The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-03
COLONEL button
DULY D ! SWORN \ [ /. In
First Commits sioncrsof Insurance
Virginia Has Ever Il al Pro
.I5H3. ceeds to- Business ii
OFFICES d E g OPENED : TO-DAY r .:
There is No Friction Between In
surance e: Depart N zen and the
Corporation Commission.

Colonel Joseph Button a ftcr what may
be, termed as hard struggle, Us nov the !
head OF a department Of state govern
ment. the department To- be hereafter
known as, the Bureau Of Insurance. ss
fEEF He wa s sworn In yesterday at noon by (
Judge Crump, hartman OF the State Corr
sporaton Commission In the afternoon
he fled his bond In the sum OF s 900 =
with the Virginia Trust Company as !,
surety, and then assumed the duties OF
Commissioners OF Insurance. In fun charge
or the Bureau OF Insurance. If
S5 The ceremonies incident to the Induce
ton OF Colonel Button into Office were
brief and simple AS is already known
the State Corporation Continuation, which
was required under the act 8of the }Legis- 4
Slature creating the office Of VI Insurance /
4 commissioner to $ wear In the commits
sioner and start him of In the discharge
or his numerous duties under the act, was
a little dubious as to the constitutlonality@
OF the act, and re led Il to IS wear Colonel 4
Button inggunt the Supreme Court OF
Appeals should pass upon the constitu-#
tionaltyl Of theact, III The ma tier was test
ed by Colonel Buttons applca ton for q
writ OF mandamus to require the COM;
mission to obey the mandate OF the Leg!s-
laturc. Y. - 4. q. az Z b
d Y. Duly Sworn In.
The decision OF the court has been
given in these columns. The mandamus
was ISSUED. and In compliance herewith
the conmIssi ion. VI at / i o'clock yesterday.
notified Colonel Button that&it was rea dyS
to swear him nss 81 Z; # 5s5 2-5 Il B{issJ5
Colonel Button was in consulta tlol with
Governor & Swanson concerning another
matter at the time, and did not receive
the message promptly. AS soon as The 1
did ,sE however he repaired to the offices
OF the State Corporal lion Commission. ac-8
tcompanicd by Secretary Brennamnn and
several friends, among them aithalf a
dozen NJ wspa per Exporter vii
Colonel Button wa $ most cordially re-
lceiyed 9 by the commissioners and the
ceremonygo OF swearing In consumed but q
few moments. Judge Crump, the chair 1
man OF the commission. administered the 4
oath Of office, which was the 50 me that
is taken by other State officers. NE After
!, Button had signed the same In reg llar
form and certain formal lilies concerning
the bond and other matters had been
disposed Of Judge Crunp, addressln 8 me Z
Insurance Commissioner. said: x
Speaking for myself and for the COM com, 4
mission, i assure you or the hearty an
earnest co-opera ton Y OF this de paftnfFaenlt
IN the CONDUCT OIL your u''iSS' " =
lYgratulate you and Wish you, we'll and we \
also are confident that we Will have cause 4
to congratulate the State on your adj
minstratIon;o OF the department oyer which
you are to presld 5'sssl /. 7,
Expresses His Thanks,
Colonel Button, reply lying, thanked the
members OF the commission for their
kind words, and assured them that, so
far as he was concerned, the States best
interest was the Issue at stake and he
|Efeltithat that Interest could be best sub
served BY harmony in all Of the depart
ments. pCordial o-operat lon," said he.
us the way In which we should work.
IA general handsha kim all around follow
eh and the ceremonies We're ended
The offices Of the Commissioner OF In-
surance 4 will be opened on the first floor
Of the Capitol building this morning.