The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-26
STATE OFFICIALS MOVE.
Many Changes in Location Taking
Place at the Capitol.


1t is moving day with the state house
people today. Transfers from one To-
cation to another are being made in
the east wing and the halls are fun Of
books papers documents of various
kinds, and hurrying. pushing. janirOrs
with their arms fun Of bundles and
books and 60 forth on their way TO the
new apartments
Secretary Of state Edwards has
moved into his new rooms in the north
wing AdJulant General Fox is taking
the rooms lately vacated by EWards-
the board eff health viii take Fox
rooms, the governor viii move this
week some time and into the front
room of the present executive Offices
the c.. A r. VIII 90. The board Of
public works. together with the state
live stock commission. gets the room
now occupied as q private office by the
governor. while the room now occupied
by the Q. a r. VIII be given over to
the jauitors. With Bank Commissioned
Breidenrhal in Attorney General
Dawes old rooms, this completes the
LIST of available rooms in the east wing
There has been good deal of eI-
pressed d-ssa tisfaCtiOn on the part Of
the State Historical library people and
others interested because they were not
allowed the entire floor Of the east
wing The last legislature passed the
following resolution, the failure to COM
ply with which has caused all the ErOu-
BILE.
BE it resolved. By the house of rep
rasentarIVeS of the state OF Kansas,
the senate cOncurring therein. That in
the plans for the completion of the
capitol building and its occupancy
when complete. the rooms Of the Two
floors of the east wing below the sen
ate chamber. or so much thereof as
may be necessary. be assigned and pre-
pared for the use OF the state Hisr0ri-
cal society for its library and museum.
and that II shall be the duty OF the
state executive council to Instruct the
board of public works and state archi-
uect to make such changes in the rooms
mentioned as may be necessary 10
carry out the purpose OF thls resolu-
ton
The resolution was introduced by
Representative Caldwell of Lawrence,
20 whom had been referred the recon-
mendation of Governor NORTH that
special arrangements should be made
in completing the capitol building TO
provide ample and c0mmocIous rooms
for the society"
The resolution passed the legislature
and il was thought the executive coun-
ell would grant the concession and all
would be we'll When the council be-
gan 10 look around however TO see
where il would put all the various de-
parrmeuts IL was found necessary TO
utilize the east wing for another pur-
pose So the bank comm issi0ner and
the other department officials were all
lowed to come i'm There seems to be
no disposition to totally ignore the leg
isIative resolution as different MEM
bers of the executive council say that
the people now in the east wing are
only there temporarily In proof Of
this. they use the fact that no improve
Ueurs 81 hatever are being made in the
old rooms Of the east wing, which would
BE- desired if the new occupants were
in there permanently
There are some members Of the coun-
ell however, who feel as though the
Historical society with the rooms they
now have and those occupied by the
railway commission with other rooms
in the basement Of the south. east and
west wings. would have plenty OF room
and then some to spare Yet there is
no disposition on the part OF the mem
bers Of the council to slight the society
as most Of them are members of the So
ciety. and all Of them its friends