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The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
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On June 9 in Harrisburg, PA, the State Treasurer refused to pay Pennsylvania legislators the full $1,500 salary for 150 days, limiting it to $1,000 based on the Attorney General's ruling that extra per diem pay is unconstitutional. Legislators plan to sue next week under a new law passed by the adjourning legislature.
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HARRISBURG, PA., June 9.-The State Treasurer to-day refused to pay the members of the Legislature the full salary claimed by them, $1,500 for 150 days' service. The law under which the members have been drawing their salaries, provides that they shall receive $1,000 for a regular session not exceeding 100 days, and $10 a day for not exceeding fifty days, but the Attorney General has decided that the per diem feature of the law is unconstitutional, and has advised the State Treasurer not to pay the members more than $1,000. The latter have determined to bring suit against the State Treasurer next week, for the money which he has refused to pay them. The Attorney General says he will abide by his opinion until the court of last resort convinces him that he is in error. The suit for the unpaid salaries will be instituted under a law passed by the present Legislature which adjourned to-day.
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Harrisburg, Pa.
Event Date
June 9
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state treasurer refused to pay more than $1,000; legislators to sue next week.
Event Details
State Treasurer refused full salary of $1,500 to legislators, following Attorney General's decision that per diem pay beyond $1,000 is unconstitutional. Legislature adjourned today and passed law enabling suit.