we have a statue of oliver p morton, one of our most significant governors, he was during the tumultuous times of the civil war. we have another governor, thomas hendricks, who later was vice president of the united states. when you walk into a building like this, your eyes go up to the heights, and you feel as though you are a small part of something larger. you will see the beautiful isined glass, and the dome 105 feet above our heads. above the glass is the dome itself, another 130 feet. the building is 235 feet in height. this is the indiana senate chamber. there are 50 indiana senators. they sit in this room and serve four-year terms, no term limits. a common question we get, what is the seating chart? they are obviously not alphabetical. they are seated by party, republicans on one side and democrats on the other. this chamber has stars in the carpet. if you took the time to count the stars, you would find 19. the reason for that is indiana is the 19th state to join the union. this leads to the offices of the senators, they primarily have their offices surrounding this room call --

over the fireplace is oliver p. morton, considered one of the most significant governors in indiana history. he was the governor of indiana during the civil war. we have portraits of other important people from indiana. on the corner here is a portrait that governor holcomb says will always stay and that's madam c.j. walker. an african-american businesswoman from indiana. he made $1 million or so. she is the first woman to be a millionaire with her cosmetics business. now, the table over here gets a lot of attention. this is the governor's conference table. this table is 16 feet long, six feet wide. it weighs 950 pounds. it's a beautiful work of art, solid wood. the state of indiana is embossed in the middle of the table. indiana has 92 counties. each county has a different color of wood. at the far end of the table is the indiana state flag and at this end, the state seal. this was made by inmates at the indiana state prison. we are in the indiana supreme court. this is one of the oldest state supreme courts still in regu