, 1869-03-08
Hiram E, Sickles Clsime to
Haye Been Offered a Bdbe.
The Evidence Of the Accused Re-
flutes the Statement.
Names Of the Expected Canal
Commissioners.
The Hou4e Commi1tec'aA Amend.
ments to the New State
HouFp Bill,


srn14or1y.p, Nxsca7.
rn uEAtrr k1nCou D11nKuI rASs8
Al strleersphtd yon LAST Eight, yesterday xr.
Bond. frp1 ste judiciary Eomrnlssse, reported
Back tte III Ley Slough bill, With 4 reconn3snda-
tson tha. 1t pass. III. Parker, Of coieR, followed
with minority report 10 ~ens On 70 Assaek
tte bf s1d rad thlt enc Of tho friends Of tho bill
had attempted TO b.ihe member On The foor,
md thst te would giyo the nama Of the mHnbes.
Nr. Bond a,d oiher members de nxndsd |
the a,ues, when Genenl eiekles got up
aed .n1te his statement, which have
already teleSrapaed you. h eeas1 Coromat1te |
vas ordered upon tho cue, aTe'J member OF /
which l UNDERWOOD was opposed 10 tht b.u. An I
eap,. VII made, last rIght, BY tha Een.lstazn ac
cu.xd. 10 est tho committee toKettcE, bot only |
two OF the I've RI ponded II arJ ont tina Foth. !
III dedr1te, under tha clsc1mltareaa. could b |
dous; but tho gentlemen inTolycd In tho conuo- ]
Y<11y Admitted the following statements without |
&ry questtors being asked:
February last, J. +. Boufeld approached me 1t
my :est in 1he House, and adasessed to
~ I'm eo; O. q no~ ush ~ mas, pa9
the blll ~h,eh ha Bond ld) had before she Cans!
sff s. Pe'Sa q H. t1a 1spea M II
ss1s az se Il II s sp
s1aitttns e5 j. +: Bonk<.a: On tho 18Th Of
e1ti'isd Al act 70 ,neosporsts m sse eoaih Hs.ach
Of The 1outn Branch caral Coppant:". On sa:ur-
sad reierrtd 1he Canal Comulrtee, ,which held
nect rc N "Wednesday, md, alter discussion Of
The Ri On both sides, tailed 10 aSsee. knethes
afternoon had eonve7satlun With NJ. siet1es.
He stated 10 mo that his objection to the bill VA
tis It. soah Fork WI lei to ia Directors: !: hi
| 10 thought thry hld to- much hItude,
:! Of the tomnon Counc!L telo htn had no
objection TO tta .menemens. nd That Eoald
MyundtssandsnS VIA thst ihat wss NJ. sieK:es'
MAJ of L Cans! Committee. and .sked him toz
n.sted On i IL pencil: d would 20, fi7e19s
as u ths ri @trf (, .. ~
Inc Ser ate and tod him wxnteo him 10 dtsf: .
substitute to The ot1ei1al 6!u which he eoald got
wanted, and told him It wonid secure Hi. s:ckles'
vote. or Friday eTenlne there ~ meeting q
6y co'onei aourh md n,sea: There v:re IS
! ntmt a.s OF The enn1nitsse prtbens- TIE sezt
AZ .s:s,sEet h1s hs s.ss seniss n f. 'fo9a .1
md stisa him II hs would bs kttd enough 70
o. sg.lnet the b1l, a1d no old 50. pnislne stek1es
IN opposiuon to it. expressed ny SURPRISE at
% stiins met s IL ,isTs. i ihen veEt 70 MF- Nun
sen's seas nd se.9 sh.s gentleman va eo.ae 70
@ Isaton ~ sas 4 to % nj: "Yosafas R.n, !oa - ! i!
hs s,;i. ,s a,,o, Hl "a JILL,
tion.i aoeunenisrI evidences tending 70 SNOW the
g T.: t. ses q I'D
LID: II. sleflss, / andesstsaa Jaa voted
t.. ii aonded o II s1sa IL sabs,tais VICE N
ssi9F Z sss.fs : sssnesa s7;ds9ss 4,9ss
ssssass e. e n:e ~ dss!e II
&c. replied: ''hr. slekles, l an going to Chi
e,go. 4 the 1eauest Of ny friends, to p.osafe %
sd III ss a4S
| mcnt on the matter until my rttuSu+' snd thoa
, len him.
Thete are Tho statements Of the two gentlemen
md leave Sous Eeaders 70 make up thtlE owl
! Judgment. As stated, there Nas not querur
Of the committee present. and ny Impression l
E.. that no further action Will b. taken.
a CANAL coKNusIoHHhs.
Governor Palmer has not Jet rent httf nom1
| nations for Canal ComEniIstonrrt, u1dat Il
new law, to the Senate fos confirmation. nat It
understood th1t he his txed upon tho touoWln
9entl enen for The p1aces: 3. g, Gindele. Of Ch
ca1o; Joseph uueY. Of Dixon, and 3. +. aoos
ell, Of this city. The fitness and ability OF thea
gentlemen will tc recognized oJ Al who knc
tnsu.
:" Several membess Of the General Assembly n
cendncd to thtir rooua bY ilness. including ser
Atcr Ward, Speaker Cotwtn 1nd Ar. Krleke
booker. The latter gentleman brot
l. his toe, several days ago. II
o 1nrEeon Who set It did nj
i DO his work we'll and he was obliged to hi,
I. itrc-8et this mnrt1r1. lie will hardly be able
x1-. 10 afo hk1RS
I Ward End C1rw1n arc Improving, End VIII dont
i, | lcsa ba In the11 teats to-Eossow.
1H1 1UxsoN nAIBKny,
The committee lnrest1gat1nx The case had II
OF three Witnesses before them. who wire su
!. 1eeted 70 pretty thorough examination. ons
:. two uosr wttnestes arc to b heard to motro
. night, and the committee think ROW that 4s
i. will report tho case back 10 Il
i Houss On Tuesday morning. Tha L
: yesufatton has been I secret one, not
= but l.he pssies immediately compromised ben
e showed TO be present. Runot staten that III
d | B'atcyaents Whleh havs heretofure made in Z
g dstpatehes will be fou1d to be yGJ reat
= truth. II that be 60. It can etsJ be determine
10 which party hae been most criminal IN tie n,
- tes.
s. 11E NEH sTArJ HoCsI.
p 1tcls that najertty Of ths House Commit
=. Oh Public Bnl1cin1s arc opposed to the scna
Z. bill 70: continuing the work on the new Sta
Houfe, and will refuse 10 report 1t back. T.
q Elnc committee hare been 1t NO
Il. u1!ng to improve DInsuoor's ht
Of which wts 60 lstd On Friday. So As to nsee
p acceptable tic following 1tndusnts ha
n r. been sgteed to: The7 provide tot three Comm
~ siorcrs, Gee Of whom II 10 be practical bu!d
b. | to BE- appointed BY the Governor. The Conn
N eIoneKs fhaI At once cnl In m architect, who
- Eevec sphmttted plan OF bcen connected In 4
II | WY With the ets.e House plans. This axcaltt
~ md tho thrte Commissioner shall proceed to
10 t!r1Ate the coat Of tie Few building according
p. tho plsrs md speci1caruns NOW tn the hands
~ the St4te uouae Commissioners, 1nd, II, IN th
~ jutGIut nj, the new State Home can be eomp1es
pe for 600 oo0, exclusive Of what has becn alrrs
teen expended, ihe ctmra,stionets shs1l Be
10 thct;1ed to tocted with the work. Nn:t
- y the plxrr shah Be 70 modified ~ to bring
Il. coet within ths: rum. Tte Concisncners nc
r. Horized 10 employ practical archlteet 70 auF
to intend the contraction or The work 1t N 2uu
49, tLA,J Eot 10 e1ered $500. Tho present III
~ teet IL excluded ftcu the pos!tou. The PR
ID pirsuoor's bill IN reetrd u employing
Il. llbos Ct eunrlcts remst1s In the ausndedo
%. md htRr that Il Ia the intention Of the 1o.et.
~ ~ Auditor art Tseasures to bars that lsbor
lsy plo3ed beyo1d 4 doubt. Il the bin become
l1w.
The questirn Of 1oj aurtm:ut uas brought d
The aenate to day, BY tho Introduction OF res
s, tion propotinK to taks sesess rom Wedrea
ne1t to tbe 18Th Of April motion WIS n
7ero to suspend the r1lee bat. 1t fIltrg Of TWO til
vote, 1t VIA lid ores rnA Monday. The een
ad- impression tonight Is thas the lima wt'l
changed 10 Tnursday. and adopted bat
> to bean 10 os.sn deceived In my pted,eso1s On
oao question that now prxJ Jon Will not tAko Z
~. stock IN this.
CIT CHAR7K1-
The Chicago charter amendments Are In
order Of third reading in the Senate. and n
as haye caEe up for nnal passage On Saturday
n. tuot bec1 tot The ulnets Of Senatoz Ward,
u Is sill confined 10 his bed. When he Was t
sd from the BerAte Chamber, eoon aiter
"a sudden attack OF Ilntss. he made i reQue
~. ~ hls colleague Esrktor Dore, ihAt action mtGe
ID delayed upon them until Monday.
Architectural DaquilIsion-The
,a surancs Hlils-Eobate on She Fl
~ tenth judicial C1fcntt-The Cor
ckY tuti.nal Amendment Ths s
SAC House.
,sSs From Or Special Correspondent.
of trxMay1uo, MIct
n. The architectural conformation Of
Flto House Of Representatives, il such. now
son- that duquidtions on tho profession Of Y
11e wins, Wtsn and Cochrane are not st al
te1esting to the outer world, and ouEEh
to hare begun IS did. But you sex NC
Ino. had 10 much architecture and 30 many
sinr. tects, thst We hare really relapsed Into
harla1ism Of the stone period, and think
saa Ean. talk Of nothing but this one art haE
1:ui- toned to Parker, the exponent Of Cor5H
pllasters, and Coy, the exponent Of Corn
lifted brass. hare heard Woodson on oRlval
1 af6 6-n Sn6