The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-03-16
PRAyS DEADLOCK
MAY Be BROKEN
Shall Iowa Have an Official Song
and Whose Shall il 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 smile this
morning when Rev. F. w. Mutchler
concluded his prayer by saying, land
we pray Thee, Oh, God, that the dead.
lock may soon be broken"
The school treasurers OF Iowa sue
ponement of Representative Bradys
bill requiring the deposit of all school
funds at 2 per cent interest. A mi
nority bill was presented and there
will be 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. Semi-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 bill making it dis.
Cretionary on the part of the court to
send any boy from 10 to Is or girl
| from 10 to lG 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 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.
Moore's bill concerning the collec,
ton of taxes on insurance premiums
| In the senate Bennett of LenoX in.
troduced a bill providing for the car
rying OF 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
the Iowa legislature. Shall Iowa
have an official song? That is the
question 500 nto be presented and the
legislature will probably do as it has
in the past, refuse to recognize song
for fear of breoking the heart of one
of two men. Two years ago when g
singer sang in the senate Tao. Hus
seys beautiful song, Iowa, Beautiful
Land" the sentiment and words made
such an appeal that Senator Shirley
IGillilland introduced a resolution max
ing it the official song of Iowa. II
was quite fitting, he thought, as the
music for the words was also written
by prominent Iowa man, Judge
Towner, of Corning. But S. II. NJ
Byers, who wrote song called Iowa
My Iowa." came to him and pleaded
: with him not to thus discredit his
hairs of the poet he withdrew his
resolution. But now Byers, the poet
has become lobbyist and is daily Wis
!, iting members urging them TO sup
port a resolution to be introduced rec
ogniZing his song as the official song
! of Iowa. The music to it, however
: is not written by an Iowa man. Many
/ of the members feel that now to rec
, Ognize his song would be to break the
heart of Tao Hussey, whose song is
r a gem and has been sung in nearly
every school house in the state, being
incorporated in the school song books
: Mr.. Hussey is an old man. He is il
= the Des Moines Home for the Aged
where kind and admiring friends have
secured him comfortable quarters fol
the remainder of his life. He is of q
retiring, modest nature. S. III. NJ
Byers was formerly in the diplomatic
service. He is comfortably provided
for the remainder of his life and lives
in an elegant home which he owns
that is known among society people
dS 81. I1eleH ). lHeTe are LWC
songs, two poets and legislature
What will be done?
Bank Outside Des Moines.
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 house
by vote of 81 to !. Shankland, Of
of Polk, was the only opponent Of
the bill. ..rg .e. ...a.
Pure Milk Bill.
Pure milk for the babies OF Iowa
cities is the aim OF a bill introduced
in the senate by Cowles, of Burling
ton. This proposed law has beer
brought before the legislature upon
request by the municipal government
of Burlington.
1t will confer additional powers
upon city governments and give
them the authority to regulate, Ii
cense and tax milk dealers. By its
terms cities will be able to regulat;
the sanitation of diaries. the peddlinl
of milk and cream aud TO see thai
all milk and cream sold are free from
impurities and germs.