The daily sentinel., 1909-04-02
Especial to The sentinel !

Denver, April A."1uulllSOH Wits
out in the fight for the western slope
state normal school, providing that
Gov. Shafroth will sing a bill that
gives Gunnison the school, approp-
rates $4,000 for buildings there
and $4,000 for furnishings and
maintenance The bill, introduced
by the representative from Gunnison
county, passed the house several days
ago and late yesterday afternoon it
passed the state senate and is now
in the hands of the governor. If the
governor signs the bill, and he will
probably do so, the long fought west
ern slope fight for normal school
will be at an end and Grand juno
ton will have lost.
Senator Horace T. DeLong, of
Grand Junction. voted for the Gun
nison bill yesterday in the senate and
to The Sentinel correspondent today
he made his position very clear.
Senator belongs bill providing
for the normal schools location at
Grand junction has been in the
hands of the committee ever since
its Introduction. Senator Napier. of
Glenwood who wanted the school for
Glenwood, was chairman of that COM
mittee. He refused to report Senator
belongs bill. There was no hope
lOT Stilih6 q biiA
through the senate at this session.
1t will be remembered that few
days ago Senator Napier reported
out from committee his own bill pro-
yiding for the school to go to Glen
wood Springs. 1t was at once amend
ed so as to provide that commits
sion to consist of the governor, Presi-
dent Snyder of the state normal at
Greeley and the state superintendent
of schools, should select site for a
normal school west and south of
Denver" Senator DeLong voted for
this amendment in the interest of
4Grand Junction.
Then the Gunnison bill got through
the house on final passage and came
up to the senate. II passed first and
second reading and then came up yes
terday for third reading. Senator
DeLong voted for the passage of the
bill for the reason, to use his own
language, Il did not propose TO vote
against anything that was for the
interests of the western slope and
under the conditions l believed it was
for the best interests of the western
slope that this bill for the Gunnison
school be passed. Senator Napier
was doing all he could to defeat the
Gunnison bill, he had refused to al
low my Grand junction bill get be-
fore the senate. | believe that Grand
Junction should not play the dog in
the manger act and know that II rs
not the intention of our people to do
so. Therefore. voted for Gunnison.
She is neishboring town, her
chances for getting the school were
better than those of Grand Junction,
I believe in encouraging neighborly
feeling on the western slope, | don I
believe in keeping somebody else out
of something that we are unable to
get ourselves.
Il voted for the bill regardless of
notifies. | believe that what helps
Gunnison helps us and | believe that
we should help each other. western
Colorado needs a normal school and
If Gunnison can get one easier than
we can get one let us help Gunnison
get the school. | had fully made up
nv mind to vote for the Gunnison
bill some time before it was called up
for final passage. l believe Grand
Junction going in to help Gunnison
ont. with conditions as they existed,
will make a better feeling between
all western slope town prevail
The Gunnison bill passed the SEN
ate by a big majority There were
but few votes against it. Napier vot-
ed against it and denounced Senator
DeLong for voting for it.
The bill went to the governor to-
day.
A number of years ago Gunnison
was given an appropriation for
site for normal school and this site
is improved and ready for buildings.
Representative Weiser. of Grand
Junction, had succeeded in getting
the Grand Junction normal school
bill through the house.
An All Night Session.
1t was 3 O'Clock this morning when
the state senate took an adjourn
ment. All evening and all night 'he
senate worked on the bank guaranty
bill and its various amendments and
finally passed the bill SO amended as
to make the individual guaranty ef-
fective. all of the republican senators
and six democrats, the six being
Senators Cove, Cassidy. Croke, Cary
Burris and Napier, voting for the
amended bill. The individual guar
anty feature is opposed by Governor
Shafroth and the lower house refused
to adopt il.
AT 3 O'Clock this morning the SEN
ate adjourned until l O'Clock this af-
ternoon.
Over 200 Amendments.
When the senate reconvened TINS
afternoon the bank guaranty bill was
taken up for second reading and the
greater part of the afternoon session