The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-02-01
MEASURE PASSED
BARRING APANESE
LOWER HOUSE OF THE IDAHO
LEGISLATURE APPROVES THE
ANTl-ALlEN BILL.
Seeks to Bar Japanese From AcquirI
Ing Title to Lands in the Gem
state-Supreme Court Budget
Measure Approved.

I Bonneville county, which, it was ad
a mitted on the floor of the assembly
q seeks TO bar Japanese from acquiring
!. title to valuable lands within the Dor
) ders Of the state of Idaho, was pass
ed by the house by unanimous vote
, on January &c.
In view of the fact that this meas.
ure is patterned after the California
act, which raised an issue between
the United States and Japan, the &C
ton of the house is looked upon as
of unusual significance.
During the debate on final passage
pointed reference was made to the
activities of aliens in the United
States in the attempt to bring about
a violation of the neutrality of this
country.
| Members declared unequivocalIy
for Americanism and American rights
not, while in this country and enjoy
ing its privileges and benefits, be-
come naturalized citizens.
When the anti-alien bill came be-
fore the house, and while speaking
for its passage, Representative Nc
Mullen of Bonneville county declared
that the main purpose of 1t was to
prevent Japanese from gaining title
to valuable sugar-beet and other
lands located In his county. He also
explained that the measure would put
back on the statute books the law
that was repealed four years ago. The
| Japanese, he said, were acquiring
lands gradually and the American
citizen found their occupancy dis
tasteful
Anderson of Canyon asserted that
the bill was American in every par
ticular. He called to the attention
of the house the activity of aliens in
the United States, seeking to force,
this country to violate its neutrality.
Majority Leader Moody referred
pointedly to the California situation
on the same subject and said his
sympathies were with the Califor-
mans in their fight against Japanese
occupancy. There was applause
when the speaker announced after
the roll CALL that the bill had passed
by a unanimous vote
Senator Evans is the author of a
measure that would take part of
Blaine county that juts into Power
county and annex it to the latter
county, through an enabling act he
introduced Friday.
In passing the supreme court bud
get measure in the house on January
26, 1t was explained by Representa-
tive MCGOWAN of Latah that the court
was short of funds, especially for TAX
ing up its northern term of court,
and passage of the measure would
come to that tribunals assistance.
The bill to create Bear River
county out of Bannock was killed 10y
'eing indefinitely postponed on re-
quest Of its author, Representative
Thatcher, and bill to create the
county Of Nampa out of part of Ada
md Canyon counties was introduced.
Boise, Idaho.-The two woman suf-
rage memorials made special order
n the house of representatives were
'assed on January % while the gal
cries filed with women enthusiast
ally applauded. The first memorial
SKIS congress to pass a federal
to the constitution giving
he women in all states the right of
ranchise. There were but two dis
enting votes against it. The second,
5 addressed to governors and legisla-
ures Of other states urging them to
ass and approve woman suffrage leg
Station. 1t passed unanimously.
A third memorial asking an amend
lent to the federal constitution pro-
iding for the direct election of pres
lent and Vice-president Of the United
tates, was defeated by a vote of 48
, IS.
The house passed a bill appropriate
g $4,000 state funds for water sur
eys and measurements in southern
aho.
There were introduced in the SEN
e two new county division bills,
'th seeking to be created out of old
'emont county. They are Clark and
ellowstone, Senator Elliott of Ere
ont county, who introduced them,
id he did not stand as their sponsor
ID would use every honorable means
defeat both. Senator Evans of
'wer county made a strong speech
support of his memorials to con-
ess asking that the 640-acre home
cad law be made ineffective as far
Idaho is concerned. The senate
commended both for passage.
The appropriation committee in
lower house of the legislature de-
ned to take action relative to the
noval Of books from the state
'asurer's department to the land de-
rtment, insisting that it was a mat
to be handled by the committee
state affairs.
The Republicans in the senate in
duced a bill providing for the in
of the state land depart
mt, and the governor, secretary of
tie and state treasurer are designat-
board to carry out the provisions
the measure.
| bill by Lewis and other mem
OF the minority repeating the
tax and the manner of collecting
vas left on the house calendar at
request of Kiger, one of its spons-
who explained that many of the
resentatiyes had asked further
In which to study the measure
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