Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1869-08-12
The State EToHsc.


State House, not to say a word onthe
subject, az any advocacy Of such APP
preparation, or simple statement OF
facts in the case, by any paper at this
place, would prejudice the prospect
for a ''start'' on such an improve
Inent. While this might be true,
and while ii might look better for Us
10 "saold cur tongue" al the bidding
II tie over-anxioos dicfators. YET il
z7o-sl not look yerT well for sls 20
remain Silent when Republican
S5.z--...ss as. ag f7se5r zeal in declaring
arEsrssi 8 pew state House 10 lead
them into oilArres Il extravaganza
ac-ains4 s3l1 present S.aie Officers. The
lgakalaosa ITarzld, IN speaking Of the
-1rnalrS On The building used a. g
Sta1e I7ousf--and Of repairs absolute
" necessary for Ilae safety of the
General Assembly Of 1870, says
1gKFe are stu Of The opinion, thatr
ECONOMY lfaG been used IN repairing
the old house, Ihe psople might have
been induced To erect q new building
more 10 Iilecrndif Of the State. This,
we fllinl. was evident from the vote
upan the subject II the last Jegisla-
tr1re: but as matters now stand, no
such vote can lie reached by the next
Legislature. The people are watch
ing the matter with jealous eye,
determined to protect the pecuniary
interests OF the State, by the re-elec-
ton Of such men Us will guard their
interests in that particular"
The insinuation OF want Of econ
orny on the part Of the Census Board
Is hardly just to the gentlemen COM
posing that Board. And it is hardly
honorable for the editor Of the Herald
to reflect upon honorable, honest and
economical officers Of the State, who
have faithfully performed q duty,
and thankless duty at thebest. As
that Board will have to report all
their doings and expenses tothc next
General Assembly, we think the
editor Of q Republican newspaper
could at least have waited until he
knew what he was finding fault
with.
At the last session most Of the Com
nittees had to meet in private rooms,
and at the hotels. The new base
ment Of the State House WAC abso-
lutely necessary TO prevent the
whole thing from tumbling down;
and while putting in basement, the
BOARD of Commissioners have not
only saved the old building, but have
provided some good rooms in the
basement.
The present repairs are economical,
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made on new State House at the
next session. A thoroughly built
edifice fit for State House, if com
menced in 1870, would probably not
be fit for occupation before 1876, il
then. If the Board had only fixed
up the basement in rough but Sc
cure way--if they had only made the
building saie--certain editors in the
State would have declared that this
neglect Of duty on the part of the
Commissioners was for the purpose
Of leaving tho old concern in as bad
shape as possible, 50 as TO influence
an appropriation in 1870.
The editor of the UeraM must
know that tho upper story of the
building is used by the two branches
of the General Assembly, the next
story is uscdby the Secretary of State
the State Auditor, and the State LII.
brary and the Supreme Court Room
Our State Library is in such condi-
ton, for lack Of room, that books arc
piled i'm confusion, not only in that
room, but in the rooms below, and In
the building where the Land Office
Is kept. Efforts have been made to
enlarge the Library room by adding
thereto the whole Of tho Supreme
Court room, but this can only be
done by obtaining some hall for the
Supreme Court to meet in, and il
may become absolutely necessary tc
procure more rooms for thatpurpose
The first floor above the basement il
occupied by the Governor, State
Treasurer, and Superintendent O
Public Instruction.; and there are lef,
in the whole three stories only one
or two small rooms which are not as
signed to some use, and they in the
first floor and used now for storage
&c. These two small rooms, ant
what may be made out of the base
ment, are to DO the Committee rooms
Of the General Assembly Of the State
OF Iowa, except when COMMITTEES
appropriate public Offices for Their
meetings, or when Committees arc
compelled TO meet In the apartments
OF members at the boarding houses
and hotels in the city.
We think the Herald editor will
have to oppose a new State House or
some other grounds than economy o.
expenditures lately made on the old
shell. Register.