Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 October 1908 — THE MONEY END OF THE EXTRA SESSION. [ARTICLE]

THE MONEY END OF THE EXTRA SESSION.

The calling of the extra session of the legislature made it necessary to hold six special elections to fill vacancies. The session lasted thirteen days. The cost was as follows: I Expense of session. $30,000 Expense of special elections.... 20,000 Total $50,000 The appropriations made were as follows: For legislative expensess 46,000 Specific re-appropriations .... 869,000 New deficiency appropriations. 47,000 Total appropriationss9s6,ooo In addition to the above matters a bill was passed to legalize a new contract for the completion of the Southeastern hospital for the insane. The contract for tho construction of f- ’s institution was originally let to E. M. Campfleld for $1.171.795. runhad done a large amount of work and had drawn considerable money when the contract was taken out of his hands and re-let to Pulse & Porter for $853,909.35. “This sum,” to quote from Qovernor Hanly’s message to the special session, “taking into account the work done by Mr. Campfleld and the sum paid him therefor, is $151,736.11 tn excess of Mr. Campfleld's contract." The governor asked that this slsl, 7t* exoess be appropriated, making the total cost of this unfinished institution to date $1,823,534. The exoess, however, was not appropriated at the special session, though the now oontract was approved. There are some queer things about the construction of this Institution, which an bonost legislative inquiry might reveal to the great fa ture benefit ■of the taxpayers of toe state