, 1875-04-01
THE STATE.HOuSEI INVESTIGATION
MAJORITY EEponr.

The Oppositlon no1nbors Of tho Htnto-IIouso
Investigation Committee presented an elaborate
! report Of which synopsis IL giyon. Tns opill-
Ion is oxprosaea TINT bad tho Stato-1Iouso Com.
r,issionors not been required by law 10 haro pro-
cu1od material aud labor at the Pcnitentiary
! sowing to tho ssato-1Iouao fund would haye ro-
sultod to tho amount Of sl5o,000 to s20o, 900 In
tho opinion Of tho commissioners and
architect; and In this connection, tho
Committee refer to tho fact TINT In 1860
tho Pcnitontiary NaR only solf-sustain.ng In
tho stono-cutting department. whilo iu every
! other department tho State waa suffering loss.
| tic instance Of tho Governor, witt. tho eud Ia
view Of making tho Ponitenttary sclf-BnBtatuing,
md To rroVont further appropriations being
nado direct from tue State Treasury, enacted
law requiring tho stato.1louHo Commissioners to
procure of tho penitentiary. and ut no other
place. ail materials aud labor OF overy 1ia,po and
nature needed Ia tho construction or tho now
Stato-11ouho, which could DO furu,aiod Ey Tho
Committee say:
From tho day such aeousae wat rcsorted TO tho i'm
preston has obtanoi1 That tho pcnentlayy was do
fyiMS a.! shs rroi,ts Of s action ~ tho part Of tho
warranted bJ Tho facs: IN July, 1s75. tho pcniten
,,,ry Go,n!,.iooers L. tho e!oe-cut,ers to " b.
Htao-!ouso atonc. and placing richardson III pos.
tiSn of ~ M . ssto !o prices 10 should 10
f,ays rcfisoI n IN ,i,o .Grr ne Maaet. 10 could
haA heen s;eeped. nd tho somo.cattlng labor VIII
Lon and tns Teutionarv et II ehasd,
n en,.sionora 2olnt meeting q the two eots
held, al which niciarsun was nreSebt .t, was
to lrcoa xlell tho Fepeutiary wss "a oa tcr esanoa
sstiates; tho estlt.ates were Fertscd aud tho ien
stonscnn sousrac 81 feu, IT,. 70 s @ o
and the State ays Lost the psots of he
geetiy to a@u racoss shS .ss o. have Injured
;ls5s II M5ss 81 *Sa 'as e
@ taiSf o e s s1 M1s a r. Tns:'fs s H., sats
Mea1xon q s', s acting
frosn tho Htatsiiosc ,amnissiGnor~ - 20 os,wee;'
Ito rcnort instenc"a scvoIs to sisarson
conttaess and oon1cs to tho following conclusions
oa 70 suu su.sia S,at saem,s,7e, IN M, x,, - ,, m
ho commI,sone:s) present to your csantc aaM' eocy
sSt,s sIsS sf .n ss r ss's s.ssh
regarding o gisatiye VII, to lis e1te eIai,no 10 p,S ~
.hs Communicating thoy claiming tho rames etn,,'ea ay ~
e 30 appropriated ssoo, ,o,o Without slyerts!pa
Se novef 4o 10 pn a es G
ns j, roaso tue f pesssr aisxs easra ~ aso
that auel proceeding SHOULD 10 4. a.csni!nna1
:na not ~ Eu!s; yst viii s slu,iosy i fouaisuon TO-
bor .u ~ ~ M e. ysst expended
6cttInN aside te statute OF tl,u Ktac ,,nns .en H.
AaTo otfcfal e1iaenco-flyy0oO nf whicI "rns @ .tsy
rail day iutor: which sntio, ~ thsti .i, seto
Legislative Wl opa 10 ssrys cscian, snd .o
ton. ~'''@A"''' @ua a@a"hc1a'
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aIoncts aproarod befors your d,on'mittCs Go
nnI X" .xi1an ~ ; no1n19 N1tltn hia knowleaKo
to the ch1tn of eirrtnstsntIst eydencc suas rs1eh
Whsna sscessalueJ hat Tho uracties l,a o,a1ne5
np hi,ns vomriers ~ H. Wsro of scnd
roprs.enc4 the souui dua shn p.nsn,i, nohMaaY
lie sy.siona Vt ths iax. hc1r'n35t;,tna na' W
i!ichsrd,on saa 'a o,hsF oon.sactn1s anoasts due
blank vouchers six Of which vern ssnt WIFI, anose
os oesuu!nH "aIaen W y H. usYeF1dRs, Bato IEoupo