The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-03-26
NEW STATE LAWS.
Digest of the Work Done by the
Indiana Legislature.
u Places 100 Measures ON the statute
books-some Are of Great linz
portance-Seven Netoes
by the Governor.

More bills were passed by the Sixtieth
general assembly of Indiana than by
any of its predecessors in 20 years. Dur.
ing the session the governor vetoed
seven measures. and upon six of these
his vetoes were sustained. always in the
branch in which they originated The
Adams-Jay court bill was the only We
toed measure that got through. The
yetoes sustained were the Howard-Tip-
ton court bill, Grant superior court bill.
the pharmacy bill. the Heron will bill,
the bill legalizng settlements of county
treasurers under the 1879 law and the
Horner ditch bill. Below is list Of the
measures past and approved, except the
appropriations:
Lnbor Legislation.
The prison law provides that the CON
tract prison labor In the state prisons IA
reformatories be abolished, and that IN.
loard OF directors OF the state penal and
rsformatory institutions are hereby au-
thorized TO establish as soon as practi-
cable the public accounts system. TO In
stltute In sail prisons an Industrial and
labor system by which the conyicts shall
be EN- 9loyed at such trades and vocafinns
ton as nearly as possible with All neces-
sary articles OF prison consnmptfon or
as Will. IN the Judgment of the directors. be
eNpedient aud vie. The regular hours
for day work In said prison shall not ex-
cted eight hours, subject to temporary
change under necessary or TO Mt speciai
cases 70 be sanctioned by the directors.
In the event Of more articles being pro-
duced than are needed 10 supply said IN
situations, such surplus shall be Furnished
to such other state institutions as may need
the same at the usual market ;rce for
which such articles are sold in the local
ity where such other institutions may be
II Shell he unlawful from and after the
passage OF TINS act 10 hire out under con-
tract any Of the coavicts confined IN the
state pchal and reformatory Institutions
II shall be the duty OF the board OF di-
rectors OF the state penal and reformatory
Institutions 10 Institute such Instructions
OF an educational and technical character
ms IN thsr 1udrmcnt Is TO the best inter-
ests of the inmates.
Child Labor LAW.
The factory inspection law provides for
the appointments 10y the governor. with
the consent OF the senate, of a factory in
spector, al a salary OF $500 year, who
may, with the consent of the governor, ap-
point an assistant at salary 81 1000 a
year. This inspector Is given char and
oversight OF all manufacturing establish
ments fin the state
The act forbidsthe employment Of any boy
under H. or any woman under IS in any fac
tory for more than 60 hours in any one week,
and forhids the employment in any man
ufacturlng establishment OF any child I'M
der the age OF IA. And children between
the ages OF II and IL can only be employed
during the vacation of the public schools
or after they have learned to read and
write. The law forhids the manufacture
OF garments or cigars in "sweatshops, ="
providing thai no room or rooms In any ten
ement or dwelling house shall be used for
body except members Of the family living
therein.
Arbitration OF Disputes
The arbitration law creates a board OF
arbitration composed OF two labor com
missioners and the judge OF the circuit
court where the dispute arises The com
missioners are appointed by the governor,
and hold office for two years. One Of the
commissioners must, for al least ten years
OF his life. have worked for wages and shalt
be at the time he is appointed, affiliated
with the labor interests The other shall
have been at least ten years an employer Of
labor in some similar department Of in
dustry. and shall be. when appointed, AT
Inflated with the interests OF the employers.
The commissioners are to OFFER their serv-
Ices as mediators in case of any strike,
lockout. boycott or other labor onplica-
submit their differences to arbitration The
commissioners and the Judge OF the cir
cult court OF the county whore the diff
Guilty arises are 10 form a board Of arbitra-
tion. II an agreement In writing is mad
to submit the differences to this board OF
arbitration the employer and employees
ridH nave nfaTinE before the board.
which has power to subpoena witnesses. If
the parties refuse TO submit to arbitration
the COMM ssioners shall investigate the
trouble, ana make report thereon. which
shall be published for general distribution.
Protecting the Miners.
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Of exits after mines have been worked a
certain distance, and for keeping these ex-
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