Stong v. People ex rel. Curran

Relator Curran is secretary of the Industrial Commission. His salary was fixed by the Commission and an appropriation was made by the General Assembly accordingly. The Governor disapproved a part of that appropriation. Relator brought mandamus to compel the Auditor of State to issue warrants for the salary as originally *284fixed. To review a judgment entered in relator’s favor in that action plaintiff in error prosecutes this writ. The sole question here presented is the power of the Governor to veto a part of this item in the appropriation bill. If he has such power the judgment must be…