The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-03-04
of the Special Session Of the
Legislature in a Public
Statement.


CHARLESTON. Mar. Governor
Dawson makes the following state
ment:
The special session has done ex-
cellent work. / can recall no session
Of the same length that has passed
SO many important measures as this
one has. It has most amply 1usti-
fed Its existence. 1t has passed sew
eral acts any one OF which justihes
the statement House Bill No. IL,
limiting levies is much more than a
mere limitation bill. It's provisions
require the light to be thrown in on
the expenditures of every county
court, board Of education and muni-
cipal council. 1t WIN save next year
in economies, preventing graft and
better transaction of public business,
the whole cost of the session.
Another act which will do the
same is that providing for system
of uniform public accounting. This
Is indeed a most important measure,
far reaching and Of the greatest bene-
fit. Under the same law in Ohio
they have secured already over six
hundred thousand dollars that other
wise would have been lost; and. this
besides the direct saving. Too.
much cannot be said in praise of this
law. Another law that has been
needd for years is that contained in
House Bill No. 8, safeguarding and
providing for the investment of sink
ing funds of counties, districts and
cities. 1t provides for thorough
accounting OF the funds that they
shall be invested in safe interest
bearing securities.
Excellent temperance legislation
is contained in the three bills CON
corning the penalty for selling whis-
key on Sunday. Summary proceed
ings by Injunction against the IL
legal sale of whiskey and the several
good features of Senate Bill No. S5,
or Htylse Bill No. 20. The corrupt
practices act known as Senate BIZ
No. z, ought to bear good fruit and
make our polls clean. This measure
was started several years ago by ex-
Senator U. G. Young, OF Upshur coun-
ty, when he was in the state senate.
President McDermott's Senate
Bill No. 5, is a good law, long need
ed, as 1t prevents one railroad from
keeping out another nnder certain
circumstances. 1t does not go far
enough, but it an excellent starter in
the work of freeing the state from
the slavery of railroad domination.
1.-THE Ohio ballot law. senate bill
No. &c, or house bill No. 20. and
fairly good registration law, senate
bill No. 40, were urgently needed
They are the result of several years
effort. The ballot law is particularly
excellent. 1t was a long struggle 20
get the court officers salary law pass
ed. The difficulties to fran a law
that would meet the very diverse
conditions in different counties and
to defeat the lobby were great. II
the law is not quite as good as Its
friends hoped. 1t is equally true that
the lobby met severe defeat in the
enactment of house bill No. SO. 1t is
a fine starter,
THE school pepople are immensely
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 APP
pointed by me in 1905. who got their
bill in too late for the last session.
The school people have a good right
to feel good for they have at last
succeeded in a much needed matter.
The special session has been a SPLEEN
did success"