1956: Central and Eastern go head to headĪ nonbinding, statewide referendum is conducted in 1956, asking general election voters their preference on Eastern versus Central time and whether to use daylight-saving time in the summer months.Ī slim majority favors Central time with no jump to daylight-saving time, but it is clear that Hoosiers are evenly divided on both questions. The law has no enforcement powers and is simply ignored by fast-time communities. In the end, it doesn't matter which side won. The filibuster finally dies out and the bill passes, while outside the chamber, clocks read 3:30 a.m. The clock sticks on 9 as the debate rages on into the night. Herbert Copeland, R-Madison, leans over the gallery railing and forces the official clock back to 9 p.m., breaking it in the process. Lacking enough votes, the city faction tries to filibuster until time runs out on the session at midnight, but rural champion Rep. When the bill reaches the House, there is mayhem on the floor as legislators representing cities (which generally favor fast time) battle legislators from agricultural areas (where changing the clock at all is considered "unnatural" and "unhealthy for cows"). In 1949, the Indiana Senate quietly passes a bill that would keep the state on Central time and outlaw daylight-saving time.
Indiana is officially in the Central time zone, but some communities choose to follow fast time year-round, aligning themselves essentially with the Eastern time zone. 1949: An Indiana time zone bill causes mayhemīy the late 1940s, the use of day-light-saving time - known as fast time - has become popular in cities.
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