Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-11

measures, with the import of which you
are all familiar. to which 1 will refer.
One of the frs tests was on what
was known as the gag rule" which
would have permitted a bill to have
been held in committee indefinitely, and
simply amounted to a convenient
method of chloroforming legislation OBJ
jectionable to the machine. The fol-
lowing members of our Los Angeles
delegation voted for this rule: Barn
dollar, Leeds, Stanton and Transue.
The following voted against it: Cattell,
Coggswell, Hannah, Hanlon and Rech.
A resolution was introduced urging
congress to establish a line of federal
steamships on the Pacific coast between
cur ports and Panama. You will re-
member that the original resolution re-
ferred to the celebrated Bristow report,
which, because Senator Bristow had
reflected on the United States senator's
from California, was unacceptable to
the machine. The test on this bill came
on Drew's motion to force the resolu
ton out OF committee. The following
assemblymen voted for reporting the
resolution out of committee Barndcl
lar, Cattell, Coggswell. These voted
against the proposition: Hanlon, Leeds
and Rech. Senator Bell voted for the
resolution and Senator Thompson was
absent; Senators Hurd, Mccartney and
Savage voted against the resolution.
In Interest of Ruef
The notorious change of venue"
bill which was introduced and defeated
at the preceding session and was well
understood to be in the interests of Abe
Ruef, so that he could be tried before
judge of his own choosing, came up
again and was passed by the legislature
which has just adjourned, notwith-
ing the strenuous objection of Mr..
Heney, who publicly opposed it. The
following voted for the passage of
this measure: Assemblymen Barndol-
lar, Coggswell, Hanlon. Leeds, Rech,
Stanton and Transue. and Senators
Hurd, Mccartney and Savage. The fol-
lowing voted against the change of
venue bill: Assemblyman Cattell and
Senators Bell and Thompson.
The direct primary bill originated in
and passed the senate in it's original
form, Senators Bell, Hurd and Thomp-
son voting in favor of the measure and
Senators Mccartney and Savage
against it.
There were two test votes on the
direct primary bill in the assembly. The
first test was on Assemblyman Leeds
motion to amend the original bill by
providing for the Endorsement of candi-
dates for United States senator by
legislative districts, instead of by the
state at large. Mr.. Leeds was quoted
as saying that this amendment was In
the interest of certain candidate for
the United States senate, who he said,
could not be elected under the scheme
providing for the expression of choice
on the part of the majority of voters
within the party in the state. Those
voting in favor of the Leeds amend
ment We're Assemblymen Barndollar,
II Il ~
ton and TransIe. Those voting against
it were Assemblymen Cattell and
Coggswell.
Amendment Gold Brick
The second test on the direct pri
mary bill in the assembly was on Mr..
Stanton's proposed amendment pro-
viding for a post primary convention
pledge BY this amendment it was
proposed that conventions in legisla-
tive districts to be held after the pri-
maries should instruct party candi-
dates how to vote for candidates for
United States senators. So far as L
am aware, this is about the system we
have at present and was nothing more
than gold brick; The following vot-
ed in favor of this proposed amend
ment: Barndollar, Leeds. Rech, Stan
ton and Transue. These voted against
the amendment: Cattell, Coggswell
and Hanlon.
A bill was introduced in the senate
by Hoolihan proposing to abolish the
party circle at the head of the ballot,
so as to prevent straight ticket voting,
which only puts a premium on ignor-
ance and which is recognized as one of
the bulwarks of the machine at cleo
lions. This bill passed the senate,
Senators Bell and Thompson voting for
it and Senators Hurd and Savage
against 1t, and the test vote in the as
sembly came on Mr.. Leeds motion to
deny the bill a second reading. Those
voting to kill the bill We're; Barndol-
lar, Harmon, Leeds, Rech, Stanton
and Transue. Those in favor of the
bill were Cattell and Coggswell.
To XIII Ballot Reform
Another bill providing for ballot re-
form was Senator Boynton's bill for
the nonpartisan judiciary column.
which passed the senate, Senators Bell
and Thompson voting for the bill and
Senators Hurd, Mccartney and Savage
against it, The test on this measure
in the assembly again came on Mr..
Leeds motion to deny the bill second
reading, and the following assembly
men voted to kill that bill: Barndol-
lar, Harmon, Hanlon, Leeds, Rech.
Stanton and Transue. Those voting