State Ex Rel. O'Connell v. Yelle

In this proceeding, the relator seeks a writ of mandate prohibiting the state auditor from issuing certain warrants to John L. O’Brien, as speaker of the house of representatives, out of the appropriation made under chapter 300, p. 1223, 'Laws of 1957, for “Legislative Expense, Thirty-fifth Legislature,” pursuant to a resolution of the house of representatives providing for payment to the speaker of four hundred dollars per month additional compensation for extra work involved in performing the interim duties of his office.

Under Art. IV, § 4, of the state constitution, this court has original…