The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-02-10
STATE LEGISLATURE.
The Members of the House are Begin
ming to Wake Up on the Univer-
sity Question.
A Minority Report FavOrs the Con
solidatiOn Of the Educational
Institutions.
No Detinite steps Have Yet Been Taken
Regarding the Annexation Of
the Hawaiian Islands.

HELENA, Feb. Especial to The
TRIBUNE. THE senatorial ballot today
gave Clark 81, Sanders 30, and Dixon II.
There were foul pairs in the house.
A fight took place in the house over
the public institution bills. Beecher, Of
Cascade county, said the report of yes
terday was not authorized by the COM
mittee. a. F. Bray, chairman, admitted
that the reports was somewhat irregular
and the record of the report was struck
from the journal of the proceedings and
the bill recommitteed. Later on the
committee met and made two reports TO
the house. The majority report by
| Bray. BabcoclI, German, Rose and Mar
tin favored the senate bills. The minor
ity report by Beachcr, Annear, Ash and
Loder favored the consolidation of the
university, agricultural college and
school of mines and asked that if these
were separated TIE school Of mines be at
Waikervllle. a long fight took place on
the penitentary bill, the Deer Lodge peo-
pie moving to have 1t indefinitely post
poned. This motion was finally laid on
the table and all the bills and reports
on general orders. The school of mines
bill was made a special order for tomOr-
row afternoon.
Bills were introduced by Carpenter.
requiring foreign corporations doing
business in the state TO have agents on
whom processes can be served; by Good
ell. fixing a~uctioncer's license and eX-
empting sheritfs from paying any: by
the committee on public lands. directing
the appraisement and sale of public
lands on Il petition Of ten householdels;
by the committee on state institutions.
locating the school for deaf. dumb and
blind at Boulder; by Tallant. allowing
county commissioners TO designate the
number of deputies allowed county Of
%ticcrs; by German. prescribing the quail
iications of locomotive engineers. The
house bill regulating the hours Of labor
of stationary engineers was passed by
yeas II, nays g.. House bill exempting
to the extent of $1,000 widows and
orphans property from taxation was
passed by yeas 80. nays Il. The mega.
tive votes were given on the ground
that the bill was unconstitutional. The
senate was notified by the governor that
he had approved tie Teton county bill.
The senate passed the bill creating a
state board Of charities anI correction,
and the house the anti PinkertOn bill!
with amendments.
\. bill was introduced by the commit
tee on mines to pay expenses Of twenty
delegates to the bi-mctalic league meet
ing III Washington. Feb. ODD. expenses
not to exceed 800 each. The house
amendment I o school board bill limit
ing amounts 20 $4,000 was concurred
in.
Swift introduced d bill locating
the state reform school at Miles City.
The bill locating the state normal
school was indefinitely postpond on
motion of Hatch who said he was as.
surcd it had no chance in the house,
The agricultural bureau bill passed by
the house will be made a specia. order
| for I Eursdav in the senate.