St. Paul daily globe., 1888-01-07
ST. PAUL MEN ARE PLEASED.
What Some Prominent Citizens
Have to Say of MinnesOta's
Places on the Congressional
CnmmittaaS

What Some Prominent Citizens
Have to- Say of MinnesOta's
Places on the Congressional
Committees.
General satisfaction is expressed by
prominent men in st. Paul over the
committee assignments of the congress
sional delegation of Minnesota. 1t is
felt to be an assured thing that st. Paul
will now get the appropriation for the
new poStOffice and federal building and
that Minneapolis will not be overlooked
by any means. The state, by the last
legislature, surrendered its jurisdiction
over the property upon which the pres
ent city hall is located to the United
States government and offered to give a
clear title to the land. The appoint
ment of Congressman Rice upon the ap
preparations committee could not have
occurred at better time, is the general
sentiment of the public.
The late postmaster, DR.. Day. thinks
the Minnesota delegation has been
'duly hOnored and advanced" When
asked if it was not foregone conclu
sion now that st. Paul would get the
poStoffice appropriation. he looked phil
oSOphical, and with an extremely Sug-
geStive accent unboSomed himself by
remarking: MY boy, don't you know it
is easier to talk about an appropriation.
than to get one?' However. the doubt
full doctor does not believe it impossible
to get it if the government does not tie
itself too closely and unreasonably to
principles of economy. Carried on with
the subject, he said: ''One thing l do
want. When they send an architect up
here from Washington l hope they will
alln,r tA 70 him ncfh hnxsr a r
Office ought to be built. We want to get
as much of the pOStoffice upon the
ground as we can-we don't want the
building too high. Another thing-I
would suggest that the offices and de-
partments where the clerks are to work
be arranged
AROUND THE INTERIOR
of the building, so that they can get the
benefit of the light from the windows.
Then the public can stand in the center
of the building and simply turn to the
right or left to have access to any de-
partment, instead of being compelled
to walk away around from one side OF
the building to another, as they do in
the Chicago pOStOffice."
Postmaster Lee is little more hope
full of the pestoffice appropriation than
DR.. Day, but he concurS with DR.. Days
idea as to how poStOffice should be
built. This is how the public talks
about the committee appointments:
Judge c. +. Flandrau-l think they've
been very we'll provided for. OF course
Minnesota was new state, but it is a
Democratic administration, and Mime
sofa did pretty well and deserved some
recognition.
Albert Scheffer-It looks as if both
parties are trying to pay special atten-
ton to the members from the North
west.
w. r. Merriam-It was very CON-
plimentary to the Northwest. 1t was
a compliment to Rice, and a we'll
deserved one.
Mayor r. A. Smith-Fm glad of it.
Edmund Rice is on good committee,
and it is good thing for him and the
Northwest. l don't think there will be
any trouble about our appropriation.
Judge j. j. Egan-I'm glad to see Ed
mund Rice on that committee. He
ought to be on a committee of impor-
tance. He is good man, and the North
west is honOred by the assignment.
Gen. John B. Sanborn-Very good.
I'm glad to see it, especially the ap-
pointment of Mr.. Rice. l think Judge
Wilson would have made a good man on
the Judiciary committee, but that COM
mjttee is generally composed of old and
well-tried members. Lind is ona good
committee for us.