The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-04
THE SENATE.
The State Normal school, Soldiers Home
and school of Mines.

The State Normal school, Soldiers Home
and school Of Mines.
In the senate yesterday the bill to locate
the state normal school at Twin Bridges
was put on its final passage. 1t had been
favorably acted upon in committee of the
whole, but in the last day or two the Dillon
advocates have been active and yesterday
they succeeded in killing 1t. The fight be-
gan by Folsom Offering a substitute for it,
which locRted the school at Dillon. Presi-
dent Botkin said that under the rules q
substitute could not be entertained after q
bill had been eHgrossed without unanimous
consent. Buford objected TO consideration
of the substitute, 50 that ended the fight in
that line. Then Goddard moved that the
bill be indefinitely postponed. Buford
moved to lay Goddard's motion ON the
table. The result was: Ayes--Baylies, Blu
ford, Cullen. Gibson, McDe mott and
Swift. Noes Brown, Eggleston, Fol-
som. Goddard. Hatch, Hoffman and Power
Steele. Then the motion to indefinitely
postpone was pus to vote, resulting: Ayes
Brown. EgQleston, Folsom. Goddard.
Hatch. Hoffman and Power. Noes
Baylies. Buford, Cullen, Gibson, AcDer-
mott and Swift.
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mines at Butte was read a third time and
passed, the negative votes being those of
Gibson and Swift.
Cullen's bill locating a state soldiers
homo at Glendive was also put on its final
passage and passed. Senator Steele voted
In the negative. saying he did not do SO as
a southern man, because he believed that
every man who fought In the late war, If
disabled. should be cared for. but because
he believed it was the duty Of the national
government to provide for the old soldiers.
and not the duty Of Montana, which had
not sent q regiment to the war. The joint
memorial relating to the emigration of
paupers, criminals and dependent persons
was also read q third time and passed.
In committee of the whole the house bill
known as the anti Plnkerton measure. was
considered. Goddard offered 9 substitute
for it, and tho bill and the substitute were
ordered printed. The substitute provides
the state, and that no unarmed body shall
be brought in and armed III case of domes-
tic violence. In explaining his substitute
the Yellowstone senator said it was in line
with the constitutional provision and GOV.
cred every point necessary, and that in his
opinion some sections III the house bill
were superfuous. especially the section for
bidding officers calling on persons who
have not been residents of the state for one
year for assistance in cnses of instruction
or domestic violence.
Gibson's bill providing for the term of
existence of corporations was favorably re-
ported. RS was tine same senator's bill au-
thorizing a state board of charities and
corrections. By special invitation Chap
lain Croker explained to the committee
what WAS hoped to be accomplished in case
the bill became q law.
The house bills received by the senate
yesterday and referred to appropriate COM
mittees were: That creating Ravalli
count, to legalize the official acts of no.
taries public; relating 10 administrators
execute g and guardians; to pay interest on
claims of Conley d Mo apue and Of Mitchell
and MussiRbrod; fixing the per diem and
mileage of members of the Legislature.
Folsom gave notice of g bill to locate the
state normal school at Dillon.