Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-05-03
"ANTI-JAP' BILL
WILL CONFORM
TO TREATY
CALIFORNIA SOLONS DECIDE TO OMIT
WORDS INELIGIBLE TO CITI.
zENsHIP," !" so OBJECTIONABLE TO
ID. NIPPON.
GOVERNOR WILL DELAY
SIGNING The MEASURE

Sacramento, Calf, May 3.-Gover.
nor Johnson is expected . to have in
his hands tonight an alien land law
barring Japanese and other aliens in
eligible to citizenship from the soil
of California. He has agreed to delay
signing the bill until opportunity
shall be given for hearing whatever
protests President Wilson may desire
to make In the governors own
words, this delay will cover a ''rea-
sonable time" probably not more than
ten days, certainly not more than
thirty.
Although the act is designed to eX-
clude all aliens ineligible to citizen
ship, it is drawn in conformity with
treaty obligations and guarantees to
every alien his full treaty rights, omit
ting the phrase ineligible to citizen
ship" Objectionable to Japan.
With this program on the cards, the
assembly picked up today the work
of the senate and began final consid-
GRAFTON of the Bloodgood bill, which
is identical with the Webb re-draft of
the anti-alien bills passed early this
morning by the senate.
1t was planned by the administra-
ton floor leaders in the lower house
to adopt the same procedure followed
yesterday by the senate and to begin
at once, the long debate that must
necessarily precede conclusive ac-
ton. The effect of the senate's al
most unanimous decision was expect
ed to hasten the vote.
Since the Bloodgood bill is identi-
cal with the senate bill already pass
ed, it will be sent on passage imme-
diately to the committee on enroll
ment there to be compared with it's
companion measure. When the iden-
tity of the two acts has been verified
the committee will report back to the
house and the bill will be sent to the
governor for his signature.
The amended alien land bill was
made a special order of business in
the assembly today Shouts of an
gry disapproval from Democratic mem.
bers greeted the administrations first
attempt to suspend the constitution
and put the bill through this morn
ing Assemblyman l.. D. Bohnett, ad-
ministration floor leader, abandoned
the motion and substituted one calling
for special consideration. The Dem
ocrats still protested.
"There is no need for such ter
rife haste" said Assembly Stricken
beck. ''There is no doubt this bill
will be passed by the majority, but it
might as well be done decently. None
read this bill, yet"
Mr.. Struckenbruck moved that con
sideration be postponed until Mon
day but got only Democratic votes in
support
Sacramento, Calf, May 3.--In the
midst of his preparations for leaving
Sacramento this evening, Secretary of
State Bryan sent word at noon to Gov
ernor Johnson and the presiding of
ficers of the two houses of the leg !
islature asking for another conference, |
tc be held at o'clock this afternoon
What observations the secretary
has to make on his visit will be con-
tanned in his report to the president;
he had nothing to say of it here.
Mr.. Bryan will hurry to Washington
without interruption, accepting no in
vitations to make stop overs on the
way. At Tucson, Arizona, he expects
to be joined by his son for brief
chat.
BRYAN's MISSION ENDED.
Sacramento, Calf, May 3.-Secre-
tary Bryan mission to California is
ended. Without waiting for the as
'embly to take action on the alien
and holding bill, he will leave Sac
for the east at sos this aft
srnoon by way of Los Angeles.
He did not indicate in his request
what message he would transmit to
he Legislators, but stold Governor I
Johnson that the California executive {
could choose for himself whether the
conference should be open or execu- |
ice.
JAPS DON'T LIKE 1T. s
Washington, D. c., May Sit was G
earned here today that the Webb Il
,ill in its present form is not satis- s
actory to the Japanese government. s
Although there is possibility of t
in the lower branch of the [
legislature or conference, the con-
yiction obtains that nothing remains
o be done from the Japanese point !
# view at present to await the re-
urn to Washington of Secretary Bry-
m. Then it will be in order to take
he matter up automatically, prob
lbly the first step being to ascertain
whether the administration can be
counted on to begin legal test of :,
he constitutionality of the new act.
II the question between the United
states and Japan should not be set" ),
led within the next three months, 1t :,
vas intimated here today that Japan
night make formal request for the y
of the issue to arbitra- :,
ion at the Hague tribunal
The special arbitration treaty be-
ween the two countries negotiated 7
n 1900, which is believed to cover Il
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