Columbus ( /kÉlÊmbÉs/) is a city in and the county seat of Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States. The population was 44,061 at the 2010 census, and the current mayor is Fred Armstrong. Located approximately 40 miles (64 km) south of Indianapolis, on the east fork of the White River, it is the state's 20th largest city. It is also the principal city of the Columbus, Indiana, metropolitan statistical area which encompasses all of Bartholomew County. Columbus is currently ranked 11th in the United States on the list of safest cities per population.[citation needed] National Geographic Traveler ranked Columbus 11th on its historic destinations list in late 2008, describing the city as authentic, unique, and unspoiled.
The Hepburn Act is a 1906 United States federal law that gave the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) the power to set maximum railroad rates and extend its jurisdiction.This led to the discontinuation of free passes to loyal shippers.he limitation on railroad rates depreciated the value of railroad securities, a factor in causing the Panic of 1907. Scholars consider the Hepburn Act the most important piece of legislation regarding railroads in the first half of the 20th century.
The Wagner Act of 1935, also known as the National Labor Relations Act, was enacted to protect workers from interference, by industry, in their involvement with unions.ne of the essential problems with the NIRA, aside from its unconstitutionality, was the lack of enforcement behind the Act. In order to deal with this problem the Wagner Act included a provision for the creation of the National Labor Relations Board.