from the preslaenta of