The Detroit times., 1909-02-11
ASSE NJ bly, KILLS
ANTI JAPANESE
SCHOOL BILL
VOTE STANDS ~ TO 81 AND
PRESIDENT RoosEvELT's PRO-
TESTS PROVE EFFECTIVE
WILL COUNT JAPANESE.

SACRAMENTO. Cal, Feb 1.-THE
California assembly yesterday reject
cd the bill segregating Japanese stu
cents In the public schools by vote
OF Al TO 81. The assembly reverse
rs previous position In accordance
with the vigorous protests made
against the measure by President
Roosevelt. An effort was made By
The supporters OF the bill 60 have il
1econsidered but this motion was lost
NY vote OF SO 10 3S.
The fight for the suppression Of thu
dill was won only after many hours
Of heated debate on the floor. The
struggle started at 1890 In the morn
ing on the presentation by Assembly
map J. n. Transue. of Los Angeles.
afir ming tie right OF the state -
govrn Its schools, but withdrawing
The Japanese segregation measure be-
carse Of the presidents objection -
It. and lasted until in the afternoon.
Wien Grove l.. Johnson's motion fur.
IT. r TO reconsider his defeated school
: gregation bill was defeated.
The school bill is still 10 be consid-
,red in the senate, having been pre-.
sented there by Senator A. Caminetu.
out there is little chance that the
treasure will be approved when
brought up.
Il am highly pleased with the ac-
ton OF the assembly said Gov.
Gillett The east has been deeply
concerned In the measures pending
here. and | feared that il the anti
Japanese legislation was pressed at
this time il would have disastrous
effect.
The aru-Japanese forces in the as
sembly were led yesterday by Grove l..
Johnson. author OF the school segre.
CATION bill on which the fight hinged
and Louis w Willard. democratic
floor leader. while the opposition was
directed by Transue and Richard Mel
rose. Transuc's resolution opened the
Dcbate and the fight was really made
on this measure, the reconsideration
rotion not being put until there had
Deen Il lengthy argument.
Johnson repeated his defiance OF the
president and called on the assembly
10 stand by its guns" He was an
swered by Transue and Melrose, every
! base OF the question being reviewed.
Transue suddenly withdrew his reso-
luton and the fight conferred on the
reconsideration motion. presented by
Walter Leeds, OF Los Angeles. This
was finally forced to vote and was
carried AZ 10 ga The roll call on the
bil. itself Immediately followed and II
was rejected bysa vote OF Al TO 81.
Johnson was at once on his feet with
motion again TO reconsider THIS
motion was put to vote and resulted
IS to 80. and the bill was dead.
GOV. Gilett said the next matter
t. be taken up by the assembly would
be the proposed appropriation OF Sl0,-
O0C for the compiling OF census OF
japanese in California. He said tina;
II from the data SO gathered II were
found necessary. congress would be
urged to enact an Asiastic exclusion
measure.
Under the agreement between ia
pan and our government. said GOV.
cillett, 1.-The former is pledged 10 re-
strict emigration as much as possible.
II Japan had grounds for abrogaung
this agreement and decided in view OF
the unfriendly acts on the part OF the
california legislature TO remove these
restrictions on the emigration or her
reople, all our ports would be open
To the latter.
III. when We went before congress
anC asked the east for support for a
general Asiatic exclusion law, the lat
ter might advance the adverse argu-
ment that we had the situation we'll III
land at one time, through federal ne
gotiations, and lost our advantage by
the acts OF our legislature against the
wishes OF the president and the secre-
tary Of state"