The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-02-09
Divide
The State
Controversy In legislature Japanese
Protest Kills Anti-Alien Bill.

| japanese legislation IN tnlS country
at this time would ouly lncense the
japanese people and possibly force
the Japanese government, as a meas
ure of representation, TO register is
protest by arms, against the action OF :
the Idaho legislature, had the bill
been enacted into law.
The same protest was made with
like result against a similar bill that
was being passed by the Oregon legis
lature. The governor Of Oregon, in
reluctantly accedng to the wishes OF
the state department, predicted thai
the time is coming when the people
will demand in no uncertain manner
laws to exclude japanese from owning
lands in Oregon.
The Idaho bill was drawn by A. ID.
Anderson, Republican, but his
Democratic colleague from Bonneville
county Joined him In introducing IL
in the legislature. A like bill intro
duced In the legislature two years
ago passed the house, but was killed
in the senate.
The author of the lill speaking on
the floor OF tue house when IT came
up for its third reading and tlnal
passage said that II was aimed at the
Japanese who were acquiring land
holdings 10 Bonneville county much
tothe dissatisfaction of white farmers.
He declared the bill to be the same In
every detail As the Idaho anti alien
land law repealed by thes 1913 session
OF the legislature, except that 1t gives
the aliens seven years 10 which 10
. dispose OF lands purchased TO prot iect
> lien, while the former bill forced
. them to sell within five years.
Anderson has said in an interview
that the repeal OF the old law was
:, affected 10y real estate dealer who
wished 10 dlspuse Of certain holdings
to Japanese.
Feb. the house passed house bills:
Providing that the assessment OF real
, estate shall be made every two years
= instead Of every year; requiring conu :
ty commissioners and highway com :
mlssioners to erect signs at crossroads;
S creating the county Of PUrtneuf out
!. OF territory taken from BaDnocl1
!. county; amending the statutes Ia
E, permit farmers TO take advantage Of
= the federal loan act
Feb. 2:-TO encourage the clearing
of stump lands In northern Idaho,
. the lower house of the legislature
C passed bill by Bohman reducing the
"a rate Of interest on contracts for state
d lands and giving settlers 10 years OF
J. grace before being called on TO meet
l. the principal payments after making
rt cost payment of 10 per cent at the
n time of purchase.
10 The Bohman bill was the only
measure passed The bill fixing the
terms on contracts for the purcha'
DC of state stump lands, reduces interest
"a on principal from TO per cent fol
I'd the first five years aud to 4 per cen
to for the following five years. But II
es per cent of the principal can be col
ev lected at the time Of purchase. Th
he next payment of principal does no
=, fall due until 10 years have expired
Feb 3: The house bill 10y Kent fc
the clearing Of stump aud cut-ore
private and state lands IN northtr
NJ Idaho through the organization Q
u stumpage districts, under the super
I'm vision of counties, passed the house
The Lake county division measuT
~ seeking to cRate new county out
southern Bonner and northern Koo'
enai counties, was killed. The coun
ty lines and boundary committe
recommended that The bill bc nc
Nv printed, which sealed its doom. Th
= senate adopted the report after lon
- debate.
The memorial to congress urgin
~ the passage of "a federal amendmet
to give suffrage to women was kille
"" ia the senate without fight.
%" Besides passing the Valley count
bill the senate passed Senator Bane
-, CONTINUED ON , AGE Two.)