Fourth: Whatever the form of the law, he earnestly advises against words intended to draw a distinction between those eligible to citizenship and those ineligible.

Having performed the duty imposed upon me by the Chief Executive of the Nation, my work is done. You have listened patiently and courteously and now the responsibility rests upon you to do what you deem necessary, recognizing, as you doubtless do, that you act not only as the representatives of the State dealing with lands lying within the State, but as the representatives of a State occupying a position among her sister States and sharing with them an interest in and responsibility for international relations.

You are fortunate in this State in having the initiative and referendum. The initiative spurs you on to do that which you believe your people want done, while the referendum empowers those for whom you speak to put their veto upon your acts if you fail to reflect their wishes. It may be assumed, therefore, that if you feel it your duty to enact any legislation on this subject at this time, your people will either manifest their approval by acquiescence or their disapproval by submitting your action to the judgment of the voters by means of the referendum.

I leave you with renewed assurances of the President's friendly concern in the subject with which you are dealing and of my appreciation of the kind reception which you have accorded me as his spokesman.

SENATOR GATES' FAREWELL TO BRYAN. (Referred to on Page 259.)

If I may be permitted to speak the sentiments of the Legislature at this moment I beg to convey to the Secretary of State of our Nation and through him to the Chief Executive, whom we shall delight to honor and obey in every respect which we believe consonant with our duty to our State and to the work entrusted to us upon this coast, I would say that this Legislature appreciates to its fullest degree the honor that has been done to this State, the interest shown in the visit of the Secretary of State to join with us in the endeavor to provide such legislation as shall be for the protection of our State, of her people, of our civilization, here upon this coast, and the honor of the Nation and her relation with sister nations of the earth. We realize that the visit of the Secretary of State upon a mission of this character, traversing the continent from

coast to coast to co-operate with us to the great end that we are seeking, marks an era in American politics-marks that degree of advance which we believe for the benefit of the Nation at large and the conduct of public affairs, in that it brings the Federal Government into closer touch with that of the individual State and marks a further advance in the making of the States each a closer integer with the family of States of which this Nation is composed.

I wish further to express, upon the part of this Legislature, our profound appreciation and gratitude for the interest that has been taken by the National Government in the problem that confronts the Legislature of California and to assure the Secretary of State and the President of the United States that even though we may differ in the phraseology and terms which we may feel necessary to employ in legislation of the kind which is the subject of the visit of the Secretary of State, that we do it with profoundest respect for the opinions of the Secretary of State and of the President which has animated this visit, and if we feel impelled to depart in the slightest degree from the advice of the President in this particular, we must still do it with the highest respect for the wishes of the Chief Executive of the Nation.

Speaking finally, I wish to say that it is the purpose and the desire upon the part of this Legislature, in so far as it finds it or can find it consonant with the duty it has to perform, that we thank the President and his Secretary for the assistance which they have given to us and to express the hope that this visit may be the forerunner of further activities by the National Government in assisting the sister States in the discharge of their duties as citizens and as parts of our great Republic. Therefore, upon behalf of this Legislature, I beg Mr. Bryan to express our thanks to the President of the United States for his interest and his assistance and to you for the courtesy and kindliness with which you have performed the duties of your ambassadorship to the State of California.

TABLES OF VOTES.

The votes included in the accompanying tables are divided under four heads:

(1) Those dealing with so-called Progressive policies— Tables I and II.

(2) Those dealing with the so-called moral issues— Tables III and IV.

(3) Those dealing with measures supported by the Labor Lobby-Tables V and VI.

(4) Those dealing with measures which had the endorsement of representative organizations of women-Tables VII and VIII.

In selecting measures for tabulation, the most important in each group have been taken. It has not been the intention to pass arbitrarily upon these measures as good or bad. The reader is, however, furnished the data showing how the several legislators voted on the several measures. He can, from this data, estimate the records of the various members for himself.

In a number of cases, the same issue comes under more than one heading. The votes on such measures, therefore, appear in more than one table. Thus, the Workmen's Compensation Act (Senate Bill 905) while one of the most important and most bitterly contested of the so-called Progressive measures, was at the same time one of the bills most strongly urged for passage by representatives of labor. The votes on the bill are accordingly included in the tables of votes on Progressive measures, and in the tables of votes on policies which had the support of Labor. Several measures counted among the so-called moral issues, as well as Progressive measures, had the strong support of organized women. The votes on such measures appear in

more than one table.

TABLES I AND II SENATE AND ASSEMBLY VOTES ON PROGRESSIVE POLICIES.

Table I shows the records of the Senators on seventeen votes on so-called Progressive policies.

Table II shows Assembly votes on such policies. Neither Republican nor Democratic party has a monopoly of support of any of these policies. The Progressive wing of each party, however, does support them.

TABLE I, SENATE VOTES ON PROGRESSIVE POLICIES. "A" and "B." Senate vote on Senator Wright's proposed amendments to the Water Conservation bill (Assembly Bill 642). See Chapter XII.

"C." Senate vote on Conservation bill. See Chapter XII.

"D." Senate vote on Revenue and Taxation bill (Assembly Bill 197). See Chapter VI.

"E." Senate vote on Redlight Abatement Act (Assembly Bill 353). See Chapter XXVII.

"F." Senate vote on Senator Wright's first proposed amendment to the Workmen's Compensation act. Wright's motion was in the form of the following resolution: "Resolved, That Senate Bill No. 905 be, and the same is hereby recommitted to the Committee on Labor and Capital, with instructions to amend Section 12a so that the liability on the part of employers to compensate their employees may be made elective and not compulsory."

"G." Senate vote on Senator Wright's second proposed amendment to the Workmen's Compensation act. This amendment was in the form of a resolution, which read as follows: "Resolved, That Senate Bill No. 905 be, and the same is hereby recommitted to the Committee on Labor and Capital, with instructions to strike therefrom Sections 36 to 50 inclusive, relating to State insurance." The vote on this amendment, Senator for Senator, was the same as the vote on the third important amendment offered by Senator Wright, to eliminate the paragraphs relating to an inspection

department for accident prevention, and proposing as substitute an entirely new act. This proposed substitute will be found on page 1854 of the Senate Journal for the 1913 session.

"H." Senate vote on the Workmen's Compensation act (Senate Bill 905). See Chapter XXVIII.

"I." Senate vote on Kehoe Insurance bill (Senate Bill 896). See Chapter XV.

"J." Senate vote on Weights and Measures bill (Senate Bill 32). See Chapter XXVIII.

"K." Senate vote on Minimum Wage bill (Assembly Bill 1251). See Chapter XXVIII.

"L." Senate vote on “Blue Sky" bill (Assembly Bill 2086). See Chapter XXVIII.

"M." Senate vote on Civil Service bill (Assembly Bill 2080). See Chapter XXVIII.

"N." Senate vote on Non-Partisan Primary bill (Assembly Bill 1812). See Chapter XXVIII.

"O." Senate vote on Senate Bill 451, providing for a Commission to deal with immigration problem.

"P." Senate vote on Legislative Reference Bureau bill (Assembly Bill 970). See chapter XXIX.

"Q." Senate vote on Senate Bill 165, which provides for the appointment of two delegates to represent the State in inquiry into the European Rural Credit System.

TABLE II. ASSEMBLY VOTES-PROGRESSIVE POLICIES.

"A." First Assembly vote on Water Conservation bill (Assembly Bill 642). See Chapter X.

"B." Second Assembly vote on Water Conservation bill. See Chapter XI.

"C." Assembly vote to concur in Senate amendments to the Water Conservation bill. See Chapter XII.

"D." Assembly vote on Revenue and Taxation bill (Assembly Bill 197). See Chapter VI.

"E." Assembly vote on amendment to the Redlight Abatement act. See Chapter XXVII.