The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-25
STONY ROAD HAD
-. BEEN PREPARED
coNsTARULARY BILL REFERRED
TO AS STANDING ARMY"
NEW PUBLIC UTILITIES MEASURE
Is Decidedly Unique in its Provisions.
1T Does Not Provide for a Spec
iai Commission as Has Others.
r. r. com'ns in Charge.

Des Moines, Feb. 23.-Whan the con
Institutional amendment providing WON
ans suffrage came up for considera.
ton as a special order today stony
road has been prepared for it by it's
opponents. On motion of Representa-
tive Klinker OF Crawford county there
had been printed in the journal the
anti-suffraga speeches made few
days ago by Mrs. Earl S. Cummel and
Minnie Bronson of Des Moines. Mr..
Klinker tried to arrange a joint de-
bate between these two women and
the suffragists, but the latter, feeling
sure sure Of their majority declined
any controversy. Representative
Klinker and Representative Rayburn
of Poweshiek had planned the on
slaught on the resolution A substi.
tute was offered to provide that the
Iquestion whether women of Iowa de.
sire suffrage or not be submitted to
a special election of the women. This
provoked a lively debate. 1t is the
same proposition as made two years
ago by Senator Chase in the upper
house where it was defeated and the
resolution passed. II the resolution
pass the house it will be submitted TO
the voters at the next general elec-
ton for adoption.
Standing Army Of Cossacks"
Reconsideration of the Cosson con-
stabulatory bill will be had in the
House tomorrow morning at - o.
clock. This IS the measure which
would give the attorney general u
Icorps of state detectives authorized
Ito go into any county in the state to
enforce police regulations. Represen-
tative jameson of DeS MOin2s county
in urging Il motion TO lay on the table
the motion to reconsider, referred to
it as the proposed standing army OF
iCossacks with Attorney General Cos
son in command" The bill is opposed
by all the so-called vets" in the
house, presumably as q resentment
to enforce prohibition in their coun-
ties 1t is opposed by some others,
however, on the objection to state in
iterierence with home rule. The home
rule" sentiment seems to be quite
well developed and there ia consider
able doubt whether the bill will pass
on reconsideration If it pass the
house a stormy road is predicted fol-
lit in the senate.
New Public Utilities.
Senator LIE Merton Crist of Clarke
IcOunty has prepared tor early intro
IduCtiOn in the Iowa senate a public
utility bill. 1t is decidedly unique in
Its provisions. 1t does not provide a
public utility commission as have the
previous public utility measures in
PRODUCED in Iowa legislatures, includ-
ling the one OF Two years ago prepar-
ed by the committee of which Mr..
iCrist was chairman.
The Crist bill provides the Board
Iof Railway commissioners shall gath
Ter statistics concerning costs of util-
lily plants in Iowa, their operating eX-
IpenSeS, rates, taxes etc. All utilities
iare required to give them nforma-
ton. But here their power ends. The
bill provides that all utilities shall
give efficient service. When a ques-
tion arises in any community as TO
efficient service or proper rates for
the service rendered application may
be made to the district court for a
Ihearing. When such application is
made it is to be certified to the SUI
Ipreme court which shall name three
judges outside the county wherein
the utility is located to sit as a board
of review. This board of three Judges
Is then empowered to hear evidence
including the statistics that may be
furnished by the Railroad committion
and to decide as to franchise rights,
sufficiency of service and adequacy Of
rates and charges.
Favorable to Child Welfare.
The sub committee Of the House
appropriations committee has report
ed favorably for passage the Child
! Welfare bill being urged by practical
lily all the women's organizations of
the state. This calls for an appropria-
! ton of $4,000 to start the work. In
view of some opposition to making an
appropriation the women have pre-
pared a statement showing that the
there and now bills before the legis-
lature providing appropriations am
Eounting to 244,000.00 for the develop
ment of animal husbandry whereas,
but about one fourth is asked in the
Child Welfare bill to develop the hu.
man species away from, the defects
that are filling state schools and insti-
tutions where five and 4 half million
dollars have been spent during the
past two years for criminals and de.
tectives.