The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-02-03
No tNE>OiIDATin.N.
The Montana le::i>'i,:ure ;si-cu~~c. the
b.ec,iion Of the Various state
Institutions.
tn,; b."i,,"~ that ihes shall is Bi.,rihii-
ut'a Among Various Desirable
Places.

HELE>A. Feb. |. Gibson and Matt.
crossed swords in the senate this after
noon. and il WAS splendid fight. lastin.
nearly four hours.
or the four educational institution
bills. Matts bill. locating the state uni
rersity was the first. In committee 81
the whole Gibson led off by moving an
amendment providing that Missnula
must donate to the university 1iO acres
81 land and sl0Un as an endowment
fund. II this am, ndmcnt carried Glib.
son y intention was to refer the bill back
to the educational committee. Mats
moved that the amendment be inde;i
nit"ly postponed. Gibson took tn. hoor
and in ii speech of remarkable energy.
commended that an effort was being made.
/ I" subordinate the interests of higher
education in Montana t. purcl, local
and selfish interests.
Gibson then read from Il history IF
federal and state aid to institutions Tor
higher education. published by the btl
reau Of education. showing that II states
. had located such institutions condition
, al IN endowment funds Of greater or less
magnitude being furnished by the places
favored. Gibson said that he was pr.-
pared ~ make proposition on behalf
of tn" citizens of Great Falls and put M
bonds in a weeks time Tor its perform
ance. namely: For the consolidated in
stitutions Great Falls would uiy. .,oJ
nient fund
Mats said he regretted Ia see the
senator from Cascade fighting in ambush
IN this way This was simply Il schnfn.
to delay acting. The filul. of the leg
islature To locate the institutions two
Years ago has cosi the state stil MO.
which it WAS entitled 10 receive fromthc
federal government. Every day of de
lay is costing Montana $50 The pro,r,-
sition made 10y the senator from Cas-
catie Was a mcrccnary one. Ii hoisted
the red flag and put the university upto
lie auctioned off To the highest bidder:
II left out Of consideration altogether
the fitness and adoption of town for
the university. Climate and hyyienic
conditions were Of prime importance.
Gibson said that in ora,ory hr was no
match for the two lawyers pit,ed against
him. They were used 10 dealing in
sophistries and bolstering up weak eases.
His project was ncritorio,,s, and would
commend itself to all fair-n minded men.
Hoffman spoke up for Bozcnan for
the agricultural college. He said far
mers' hnys would not like to attend such
college if it We're "a part of the univer-
sity. for the other boys would ridicule
and call them haysecds. Hoffman at
tackled the pamphlet If the State Teach
ers association on the ground that the
signature Of W. W. Wylie was IA forgery.
He had ii letter from Professor Wylie.
saying that his name had been used
without his knowledge or consent.
McDermott followed with a brief but !
forcible appeal for Butte for the school
Of mines. He thought that it could and
would draw students from all parts Of
America and Europe.
Mats then began his great speech in
favor OF segregation. He spoke for more
than an hour and reached a very high
pitch Of eloquence.
Without division the vote was then
taken on motion to recommend the
passage Of the bill. There was a chorus
Of ayes and only four or five noes. 1t
was observed that. while Eggleston and
Steele took no part in the debate. they
both voted in favor Of the bill. 80 that
Anaconda and Helena played even. The
school of mines bill and the agricultural
college bill will be considered tomorrow.