, 1877-05-12
Bottom Facts as to 1ts Composition
Finally Reached.
Don Morrison, Jake Dnnn, Phil Wads'
worth, Jim Dcvcridge,
Hamhleton, Vandever. Jim Robinson.
and Jack Smith.
A Chapter Of Unpublished History Con-
corning Their Transactions.
Architects Van osdell and Garnsey
Give the Game Away"


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StartftrcY Eocts ror Tar1nvats
W f@oau anu Dl9est.
Special Correspondence ar Ta4 Trjaxne
8FRIsar1ELp. May f1.-To tho lasting shamc
and disgrace OF tho pnbtto men uf tho Slate Of I'LL
nois, the Springfield State House Ring records an
othnf triumph. Tho investigation. which the Ring
haa Just undergone, hhs been ~ searching ~ the
one which cxtled Connolly. Genet. Oakey Hall,
0Arvcy. and consigned Tweed to fclons cell and
yet tho bosses Of tho Springfield Hing lord Il about
the Can!tnl with Insolcnce and cGrontcFy.
f1cnd Jon herewith
o.. AZ uNWrrTEN CHATTER or THE RING.
:, Tho combination formed al Tho outset to. the
extensive md 6r',1iant lnteprals The most active
man ~ n @ on .ne poseF1 OK
Tue on capitol binding was Ion Morrison. Don
fAa always teen the King Of tho lobby, and IN tho
,n ee ,os'nea ."e new s1.tei, @ ling. 70 give h
was made President Of the Ring, that IL might have
standing ia the rural districts. I1amb!eion and
,..r ~. Uati...s - Hs....,-m "1 ~. % 'ss' aeu
made Solicitor. .oeno.al Iask Smith, afterwards
Deyetfdro vcrc taken In by Norrf.on -, TIM s,c,r
49,. N'' 'eA u" - '''oN'''"A ~ >'' ELLA
4u1s WAS THE ORIGINAL new srA7r.nouss n1so
tcnm, which Don Morrison droyc taadcm for scyor.
Al ycars. Morrison lad an asehitcet. friend In A.
Louis BY tho namo Of bafneta Strong Efforts were
made TO rcmogc cochsane from tho position Of su-
r. md Hi nm FInstr@ ,h,t tt.r W .,r,S ~ ~,
.nu j., M. o nas1a tnas 'ne, eoa'a nos e.,
uon he aas Il.
ns ssoas sn 1s'5 Assss 9 ss
II. rl4aenas'. rs.nel' a: prsw is a son.lu-law Of
ua.ne'.s. No~ thi. ~, the s!ns every ons Of
nr,a.lons ] s ''''''' VI ~ 'D' s'4'''toa'0 'pp'''
Al, ~. .,t,,o, H.. ..,
n a. ,ps,on ,ne hn noas ~ through
elo.c The dame YET tne.e comm,sooe1. banp M
a wee an ndo ns enng .S naaS a
.Easst .Es !ae;s % shansles; @ea, Senator siatt hsS
ia on as1 ~ ~ a9y w1a ~. ~ 1as ssp"
efs he wnujti nlrIfno III hnn"r that ,So cs"m.ia
Comgissonots hss bccn ,sbcd. nma vet istn nnn .nn
and J, I'm ,e,e1tage bang o. e tho tasa of the
p' "a s,Ss9 MORE so niuNixo se 'g,sSMs T.sTtsosy.
taken beforo tho Sonata Committee an pnb1tc
eepe pas asa 'qa 1t sss ) s:i sssa Sss 9a s.2 d.
m!ttee. aftot careful examination of the build.
ln9. tne sabe architect anu cizsn Of Chicago.
THE !losrl Of State. House Commissioners harc
pnel!aned atAtemont Ia which they compare tho
90 not state that tho eslnlata for Joat etono waa
70 ioI ~ Efas aaany ~ ana LII, thss satsbe quay <9na!
80, ooo le.s cost ON tho amouut aIseAdy used,-~
thAt ~ 10 sa5, pfop9f bf!dKa stone from
s!t sMo!to ~ eigh!een ihehee thlck. equally a.
uusAo' @ ~ t.Caas stohe. could bo dcliv@
cteu. A. ~ csnts rcf cubic foot; ths
oHn ean sea averages ~ cents: consequently, on
500. II, and would mako In iii respects
sqaaiy as good wall ~ Iou now
n1ss; in9ns InMs. me UNIFORM beu OF tho straits
u sae So!et qua1Flca Woala nave made great
s1nE ,, 81 aoof tnd eott ~ preparing thu stone aud
tJ MH Jo!s n ~ t.or e, thoto u Tue nte.ent walls
A2efesatc. ihercIoss. II tho *pecltcatlona had
axa a. n,,a 1,a tof p,opes Foundation stone from