Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-08


most interested, those of the county
where the crime was committed, We're
opposed to Elkins beingset free. Healy
made good speech in favor OF the
prisoner. He averred that only one
point was to be considered-are SEN
ators prepared to say that they are
prison for his entire life? If so. let
them vote against the resolution. But
if they think that he should ever be
released let them do it now. The
senator held up his hand and counted
upon his fingers the birthdays which
Elkins had spent in Anamosa. Slowly
and impressively he called them off,
separating those of childhood, youth
and manhood, and then turning dra-
matically to his colleagues he adjured
them for Gods sake to grant his re-
lease and chance to make something
of his life while yet he had a spark
of ambition and virility in his breast.
A number of other senators spoke on
the subject and the afternoon session
was about spent when vote was TAX
en- on the concurrent resolution. This
resulted in q senators being for pa
role and 20 against.
| After this the senate sent back the
| Larrabee bill to the house, thus avoid
ing possible controversy.
Des Moines, April 4, 1902.
There is much talk in both houses
as to the appropriations for the st.
Louis Exposition. | am informed that
the house committee will recommend
an appropriation of $150000. while
| e ,,1o
900 as the outside limit of what can
be expended in justice to the state. A
great deal depends upon the allow
ance of the war claims at Washington.
A rumor has reached the capitol that
these will be acted upon during the
present week and should the full
amount of 100000 be turned over to
the state treasury it goes without say
ing that the committee and the men,
! bers generally would be inclined to
greater liberality, not only to the ex-
position but to meet ether demands
which otherwise will be sadly cut or
altogether ignored Speaking of the
exposition, a change has come over
the ideas of those who are likely to
have much to say as to 1owa's share
in its makeup. Heretofore the Hawk
eye state has been advertised in the
various eXpositions as a purely agri-
cultural commonwealth. Now it is
proposed, and upon this subject | am
informed that Gov. Cummins is espe-
cially insistent, that an effort shall
be made to show to the world that our
state has unrivaled opportunities and
uneXcelled facilities for various indus.
tries; that already we have made re-
markable progress in manufacturing
and in products other than those
grown upon the soil. The governors
contention is that our position in ag,
riculture is established. That the
world will buy our cattle, our hogs and
our corn without further notice that
we have these commodities to sell
but that we should endeavor now to
attract capital and brains and Drawn
from less favored communities 1t is
not expected, however, nor would it
be wise to neglect the agricultural
community, but that this shall not be
made the over-shadowing feature Of
our display.
Senatorial Reapportionment.
The house committee on senatorial
: districts decided to report for passag
IiiC Val ICl Dlll ISOl Tie sci
atorial districts of the state. A fe,
amendments were made from the bi
as Mr.. Carter drafted it. Ringgol
A was taken from the sixth and adde
G to the fifth. Audubon was taken fror
4 the seventeenth and added to tn
!. eleventh in place of Sac, which wa
\ placed in the forty-eighth Adair wa
!. placed in the sixteenth and Dallas i
il the seventeenth, being transposet
q The bill as recommended for passag
a follows:
e Lee.
II 2-Davis-Jefferson Buren,.
J. 3-Appanoose-M Monroe
= 4-Clarke-Lucas-Wa Wayne.
h 5-Decatur-Unio -Ringgold-
o 6-Adams-Taylor.
h 7-Fremont-Page.
r sMontgomery.
W 9-Des Moines.
d 10-Henry-W Washington.
Observation-Disclosures.
+. 12-Iowa-Keokuk.
Is 13-Wapello. t
p. 14-Mahaska. =
" 5-Marion-Warren.
# Standardization.
,r 17-Dallas-G Guthrie.
IN lS-CaSs-Shelby.
10 19-Pottawattamie.
10 0-Louisa-Muscatine
n. 21-Scott. ~
"a 22-Ciinton.
n 3-Jackson-Jones
X. 24-Cedar-J ohnson.
IF 25-Plymouth-Sioux
80 26-Linn
H. calhoun Webster.
IL -Hardin-Marshall IT,
,e 29-Jasper-Pow
v 30-Polk.
f. 31-Boone-Story.
g. 32-Woodbury.
n 23-Buchanan-D Delaware.
If 34-Harrison-M onona. i
s. 35-Dubuque.
w 36-Allamakee-C Clayton.