The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-01-27
PICKS ROOMS FROM
PLAT TWO YEARS OLD
Supt. Olsen Objects to Quar-
tiers Assigned to His
Department

1t is probable that State Superin-
tendent j. w. Olsen will follow the ex-
ample of newspaper men in the new
state capitol and will come down."
A legislative Investigation of the ac-
ton of the capitol commission in as
signing the department of education to
three small rooms on the third floor OF
the new capitol is pending, and yester-
day Gov. Johnson and Supt. Olsen met
Architect Cass Gilbert and E. E. Cor
liss, a member of the capitol commits
sion, in conference regarding relief
from the situation.
AS result of visit to the quarters
prepared for the department, Gov.
Johnson made suggestion that is ex-
pected to result in swap in offices
in the new capitol
Governor Suggests Plan
A'.T am free to say that I do not think
theSsrooms given the educational de-
partment are either large enough or
conveniently located for so important a
department" Gov. Johnson said yester-
day. Il do not criticise the commits
sion, for the commission had only a
certain space to dole out A way out of
the difficulty is this: Put the military
storekeeper in room, large and airy
enough for anybody, in the basement,
and the military stores in the sub
basement Then move the adjutant
general to- the rooms prepared for Mr..
Olsen's department, and give the edu-
eational department the suite vacated.
This. would give the department of edu-
cation ample accommodations and I
think would be generally satisfactory
Gov. Johnson intimated that the ap-
pointive, officers would be willing to
make the change if it was suggested in
the proper spirit.
An incident of the conference be-
tween the capitol commission and
Supt. Olsen is said to have been the
presentation to the pedagogue of blue
print of the interior of the capitol
made two years ago, and which he had
signed as being satisfactory to him.
The superintendent admitted signing
the agreement, but said-he had not
supposed the rooms were on the third
floor.
Wood Favors Old Capitol
A suggestion that the adjutant gen
erals office be permitted to remain in
the old state capitol has been made.
and 1t is said that F. B. Wood, who
is soon to succeed E. D. Libbey in the
of1ice, Is favorable to the plan. The
use of the auditors rooms in the old
building is advocated for the adjutant
generals headquarters, and 1t is urged
That the rooms would prove more con-
venient for the pensioners having
business with the office than the quar-
tiers in the new building.
Gossip regarding changes in the Of
nee assignments in the new buildings
Is interesting. One story is that w. +.
Donahower Influenced somebody to Sc
cure for his successor the rooms orig
inally intended for the secretary of
state, opposite the governors rooms.
The rooms now occupied by the public
examiner were originally intended for
the use of the adjutant general, and
Gen. Libbey had certain changes made
In the plans On his next visit to the
capitol Gen. Libbey found new name
plate on the door. 1t read Public Ex-
aminer. Several other surreptitious
changes in assignments are also said
20 have been made, and the whole sys-
tenn OF assignments has been the sub
Ject OF good-natured chatting among
the state officers.