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Show I EXPRESSIONS ON BIG FIGHT f Dosciet News. gfl The educational controversy I n ! Utuh is about to Und a da)l!ght dis- ' cusslon In the stale senate. The IB old habit of certain counties to trade prestige and patronage to get strength jpt from union In certain Intescsts, Issalrt IS' H) to account for a decision on thifparl I! of eight senators to stand with Cache j I county in the matter of consolidation , while 10 aro rated against, it. j I The committed refusqd to take ! tildes. After threshing tho matter I out and preparing many columns of tjgures, Senator 1'iwk walked Into I open session yesterday afternoon l)H straight down the middle of tho road. I'H Hu reported that it was his desire to IH havo the matter come before the sen- I H ate without any committee endorse H meat ono way or the other. It was so I H ordered, and the consolidation matter II was inado the special order for next liH Monday afternoon. Once the war of II words is declared on the matter It Is 1 H not anticipated that there will be any ;H evasion of tho Issue until tho Una' I H vote. The speeches for consolidation LB are expected to como from President MM Lovo and Senators Park author of a liH consolidation bill, Gardner, Calllster, ! Hollingsworth, Hulanski, llenner X. III Sraltht Lawrence, Williams and Has-III Has-III band, while eight senators are counted VI by friends of tho meastircas being rath- II cr opposed to It. Among them aro 1.1 Walton, who comes from Rich county; I llullen, who leads the opposition; John I Y. Smith, who seems to have teamed I wltli him for offensive and defensive II operations In general; Johnson, whom II It was Impossible to drive to a vote III two years ago, and Miller, whoso attl-HI attl-HI tude, howoer, Is not definitely marked II Scely and Clegg aic doubtfuls, but aro II classed with tho "antls" bv the sup-II sup-II porters of tho measure In order to get VI their fighting strength llgurcd down II to a minimum. II Greenville. ' II GREKNV1LLK, Feb 28.-On the II 23rd Frcdcr'k Ashelman arrived In 1 1 Logan fron wltzerland. lie was on 1 1 the road three weeks and enjoyed the 1 1 best of health, but failed to enjoy tho 1 1 ocean trip, as there was but one lino II day. He is pleased with Cache, how- ever, and is enjojed to meet hlsniotli-v hlsniotli-v er. brothers and sisters, as It has been HH years since they left him In Swltzor- hh Wo arc visited with a great deal of II sickness. Somo of our sick aro on tlio II improve, but theio aro new cases ot II pneumonia. Johnny and llessyCarl- I son are In a very bad condition and HI 6ad to bo without the best of provl-II provl-II HH On Thursday night tho youqg folks HI of our ward enjoyed themselves in a HI big dance. HI Tho farmers of Greenville aro busy HI turning over the soil and getting ready HI for an early sp'flng". ts ':,- "- "r Bri ; LS . . . t Salt Lake Herald Tho date, for the consideration of the University-Agricultural college consolidation bills was fixed for Monday Mon-day morning, March 4, by the senate Tuesday. The three bills around which the biggest light of the present session will bo waged, were reported yesterday. yester-day. The committee has had several open sessions and finally came to the conclusion that It would be best to let the questions Involved bo fought out on the lloor of the senate. The date selected for the struggle was suggested by tho committee. The bills aro senate bills Nos. 21 and 2fl, by llullen, and No. 21), by Park. The Rullen bills provide for tho separate sepa-rate maintenance of the Two schools, while the Park bill submits the question ques-tion of consolidation to a vote of peo-nl peo-nl .it the next election. Provision is made In Mr. Mullen's measure for an annual tax of three-fourths three-fourths and one-half a mill respectively respective-ly to be levied for tho support of the two institutlous. If the Park bill passes, No. 30, by the samo senator will be reported upon favorably. This provides for u one mill tax for the combined Institution's. Similar Action by House. lathe senate it seems as If Die consolidation con-solidation measuro will pass by a vote of about ten to eight, but before this Is accomplished Micro promises to be plenty of oratory. Senator llullen is the champion of the interests of the Agricultural college and during the entire session has had nothing else in view but the keeping of that institution institu-tion at his home town, Logan. He has consistently opposed all important measures Introduced by tho Salt Lake delegation, notably tho Galveston bills, and has used every means In his power to make himself strong with tho country members. Park for University. Senator Samuel U. Park of Salt Lake, chairman of tho committee on education, will bo tho principal champion cham-pion of the university. lie has worked day and night preparing himself for tho struggle and promises to put the opposition to routo witli a convincing array of facts and Ugures which holms gathered. Senators Ucnncr X. Smith and GcorgoN. Lawrence, of Salt Lake, and Charles It. Hollingsworth, of Og den, uro also expected to arguo for consolidation. Ono of the people Interested In tho bills, and who Is assumed 'to know tho situation, sizes up the senate voto as follows: For consolidation President Love, Scnatois Calllster, Gardner, Hollingsworth, Hollings-worth, Hulanlskl, Lawrenco, Park, Ilenncr X. Smith, Williams Ten. Against consolidation Scnatois llriukerhoff, llullen, Clegg, Johnson, Miller, Scely, John Y, Smith, Wal-ton-3I':iBhf.;"3'- U ' : V |