The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-11
CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY RECON-
slDERs ACTION ON SCHOOL
SEGREGATION ACT.
REV[RSES FORMER VOTE
Stanton Brings About q Change ef
Sentiment and, Despite Bitter Fight
by johnson, the Lower House Bal
lots to Kill Objectionable Measure.

Sacramento. Feb. 10.-Yielding to
the pressure brought to bear by Pres
ident Roosevelt and Governor Gillett.
the California assembly retired from
its previous position on the anti
japanese matters today by reconsider
ing the former vote on the segregation
of Japanese students in the public
schools and finally rejecting the meas
ure by a vote of IL to 81. An effort
by the supporters of the bin further
to reconsider was lost by tie vote.
and the assembly is now clear OF any
anti-Japanese measure objected to ny
the national administration. The fight
for the suppression of the bill was
won only after many hours of heated
debate on the floor.
The struggle started at 1880 O'Clock
in the morning, on the presentation OF
q resolution by Assemblyman ]. p.
Transue of Los Angeles, affirming the
right of the state to govern it's
schools, but Withdrawing the Japa-
nese segregation measure because OF
the presidents objections to it, and
lasted until 4 O'Clock in the afternoon,
when Grove L. Johnson's motion fur
their to reconsider was defeated on n
tie vote OF 3s to 3s.
Still in Senate.
The school bin is stin to be consid-
cred In the senate, having been pre-
sented there by Senator A. Camenetti,
L.. at,a tInk fhx,
measure will be approved when
brought up.
Il am highly pleased with the ac-
tion of the senate today said Cover
nor Gillett. THE east has been deep
ly concerned in the measures pending
here. and | feared IL the anti-Japa-
nese legislation were pressed at this
time 1t would have disastrous ef-
feet"
The anti-Japanese forces in the as
sembly we're led today by Grove l.
Johnson, author OF the segregation
BILL on which the fight hinged, and
Louis w. Juilliard, democratic floor
leader, while the opposition was di-
rected by Transue and Richard A.
Melrose. Transues resolution opened
the debate and the fight was really
made on this measure. the reconsid-
GRAFTON motion not being put until
there had been a lengthy argument.
Johnson repeated his defiance of the
president, and called upon the assem-
bly, to stand by its guns" He was
answered by Transue and Melrose,
every phase of the question being re-
viewed.
Forced to Vote.
Transue suddenly withdrew his reso-
luton and the fight centered on the
reconsideration motion. presented by
Walter Leeds of Los Angeles. This
was finally forced to a vote and was
carried 43 to "a. The roll cali on the
bill itself Immediately followed, and
IT was rejected by vote Of Al to 81.
johnson was at once on his feet with
a motion to reconsider, which was put
to vote and resulted 3S to 3s. and
the motion was lost.
Governor Gillett said tonight that
the next matter to be taken up by
the assembly would be the proposed
appropriation Of $4,000 for the COM
piling Of a census of Japanese in Cal
ifornia. He said that If from the data
so gathered 1t were found necessary
to do so, congress would be urged to
enact an Asiatic exclusion measure.
Japan Is Pledged.
Under the agreement between
Japan and our government" said
Governor Gillett, ''the former is
pledged to restrict immigration so
much as possible. If Japan had
grounds for abrogating this arrange
ment and decided in view of unfriend-
ly acts upon the part OF the Califor-
MIA Legislature to remove these re-
strictions upon the emigration of her
people, all our ports would be open to
the latter. If then, we went before
congress and asked the east for sup
port for a general Asiatic exclusion
law, the latter might advance the ad-
verse argument that we had the sit
uation well in hand at one time,
through federal negotiation, and lost
our advantage by acts Of our legisla-
ture against the wishes of the presi-
dent and secretary of state"
kilograms Sent
Washington, Feb. 10.--A telegram
from Governor Gillett Of California to
President Roosevelt, notifying him
that the anti-Japanese school bill had
been killed. was given out at the
White House tonight, along with an
other from the president to Mr.. Gil
lett, congratulating that official and
all others who aided him upon the re-
suit accomplished.
DENIES THE STORY.
Charleston, W. Va, Feb. 10-Theo-
dore Alvord, legislative agent OF the
anti saloon league. was before the SEN
ate nYeStigating cnmmiftea fodau IA