▁Spe aker ▁Brian ▁Bos ma ▁rejected ▁the ▁request , ▁and ▁the ▁House ▁passed ▁a ▁resolution ▁fin ing ▁the ▁missing ▁members ▁$ 2 5 0 ▁daily ▁until ▁their ▁return ; ▁this ▁could ▁exceed ▁the ▁represent atives ' ▁entire ▁annual ▁sal ary ▁if ▁they ▁remained ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁capital ▁more ▁than ▁ 9 0 ▁days . ▁On ▁March ▁ 9 , ▁as ▁it ▁became ▁apparent ▁the ▁Democr ats ▁would ▁not ▁return ▁and ▁because ▁a ▁state ▁budget ▁had ▁not ▁yet ▁been ▁approved , ▁an ▁angry ▁Governor ▁Daniel s ▁told ▁the ▁minor ity ▁he ▁would ▁call ▁a ▁special ▁session ▁and ▁keep ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly ▁in ▁session ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year — mean ing ▁Democr ats ▁could ▁face ▁fin es ▁of ▁nearly ▁$ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁each . ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 3 , ▁Spe aker ▁Bos ma ▁continued ▁neg ot iation ▁with ▁the ▁minor ity ▁leader ▁by ▁phone , ▁saying ▁he ▁believed ▁the ▁st ando ff ▁would ▁soon ▁come ▁to ▁an ▁end . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁financial ▁pressure ▁on ▁the ▁minor ity , ▁their ▁walk out ▁was ▁also ▁je op ard izing ▁their ▁chance ▁to ▁impact ▁the ▁state wide ▁Cong r essional ▁red istrict ing . ▁If ▁a ▁red istrict ing ▁plan ▁is ▁not ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁regular ▁session ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 9 , ▁the ▁duty ▁falls ▁to ▁a ▁five - member ▁commission ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁various ▁pred et erm ined ▁elected ▁officials — all ▁of ▁whom ▁are ▁Republican . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 2