Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 12, 1873, Page 1

VOLUME 26. CHICAGO, SATURDAY, APRIL TO RENT, OFFICEN. A fow Very Desirable Offices are offered for rent in the Trib- une Building. Single or in suites. : ‘With and without Vaults. English Tile Floors through- out the Building. . Elevator running during all business hours. These Offices are not equaled in the city. The best for all classes of business requiring a central lo- cetion. W. C. DOW, Room 1 Nevada Block. ~ TO RENT, Three Elegant Lofts, TOBEY’S BUILDING, 8. E. cornor Stato nnd Jaokeon-sts, Elegant north and wost light, Elze, 40x150, Torma modorate. Apply to WH, H, BANPSON & €O, 144 TnBallo-st, Otis Blook, T0 RENT, WITH POWER, Rooms 40 by 160 feot, or of smaller sizes to suit, at SHERWOOD’S SCHOOL FURNITURE FACTORY, 103 & 105 South Cannl-st. For Rent. ‘Tho firsi-class A No, 1 storo, 40x100, th 3 o) Lakonts 530 Ti(thav:: oa Forsonablo tarmms 10, dosizablo fonmut.” A11 modory ‘provomonia. JOLLN A+ YALE, Agoat, 7 Bryan Block, 163 LaSallo-st. TO RENT. Offices, first.class finish and wall lightcd, for 813, 815, 20 cach, at 47 Lasiallo-st. g N PR GO LR it g Gour-Huuso Badare. By TO RENT. Btoro 3 Takost., 953140, four stnries and basomont, vaalt aad olovator.' Opposita now Fremont Housa: * Av- T, OLATICH, ‘Room 14, sonthonst enenor Atlgma and Lasailo'at, NEW PUBLICATIONS. Mason & Hoadley’s System for Beginners. Compilod by twe ominent and sucoossful tesshrs, it lina goslipa e sxesliond Fonufaticn “Gannot foil to ‘mtinly 3 echolar, ar X oo Mothiod for tho Piaatorte, “hoxeelied by sur « Price, $3.00. TET American Tyne Book. In ona senso TITE Sacred Musio Book of tho ago, Eontalis 11000 oL Tront Ry nod hathoma hraial, iy sotected B 200 Obocietora and dtulo Yeacliord from all Safinotion of tho canturye 0 - ST boiho sloloest Price, 81.50. Winner's New Schools boo! is nothing better. » 3 Prico of each book, 75 centa, Tne abovoboks sont, postpatd, on racelpt of retall prico, OLIVER DITSON &C0, CHAS, K, DITSON & €0, BOSTON. 711 B'dway, Now York, LYON & HEALY, Chicago. SHIRTS. SHIRTS Made to order in the most complete artistic manner, of fabrics unsur- gussedfor durability. Money cheer- ully refunded if not satisfactory. 8, E, oor. Btate and Washington-sts,, 36 West Madigon-st, (Sherman House), Chioago, Pike’s Opera Houue, Cinclunatl, BUSINESS CHANCE. FIRST-GLASS HOTEL Lease for Sale. 50 Rooms, in a good locntion in this city, do- ing & good business, on very advantagoous terms. Oashrequired, about $10,000. For further particulars apply te O.R. FIBLD & CO., Room 1, No. 151 Monro SHOES, Gantion o the Public. 1t aving como to my notloo that somo doalors ato oftor- ing for salo infarior grados of Shoos, roprosonting thom to e of my manufacture, purolinsors will ploase nottoo thnt horeatter all Shoos of my makowill havoiny namoest: on tho lining; also, fac-stmilo of moedal rocolv PARIS Exposition, 1667, and tho trado-mark on tho olo of oach Bhao. ¥ Seven Widtts to Eash Stzs, Insnring a Perfeot Fit, EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE. PARIS,18687. SILVER MEDAL AWARDED EDWIN C. BURT. I HIAVE GIVEN TO BULLOCK BROTHERS, Gorner Wabash-av, and Twenty-frstst, AND 244 West Modison-st., 22 The Hxclusive Sale of my All the New Spring Goods in Chicago. Styles now in Stock. Edwin C. Burt.|231 West Madison-st., 114 South Clark-st. EASTER HATS! SIK and FELT, | IN ALT, THEIR VARIETIES I, b, SUETH & 00, 513 & 515 Wabash-av. “RIIDON HATS" And every new style_of Hats forv WANTED BY G'EO. C. SMITEL & BRO-, Gents nid Youths, Low prices. - 16+ East NMadison-st. Cor. Dearborn and Randolph-sts. , T $15,000.00 |9-S. Barnes & Co.; UNION HIDE & LEATHER 00, ST00K FOR SALE, H fi_ T %_ Pass laran divldonds. Must bosold, For furthor par- ticulars apply to A ., Corner Clark and_Maison-gts, 161 Monroo-at. THE STATE CAPITAL. HATS, Final Passage of tho Tax-Collection HA-—’-TSQ /l Bill Without the Ei ¥ STRYKER&CO, | - o= “Pp Teafing Hatlers of the Westy | Te=t of the Railroad Bill Agreed Upon by the Show the Largest and Special Com- Best Assortment of - FASHISHABLE o i HATS, (AS TSU.ATL), WEST OF NEW YORK, Another Bill Introduced in the House for the Regulation of -Warehouses. Pasgage of the 'West Side Park Bill in the Senate. Tho Kankakee Dam Claim---The Peni- tentiary Investigation, P Speetal Dispatch to The Chicano Tribune, ‘Brarorienp, April 11.—The Wost Bido Park ill camo up on its passago in tho Sonate, whon Mz, Kohoo dissccted tho bill, and Ioid bare what 1o concaived to bo its iniquitios, Ho complained that it would bo burdonsomo to the people, who woro gronning under taxation, and could only be got through by log-rolling, and it was o spoct- ‘mon of tho worat Iind of rociprocal logislation. Incidentally, the Sonator told a good deal of truth. Mr, Dow roplied ably on bohalf of tho bill, which was passed—28 to 10, THE EANRAXEE DANM CLATAL. Tho Canal Committes roported back tho momorinl of the Kaukakeo Company in rolation to tho Kankakeo Foodor of tho Canal with tho amondmont that they wero unablo to arrive at a “dofinito conolusion,” and a recommendation that it bo postponed until tho first day of tho ndjournod session, It will bo romomberod that this Company lost monoy, st least, 8o it is alloged, in ‘domming the Ronkakoo River, and now asks tho Stato to roimburso them to tho tuno of over §81,000. The Committeo nood not Liavo hesitated about giving an opinion that tho clnim should not be allowed, which is, howovor, tho offect of the report. THE CALUMET DAM. 'Tho enmo Committeo roported with tha roc- fommendation that it paes a bill for the reliof of Chriatian_ Pfeiffer and John Rall, who olaim damages for tho romoval of the Oalumet dam. They asked 816,000, Tho Committee recom- mend that they got §6,000, provided thoy releaso to tho Stato the rights conforrod by thoir lease of the wator-powor of tho dam. BTATIONELY. Hort, tho stationer, at whoso shop the Stato ‘buys incidontal stationery, is in clover, and hag boon for n long timo, Ho hos a_claim of 3,900 bofore the Legislature, inoluding $63.50 for sponges used by the Boaretary of Biate, aud other claims not allowed by tha last Logislataro. Tho bill should bo closely sorutinizod bofore being allowed. DEFIOIENCY APPROPRIATION DILL. Tho House conourred in the Sonato amend- ment to the Deficioncy Appropriation bill, allows ing 916,000 for tho oxponses of this Gonoral Auombly. This is to pay for stationory, com- mitteo-rooms, &o. RECONDING TOADS. The bill introduced by Mr, Peltzor providing /for the rocording of ~ stroets, alloys, couuty FINANCIAL, IDIRAE:R . 105 OLATUK-ST., Mothodlat Oharels Block. :1'- l?h\‘gfl; nllonml on, lla])::“l. payable soml- TR Catiy o 71 and Jat L SRGOVILLE, Prosidont, ‘Wi, Krrery Reen, Cashior, NOTE.—Untll furthor notico, any boy or girl calling at hio Bank will be prosonted with a pass book froo, and ano_dimodeposited to his orhor orodit, whioh swn can bo drawn out at ploasuro. DICr. Dolng & businoss to collooting claims socond to none In #1i0 oountry, wo can offor avory advantago possiblo in this Hno, . Nocollgotions, no chargos. 1€ Wo aro unabla to DIG monoy out of & debtor wo publiah s namo, FRA- BER'S Moroantilo Colloction Agency, 14§ Madiso Purchase Money Norizagss To Joan, in sums to sult, for throo and six months, on approred colinterals, EMIL JOSAPLIAT, Bankor, 16§ st Randolph-at, FOR SALE. Acre Property T on Judicial Department, with a rccommendation that it po tabled, and it wae. The Commlittoo bolioved it interferod with tho Township Organi- y 3] zation law, though it would robably lisvo aim- ¢ | pliied mattora for th:n unn;aa ;gmn public. i 28, Town B9, 9, and ay [ 4 UOMESIEAD E: 10N, < To foctions, T a0 Rheo w e hoioe peaports ned fa | =no Touso rofused to conour in tho Senato ‘Westorn and Ogdon-avs., east of Uouglas Fark. amondmont to tho oxemption DU, oxempting homestends worth 1,600 instead of 61,06‘0 o4 dosired by tho House. The vofo, against con- curring was 114 to 7 showiug a doeided antipathy to concurring. If tho Scnato does not rocode— and it is just 68 stubborn s tho House—n Con- foronce Committos will huve to sdjust the dif- foronces. Conforonco committoes will bo in order horeafter. < i Loans negotiated on city roal ostato. G. 8. HUBBARD, JR., 168 Washington-st. DREXEL BOULEVARD. A RARE BARGATIN. first-class restdonces, with nmglo grounds and A pretty Basket of CHOICE FLOWERS or any FLORAL DESIGN, furnished by WML T. SHEPHERD, Florist, 8. B.cor- ILLS BIGNED. 3 B . anally et o0 5 il oo sl Bidol el e | mer State and Washington-sts: | e govemor sigued th bill providing for Droxel Boulevard, tho fincet drivawayin the South Divis- | Eintrance through Roddin & the recording of indictments, the bill appros 1on, for salo, togothor or soy parately Applyto - pristing 325,000 for tho crection of & soldiors’ ULRIOM & B oarborn-at. o ULRIGH $HOND, & bautbornst. | Hamilton’s Jewelry Store, or| Eun\]lmoufifll:.h Mfi‘;un? msmy,f uie Riu eusn'anting' f 3. i 0 law 0 0 of clecting Buperior A NEW SUBDIVISION, ‘|on Washington-st. I Juagos in (:‘;a%k‘(}ounty.umdhthnh bifl providing s for & IRecorder in countics lnvi more than 1078 ON MILWAUKEE AND NORTH-AVS WJWW“ /000 and Joga than 100,000 ihabitents, 3 ; ud gthor stroots botwosn Divislon st, and North-or., for T ¥ il A rosolition wos offorod in tho Benate by I 2o first timo in tho markot, Torme, ono- val- “ | u nate by Mr. #0090 oup and two gears. Buraot isbprovanionta pald by i MeGrath instructing the Becretary of BStato to Eioprosont owaor. Worsato byy VI T X . §r !Il rint blaaks soquired for immodinto uso by, the Northwost cornor of Doarborn and Aadisou-bis. ‘| Builrond and Warchouso Commissionors, ' That body is impocunious,—out of cash,—~and if it ro- mains long 8o, will bo out of courage. One of thio most eusontial bills to pass, attor & good rail- mufl lxw{,t is ono providing the wherowithal to onlorco it. YOUNG MEN, Boolikespors, Olorks,—you who axa looking for tho bost plc (o Tovit 3 Smll i, ve sscurd s olioise o for & o & cottrinty Of s liandsnmo proft, —oall s eop ehnt ] Ofak: CHe H. OSBOIN, 198 anth Oiarkst. DISSOLUTION NOTICES. Agency for G. D. Dows & Co.’s Ap-{ paratus, Generators, Copper IFoun- tains, ‘Pumbler Washers, Ice Shav- ors, ote, Targe assortment of sam- ples on hand. A \ BLISS & TORREY, f 1 ‘Wholesalo Drug; stsflSundrief, TOUSE BILY 800, g Thero hoing some dangor that tho House would not concur, by an_emergency voto, in the amondmonts to Houso bill 300, its friends' {n tho CHICAGO BAG FACTORY. 171 and 173 Randolph-st.) : g:g::g’ cencasldired fl;govog; };gg ;:xl%eh :{n b I ) DISSOLUTION. _ Store, 25 Marlket-st., for salo, wifh | A Do e I e oThe fiem of . & I1. Obapman da, b, dag dissoleod by 5 years’ lease of lot. ‘: R in tho House quite & formidable opposition M. J. NEAHR, 4 to tho bill, which would have prevented con- curronce by an emergency voto, but it is now comparatively safo, The loss uf tho cmorgenoy poatponos ity onforcemont only two months. A LITTLE NONSENBE. ‘Tho Houso was turned into an “ 0ld clo' " shop this morning by the parties ongnged in prose- Curcaao, April 9, 1873, CHICAGO BAG FACTORY. Tho busiuces formerly conductod by Mossrs, J. & 1L Clispmun will be_cantivued by tho undorsiguod, a6 tho eamblooation, 139 South Water-at. M. J. NEAHR & CO, FOR SALE, ) LAWYERS? B COPYING PRESS STAND HARDWAR! EDWIN HUNT & SONS, HARDWARE B8 and 60 Lake-st. Builders’ ITardwarg & spocialty. All kinds of Trimmings in Bronge, Bél\;ar and Nickel Plate, and other styles CLOTHES-OLEANING, of oll, o Mool Goltosta ninterial without olexning ment, or romoving trimmings. A. SOHWARZ, T'ho Originsl Importor of tho Iudustey, 964 West Madison-st, - - - 168 Tlinoisst, aro, oharipagno, ico croam, ato., takon out of the whiolo gar- Opening. Pekla Toa Gompany will open to tho publte thokr, now storo No. D1y Riatbatr, on Saarday, (o f3th inat, Ty havo, rugardioss of oxpomo, fittad o tho finost (08 stars 1B country. " Thord la nat a 1woro plonsant place in tho city toanond an auropabia Lalf Hour OxambuLi tho docor- xtions, four of whish {llustrato tho procoss of curlug tea. REMOVALS, RIEMOYW.AT.. H, A, ADAMS & CO,, * Engravors sud_Manufacturors of Ribbon and Rubber Stamps, Soals, Rallroud, Bauk, and Ofico 8 Romov South Olark teean GENERAL NOTIOE. A A A NI PN, NOTICE. Partlos owning land contlguous to tho B. W, 3¢ of t1on 37, thoH. 5 of Guotion 24 und tha 1%, % oY Rootion B3, ownslilp 0, N. Rango 14 12, are fnvited o confor with mo in roforenca to oponing stroots upon thoontor ling B4 tho abavo duscribied proposiy st my oilige. #4 LaBalo-st, Hiotrapolites Dlock, allo-at., Motropolitun Dok, €.10490, April 13, 1870 10 Boo- cuting the Penitentiary charges. Thoy hung up discharged convioh ulolhh:F nbolod with tho prios alloged to have beon pald for tho articlos, to nid tho report and influence tho Houso in its action thercon. It was o thoatrical dodge, but its intonded offect was spoiled by o wag who DISSOLUTION. ‘Tho copartnorship herstofors oxlsting hetweon the nn. dorsigod undor the firm namu of R, W. lnsmer & Co. is {his day dissatrad by mutual sousend, shd It W, Hosmor in authorized to settlo the businoss of ‘With Forty-throo Compartments far Logal Blanks. COLVER, PAGE, HOYNE & (0., i d rship, R AN rorshio: OxzcAqo, April9, 1878, JARES A, RANKIN, JR. changed the labels to mombors’ oyorconts, and R (e iy 4 118 AND 120 MONROE-ST. | { Tho undorslgued will continuo the businees of Firo and ggg:a.“ Apipesr st ey’ mufe oguiels ut: Mariuo Insurauco as herotoforo, at tho old offloy, 143 La- Ballo-st. R W, HOSMUR, WINES, &o. RIVER IMPIOVEMENT, Mr, Brooks roported back tho House Rivor Tmprovement bill, with tho amendmont of tho LUMBER FOR SALE. 60,000 fout 18t Oom, and Oloar Norway Fluoring. 00 foct 24 Com, Norway Flooring. 4,000 foot, . ineh Narway Fluoring, Canul Commitice of tho Souato, Its chances in B ST e oo 2 3 g0 fe Witho bing Houeli, s 20 com. & otene. | 0K 0ko Frupivo o frionds with hopo, This lumber was llad lust, yonr, and, so witl il tho TUE COMPROMISE RAILROAD DILL, y [ =emoinmastioesound lote, A.H. WILOOX £ 00 Thoe Committeo of Thirteen roported tho fol- Iowing bill: A Bivx; for an act to prevent oxtortion snd unjust dis- crimination in tho rates charged for the tranporta- tlon ot passengora snd rofghts on rallroads tato, Brorion 1, Beit enactedby the Peopls of the Stats of Illinois vepresonted in the General Aasembily, If any rallrond corporation organized or dolng Dusi- nes in this Stato under any nct of incorporation or gouera! lnw of this Blate, now in force or Which may heroafter bo enactod, or'any raf corporution_or- {fauizod uader the i of any atior Statoand dolng usiness n {his Stato, shall charge, collect, demaud, or recelvo moro than o falr and rossonablo rato of toll or componsation tho _ trausportation of passengors, or frolght of any description, or for tho o und trunsportation of any railroad car upon its track, or any of {ho branches theroof, OF DR any rullrosd within this Stato which it 'bas tho right, licenso, or permission to uso, oporato, or control, tho st sutt bo doomiod gullty’ of ostogtion, and, upon couviation tiareot, suall bo dealt with 8 Dorclnarter provided, £10, 3, Tt any rallrosd corporation ehall maka any Nos. 73 and '76 Monroe-st., ‘WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Fine Whiskies AND IMPORTED Wines, Ligors, and Cigaus. Wo havo seoured tha Storo No, 78, in connoction with our old stand, and have vponed with a compluto lino of Twported Olgars, Tobaceo, aud Bmokers' Artloles, which wa are offoring at vary low prices MISCELLANEOUS, PIMPLES. HOUSEKEEPING GOODS. GBET ¥OUR Kitchen Outfit CHURCH'S,, 800 and 302 STATE-SIT. TO LEASE DOCK T0 LEASE Twill sond (feca) reelpo for my VEGETADLE BATM, | At Brldgoport (M0 foot), Hallrond facilitios, Tmunediiato | Unjust discrimuination in ita raten or chiarges of toll or gming Plaiplon, ack Worune, o inpakio: | ottt Ky & SRR U810 | Coponsation for tho trsnsporiation of yasssngors oF Bud With b Roality glow. Also, sure procuss for Luo Qornor Arotivray, an Haltdit. | | frolght of auy description, or for o wse and trane- growth of kalron hatd loada ar suhooth facos. "TMEETINGS, portation of any rallroad car upon ite ‘raile THOS. F. CHAPMAN, Chomist, M Sl fi."y"' ntmuxmll: any. :x :h; h‘ranwna lt.unmr, or, uton g roads gonnocted {horowjth, which it hns P. 0. Box 5,18, 107 Broadway, Now York. Masonic. 105 right, loatisey or permsston to oparate, control, oF PORTR A_IT P AINTING’ A Rogular Communioation of Win, B, Warron Lodge, | Ut within thia’ Stato, tho sawo shall’ bo deomned ' | No. 2w, A, ‘l?‘ & A, AL, will bo hold I‘llll(Knlunlly)ivvuu- guilty of having violated tho provisions of this sct, aud A EL. DOUGLAS, Uit O R T g T roduostods ViRtors | alios provaion oroor shell bo doalt vt ea horolu- o o y 3 VIR rov: , Dase., arod it 51 | woloomo, By ardor of tho W, At e B s ilocucd wh Ay 31 it DUNLOP, Sooratary, | ,8%0: 8, If any wuch rollvoad corporation shinll Oid ploturca copled” and restorod, -Address 1', O, lox B, Clidoagor Wabash-av. Market. GRAND OPENING TO-DAY, Cor. Eightconth-st. & Wabash-nv, ‘We call attention to the adver- clarg, Golloct oF rocaly for tho tranamutusion of any passenger, or frelght of any description, upon ite ral Zoad, for &ny distanca within this Htate,'tho samo or & grealor rate of toll or compensation tuax 18 at {he samo tima chorgod, collocted, oF recalved for tho trunspore tion, fn the'samo diraction, of nuy passonger or lika quabuity of frulght of tho saiza class Over 8 greater istanco of tho samo rolirosd; or, if b shall chargo, calloct, or roceive ab' auy polnt upon Htarullboad a hifhor rata ot ol or compuusation for Tocelving, handling, or delivoring frelght of tho same class und like quantily tha it shall ot aliargo, colloot, OF Tocaive at any other Hebrew Benevolent Soclety. Tharo will bo & gonoral mooting on Sunday, April 13, 2o'clock, p. ni, at the Soboolhouso on Thirteontis-s uoar Michigan-ay, Mombers aro roquosted to bo prenont. LAZARUS SILVERMAN, Prosidont. Moeting or North Side Snloon- Keopors. 1o muoting of tho faloon keopars of tho North Blde.will ako the same timo ol upon tho Hsomont of Thos, doodwilile & | WK SENEKD A Rt B! | Sen Sl e T l Bro., in soventh column, 5th pagse. | G i didiie o el o SuEho s’ | ¥ it Sy deacyipt E. R OFFERI ronds, town roads, and railroade, and subdivis- REAL ESTATE. EASTER, OXCERINGS: .| Tons of Tands by otder of aousts, I tho- Record- EECOER er's oftice, was roported back by tho Committao® 12, 1873, tollar compensntion than shallnt tho same lime Do charged, coflectod, or racoivod by it for tlio transporta- tlon of any paasonger or ko %unllt of freight of tha samo class boing transportcd in tho same direction over any portlon of tho samo rallroad, of enual dis- tanco § or 4¢ it slinll ehargo, colloct, or rocolvo from any raon or persous n higiier or grontor rate of oll or componsation them it shall .at Uio snmo Umo chargs, collect, or recolyo from any othor porson ar porons for récelVing, handling, or do- Ivoring {rolght f flig sam class audiko quantily ot tho same poiut upon ita rallroad ; or, if it sliall chargo, collect, or receivo from any person or porsons for* tho transportation of any frolght upon its roliroad & higher or groater rato of laanl' compensation than it slaall_at tho ssmo timo charge, collcct, ot rcalvo from any otlior pervon of persous f0r _tho trauaporlotion of tuoliko quantily of frelght of tuo paimo o, belug, transported from tho samo polnt in tlio samo diroction ovorcqual dlstances of tho samo rallroad ; or, If it slall_chargo, collect, or rocolvo from any porson or porsons, for the uso and transportation of ‘any rail Toad car upon its Tallrond, for auy distdnce, the samo or a groater rato of toll or companeation than 1a at the #amo timo charged, collocted, or recolvod from auy other pereon or persons for tho 1so and transportation of any raflroad car of thio samo clss, for a liko pur- pose being transportod in tho samo direction over o groater dlstanco of the somo railroad ; or, f it shall charge, collect, or rocolvo from any POrson or poraons, for thouso and transporiation of any ralroad car upon ita ralirond, o highor or greator rato of toll or compon- mation than it sholl, at tho samo time, clinrgo, colloct, or rocolvo from any ofhor porsonm OF porsows for tho a0 and transpartation of iy railroad car of the samo class for a liko purposo, \mlnr trans ported from tho samo point, in tho samo direction, over an oqual distanco of the samo railroad, all such discriminating rates, chargos, collections, or recoipts, whotlior mads direcfly, or by meana of 'any robato, drawback, or other shift or evasion, shall bo decme: and taken! ngaiust puch rallroad corporation as_prima facio ovidonco of tho unjust discriminations prohih- ited by tho proviaions of thia act, And it hall not bo deomod » sufliclont oxcuso or Juatification of such dis- criminntions on the part of such rallroad corporation,s fhat tho railway station or polntat which it shall clinrgo, _colleet, or rocelvo the samo or lces rates of foll 'or componsalion for tho trans- portatfon of such passcnger or freight, or for thousonnd transporintion of such railroad car tho greatar distanco than for tho ohorter dislanco in o rail- way statlon or point at which there oxists compotition with any other rajlroad or means of trausportation, This gection sball not. b o _construed an to vxcludo othor evidonco tonding to show any unjust discrimiua. tion in freight and passonger rates, ‘Tho provisions of this soction sholl extend and apply to nny raflroad compnny or corporation owning and operating any rallroad, the branchics thoreof, and auy road or ronds ‘which any rallroad corporation has tho right, Uceuno, or permianlon to uto, operate, or control, wholly or it part within this Stato, Bto, 4, Any such railrond corporation guflty of ox- tortlon, or making any unjust discrimination na to passenor and {rolght ratos, and tho rates for the uso and transportation of rallrond cars, shall, upon couvie- tion thoreof, b fined in any sum not lees than $1,000— nor more thian $5,000 for il first offensc, and for tho socond offeuso not loss than $5,000, nor moro thin $10,0005 and for tho third offonsc nat less than $10,000, ot moro than $20,000, and for ovory subscqiiont ‘offonso and conviction thereo, 25,000 ; provided that in all cascs undor this act, oither party shall havo the Tight of tril by jury, 0. b, Tho fikes Hrolnbetora provided for may bo recovered fn an nction of debt in tho namo of tho Peoplo of tho Btata of Illinots, snd thero may Lo Aov- cral courta joined In tho sama doclaration as o oxtor- tlon and_unjust diserimination, andas to passongor and fmlfhl rates and ratos for the uso and transpor- tation of matd raflrond cars, If, upon tho trial of any cause inatitutod under this act, the jury shall find for tho pooplo, Uiy sall wascus, ‘aud ot with iele yerdict, the amount of tho fine to bo linposed upon tho defondant, at any sum not loss than 1,000, or moro than §5,000, and the Qourt shull render Judgment ac- cordingly;' and §f tho jury shall fnd for tho peo- ple, mud that tho defondant s boou onco foro convicted of o violation of tho rovisions of dict, and sholl nssces and roturn with thoir verdict tho amount of the fing to be imposcd upon tho defondant at any sum not lesa than £,00, nor moro than $10,000, and the Court shall ronder judgmont accordingly; and 4f tho Jury shall find for tlio poople, and that the defendant has been twice before convicted of a violation of the provisions of thia Rct, with respect to oxtor- tion or unjust dlserimination, they shall roturn such finding with _thelr verdict and shall* asscas aud roturn with thelr vordict fho amount of tho fino to bo imposed upon tho dofondant ot Gny sum not less than $10,000 or moro than $20,00, ondl in liko manner for evory subsequent offonso sn conviction, such_defondant shall bo liablo to tho fino 0£$25,0007 Provided, that in all cascs under tho provi- slons 0f this act a prepondoranco of ovidenca it favor of tho peoplo sl bo sulictont, to authorizo tlio vor- Qict and Judgment for the peoplo, BEo, 0, I any such radlrond company or corporation shall, in ‘violntion of tlio provislons of this act, charge, ask, demend, or rocolvo 0f suy porson or corporation any extortionato ratofor the trausportation of suy passongors, goods, morchandise, or proporty on *its Toad, or shall make any unjust discrimination agninst any person or corporution fu ita charges therefor, tho crion or corporation. 6o offondod agaiust tday, or oach offonso, rocover of Guch’ company, in any furm of ‘action, tirco tmes tho amount of tho damngos sustaincd ' by tho party aggrlovod, to~ gothor with costs of suit, including & roasonablo at- tarnoy's feo, to Lo fixed by tho Court, when the eamo ia hoard, on appeal or othierwise, and taxod oa a part of- tho costd of tho case, Bk, 7. Whencver it shall come to tho knowledge of tho Rallrond and Warehouso Commisslonors, or clthior of them, either upon complaint of any citizen orupon notico roceived from tho Attornos-General, any Stato's Attorney, or County Board of any cotnty in this Stato, or othierwiso, that any uch raifrond corporation hus violated tho provisious of this act, etich complaiut or nofico bolng nccompanied by thio kworn statemont of ‘Bome credible porson, showlng tho facta supposed to conatituto auch violation, it shall bo tho duty of said Tafirond and Warohous Commissioncrs, when tho acts of the caso prosontod to thom shallin their Judgment warrant tho commencemont of tho sl fo muodiately commenco sult “against_such raflroad corporation in tho county Whoro guch violstion oo~ owred. And euch Railroad and Warchouso Commise slonors oro heroby authorized, whon tho faota of tho case”prosentod to thom sl £ tholx Julgmoat, war- rant tho commencement of' such action, to omploy compotent counsel to nsslst tho Attorney-Goneral in conducting such suit on behalf of the State. No such Buit commenced by_snid Commissionors shall bo dis- ‘missod, excopt sald Rallroad and Warehouso Conmlse sdonors, or n mnjority of thom, shall courent thoreto, 80, 8, Tho Railroad and Warohouso Cominissionors aro horoby dircetod to mako, in bolif of the _poopls, for each of the railroad corporations in thia State, as Boon a8 practicable, o echedulo of roasonsblo max- imum rates of charges for the transportation of pas- songors and freight on cacl of said railroads; and said schieduica slnll, fn ol sults brought against any sauch railrosd corporation whereln s in any way lo- Yolved the charges of any such rallrond corporation for tho transportation of any passcuger or freight, or unjust crimination in relation thoreto, be doomod and taken in oll courts of ‘this Blato a8 prima faclo ovidonco that tho rates thoreln fixed are reasonable maximum rates of charges for tho transportation of passengera aud frelghts upon tho railroads for which sald schedules moay Lavo been re- -Pocuvuly Propnrod. Baid Commissioners shall, from timo to_time, and as often 08 circumstanges may ro- quiry, r.\mmfo and rovise sald schedules, When any sehoditto ahafl hiavo been mado or rovised as aforcssid, it sholl be tho duty of said Commissioners to causo publication thoreof {o bomado, for thre succcssiva K In " somo public movspapor - puilahod of Bpringlleld, this Biato, ~ AUl wuch cchodules purpdrting to be printed and publishod ns aforosald, shall be rocelved and hold in ail such suits as prima faclo tho achedulos of sald Commissloners, without further proof than'the production of tho paper in which they were published ‘and any such paper purporting to have boon publishie at suid city, sud to bo & publia nowspapor, shall bo pro- sumed to hisvo boon 8o publishod at tho'date thorcof, and to be a public newspaper, No such suit as afore- seid shall boroversed fn tho Bupromo Court by reason of nny orror in the introduction of evidonce tharein under* tho provisiona of i section, if s preponder- ance of the other ovidonco thereln shall bo in favor of tho plaintler, 820, 0, All printod books and psmphlets purporting to ba the annual reports of the * Railroad und Ware- Thouse Commisslon,” to tho Govornor, as raquired by 1aw, sl bo rocelvod and Leld, in all procosdings un. der'tlio provisions hioroof, ay tho reports of eatd Qom- mianion, without furthor proof, and tho roports of sald Conimission are hereby made primu facte evidenco of thio truth of tho statomonts tuerein contalued, for all ‘purposes under this act, ‘80, 10, In all cascs under tho provisions of thla act, thio rulos of ovidence shall be tho same os in other olvil nctions, oxcopt as horoinbeforo otherwlse pro- vided, All forfoitures recovered under the provislons of thia act shall bo pald fnto tho County Tressury of tho caunty {n which tho eult ia tried, by "tho ion col- lecting the pame, fn the manuer now plovided by law, Bx0.11, Tho provisions of this act shall spply to all pordotis, firms, and companios, and {0 all ausoclations of porsoan, whatler fucorpofated ot olhorwise that shall do bustnoss a1 common carriora Upon nuy of tho linea of rallways of thia Stnto (streot rallways oxcopted), o saae aa o rullrond orporations horolbofors metie oned, 8x0, 19, An act cntitlod “An act to provent unjust dlscriminations and extortions in the raled to bo charged by tho differont rafiroads in this Btato for the transportation of frefght on said roads,’ lflx‘)pmved April7, A, D, 1871, s horoby roposled ; buf such ropual slall not alfoet uor ropoal any penslty inourred or right acerued under said act, prior to thu tmo his act takes offect, nor any proscoutions to enforco such rights or ponalties, . Bro, 19, Wheress an_omorgonoy oxlsts why this not sbiould tako uffect imumediatoly, thercforo this uct shiall Lo n forco from nnd after its pasmige. REGULATING WARENOUSES. v Tho following bill was introduced by Mr. Orondorr thoroon, A Bt for ou act to smend an not ontitled An act to reguisto publio warchounea and Warehouslug of grain, aud to glvo oileet to Articlo XILLof ho Cone stitutlon of ths Btato, upproved 5t o Aprll, 1811, In forco 1st of July, 1871, BEOTION 1, I8 it enacted, by the Peopls of the Stata of Lilinofs, represented 1 the Generad dssembly, Thut in nddition fo tho provialons contatued i Secs, 3, 4, aud 6 of tho ot to which this act 1s un amondumont, tat n cuss any propriotory logaco, ur msunger of warchouses of Oluss @ A" shull refusa or nogloot to proours a licenss and filo & houd w"re- quired thereln, t shull Do tho duty of tho Hherff of any county in which sald warohouio 14 lacat- ed, on tbelug notifiod by the Board of Nallroad and Warohouse Gomiinesionors in ‘writing, that the pro~ o over It ruilroud & groatox AiQuubas | priofor, lessvu oranagor of auy, warchouso of Glass thin sot, they shall xoturn such finding with thelr ver- 4 A, hnw refusad or noglooted to procure n liconse and 1ll 3 bond ag now mq{llm«l by latw, or as shall hereafior Do Fequired by law, o clono mich warchouso within twenty-four liours after recolying sald notico,’ and placo tho eald warehouso in thecustody of odo or more porsons, with full power nnd authority to provout tho/ recolpt into said' yarchouso ' of any graln, until the proprictor, leassa or mnm\?cr of , aid warchouse ahall procure a liéenso and o a boud as e now, or may b, roquied by law, Sl furnial oicinl ovideios to tho Naltond snd SYare: houso Comminaioners that ho or thoy have fully com- rlhxl ‘with tho law in tho case, and any refusal or neg- joct of any propriotor, lotsco, or maunger of any Waro- Tiouso of Class ““A," I this ftate, to furniah such cvi- denco to all or any one of tho Raiirond and Waroliouso Gommisalonors,. vion called upon to do oo, sliall Lo doomed and hefd to bo conclusivo ovidenco in any Court in this Blato having Jurisdiction of the caso that such_liconsa has not beon procured, aud any auch ‘warchousoman sliall niot chargo, collect, or in any way ocoivo compeuation o rocolying liotidling, of stor Ing gealn until o or thoy slntl fully comply with thia act and tho act.to which this {s sn amendment, The hill was orderod to n socond ronding, and roforrod to tho Committeo on Intornnl Commerco and Warchouses. REPORT OF THE PENITENTIARY INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE. ) Mr. Barclny presontod tho roport of the Poni- toutiary Committes, which was read, ps followa: T'o the Hon. Shelby M. Cullom, Speaker of the Houss Representatives s § our Committeo on Penitentinry, who wore by rosolulion instructed to investigato the chargos mado in tho publio prous sgulnst the manage- mont of tho lllinois Stato Ponitontinry, at Jolict, Dog lenve to roport ns follows: E n porformanco of their dnty,cyum- Committes ‘mot in tho chiamber of the City Counoil of Joliot, on February 20, 1873, aud procooded to the:ex- amivation of a largo number of witnossos, ;tho tostimouy of whiph s horowith submiited. After o long, careful, and very thorough ox- amination of tho late managomont of tho Peni- tontinry, wo have atrived at tho following don- olusions: Ono of tho gravost charges made againet tho prison nuthoritics was in rolation to tho salo of fl-oponf, nlla%od to be worth about 848,000, to orris Rosontleld, of Moline, Ills., for tho sum of 815,000, Tonching this salo your committeo took o lnrf;o amount of evidonce, much of which was conflicting in its character. The property consisted mostly of articles doomed unnecessary .conl minod bi-® ' (in for managomont by tho investigating committoo of 1871, among which was a_largo number of wagons, parts of wagans, and wagon material, and old machinory, eto. Tho salo of this * un- nocessary for managomont matorial romainin on hand at tho timo of this sale, Beptomuer 1, 1872, 18 lnventoriod by the investigating commit= teo of 1871, was $41,000.80. (Thia amount in- cludes all property tranaforrod from othoer do- partments of tho prison to * unnocessary for manngoment.”) ‘Tho sate of_this property to Marria Rogonfield wos nprtovud by tho Commissioners July 80, 1872, ‘I'ho omployes whoso duty it was to ship the proporty wora instructed by tho Wardon not to tako any invoico of the enme, which proceod- ing was contrary to tho ‘invariable custom of tho Fneon in making sales of proporty Kx;ovhmn to hat timo, Tho writton contract of Mr. Roson- fisld and the Mcnmpunyln% momoranda, con- stituted, howevor, a. partial inventory of - tho proporty. No pricos woro fixod for the difforont articlos, or kinds of praperty but tho wholo was 80ld in a lump for $15,000, af & loxs of $26,187.40 from thoinvoico pricos. It nppunrln(i in ovidencoe that Mr, Rosonfleld had disposed of but a small portion of thia property, & sub-committae, two of whom wore wagon manufacturers of 1x\rgu oxperience, was appointed to visit Moline and make o porsonsl oxamination of &) material in quostion, and ascertaln its value, This ~ sub-committeo consisiin of Mossrs. Bishop, Dalton & Wobber, visite Moline aud made a thorough examination of n Iargo amount of mntorial rnrchnund by Rosen- flold, and submitted the following report : 2 the Hon, D, W. Hlakley, Chairman Penitentiary Commilles : Bin ;: Tho undoersigned, constituting the sub- committeo appointod by you to visit Moline, Til,, for the purpose of oxamining and asoortain® ing tho valuo of the propunfi sold by Ma). A, W. Edwards, . as Wardon of the Ponitontiary, to Morris ituuonfln\d, would respectfully roport that on examination we find tho wagons includ- ed in said ealo to be made vory poorly, n8 & gon- oral thing, oud that very poor timber was used in gome of them, and, in short, thoy conld not bo gold for any but n third-rato Wagon, and a poor ono at that. ~ Tho tools were in a vory bad condi- tion and most of them worthless to & mochanio, a8 it would cost as much to put thom in ropair ag it would to purchase now tools. As for the stock of wagon material, it would not pay to work up, a8 tho quality of tho timber was ve? inferior aa 4 whole, *Therofore, jud?mg from tho property examined, it is tho Opinion of your Committco that the sale for tho sum of $16,000, as made by tho snid Warden, was-a good oue for tho inter- osts of the Blate. 5 (Bigued) R. Bisiop, J. D. WenpEs, }Sub-Com. 3 O. W. DavTON. Tho iuferior charaotor of much of the rropor» ty, and the fact that o considerablo paxt thereof was gocond-kaud sud worn machinery, makes it Yery diflicult to arrive at an acourate estimato of its oal value, Although the evidonco, and tho roport of the sub-committeo indicato that tho: sn{)a was_a fair transnction for tho intorests of the Btato, {ut your Committco cannot approve tho loose” and unbusinoss-llko mannor in which the salo was made, Nobwith- standing tho lumping charactor of tho sale, ‘an invoice should hayo boen made of the property, with pricos affixed, 08 per invoioo of 1871, au tho propor cutrica madoe on the prison books. Your Committeo find that the Commissionots aud Wardon, in Soptomber lnst, purchased, at rivate sale (tho law cloarly indieating that Fnrgo purchasos of supplics should bo made ‘by public lotting of contracts), & bill of olothing, shoos, boots, atc., bearfug dato of Sopt. 25, 1873, of Morris Rosonfield, of Molino, L., bills Doing mado_out in tho hamo of Horaoman & Moy, Grand Rapids, Mich, Tho principal itoms in this bill wero 725 suits of dischargo clothing, at €8 por suit, $5,800; 100 pairs of blankets nt €5, 9600 5 8,400 pnirs army sowod. shoos at $2 or pair, £6,800; 260 pairs army séwoed boots at $4 por pair, 81,000; 160 dozon wooleri shirts at £12 por doz, $1,020; 450 doz woolon socks ab £8 por pair, 1,850, tho {otal amount of tho Dill being $17,467. Theso goods, whon rocoived at the prison, wora not opened, counted, and cheoked from tho bills in the usual manner, but stored in the old chapol building without ox- amination, Two Lundred of tho “sults of dis- chargo olothing conistod of conts, pauts, and vouts, whila 525 of tho suits army blousos ‘woro substitutoed for conts, After amaturo considora- tiou of tho clothing purohnse your QOommittoo concludo that, taking the average valuo of the entiro lot, that 86 per sult is s falr estimate; a portion of tho Committce cstimated tho average as lowna 94, and others bolloving that §6 {xer sult would bo a fair average rata. Many of tho ooda in this bill of clothiug aro of & poor quali- y, aud unflt to bo given to dlscharged couvicts. 1o pricos paid for tho shoes, uoots, blankots, and shirts on an nvom(i:; wore, praEaruonnwl{ 8 dissdvantageous to tho State as tho ratos pn«i for the clothing. In the bill above roferrod to, boota and shocs to tho number of 8,060 pairs woro purchased on Bopt. 25, 1872; and on Jan. 9, 1873, 830 pairs of TDoota and shoes wore purchasod of Bay Broth- ors, Rook Island, Ills, making within three months a total purchaso of 3,980 paira of boots snd shoon, Tho books of tho prison show that for twolve consocutive months, Doo. 1, 1871, to Nov. 50, 1872, inclusive, 3,200 paira of boots and shoos wero issucd to the conviets, The pur- chaso of a throo yoars' nup{fly of thoso goods, evon nt_tho lowost marke q,rlcos, would have boon bad manrgement of tho Penitentiary finan- cos, Thoe purchaso of theso goods was mado by the Wardou and approved by tho full Board of Commussioners, and tho interosts of the State woro thoreby unquestiouably grossly .nogleoted. Much tostimony was taken in rnfiurd to tho intorest of Commissionor John Reid in the quay situatod on tho property known as the * Taylor farm"” adjolning the Ponitontiary grounds, and which has been worked by tho prison during tho (mut yoar, under contracts mado by Wardons Wasliburn and Edwards with the proprictors. A portion of the witnousos tostifiod “that Mra, Reid owne oone-fifth intorost in the farm, while othors undorstood that the ownorship wasin Mr, Roid, Noithor Mra, or Mr. Rold have any doed for this intorest, it boing held by M, Jamos Bruco of Lookport, Ills,, %flno of tho own- crs of tho farm and quarry) as agont and who managos the samo, paying to My, Rold tho divi- donds acoruing from the sale of stouo or from othor sources. T'ho ovidonco takon rogarding tho quarry was to thoe effeot that tho Btate lost nothing by reu- son of that contract; tho prico thl for stone ho- ing tho ourront valuo and o' fair and oquitablo ono for the State, Iho one-fifth Intorest in_tho qlm\rry boing tho property of eithor Mr, or Alrs, : Noid, your Committoo regard tho working of it hy tho I‘nn(tnutl&r{ authoritics 08 & toohnioal vlolatlon of Seo. 28 of tho act providing for thoj xlx‘n‘nufi%omm of tho Penitontiary, approved July 1, ~tho ailoged corzugh trangfor of sol ostato in i 98 . NUMBER 236. “Ind to bo tolnlly unfoundod. Morrls, Til, Soa T o b-Committoo on Looka and Ac- (8oo roport connta), ! Wo find thi ‘nio Ponitontinry has boon usinj ‘oompany undor tho style of. Jamos Braldy "+ '& 00., of Baldwood, Tll. - Com- mieslonor Jolf 5 1id is 8 stockholder in this Com-, pany, and hal 250 & halt-intorest.in tho lands. n which (] .q?nl {3 mined, By agroomont! with tho Com] # { 'ho was to receivo a royalty of, 5 conts por. t¢S-ir,nll conl. mined, . Although immalor] nltn] = olut, wo will' stato that the. ovidonco takor &1 to tho effoct that Mr. Roid hos not, wnd n1*d ;oxpoota td rocoive tho roynlty duo, nolthor hi' " racolvod any dividonds. Tho conl was firat-¢ ™ " nod tho pricos pald ranged from 9.5 to ] prison, 0 ‘per ton, delivored at tho which wad na fow 8 that_quality of conl could bo obtained; the contract having boon guhl!ul lat, and this Compony making tho bost id. While tho contract was a good one for tho Btato, yat it v o violatlon of tholaw, -° . Ono contract was mudo by Warden Washbirn and Lfs prodecpesor, with James Braidwood’ & Co., two_onginds boing sold thom, ' futturo piy- mont £o bo mada in coal, - This contraot was tob promjitly filled :by Braldwood & Co.; ond tho Htato sufforod slight los by this failute to fur- nish conl o agreod upon. . And finally tho necar= sitics of the prison wero takon advantago of, and in order to got tho nocessary amount of cobl, Wardon Washburn was nam{mllod to oxtend tha timo throo montha on the indebtodnens of Draid- wood & Co., for maohinery furnished and to pay Em cash on- shipmonts. In a fow months the alduco duo on machinory was fully paid. ‘Cha sooming shortage in the welght of ~ coal rocoivod was occasionod by it bolng measurod tronsforring it to difforont depart- monts for tho use of tho Btato) iu boxes intonded to hold two bushels, but which, whon lhoapod, holil - considorably ovor that amonnt, almosk two bushelsand a 1ialf, ne nacer- tanod by your Committoo by actunl measuro- mont. Homo actual shortago ‘doubtless ocourred by loss from onrs in transit. Tho coal wag not always wei?hnd to tost tho correctnogs of tho bills, the' f‘“ son scales boing out of order n por- tion of the timo. The ovidence of ono.witnous was that tho Wardon, long aftor tho roceipt of tho conl, ordered the words *sonlos out of or- Qdor” to bo entorod on the books na oxplanatory of & considorablo doficit in certain car-] onds of coal, - In'sddition to the matters sbove roferred to, the ovidenco takon dovelops tho following ir« rogularitios : Yrst-—Provislons_wore bought from the farm of Commissionor John Reid, and entored on the rison books a8 purchased from O, A, Pipen- rink, s laborer in Mr. Reid’s omploy. Thia was a olenr yviolation of tho law. Second—A. nogro convict, named Willinm Arm- strong, wad for sovoral wooks employed at Mr. Reid's houso, not roturning to prison at night during a portion of tho timo. Mr. Roid was chargod on tho prison books for Avmstrong's labor ot tho rate of 50 conta por day. Tho prac- tico of sallowing conviots .outside the prison walls, oxcept to do the necossary work of the prison, is desorving of cousuro. Third—The inventory of tho prison property, filod with tho roport of 1873, waa takon by thres omployoes of the prison, One of the Appraisers ontortaina soruples concerning makiug ogath to the appraismont of tho Eropurt , Which acoounts for the pooullarity of tho afdavit attached -to the inventory. In this tho Appraisors make oath to the “invontory” being ‘‘full and ocorreot,” but purposely omit ta cortify to tho corfectness oftho npgrn!somout. The inventory sndappraise- mont, takon a8 & whole, i not unfair, yet wo canndt approve tho mannor in wluch ‘it was taken. aromedy for similar errors in the futuro, wo recommend the {msnngn ot House bill No. 500, which authorizos the Governor to ap- point the Appraisors. _Fourth—"ho evidonce, as wall a8 tho report £ M. Bpink, shows that tio August cstimate from tho Commissionors of the now Btato-House, of $25,000, ws recoived by the Warden on tho 13th dny of Auguat, 1873, wag deposited in tho Will County Bank Auelmt 19, and ontored on the bank-book of the Warden, but was not entered on tho general books of tho institution till Octo- bor 81,1872, The failuro of tho Warden to on- ter on tho gonoral books of tho prison this 626,000 onsh was {rrogular. “Whilo wo recog e tho fact that the Wardon in oustodian of tho prison funds, .and under suf- flolent bonds, yet wo are of the opinion that this itom should havo been rogularly entered on the Dbooks as ordinary cash recaipta. Fifth—A portion of ‘the printing roquired by the institution, Lins boen"procured at tho Carlin- yille Democraf offico, of which Warden Edwards 18 part owner, contrary to Soction 28 of the law rolating to tho managomont of tho Penitentiary. Tho books of the prison for 1808 show a num- bor of erasnros and changos (always reduotions) in the account containing Mr. Reid's purchases from tho flfl"“' This was aftorwards oxplained in the evidonco of William Riley, who was then book-keepor a8 being caused by an understand- ing that prison omployes should have goods at cost, ond by mistake Mr. Reid's account was charged up at rogular rotail prices, A §13 itom roduced to 3. A 83 chargo cut down to £1,50,an $89 purchaso changed to $47,0nd an oc- casional itom entiroly crased, can hardly bo con- sistontly explained on tho above theory. Fro- quent erasures, marked ns errors, wora noted in the account of B, Dornblazer, thon Wardon, The books of . tho prison at_that time wero poorly kept, and in a bad condition generally, as state in the Toport of the Investigating ,Committeo of 1871 I During tho progress of tho investigation evi- donge wes Introdused showing thot Warden Ed- wards had stated to ono or moro witnesses, in substanco, that the{ could toll tho truth when callod by this Invostigating Cowmmitteo, and yot color their ovidence favorably or otherwlss to the prison managoment, g Your Committos huvo ascortained, during our visits to tho prison, from conversation with con- victs and othorwiso, that Maj. A, T, Bresco is doing 5 noblo worle ‘as Chaplain, Ho is dovoted to thoe gervico, and through his instrumontality many men aro roformed, going out iuto tho world to lead honorablo aud useful lives. Many lotters in tho Chaplain’s posnession, which he lns rocoived from former convicts, give un- doubtod proof that tho good influencos snrround- ing the conviots in the prison hove had sn ele- vatiug tendoucy on the whola futuro lives of many now worthy mon. Ona of tho chiof instru- montalitios used is the prison church or sooiety, numboring 283 mombors, whioh moots ench altur- nato Sabbath. ‘l‘l:u ctorglif“ uunlel:t of singing, rayor, and spenking by tho conviots. 5 o 'prlaunprhrn{( s also o yolablo auxiliary, contributing_greatly to tho contentment, g'oon.l conduct aud happinoss of tho prisoners. ~ ‘Tho achool in which some 250 conviots are rocolving olomentary instruotion is highly ap) rociated . by tho pupily, aud is domg much good. ~ Wo con- sider Lgu work of the Chaplain and the influence of tho library and schoo! ns important clomants Witeh iavo gontributed largely to tho present good conduct of the prisonors. Ahrfiu and woil furnished chapel affords WMZ dopirable focllity for tha churoh servicos, but bottor accommoda~ tions aro noeded for the schools, and should bo suppliod. - An axponso of o fow hundred dollara in inorensing the library would bo money well oxponded. onr Committoo would suggost to the Commis- sionora that, whonever thoy hnve in prison any considerable number of convicts of any particu= lar roligious oducation, that it will tond to tho obedionce and good conduct of thoso prisonera to appoint a chaplain of thoir faith to vi nit thom a8 ofton aa conyonient, such Chaplain to have suoh auméumantiou a8 tho Commisgioners may doom just and reasounblo, Wo find the discipline of the prison to bo ex- collont, Tho conduct of tho mon is romarkably good, and the punishmonts vor fow. "Tho dis- cipline left in such excellont condition by Warden \‘}’uhbum and Doputy Wardon Maybow, Loes boon maintained by Warden Edwards sMr. Mayhiew _remaining), ~who without low- ering the _standard, a8, to somo oxtont, modified tho strictnoss ot {ho prison_law, Wo find ono iustanco in which Warden Edwards aud Comunissioner Roid suggostod tho punishmout of n very refractory conviot, MoCarly Ly o, by 1o unlawful foathiod of whippiug. Mr. Mayhow, tho Doputy- Wardon, refusod to iulict the ?\mishmnm. Tisls iwolatod easo doos ok indicato tho tompora~ mont of Wardon Edwards, a8 ho i minrdud b} Jiiss conviot ohargos a8 a man of warm oart an kindly impulsos, whoso wordonship has added to thoir comfort in many xespoots. From tho ovidouco of Dngut!-wm}on May- Thew, it appoars thut tho donth of conviet Jumos T. MoCarty was probably causced by the punishe monts mado nocessary by his unusnally stubborn roslstanco to tho prison rules “(his eub- joution boing nocoesary for the maintonauce of discipline over othors), and by reason of hia rofusal to eat when under punishmont, Mr. Mayhew tostifles omphatically’ thnt' the punish- meits alone did not couse MoCarty's death, Wo have inveatigated the punishments and hoaitsto to urgo ohauges thoroln, bolloving that thows (Contiawed ony the Y/ (h Page) 8