The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-10-07
DENfEN COSTS
STATE HEAVILY
AS EXECUTIVE
100000 Spent for Special Ses-
sions During his
Terms.
FIGHTS WITH ASSEMBLY
Attempt to Elect Speaker Re-
sponsible for Lorimer
Scandal.
FIGHTS WITH ASSEMBLY
Special to The Bulletin.

Special to The Bulletin.
Springfield, ILL.,, Oct Gov. De-
neens perpetual quarreling with the
legislature has cost the people OF the
state of Illinois vast sum Of money.
The six special and continuing
sessions of the legislature that have
been held since he was inaugurated
as governor y in 1905 have aided
nearly 100000 to the burdens of
the taxpayers,
More than this, ordinary legisla-
tive expenses have amounted up to a
total of $634,649 for the regular ses-
sion Of the Forty-seventh general as
sembly year ago last winter,
The Forty-fourth general assembly
which was elected concurrently with
Deneen in 1904 and worked under
conditions that had prevailed under
Yates, Tanner and Altgeld. spent
$353,6G8 for its maintenance.
Deneen began his legislative feud
with the Forty-fourth and has con-
tinued it with successive assemblies
without interruption. Notwithstand-
z Ing, that each succeeding legislature
has come to Springfield with over
whelming Republican majorities in
both senate and house, seemingly
made \ to order for taa purpose of a
Republican governo:. Deneen has
failed to exercise any influence with
any OF them.
Foundation for Future Misfortunes.
The governors system. besides be-
ing provocative of extravaganza, has
laid the foundation for future mis-
fortune. Under his regime the legis-
lature has run amuck. 1t has done
pretty much as it pleased. 1t has
catered to the governor in one thing
only, and that is reckless and ex-
travagant appropriations. 1t has
never denied him the use of large
sums Of money for any purpose he
might designate.
1t placed at his disposal 500, 600
to conduct an alleged audit of the
accounts of the Illinois Central rail-
road and has not asked him what
use he made OF the money.
And. curiously. the governor has
not chosen to inform the legislature
on that score. In this same connec-
tion the attorney general of the state
has had liberal appr opriations for
hiring counsel. He was voted $780,.
600 In 1907 In addition to the sun
OF $4,000 for legal services. Tive
years later the same attorney genera
was given control of 5000 for iii
nois Central litigation, and in 1911
$4,000 in addition to sum of S24,.
900 for expenses in the United State.
courts and $4,000 for legal services
Thus it would appear that the
Illinois Central case is in fair way
to become celebrated as prolific
consumer of the cash of the people
Voted $4,000 for Legal Fight.
The last legislature also appro
priated for the use OF Deneen, pre-
sumably to enable him to retair
special counsel, the sum of $4,000
to conduct certain litigation agains
the Economy Light and Power com
pany that secured possession of the
valuable water power en- the Des
PLANES river for $4,000. That wa.
the price exacted by Deneen's boart
OF canal commissioners, which in
cluded Sackett and Snively.
t Sackett Is still member of tn,
board. Snively resigned voluntaril.
= short while ago.
A fifty-million dollar. public ser
vice corporation isa being bull
around this celebrated grant of th
peoples most valuable power site.
Deneen, in various messages to tn
legislature. has denounced the ces
sion of the property t. the corpora
tion as a crime against the people O
the state, but for reasons know
only to himself .<he has chosen to re
appoint Sackett member of the af
Tending board every time that mem
ber's term expiled
He was equally generous to SEive
ly until Snively quit voluntarily.
Tried to Boss Assemblies.
Deneen's quarrels with succeedin
legislatures has been due to his at