Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-24
pEs MONIES.

A Des Moines correspondent of
the Chicago Tribune says:
"The new Capitol building has
progressed very slowly. 1t was COM
menced, l believe, in 1870, and does
not appear to be half completed yet.
If it continues at the same rate of
progress, it will take nearly rs long a
time to build the Capitol for the
Hawkeye State as Solomon took to
build his temple. 1t wasa great mis-
take, and false economy in the Gen
eral Assembly of Iowa to appropri-
ate only some 100000 annually for
its erection; and it is to be hoped that
the next General Assembly will APP
propriate enough money to- finish it.
In this connection the question
arises, Where will the next General
Assembly of Iowa meet? Certainly
not in the old Capitol building. Any
man of good sound common sense.
who will examine the old Capitol
building closely, upstairs and down,
outside and in, must come to the con-
clusion that the building is not safe,
not even for the Governor or the
State officers; and that it will never
do for the concentrated wisdom OF
Iowa to meet any more in that old
shell Of building. Many persons
have thought that Governor Kirk
wood must have great deal of busi-
ness 10 attend TO at the University
and at his home during last summer
and fall that he was absent too much
but those persons who have seen him
scanning the old brick walls Of the
old Capitol building, looking at the
large cracks, and then, when he reach,
ed the old steps, taking good long
look west,to see if there was any sign
Of storm,-these gentlemen fully
understood the Governors busincs!
at Iowa City. Gov. Kirkwood il
looking forward to the ID of Febru
ary, with much anxiety. He intends
to resign the Governorship on tha
day, leave the old Capitol building
forever, go to Washington City, an6
take his scatih THO United States Sen
ate, in building Of marble, wher'
there are no cracks or any danger o
falling, Notwithstanding the hue ant
cry of the ofii ce-hunters. 1t was
surprise to many, last summer, tha
State Treasurer Christy declined
denomination and that the State Su
perintendcnt of Schools, Alonzo Alb
crncthy, resigned and accepted th
Presidency OF the University Of Chi
cago. They are sensible. They ha,
no wish or desire to be buried III
alive under brick and lime, Blu
those persons who have been watch
ing, waiting, and praying for the las
two years, and pointing out, to ever
person they met near the old Capitc
building, those large cracks, and dc
claring tho building was not saft
with the delusiyc hope that Sccrcta
Try OF State Young and Auditor Q
State Sherman would become alarm
ed and resign. might as well give u
the idea. These gentlemen hav
: made up their minds to stand by til
old building as long as there is
brick in the walls. And there is al
: other important matter to be take
into consideration in regard to I'll
selection of building for the NEE
ing of the next General Asscmbl!
j | Which VIII HUNc " ClCCt cuEOcsSu
! to the Hon. William B. Allisoi
; There will he about ten candidate
( land those candidates will expcn
I about $4,000 each in getting the
: nominated and elected to the Legisl,
: turc. Should the Assembly nj Get ]
0 the old Capitol building, and
Q should fall down and kill the men
: bers before they had elected Scn'
h tor, il would, to say nothing of II
!. loss to their families aud the State ,
0 large, he o great financial disaster
4 the candidates for United States Sci
: ator.
!. Seriously, do think the old Car
= tol building unsafe, and do hope tn
? siov. Newbold and tho Execnti
I council will In time try to secure
: suitable building for the next Ge
y erai Assembly. Moore's Ope
! House, the Court House, or d. f.. A
y lens mansion might possibly be /
Toured and put In order.