The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-22
Proposed Alien I.nnh nlII.

sacramento, chi, April 2l.--Two new
bills dealing with the question Of land
ownership by aliens in California. each
reporting the view OF considerable
faction in the Legislature. will he of
fercd. and IL is expected voted on by
the Senate this week
Through an agreement reached by
leaders OF the majority party a drastic
law directed solely against the Jap
anese and Chinese will DC prepar red as
a substitute for the Thompson Birdsall
measure. and probably will be passed
IL not. an end will have come to the
antialien land legislation Mt this SEES
sion. floor leaders declare. 1t now is
guarded language OF the Thompson
Rirdsall bill and put in its place two
simple propositions:
81. No alien who is ineligible to cit
izcnship shall he permitted TO acquire
and hold land in California for n period
OF more than one year after date Of
such acquisition.
80. No corporation. the majority OF
stock OF which is held by aliens who
are ineligible to citizenship. shall be
permitted to acquire and hold land
except for one year"
Agreed on this procedure are Senator
\. l.. Boynton, president pro ten. and
floor leader of the House: Senator Lee
G. Gates. chairman Of the judiciary
committee: Senator r. w. Thompson
chairman OF the committee OF revenue
and taxation. and others. They will
be opposed BY several Of the Demo
cratic leaders. who expressed them
selves on the floor of the Senate as
standing against the use of the words
Ineligible to citizenship" in describ-
ing the aliens whom ii is sought TO
restrict.
In Direct Opposition.
The plan is in direct opposition to
S.t,f H..
gram received by Governor johnson
from Secretary Bryan of the state De
partmcnt. last week. and the Demo
Gratis have decided to offer n bill which
Will contine the restriction TO aliens
who have not declared their intention
to become citizens according to law"
In effect. the progressive Rcpubli-
cans now are proposing substantially
the original Democratic bin, while the
Democrats are tending towards the
original administration bill.
The Birdsal bin. which, in its pres
cnt form. permits corporations COM
posed of aliens eligible to citizenship
author to-day for amendment SEN
ator CamInetti. the Democratic leader,
wished 10 amend it to give the priv
ilegc only TO corporations composed of
aliens who had declared their inten-
ton 10 become citizens.
W H'il - lIit PURPOSE OF an anti
alien land bill?" asked Senator Boyn-
ton.
".ro keep out people we don't want
here. particularly the Japanese" re-
piled Caminetti
Then why not say so in the bill
you propose here"
Because the experience of this
state with Chinese exclusion showed
that laws directed against particular
nation would not be upheld in the Stu
premo Court" said Caminetti
on the assumption that yoi intend
10 keep out the Japanese" asked Boyn-
ton, why do YOU not say so by using
the words ineligible TO citizenship?
Would that he thrown out by the Su-
premc Court
On a question Of procedure. Can't
nctti was not permitted TO offer his
amendment at once. but Will be given
IN opportunity on Wednesday,, when
majority leaders viii off,r their sub
stitute bill and the question probably
VIII he thrcshcd out