The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-02-03
ANOTHER CHANCE
UNIVERSITY GHO(LS NAY YET
Be DEFEATED.
The Senate Determined to Farm Out thc State
INtutions.-The Bill Will Be Fought
THROUGH the House.

HELENA, Feb. l. Special Dispatch )
to THE TRiBUNE.--The two Iepub,icans
who we're away from the joint session
yesterday were present today and there
was consequently no change in the rcla-
tive strength Of the two parties. Two
pairs were recorded IN the house and the
vote stood: Clark %. Sanders 81. Dixon
L. Gibson voted for Dixon and Beechcr
| for Clark.
The bill establishing an agricultural
college at Bo2eman took up most Of the
day in the senate, Gibson again led the
fight against separation. but the only "a.
! sstunce he had was from Folsom The
| Cascade senator moved to amend by the |
substitution of Missoula for Bozeman SO
as to have the agricultural college and |
university consolidated. This was re-
jected, MIR. Gibson then proposed to
amend 10y locating the college at Great |
Fails instead of BDzcman. and said Great
Falls stood ready TO give 32o acres of
land and 100000 if this was done.
hoffman made some alusion to Great
Falls being Il windy place and said il
blows strong enough there AZ times to
carry away ali the real estate This
brought Gibson to his feet. lie said the
Y agricultural college WAS to include =
\ school of mechanical arts and there was
n no city where the latter could be better
II learned from practical demonstration
d than at Great Falls. He called attention
to the smelter there. the copper refinery
works, the immense water power. etc,
4 where students could learn from obser-
vatOn. As the center Of 4 great agrl-
y cultural region Great Falls was equal to
o. BoZeman The Sun river valley is the
edua of the Gallatin or any other in the
state In conclusion he said the whole
matter of public institutions now re-
! solved itself into "a robbery of the state
for the benefit of certain favored local
tiles. tie claimed there Was combine
to distribute the institutions and said if
he was pressed he could give his author
ty for tnat statement. Nobody asked
for the authority. The amendment to
substitute Great Falls for BoZeman was
lost and the bill was ordered faY0rably
reported.
The bill establishing the university at
NlissoJla Was then passed 10y yeas II,
nays 2-Gibson and Folsom.
In the house the Bear Paw county bill
- was reported farorably from the commit.
tee on towns and counties, changing the
name of the new county 10 Blaine. This
was done by the consent Of all parties
interested. The bill was placed on gen.
eral orders The Bitter Root county bill
. was placed on third reading and by
unanimous consent Fitzgerald was al
lowed to offer an amendment. which was
adopted. changing the name to Ravalli
county The bill was then ordered en-
crossed AS amended
The following bills were introduccd
BY Bach. creating the office of state ey.
amincr, to be appointed by the governor
for four years at IA salary of $1,000 pei
annum: providing for the formation and
regulation of building and loan assocla
q tions. by Lawrence. amending the Law
- relating TO exemptions from execution
y by taking from the list rs exemptions
N the wages Of persons working FOR spec
fed pay.
by Fleming, making it obligatory Il
allow stockholders who own 10 per Cen'
c. Of the stock to inspect the mine. b.
- WaliSup. allowing railroad companies tC
% amend certificates of incorporation b.
vi describing changes IN its route or eN
tensions when the same are authorized
hN vote Ol lhc llHJoIlly u tuc ulicci'I'
and the assent of two-thirds Of thu
u stockholders: by Tallant. amending TIN
law for the incorporation of towns anC
III cities by providing for the improvement
al of districts. etc; by Metze. changin!
fees Of county clerks and recorders; b,
Scharnikow, for new registration law
Notices Of bills were given as follows
w BY Goodcl, prohibiting the sale or Civ
lug Of cigarettes or tobacco to children
d' by Losee. to protect agricultural an,
" racing associations.
~ The legislative employees bill with In
n. senate amendment increasing the pay o
the president pro tenn Of the senate ant
n speaker pro tenn of the house to $40 Wa
, ordered taken from general orders whcr
nc it had been enormously sent. and re
III ferred TO the enrolling COMMITTEES.
:" Tho committee of the whole ordcrc'
" favorable reports on bills as follows
Fixing the pay of the next Legislature
ld at - per day and - cents mile fo
mileage: punishing executors. admins
II TRAITORS and guardians for failing to max
E.. reports The bill increasing hountire o
10 stock destroying animals was AMENDED
10y striking out any bounty for bear, bu
was rot completed in committee.