Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 November 1911 — RUMOR IS RIDICULOUS [ARTICLE]

RUMOR IS RIDICULOUS

Says No Thought of a Special Session of the Legislature Has Been Had. Indianapolis, Oct. 31. —In re? sponse to a number of inquiries concerning a report that a special sesion of the general assembly was being considered to provide means of meeting the financial ■ condition in the state government. Governor Marshall denounced as ridiculous the report that such a session was being contemplated.

“We have to acknowledge that*, the state is in rather straitened t circumstances.” said -the Governor. “That has been known for some time. It comes from our trying to adjust our expenditureto cur income. The state, however. is not confronted by any such condition as to make necessary a calling of the general as-i sembly, at a cost of 5125.000. “The state -board of finance, composed of myself, the auditor and the treasurer of state, has a plan worked out by which we can carry the state through the winter and spring, when the June settlement with the county treasurers will be available. This, with the reduced .appropriations bv the recent general assembly, will not only put us in good condition, financially, but will enable us to. pay. I now approximate. <250,000 of the state debt next year.” The Governor said the December settlement would carry the - date nicely into the next calendar year. By April, he said, the stafe board would be able to call fcr advances on the June payment. He expected, he said, to be able to carry on the state’s business after June next year without further advances from the county treasurers, because ot the reduced approprations and the increased appraisement of taxables.