The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-17
HOUSE PASSES SIX BIG
 ADMINISTRATION MEASURES

ference Committee Mir. Lodge claimed that the conferees had not exceeded their power in any instance.
 In opposing the passport clause Sem ator Culberson referred to the Califor- nia-Japancse situation.
 Sftaation Is Acute.
 "This situation has become acute, he said, because the President of the United States in his messages to this Congress has seen fit to misstate the situation in California in the Interest of the Japanese. And the Japanese. talk ing their cue from tho President. as sert claim that great injustice has been done so them by the people on the Pacific Coast.
 Tn each of his messages to Con- gross tho president has misstated the situation to the effect that the Jap anese had been denied the privilege of education when the truth is that they had only been denied the right to attend the schools the white chill dren of California attend. The situation that will result from the adoption of the provisian, MT :. Culberson said, would be this. ''The president will have authority to ex- clude Japanese iaborers and coolies and he will hold that authority and the exercise of 1t in abeyanre and over the heads of the California au- thorities and will keep out tn elabor- CTS and coolies provided the civil au- thorities of California will admit their children indiscriminately to the public schools of San Francisco:
 When Mir. Culberson asked if that was the understanding, Senator Flint replied: 50 far as I am concerned know of no agreement f~tween tho California delegation and tho presi- dent with reference to tho adjustment of the school matters of San Fran cisco. have not been a party to any such agreement, nor attended any con- ference between the Californie dele- gation and the Secretary of Slate and tn president"
 Mir. Perkins said he wished to make the same statement. The agreement Mir. Culberson said. seemed to be with the mayor and school board of San Francisco and not with the Califor- mia delegation in Congress.
 Mir. Carmack. stating that he agreed with what Senator Culberson had said, continued:
 Has Browbeaten United states.
 'I believe, speaking in plain words. that the effect is that foreign power has browbeaten the Government of the United States and browbeaten a Bov- ereign success of this Union into a surrender of it's rights to control it's own affairs
 '-The attitude of this Government to- ward California has been harsh and turbulent and offensive to the last de- gree. It's attitude toward Japan has been cringing, obsequious and almost pusillauimous. One of the Presidents aphorisrns has been to speak softly and carry the big stick. He seems to have interpreted that in this instance SO as to speak softly to foreign nations and carry big stick for the backs of his own people"
 Senator NawIands .deciared President Roosevelt to be largely responsible for the Japanese eituation.
 Senator Lodge af thtsA npint asked for ruling on his point of order against the resolution. instructing the coufereos to bring In a provision pos itiveiy excluding Japanese laborers from fhls co 1atfys ofrered yesterday by Senator Chibcrson. The viee-presi1ens sustained the point and Senator Car mack appealed from the ruling of che chair.
 A ron call was had on the motion which Mir. Lodge at once made to lay the appeal on the table. The vote was 45 to lay on the table and 24 in the negative The chair was sustained by q practically party vote. Senator McEnery of Louiisana voted with the Republicans and Senator LaFollette with the Democrats.
 The conference report was then adopted without a roll call