INI'I 



Governor and Lieut enan r wen- inaugu- 



II. 



li.-nn caucus as candidate for the offlcv 



succeed la:... 1 W. \--orhees. 

 Other names liefoiv I he 



n II. 

 Baker. Ib-njainin Harrison, and Frank IWv. Mr. 



Tcmplfton the IVpuh-t. The Vote St< 



number of acts passed and signed was 190, 

 besides which were two joint and two concurn -nt 



ven measures were vetoed t\ 

 only one of winch was passe*! over the 

 veto. This was for dividii t circuit, 



The apportionment law of 18K"i. which is the only 

 one that ha- nt u-i-n ruled unconstitutional by the 

 Supreme Court, was repealed, anl a new annonkNi- 

 in. nt of senatorial and representative .1 



was drawn on the lines indicated by t In 

 decisions of the 



The ballot law was amended so as t" prevent fu- 



sion of parties. It is provided that no candi 



name shall be placed on the ballot more than on.-,-. 



and requires that nny candidate nominated by 



than ne jM.litical party shall make and file 



with the proper election commi--iinT- his choice 



in writing. proj>erly signed and acknowledged, stat- 



iiich nomination he accepts, t"nle-s he files 



this choice before the time arm*- for printing the 



ballots, the election commissioners shall choose for 



D hich ticket his name shall he placed. 



voter is to use a blue pencil furnished liy the 



election officers, instead of a rubb.-r stamp and ink, 



in marking his ballot, and a circle in-i'-ad of a 



square is to be placed around the party d 



Another iiolitical act relates to the business of 

 taking a poll. It requires a person questioned to 

 answer t nit h fully as to how many male persons in- 

 habit the premises, whether they are of voting age, 

 and how long they have n-id.-.l in that particular 

 place. The law does not require them to answer 

 as to the politics of these persons. 



The metropolitan police boards in eleven 

 are to be reorgani /cd under an act requiring the 

 Governor to appoint new boards with no more rhan 

 two from the same political party; it applies to 

 Klkhar.lt. Suith Bend. Muncic, Anderson. , 

 Haute. Richmond. New Albany. .Jefferson ville, La- 

 fayette, Loffansport,and Michigan city. 



A general street-car law was made which termi- 

 nate* -ig street-rail roud charters in Indian- 

 apolis in r.Mii. provides a method for appraisement 

 of the projK-rty of the existing company and its 

 sale at such appraised value to its successor com- 

 pany, and gives the city authorities power to regu- 

 late fares in the franchise contracts. 



fare law was passed to reduce the 

 f fan-* |*-rmitted to be charged in cities of 

 100.000 inhabitants to three cents. 



An important law affecting business interests is 

 that on building and loan associations, The fir-t 

 section changes the cost of incorporating building 

 and loan associations, making the fee to be col ; 



-' ' 



capital -t n 2 abolishes the expense fund 



and withdrawal fees. This section limit- mcmlK-r- 



ship fees to 50 cents on $100. and gives the associa- 



lie right to set aside a com indent fund t 



rtance in the way of business 1 

 t law. It 



".agreements, trusts, or com- 

 binations between persons or corporate !;-. who 



output of any artici,- of merchandise. 

 made with a view to lessen, or which tends to lessen, 



full, free competition in the importation 



articles imported in! d all 



N agreements, trust-, or 



control the output 

 said articles of merchandise to control n 



such articles to the producer, shall be unlawful 



pi-ration si 

 operate as a for!. md right to 



business. 



nil laws were pas-ed in the inti-iv-i-of 

 of which three u , at imporiam-.' tin 



t mi ion law, the child-labor law, and the law aioi- 

 jshinu 



'I'he arbitration law creates a nonparii-aii I 

 of arbitration or conciliation. comp< labor 



conn:. nid the judge of the cil 



when- the dispute arises. Tiie lalior commissi 

 are appointed by tin- <;.. \-rjior and hold "ili< 

 years. One of t'he commi--ioner> mu-l. : 

 Im years of his life, have worked for wa^ r . 

 Shall be at the time he is appointed alii! 

 the labor interests, 'flic other shall ha. 



en years an employerof lal-.r in -..me si 

 department of indu-try. and shall be when ap- 



appointed affiliated with the in- . mployers. 



Tlie commissioners are to nftYr their 

 diators in case of any labor complication, and \\ilh 

 the judi:c (.f the circuit court of the county where 

 the dilliculty ari-es are to form a board of arbitra- 

 tion. If tin* parties n-fu-c to submit to arbitration 

 t he commis-ioners shall ii the trouble, and 



make a report t hcreon, which shall be publisln 



.il distribution. 



The child-lalior law, or factory-inspect ion law. 

 provides for the appointment by the Governor of u 

 \ inspector, at a salary of f 1,500 a year. This 

 inspector ha- charge of all manufacturing establi>h- 

 ments in the State, which term is declared to in- 

 clude all establishments for manufacturing that 

 employ ten persons or more. He ma\ i ue \ rmits 

 to carry on business without complying with the 

 regulations of the act as to fire escapes or -i/. of 

 in which a given number of person- are em- 

 ployed ; may require a manufacturer to paint or 

 whitewash his ceiling, and in various otln 

 ercise a discretionarv power over the employe! 

 fairs. The act fofmdl the employment of in. 

 under sixteen or any woman under eighteen ii 

 factory for more than sixty hours in any om- 

 it also forbids the employment about amanufactur* 



-tablishment of any child under 1 

 fourtern. And children between tli t'oiir- 



:i can only be employed during the 

 vacation of the puMic schools or after they have 



learned to read and write. The law fr.rl.il- the 

 manufacture of garments or cigars in "sweat 

 ihppa." 



The prison-labor law provides that "th 



pri-on labor in the State prisons and reform;. 

 ne abolished, and authori/cs the board of dip 

 of the State pmal and reformatory institution- to 

 i-h the public-account- system, to institute in 

 -aid pri-onsan indu-t rial and lalx>r system by which 

 the convict- -hall be employed at SUCh trades and 

 vocation* as will IM- required to supply the in-titu- 

 tion as nearly a- |M,-sible with all neces-.r 

 c.f prison con-umption. or as will, in the juilgment 

 of the director-, be expedient and u 



A law in the intere-t <,f miner- make- it unlawful 

 for any one to serve as m ineer. 



or (ire, boss without n certificat<- of competency from 

 the State mine inspector. 



Another act provides for the construction of ex- 

 it- after mine- have been worked a certain di 

 and for keeping these exits clear. 



The law on garnishment was amended, making 

 the amount of exemption of wages $25; but t" en- 



