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Show AIIIitlEII LAUD BEPASSED CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE AP-PROVES AP-PROVES LAND HOLDING BILL EXCLUDING JAPANESE. &Qet?ry Bryan Declare That He ools totthe People to Express Final Judgment Before the Act Goes Into Effect. Sacramento. The alien land ownership owner-ship bill previoiinly paused by the senate sen-ate was paed by the assembly late Saturday nlRht and await only the signature of the governor to become a law. Only three vote were cast against the measure In the lower house, one Domocrat and two Republican members mem-bers opposing It on the final pussage. The roll call was at 11:45 o'clock, less than twenty four hours after the final pdsK.u-c of the act In the senate early Saturday morning. The senate approved the bill by a vote of ."6 to 2. one Democrat and one Republican voting against It. Defeated Anally In his diplomatic effort ef-fort to dlsMuade the California legislature legis-lature from enacting an alien land law affecting the Japanese, Secretary of Btate Hryan declared Saturday afternoon after-noon that he looked to the people of tbe state to express a final Judgment, through the referendum, before tbe act shall go Into effect. Mr liryan's statement wa made before be-fore an open joint meeting of tbe lenate and assembly, Immediately before be-fore hi departure for Washington. The assembly, which wa even then In the midst of it debate on the land bill, paused for half an hour to bear him, and then took up its work of following fol-lowing the senate' lead. Governor Johnson on Sunday reiterated reiter-ated bis statement that be will not affix af-fix bl ilgnature to the bill until a rea-onable rea-onable trme after Dry an reache Washington. |
