Story of the Session of the California Legislature of 1909 - Part 31
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a.s.sembly G - a.s.sembly test vote on the Direct Primary bill. Vote taken on Leed's motion that vote on United States Senators be advisory and by districts. The motion prevailed by a vote of 38 to 36. See Chapter X.

a.s.sembly H - Vote on proposed amendments to the Islais Creek Harbor bill. Motion was made to amend by subst.i.tuting 44 blocks for the 63 necessary for the improvement. Had this been done, the work would have been made impracticable. Motion lost by a vote of 30 to 45. See Chapter XXIII, "Influence of the San Francisco Delegation."

a.s.sembly I - Leeds moved that Senate Bill 220 removing the party circle from the election ballot be denied second reading. The motion prevailed by a vote of thirty-six for, to thirty-five against.

a.s.sembly J - Vote on Senate Bill 1144 (the Stanford bill), to prohibit the sale of intoxicants within a mile and a half of Stanford University.

a.s.sembly K - Vote on the Judicial Column bill. This measure provided that the names of candidates for the Judiciary be placed in a separate non-partisan column on the election ballot. The bill pa.s.sed the Senate, but was defeated in the a.s.sembly.

The Other Tables.

Table D shows the six votes on the Anti-Racetrack Gambling bill. See Chapter VII.

Tables E and F - Show the records of the San Francisco delegation in the Senate and a.s.sembly. See Chapter XXIII.

Table G - Shows the records on sixteen test votes of the twenty Senators whose terms of office will have expired before the next session convenes. See Chapter XXVII.

Table H - Shows the records on sixteen test votes of the twenty Senators who were elected in 1908, and who hold over to serve in the session of 1911. See Chapter XXVI.

Table I - Shows records of the members of the a.s.sembly on the four princ.i.p.al votes arising out of the fight for the pa.s.sage of the so-called Anti-j.a.panese bills. See Chapter XX.

Table A-Records of Senators on Sixteen Test Votes

* indicates vote on side of Progress and Reform

0 indicates vote against Progress and Reform

A B C D E F G __________________________________________________________________________ To Test To refer To do Second admit vote Walker- Local away Vote First Bell on Otis Option Bill with party Vote to Direct Bill. to Party Circle Stanford Caucus. Primary Committee. Circle. Bill. Bill.

__________________________________________________________________________ Senator Aye No Aye No Aye No Aye No Aye No Aye No Aye No __________________________________________________________________________ 1 Bell * * * * * *

2 Thompson * * * * 0 * *

3 Roseberry * * * * 0 * *

4 Walker * * * * * * *

5 Cutten * * * * 0 0 *

6 Campbell * * * * *

7 Boynton * * * 0 * *

8 Sanford * * 0 * * *

9 Cartwright * * * * *

10 Caminetti * * 0 * * 0 11 Estudillo 0 * * * * * *

12 Black * * * * 0 * *

13 Holohan * * 0 * *

14 Miller * * * * *

15 Birdsall * * * 0 0 *

16 Stetson * * * * *

17 Rush * * * 0 * *

18 Curtin * * * 0 *

19 Strobridge * * * 0 0 0 *

20 Wright 0 * * * * * *

21 Anthony * * * 0 0 *

22 Burnett 0 * * 0 0 0 23 McCartney 0 0 * 0 *

24 Kennedy 0 * 0 * * 0 25 Lewis 0 * * 0 0 0 26 Willis 0 0 * * * * 0 27 Welch * * * 0 0 0 28 Bates 0 0 * * 0 0 *

29 Price 0 * * 0 0 0 *

30 Savage * 0 * 0 0 0 *

31 Bills 0 0 * * 0 0 *

32 Leavitt 0 0 0 * * * *

33 Hare 0 0 0 * * 0 34 Hurd 0 * * 0 0 *

35 Martinelli 0 * * 0 0 0 0 36 Wolfe 0 0 0 0 * * 0 37 Reily * 0 0 0 0 0 38 Weed 0 0 0 * 0 0 39 Finn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 Hartman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 __________________________________________________________________________ Totals 14 16 13 27 33 7 20 15 16 22 23 15 8 22

H I J K L M ______________________________________________________________________________ Second Test Vote Local a.s.sembly Vote Railroad Initiative Option Railroad Amendment Stanford Regulation. Amendment. Bill. Amendment. to Direct Bill. Primary.

______________________________________________________________________________ Senator Aye No Aye No Aye No Aye No Aye No Aye No ______________________________________________________________________________ 1 Bell * * * * * *

2 Thompson * * * * * *

3 Roseberry * * * * *

4 Walker * 0 * * * *

5 Cutten * * * * * *

6 Campbell * * * * * *

7 Boynton * * * * *

8 Sanford * * * 0 * *

9 Cartwright * * * * *

10 Caminetti * * * 0 * *

11 Estudillo * 0 * * 0 *

12 Black * * * * *

13 Holohan * * 0 * *

14 Miller * * 0 * * *

15 Birdsall * * 0 * *

16 Stetson * * *

17 Rush * * 0 * *

18 Curtin * * 0 0 * *

19 Strobridge * * 0 * *

20 Wright * 0 0 * * 0 21 Anthony * 0 * 0 0 *

22 Burnett * 0 0 * 0 23 McCartney * 0 * 0 * 0 24 Kennedy 0 0 * 0 0 0 25 Lewis * * 0 0 0 0 26 Willis * 0 0 0 0 0 27 Welch 0 * 0 0 0 28 Bates * 0 0 0 29 Price * 0 0 0 0 0 30 Savage * 0 0 0 0 31 Bills * 0 0 0 0 0 32 Leavitt 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 Hare 0 0 * 0 0 34 Hurd 0 0 0 0 0 35 Martinelli * 0 0 0 0 36 Wolfe * 0 0 0 0 0 37 Reily 0 * 0 0 0 38 Weed 0 0 0 0 0 39 Finn 0 0 0 0 0 40 Hartman 0 0 0 0 0 0 ___________________________________________________________________________ Totals 29 5 16 22 20 15 12 25 19 16 20 19

N O P __________________________________________________________________ To Test Totals Change To To of reconsider investigate For Against Absent Venue Change of Freight Reform Reform Bill. Venue Bill. Rates.

__________________________________________________________________ Senator Aye No Aye No Aye No __________________________________________________________________ 1 Bell * * * 15 0 0 2 Thompson * * * 15 1 0 3 Roseberry * * * 14 1 1 4 Walker * * 14 1 1 5 Cutten * * * 14 2 0 6 Campbell * * 13 0 2 7 Boynton * * * 13 1 2 8 Sanford * * * 13 2 0 9 Cartwright * * 12 0 3 10 Caminetti * * * 12 3 0 11 Estudillo 0 * * 12 4 0 12 Black * * * 11 1 4 14 Miller 0 * 11 2 2 15 Birdsall * * * 11 3 2 16 Stetson * * 10 0 6 17 Rush * 10 2 4 18 Curtin * * 10 3 2 19 Strobridge * * 10 4 2 20 Wright 0 0 0 9 7 0 21 Anthony 0 0 7 8 1 22 Burnett * 5 7 4 23 McCartney 0 0 5 8 3 24 Kennedy * 0 5 9 1 25 Lewis 0 * 0 5 10 1 26 Willis 0 0 0 5 11 0 27 Welch 0 0 4 9 3 28 Bates 0 0 0 4 10 2 29 Price 0 0 4 11 1 30 Savage 0 0 0 4 11 1 31 Bills 0 0 0 4 12 0 32 Leavitt 0 0 0 4 12 0 33 Hare 0 0 3 10 2 34 Hurd 0 0 0 3 11 2 35 Martinelli 0 0 0 3 12 1 36 Wolfe 0 0 0 3 13 0 37 Reily 0 0 0 2 12 2 38 Weed 0 0 0 1 13 2 39 Finn 0 0 0 0 15 1 40 Hartman 0 0 0 0 16 0 _________________________________________________________________ Totals 21 16 18 18 12 16 311 259 60

Table B-Records of a.s.semblymen on Eleven Test Votes

Forty Members Making Best Records

* indicates vote on side of Progress and Reform