Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-05

leu states military governor of the
Fhilippines and a civil governor and an
auVlsory council elected by the people,
me military governor was authorized
70 appoint secretaries of the treasury,
interior, agriculture, public instruction.
an attorney general and an auditor. The
seat OF government was fixed at Ba-
color. the military government exer-
cisco the supreme executive power. He
Is to see thai the laws are executed, APP
point to offices and fill all vacancies in
once not otherwise provided for and
may, with the approval of the military
governor of the Philippines. remove any
officer from office. The civil governor
advises the military governor on all pub
lie and civil questions and presides over
the advisory council. He, in general,
performs the duties which are perform
ed by secretaries of state in our w
system of government.
Ihe advisory council OF eight men,
bers elected by the people within terri
torial limits, which are defined in the or
der OF the commanding general. The
times and places of holding elections are
to be fixed by the military governor of
the island of Negroes. The qualification
OF voters are as follows:
One-A voter must be a male citizen
of the island of Negros.
TWo-Of the age of q years.
Three-He shal be able to speak, read
and write the English, Spanish or VIA
Jan aiiS udSc VI He iluSl own real prop
erty worth $500 or pay a rental on real
property of the value of 81 1000.
Four-He must have resided in the is
land not less than one year preceding
and in the district in which he offers to
register as a voter not less than three
months Immediately preceding the time
he offers to register.
FiNe-He must register at a time fixed
by law before voting.
six-Prior to such registration he shall
1,y WV ,,,t 4 ~ r,-N l,~ 1, I;-, - {iZ
government. Provided. that no insane
person shall be allowed to register or
vote.
The military governor has the right
to veto all bills or resolutions adopted
by the advisory council and his veto is
final if not disapproved by the military
governor of the Philippines. The adj
visory council discharges all the ordin-
AIRY duties of a legislature. The usual
duties pertaining to said officers are to
be performed by the secretaries of the
treasury. interior. agriculture. public in
struction, the attorney general and the
auditor.
The judicial power is vested in three
judges h are to be appointed by the
military governor of the island. Inferior
courts are to be established. Free pub
lie schools are to be established
throughout the districts of the island in
which the English language shall be
taught. and this subject will receive the
careful COIiSiICI ~ VI NhS aAN iooAJ
, council. The burden of government
must be distributed equally and eauit-
ably mons the people. The military
authorities will collect and receive the
customs and revenues and will control
postal matters and Philippine inter-
island trade and commerce. The mill
tary governor. subject to the approval
of the military governor OF the Phihp-
pines, determines all questions not spec
tally provided for and which do not come
under the jurisdiction OF the aoVlsory
council.
THE SULU ISLANDS,.
The authorities of the Sulu islands
have accepted the succession OF the UNI
ted States to the rights of Spain, ana
our flag floats over that territory. On
the 10th of August, 1899. Brig. Gen.
! Bates, u. S. A.. negotiated an agree
ment with the sultan ana nus pr,n-
cipal chiefs, which ! transmit herewith.
,Ry article l., the sovereignty OF the
United States over the whole archipela-
go of Jolo and its dependencies IS de-
clared and acknowledged.
The United States flag will be USED In
the archipelago and it's dependencies, on
land and sea. Piracy is to be suppressed
and the sultan agrees to cooperate heart
ilv with the United States authorities to
that end and to make every possible Ell
fort to arrest and bring to justice all per-
sons engaged in piracy. All trade IN
domestic products of the archipelago OF
,Jolo carried on with any part OF
the Philippine islands under the An1erl-
can flag shall be free. unlimited and UNI
dutiable. The United States will give full
protection to the sultan in case any for
eign> nation should attempt to impose
upon him. The United States will NOT
sell this island of Jolo or any other island
of the Jolo archipelago to any foreign
nation without the consent of the sultan.
- =, r.. H. IA -, nod l,ia &C nc
in the administration Of the islands have
been agreed upon to the amount of $76o
a month. Article ten provides that any
slave in the archipelago of JOlO shall have
the right to purchase freedom by paying
to the master the usual market value.
The agreement by General Bates was
made subject to confirmation by the pres
ident and future notifications by the
conferences of the parties in interest. l
have confirmed such agreement and with
the reservation which / have directed it
shall be ~mmunicate to the sultan of
.Jolo, but this agreement is not to be
deemed in any way to authorize or give
the consent of the United States to the
existence of slavery in the Sulu archi-
pelago.
PROSPERITY IN ISLANDS.
communicate these facts to ongress
for it's information and action. Every
thing indicates that with the speedy sup
preston of the TagalO rebellion, life in
the archipelago will soon assume it's or
binary course under the protection of our
sovereignty and the people of these favor
ed islands will enjoy a prosperity and a
freedom which they have never before
known. Already hundreds of schools are
open and filled with children. Religious
freedom is sacredly assured and enjoyed,
the courts are disposing justice. Bush
ness is beginning to circulate in its accus-
toned channels. Manila is now a
lous and thriving mart of commerce. The
aa,nart and uprappittin~ and ca VorS of the (