The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-28

! Governor Wells and Attorney-Gen-
eral Bishop were both absent from the
city yesterday, being in Ogden attend
ing the session of the board of trus-
/ tees of the state reform school. AS
a result there was but little doing
around the state offices. The board of
land commissioners, the state board of
equalization and the other bodies which
can convene in a few moments upon
call did not. Had the encouragement
been present he would have given the
state auditor two opinions for his
! judgment in action in issuing warrants
ITO the university and also in relation
to court stenographer's salaries.
| 1t appears in the former case the
auditor wants advice as to whether he
shall issue the warrants to the univer-
sity for an entire year or for only half
a year. The law says the fiscal year
shall end June 80. A strict construc-
/ ton of this matter might mean that
the institution was entitled to $25, 900
right now and to get an idea of where
he is at, the auditor has requested this
| opinion. The stenographer's matter is
| something important too. The young
men who take testimony have worked
in the several courts during the ses-
sions which have elapsed since the first
of the year and they want their money.
The auditor wants to know if the law
is retroactive or not. Both opinions
will doubtless be filed today when the
encouragement returns from Ogden.
The new state seal was brought to
the office of the secretary Of state yes
terday and is not the new state seal
at all, being one-half an inch greater
in diameter than the law provides,
hence it will be returned to the seal
cutter and reengraved. The making
of this size was an oversight on the
part of the workman employed to do
the job and no fault of Mr.. Murphy,
who will today have the task done over
again. The seal makes very pretty
impression and is both neat and orna-
mental.
Business in the office of the secretary
was very quiet yesterday. The certifi-
cate of incorporation to the Gentle
mems Driving Park association of this
city was issued and the commissions
of the code commission were also made
ont and will be sent them as soon as
signed by the governor Two notaries
public, one E. L. Ascheim, of this city,
and the other Joseph L. Cook, of
Weber, were commissioned.
The acknowledgement yesterday re-
moved his Office from the Industrial
home to the basement floor Of the joint
building where he will be found in
future. The none commissioned officers
school of the First battery will be held
there this evening instead of at the
old place.
In all probability there will be an
election for major of the First artillery
soon. Section 50 of the new military
code-the section which follows the
one prescribing the number of organ
izations in the guard reads:
Section 35 There shall be no separ-
ate, or unattached companies, troops
or batteries in the guard; all shall be
attached to regimental or brigade or
ganization.'
Inasmuch as there is but one brigade
in the guard it would seem that this
mandatory law means that the bat
teries shall be consolidated into bat
talon of artillery and this would mean
the election of a major. The atten-
ton of the commander of the guard
has not as yet been called to this con-
dftion, but he will probably take some
action in the near future.