Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-05

ways and means committee does not
favor any such legislation"
You are friendly to legislation for
an isthmian canal?"
oh. yes" responded the senator, 81
want to see a law enacted and it locks
as though we would have it at this
session.
ut has been reported that there
might be a tendency for very liberal
appropriations this winter with such a
large surplus in the treasury was re-
marked.
y haven't heard of that" the sena-
tor retorted with crafty look, sitting
in a comfortable rocking chair, with
his hands claspcd. I'VE are general
ly liberal appropriations, but | don't
believe We shall spend any money lust
for the sake of reducing the surplus.
If we build the canal it will reduce our
surplus pretty rapl,..y after year or
two. 1t is going to require lot of
money"
In speaking of the memorial arch TO
the late President Mckinley. proposed
as a part of the memorial bridge
across the Potomac, the senator said
he believed that the first duty was to
carry out the project at Canton. 81
feel that we ought first to place
monument over the grave of the late
President" he added. I'VE might be
undertaking too much with both pro-
iec;s." The senator is member of
| the monument association from Iowa
and expressed his interest that the
nation should raise funds to rear
| fitting monument on the spot where
| the dead Presidents buried.
| "The memorial bridge will come"
he continued. You know last win
| ter we tried to enact an appropriation
| for a monument here to Grant. |
think that was appropriate. 1t has seem
ed to me that we ought to honor Lin
coin also here at the capital with a
monument But for those monuments.
as well as for monument to Mckin-
ley, | have all idea shat it would be
fitting for congress to provide the
money"
Senator Allison said he was locking
4 forward to a busy session of congress.
There is much to do" he concluded,
''and you know we believe in debat-
ing questions in the senate"
/ L. S. Coffin, Fit Dodge promoter of
the proposed home for released con
yicts :-"Can any one = not feel
that there is an absolute demand for
some place where such unfortunate
young men can go to, for shelter
and a refuge for a short time until
work can be found for them and they
are fitted to take up again the thread
.of life they SO long ago, in
many instances, suddenly laid down.
In my visit east lately to see Mrs
Booths Hope Halls, learned some
not only interesting but very impor
, tant points bearing on this proposed
enterprise for aiding ex-prisoners. Ii
my conversation with Mrs. Booth
said that we hoped to be able to fine
employment for these men in advance
of the expiration of their time, and 81
: send them directly from the prison Il
, permanent employment, to my SUI
prise she gravely shook her head an,
:, said mo, no" On asking her why
she replied: '"These men, as a rule
: must have a sort of breathing spel
: in some safe place to get adapted t
!. their new surroundings. The chang
is so great that but few of them ar
!, able to take upon themselves respol
sibilities and hard work at once. Som
of them go all to pieces either menta
Z ly or physically and sometimes bot
and cannot meet the expectations c
! those that employ them and they ar
d discharged and then comes the dal
( ger to them. No, by all means le
I. them come to the shelter of Chris
u ian and friendly home for a littl
l. while, especially if they have been
/ prison for some years. Give them
IS chance, if possible, to do somethin
a. there for a short time and then the
is will be better prepared to meet tt
harder things as they go out for Their
Selves
c. This is what the home is for and
III seems to us, who are behind tn
Ii work, that it must commend itself
h. the better nature of every true me-
he and woman in the state, and that the
le will aid us, both by good words al
Id material help.