The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-08
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The house and senate yesterday
morning in joint session witnessed Gov.
Van SAINTS formal entry upon his sec
ond term of office and received his
message.
The joint session marking the COM
mencement of the thirty-third sitting
of the Minnesota legislature included
all the ceremonials of such sessions in
the past, but the enthusiasm of former
joint sessions and gubernatorial recep-
tons were strangely missing. For the
first time in the memory of legislative
old-timers the governor of the state
has been escorted to the speakers desk
to deliver his message without burst
OF enthusiastic II partisan applause.
Neither legislators or gallery, which
was large, announced the arrival of the
governor with handclapping or cheers.
The governors Introduction by Speaker
Babcock and the speakers reiteration
of his disdain for the charges brought
against him in his campaign evoked
applause, and several portions of the
message were applauded. Otherwise
the governor and his message We're
given apathetic attention.
In impressive formality the joint ses-
sion lacked nothing. Shortly before
1880 Secretary Langum, of the senate
secured attention and announced that
the upper house was in readiness for
the joint convention. A few minutes
later Sergeant alarms Tanning an
nounced:
"The senate"
The speakers gavel fell with three
sharp taps and the representatives.
standing the senators, in two ranks,
filed in and took places provided for
them at the seats of the house mem
bers. The joint session was formally
declared and the escort committee sent
for the governor.
The Governor Arrives.
Again the speakers gavel brought
the senators and members to their feet
and announced the arrival of the gov
ernor. He entered escorted by Senator
Wilson and passed up by the left stair
way to the speakers desk. Lieut.. Gov.
Jones mounted by the opposite stair
way. Speaker Babcock met them with
handclasp and gave them seats on
either side of his own.
A minute later the governor rose
and received the oath of office, admin
fstered by Chief Justice Start. Every
one of the floor Of the house, including
the members of the governors family
and state officials who had seats to
the right of the speakers desk, re-
n1ained during the impressive admin
istration of the oath.
Speaker Babcock's introduction of
the governor was brief but to the point
In conclusion he said:
Il wish to say right here that am
a Republican and will support 1nea-
SureS introduced that are in line with
the principles of the Republican party
so heartily indorsed by the people at
the recent election. Gentlemen of the
joint convention, have the honor Of
introducing Gov. Samuel r. Van SAINT"
The governor lost no time in preIim-
inaries to the reading of his message,
which consumed little more than an
hour Acknowledging Speaker Bah.
cocks introduction with nod, he said:
Gentlemen of the house of representa-
tives and senate" and proceeded with
the reading.
Provide the NeedfuI.
The house and senate yesterday
morning under suspension of the rules
passed file No. 1, which as usual pro-
vides for an appropriation of $3.50,
for the expenses of the session. This
appropriation is expected to tide the
legislature over until the last weeks of
the session, when deficiency bill
bringing the total up to something like
100000 will probably have to be
passed.
The only work attempted by the
house yesterday, aside from au author.
iZing the purchase of supplies by the
mittees now in existence. The COM
mittee on rules expects to be able to
submit its report this morning and
the committee on mileage is attempting
to get the work of defraying travelling
expenses off its hands
The first prayer of the house session
was said yesterday morning by Chap
lain Forbes, of Duluth, who was for
mally installed in office by the speaker.