The San Francisco call., 1909-01-19

! BILL RECOMMENDED
Assembly Committee on Public
Morals Passes Measure With
out a Dissenting Vote
John w. Mott Protected From
Going on Record ii Matter
by His Absence
By George Van Smith
idl Dispatch 10 The CaU1

CALL HEADQUARTERS. CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE. BUILDING, SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. 1S.-President Roosevelt
has felt it incumbent upon him again
to request that the legislature of Cali
fornia enact no anti-Japanese measures.
Two years ago the president asked
Governor Gillett to prevent the enact
ment of law for the segregation of
Asiatics in the public schools of this
state and roasted California to a rich
brown crisp in his message. He has
sent noff1aying message to congress on
the subject this year, but he has wired
Governor Gillett to prevent the enact
ment of any anti-Japanese legislation
Governor Gillett received a telegram
today from President Roosevelt re-
questing the governor to insure the de-
lay of any legislation touching the
Japanese until after the receipt of a
letter which the president intimates is
on its way. He also suggests that I'M
migration regulations affecting the en-
tire nation are in process of incubation.
REGARD PRESIDENTS WISHES
Quite regardless of the presidents
make any difference as regards the ac-
tion this year, the senate is quite pre-
pared to prevent the enactment of any
of the pending anti-Japanese bills,
though the senate leaders are most
heartily in favor of the enactment of a
most stringent law for the segregation
of the Asiatics in the public schools.
Providence and high water protected
Assem- blyman John w. Mott from going
nxsc go .afr Oh
gambling bill, which was unanimously
recommended for passage of the as
sembly committee on public morals this
afternoon. Mott, who declined to rec
ognize the platform of the Alameda
county republican convention as bind
ing upon him. because his district dele
gates did not take separate action upon
the racetrack bill. construed that rail-
ure to take that separate action as an
instruction to oppose the Otis-Walker
bill or any other old anti-racetrack
gambling measure.
MOTT GOES TO OAKLAND
There was a time when it was be-
lieved that there might be an attempt
to defeat the Otis Walker bill in the
assembly subsequently, the plans de-
veloped otherwise and Stanton appoint
ed a committee which made a favorable
report of the bill to the assembly GER
tainty. Mott went home to Oakland on
Friday with the other Alameda county
statesmen, but he did not return with
them last night He got back this aft.
ernoon In time to receive the sad It'd
ings, If sad they were, that Chairman
Griffiths of the public morals commit
tee had gathered seven OF the nine
committeeman this afternoon and sent
the bill out with unanimously favor
able report. Mendenhal was the other
- Frr-1 .of esIs Isertrf 1cf
attempt to amend the bill as introduced.
Nor was there any recalcitrant discus
sion The bill will receive its second
reading tomorrow and If its friends
wish it can be made a special order for
final action on Thursday.
This course was suggested by Speaker
stanton tonight. Mott exhibited a de-
cidedly .rritated front when he was
told upon his arrival that the committee
had reported the Otis Walker bill out,
But he declined to admit that his irrita-
tion was occasioned by his failure to
get down one small bet in the shape of
negative vote in committee.
When the Otis Walker bin, which is
free copy of the Hughes law, gets to
the senate from the assembly the fire.
works will be loosed in the upper house.
The proponents of the measure expect
to have to fight a substitute, which
they expect to be an emasculation of
the general provisions of the Otis
Walker and Martinelli bills. If their
fears are realized they will demand that
the senate take the Otis-Walker bill
from the committee and make a man to
man fight for its passage on the floor.
They will fight to the end every attempt
to amend. Senator Walker said today:
I'VE will make our fight for this bill
We will not be whipsawed between the
two houses. 1t is this bill or none for
u.s."
UNIT FOR IsLAIs CREEK
That the San Francisco delegation is
a unit for the resubmission of the
Welch bill for the Improvement of
Islais creek exactly as it was submit
ted and beaten by the luubermen and
ship owners, was brought out with de-
cided emphasis this afternoon when the
senate committee on commerce and
navigation was organized and arrange
I1ents for a public hearing on Wednes-
day night agreed Upon.
Plan for Changing Names
CALL HEADQUARTERS CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE. BUILDING, SACRA-
MENTO. Jan. 1S.-The senate measure
providing for the manner in which
names of cities and towns may be
changed was greatly modified in the
municipal corporations committee to-
day. Half of the qualified electors Of
the. municipality will have to sign a
petition before an election will even
be called. The committee approved the
increase In the salaries of Justices of
the peace of Oakland and Los Angeles
and also indorsed the resolution ap-
proving the amendments to the charter
OF Santa Barbara.
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