Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-06-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandra Gazette.
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The bill temporarily 10 provide for
the administration Of the sfisirs OF
civil government 10 the Philippines
upon W which the Senate will vo'e al 4
O'Clock this afternoon, is aD original
measure and has yet TO be approved
nv the House. Among its provlslons
are the following: IL approves the
creation of the Philippine commission
and continues 1t az the Governmel t OF
the islands. The bill OF civil rights Is
extended to the people OF the Philip
mines with the sole exceptions oil tne
right to bear arms and the right OF
trial by Jury. The Philippine tariff OF
duties and taxes as at present auth
orized ia approved. All inhab tints, OF
the islands at the time OF the Ameri-
can occupation and their children born
eubseuuent thereto are hello TO De
"citizeus OF the Philippines and ss such
entitled to the protection of the United
states," except such es elect TO pre-
serye their allegiance Spain. When
general and complete peace shall have
been Oh { lblishei 10 the islar de census
OF tie population is t. ne taken for the
purpose of ascertsipiDR t1e capacity oil
the people for the establishment OF
permanent popular representative gov
eminent. The Philippine government
is authorized to improve the harDors
and nayiRable waters. All property
and rights acquired by the United
States are placed under the control OF
the Philiopioe government. The gov
ernmept IL also autboriZ d to make
rules and regulations for the DISPOSE
ton of the public lsnds. Authority is
given the Philippine government TO
purchase the friars' lands ADD to issue
bonds, payable 10 gold, in payment
tnert fore. Appeals from the Supreme
Court of the Islands to the Supreme
Court Of the United Stit's In causes
where the value 10 controversy ex-
ceeds $1,000. are provided for. The
Philippine government ia permitted to
grant franchises and privileges for the
cont ruction OF works OF public utility,
under cel tain RET trictions. No corpor-
alton or person ia to use labor OF those
in slavery. The establishment OF q
mint at Manila is authorized at which
silver dollars, and 50.cent, 20-cent, and
1O.cent pieces, and copper 5.cent, one
Gel t and one half cent pieces, may be
coined.
Herbert J. Browne, a newspaper cor
respondent, who recently went to Cuba
to obtain information regarding the
sugar situation on the leland, appeared
ss a witness this morning before the
Senate committee on relst tons with
Cuba. Mr.. Brow0e declared thSt prac-
tically every sugar ett tie in the island
was plastered with mortgages to such
an extent that II the holders OF the
mortgages chose to foreclose there
would be nothing left to the original
owners. The American syndicates and
individuals who have gone there since
the war have In part bought up these
encountered estates and 10 lees palt
have bought wild lands and are i'm
proving them. OF the fifty.two sugar
estates owned by Cubans. he said they
we're ell heavily mortgsged and would
net bring fifty per cent of the indebted
ness. The SO Spanish owners OF estb es
were ia bett Or condition financially hut
were equipped with ant quated mscbin-
cry. Americans and CuDsD'Americsns
wu fifty,five estates and eighteen are
owned BY Germans, French, aud
Enelish. 49,
The discussion OF the Cuban tariff
question was continued at the White
House today by President Roosevelt
and q number of Sens tors. The Preei-
dent is tt,ll resolved to bring about an
understanding that will result 10 relief
for the Cuban planters but it is said
ths. little besdwsy was gained today.
The President and bis Cabinet at the
meeting today discussed consular mat
tsts affecting Cuba and t1e naval man
osuvers planned ID take place of the
Atlantic coast this fall.
| Senator QUAY today introduced bill
sppropristi0g SIS 900 for the purchase
OF additional land for the Gettysburg
National Park.
The House committee on commerce
today decided, by a vote OF z to 4. to
report favorably, at this session a bill
to create q new Department OF Com.
merce. By avots OF s to 4, the pro.
vision making labor q part OF the De.
partner t, was eliminated. An iDsur-
ance bureau 10 to be included 10 the
new Department.
On behalf OF the twerty beet euger
Senators who have placed themselves
| 10 opposition to the Aldrlch-Platt plan
for Cuban reciprocity, Senator Dietrich
today introduced q bill amending the
sugar schedule of the DinRley tariff
law. 1t proposes 10 abolish the dill
ferential on refined sugars, adding that
amount to the tariff on raw sugars. In
other words, it increases the present
duty on raw sugar to the present duty
on refinded sugar. II also gives a %
per cent tariff reduction to Cuban
sugars when the Cuban government
makes q reciprocal arrangement with
tie United States.
In the Senate this morning Mr.. Hale
reported the naval appropriation bill,
and stated that he would call 1t up at
the earliest possible moment.
The House at O'Clock without OPP
position adopted the conference report
on the river and harbor appropriation
bill.
z. T. Wiley was today appointed post.
master at hamilton, Loudoun county, vice
Thomas Brown resigned.
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