Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-03
At THE CAPITOL.

Paying OF the Old Railroad Claims and
Settling With the charlottesville
New State Officials and the Probable
Changes In Subordinates = Canvass of
the Votes of the Late Election.
While yesterday was legal holiday at
the state capitol as well as elsewhere,
and the doors of the different offices were
closed to general business, the offices OF
the three retiring officials under the
edict of the late election-the governor,
auditor and railroad commissioner-pre-
scented quite show of activity. Espe-
cially was this true of the auditors Of
flee, where nearly the full clerical force,
with Auditor Whitcomb at their head,
was engaged in putting things in shape
ready to turn over to his successor.
The labor of this and the governors Of
fee has been greatly increased by the
operations of the claims commission I'M
der the bond act, the results of whose
labors were given exclusively IN the
GLOBE yesterday mornlng-and In the
preparation of the new bonds which are
to be partially used in the settlement
with the old railroad bondholders.
AS can readily be seen, 1t was desirable
that this business should be virtually COM
pleted by the officials under whose direc-
ton the details for carrying out the pro-
visions of the bond act had been made,
but numerous unavoidable delays have
arisen retarding the work.
AS reported yesterday the payment OF
the claims will commence to-day, and
probably be virtually completed by to-
morrow night, but the delivery OF the
new bonds, and other matters in connec-
ton with the transaction, properly at
taching to Gov. Pillsbury and Auditor
Whitcomb, will probably occupy his time
day or two longer, so that it will prob
ably be nearly the close of the week be-
fore these officers will be rerdy to resign
their offices to their successors.
But as already stated in the GLOBE,
there is no conflict between the outgoing
and incoming officials on this point.
Under the law, the state board OF can.
vassers, consisting of the secretary OF
state, a Judge of the supreme court, and
two district court judges will meet IN
the office of the secretary to-day and can
vass the votes of the late election, and
as soon thereafter as possible the changes
in the three offices named Will be made,
the other state officials being reflections.
The proceedings will lie very COM
monplace and uninteresting, the new OIL
Gals simply subscribing to the oath OF
Office and entering upon the discharge OF
their duties. With the retirement of
Gov. Pillsbury, Pennock Pussy, Esq, his
private secretary, and Frank carlton,
clerk, retire to private life. The former,
of course, will remain in st. Paul, but
Mr.. Carlton will hang out his single in
the law at Minneapolis. Gen. S. P. Jen-
nison, of Red Wing, it is understood is to
succeed to the office of private secretary
under Gov. Hubbard, but the name OF
Mr.. Cartoons successor has not yet
been developed. Auditor elect Braden
it is understood has decided to
avail himself of the experiene
and attainment of III. d. Kenyon, ESQ,
chief clerk for Auditor Whitcomb, dur
ing the nine years of his incumbency OF
the office, by retaining him in that posi-
ton, and 1t is also thought probable he
will make no changes in the other clerk
ships. at least for the present. 1t is also
semi officially stated that Gov. elect Hub
bard has decided to make no change in
the janitor or engineer, so acceptahly filled
at present by Messrs. Charles q. Chapel
and George II. Morton, respectively, so
that with the new officials .nducted into
their offices there will be comparatively
few changes of faces in and about the
capitol building.