The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-04
Law Governing Return of Un.
expended Appropriations to
Treasury Must Be Altered to
Continue Work at Hospital.
DEMOCRATS WATCHING
CHANCE TO BOOST GAME.
Night Riders Another PROPOSE
ton Demanding Attention
And Governor May Be Fur
nished Means for Action.

Because of conditions regarding
contracts for the Southern Indiana
hospital for the insane and the read
ing of the state law governing appro-
priations it is probable an extra ses-
sion of the legislature will be called.
The call is expected to go forth from
the state house within few days.
There Is a strong probability the DEM
ocrats will attempt to make political
profit from the condition charging the
republicans with being at fault. The
democratic state leaders have been
awake to the situation for some time
and had hoped the republicans would
continue in their sleep. BY the end
of the month the democrats expected
to see the law inforced. which would
require that all unexpended appro-
priations be returned to the state
treasury. Such an act would stop the
work at the hospital. The question OF
Night Riders and their work in the
southern part of the state Is another
matter that demands the attention of
the legislature.
A special meeting of republican
leaders was held last night and 1t was
practically decided call should be
issued. A meeting was held yesterday
afternoon and the matter discussed
thoroughly. Among those in the con-
ference were Governor Hanly, State
Chairman Goodrich, Acting Chairman
Sims, Secretary Riddick. Union B.
Hunt, Attorney General Bingham and
James E. Watson.
The principal topic of discussion
was the need for a change in the law
governing appropriations for public
purposes. On September 80 there
will be substantial part of the ap-
preparation yet unexpended. Under
the law enacted by the last legislature
the unexpended balance of all special
appropriations reverts to the general
fund of the state Sept. 80, the end of
the fiscal year The conference last
ed for about two hours.
Discuss Night Riders.
At the same meeting the question
of coping with the night riders in the
southern part of the state was taken
up and discussed earnestly. Governor
attention of late.
Those present believed it probable
that If special session were neces-
sary the legislation as to the appro-
priation for the insane hospital would
also be made to apply to other speci-
flee appropriations which it will not
be possible to spend properly by Sept
30. Just what these were and what
had been used of the appropriations
was not known definitely to those
present for they We're not conversant
with the status of the work on two
or three institutions involved. The
situation at the Southern hospital,
however, was regarded as the most
serious.
The insane hospitals of the state
are now overcrowded and the neces-
sity of forfeiting one contract and let
ting the work to another contractor
delayed the work at the Southeastern
hospital to such an extent that a COM
paratfvely small portion of it will be
done by Sept. 80. Delay from that
date until 1t will be possible for the
next legislature in regular session to
act, In the opinion of those attending
the conference yesterday afternoon.
would be lamentable.
The details of what might be done
in relation to making it possible for
the governor better to handle the
night riders was not discussed in much
detail, but the governor was convinc-
ed that the use of the state militia in
fighting such tactics as are resorted
to by these outlaws could not be ex-
pected to be satisfactory. 1t was sug-
gested thatthe most effective work
might be done through the organiza-
ton OF the citizens of these counties
into posses