The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-03-03
MONTANA LAWMAKERS.
senator Gibson Defines His Position on the
Educational Institutions.

Educational institutions.
HELENA Feb. 2S.-ISpecial to TnE
TRIBUNE. Ward (dem.) broke the pair
with Coder (rep.) today, increasing the
total vote to 20, making 3G still neces-
sary to choice. The only change was
that of Leech of Choteau, who has been
"scattering,' voted for Mantle. The
vote was Mantle 81, Clark %, Dixon II,
Klenschmidt, Toole and Hall l each;
total 20; necessary to a choice &c.
The house put in the day passing bills.
At the morning and afternoon sessions
81 house bills and Il s-nate bills were
passed. Among the house bills were the
general appropriation bill, those provid-
ing means for running the school Of
mines, normal school, state university
and agricultural college, and the Granite
county bill. The other house bills pass
ed all made appropriations for payment
uf private claims. Among the senate
| bil : passed were the following: In
creasiug the pay OF the governors pri-
! yate secretary to =, 100: extending the
| life Of corporations to 10 years; the anti
| scalper bill 10y yeas .H, nays 10; estab-
| fishing II state board of charitie, and
correction; regulating fencing right of
way oi railroads; for conditional sale and
taxing Of road stock; authorizing cor
! pOratiuus 10 change their name.
| The bill for tGe reincurpOratiOn Of
cities prepared by the mayors To enable
cities to issue bonds to ahate the smoke
nuisance and providing for tho construC-
| tlOn of toll bridges and toll roads.
| Tho senate cOnCuried in the house
amendment to the corporation bill, max
ing the time .Jrty years. the committee
on cOrpOratipUs reported with amCnd-
mcnts the iruse railroad commission
and the long and short haul bills.
The seLatc PASSED ali the appropriation
| bills sent from the house, including the
genera! appropriation bill and the senate
! DtIl for the purchase. sale, Lease and con
sOldatlun OF railroad properties. The
! bill amending the act creating itavtlii
| county also passed. II changes the
/ boundaries somewhat; BrOadWatCr CGUu-
! ty bnl Was defeated by yeas u, nays, iN
/ Gibson VUteu against if. The motion
! made 10 reconsider comes up tomorrow.
y Cug nl@ut session Senator Gibson
took uCGaaiuu - define his position on
tha educational Institutions lie said
/ that while he wHs ia favor Of the cnreU!-
idation Of these institutions now luat he
had been yanquisEcd tie was in favor Of
the state treating them all ijheraliN, so
that they could really neip ,he cause Of
| higher education. he would favor the
next legislature making tax OF three
cighthi mills for the Institutions to sup
pemrut the federal endowment.
IN closing ne said: 1--WE have earned
no huupr here and have not done our
duty AS the people had a right to cy-
pcrt we would
Senator Eayiisa got wu Il this after
noon that his little child was dying. To
night he took Il special train for nome.
/ lie is paired with Buford.
! The house spent the night session in
committee Of the whole and acted on a
number Of senate bills. ! he bill for the
orphans home at Twin Bridges was or.
derpd ravorably reported: that for two
more Justices Of the supreme court was
postponed until furher meeting on
account Of long protest from lawyers
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