The San Francisco call., 1909-02-11
School Segregation Bill Killed
in the Assembly by a
Vote of Al to 81
Roosevelt Wires Thanks to
GiIIett and Stanton for
Active Work
Governor Declares Passage OF
Proposed Law Gould Have
Brought No Good

accepted. IF war comes, you will find
the men Of California first to so to the
front" said Young. Japan is a friend
IL nation and We have no desire to go
TO war. The only thing that might
cause war would be some unwise act,
such as we are attempting now, which
might excite the lingo politicians OF
Japan TO cause trouble"
A 2. Wheelan. a san Francisco demo-
crat referred to the fact that the re-
publicans controlled the committees,
and in lamenting the fact that the
troublesome bills had not been killed
IN. committee said "the democrats don
like this bill any better than the re-
publicans do, but now that it is before
the house we are going to do our duty
and support it."
I. ". Juilliard considered the Tran
sue resolutions ridiculous and insisted
that the people Of the Pacific coast did
not like the peculiar position in which
the president was placing himself.
You have stuiu6ed yourselves" said
Juilliard to the administration leaders
You have said IN these resolutions
that the bill does not conflict with the
constitution or treaties, yet you ask
that no law be enacted"
WITHDRAWS RESOLUTIONS
Juilliard did not conclude until after
the noon recess. When he took his
seat Transue, who had been in confer
ence with Speaker Stanton and others
at noon. at which the weakness of the
resolutions was considered, then asked
leave TO withdraw his resolutions. Per-
mission was granted
Grove L. Johnson then opposed the
motion Of Leeds to reconsider the
vote on the school bill
rs the assembly going to back down
at the request Of a soon 10 be forgotten
president Of the United States?" asked
johnson. Two years ago we relied
on the promises that were made.
don't propose to be fooled the second
time IL I can avoid st. You don't want
10 vote for this bin because you are
afraid; you are afraid Of the bogie man;
YOU don't know what you are afraid
Of Nothing new has occurred since
last Friday Last night nothing new
was submitted to me-"
Richard Melrose Of .Anaheim made the
principal argument for reconsideration.
He expressed himself as glad that the
Transue resolutions had been with
drawn. because. he was not in sympathy
with some Of the things in them.
This is not a question of Japanese
exclusion" urged MelrOse. IF we could
exclude them from our state there
would not be a single vote against the
measure"
Japanese in Schools
Melrose then read statistics showing
that the number of japanese in the
schools Of various cities in the state is
as follows; San Francisco, 12S; Stock
ton. 5: Santa Rosa. 4: Chico. o: Ala
Fresno, 81; Los Angeles, 12s; Santa
Cruz. is; Salinas, IA; San Jose. 80;
Bakersfield, g. Santa Barbara, 6; Sac
ramento, 81
The southern California assemblyman
read the telegram that Speaker Stanton
received from President Roosevelt last
saturday, in which the president deemed
il incompatible to disclose the docu-
ments relating to the agreement with
Japan. He also read the following
telegram which Assemblyman Grifiths
had received from Senator Perkins last
Saturday;
Washington, D. C, Feb. 6.
". =. Grlnths, Sacramento, Cal.-Re-
plying 10 your dispatch would say that
treaty made with foreign nations be-
comes the supreme law of the land
90 not think our government has any
treaty that conflicts with the resnecfix-s
states making suitable police or public
school regulations in the interest of
5ooo morals ana sanitary conditions of
the community. If not inconsistent
with your views hope YOU will consult
nd cooperate with Governor Csfllett
who, ] am sure, has at heart the well
Iare and honor of our state and COM
mon country. GEORGE c. PERKINS.
Melrose insisted that there was dan
DER Of war with Japan if Japan thought
the United States was doing anything
against her national honor.
Republican members. are you going
70 slap the republican president in the
tace?" asked Melrose.
AS TpnuhIIp2m aEcppnb1Uraar ToF
stand together and give him credit for
knowing what he is about"
Administration Victory
The motion to- reconsider was then
put and the rollcall showed a victory
for the administration with z3 ayes
and 80 noes. The bill itself was then
up before the house TO be voted on, and
IL was this time denied passage by a
vote OF 81 ayes and Al noes, as fol-
lows:
For school segregation:
Baxter Kehoe
Beatty Hightuer
Black AIacauley
Butler Maker
Callau HcManus
Colnm 1endenhau
Cronin Mott
Cullen 'elson
Gerdes 'dem
ellis 9'Neu
Hopkins Pugh
Irwin lStruckcnhruck
johnson OF Sacramento irelfer
Johnson OF Placer iWebber
Johnston of Contra 'Wheelan
Costa whitney
Juilliard Wilson,
Against school segregation:
Rarnd0llar lHinkle
Beardslee folmQuist
Beban johnson Of San Diego
Bohneft Leeds
Catten Mcclellan
Ioehlaa atelr0Se
CogspeI hlcore
Collier rrine
Cosfar resten
Dean ulcifer
FepIpr seci
rlaveIle rutherford
Fleislier sackeit
Flint 'elmift
Greer silver
l;rffftss iTransue
Hamuaon Wagner
Hanlon lNyihe
Hams Young
Hawk Stanton-4
Hewitt
Ahsent-Wyatt i.
Not vofing-Drew. l.
In the vote on the motion to recon-
slider. Baxter. Drew and Whitney had
voted aye, while Beban, O'Nel and