, 1874-02-10
MATTERS FOR INVESTIGATION.
Special Dispatch to 1he Chicago Tribune.


PRINTING AND nlSDEnY FRAUDS.
SPRINGFIELD, H., Feb. 9.-Tho Printing COM
mittee Ia mcotiug oyo1y evening, trying to got at
the bottom OF the printing md binding irrcgu-
laritieR. It aootls that tho public prutors took
every advantage OF tho lnw and Of the Ignorance
OF the Printing Commissioners. Tho difference
In their favor is probably in tho vicinity Of
$4,000, and tho binder Inns been charging out
rngaous prices for work done outaide his con-
tract. When the Comniastoncrs went into the
fancy binding business they tranegroasod the law
and should have been extremely careful that MI
Illegal act coat tho State little possible. 1t
was folly to bind the agricultural reports and
tho report Of tho Revision Committee in CLOTH,
and it WIS worso to bud the Journals Of the last
session in half~calf aud decorate them with tho
names Of members in gilt.
THE AUDITORS PRINTING BILL.
The Senate Committee reported tho printing
bill prepared In tho Auditors Office with a1nond-
n1ents. It was mado tho special order for Thurs
day. It ncods watching,
PEN1TEArIAnY TRAVELLERS,
Following is statement Of the travelling ex-
penses Of the penitentiary Commissioners from
May 10 to Doc. 81, 1878: Juno-Canlaius, 594;
Dane, $1,000 canisius, s99.75 August a:
Bs Bsps, SoStRSer ] ostoSs tess
southworth, s94.l0 Dane, $780, November
Cnnisius, $13220; southworth, s2l. Dcccn-
ber-so1thwortl. $3.50 Dano, s7:5o; Cant
sius, s92: t will be noticed tint Ganlsius
havo travelled night and day, aud have had
his family along. It will also bo
noticed that in all oases southworth's OK
peusos are much leas than Bano's and CauiEius'.
much. It is curious that this statement has
boon in possession Of tho Benate Penitontitry
| Committee, but WIS mover made public. Tho
mysteries OF the Prison will not bo solved until
| = moro honest and determined Legislature sue
| ceeds this suppor-eating crowd.
| PRETTY BILL.
| There il very pretty little bill before tho
| Senate, with tho following title: "To empower
| tho Auditor to draw his warrant for unexpended
| money heretofore appropriated to the Institution
tito It IL called mp without objection and pushed
| toward its passage. The unoxpendod amount is
$5,o00 but iu the second section Of tue bill
$40 600 i addition thereto is appropriated to tho
same institution. Tho bill is open to the conat-
tutional objection that the object Of tho bill is
! not fully expressed in the title.
SOLDIERS ORPHANS noMg.
| Senator Reynolds introduced the following:
Rtsolred, Tint there be appointed by tho resldont
Of tie sonae committee os threu to Investigate tho
asirs Of he oldiera' orphpns' Home. and especially
why Blxty-Ava inmates retained III tho Homo
ren leay eno I 10 ' bs admitted srs refussd % ams.
sio fos want Of Sceommolasions also, to e1nniio IL
10 the financial management Of tho 1on. and especially
items Of miscellaneous and incidental expcnscs, aud
report this General Assembly whether IN their opi-
tie ago whsn minutes Of tic Homo should 10 dta-
charged therefrorn and also, whether the Homo ia
sna s
he believed everything was all right. II 80,
what does ho want to investigator
MlBa1Nn lEMDEua.