The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-12-02
CAPITOL CHATTER
st. Paul, Nov. 80, 1926

st. Paul, Nov. 81, 1876
For many years December has
been knowing month" for a number
of state departments-that is, Dec
ember of even numbered years, just
prior to each biennial gathering OF
the state legislature.
Except for about four months OF
each second year the senate and
house committee rooms on second ana
third floors, of the new capitol, must
move out to make way for the legis-
lative committees.
Among the state activities for
which other quarters must now be
found may be mentioned the securi--
ties commission, superintendent OF
mines, immigration commissioner,
soldiers welfare bureau, inheritance
tax bureau, hotel inspector, nurses
examining board and two or three
others.
AS a consequence ]. H. Schoon-
maker, capitol custodian, has already
been scouting around trying to find
suitable quarters in buildings not too
far removed from the capitol for the
temporary housing of these "home-
less waits"
All of which merely again en-
phasizes the urgent need for new
state office building, but it is doubt
full if the commission of administra-
ton and finance, commonly known as
the Big Three, will muster up cour-
age enough-in view of the existing
economy compleX-to recommend to
the 1927 legislature the authorization
of the much needed Office building.
The financing of such a structure
would be simple, indeed, and can be
done without being felt by the tax
payers. 1t is believed that an Office
building large enough for many
years to come can be built at a cost
of, say, S2,5O0,000.
Let the legislature authorize is
suance of serial certificates of in
debtedness for this amount, one
tenth of the principal $3.50, 000) ma
turing each year for 10 years. Such
an amount, plus interest, added to
each years budget would be mere
bagatelle.
In fact, if the reorganization plan
works out as expected by the COVER
nor and the Big Three and its other
advocates, the new office building can
| be financed out of the annual savings
made as result of the new order of
things That it is not idle theorizing is
borne out by the actual savings eff
fected during the first year of opera
ton of the new administration sys-
tenn.
Could a more appropriate or con-
vincing monument" to the practical
wisdom of the reorganization plan
be provided than such a building?
d
Rumors are daily growing more
"rifle"-which is a pernicious habit
of rumor-that there is likely to be
quite a scrap on in connection with
the Organization" of the state senate
as regards patronage. Meaning, of
course, the parcelling out of the
senate's employees, from it's secretary
down to the humblest stenographer.
I made reference last week to the
situation as regards George Peachey,
veteran senate secretary, and the
growth of opposition to his re-elec-
ton after having served in that
capacity for nine successive sessions.
Some of this opposition, naturally, is
due to that very fact. A growing
number of senator's seems to think
George has had the job long enough.
But this is only one angle. There
are others galore, and in some of
these, I have regretted to learn, it
is said that the administration" has
gotten mixed up.
Of course, the term "administra-
ton" may resemble charity, in that
it covers multitude of SINS" Some
times the term is used only to cover
up the Vaccinations of folks any
thing but friendly to the administra-
ton.
It is said that Sen. Bill Brooks, of
Minneapolis, who also happens to be
Republican national committeeman
from Minnesota, has been rather busy
with matters pertaining to the or
ganization of the senate.
One of the rumors going the
rounds has to do with an attempt
to GUST Sen. A. ]. Rockne, Zumbrota,
from the Craftsmanship of the finance
committee of the senate, which he
has held for several sessions. This
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