, 1877-05-03
Resumption Of Hostilitics
Against Tho Tribune
Correspondent.
The Senate Passes the Bill to
Purify Political Primaries. :
Appropriation by tho House Of Money
to Complete Lincoln's
Monument.
TIE STATE.IIOUSE.

II he Honorable }'r<sIdtat Of fhs StHafe: The
WI q 5 a'9ni,1s 4. ', t5s sg Se,
IN IN FaDreary. 1861. ,hs repfescntat!ve:: q tao
PseRss Ppsoyss Ts ol hs
IND, 10 carry ont the win ot tho people. es*cu Com
,n.sonefs reputable nsn ete ns, se!Sstea taenS an
jsne: i"nt; 9. Riobinson.. William I. yandeseaf:
%a I'll. h'@S'stnn cosa:.o .0a viii. 'ss i"is H.
efslity, Invited competition from Tie archt;
tscts ii the country, snd ths future Capitol should
nJ,sion oifsrei premlam of 81. QUO for the best
design Twenty.one architccts. among them men
Un. Oi vii liz con,1asson awarded tie prcmfs.la to
prep prepared plans and specification. showing That thu
sam of s. S7. sos. stating, after ennmefatn$ ,tho
different kinds q work and materlai TINT woa1d be
s a 81 onn w. abass S a5S
parties arc ready u take contracts accordingly and
Eive security for the performance oi the sanie."
H1c1nbsrs, MessFs. runn, 1sobln.on. and ucx-
cridVp; then Mr. Robinson retired and john r.
Htuart was appointed theFuto md
TilB IuLK or THE WORK
has been done uudcf tbs direction Of tho latter
nepe.as the utmost confidence, IN t..a Board Of
working under H. direction The representatives. Of
~ people hava az along provided Them with every
te ueoeias % Xa.am3y @ nppropriated ssso ooo IN
sioSo, SSoi III r is;5. :so9 oooEs{: -; xf9na tstsl
s!e.sed % ID. and favotsbls contracts fot IL epa.
Fiction had hccn lst, which enabled tho Cun,nis.
sbsn ia aso sa
tho sum Of 81. 5O0, 600 would prove amply sni.
tsxnt e sonpsto thy building nnd faf''tsh \, a.
these atsaranceb. and with a purp0se of making
ss ss Ps11s dfs elP PfX to a a
House and g1o,tnds a. ti.st sun. which was voted
upon and approved by tho peop'e. Thu sum OF
~ 6oo, ooo has bean expended " tho comniasLon.
ets, and
your Committee finds tho building only partially
mcnt uniusnishcd mud liz grounds stesilo waale,
covered with thu dcbfis Of thu building spl un.
fenced. Thl4. then, T. thy problem which Joat
years tho uoutl Of stnta- -ilouso CoHlnssouers and
The PRINCIPAL and actsny architects ha,o blennla,ly
to the peopls ,hst sos ST. noos ooo VI usht *.
pct % eoan1sts tns entfs structure Gy she 1t Of
!: :s:,; Il :sss & 4
suRgwD AND PRACTICAL MEN
expressed their convictions that the contracting
srehitcct could not. nor did ho ever intend to.
nnlsh the building uccordlng to tho original piups
sss S x 81 iRR,sE f., 5 u tS 81 s
stracsiuE lis cen.,nsttee on fubiie i'ui!dine. 10
s i u ss e s a:r; sfs:
& nesP Eo ns
men Is ~e.o then in tho senate. That Cona,Iltsc,
aitst carefully fottItyinv itself with Evidence,
Thst ii ths opinion ot thls Cou,n'tsee. hs srehi.
tsct (J9hR c. Gochtans} aud hi. nssistant Of thu
Sia!s. .!lous1 should eo: immediately removed. :"
Aud the Committee further states. from. tho best
I'D .peelaeatcns il h. been utls % procure 81
g!eted under ths prsseat otisf 81 taings tns sa!a
aaa might cost syon ~. Oo0, 0Oo."
ONLY su0Nr TINE PREVIOUS
70 ibis report OF tbs seuasp Eomnttee tho nrchl-
Ess, John 9. cochranv. bad .,tada written atate;
,sl MSnt t1 ths comMs.oncts. m M that. "insludng ~
tsap1o.pect that they VIII bu lover, tbs entlrs
sn aax saxsssds. sddfsse M 6 " e aa 5 ss.s sG
shout 3l00, D0o above the estimates 9or cou-
tinssnc!ss. This estimates presented with tbs
Iul from Irresponsible contEactora-nvn who wgru
tealt TO take thu eonsact and gvo security for tho
pss i :s.s s s s aa %
1oI the cut.stons work O! tho entire building.
Within ths present woek, as tho YUM Ut y40, 900
!ess ehan tns original eslluas, which coca to show
That tua oEsxtnal entaato was rellsbis."
DR MOMruIs,
Wlthnat going int0 tbs details o. tue eopaltuet.
sa'p WHICH extsteu between J0l.n e. CpChEnns and
.oasts the .ssteIeat 81 .as 'tH: ios .esesai
the oaladina. DwiMx to tls fact Of Mf. Figue',atd
Hsas assd yGar ~ Committee tscls :sa. se.ey
fqan r. fIo NV ~ eon44s ~ would sne
3a.tice to ull concerned impcFatlyelT densnd it.
llo was = man nt genius and stnhsHt ability IL ha
kirp Ideas aud e1tE&fHK4nk ttStas. nnd tnaT.s HI
plans and prosecuted his work on tho Stats. House
rh ~ y sss IT. 5aesxs'a Il s hs
cemlni.tce. BY thu excessive and elaborate otua.
sxasl plans @ adopted Sy ar faatns.d. '' Il ": u:
nAmsatalian the supreme Courtroom may bu
room upon which lafEe Eutn Vi money Aa4 been
WORSE THAN usKLassLx. INTENDED.
The change u plans for tbs dumo has involved
u IT, .atsa
VIII show many other changes with llks expen.lss
sssaiss. Your Con.Mittss took larxu aulouat Of
manner il whlcl the building hs. bevn con.tFuct.
81. I'D en1s !As tvEss eotta of which tas balus.
on.,s, 1dss sna do1nse wtndoSs q az nlaas Of re.
t not durable. Throughout thu building large quan.
kiles VI Portland eeilsnt llnyo been usdd ~ sub
proven nd admitted - " 1t lnfeioF suslIIy aud
WIN ston haus u be rcp'acca: The wood {oi
saEa e ass1ng r. tas sssts =
and will hara to bu sual0yed aud other ao0rIn9
suhsttnted. The scaG!losa, " iHitatt0n marble,
al.o itupsrfectIy uiads and lacks durability. aud
WI hass to le replaced by soa,athing better and
npss substantial. '''
Ths Committee
TAKEs MO PLKA8uH1
pointing out tas del fects mud only singles out ths
HlvEs GEomtissnt aud obvious tn tho lina Vt duty,
Your Cvmp4it.ce hnJs smunx ths incidental IL.
ps1scs attending ths eteetloA Of tie building ths
iqioMtng ttems: EummisslousFs salaries, 81,
AfnF hu1h $3alhs
ICES, - 2oo; tie aEchsscn hass Been p4!d YsJ, TX
~ Commissions.
auof Eomu!ittee further Lelisses that tho tstsp.
tea Q! the pru.ent s.chlteet, By which 10 viii b,
aloTsd additional commissions aMouutinX L
@essv $so.eoo, wholly unjust 10 tho peopls an