Began on Monday, November Twenty-seventh, and ended on Sunday, December CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE SENATE. THIRTY-NINTH (EXTRA) SESSION. IN SENATE. SENATE CHAMBER, Monday, November 27, 1911. The Senate met at two o'clock P. M., in pursuance to the proclamation of his Excellency Hiram W. Johnson, Governor of the State of California, dated November 21, 1911, convening the Legislature of the State of California in extraordinary session. Lieutenant Governor Albert J. Wallace, President of the Senate, in the chair, by virtue of Section 238, Article II of the Political Code. Pursuant to Section 237, of Article II of the Political Code, Walter N. Parrish, Secretary of Senate; R. H. Jackson, Minute Clerk, and Joseph L. Coughlin, Sergeant-at-Arms, were present, and occupied their respective positions. Lieutenant Governor Albert J. Wallace now called the Senate to order. The roll was called and the following answered to their names: Senators Avey, Beban, Bell, Bills, Birdsall, Black, Boynton, Bryant, Burnett, Caminetti, Campbell, Cartwright, Cassidy, Curtin, Cutten, Estudillo, Finn, Gates, Hans, Hare, Holohan, Hurd, Juilliard, Larkins, Lewis, Martinelli, Regan, Roseberry, Rush, Sanford, Shanahan, Stetson, Strobridge, Thompson, Tyrrell, Walker, Welch, Wolfe, and Wright-39. Quorum present. PRAYER. Prayer was offered by Rev. Clarence Woodman, C. S. P. PROCLAMATION OF THE GOVERNOR. The President directed the Secretary, Walter N. Parrish, to read the proclamation by the Governor convening the Legislature in extraordinary session. Whereupon, the Secretary read the following proclamation: PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR CONVENING THE LEGISLATURE IN EXTRAORDINARY SESSION. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, STATE OF CALIFORNIA. WHEREAS, An extraordinary occasion has arisen and now exists, requiring that the Legislature of the State of California be convened, Now, therefore, I, Hiram W. Johnson, Governor of the State of California, by virtue of the power and authority in me vested by Section 9 of Article V of the Constitution of the State of California, do hereby convene the Legislature of the State of California to meet and assemble in extraordinary session, at Sacramento, California, on Monday, the twenty-seventh day of November, one thousand nine hundred and eleven, at two o'clock P. M. of that day, for the following purposes and to legislate upon the following subjects, to wit: 1. To provide for the expression of the choice of the electors of the State of California for President of the United States; and to legislate concering a presidential |