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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1897
Page
7
One hundred and ninety new statutes placed on the books in sixty days as the Sixtieth Indiana General Assembly adjourned sine die on March 9. Gov vetoes totaled seven with six sustained. only the Adams Jay court bill survived. Key measures abolish prison contract labor and outline a public accounts system and an industrial plan for prisons.
The child labor law provides for a governor appointed inspector with senate consent at one dollar a year and an assistant at one thousand dollars a year. It forbids any boy under sixteen or woman under eighteen from working more than sixty hours in a week.
The act establishes a three member arbitration board with two labor commissioners and a circuit judge to resolve disputes, appoints labor and employer affiliated commissioners, and requires mine workers to hold state certificates. It also strengthens mine safety duties, mandates exit construction, and outlines building and loan association reforms including incorporation fees, funds, stock withdrawal, fines, liquidation, and interstate compliance. An anti trust provision follows outlining prohibitions on arrangements and conspiracies among businesses.
The passage outlines laws against combinations to restrain trade in state merchandise and details sweeping insurance legislation. Key measures include the McCord bill repealing penalties on home fire insurers, enabling mutual and stock insurance forms, expanded casualty coverage, and permits for real estate holdings. A caucus bill overhauls state benevolent institution boards, creating three member panels appointed by the Governor, altering or removing existing boards including hospitals and schools for the disabled.
The act forbids selling or giving cigarettes or substitutes to anyone under twenty one and imposes fines from 10 to 50 dollars with a second offense up to 500 dollars plus up to sixty days in jail. Prosecutors must compel minors known to have tobacco to testify. The measure also covers adulteration of food and drugs and limits health officers from opening cans at will.
New apportionment acts list Senatorial and Representative districts across many counties. A repeal of the 1885 law is noted. Ballot changes specify circle marking for straight tickets and blue pencil voting, with cross marks for mixed tickets. Candidates with dual party nominations must file written acceptance or be assigned a ticket. Governor to appoint prison directors under a further reform.
The article notes a poll allowed on voter qualification questions while excluding political inquiry, a Metropolitan police board reorganization replacing boards in eleven cities with Governor appointments, and the creation of the Indiana Reformatory for inmates aged sixteen to thirty. It outlines an emphasis on humane treatment and a four-member board oversight.
The indeterminate sentence law applies to all crimes except treason and homicide. Upon conviction the jury does not fix a term. the judge assigns an indeterminate sentence and the term depends on the crime and the offender’s behavior in prison.
Street railway matters dominated session as a new bill terminating the Citizens' company charter in Indianapolis and the Hugg 3-cent fare bill were enacted into law.
The measure establishes a five member State Board of Medical Examiners with staggered terms and residency, limiting school representation and party balance, with nominations by state medical associations and gubernatorial appointment from the list. It also outlines county funding for dependent children in orphanages and a cap on county poorhouse inmate duration for youths, plus duties for associations receiving county aid.
A series of acts set standard measures for testing wheat in small lots, fix barrel weights for beef or pork and flour, define gallon and ton measures, and specify pounds per bushel for numerous crops and goods. The measures cover beans, potatoes, corn, seed, grain products, coal, and malt, with specific pound values and a Sept 1 date for ear corn. The quart shop law regulates licensure for sale of intoxicating liquors, and tax-law changes outline duties for administrators and trustees handling estates and wards.
The firm joint stock company is in charge to pay the tax es due upon a property of such decedent ward cestique trust or insolvent or bankrupt person partnership association joint stock company or corporation and provides penalties for failure to comply.
A taxation act repeals sections that allowed the lien for taxes to remain on unsold property after a tax sale in a manner similar to mortgage foreclosure. A second act shifts tax payment to the first Monday in May and the first Monday in November.
A sweeping session passes bills reforming township and county commissions and creating new circuits in Grant, Howard, Laporte, St Joseph, Adams and Jay counties. Laws authorize towns to tax for electric light and water works, mandate compulsory education, and regulate hotel fraud and fish with new penalties. Other measures broaden county commissioner powers, repurpose state funds, authorize foreign mission societies, regulate fugitives, and fund monuments and university assets.
Proposed amendments mandate interlocking switches at rail crossings to improve safety. The measure also protects ownership of proprietary bottles and siphons, authorizes Hammond to issue bonds and condemn a harbor right of way, requires proper mortgage releases, and sets duties for county surveyors.
The Indiana law converting the Prison South into the Indiana Reformatory takes effect on April 1. Older prisoners and those sentenced for taking life will move from Jeffersonville to Michigan City, while younger inmates from Prison North not convicted of manslaughter or murder will go to Jeffersonville. A special Pennsylvania line train will carry about 285 older prisoners north and roughly 310 returning younger prisoners, with possible Federal prisoners included. Guards, handcuffs, and heavy restraints are planned, and authorities expect no outbreak as boards finalize details.
Captain Alfred T. Mahan reprints Colonel Stewart’s account of Nelson at Copenhagen. The admiral walks the Sit ed 2 Mer eee battle line, smiling through danger and declaring he would not be elsewhere for thousands. He rebukes a despondent lieutenant after the action for an unasked bleak report.
Representatives from the Oriental rug industry testified before Congress to curb undervaluing rugs at customs and seek higher duties. Chicago firms continue producing rugs and claim to repurpose time, with one Armenian artisan boasting a rug can be made to look two hundred years old.
A nervous disease expert explains the condition known as the drops where a person suddenly drops any carried item when startled by a command. He notes it is rare in the East but more common in the West due to climate, causing uncontrollable dropping of objects despite normal nerves otherwise.
In a Chicago Post fragment a caller asks why girls wear bloomers. Willie retorts that they won’t admit they are old enough for long pants, prompting amused reactions from the siblings.
A New York Tribune anecdote notes the efficiency of postal services worldwide as a New York woman addressed a letter to "Mark Twain, God Knows Where." The missive, though misdirected, was delivered to Twain at his lodgings in London.
A collage of short gags and banter from a late era humor page. Vivid lines feature derisive quips about temperance, fashion, photography slang, public figures, and light social satire. Names and places blur in a rapid sequence of punchlines and character sketches.
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