Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-04-01
Continues the Philippine Commission i
Control Of Islands.
PROVIDES FOR A COMPLETE CENSUS
Currency Section Orders Establishment of
Mint in Manila.
NATIVE SILVER DC. NnsGAL TENDER
Majority Members DeA opposed
Substitute Bill of DemOc.
order Accepted MeaSurs
Introduced.

committee on the Philippines today COM
pleted consideration of the bill prescribing
q form Of government for the Philippine
Islands and authorizing Senator Lodge TO
report It to the senate, after voting down
the democratic substitute by a party vote.
The amendment provided for census of
the population Of the islands and is as fol-
lows:
That whenever the existing insurrection
In the Philippines shall have ceased and
a condition OF general and complete peace
shall have been established therein ana
the facts shall be cerufied to the the preSio ISL
president, upon being satisfied thereof,
shall order a census of the Philippine is
quiries relating to the population shall
take and make, so far as practicable, tuIl
age, sex. race or tribe, whether native or
foreign born, lteracy In spanish, naive
dialect or language, or IN Englisn, scn10,
such other information separately for each
island, each province and municipality or
other civil division, needful to inform the
president and congress concerning the ca
pECity fitness and readiness OF all the
particular ISLANDS, provinces and munici-
palities and other civil divisions, for the
establishment and maintenance IN the
Philippine islands or certain Of them OF a
permanent popular representative govern
Full Report TO President.
After the completion Of the census the
Philippine commission is required fully to
report to the president and to congress
its recommendations based on such census
and upon the operation OF the local gov
ernmentg provided for, whether or not all
or certain OF the Philippine islands are
capable, Mt and ready for the establishment
of a permanent popular representative gov
ernment.
The Philippine commission is continued
In control and there Is no further hint than
that above quoted of possible change.
The following provision is made for the ex-
tension of the commissions authority:
That the Philippine commission is hereby
authorized and directed. In its discretion
70 eon.ddhue d 70 sonn aoyernmenss in the
Philippines with popular repIesentative
government SO far % and SO iast st as as Spn- shla.
fit ana. ready for the same. the quaiinca-
tion OF electors In elections in municipalities
yided by law for electors in municipal
elections; and said Philippines commission.
whenever they find other male inhabitants
OF lawful age in such municipalities and
provinces capable, f1t and ready for such
extension. shall include the same among
the electors with the purpose OF gradually
extending to municipalities and provinces
permanent popular representative govern
Provision for Currency.
be used in the islands covers six pages of
the bill. After authorizing the Philippine
government to establish a mint at Manila
and extending the coinage laws of the
United States so far as applicable to the
islands, the following is inserted as a sec
tion:
That the said Philippine government is
authorized to coin silver dollar which
and the standard of said silver coins shall
be such that OF 1000 part by weight soy
shall be pure metal and 100 Of alloy. and
the alloy shall be of copper: And upon the
said silver dollar there shall be devices and
b TO ee sa1Ss ny tS Win the
approval of the secretary Of war of the
United States, which devices and inscrip-
ereignty Of the United States and that II is
coin OF the Philippine islands, together
pressed in English, Filipino and Chinese
characters. and the date of its coinage.
That any owner q bs sysE lnt IN the a
pine islands to be coined as hereinbefore
provided. Silver bullion brought to the
shall be received and coined by the proper
ofieers for the benefit of the depositors.
ones AZ the mint As any deposit Of less than sicS
and also any bullion so base as TO be un-
provided also, that when gold is combined
with said bullion In such small proportions
that 4 cannot be separated adyantageouslly
TO the depositors.
silver Dollar Legal Tender.
The silver. dollar is made a legal tender
in the Philippines. There is further re-
qulrement that the depositor OF gold TO be
coined shall be required to pay / cent for
each piece coined. Authority is given for
the coinage at San Francisco at the request
OF the Philippine government OF silver dol
lars authorized by the act, but II is re-
quired that the silver coined at the San
Francisco mint shall have been produced
in the United States. Silver certificates
OF not less than $40 in denomination are au-
thorized.
Authority is also given for the coinage
Of subsidiary Philippine coinage consisting
of half dollar and OF 20-eent and 1O-cent
pieces. This coinage is to be conducted
under the authority Of the Philippine gov
ernment, with the secretary OF the war OF
the United States, and there is a provision
that the dollars and subsidiary coins issued
under Spanish authority may be recoined
into subsidiary coins by the Philippine gov
ernment without consulting the secretary OF
war. Minor coins OF y cent and of 1 cent
in copper and Of cents in nickel are also
authorized. Provision Is made for the mint
age OF the subsidiary coinage at any mint
in the United States. Existing provisions
In force In the islands. making any form
OF money legal tender are repealed afte,
December 81. 1902
M0NIlMENT Tn MN coI Ntrao