The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-03-16
PRAYS DEADLOCK
MAY Be BROKEN
Shall Iowa Have an Official Song
and Whose Shall it Be.
INCREASED STATE SALARIES
State Home For Crippled and De.
formed Children--Banks Out
side of Des Moines May
Be Depositories.

was unable to suppress a smile this
morning when Rev. F. w. Mutchler
concluded his prayer by saying, "and
we pray Thee, Oh, God, that the dead.
lock may soon be broken"
The school treasurers Of Iowa sue.
ceeded in securing indefinite post
ponement of Representative Bradys
bill requiring the deposit of all school
funds at per cent interest. A mi
nority bill was presented and there
will be a fight on the floor for the bill.
| Representative Whitney of Sioux
| City today introduced his resolution
providing an amendment of the con-
stitution so as to make possible the
assessment of certain property, espe.
cially railroads, express companies,
etc. Sem-monthly payment of all
dividends by the railroad companies
of Iowa was provided in a. bill by
Miller of Dubuque today.
| The committee on the board of con-
troll today offered a bill making it dis.
cretonary on the part of the court to
send any boy from 10 to Is or girl
from 10 to l6 to the reform school
when convicted of any crime except
murder.
Representative Russell of Winnie
bago county introduced a bill to IL
cense auctioneers under state permits
of $25 a year.
Bills passed by the house today are
as follows:
Hutchins bill concerning the CAPT
tai of insurance companies.
Moore's bill concerning fire insur-
ance clauses.
Moores bill concerning the collec-
ton of taxes on insurance premiums.
In the senate Bennett of Lenox in
troduced bill providing for the car.
rying OF a line OF indemnity insurance
for auto owners.
Iowa is willing to pay court costs
in cases brought in the proper way
in defense of state policies if the
Hammill bill, introduced today, be-
: comes a law. The bill authorizes the
state executive council to pay fol
: costs incurred in the trial of cases
pending and that may occur in the
future in which state rights are con
/ cerned.
, Shall We Have Song?
The battle of the poets'is on in
y. the Iowa legislature. Shall Iowa
1 have an official song? That is the
} question 500 nto be presented and the
t legislature will probably do as it has
i in the past, refuse to recognize sons
4 for fear of breoking the heart of one
e of two men. Two years ago when g
;. singer sang in the senate Tao. Hus
s sey's beautiful song, Iowa, Beautiful
|. Land" the sentiment and words made
d such an appeal that Senator Shirley
ing it the official song of Iowa. |,
= was quite fitting, he thought, as the
e music for the words was also writer
e by prominent Iowa man, Judge
d Towner, of Corning. But S. H. NJ
y ByerS, who wrote song called Iowa
s My Iowa." came to him and pleaded
e with him not to thus discredit his
e song. So with Difference to the white
t hairs of the poet he withdrew hi.
n resolution. But now Byers, the poet
7. has become lobbyist and is daily Wis
e iting members urging them to sup
d port a resolution to be introduced rec
Il ogniZing his song as the official son.
n of Iowa. The music to it, however
y is not written by an Iowa man. Many
n of the members feel that now to rec
o ognize his song would be to break tn,
t, heart of Tao. Hussey, whose song il
Y a gem and has been sung in nearl,
d every school house in the state, bein!
d incorporated in the school song books
T. Mr.. Hussey is an old man. He is il
O. the Des Mones Home for the Aged
It where kind and admiring friends hav,
d secured him comfortable quarters TO
Y, the remainder of his life. He is of ;
Il retiring, modest nature. S. III. NJ
Byers was formerly in the diplomat,
service. He is comfortably provided
for the remainder of his life and live.
in an elegant home which he own!
that is known among society peopl,
. as "St. Helen's." There are TIVE
0 songs, two poets and a Legislature
\ what VIII be done!
t Bank Outside Des Moines.
l. Representative Moore's bill provid
. ing that state and national banks out
= side of Des Moines may be state de
positories, was passed by the hous
! by vote of 81 to /. Shankland, o
: of Polk, was the only opponent o
:, the bill. .aig. ..Ha. ....,s
Pure Milk Bill.
=. Pure milk for the babies OF low
cities is the aim OF a bill introduce,
in the senate by Cowles. of Burline
ton. This proposed law has bee
brought before the legislature upol
= request by the municipal government
: of Burlington.
5 1t will confer additional power
. upon city governments and civ
1 them the authority to regulate, ]
q cense and tax milk dealers. By it
0 terms cities will be able to regulat
: the sanitation of dairies. the peddlin
0 of milk and cream and to see tina
a all milk and cream sold are free fror
impurities and germs.