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INDIANA. 



diers' monument in progress of building at In- 

 dianapolis, in placing the dates of the Mexican 

 War on an astragal near the top, beside those of 

 the war of the rebellion. Protesting resolu- 

 tions were passed by encampments and army 

 posts, a public meeting was held, the commis- 

 sion was petitioned, and an appeal was made to 

 the Legislature. In April, at the State encamp- 

 ment, a protesting resolution was passed, with a 

 declaration of the purpose of those represented 

 not to support any candidate for the Legislature 

 who would not pledge his influence to have them 

 removed. The commission at length voted for 

 their removal, and it was done in September. 



Legislative Session. The Legislature con- 

 vened on Jan. 5, and adjourned on March 6. 

 The message of the retiring Governor recom- 

 mended grouping the State institutions under 

 fewer boards of control and the appointment of 

 at least one woman on each board ; favored the 

 movement for better roads ; and made a strong 

 appeal for State aid to the National Encamp- 

 ment of the Grand Army of the Republic, to 

 be held at Indianapolis, and for appropria- 

 tions for the completion of the soldiers' monu- 

 ment, and the State exhibit at the World's Fair. 

 He recommended free text-books and appropria- 

 tions to the higher institutions of learning under 

 the care of the State, and the establishment of a 

 soldiers' home. 



The bill for the soldiers' home was defeated, 

 and also the Grand Army appropriation bill, a 

 bill to abolish the prison contract system, an 

 antitrust bill, a bill to enable mortgages to 

 count as a set-off in taxation, a bill to give a 

 minority party watchers on election boards, a 

 street-car paving bill designed to compel the 

 railroad company of Indianapolis to bear the ex- 

 pense of paving between tracks, and a libel bill 

 to relieve publishers from liability for damages 

 if prompt retraction be made of libelous matter. 

 An apportionment law was passed, slightly 

 different from that of 1891, which was declared 

 unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. It is 

 claimed that it will give the now dominant party 

 a majority of 20 in the Senate and 26 in the 

 House. A suit against the act was filed in the 

 circuit court in November. The complaint al- 

 leges gross inequalities in the apportionment of 

 districts ; it declares that by this act 

 Forty-three counties are formed into 22 districts, to 

 each of which 1 Senator is apportioned. Eleven of 

 said districts, composed of 21 counties, contained 148,- 

 204 male inhabitants above the age of twenty-one 

 years, while the other 11 of said districts, composed 

 of 22 'counties, contained 97,207 male inhabitants over 

 twenty-one years of age. Said first-named 11 dis- 

 tricts contained 50,977 more male inhabitants accord- 

 ing to said enumeration of 1889 than were contained 

 in said latter districts, and by such apportionment the 

 senatorial representation of 26,984 male inhabitants 

 twenty-one years of age of said distrtcts, being the 

 unit for 2 Senators with a fraction of 4,944 in excess, is 

 wrongfully denied to the counties contained in said 

 districts, and is given to the counties contained in 

 said other 11 districts, whereby their representation, 

 which of right should be but 9 Senators, is increased 

 to 11, and the representation of said other 11 districts 

 is reduced to 11 senators, when it should of right have 

 been 13 Senators. 



It is alleged that the act is unconstitutional in 

 that it violates the provision in regard to the 

 basis of Representatives prescribed for counties. 



The enumeration of 1889 makes the Representa- 

 tive unit 5,510, so that any county having this 

 number was entitled to one Representative, while 

 by the act of 1893 some counties having that 

 number were denied a separate and individual 

 Representative, and other counties having less 

 Were accorded a Representative, and in sonic 

 cases also a joint Representative with other coun- 

 ties. The court was therefore besought to en- 

 join the clerks of counties from issuing notices 

 of an election under that act in November, 1894. 



An act drawn by the Building Association 

 League of the State was passed at its request. It 

 is designed to shut out the national associations, 

 and requires full reports of the local associations 

 to be made to the State Auditor. 



There was a long struggle over a bill to re- 

 store to the Governor the appointments for the 

 State institutions. On this the Democratic ma- 

 jority was divided, and the Republicans voted in 

 its favor, so that it was passed. 



The general appropriation bill gave, in round 

 numbers, $5,025,000 for the next biennial period. 

 Separate appropriation bills that were passed 

 dispose of about $200,000. Many salaries and 

 expense and maintenance funds were increased. 



A revenue tax bill cuts the school fund 2| 

 cents, and leaves the total State levy, 82 cents, 

 divided thus: School fund, 13| cents; general 

 and institution funds, 15 cents ; sinking fund, 3 

 cents ; State University, -J cent. 



An act was passed repealing the clause on 

 elections, requiring the publication of nomina- 

 tions. The publication of sample ballots is done 

 away with, so that so far as appears there is no 

 provision whatever for giving any election no- 

 tices by the county clerk in general elections, or 

 by the city or town clerks in city or town elec- 

 tions. As the law now stands, there is no pro- 

 vision for official publication of any proposed 

 constitutional amendment. 



Another act affecting elections was one abol- 

 ishing the spring elections in cities not under 

 special charters, and uniting them with the No- 

 vember elections, at the same time extending the 

 terms of holding office from two to four years. 

 It provides that officers now holding in towns 

 coming under the Jaw whose terms would expire 

 in May and September, 1893, or at any other 

 time, shall hold their respective offices till Sep- 

 tember, 1894. 



Other acts passed were these : 



Forfeiting subsidies to railroads where contracts 

 are not complied with. 



Preventing the discharge of employees for unionism. 



To raise to fourteen years the age under which 

 children can not be employed in mines and metal 

 factories. 



To raise the age of consent to fourteen years. 



Providing for six-year and life licenses for teach- 

 ers. 



Making first railroad liable for freight all the way 

 through. 



Permitting railroads to issue preferred stock. 



Forcing biweekly payments of salary to minors. 



To compel employers to provide seats for women 

 and children in factories, etc. 



To protect union labels. 



The Democrats re-elected David Turpie United 

 States Senator by a vote of 35 to 11 in the Sen- 

 ate, and 63 to 36 in the House, over Charles W. 

 Fairbanks, the Republican candidate. 



