Evening star., 1936-08-24
OFFICES PROVIDED
mus. BUILDINGS
Members Of Congress Ac-
commodated in Various
Parts of Country.
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

BY WILL r. KENNEDY.
Some members Of Congress are
being given Office space in new Post
Once buildings and other Federal
structures throughout the country, Of
ficias of both the Post Once and
Treasury Departments admitted today.
Regardless Of political party affilia-
tions, whenever space Is available, it
Is allocated to members Of Congress on
request. As soon as various emer-
gency organizations wind up their
activities and cease to exist, more
space will be available for Congress
This has been done for many years.
even before the buildings were trans
ferred to the Post Once Department
from the Treasury Department" ex-
planned Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General Smith w. Purdum, under
whose administration the post ofiices
come.
so, in many cases, the ALLEGATION
of space was made by the Treasury
Department. The assignment to men,
hers Of Congress has been and is being
made without prejudice or inquiry re-
garding party Affiliations. Members
Of Congress represent the people. We
do not regard a Congressman as an
individual, but as one speaking for
large group Of citizens. Regardless
Of his party creed, he has been chosen
by the people to represent them, and
he is part Of the Federal Government.
We consider it perfectly proper that
he should have an office in the Fed
eral building where the people of that
community may consult with him."
Future Needs Considered.
New post Office buildings are being
erected not just to meet the i'm
mediate demands of Federal business
in each particular community, but to
make reasonable accommodation for
future needs. This means there is
vacant space in many new buildings.
which is being used to accommodate
members of Congress who desire it.
There are many communities where
the space in the post Offices and Fed
eral buildings is already inadequate
so in those communities the Congress-
men who would like to get free once
space are out Of luck.
Representative SABBATH of Illinois,
dean Of the House, said today he does
not have his office as q Congressman
in either the Federal or Post ONCE
Building In Chicago. but his special
Bondholders' Investigating Committee
has offices in the old Federal Build
ing in Chicago and also in Philadel-
phia.
Chairman Granfield of the Special
Committee Investigating Campaign
Expenditures has Offices in the new
Post Once Building in Springfield,
Mass.
Representative Lemke, third party
candidate for President, has just been
allocated space in the new Post Once
Building in Fargo, N. Oak.
Representative Taylor of Tennessee,
Republican national committeeman
for that State, for years has had an
office in the Post once Building in
Knoxville.
ONCE for Mapes.
Representative Mapes, another vet
eran Republican leader in the House
has had an Office in the Federal Build
ing in Grand Rapids.
OF course, there is no list available
OF the members to whom ONCE space
has been assigned in the new Post
once Buildings, but some Of those
who are said to be occupying such
ofices are:
Representatives Mas, Republican
st. Paul, mimi; Boland, Democratic
whip. Scranton, Pa; Fiesenger, San
dusky, Ohio; Farley, Fort Wayne
Ind; Higgins, Boston; Sanders, Baton
Rouge. La; Harlan. Dayton, Ohio;
Dunn. Brooks and Ellenbogen. all Of
Pittsburgh, Pa; OLeary, West Brigh-
ton, N. Y: Scott, Long Beach, Calf
Toland, Oakland, Calf. and Taylor
second Oldest veteran member of ths
House and former acting House
leader. Glenwood Springs. Colo.
At the Office of Rear Admiral Chris
tian j. Peoples, director Of the pro-
curement division of the Treasury De-
partment, in charge of the Federal
building program, it was said there Is
no general policy of providing Offices
In Federal buildings for members Of
Congress, and that ALLEGATIONS OF
space are probably made locally by
postmasters as acts of courtesy"
Applications for such assignments
Of space in the new post ofiice build
ings are routed through the ONCE of
the Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral, Smith w. Purdun. The space in
the post of1ces comes under the main
tenance branch, Of which Fred c.
Cornwell is assistant director. He de-
Tended the ALLEGATION of space to
members of Congress on request. say
ing that the buildings are erected to
house Federal agencies in that area
"and members Of Congress are part Of
the Federal Government"