Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-15
Inauguration of the Minnesota State
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Inauguration or the minnesota state
Officers.
The Inauguration of State officers In
Minnesota has uniformely taken place in
the Assembly Hall at the capitol, in the
presence of both branches of the legisla-
ture, and of such other citizens as might
choose to attend. But as the legislature
now meets only once in two years, this
being "the off year, no legislature was
near to witness the ceremony of inaugu-
ration. 1t was a mistaken arrangement,
not to have State officers and members
of the Legislature elected the same year,
mistake that ought to be remedied.
The Inauguration this year was as quiet
and unceremonlous as the swearing in OF
Inauguration of d Justice OF the peace
Two years ago the Inauguration ceremo-
MES took place January 10, dating from
which the two years service of the State
officers, then lnaugurated, expired Janu
airy 10, this year. According ~, the Off
GERS declared to be elected, were quail
fed on Saturday, Jan. 10. The officers
elected at the late election were Govern
or, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary OF
State, Treasurer, Attorney General and
Railroad Commissioner, the other elective
officers, Audi or and Clerk OF the Supreme
court holding over. OF the officers elect
ed, only the Governor and Railroad Com
missioner were reelected, all the
others are new officials. 1t was disap-
pointment that none of the Judges of the
Supreme court were present to admins
ter the oaths to the officers elect In
this emergency Samuel Ii. Nichols, clerk
OF the supreme court administered the
oath of Office to the elect officials IN the
Governors room at the capitol, the pro
ceedings occupying not more than five
minutes. The offiC ers thus qualifying
were: John S. P .llsbury, Governor; Fred
Won bach, Secretary of Estate; Charles
Kittleson, Treasurer; VIM. r. Marshall,
Railroad Commissioner; c. A. Gilmore,
Lieutenant Governor was not present and
it is not known that he has taken the oath
of Office Charles NJ. Start, Attorney Gen
eral took the oath of office, Jan. 8, ard
entered upon the duties of his Office.
OFFICERS AND SALARIES.
AS matter of interest this connection
list of the several state officials is appen-
ded with the assistance in their oct
i've offices and e! alaries 'tached t. each
0ovERNoR's ROOM
Salary.
John B. Pillabury, governor. So 800
Pennock Pusey, private secretary. ..-... 1,5O0
Coleman Macy, clerk. .................. 1.20U
sEoRETARY's OFFICE.
Fred. Won Baumbach, secretary. 81, $40
Theodore Sander, assistant and commits
sloner or statistics. Standardization. 2000
Victor HjortSburg NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1000
STATE AUDITOR.
o. P. Whitcomb, auditor. So 600
M. ID Kenyon, chief clerk .............. 1,5U0
Land commissioners clerk. ............. 1500
Extra clerk hire. Observation-Disclosures. 1000
STATE TREASURER.
Oharles hlttelsOn. treasurer. SO ,5tlO
angus Ames, deputy. ..........-........ l,5VU
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
=. M. start. ..................... 81 ,0OC
O!erK hlre..... 2Ui
In addition to this sum the officer gets $lU
per day for every day actually in court,
whether in st. Paul or elsewhere, and travelling
expenses when obliged to go abroad in the dis
charge of his duties.
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER.
VIM. r. Marshall. Ga. OCO
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
D. Burt, superintendent. 90, SOC
Q. L Burt, clerk. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1900
PUBLIC EXAMINER.
ID. NJ. Knox. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. s., SOC
CIerk hire and contingent. .............. l00O
SUPREME COURT.
j. B. Gillian, chief justice. ........ 81, 0OO
John M. Berry, associate. ............... Loco
F. r. E. Cornell, " ...,....... 1000
Samuel FL, Nichols, clerk 1880
In addition to the above sum the clerk re-
ceIVes certain fees which are said to make bis
office the most valuable in pecuniary sense.
OF any OF the State elective Off 1es.
INSURANCE COMMISSION.
A. r. McGill. SO, 600
Ohas. Shandrew, clerk. ........,..,,, l. 200
MISCELLANEOUS.
Col. W. 81. Fl. Taylor, librarian. SOC
d. r. Van Cleve djutant general. | 500
Chas. Il. Chapel, janitOr. .......... 200
Geo. Il. Morton, engineer. .....,,, /. 900
Z. Il. Davis, arsenal keeper. .... 4QO
Geo. Symonds, assistant janitor. .. 900
- Nelson night Waterman. ............ 601
The above compilation does not in
culed, the Office of Lieutenant Governor,
whose compensation Is governed by the
service rendered as President of the Sem
ate at the rate of $40 per day aggregat-
ing 5000 for the sixty days. legislative
session allowed by law. There being no
session this winter it will make little pc
cuniary difference to the duly qualified
lieutenant governor. There is also an
annual contingent voted the Governor,
usually $1,000 which is not included in
the above, nor is the salary of Mr.. Young,
secretary of the State board of agricul-
ture, 81 200
THE TREASURY.
The following is the condition of the treas
ury shown by the examination made by MIR.
Kittelson, the incoming treasurer:
January 8, 1880.
Balances in treasury at close of business -
DR..
Revenue fund. ,651 Is Or.
State lnstitu tions fund. Q 40,2U7, 66
Interest fund. ...........
Sinking fund. ........... BLAST G.
Seed Grain Sinking fund
Observation-Disclosures. 2.Ss6 %
Permanent School fund.-. 4.726 80
General School fund ..... 64,796 Is
Permanent University
fund ............... 1858 a
General University fund. 6,7l9 66
Internal Improvement
Iu0u. ..........,..... ,lS6 10