Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-17
MEMBERS REFUND
PART OF PER DIEM
If Others Do Likewise Tota,
Cost of Session Will Come
Inside of $4,000.

pes Moines, Ia, Sept. 16.-That the
members of the special session of the
legislature have been paid too much Is
indicated by the action or three who
have returned to the state treasurer
s12 each, covering the per diem of the
two days which they were not in ses-
sion when the Legislature took a recess
1t is claimed that a fourth member
VIII return not only this amount, but
all of his per diem and mileage.
The three members who have sent
back $12 each and the fourth member
referred to have declined TO allow their
names 10 be used and have instructed
the treasurer OF state not TO disclose
them. 1t has been learned, however,
that the three who sent back $12 We're
John l.. Bleallls Shirley Gillilland and
w. p Alfred. The fourth member who
is said 10 contemplate returning all Of
his pay and mileage to the state is not
now known.
1t Is understood, also, that many 9TH
ers expect TO return the per diem for
those days which the assembly actually
was not i'm session.
Recess Not Deducted.
Following the law for the regular
session, the certificates We're made out
TO the auditor of state by the officers OF
the assembly for il days service by
the members. The law gives them Sc a
day. Warrants for $66 were drawn
therefore. by the auditor of state and
forwarded TO the members for that sum-
except in the ease OF one member who
was not present during the entire ses-
sion.
Tho II days included Sunday and
Monday. the latter Labor day. i'm the
session, and it is for these days when
the legislature was not actually in SEES
sion that the members referred to have
returned their per diem.
The employees of the senate and part
az the employees of the house were also
days. and part of the house employees
for 10 days.
chapIains Get Nothing.
So far as the auditor of state has
been informed and so far as the record
shows, there was no appropriation for
the caaplains or for the compensation
or the president of the senate or for
the speaker except as member of the
house
|, AN except 16 of the prayers were
offered by members OF the assembly
themselves in opening the session, but
the is preachers who prayed are en-
titled under the custom TO 81 each
For this they Will have to wait for the
regular session 10 include them i'm the
omnibus appropriation OF next winter
Cnder the law the rate of wages paid
TO the lieutenant governor is twice the
pay of the members of the legislature
amounting to Sl.100 for a regular ses-
sion, and presumably to ST. Il day for
the special session. The speaker is
supposed TO get extra compensation for
half as much But the money has to
be paid out on authority of AN appro-
priation law, and none was passed
Nav be Less Than $4,000
The total expense of the assemblys
special session is estimated at about
S1l.c0O. III all the members return the
SD for the two days they did not ac-
tuailE sit in session. the cost will be
reduced under $4,000.
There are LOG members of the house
and AZ members of the senate. OF these
154 We're allowed Sc a day for IL days
amounting to $1O.164. The other mem
bers who arrived late got only s18,
making the per diem $10.192. But with
three members sending back S12 each
and many more probably prepared to
do the same thing. the per diem may
be reduced to slightly above $4,000
The senate employees got S541. so. and
the house employees $500. The senate
mileage was $661 10 and the house mile
age about SLIGO.
The total. therefore. on the books is
about $l1.S0G, but il the members re-
turn $12 each and some of them take
nothing. the expense of the special
session will go below $4,000.