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Story of the Session of the California Legislature of 1911 By Franklin Hichborn

Introduction:
This text describes the 1911 session of the California legislature which

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Story of the Session of the California Legislature of 1909
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Contents & Preface
Chapter I - The New Order
Chapter II. Organization
Chapter III. Key to the 1911 Legislature
Chapter IV. Election of United States Senator
Chapter V. Amendment of Direct Primary Law
Chapter VI. Restoration of Australian Ballot
Chapter VII. Initiative and Referendum Amendment
Chapter VIII. The Recall of the Judiciary
Chapter IX. Adoption of Recall Amendment
Chapter X. Direct Legislation Measures
Chapter XI. Railroad Measures
Chapter XII. The Conservation Measures
Chapter XIII. Moral Issues
Chapter XIV. Amendment of the Anti-Racetrack Gambling Law
Chapter XV. Proponents of Local Option
Chapter XVI. County Unit Defeated
Chapter XVII. Supervisorial District Unit Adopted
Chapter XVIII. Labor and the Legislature
Chapter XIX. Employer's Liability Act
Chapter XX. Woman's Eight-Hour Bill
Chapter XXI. The Compulsory Arbitration Bill
Chapter XXII. The Free Text Book Measures
Chapter XXIII Defeat of the Anti-Injunction Bill
Chapter XXIV. Reapportionment
Chapter XXV. The Tide Lands Controversy
Chapter XXVI. Sectional Divisions
Chapter XXVII. Concerning Many Measures
(a) Amendment of Banking Law
(b) Charter Government for Counties
(c) Equal Suffrage Amendment
(d) Prison Reforms
(e) Board of Control
(f) The Short Ballot Measures
(g) Reform of Criminal Procedure
(h) The Anti-Japanese Bills

Appendix
Governor Johnson's Inaugural Address
Governor Johnson on Prison Employment Bill
1910 Republican State Platform
1910 Democratic State Platform
1907-8 Platform Lincoln-Roosevelt League
1909-10 Platform Lincoln-Roosevelt League
Explanations of Votes for United States Senator
Explanations of Tables of Votes

Tables -
Table I - Senators Test Votes
Table II - Assembly Test Votes
Table II - Concluded, Assembly Test Votes
Table III - Senate Votes on Labor Issues
Table IV - Assemby Votes on Labor Issues
Table IV - Concluded, Assemby Votes on Labor Issues
Table V - Assembly Votes, Local Option
Table VI - Senate Votes, Local Option

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