▁age ▁twenty - one , ▁including ▁black s ▁and ▁foreign - born ▁men ; ▁b ian n ual ▁sessions ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁legisl ature ▁( as ▁opposed ▁to ▁annual ▁sessions ); ▁a ▁ban ▁on ▁the ▁state ▁government ▁from ▁inc urr ing ▁public ▁deb t ; ▁minimum ▁fund ing ▁requirements ▁for ▁public ▁ ▁schools ; ▁requiring ▁the ▁state ▁legisl ature ▁to ▁only ▁en act ▁laws ▁that ▁had ▁a ▁state wide ▁effect , ▁ending ▁private ▁acts ; ▁and ▁a ▁reduction ▁in ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁public ▁officials , ▁among ▁other ▁propos als . ▁The ▁Democr ats ▁adopted ▁their ▁own ▁list ▁of ▁items ▁after ▁the ▁Wh igs , ▁which ▁included ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁suggestions , ▁and ▁accused ▁the ▁Wh igs ▁of ▁ste aling ▁their ▁ideas . ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁goals ▁of ▁the ▁convention ▁was ▁to ▁find ▁ways ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁state ▁government ▁and ▁increase ▁its ▁efficiency . ▁Top ics ▁of ▁discussion ▁included ▁elections ▁and ▁appointment ▁of ▁local ▁officials , ▁sh er iffs , ▁commission ers , ▁board ▁members , ▁jud ges , ▁coron ers , ▁aud itors , ▁cler ks , ▁etc .; ▁expansion ▁of ▁suff rage ; ▁bien n ial ▁legisl ative ▁sessions ▁( as ▁opposed ▁to ▁annual ▁sessions ); ▁b anning ▁the ▁state ▁legisl ature ▁from ▁making ▁local ▁and ▁special ▁legisl ation ; ▁the ▁im pe achment ▁process ▁for ▁local ▁officials ; ▁property ▁rights ▁of ▁married ▁women ; ▁and ▁public ▁school ▁reform , ▁among ▁other ▁concerns . ▁Notable ▁Indiana ▁states men ▁who ▁were ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁deleg ation ▁and ▁spoke ▁at ▁the