The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-09
BUTTE WON THE BATTLE.
The School OF Mines Bill Reported
F%avorably From Committee
Of the Whole.
Time Set for Considering tho Uni
versity and Agricultural
College Bills.
Important Bills Introduced in tho senate
and tho HOus0-IWO KeDOrts on
important Bills introduced in tho Senate
and tho HOuss-Two Reports ON
Broad water County

The first general engagement ovsr the
pnblio institutions came of in tho house
yesterday. 1t was owe the location of the
school OF mines ut Butte. The battle WAS
somewhat irreGular and much on the Ruor-
fila order. but when the smoke clea I'd away
the combined forces OF tho school OF mines,
the university, the agricultural college. and
their lessor allies, were in possession of the
field. and prepn ed TO march ON 10 further
conquest. The first clash cams in the
morning, when m effort was made to have
the latter part OF the day devoted TO the
university bill. As 1t required a two-thirds
vote to suspend the rules this could not be
done, and the combined forces retired in
good order. having gotten the worst of the
encounter. In the afternoon. however. tho
school OF mines bill onme up as a special
order, having been set the day before. The
opposition tried every means to stave off
its consideration, but they were outnum-
bered and the bill WAS taken up in commit
tee of the whole. There the fight was kept
up, but numbers again counted and tho bill
was ordered favorsbly reported. A last
stand was made by tho opponents of the
combined forces, on the proposition to set
N"~ sA"so W {" oilbiAOI NslOHO III tu6 Obu0T
two educational institution bills. It was
q short stand, however, as this afternoon
and tomorrow afternoon were set for the
consideration of the university and aRri-
cultural college bills. BY the time the sun
went down on the field of slaughter, the
opposing force had been dwindled down
from about two-ffths to about ono fifth of
the membership of tho house, and the
chances are that all the bills will 90 through
as they Game from the senate. Whether
the combined army will hold togsthsr lonq
enough to put through the Dillon normal
school bill. and the Billings renitentiary
bill. and the Boulder insane bill. and to
pass or defeat the county bills whose PASS
aga or rejection Is included in the articles
OF agreement. remains to be seen. Tn &C
ton of the house in adjourning yesterday
while q motion was pen dine to fix a date on
the Dillon bill IL looked upon as pointing
to some uncertainty on that point.
The Broadwater county matter, which led
to the incident Of the joint assembly, came
before the house in tho form of two reports,
Inc majority recommended that the bill do
not pass. The minority thought il a good
measure and recommended its pas.aRe.
ner. The latter had not attended
the committee meeting, but showed
what he would have done had
he been there BY joining with tho author
OF she bill in the minority report. Van
Glove. who was at the committee meeting
and who voted with Tierney there, was not
present in the house when the minority re-
port was made. The bill and the two re-
ports will be considered in committee of
the whole. and it is not certain that tho
measure 10 dead yet.
The senate had another easy day yester-
day. Baylies introduced a bill to provide
for ths care and custody of state oonvicts.
while the joint memorial relating TO the
election OF senators BY the people was
passed by a unanimous vote.