, 1869-04-29
NEW STATE HOUSE.
Meeting Of the Joint Commit
tees at Joliet.
Presentation Of C0chrane's and
Piquenard's Plans and Speci-
ficatf0nS.
They are Referred to d Sub
Committee, Who viii Take
the Views Of Disinter-
ested Architects Upon
Them.

JULIET, AifH -. J
Tia. ror'Iun "f sho Jons Committees "n
in n''tl''rr-~h!ch met tn bpr.uRnrld
,tstrnthy, took tho train last night
ut !0;A5 Md rrArhrtl thh institution ut d
nrIMk. Tha thrt1 htAtn l!aaau Cusan..nr.anc.t-
Mrxsts. Hmm, lsevcralgu nusl Ha!,nsun--and the
fHu aschltecta-MtshEa, cuchrnne nad I1quuuard
accompanied the e,,ntnttee. After their arrlyal
here lAry wcFp Julnul BY 0tiler members Ut thu
cutn,nlltc,p. until the following melntcEs naswer-
cd tu thrir nnnea:
SENATE CoxAlrrEE on PUBLIC DU1lplkGs-
supp, Fors, Fuller, strevcll, Crawford, Slchol-
Bon, Shepherd and Casey.
NocsK COMMITTEE on I'uELlc HurLptN0s-
Cook, Of sangamou, Coy, Burgess, Parker, Cook,
of Lake, Palmer, Btason aud bradshaw.
liuUsK COMMITTEE ON STATk LlDnAEi-Mc-
Cu1chcon Muuson Morgan and Fuller.
Total number Of the committee, 26; present, %.
The absenrees are Senator Ward, and Representa-
Il, cs Marsh, ucnlson, uinsmoos, Gale and ktnYon-
Tie call tur this meeting Included the Commit
tees OF Public buildings ani Library Of both houses.
IL :h- Senate buth committees ulc eiubflced IN
q iouTze tic House has just double the number
Of mtIaoers here, or ratheF," nave II all were
lrt acAt
Chairman OF the jeinr committee. The CLERK then
rcu1 tic new State House law, and It was or'lercd
to he entered upon the minutes OF tne committee
TN motion OF General Fuller, the State House
Commissioners and PeDtentlary Commissioners
ART Invited by tne Chairman q this couinttt- to
meet sa5 feq o 10
The Question vas started 6y Mr. Parker whether
The 1olut committees had right TO hold sessions
should be heih in Springfield. This question WIS
| discussed by AessrA faFGer, Fuller tsenator;,
snapr, Fort: strcyeli Crawford, aud others Ihs
tisCnsslun took wide rxnge, embracing the
tse ana aR' ase so''sa i tse is Ssa
the power to control the ac:ion Of the Com
,ntssoners, low and for at time. rested in this
culni,eec, nhiic others insss;cu that the duties
plans and specifications presented by the EomMis
suners ami II 1rlrnved, their duties CEASE The
question was taid over, without any action on the
Mr. snapn presented to the committee the
charges n+afc to the Governor against Jaeul
Iuiln, Janus II. Beycridge ANIL james {. Robin,
SUD. state House Commissioners. ty General
JULES t. webFer,, iate Secretary ot the Comln!s
sion. 4 proposition tn hare the charges read WIS
orl csed By Sir. Parker AMI favored hy s'r. snalp
At this point Of the proceedings Mess.s. blhs-
liz or, Uenison and Gaie, ineulbt1s Of the con
taittee, made their apl'earancs an'l t1nE th':l
sr:tss. Iie ca'i for lsa!lng General "a " We'.'ert
| hers had lcAd 1t.
Mt, Parker offered resolution that 1t is tht
seykc Of this committee that, un'ier the act VI III.
| General Assembly under which they arc nuw
called together, and are acting, their only duly +
| 10 examine me plans, specifications nnI estimate:
for tic State House to tc presented for shei
examination and Inspection hy the s!h.e H"us,
Commissioners, am! TO appr0ye or reject tie samc
plaus, spcc.ucat'ons aud estimates, thur .a1l
| under the provisions OF saIA Law shal! CEASE.
The resolution was temporars!y !a! on the tahlc
! The communication Of General Wehfcr wa
again takcn n. anu, IN nlut!Un VI General Fuller
tn'cred nron the proceedings OF the coiIiltts
Without :AsT,ssins any opinion upon thu clnige;
ADJOURNED! until O'Clock.
| The committee NET at clock and prucecdclt Il
hc II En4rtNrnfinnA II
III. State liunse Commissioners. which were pre-
pared hy Mcssrs. Cochranc : Ptqrenartl- archl
iects sent you synopsis Of the document liz
night. Accompanying the plans nt' spcc'ucn
tlnu- were the estimates prepared i,y perso1ls sup
sSF!!* RI. +" 'es5 :"::!s: r. X e''o"'
M; ! i H!'S;' 1!ss1s ii *"s;::::: ~
nEet wcrl; y ,,t,r T.; T. A." ' si;s
M".rr iai aid i,isr 1T eaFiralrT aud ,oir:vr
al" Nix. 4: t.;"i. i
H's,F i", a:''t aa III; v.a,i.,s. Morris, Ts.icr
RI ,,;,o; III, :r: Il; &; iifii wsi: &: &C
| tt,Ts,r Mrrk mi t"'tur. Afsnn knt-.ls..... u
sr"tr-. C.4litxns. es.te'nsns 3s
finIi ctiIIE tHIndhtntl du. RH
r'1mr. rra'IlE una IHfs'nE........-......... St''
T,,u cs: vl completing shr wort.......... *:,75as
! The coiL1ullicc then Called be!orc them II
Sm1nan. unr Ut thr lrnltcnttaty commissioner
aill he was asked wllat uuar1tes thes wcsr w0rI
lus. Mr. slu.an replied shut tlt foreman Of Il
: answer tic 4ucaEen 1lorc |ntci{l4cntl5 t!an Ii
eoni NJ 0t"fa a'Sw,1. s tas !, W.. nasd
+ tie state nonltl he nun out hy AnKust. TAs u
er srcnrd IL ustu.!l. thu romnttcc, "a they III
,,auec"f M y s,uur. III t.nrra, rullsr spike Ia Ia ra
" ,'":Irnai4. Terms ot tic .isccpsi"n il
I'D iS S;n nc Ias'ss s' n,3, %n ,c +; vs ssm'qt t
tttlhtAs wcIr snar. nthi questions asketf, Viii,
lc':erc t'e inct tha. atliouxh ;he sato slaar1
h' nut ee ar 70 s"r1 % ~ ssssn na f, 1ant
' ~ "aslrts Is for for IL, lux ike wa. in tas new si.'
l. yjct jaiuf, 10, hal bren lIacussetl fnr m hn,
Mr. UIs1I,Gr rHisc,1 thu tut Tint The cosnmlti
hal Mo!ins to 4" wItl ths." ?,e''1nr f TO- nt =
u MIL tbs tlIscn.s'"ti q" then troi'tci.
f,e..irtd, Tt,af n su,Atnlnu,Iitr" et nyr 1e n
phhc., ~ III" .hnr,t1as, II wflrt'f shall Il" tcf.
u ir,l ihr rAts ht"TlhrRsnns ami rAtnntrs for &
NJ linn.e Commissioners, witch ratsslnllte II
vt lrr y t1Irrr.'" "clnp", s""*p',ttsr'f, lEaln1'
nj rl's,i ildrtls'rsR atlt1 iiuArs builder. VIM hn
4 r,"c,a, us ai,y culn,,strn ~ Tin irv,s1aturv
~ rut, iu} ranIr'.u nl re'Ir" ta' aud "sa1h sle
r ns.l'"s'a s'''' tht'!!!nra: ht,l M, "hu: i.ss'i
i. I'll. een.n''t.ee. =. writing. s .l's'r ar
~ !. ,s .si nEsnT i, r51i~s III, co,:41sc S s
I,t thr nrrls of s'rh ||nnt. DENOMINATIONS n'a u
:" n.atra; list tni't ~iltramlntr3 shall, a. noon
!ne, are tsaa3 to rs, M ~ iots ~ 'ns INA snn,a y. !.
~ uu.,re Is received, ka!d Chairman sIa cali
IT,. committee together, at such tine aAd place III
o., t;enrra tnlltr spoke at length uron the poss
n Of the committee, AM! what was particularly th
iutics III the l'rrncAt uiue- ut spaHt IN henune
ttGu OF the cou'lNct Uf tho state lIuusc Conn
h!nners III employing m architect 10 dra" up t
present plans aih specifications, who had b'
bLv