The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-28
AGREEMENT MADE
 ID HOLD UP BILLS
Anti-JapaneSe Legislation Is
 Set Aside Temporarily
DREW AGREES TO PLANS
Governor GiIlett Carries His Point After Roosevelt's Message Reaches Him and Gives Him Re-
 quired information.

l Sacramento, Cal, January 27.-The ques- l ton of the anti-Japanese Legislation was 1 temporarily put aside by the legislature l today as a result of an agreement be- 1 tween President Roosevelt, Governor Gil- lett and the. leaders of both houses
 Assemblyman A. M. Drew agreed, after conference with the governor, to amend his anti-alien bill. Grove L. Johnson was not willing to postpone action upon his anti-Japanese bills, but a motion to put all ] the measures over for a week prevailed with little opposition. The governor re- ceived the following telegram from the President today:
 White House, Washington, January 27 Hon. J. N. Gllett, governor of Califor-
 mia:
 T must again express from the stand point of all our people the appreciation of the great service that you are rending. have absolute and entire faith in the judg- ment and patriotism of the people of the great state of California and 1 know that they will support you. My letter is already on its way to you and you may make it public whenever you desire.
 THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
 On motion of Assembyman Drew, au- thor of the anti-aien land bill, action on all anti-Japanese bills was postponed for one week, when the measures come up as special order of business. Senator Marc Anthony introduced in the upper house this morning joint resolution calling upon Congress to request that the Japa- nese consul general at San Francisco be recalled by his government, on the ground that the official attempted to interfere with the California legislature.
 When the Drew bill was called up for consideration it's author asked that it be put over. MT. Drew received a letter from Governor Gillett yesterday in which the latter said:
 T am inclined to think that the best possible law that can be passed on the question of alien ownership of land would be the law adopted in Oklahoma
 After suggesting some changes that might be made, he continued:
 T am of the opinion that President Roosevelt and Secretary Root would agree that this bill would be all right in fact I have telegrams from them which would indicate such to be the fact"
 MT. Drew's reply was as follows:
 T am strictly in accord with the changes you suggest. The words who is not citizen of the United States are super1uous and could easily have been left out, but they found in both the Illinois and Oklahoma laws. I am glad the President takes the view of the matter that he does and you may rest assured that l shall work in harmony with your self. However, I deem it advisable that some law should be enacted at this ses- sion of the legislature. 1 think it will be wisdom on your part to take this step and surely neighbor, Japan, cannot complain so long as the bill is applicable to all aliens alike. 1 will submit to you draft of the amended bill as soon as l get it in shape Yours very truly,
 "A. M. DREW" The assemblyman's request to postpone action on the bill was made in order that he may prepare such amendments would be acceptable to President Roose- welt.
 There was little opposition. Drew ex- plained that he would amend his measure to suit President Roosevelt and Governor G:llett. Grove L. Johnson, author of the bills denying Japanese the rights to be- long to corporation directorates and segre- gating them into sects and residents, ob- tained support aside from a brief speech by Charles Nelson, a labor as- semblyman from San Francisco. MT. Nell son declared he was opposed to postpone ment, believing the assembly should go on record at once.