The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-01

the CONN III when WI Dc phfiru VI" eh"~
cationai institutions OF Montana"
Tn Cascade senator then repd extrhcta
from lottcts and other documents I ON
leading educatora OF America IN favor OF
consolidation, closing with II nttonR p'ta
for tho senate to take that view OF the sub
ject.
Senator Hoffman replied. arguing IN favor
Of segregation. He said: ~ claim That
the United States government made the
appropriation for schools for the different
states for the benefit OF the industrial
c!aases-fo the sons of fnrme = and the
sons OF working men--not for the rich mans
aon--not to bolster up Il univerDity. ! hhu
no idea the bill IN wnich l am Interested
would come mp for dis usaion to-day. bht
am pre- n ed to " that tn add tess gotten
ont by the I len 10 of consolidation an a.
rooted to tho meInhers Of the Legislature. Is
misleading. There il ono name signed to
that address. that OF w. w. Wylie. which
that gentleman tells me is there without
his authority or knowledge. How many
more there may be / do not know. whose
names have thus been att ched To that nd
dress. ! am in favo of tho motion OF the
senator from NJ issuuln."
Senator McIDrmott said he wns surprised
to hear the senator from Cascade SAY Bnite
WIS not n TT place for the school of mines.
III IL Ia located the e." he said, II believe
II will soon be self-suatnininR. Locate 1T
n hundred miles from there. and the miners
and sons OF miners who wonld Httend IL
there, will. rather than 30 to such a DIS
lance within the state, attend some school
outside the limits Of Montana. am III
favor OF segregAtion.'
Senator Matta concluded the discussion,
talking for III hour md ten miuntes. lie
said: II concede that the senate from Cas-.
oade since ely believes in consolidation. But
the olrCu ar that hAs been placed upon our
oeslss rs omannting from the state teachers
association, does not come from the source
from which it il supposed to come. w. W.
Wyiie and Pro. Hamilton. of Missoula.
deny that they signed such an address.
Ire fight is between Il general universit.s
| and separate %technica institutions. This
address 10 Il biased thing tn ioughout. u
contains, with only one exception: We
opinion of unive sity presidents. There
are no opinions from presidents of agricul-
turGl colleges o. achools OF mines. Mon
tana has lost by her failure TO loo te these
! schools two years ago $4,000 she
would have received from the gen.
eral government" The senator
then read an editorial from nn
Great Falls paler Attacking the cham
pions of segregation. and on the conclusion
of the reading said: I'VE are here to make
a fair fight for the university and for seq O.
CATION. In this pamphlet the members of
the State Teachers association have been
guilty of trickery and chicanery. l have
been trying for Il week or more 10 get "A
letter they received from ex-President Bias
COLl u Vho CLlNtlSlby u " ScAoiLt ooo
which they would not publish in this pam
phlet. President Bascom WAS once my in
~structor and l wrote him for his opinion.
Yesterday l ecsived his reply. and / take
it that it contains the same views az does
the suppressed letter. He is in favor of
cet tam circumstances" The senator then
read MIR. Bascom's letter. and con
cluded his address with an earnest plea
for the location of the agricultural college
Mt Bozeman or Miles City, the school Of
mines at Butte and the university ut Mis-
soula.
Chairman Hatch then put the motion to
! report the bill favorably. and it carried.
and at 5:45 the committee 1850 and the
senate adjourned.
At the morning session Senator Power
introduced a bill to require railroad co..
porations, whom they fence their right of
way, or when they have already fenced 1t.
to leave or make certain openings therein.
The openings ere to bs not less th#n
sixty feet III width and the company
operating any rail Dad is required to place
cattle guards on either side OF the o enlngs.
The provisions Of the bill are only to refer
to grazing counties. Violations of the law
are to be considered misdemeanora, to be
punished by a tine OF not less than 800 nor
more than $500. The same senator also in
troduced q bill authorizing cites and towns
to incur indebtedness. The bill provides
that any city or town. heretofore or here
after organized under q general or spec16l
law may incur indebtedness not exceeding
In the aggregate tn go per C mt of the value
OF taxable property in the city or town, ex-
cept where indebtedness Is to be incurred
for the pu pose of constructing a sewerage
system O occurring u supply OF water,
then II debt no exceeding five per cent of
the taxable value of roperty may be in
cur ed. All Indebtedness under the law
must be sanctioned by n vote of the
people.
Hoffman introduced. without previous
notice. Il bill to increase the number Of jus
tees of the supreme court to fv . he hill
makes it the duty of the governor to ap-
point the two additional Justices, who are
to ho4 d office until the general election of
1894, Then one of the additional justices
eEall be elected to serve until 1898, and
the other until 1900.
Senator G!bson introduced a bill provid-
ing for the trans or of the miscellaneous
division of the Montana state library to
the library of the Historical society. The
same senator also introduced a bill making
appropriations for the sup ort and mainte-
nance of the library of the Histo ical So
ciety for 1893 and 1894. The bill appropri-
ates $1,000 for contingent expenses, $1,000
for clerk hire in trauscrlbing old diaries,
letters, etc, 81 900 for the purchase of In
dian relics, and 81, 800 a year for the salary
of the librarian.
Hoffman,. as a Il eclal committee. re-
potted with an amendment to the bill,
providing for a private secretary for the
governor. and it WAS ordered eng ossed.
The senate concurred in the house bill ap-
propriating $24, 82l.40 to Conley and Nc
TAgue for the care of convicts. The SEN
ate bill to provide for the a. polntment of n
dc uty state auditor was assed by a vote
of twelve ayes to four noes; that TO pro
vi 10 for the appointment of Il ueputy state
treasure , by ayes IL. noes 5; to create the
Eleventh judicial district, consisting of
Meapher county. by ayes Is. noes l.
Cullen gave notice of the introduction of
a bill to eguiate the sale ana REDEEM ption
of transportation tickets by common car
Hers.
THE HOUSE.