The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-04-10
Work OF the Last Legislature
From This Time On Will Be
Directly Impressed on the
Public Mind.
2-CENT BILL is ONE
OF THE MOST PROMINENT.
Transportation and Shipping
Are AffeCted-Much for the
Good of the SChOoIS-WaS
Notable Assembly.

indianapolis. April 10.-By asfix'ny
his signature To a proclamation pre-
pared last week. Governor Hanly to-
day put into effect the acts of the last
legislature. This is the earliest date
that the laws We're ever proclaimed.
In former years the laws were pro-
claimed in June. Then the time was
reduced TO May. Two years ago re-
ceipts for published copies were re-
ceived from all county clerks in the
state by April Il. The gain of five
days this year is due to the tireless en-
erss and diligence of Frank Grubbs,
assistant secretary of state.
Two-cent Law Prominent.
Prominent among the new laws is
the one establishing cents as tho
maximum rate that may be charged
by steam railroads. This law is in
keeping with similar acts passed in
Ohio. Pennsylvania, Nebraska, Vir-
ginia, Minnesota and other states.
When cash is paid on trains. conduc-
tors may charge .ie cents mile. but
the excess must be covered by rebate
slip redeemable at any office of the
company. This concession was made
in order to place a reward upon the
purchasing of tickets at the regular
offices of the carriers. 1t is inter-
esting to note that the railroads have
tentatively announced that the new
law will not effect interstate rates al
ready in existence. The Interstate
Commerce Commission probably will
be called upon to force the roads 10
put their through rates on the a-cent
basis. inasmuch as that body has al
ready declared that interstate rates
shall not exceed the sum of the local
rates between intermediate points.
Transportation and Shipping.
Various laws affecting the transport
tation and shipping interests of the
state are among those now proclaim
ed. Foremost in this list is the so
called shippers act. which was sign
ed by the governor in substantially
the same form in which 1t was intro
duced. except that the section provid-
ing that shippers be paid for return
ing cars ahead of time was omitted
Other important provisions of this
act include a section relative To the
proper pro-rating of cars i'm case of
shortage: one that freight go forward
at an average speed of at least fifty
miles a day: another penalizing car
riers for not furnishing cars prompt
ly when asked 10 do SO by a shipper:
and another authorizing the railroad
commission to apply to court for n
temporary receiver TO operate road
whose Officers may ignore or refuse
to obey the orders and rules of the
commission. A law reinforcing the
act creating the railroad commission
is another transportation measure.
1t provides heavy penalties for viola
tions of clauses. doing away with pres
enf- day railroad evils. Taken to-
gether. the shippers act and the rail-
road commission act. form law
which declare that the state Of 1ndi-
ana is greater and more powerful than
any corporation operating within its
Safety Appliances Delayed.
The safety appliance law itself posi-
pones the date of its final effective
ness. until July /, 1909: however. the
full crew law. the sixteen hour law
and the excess baggage law went in
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