, 1869-03-02
Reply OF Mr.. Van OsdeI 10 State.usnts
made by J. C. Cecht2ns In sis Cou1.


munfc1uon of February 20, 1869.
To the Honorable Senate Of the state o. Illinois:
have e1anintd the Efateiueata ot Nj, J. c.
Cothsane In rply 70 my teatinony befo.o tae
Senate Com nlttea OF Public BnIdtDgs. Oh pxse
I 7ot Nj. coehrane's pamphlet ha says: "On ias
dsy tee pans were see<tvea 4, Springfield. / mat
H.. Van Osdel II The Leland 4 ,,el, and ke w1s
bis ecs1gn wnuld oe fuecesrtu1, md tnat TIC onty
rcason 1h1 lhs Conn ssionera h.d styerttsed for
Pi,s. Pn,sn,i, 4 a a..t, ~ e e. sa3sy no puSe
,as xcrd hose, N unr1'uxs.ea A i.lte- Lss
= RI III; ~ o.dsi On d. sasst s
stats AoGte, he mid, ID eubt:lucc stas be ah sud
h1ss had 1n1hirg 10 dn with toe presentation Of
M pun, but ior Tie 1t: ttat ". L !. At'clei,
CleyelaEd seonld prepare tes!Rr eoejma,ly-
ea'iEe ,as is; !. =. jseoo sann. P;e;idsns y!
tstsnd q NJ: G., !e.ant, .nd la:ee o1acr IN The
Lelsnd nste!; which III, Clerrlan1 h>d designed
aod thii III. RuHn would yute fn1 the .dosuon Of
mat MGR, b submitted" Thb paragraph down
70 the word "ces1gred"! substantially iroe. but
fs:se. had moi tins 70 tpsre tna. would b -.
woft, md thsse!ose astoc a,od With vi. cicTe-
s1eaps . 1aaia soma sasseitiaas. n.ds no
M tss ons Nj Cecatai - n4ends NJ, ha.e bad.
~ sas ais .s tesa taat !. d11a 'ns se;9s
ae' ssa5. Y 2: ~ CT
.steo IL aualue ths 1nv<.uzst oos ito tas new
.he eres nv is.anoas 70 ~ 10 % 10 ss.: = TT II
e: ss; ri .,;' :: X, :: :::q s:ss:
tn9 ny dutY 70 ihs bss. q, ny an,l.tY, .Tne
ext p.Iaaanh saall atuee I. a ps3e u q nc
p as ~ j., IT, Co. q ts5 nas
/ Of ssUl0o." He q oehralel rsys: "Tnc trn:h
q tho matter u. thst II would require eonetnl1g
istssssa ~ o9 eanlc tett aud xoald amount %
pls1s xs a.kea The ancst!nn: - taking The
coat Of The tzarsoor!atian Of ths atont. Il tie
q, essaa =. sno.a BY h .epast ot ~ csn;
the who!e eu lung. asout THAT soald u enoonl
| tot" A1A. 1t woald rot fall short OF &au, 600
a. q sss sss {se se - s.s, S,ss H.
would BE- 10 np, sad Judged fsotn thai thai
the tFsnsprtsaoa of : million dLlrs'
;s,rs tine, =. 0t uuss snf rns'a tsa t.pss: e.
! ,isn s.o,s. Nvn CON 3aranva ezs1ra..e. rnn
p.ars wcfe cot n hand 10 Wosx m esttm ma:a ttum
sss TefS 70 tx a. snd ~ sa2s',
p.rt OF TIA wKtsrtaas. Tnis stone Ia aooas three
les: vice ar1 woaid Indicate that tAr stoceJxark
characsr sseo he great breadth Of ens snp rue
io1rca:ioa wits tndtcsse thst thc3 ~ tn1soded
70 snlpGft Wall ct zteat tttckEcss- Xy opt1i u,
l tased rIcn rhefe facts. msy hxve beca sotnn 1hal
| In &Eras. but et1l! te3leTe tdxt mY COMPARATIVE
eti.raa:e w.n b lorLd neAre. toe uuth th1a 1he
es'lra.c coEtained IN ITO pamphlet; elto on ths
| Nj. Txn osde1,esttted thai th.In.r atpne Of dlE
| iezert guilty, tuco II Il used In Chicago
| generally for tie foo'togstoEu Of o1itd u q,
would havr benr u good and considerably ehesp,
sr Nj. Coesraae 19'y am thar /! latrn.r Taas
were nseo tbey 1onh Be rq7iled Of smaller d
| rccHcas, nd he Wiz afraid tee people OF the
s1ats woald condemn hin tor using It TIE ouu
tauonA OF the doua- 8rc Of thin atons. End no q
hA. found 9arlt with him on th2I 4crsunt TIT
walls OF the dome Ire to b. peta1pe $50 feet hug q
feet hieh ;thestfae, thin stone VII n. set ;
ae1 tte coma, thty w,l1 snswes for kny other paz-
Of he fonneat1out, and the peop1e v4u.d not rnt
fault ~i:h him foc saE.rs E6o.Ho Of Eneis money
III pledge Whit hrEe stputAtlnu l ban
70 prove th1t The ttone from ihs Jot
let or Atbe1s qaAntef. known - Pig =
sto1e e1e,J v3y 1n111 ,lc fer these f,onest oas
tke 6reenth page NJ. Coehrhas says IN conelo
s,ou h u "Ro:IJ 70 res professional nao, g
thr agr ok MI. y1n Osasl. take s1.h tteps II
| II }crr younger uenbtr uf the pr1fesaton. De
| eausc be hsppened to be e3eeessiu1 IN m ope'
eanpe.,uca seI paene EotE est M ns & on!y s.e ;,s
HE Hss*E0Gss e os.,ia ! ~osf fsr -hlsa q hoos
| 10 hsyn I'd cor petitnz.." ! shall reply - int
matter fal ), because ne tnpuses seeisx q r.
| venee ttd 1etattaston In nc. nd eAJs tnrsSa
sred hin ~ tsa1 settsr. IT, 81 r. - r. r. y 70
ttQuested ne TO mike .oroe destgca Iot ooilttn
~hieh h.c nt.nplAted e1se1in9 th1a s.asoa, n
, Wished 70 bars ,hs dn1tsa snel:ds s!S