, 1877-11-09

As'HACA\c NJ b"tA k'h1N HlIA bthuk
influences, were employed to suppress tho
vigorous condemnation which tho Commits.
Bloncrs Ind mcrited Then came tho nprli-
cation for m additional appropriation. 4
largo holo in part OF the roof WAS opened,
or not aln,t, and the Legislature was asked II
It con1d lcaro the building thus exposed To-
tho elements. (As soon "a the Legislature
adjourned, the roof was rcstoret.) Archi-
tccss wcro called in vino gravc1y estimated
now nuch was needed. One askeq $Goo, ,ooo
TO complete tho building. Another said ll,nl
1851, 712 and IS cents would answer, loaving
the next Legislature to voto another half
million. So tho tntnboozlel Legislature
votcl MI appropriation Of $531, 712.1s, con.
aitiona], Of conrse, upon tho approval Of the
people Of tho State. Tho people Of the state,
BY n voto Of six 10 ono. have rejected tile np-
preparation, including tl1a IS cents.
Now comes to light another chapter in llis
@nte-11ouBc frnud. In 1871 the Legislature,
III arrrorriating $500, 900 for tho State.
House, stipulated TINT no portion Of tl4o
money should bo expended nntil tliero was
executed mud filed with The State bond in
Ito sum Of S306.00O TINT dcod should be
executed to the State on demand for four
acres additional grounds south Of the Capitol,
without cost to the State. This bond wns
executed by citizens Of Springfield. At thu
laat session OF tho Legislature a Law vas en-
actcd requiring demand to bo tnade for
these four acres Of additional ground When
tho Inv was printed It was found TO contain
f1,nf r. t1n ia,
to the State as stipulated, then tho Governor
was to appoint commission 10 condemn Tho
land, report the compensation to be pail to
tho owners therefor, and such damages NJ
might 10 caused 70 tho owners Of tho adjoin-
ing lands Upon this report being fled the
Secretary Of State was to tlraw Ills vafrnnss
OH tho Treasurer md pay 10 tho owners such
compensation for laud aud damages cut Of
any money dnpropr1stttd fer Slate House pur-
l'osfs.
The Governors Commission appointed to
value tho four acres aud ASSESS tho damages
Inns filed n ruport, fixing tile sum to be paid
for tho four acres, we aro told, nt $22o, 900.
Had the people OH Tucslny voted for tho
appropriation Of $53l, 712.18 for tho State
House, tl4ers woull have bcon s2o0 900 Of 1t
pnil over to compensate tho owners OF these
four acres Of laMd III tho City Of Springfield.
This outrageous swintllo was crushed by tho
popular voto OF Tuesday last. Tho rcople
hnye not only refused to voto one dollar to
DO expended by the old l}oard Of State
House Commissioners, who hsve betrayed
their trusts, In. they have nlso crushed tho
life ont of tito fraud by which tho Spring
field 1l,ng intended to sell four ncres
OF land to tho Safe at tho rnto OF
$4,000 per acrol THO double fraud
hns failed. Tho fraud Of voting s531, ,71s.l8
to complete tho State.1Touso building, aud
then appropriating $:2oo, 900 Of tllat sum to
Springfield, has como To grief, md tho
Springfield Hing aro in tears. The sclomo
to initiate tho Treasury, tllat money might be
n,ale plenty ut Springfield, has not succeed
cd, anil tho venerable Mr.. Pa1111ps Of tho
journal, aud tho moro volatile MERRITT Of
tho Register weep fraternally over the de-
cay Of popular virtue aud tho evident inca
pacity Of tue psoplo for sclf-goyernmont /;
willie Cows. CuI1oM and pA1MEn, and the
State-House Commissioners, aud tho owners
OF tho four acrcs, aro inc0nsolnblo tint the
people should show suoh Sovereign contempt
for official Endorsements aa to voto down
rascality and triclery without hesitation.
The state Of Illinois will not 60 into tho
rca1-estato bnsinoss; tho people havo rofus-
cd to purchase out-loss at $55, 200 On aero !;
they hayo refused to tolerate the retention