The only major pieces of legislation passed during Beckham's term were a tax increase that added a half million dollars to the state's revenue and a child labor law that forbade children under fourteen to work without their parents' consent.
最终贝克汉姆在第一个州长任期倡导通过的仅有重大立法就是通过提高税收增加了50万美元的州财政收入，还有一项规定未经其父母同意，不得雇佣14岁以下儿童的童工法。