Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1908-03-11
GOVERNOR DAWSON
Is Hl0hlu Pleased With the Work OF
the Extra Session OF the
Legislature.

made the following statement to q
newspaper reporter shortly after the
extra session of the Legislature ad-
journed:
"rhe SPECIAL session bas done ex.
cellent work. | can reoali no ses-
lion of the same length that has
passed 80 many important measures
~ thus one has. Ii has most an ,ly
justified .ts existence IL has - ssed
81 eral acts, any one OF wh,oh JUS
titles the s'atcment House bal No.
IL, hmiti"g ,cvie-, H. much more
.uan mere hmi'a,iuu bill. l.. pro
''slons reqpire ~, hgot o be
hrown IN un tne cNpend tuie. of
every county c"u,t. board of eduna-
non ind nuu,cipai T. Iu0ll a. will
Ave next year ~ rc GomIes pre-
'enting graz AMI b Ter trausac,,on
/ public business, 90 whci, n,st
of the session.
"AnuLher ao, whicb wall ID tho
anie IL that pruviiiu. inr d. ~ em
OF uniform puoi'u acc untiug rnis
Indeed most iinpDrt,ot IN, as
ore, tar reschiog, aud OF tbe g,cat-
81 beueti. Under ~ same i.w in
)hio they have secured already
over six hundred thousand dollars
nat other =" ise wouih have oeen
1T; and tnls besides tue direct
-avlng. Too much cannot be said
iu pralee of this law. Ano her law
hat has beeu needed tor years 10
mat contained IN House bill No. 8,
-'ieguarding ami providing for the
iuvestment of SINKING funds Of
oun,ies, districts aud cities. IL pro-
'des for thorough accounting of
he funds that Trey shall be- inve-te
IA safe interest bearing securities.
Excellent temper anoe legislation
contained In the three bills con.
,ernlng the penalty for selling whis-
>ey on Sunday. Summary proceed
ngs by injunction against the ille-
9al sale of whiskey aud the several
good fea ures o Senate bill No. 35,
pr house bill No. 90. The corrupt
practices act, known a. Senate bill
No 7, ought to bear good fruit and
make our polls clean This meas.
nre was started several years ago by
Ex-senator u. q Young, OF Upshur
county, when he was in the State
Senate.
"President McDermott's Senate
bill No. 5, is good law, long
needed, as it prevents one railroad
from keeping out another under
certain circumstances. 1t does not
go far enough, but is an excellent
starter in the work of freeing the
State from the slavery of railroad
domination.
"Tbe Ohio ballot law, Senate
bill No. 26, or House bill No. 80,
and fairly good registration law,
Senate bill No. 40, we're urgently
needed. They are the result of
several years effort. The ballot law
is particularly excellent. 1t was
long struggle to get the county off,
GERS salary law passed. Difficulties
to frame law that would meet the
very diverse conditions in the differ
ent counties and TO defeat the lobby
were great. If the law is not quite
as good as It's friends hoped. IL is
equally true that the lobby met Sc
we're defeat in the enactment of
House bill No. 80. 1t is a fne
starter.
"The school people are pleased
over the passage Of House bill No.
81, revising the whole Of the school
law. The bill is substantially that
reported by the commission ap-
pointed by me in 1906, who got
their bill in too late for the last
session. The school people have a
right to feel good, for they have at
last succeeded in a much needed
matter. The special session has
been q splendid success"