Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 December 1895 — Costly Parliaments. [ARTICLE]

Costly Parliaments.

The costliest parliament in Europe is that of France, the two chambers annually costing the nation upward of $1,500,000. Next in order come the parliaments of Spain, $450,000; Italy, $430,000; Austria, $300,000; England, $200,000; Belgium, SIBO,OOO, and Portugal, $150,000. The German reichstag costs about $190,000.