, 1877-02-01

Tith pride explain IN their report, is seventy
lnnf 1eet hRhrr than the dome Ct tho Capitol at
washington, while the entire front line of tho
Capitol at Washington. Tic rcs,ail il That thc M
rntso nr~ statc-Ifuusc building Ii dwarlcd by
tols enormous 'lo''lc, anu what without
su ALMlGsiTf MUCH DONE
10 petty ahi Insignificant proportions. ] ' VI; Gi
eo'lrhe II may have bec't well cni'uyh to invest
10 60 mitch dotnc cycn when. rs Il thc fact, thu
stSie ol Il i inconefuoua, t,ondcserlps, though
f for it, nut tllc question l., what Right i,asi
Of II .tas05, ,::,sy.57l They knew NV wl,at Wat
trn1',;y mnonsy ,,,;,y,. thsy were to e1pe'l On the
si ona1 n atay rney tosya ta0m be ,s IL ot sse & s
@ move to nut t1!s almighty stecp'c On the new
Statc-1lo..sc. They had $5,O OOl writ, OF ,renai
Plans and specifications, aud 5000 worth u re.
thrss fss ss a ,,a q. e tsse to f. BY aud
peMlcI Tor tue dome wuud leave tho building
Ions were expended.
with pride also, It significantly indicates the
n!ssloners; they report That Tie marf'lc.work:n
~ Etana M staircase and rotutstia twill cost
$3.50 0UD or atont $50. 900 atoex tic estimates
THIS MAnrtE-woIK
s i especially awsIt upon n the report as requir-
tt,s reg9Ifa'l't.'tle1 y harmony" they say, they
"ioun!l It necessary to change the style Of tho
whole interior fintsh, making IL one beautiful
xi,o!e." This "one beautiful whole" of the
interior 10 marvel also. Leave tic rutundn
with itk niarble panels ami etarcasc md
stcp Into tue G0vcrnor's reeeptou-rourr, atl1
the TONG beautiful Whole" Is manifest In tho
wa'I,seoting and door framcs covered with
beautiful paint luld on In yIltainous1y tawllrv
designs devoid Of harmony or mcaiItng, mid
underneath which tho uns0asoned humber litas
sl,runk until tue tracks arc altogether too wide
a,,d deep and
TOO MANY 70 mn YILLEp WITH PUTTY.
In the really rich nlnl elegant walnut ind other
wool fnish also are cracks beginning 10 aplcur.
Among lle marbles arc the sham marbles
eOInpositon coliitnfis whlcll are nut aud cannot
pc eolorrd 50 as 10 l'fdc the cheap nnd nasty
cheat they arc. Indoors, sheltered from rain
anl flost, they will stand for soma ttmc: but It
Il but a question OF time when they crltinble tn
pieces. Then. to n.fd 10 tic tawrdiess, there Is
the uock brDnzc ornatnentatious. talked on to
t!c columns In nearly every room In tho build
ing. 1t cost n,bre tlun you'll f,ayp real 1,r1nze
md already Il brcahIlx of. The effect IL sIn,-
Ply tllat ot clNap, e!lt molding Of the gfnE:r-
bread orsler, but ttlat even cannot last. ns wis
proved by State official, who tile othrF day
having doubted statement to that effect,
snapped MI piece OF 1t with hts thumb nu,1
finger. There tras patent I'll some Ut this
composition works.
MDp.woHK
IL BHDuAu INC Ak}lEUf-hHN NItV Tue BllIJCEL Is
investigated one Of the poInss Of Inquiry should
be who made tho money oil that patent mud
work, for which mnnythousand dollars ilavc
been expended.
i, But liz slns % Of %hs5mony", Il reached a,e r.. In
trcaeoing. On the sides, the F'arc color Is u
brick-rcd tempered about rs Ia bsick-rctl by cx-
posusc 10 wind and weather. The artist here
dctcctn!ued nut to be misunderstood br any
bo.I!cl In his work. no one eau lnistake-shat is,
nobody who Gail rtgd. / caught it III tic 1nys-
tcro,ls, small gilt pottcrs which. like soi,lc
curious Chinese puzzle or chcap-calico pattern,
bcspanelcd tho wall. And there 1t was written
Oh ths br[ek-rcd "frescoing" in EI1t text
letters half an Inch loug,-say hundred tIluu-
sand times repeated, the taliamailic word
.'Justicc." After that who would not know It
was q coart-rooml Naurht more appropriate
tue ltsl1nortul artist who upon ba masterpiece
forgotten legend.
Hut enough Of the " harmonlous r ] whole" It Is
about s,tch ~ the Arkansas Traveller might
haye produced II permitted to revise The ptans
Of Michael AnGclo:-exeept there IL rnther less
tracc Of an Angelo In our t.ew Statc-}Iauac
than tsc Traveller from Arkansas might have
left in the plans. but There rctnn1ns the lar
monious wllolc to show for the Increased outlay
m,ule by tho Commissioners, ind which nisu
leases q million or SO TO bc expended to anIsh
tho building.
. hut the most interesting bit Of history buried
III tho report of the Stnte-i o,sc Commissioners
rc,atcs to the stone work. They say, giving it
Us Justification for their coursc:
While the price Of labor and materials has been
much reduced since the n,ss estimates We're n,nty,
tho ComtuiaQlonets havc not bern able. TO any
great extent. to a,ai! themselves of the reduction,
I'D x to- e H. scy T. s y
.ss WIFI ~ 5y i, II .e@ fosnis ss 81:
prize fs<d ty fAe rersiag archltfcis, and spproynd
y as Jo!ns h,; con;9t,ss r., II H.
prepared thcir estimate Of tho Govt Of tho ruttr
e 1he st1ne. whteh , VA apGroysd. Il4o Commits
appealed 10 ths uovcru6r, ~ provided ~ 1sW' S'
Tho FenIttnt!alJ being IN q great strut, ,-prssset
for means to nslntatn Itself. .--sacnred the ayn,pa.
the Statc.llouse fund contributed to cuuYllrtnEtp
extent 10 tue support OF the pcn!tcnt!ary.
Tl!ls Is the most
1RoEslou3 covER1S0.uP or RICHARDSON
perpetratcd, although Richardson und lfs stony
labor contract l.ls been for long time ill.,
dustrIously ol'tca'y concealed between the
statc-llousc Commissioners al.d thu PcnItct,-
isJj, referred 10 a. compelling tho work 10 m b.:
lonc at the lcnitcut!ary WIZ passed. before
Richardson lad begun to figure trtwcrn tht,
stutc-ll Commissioners and the Pcnttcnttury
COthlll83IoHefs. II PROVIDED TINT tho State
Should cn,pIoy lts own convict labor o,t suri
work fur the new Statc-I House d could be dam.
ut thu PenitcntIary. Tint was tic cut.stonr
work., As. thc aet itself rceltes, it w.s
tho State" As, In a,ly event, tllo Staie Ina
to sustain the Pcnltenttary, AMI US Tic profits
oE thu stouc-work would 10 to support tiat
liorFal scalp Of payment for the cut stonu work
% was ut:Feed liIon by ths two couln!ssions, the
work WAS accordingly begun ut tile Fcnttentjary
tllu STATE directly worktn, the cnnylets In titr
sstone-yan!s for itsclf Tho rcsult was, that tho
pshltchttaTy niadc 60 mitch unMry nj tho
taininR.
AT slscl, paying figures, it fact, waa tic pcnI-
teutiary PULL for the stolieworis that it proved
altogether to, gotal IL thing to keep. As thu
tlg nlNngY out Ut ono pGe3eL Illt0 tie lti,nr-