, 1874-01-13
Tho Committee Of the State Senate on
a Visit to Joliet,
The Death Of the Convict Williams
to Be Looked Into,
Talk OF indicting Certain Officers Con-
cerned Therein.
Proposed Abolition Of tho Board
OfPrison Commissioners.

Hpscan@ UttEdch 10 Tht Ehtcd1p Tribune,
JOLIET, Jan. l2,-Aarecabo to a rceoutjon ,ntro,
1uced In III. otc sonrto m sa,ur,,s ,ast In na,,
nit,eo n Int ho1v o nos, Aa.' ~ luz oa M
penitonttary thia morning. Present: George ".
Henry, Of olay, President; O. H. Ierrill, Of Hardin
Johu f,rnu,prhnr, ~ Mop,o, n, r. oh-.s -
- -. at " A"1'4"", y. IL auei"To' u
aehry; Ihomah y. caaey, Of Jefferson; George
| present. tho Committee coucl,,,1c1 10 NN
r.xr 1nox ] rn,,ara', .'v ,.,,o,,
.uo,,u o',."h anAh , i.ooS 1nnouoh THE PRISON.
naooa,aa ~. pos.a " m'eEes1 a'scosofcd "aa an
west wing. Notw1thstanding Mr. Logan ia IN
os's"ia' p;' 'a'4Es'efaooef' anu defender OF tho
graz az we'll 1t seemed to tho Senatorial Commit
lee little premature to have his cell selected. Dut
selection may have been made "a M political couresy ul
ono good turn deaersing another. Tho Committee ap-
Of Tbs which @ sa su wv, ~b arsat
uea VI earneAtness ny Commissioner causius, Gimp
lain Brscoc {bettcr known III prison crclea u "uoy
Joo N. and Deputy HILL.
a1as =, C,s ,"s, " .ao ., noou tlau' aenator 10y
Au'ua' VI JUN, JoA:a 1no conm1tco, N alao Cou1-
een conyes from Cairo Ter ' presaIon Ds 'Gaf foF
aud initiation into, prison Lie afforded
;teo thau by invitation Of the authorities, took ;n
ner. with which thoy expressed themselves satisfied.
AFTER u1NSEn.
| About o'clock the Committee assembled. 1ufor-
mally, thora not heing quorum present. Senator
GhGG1FI.
Reynolds committee to uxaine Tho booka of tho in
atitution to report to tho Committee IN 4 whole The
it.eo had right to take auy action in tbe matter
until quorum waa present. Tllu motion was sus-
signed them and proceeded to liz work. ''''''1
| PLACE MEETING.
SENATOR Casey sngges.cd thut when tho Committee
full and ready Tor ocal aclion TINT its sessions
! he held at The Robertson HouBc. '~'''SA'
Senator Shepard Haid he thought the beat nace to
hold the sessions Of tho coniteeo was at the prison.
'DsS Tho fsSns Waraen ' s wn asked privilege to ,ov
he dn want anything done by tic Committee 's which @
could III any wise roeet lis character. Ho didn't
| or Investigations.
senator Casey again urged tho propristy Of holding
tho sessions the Committee away from tho prison.
Here general discussion eunued na to what WIS tho
senator Reynolds did not think tho duties Of the
thorough investigation into tho condition and man
assmend snma,or % naas sae ns,aton thst H. ar.
duty Of tho Committee was to sxnmuo ino tbs death
would tl, never o. q. have beon called here.
10 mee. NJ tne @ robertson House, without tInac
nsaaios s a snenaTd m r. opposed the motion wanted to
9nash wa9tf to aaoarn ysc date
IN eee Gaso rs. I 9 H. a not ee
and s ha ao e s in tr o ar sns
officers. The only WY to make thorough iuvestiga-
o!i t ~ os'uo M .tn Plso he Aue% men prepared 10
lo'ss: IT,. ,u,u,.,., n.,o. ....,,., ,,
ine qTglna motioh 70 aa3oufn, TO meet at tue Hob.
sstson M hoase was thsn pn. and carried Tho meet
Ing was taen declared aournea subject to the cal Of
tne fsesaoen..
n.,,,o ~ TnE lav; wonx t OF rHE G onAND RAND; 5unf. r.
foEb. your correspondent eaIhe! through onn Or the
nI 1eon soo n ta v uaenon VI of n. r a
thst the chance for the indcsment Of several Of tho
arara s aea moso aesy @
saaras md ss day "t0 It IL @
o " n1son, , esr1son X y; has been before then
tsS Il no OF o eg y a 1 oo h ?.
mes will M b. found against soyara ot the officials
tes bo vesag tSe rns sa a
| u III" pE'suh A.e ~ sweat. --.
In vt EnuM th - M aa,a;.
,fo %n toay ~ % 1ney were f5es ~ EXPRESSING tue opinion
sIoca @ ~ ,"naa. ~ 1uutsa.a.y .y ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IL
to nature Of the Camcas rcr, NJ te os m
% T. al9 ae ~ genetat management o9 the prison.
vii be- one sne e EN- e
u Sr s %sp h1na cansias said to
oce ra na " lint tue oce Of comns
salary did not coapare wh VIII s a ts ,af nf
e the oGe s Iae auss Of tho conmssoners is to visit
ohfS For s ho or as e1seneie
,saSet;aS 'a t,.u expenses Before the abolition Of
[ maI,o pass psn ssasen lne ounce "aa more val
tm"t !, et'aM Ia ~ uleseut, 1or tae fea8ou
ra - tno o plice OF for their several
% @ 2 ~ sao p stns, NnW they nave to pay their fare,
hnn on gSs ~ return thsir aeuai expenses For this
ai prenonao Sr ~ IS ssnsured for ia
uno pan!e eah 5uu9o Of the responsibility and onerous
a ,ss,a u se once ana whether or not tho people
Gss vaus feeesea sos tho expense Of the Board Of
oo1a'"sslonef8.
| r,. oa,..o THE ThE coAM11rEE At WORE.
rue topefson House thta evening ut 7:0 with bB nd
aiton M o. senators Wilcox, Of Woodford, aud Williams
w s9o ~ Goos' Iae Committee organized formally g.
y. nehry IN tho chair. The Hon. J. 8. Reynolds
eaoaeh c!crk Mr. Reynolds, from tho Committee np-
poluted q tla ,ntorMAl meeting III the afternoon re-
ported that the Subcommittee lad examined tho
nooKs OF tho 1nstltution from May 10
~ ue present lne that ha Was mt prepared to make
eaaheal LINN! !a ;s.,. ;rs.sG,ort. Tor want Of tlrnc:.
senator Williamson moved tint tho Informal Conl-
!mtee na requested to complete their inveagation.
1ne mntion whs 40 amandcd as to include the Senate
COMMITTEE aa committee TO examine tho books OF the
co,nassioncr Gasius ,oss 1saas
Of the Illinois Car Company for tho consideration Of
the 0otAmittec. WhDn be c,t1ne to tn pnnito,1arv
ho aad ho oxu1nnei fin contran .nT NJ rn,nn,,is