The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-28
Autonomy Granted to Cuba and
Porto Rico Islands.
WAR IN THE PHILIPPINES
RENEWAL OF HOSTILITIES BY
THE NATIVES.
Destitute Americans in Cuba-Cath-
Ole Plan Of Charity-Recom-
mendations to Benefactors-Dis-
satisfaction of Catalonian Indus
trials-Spanish- Cuban News.

Madrid, Nov. 27.-The official Gazette
this morning publishes the royal de-
crees granting autonomy for Cuba and
Porto Rico.
Article explains the principles of
the future government of the two is
lands.
Article 2 DEGREES that the government
of each island shall be composed of an
insular parliament, divided into two
chambers, while a governor general,
representing the home government, will
exercise in its name the supreme au-
thority.
Article declares that the faculty of
making laws on colonial affairs rests
with the insular chambers and the
governor general
Article 4 directs that the consular
representation shall be composed OF
two corporations with equal powers,
viz: chamber of representatives and
a council of administration.
Article 5 provides that the counsel
of administration shall consist of 80
members, of whom Is shall be elected
and II be nominated by the home gov
eminent.
Article provides that the members
/ of the council of administration shall
who were born in the island or who
have resided there continuously for four
years. It specifies numerous officials,
such as senators, presidents of courts
and of chambers of commerce and
other bodies, as eligible to election to
the councils.
Articles to IA inclusive deal with
nominations and the condition of cleo
ton to councils.
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governor general to convoke, suspend
or dissolve the chambers, with an OBJ
legation to reassemble them within
three months. Articles 16 to % deal
with the procedure of the chambers
and grant immunity to members.
Article 29 empowers the insular par
lament to receive the governors oath
and make effective the responsibility
of the secretaries forming the COVER
nor's council Secretaries may be i'm
peached by the chambers, in which
case they are to be judged by the coun-
Gil Of administration.
Negotiations for treaties of commerce
are to be made by the home govern
ment, with the assistance of the sec
retaries of the island
Article SO confers upon the islands
the imposing of customs duty.
Article 40 deals with the commercial
sula and provides that no import or
export tax may be differential to the
prejudice of productions of either island
or the peninsula. A list will be formed
of articles coming from Spain direct,
Which will be granted Favorable treat
ment in regard to similar articles com
ing from abroad. and the same will be
done for productions of the islands en-
tering Spain. the differential duty In
no case to exceed 50 per cent.
The remainder of the decree explains
the governor generals powers. He will
exercise supreme command, be respon-
sfble for the preservation of order have
free power to nominate officials and
his secretary, will publish and execute
the laws and DEGREES, international
treaties and conventions, etc, and will
have the power of pardoning, suspend
ing constitutional guarantees and be
charged with prevention of public VIC
lence.