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Show Senator Bullen On Big Fight Tells of Consolidation Struggle. Says He Feels Satisfied With the Result. Senator Bullen returned from tho seat of war on Sunday. The Republican Repub-lican had a talk with him about the big consolidation flght'and from him secured the following concerning that fight. Mr. Bullen said: "Yes, I am glad to get homo and I feel that we were certainly fortunate in being able to crush out any legislation legisla-tion tending towards consolidation of the A. 0. U. with the U. of U. The pressure was tremendous. Tho sentiment senti-ment that the higher educational institutions in-stitutions wero demanding money that ought to be spent for high schools In the various counties, together with a multitude of complications that wero so strong that any one who dared predict In the early part of tho session that there would be no legislation on tho sdbject.was looked upon as having a few looso screws in the upper part of his anatomy, nowever we went down determined to win. Wo knew that our cause was Just, and as far as legislation is concerned I am fairly well satisfied. "There wore four consolidation measures Introduced in tho senate. Apparently the senate was chosen as the field ot battle, perhaps on account of Its being tho smaller body in numbers, num-bers, and from the fact that six out nf tho nine holdovers were avowed con-solldatlonlsts, con-solldatlonlsts, while others had agreed to vote for consolidation In case the "commission" so recommended, which mado It all the more probable that such a measure could pass. The First Bill. "The Hrst bill was Introduced January Janu-ary 24 by Senator Park and was known as Senate Bill No. 20. It provided as follows: " 'Tho University of Utah and tho Agricultural College aro hereby consolidated con-solidated and shall be controlled by one and tho same governing body, but the Identity of tho Agricultural College Col-lege Is preserved, and both Institutions are hereby permanently located on one site, but branch experiment stations of tho Agricultural College and branch schools of tho University may bo established es-tablished at such places as may be provided pro-vided by law. Tho University of Utah shall Include tho Agricultural CoIIcko, thoStato School ot Mines, the State Normal School, tho School of Arts and Sciences, and such other colleges and schools as may be established by law.' "This bill was also Introduced In the houso by Representative Thompson, the only consolidation measure, introduced intro-duced in that body except the bills Introduced In-troduced by tho speaker, but it never came to a final vote on tho iloor. Second Struggle. "These'cond bill was Introduced February Feb-ruary 0 by Senator Hollingsworth and was known as Senate Bill No. 77. It provided as follows: '"Tno Agricultural College of Utah and tho University of Utah are hereby here-by consolidated and mado tho University Univers-ity ot Utah. Tho University of Utah shall Include a school of arts and sciences, and Agricultural college, a school of ralne, a normal school, and such other schools as the Legislature may establish; Provided, that tho Agricultural College shall bo located at Logan City in Cacho County. Branches of any of tho existing schools or colleges ot tho University may be maintained at Logan City In Cacho County, Salt Lako City hi Salt Lake County, and Cedar City In Iron County.' Coun-ty.' "This was practically tho same bill of two years ago, which temporarily fall-ed fall-ed pending tho appointment and report re-port of tho "Coram Isslon." "The first bill No. 20 was drawn in .4 " ' ' accord with the recommendations of the majority seportof the commission. The second bill No. 77 embodied Mr. Holllngsworth's ideas. Both bills were mads a special order for Monday March 4 together with two bills I had Introduced providing for regulation In courses ot study and a permanent tax for maintenance. It was manifest that the bills could not pass and when tho tlmo forconsldcratlon arrived both Senators Park and Hollingsworth asked ask-ed permission to withdraw their bflls which was granted and thus they were sent to an early grave. Third Effort. "The next day Senator Park Introduced Introduc-ed Senate Bill No. 171 which provided as follows: "The University of Utah and the Agricultural College aro hereby here-by consolidated and shall be controlled oy one and the same governing body, but the Identity of each Is preserved, arid both institutions aro hereby per-mently per-mently located on ono site to be fixed by the legislature etc." This did not suit Senator Hollingsworth and ho proposed the following amendment: "The Agricultural College of Utah and the Uulveislty of Utah arohcieby consolidated, but the Identity of each is preserved. Tho University of Utah shall Include a school of Arts and Sciences, and the Agricultural College, a school of mines, a normal school, and such other colleges and schools as the legislature may establish. Provided, that tho Agricultural College shall bo located at Logan City In Cache County. Coun-ty. Branches of any of tho existing schools or colleges of tho university may bo maintained at Logan City in uacne uoumy, saio LaKeuity in salt Lake County, and Cedar City In Iron County." This amendment prevailed and It was Inserted In the Park bill. The bill further provided for another anoth-er amendment relative to high schools as follows: "The legislature shall appropriate ap-propriate from moneys raised for general gen-eral stato purposes an aggregate amount not exceeding one-half ot ono mill annually on each dollar of assessed assess-ed valuation of proporty within tho state to assist in supporting such high schools, and said funds shall bo apportioned ap-portioned to tho cities or districts concerned as may bo provided bylaw." "Notwithstanding the fact that this amendment created no fund whatever for high schools, notwithstanding the fact that It could bo lived up to by tho paltry appropriation of one dollar,yet It served well It's purpose simply a bait to catch some of the country members. Really A Failure. "The Hollingsworth amendment satisfied, sat-isfied, some or the others, who did not want to see the Agricultural College removed from Logan, but who could not see that It virtually did mean tho removal of tho college to Salt Lako City. Tho bill as originally drawn provided for ono vote, "Yes" or "No," on both amendments, but tho senior senator from Weber apparently at tho Instance of the Salt Lake contingent conting-ent mado a further amendment providing pro-viding for a "Yes" or "No" vote on each amendment, so that tho ;oto could bo for consolidation and against tho high school or otherwlso. In this condition it passed the senate by a vote of 12 to 0. Tho bill, with all tho conditions attached, was not much of a victory for tho University. Their arrogant leaders had boasted that they would put through a struct consolidation consoli-dation measure In accord with tho majority report of tho commission. This bill did not suit tho University people at all. It was a body blow to tho dignified Mr. Eaton ot Salt Lake, tho lubricous Mr. Goodwin of Provo and tho unscrupulous Mr. Mlllsof Salt Lako that bombastic trio that gavo to the stato at publlo expense Its greatest great-est collection of fabrications, that trio that completely Ignored their fellows who wero endowed with tho gamo porfer and authority, who garbled correspondence cor-respondence and disgraced their exalted ex-alted professions to their own shame and tho disgust of educators of prominence promi-nence and standing In other states of tho Union. Killed in House. "However, should this bill have become be-come a law Ig would In my opinion have sounded the death knell ot the Agricultural College. But It was doomed to fall. It was transmitted to tho houso of representatives in regu lar order and mado a special order for Monday, March 11, Here It ran up against an opposition so carefully planned and fostered by our representatives represen-tatives that It could not havo passed had the legislature remained In session forover. At 12 o'clock, midnight, tho Park bill was sent to Its final sleep. Last Struggle. "Tho fouith and last bill was the stunt ot Senator Hollingsworth the next day, seconded by Scnatoi Park and Rcprcsentatlvo Mills. Tho trio was busy on the floor of tho scnato all day, their efforts resulting In tho Hollingsworth Hol-lingsworth Joint board of control measure. This was tho most subtlo bill of all. It was adroitly drawn and "loaded" from start to finish. Among other things It provided for a Joint board of seven, tho governor to bo chulrmau. For tho appointment ot a prcildent of "tho Institutions" and a dean for each of the schools; for an experiment station In connection with "the Institutions;'! for farmers Institutes Insti-tutes to bo arranged for by the faculty of "tho Institutions," etc. In fact, tho bill was so raw that it was evident that It was a desperate attempt to ac-' ac-' compllsh through a Joint board ot con- trol what they had failed to get by constitutional amendment. This bill came before the senate committee on M education and was reported adversely M by four members and favorably by , three. On the floor ot tho senate JH neither report was adopted, tho vote M being 0 to (), On tho last day of tho M session it was killed with a whole grist j of others. M Is Satisfied. "Yes, I am thoroughlysatlsflcd with iH tho work ot the legislature as far as iM tho consolidation question Is 'con- jH ccrncd. It becomes necessary for me l to differ with the Salt Lake Herald JM the official organ of the democratic M party on this question." M |