Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-01-11

There never has been much pomp and cere
mony in connection with the Inauguration Of
new State officials in Minnesota. On one occa
sion, three years ago, We believe, the Opera
House was engaged for the ceremony, Genera
| Terry, commanding this military department
| and his staff were invited to be and were pres
| emit in full regimeutals, who with the inco ming
| and outgoing officials and both branches of the
legislature and citizens generally joined in pro
| cession and marched from the capitol to the
| Opera House, where the new officials subscribed
to the oath of Office administered by the chief jug
tice of the State, and outgoing and incoming
| governors delivered their respective messages
to q large audience, the whole affair being pro-
nounced creditabie success.
Other than in this occasion the Inauguration
of the incoming officials took place In the as
sembly chamber at the capitol in the presence
of both branches of the legislature and such
others as could crowd themselves within the
circumscribed space, Two years ago these in
auguration ceremonies took place on the 10th
of January, dating from which the two years
term of service of those officers then inaugu-
rated expired yesterday. Accordingly it was
decided that the officers declared to have been
chosen by the people at the last election
should qualify yesterday and enter upon the
discharge of the duties of their respective Of
fees.
But under the bi-ennial session act there is
no session of the legislature this winter, and
so even the ordinary and undemonstrative GER
emonial heretofore followed had to be dis
pensed with, and the ceremony actually had
was simple enough to satisfy the most enthus-
iastic advocate of total disregard of all
forms of display handed down from the effete
governments of the old world.
TIE offices for which lncumbents were chosen
nj ha late a1apt,pn lieutenant
governor, secretary of state, treasurer, attorney
general and railroad commissioner, the other
elective offices, auditor and clerk OF the SUI
preme court, holding over. Of the officers
voted the governor and railroad commissioner
were reelected, making actual changes only in
the Offices of lieutenant governor, secretary OF
state, treasurer and attorney general.
Though it had been understood for some
weeks that the new officials would qualify on
the 10th inst, yesterday, when those officials
met at the capitol at little before IL o'clock,
it was ascertained that agreement had been
made with either of the judges of the supreme
court to be present and administer the oath of
judges could be in attendance be-
fore o'clock P. NJ. In this emergency
clerk of the court Samuel 81. Nichols was i'm
pressed into the service, who hastily copied off
the oath to which each State official is sub
scribed. These ready the several officials pres
ent, with the GLOBE reporter and some half
dozen spectators, repaired to the Governors
room, where the formality of subscribing to
the oath of the several officers elect in attend
ance was gone through with, the whole pro-
ceeding occupying not more than i've minutes
of time. The officers thus qualifying were:
John s. Pillsbury, Governor. {.
Fred. Won Baumbauch, Secretary of State.
4 Charles Kittelson, Treasurer.
W,a. r. Marshall, Railroad Cor missiouec.
y A. - tln1d IN MI NYvn
the certificate of election was Issued by the
canvassing board, was not present, and has not
subscribed to the oath of office so far as known,
and as his competitor, Hon. L. p. Barnum, did
on the 30th OF December last, subscribe to
such oath of Office, which oath is matter of
record, the GLOBE submits that if Minnesota
has acknowledgements, Mr.. T.. P. Barnum
is that official.
Hon. Charles M. Start, attorney general elect,
to accommodate his predecessor, subscribed to
the oath of Office Friday afternoon and entered
upon the duties of his Office, and though pres
ent in the building, took no part in the pro-
ceedings yesterday.
The following is the form of the oath sub
scrihed to:
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County 6.
of Ramsey. '''
I......... do solemnly swear that l will
support the constitution of the United States,
| the constitution of the State OF Minnesota, and
faithfully discharge the duties of the office of
...... of the State of Minnesota to the
best OF my judgment and ability, so help me
God.
Subscribed and sworn to before ne this 10th
| day of January, 1889.
SAM Fl. NICHOLS,
Clerk of Supreme Court.
| Such was the Inauguration of Minnesota E
| new officials yesterday.
The brief ceremony completed, Gov. Pills
| bury set himself down in his accustomed seat,
| Railroad Commissioner Marshall retired to his
Office while Secretary Won Baumbach accom-
panied retiring Secretary Irgens to his office
| where the latter passed over the keys of the
waits, safe and desks, and the transfer of this
| Office was completed.
| The transfer of the treasurer's Office was no,
| made until late at light, an examination OF the
condition of the different funds, etc., having
| to be gone through by Col. Pfaender and his
successor, MIR. Kittelson. The result of this
examination is given below:
| THE PERSONNEL OF THE OFFICE.
| Governor Pillsbury being his own successor
and we'll pleased with his associates, as under
stood, there will be no change in this Office
Hon. Pennock Pussy continuing to act as his
private secretary and Capt. Coleman Macy as
| clerk.
| Secretary Won Baumbach has confirmed the
appointment of assistant secretary and com
missioner of statistics, upon MIR. Theodore
Sander. of Saint Paul, gentleman
we'll qualified for the position
MIR. Sander, however, will not enter upon the
| duties of his office until the last of the pres
| ent month"; to which Capt. Jacobson's appoint
| ment for two years extends, and which time il
required by that official to complete bis re
turns. Very wisely, the GLOBE thinks, Score
| tsry Won Baumbach has decided to retain Ma
Victor Hjortsburg as clerk, his familiarity witt
| the duties of the Office and his accommodating
| DISPOSITION making him almost indispensable.
| treasurer Kittelson has also decided to re-
| tain as his assistant Mr.. A. Ames, holding the
| same position with Col Pfaepder during hi
two years incumbency oflthe office. The excel
| lent condition in which the Office was fOune
Yesterday is a sufficient guarantee of MIR. Ames
| fitness for the position.
| THE OFFICIALS.
| OF the incoming officials Messrs. Won Baum
bach and Kittelson, secretary of state ano
treasurer respectively, will make arrangement
for removal of their families to st. Paul early
| the coming spring. Mr.. Start, the new attorney
general will retain his home at Rochester, he
preferring, as he expressed it. to die there than
| live anywhere lse. He has, however, provided
| for tha prompt and efficient discharge of the
| duties of his Office hen absent from the city,
| BIZ appointing as his assistant, Mr.. E. f. Lane
| of the law firm of Gilman, Clough d Lane, this
| city.
Mr.. Irge1s, the outgoing secretary of state,
| intends to retire to farm acquired last season
at Valley City Barnes county, ID. L., where his