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said commissioners shall be certified by to be the last year of idleness, it may yet
said commissioners, or a majority of be completed in time to use it in celethem, and by the Secretary of State, and brating the first centennial of American
approved by the Governor. The Auditor Independence. It will be well worthy
shall thereupon draw his warrant upon of such a christening.
the Treasurer therefor, to be paid out of Farmers, mechanics and other laboring
the fund herein before provided, intfavor men —you who do not often leave your
of the party to wohom the accounte shall be homes for a gala day-you will all want
duw." to visit the Capitol, at the dedication of
It will thus be seen that Mr. Bunn, the monument to the memory of Abralike all other citizens, cannot receive a ham Lincoln, for which will take place
dollar of the State House money, except some time during the coming autumn. It
for services rendered or materials fur- will not be possible for all to come, but
nished, and then only when his bill is those who do, should give themselves
allowed by his associates in office, certi- time to examine the work on the new
fled by the Secretary of State and ap- State House also; then you will underproved by the Governor. stand the cupidity of those who are enIt will not be considered exaggeration deavoring to have its massive walls torn
by any man who has honestly endeavored down and carted over the State, in order
to obtain correct information on the sub- to fill their own pockets at your expense.
ject, for me to say that the work on the
new State House has been as well done,, PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR.
and the duties of all connected with it Since the above was written, Governor
as faithfully discharged, as they have Palmer has issued a proclamation, conbeen with any similar undertaking on vening the Legislature on the 24th of
the American continent, this month-May. In that proclamation
It will be such a magnificent structure he enumerates thirteen subjects requirinfg
and so well adapted to the uses for which immediate action on the part of the Genit is designed, that the people can afford eral Assembly. An appropriation for
to be patient. The work is now about continuing the work on the new State
one-third done, and if this should prove House is one of the subjects named.