The San Francisco call., 1909-03-04
San Francisco Representatives
Betray City in Assembly
Committee
Legislators From Outside Dis
triCts Refuse TO Concur
in Plot
Stand Taken by Disinterested
SOIOns Checkmates Scheme
to Throttle Measures
Especial Dispatch 10 The Cali


CALL HEADQUARTERS, CHAMBER
3. OF COMMERCE. BUILDING, SACRA-
MENTO. March 3.-San Francisco, be-
1rayed in the assembly committee on
commerce and navigation by her own
. representatives., tonight owes favor
: able. report on the Islais creek bills to
P. enblymen from outside districts,
.svho refused TO consider the PROPOSE
:tion Of reducing. the number Of blocks
TO be condemned from 6S to A for the
heaeAt Of the Acme lumber company.
= In executive session Chairman John
= lac&anus and George J. Black, both
here as representatives of san Fran
cisco, ana Assemblyman Percy a. John
son of san Diego. who appeared
promptly as witness for Lobbyist Nc
=. Rae when the latter was virtually ac-
S:eused of bribery by Senator Wright, did
their best against the interests Of San
-I9sneisco; but the city was protected
sby Assemblymen Leeds Of Los Angeles,
Otis and Feeley of Alameda, Flint of
+ San BenitO and KehOe Of Humboldt.
4Ihe scheme 10 sidetrack the bills by
> porting them favorably from the San
- E'ranciscO delegation for the purpose
iof throttling them in McManus' COM
riEttee on commerce and navigation was
checkmated-
sIeMANUs CAUSES SURPRISE
The stand Of the puerile Black was
expected. but McManus stand was a
surprise. The attitude of Johnson,
bosom friend Of McRae, was also well
known. These three have attempted
tonight to persuade Assem- blyman Flor
enee J. OMEN Of San Francisco, also a
rsember Of the committee, TO sign their
minority report. Both reports viii be
submitted 10 the assembly tomorrow
morning
AIcAIanus. Black and johnson. in the
'.connliCtee meeting this afternoon,
earned with telegrams from small
dealers over which the Acme lumber
company has some control, and also
quoting from a report, which had been
:repudiated by two senators whose
names are signed to il, pleaded for a
reduction Of the number Of blocks from
63 10 ~. The other legislators sat
quietly by, but when ii came TO the
vote on the matter of recommendation
showed their lack Of confidence in the
evidence adduced, although there was
not member present who could speak
IN DenalL or the city. me DlllS were
recommended favOrably by vote of 5
to 3. McManus, Black and Johnson
fken stated that they would submit a
minority report. favoring the A block
scheme.
1IcaIANUS DENIES SCHEME
Asked after the meeting if there had
not been a scheme on the part of him.
self and others to recommend the bills
out Of the san Francisco delegation
favorably for the purpose Of getting
them into his committee and throttling
them, McManus replied:
There was no such scheme. This is
simply a case where the san Francisco
delegation has passed the buck to me.
j opposed the 63 blocks in the delega-
tiQn. meeting, and did not concur in
the majority report. It is not fair TO
say that I voted in favor Of the 63
blocks in the delegation meeting and
then changed nay vote in the committee
on. commerce and navigation"
A poll Of the house shows that So
members have signided their intention
Of voting for the bills without any
amendment
The Il. members Of the San Francisco
delegation, who are not on the COM
-Fnerce and navigation committee. have
stated their intention Of standing by
theiF action when they Endorsed the
measures faVOra blv