The San Francisco call., 1909-01-30
CLASH IN ASSEMBLY
ON FREIGHT RATES
Drew and McManuS Differ as to
Favor Shown to Railroad
interests
House Refuses to Take Resolu-
ton From Committee by
Large Majority
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

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| CALL HEADQUARTERS. CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE BUILDING, SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. 29.-Assemblyman A. NJ.
Drew made an unsuccessful attempt to-
day to force out@of committee Senator
Sanford's joint resolution urlszng con-
| greSs to grant the interstate commerce
commission increased power in the
matter of regulating the freight rates
exacted by transcontinental lines.
Sharp words passed between Drew
and John w. Mott, the chairman of the
committee on federal relations, to which
the resolution had been referred. Drew
insisted that the measure was of such
Importance that it should be placed
before the house without delay. Mott
replied by reading a letter from which
1T appeared that there was opposition
to the resolution.
Those interests opposing this meas
ure are receiving special favors," said
Drew, who then explained that Bris-
lows report charging that the Pacific
Mall steamship company was dominated
by the transcontinenta1 lines and was
not soliciting through business via the
Panama line was before the secretary
or war, and that action should not be
delayed in considering the resolution.
Reference to the increase in freight
rates by railroads and the estimated
additional burden of $4,000, 900 a year
as result aroused some of the mem
oers. c. c. Young of Berkeley insisted
that the resolution would help the peo-
pie of California and that the issue
was one of life or death with them,
1 object to the insinuations against
the chamber of commerce." cried John
McManus in reply to Drew's charge.
1sldor Jacobs is sitting beside Mr..
Drew here on the floor of the assembly
lobbying for this bill and In violation
OF the rules of the house."
with o4 votes necessary to get the
Dill out of committee. Drew poIIed
only &C. 1t is understood that the
ana then hear those who wish to dis
cuss the bill
Want Exclusion Act
SEATTLE, Jan. 29.-The Asiatic ex-
Sduslon league last night made plans
FeDruary 19, at which drastic measures
VIII be taken to call attention to the
great lnf1ux of Japanese to this country
owing to the alleged lax methods of the
federal authorities Telegrams were
drafted and sent to President Roosevelt
ana members of the legislature of Cali
Iolula, urging Japanese exclusion. The
messages read:
President Roosevelt: Preserve the
republic. Exclude the Japanese. Let
the people rule"
oAoNe L. Johnson, state Assembly
man or sacramento county: Stand pat
The real people of the coast are with
Governor Gil1ett: Don't sit on the
safety valve. The Japanese will never
exclude themselves. Pass it up to the
people,
Money Voted Legislators
: CALL HEADQUARTERS CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE BUILDING. SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. 29.-The sum of SIS 900
was divided between nine members of
the Legislature and two ex-assembIy-
men today. when the senate passed the
bllls appropriating compensation for
the men who acted on the hold over
banking and harbor committees. Bills
covering their expenses had been passed
heretofore.
The six members of the banking com
mittee got $1,000 apiece. These were
Senators Leavitt, Wolfe and Curtin and
Assemblymen Fisher Stanton and Cut
ten.
The six members of the harbor COM
mittee got $1,000 each. They were
Senator'S Wright, Wolfe and Kennedy
and Assemblymen Leeds, Percy John
son and Stroll.