The San Francisco call., 1909-02-17
PREVENTS REVIVAL
OF JAPANESE FIGHT
Speaker Stanton Refuses to Call
for Absentees in Vote on
School Bill
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

Especial Dispatch TO The Call
CALL HEADQUARTERS, CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE BUILDING. SACRA-
MENTO, Feb. 16.-Speaker stanton
found it necessary t.. take drastic meas
ures this afternoon to make sure of the
death of an amendment offered by
Harry Polsley, the eccentric democrat
of Red Bluff, which threatened to re-
open the Japanese fight
When Sackett's school bill providing
| for the establishment of separate
schools for children of Indian. Mon
golian or Chinese descent and restrict
| ing such children to those schools was
read, Polsley offered an amendment to
insert the word Malay among. those
races for which separate schools could
| be provided
DREW ASKED TO VOTE
Sackett opposed the amendment as
an attempt to kill the bill, adding that
as the japanese contended that they
were of Malay descent, the measure
would surely be beaten If the amend
ment were accepted. When the roll was
called, A. NJ. Drew, who took an active
part In former Japanese legislation, did
not vote, although John w Mott asked
that the speaker insist on Drew voting.
I ask that the names of the alb
sentees be called" insisted Mott before
the vote was announced
| What for?" asked Stanton.
81 have the right to demand it." Mott
retorted.
You've voted. Mr.. Mott" stated the
speaker
Mott.
Give me that roll CALL" cried Stan
ton as he took the sheet from the
hands of the clerk and announced the
vote and defeat of the Amendments 1g
to 27 before Mott could enter fnrtbar az
objections
DREW ATTACKS STANTON
Stanton had another trying expe-
rience earlier in the day when his
| eHort to delay action on Senator stan
lords joint resolution asking for a
government line of steamers between
san Francisco and Panama was thwart-
| ed When the committee on federal
relations reported the measure back
with favorable recommendation stan
ton proceeded to refer it to the commit
tee on common carriers
Drew asked that the resolution he
recalled from committee and cast re-
! nectlons on the speakers actions.
stanton objected to such tactics.
peneVe the resolution has not had
fair treatment" insisted Drew. adding
know there is an organization of
this state that has opposed it"
MOTT REsENTS ASPERSION
Drew added that Chairman Mott of
the federal relations committee had re-
marked that he wanted to DELAY the
resolution.
It's an absolute untruth and YOU
know it," retorted Mott
III put my word against yours. -
responded Drew.
Il believe my standing before this
house is better than yours I never
have been guilty of ducking a roll call. ("
said Mott.
Stanton finally ended the scene by
resembling his action in referring the
bill to the common carriers committee.
This placed lit al the bottom of the fIe
Will Censor Bills
CALL HEADQUARTERS, CHAMBER
! OF COMMERCE BUILDING. SACRA-
| MENTO, Feb. 16.-Now that the period
| for the introduction of bills is closed
there is to be strict censorship on
! all measures that legislators seek to
! put in under suspension of the rules
Lieutenant Governor Porter today ap-
| pointed Senators Leavitt, Willis and
| Miller to act as a committee to pass
| on all such bills before they are pre-
| sented in the senate.