Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-06
Governor Will Hold Meas
ure Reasonable Time Be-
fore Signing to Permit
Protest From President.
HOUSE STARTS ON
A SIMILAR BILL
Bloodgood Measure is lden-
tical With Webb Redraft;
Shima Sends Telegram Of
Thanks to Wilson.

Sacramento, CAL, May 3.-GoV. JOnn-
don is expected to have in his hands
tonight an alien land law barring
Japanese and other aliens ineligible
to citizenship from the soil of Cali
fornia He has agreed to delay sign
ing 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 reasonable time, J"
probably not more than ten days, GER
tainly not more than thirty.
Although the act is designed to ex.
cllide 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 Japanese
Assembly Takes Up Bill.
with this program on the cards the
assembly picked up today the work of
the senate and began final considera-
ton of the "Bloodgood BILL which is
identical with the Webb redraft OF the
anti-alien bills passed early this morn
ing by the senate.
1t was planned by the administration
floor leaders in the lower house to
adopt the same procedure followed yes
terday by the senate and to begin at
once the long debate that must neces-
sarily rrecede conclusive action. The
effect of the senate's almost unani-
NOUS decision was expected to hasten
the vote.
Since the Bloodgood bill is identical
with the senate bill already passed, 1T
will be sent on passage Immediately to
the committee on enrolment, there to
be compared with its companion meas.
,lre When the identity of the two
acts have 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 angry disapproval from
democratic members greeted the adj
ministration' first attempt to suspend
the constitution and put the bill
through this morning. Z
Assemblyman L. B. Bohnett, adj
ministration floor leader, abandoned
the motion and substituted one calling
for special consideration. The demo
Gratis still protested.
eThere is no need for such terrific
haste said Assemblyman Stucken-
bruce. There is no doubt this bill will
be passed by the majority, but 1T might
as we'll be done decently. None OF us
has had time to so much as read this
bill vet"
Stuckenbruck moved that considera-
ton be postponed until Monday, but
got only democratic votes in support.
Johnson Claims Victory.
The passage of the alien land bill by
the senate, in spite of the softening
clause permitting leases to ineligible
foreigners, is regarded by Governor
Johnson as graf victory for the peo-
pie of the state
I'VE have done the big thing" said
the governor this morning. when
this bill has passed the assembly, we
shall have made it impossible for
aliens who are ineligible to citizen
shin to get foothold on the land Of
California.
"As for leases. I may say that every
bill that has been considered seriously
has contained a clause, authorizing
leases. The Bradford bill, which
passed the assembly two weeks ago
and represented the views of the as
senhly and all who opposed alien
ownership at that time, provided for
five year. leases. The present bill re-
duces the term to three vars.
"This was don at the earnest request
Of the farmers of the Sacramento and
San joaquin valleys, SO that fair OPP
portunity should be given them to ad-
lust them to the new considerations.
Two years hence, if the legislature de-
sires, 1t may eliminate the leasing