The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-07
People Are Anxious For Repub-
Iican Form of Government.
A CONSTITUTION PROPOSED
RECEIVED BY STATE AND WAR
DEPARTMENTS.
President Mckinley Will Make Rec
concentrations In his Forthcom-
ing Message to Congress-In the
Meantime the Island Will Be Gov
erened By Military Authorities.

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Chicago, Sept. 6.-A special to the
Times-Herald from Washington says:
Copies of General Otis order granting
home rule to the people of the island OF
Negros were received by the state and
war department today. together with
a constitution proposed by the inhabit-
ants of the island, upon which they seek
to have established for themselves a
| republican form of government.
This action will be very carefully con-
| sidered by the president in connection
with the recommendations of the gov
eminent of the archipelago, which will
be incorporated in his Forthcoming
message, but in the meantime the gov
eminent of Negros will be conducted in
accordance with the order issued by
General Otis. which announces that
General Otis F. Smith, Z. S. v, COM
| manding United States troops in the
sub military districts in the island of
Negroes in the Visayan military dis
trict, is appointed military governor OF
the island, and adds.
The people CT Negros, through duly
accredited representatives having duly
acknowledged the. sovereignty of the
United States over that island, and
having directed ind forwarded to his
excellency, the president of the United
States, for the consideration and delib-
Grafton of congress, a proposed conSti-
tuition or body of fundamental laws,
upon which they seek TO have establish
ed for themselves a republican form of
government, it is deemed essential,
pending final action by the president
and the congress of the United States
thereon, and while supervision of the
affairs of the islands must be main
tanned, that a provisional government
to administer it's civil matters be insti-
tuted, under which the people may en-
JOY the largest measure of civil liberty
compatible with prevailing conditions,
and which shall conform to their de-
sires, as expressed in their proposed
constitution.
Government For Negros.
at is. therefore, ordered that a gov
eminent for that island be established
as speedily as practicable. The gov
eminent of the island of Negroes shall
consist of a military governor appointed
by the United States military governor
of the Philippines, who shall command
the United States troops stationed
therein, a civil governor and an advis-
DRY council elected by the people.
The military governor shall appoint
secretaries for the treasury, interior,
agriculture, public instruction, an at
torney general and an auditor who
shall act under his immediate instruc-
lions. The seat of government shall
be established at Bacolor
The military governor shall exercise
the supreme executive power He shall
see that the laws are executed, shall
appoint to Office and fill all vacancies
in office not herein otherwise provided
for, and, with the approval of the mill
tary governor of the Philippines, re-
move any officer from office. He shall
PERFORM such other functions as tine
duties OF his position may require.
The civil governor to be elected by
the people, shall advise the military
governor of all public civil questions,
and shall preside over the advisory
council. He shall countersign all grants
and commissions of civil nature which
are executed by the military governor
attend every session of the advisory
council, and. in case of a tie vote in
said body, he shall cast the deciding
vote: shall receive all bills and resolu-
tons of the advisory council; shall at
test the official acts of the military gov
ernor in SO far as strictly civil matters
are concerned; shall affix the great seal.
With his own attestation, to all civil
commissions, DaryionS and public pa
pers to which the official signature of
the military governor is required, and
perform such other duties as NAV he
duly conferred upon him.
The Right of Veto.
The military governor of the island
shall have the right to veto all bills or
resolutions adopted by the advisory
council, and his veto shall be final, if
not disapproved by the military gov
ernor of the Philippines. The advisory
council shall discharge all the ordinary
duties of a legislature The duties of
secretaries and auditor are of practi-
cally the same charao - as those Of
ficialS Of the United Stales. The score
tary of public instruction has charge
of schools
Municipal governments shall be or
ganized as soon as possible. under the
supervision of military and civil gov
ernors, and the advisory council. Of
ficers of cities, towns. and municipali- |
ties in office at the time of the promul- |
cation of this order shall continue to |
act in their official capacity until sue |
cessofs are elected, selected or appoint
ed and qualified.
The judicial power shall be vested |
in three judges, who shall be appointed |
by the military governor of the island. |
Inferior courts shah be provided for !
and established under the order and /
recommendation of the civil governor /
and advisory council.
Free public schools shall be estah-
ished throughout the districts of the
sland, in which the English language
shall be taught, and this subject will
receive the careful consideration of the
advisory council
The burden of governments must be I
squitably distributed among the. people
The military authorities will collect anC
-eceive the customs revenue, if any
viii control postal matters and philip
pine inter-island trade and commerce"
IoWAS PREPARE TO SAIL.
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