, 1874-01-22

syseiat Dispatch 10 THE Chsia'o IF1t'thf.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.,, jan. 2l.-Tho peuitenttary
imbroglio is assuming scope that tho most sus"
picious did not suspect. The full Board Of Com-
n.issionera and Chaplain were III the lobby to-day,
and obtained q temporary victory this morning
On the ground OF courteay to the Senate Com
ni.tee, which has made an investigation. 1ta
Chairman, Henry, yesterday argued for coil
luuance, because the Senate Ind not allowed tho
Committee TO priut it's report. that
it might be moio critically examined.
The argument prevailed, and this morning tic
Opposition consented, through Palmer. that pro-
reeliugs should DO staycd till the report Ind
teen printed md considered. Thou the adon-
lion Of the House resolution calling for further
investigation will co urged. It is hardly proba-
bio that compromise can be effected without
tho
p1acHAn1E OF WARDEN w11Aa,
AsHatants Hall aud Sleeper, md dentist Mason.
Tie circumstances connected with tic death OF
The convict Williams will bo but QUO Of tho SUBJ
lecte for investigation. THO commissioners
sannot understand why Wham wants
MORE INVESTIGATION,
End. his oncmies threaten that. it there
atrairs of tho institution, they will expose
Wham issa VIII tno statos money, md tol! how, at
the command Of the Governor, ho borrowed
moDCF 10 SunDf tHt ASuE4ClEf* II kleiA
Eayo security 10 tic lonler. The friends oi tic
Commissioners in tho Senate demand the ra-
moyal Of Wham, and the friends OF justice
demand that Hail, Sleeper, and Mason be dis
charged.
Composed OF good men they will be able to un-
earth some transactions involving men Of high
political standing. Mombora are talking about
u Certain Car Company, organized when the now
administration took charge OF the prison, its
t.:., I..1I t1rro Il 1,yn
lutor. As ruIor has 1t, Bonc $4,000 was spent
httiug up shops aud machinery, aild q contract
made for tho laborof q largo number ofconvlctB
W4ou tho panic camo the enterprise failed, aud
it is stated that tho Car Company w,s allowed
tions. should this Car Company contract be
Investigated, among the
will be Gov. Beyersdge, Warden Whan', ex-
Wardon Edwarda, Z: Al. t1ail!es, Of Clieago,
Commissioner BUN, ex-CommisAloner howell,
Ny. Roaenlie!l, Of Rock Island, Sam Jones,
Charles Ececher, Flank Tracy, r. D. Lawrence,
1t Springfield, and probably many moro.
Tue lobby ot tho Senatu has hot boen honorod
:ay so many woishty peruona9gea ut tho same
tl,o Railrond Commissioners, aI DAin, Ca,licius
Ind Soutl.worth tile Peuileutiary Commission
III with Chaplain Briscoo, have been III constant
ittendancoo, since yesterday morning. They say
loy uI6 WI ace'utHtsltf uotc3 uAtlAE culue W ~
taud tue Governors reception, but q man up {
.reo thinkB tABy nro intercbtcl III defeating tht
movement to abolish State Boards, and the n,al
"a probably right.
nE1la1os IN THE pEs1rEAr1AAY.
Tic Ponitontiu,y Committee reported to til,
House without recommendation Qunn's bill nd
mlttiug o!srgymen OF oil croeds to the penitol,
ttary, aud providing tint couvlcta shall 10 nj
lowed to receiya the consultations Of religion II
tlsa shu}a most Agreeable to them. It does no
ui1 ,,nn hit Y,a1rmt}a a11
who douIrs to visit the institution fos tic loyo
God to do ~ without pay. Raco moved to lay
on The tablo, which was lost--119 to 8, tho ycn
being Crawford, Grey, Jones, Moore Of Mar
shalJ, nace, Scott, Snow, G!roud, and Washhur1
IAe LiIl was advanced to 6acond reading