The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-07

office can reach the matter the state
treasurer will be mandamused on be-
half of this county, the object of the
prospective suit being to determine
whether or not the state shall pay the
fees which are demanded by civil jul
rors. 1t will be remembered that this
question has been passed upon by the
attorney generals office and the county
attorneys office, and that both have
held different opinions. There is no
dispute as to the liability of the state
to pay Jurors and witness fees in
criminal cases, but as to the liability
in civil cases there is a doubt, which
can only be determined by judicial
opinion
suit of this nature will mean a
great deal to the county and the state,
too. If this county has to pay the ex-
penses of jurors in civil cases it will
take from the treasury a, great deal of
money, while if the state has to pay,
and this would mean all the jurors in
all the counties of the state, the ex-
chequer of the commonwealth would
be greatly run down as a result.
Whatever the decision of the courts
may be in this matter as to the "in-
tention" of the legislature, certain it is
that the intentions of Hon. John Foy
Chidester of Panguitch and Hon. Abel
John Evans OF Lehi were to the effect
that the state should pay, as anyone
knows who is at ali familiar with the
debates these two carried on in the SEN
ate when the measure containing the
clause affecting the payment of jurors
was under discussion. The balance of
the legislature may not have had any
such intention, but they did, and open
~ expressed themselves on the mat
ter.
Up to date the county attorneys Office
has not been in such a state as to war
rant the bringing of the application for
a writ, but now that business has pro-
crossed to such a point that the seve-
raj attorneys therein can see where
they are at" the courts will be asked
to make a decision and as speedily as
possible, in order that the business may
be settled and the scrip or warrants
paid by the commonwealth or the
county.
STATE LAND BOARD.
Secretary Walton of the state land
board returned yesterday from a trip
up to his home. where he made the
Fourth Of July address, and is now
ready to do business again at the old
stand. He said yesterday he was go
ing to have a meeting of the board as
soon as possible, and that it would be
called within the next day or two
There is considerable business to be
done in the way of making arrange
ments for the survey of lands, and the
secretary wishes to get ali perfected
and in working order very soon. The
board may take some action in rela-
ton to the university lands case while
it is doing other business.
1t is supposed that Commissioner
IamoreauX, who was in this city on
the Fourth, has made some commune
cation to the governor. and that the
executive will make the same known
at the meeting. The land board is try
ing to get a survey made of the lands
which will come to the state from the
general government and while here
the commissioner and the governor had
a conference upon the matter
Mr.. Reese, one of the members, and
Mr. Ferron, the locator, employed by
the state land board, have been in the
south for some time engaged in the Sc
lection of certain lands, but both are
expected in the city this morning. 1t
is understood that while away they
found some very warm weather and
from letters received, in some portions
OF southern Utah the springs which
have always run are drying I'D and a.
scarcity of water is resulting.
MILITARY MATTERS.
Several officers of the National Guard
stationed in this city are going to ioin
in a call today for a meeting of the
officers, which will be held at
an early date the objects of
the meeting being to make
a general cleanup of some financial
matters which have been pending for
long time. 1t was limited some time
ago that dissatisfaction prevailed
among some Of the officers and men
over the manner in which the business
or the guard was being conducted.
There are funds in the hands of com
mittees which have never settled.
and as the several companies are in
need of money with which to paw ex-
penses, it is thought that right now,
when the bills are pouring in, will be a
good time to have the matter adjusted.
A fund which was to have been di-
vided pro rata has never been &C
counted for in satisfactory manner,
the same being a residue from the in
auguration funds. The several com
panies in this city have been at con-
siderable expense in getting matters
arranged for parades and turn-outs,
and they are going to insist that fair
treatment be accorded, else there
may be several designations handed in
1t was understood that when the troops
were ordered out for the parades dur
ing the carnival that the sum Of $3.50
was set aside by the committee for the
purpose of bringing in outside COM
panies. No outside companies ap-
peared and the commanders of the
several organizations here think that
1t would be a good thing to pro rate
that amount among those which did.
For instance, it required $92 to turn
out the battery on the Fourth, and
some of the men furnished their own
horses. They were not even given as
much as a sandwich, and believe they
should not be compelled to stand
everything. Every piece in the battery
was turned out; every caisson and
even the Cuttings, and all became more
or less dirty, especially the cannon,
which have to be cleaned at a cost
which cannot be less than $25, for it
requires time, labor and skill to do
this. The cavalry men, too, have been
at some expense and want to be paid
for the expenses they have incurred
1t is rumored that Lieutenant Las
sitter Of the Sixteenth United States in
fantry, who has been specially detailed
for duty with the national guard since
it was organized, as special aide on
the staff of the commander-in-chief
has asked to be restored to duty with
his regiment; that he is tired of the
manner in which business is being con-
Quoted and wants to get away.
Lieutenant Lassiter is absent from
the city and the rumor could not be
verified yesterday; but when he re-
turns in day or two the talk will
doubtless be found to be straight If