, 1869-04-28
Meeting Of Legislative Commit
tees to Investigate the
State House Contracts.
The Committees to Visit Joliet
to Examine the Quiries.
Plans Of Architects and Bids of
Contractors.
Answer Of the Commissioners to
the Charges Presented
Against Them.

AgalQsI 1ueW'
Special Despatch TO The Chicago Tribune.
SPRINGFIELD Ill., Aprite7.
The Joint committee On Public Buildings and the
House Committee on State Library met In the
Senate Chamber to-day ut O'Clock for the pur-
pose Of acting upon the plans and specifications
agreed upon BY the State House Commissioners
for erecting the new State House. The following
members OF the committees were present: Sen
ate Committee Oh Puollc Buildings shepherd. !
House Committee on Public Puidngs Cook, OF |
sangamon; Cook, of Lake; Coy, Burgess, Parker,
Palmer, bradshaw. House Committee on State
Llbrary-Munson, Morgan, Fuller. The three
committees embrace swenty-six ncmbess-not
quorum present. Mr., Cook, of Sangamon, took
the cf1air md called the meeting TO ortl.1. ASec-
rctary was elected.
Nr. Parker, after some remarks, moved that tnts
committee DO not adjourn tu Jollet, as hal been
agreed upon ut the adjournment Of the General
Assembly, but that such members as had repaired
to Joliet be notified by telegraph to mcet ths conl
m,ttce In Springfield. .... ....
Nr. Gov, o. a,, amendment moved ,hat the con-
mt1cc, III body, meet nj Joliet tomorrow, 1T u
o'clock, rs lad been agreed upon. .
Senator Shepherd supported Mt. Coy 8 inouoh-
Mr.. Munson took the ground that the commit
tco hal no right Or i'oweI to aIJonfn 70 10 ,ohe,'
nse.l to gptng to Joliet under any circumstances
air Cook. Of sanCnmon, explained .f,s s as1ee rec,
to ess 81 ihs lie saw no good
results 10 come from going % Joliet INC law, &C
sa!s required that tho meeting should be held a.
Springfield, and read the third section oi tile IL" 10
Nr. Mnnson was opposed to going to Joliet, an'l
insisted TINT the work Of thu committee shoal4 oe
Nj air. Parker took the same ground, and quoted
| the law to sustain his position. .o,aa
| MT. Cook, Of Lake, WIS at first opposed 70 gong
to Joliet, htlt as the agreement had been entered
into 10 70 there he thought It would ne unia1 not
| to 70, lis member OF the committee not uele
would be there to-mozrow by reaaon OF tnc assscc-
Senator sherrer.l was In favor Of going 70
Joliet, nccor,ling to agreement 1t would be eaa
Sir. BRADSHAW was opposed to going to Joliet
and in favor Of notifying the absent members OF the
f.la. i' Thc amcn,iment of Nj: Coy was a,optea.
and on the motion to n.lopt the resolution as
amended, 1t was decided In the negat'e, ann ne ne
motion was then resolved that members Of
COMMITTEES who a5s gonE snta 70 a1,es os Ths sya @
Tic vote was afterwards rcconat!cret, and the
| committee agreed to meet at Lollrt to-m0ffn~
| murnjnr at III clock. They will leave here THIS
morning at 1o:3a for that place, md expect 70
meet the members Of the committee from the
" There seemed to be a strong disposition on The
| part OF the members who came here not 70 31,ul
the promise nadc NJ tHe e.e at as To,sf M, ~
sc!hhf Ati]1ulhtu s7He n, nn o,,t I1n1 1har. hern
auoIu1n OF the me1nt,ers Of The committee here
tn.,la7 they NOulil have taken immediate acuon
ipon the plans presented by the Commissioners;
without regard to the absent members aug
adopted them nesona non Is ~, Snnnr e ntt
principle that always governs mens a:aons; e.
recialIy members Of the Illinois General assembly,
. ! The commissioners did not present their pan:
anI snrClflcattOns t..t!ay, but hare had LOOK n
them and Gull the following facts: ,o.,., an,
The plans PREPARED ~ asssr r toeacn a1r M.
plates, and showing the atrangcment ol tae rooms n
zteon e IT. oor esng nn Ioof TheS =, A. A.
accompanied BY from siNty 70 sesSnty p!ates " "
tails lIamn TO scale o. oneelenta lv1l s,zc snt Sn
,hg M 1s,crness safts md NJ ia of the stone
beams trusses and FafseEs complete III TnGy .Sa nay ,
also ptepased guts y thS ;t ~ shnrin M @ w ~
Wcon, " each ~ iro,, M beam. truss 1c and III
weiTht +h.v st,I have to snstain: tic number O
cutHG ltEt " stulse; t'oE. ~ 80 - M
amount o. COPPER ,a a t'a,ts ~ Lad n,nr in FAR
c bcr o. LEY " sas pist, pnn.n'rta shc hmIiGinr
following are FEY Of In the ns5s s5s 1op9 e,9
ims: "a TX. ~ ~ .ops XII se m. eas nine $40
l,n ,'ss,.tinr y - *, feet Of nanel WORK, T,,s
nSai feet sfnffo Sf ocfsa na,Gt,nS sart ft
!s, tI eass I1G su,larc feet eila1eleA gas
iss !frhts of rlain glass ls'os noanis Of lsa
prs - 81 sonaTs IT. ., afs ss @ Of
1t 9.r..i1, 1I,'i ii T inn -...
The architects have called so their a exreFts M i
~ EMorS. WHO have written out estimates which w
Ut ~. ,,ssscs mforc tic committee. Those who hay
se estimated arc rs follows: Cut stone. j. a. tithue
Is snn' chtcarn: iron WORK, y. s. Buuton + Cc
ezS elsn,er vosk cIosksit chisa$S 4;
of Tcath K M.lIi,:an Chicago: plasterng al, stucc
:1ofn A Sutton. Chicago: neaung na.i yentlatie
Morris, Tasker \ go: Chicago; PLUMBING anu i, e.
rienr9' hsa Rse'syc Ms. cea.s bries worx lie. Mo
ry cs'easo. ceEk a. An4>e''' - '''''' >. '''N~
mates a. nrenarcsl by The a>toye-namcei parties
a; mattel afc represented Is being nsron.iolc me
he | n,ul that their estimates can be relied on.
III The detailed plans md specifications VII:
II, have ,ecn prcrx5cl, anil from which gather I
in' a,ovc facts, aFc VERY yolumlnous, covering os
'a- two hundred pnges Of legal cap paper IN maf
lrE scrfpt.
he STATE CHARITIES
icr the iaw passcl ut the recent session Of the @;
ict EN-, assembly of tits state, met IN this ctsy tod
Ing In response 10 the cal! Of tho Governor.
-.1 mission: lion s. IL Church, OF WInnebA
H. County: George S. Robinson, VI DeKalb CoSn' @
EeF nalr an Sf sis MaEGr LOT II rsyei M,
:iuice Il iiIiam Thonlas as Prcsilent and Geo7
Rrh4
'uu n,ocaede. =, to determine the term
ing ntsco n e,ch Of thc commissioners, y
for h ~ ,,. .a.r1t. rsnh,nsnn nye yrats chm
tnc lotn" 1ns aesn... sh t,.t1u.tn tun and Mctt
1c lout, lAots 49, .isc; % thc ,;nc nj noticy
nnc 5sa,. s.te1 .1 ~ ths rnmmisstnn thcy a,{1ou
the INC luulc n.i,is " WI m rhe IStn ,}ay Of
tc,r ca 70 Mett IL ~ ~. romnn,s ~ Tho rhara
- neAt. ~! l.'s ~ .nt lHSS ~. ~ ~ ''
cau ihst1lutlohs u ttiI paeE. errnpr,:, r. 1rv
In LAST Or TUE - $3.50, AS 1s.Iet his v
mt The Sfaie Aut!ol 1.ls M ~; ~, a., AK In
=, rant on Inc stale 1fc1snts. :.,t1r ~! m",nIat
mcnt OF the balahce " outstae1 stn r.sra ',Ss
Tue bonus ~ the sth!t, =, Atn tIt ~, Il
one | In settlement o. tnc hsaHtsvt ~"
1er- hins claim. the nnlaefs 1ataa nsn 81
teAt against feceiFin0 unNeu ~ -
- currency IN ray ment, ami maue auSnlu, ~. =,
MS AL .! the hont1s thts canceuen ns!9t&eE M
i = estate Of james Hartford ot Enean!i. lspIesst
by by F. " Caren, Of New otH, as altusnsi;. @ ;,
Is tho last OF the McAlllster ana Ssenoius elAn'
I CHARGES nKNtkp. n,
a at II. Cochranc, architect OF the new Sta1e ~
o!nt publishes carl this M0Fnlne n nc!t !t ~
re- tho charges m2tc hy GeneIal eooel Aks..as. %
had State House Commissioners inat N inp'uu, W.,
ttfcatc Of seven thousand aoua1s Mas ~. ~
. cut stone, when there WAS 10 eoutf2et 'ei
sys: work
,ona Of the ot The STATE House Commission
rem thty tsny that any Of tue proceeds have beer