Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-04
N[N PHILIPPINE Law
Complete System OF Government
Established by Congress for
the Islands.
Filipinos Are Citizens Of Philip.
pines, Entitled to Protection
Of United States.
Granted American BILL OF
Rights" Excepting Right OF
OF Trial by Jury.


Washington, June i.-The Philippine
government bill as passed by the senate
approves the action Of the president IN
creating the Philippine commission ano
the offices of civil governor and vice
governor of the islands, and authorizes
the governor and vice governor to ex-
srcise the powers Of government as oil
racted by executive order. Future APP
pointments of the governor or vice
governor shall be made by the presi-
dent. with the advice and consent OF
the senate.
The bill of rights" of the United
States constitution are applied to the
Philippine islands, with the exception
OF the right to bear arms. and the right
to trial by jury.
The supreme court and other courts
CT the islands shall exercise jurisdic-
ton, as provided by the Philippine
commission. and the Justices of the SUI
IRENE court shall be appointed by the
president and the senate; the others by
the civil governor and the commission.
The action of the president of the
United States in levying and collecting
taxes is approved.
All the inhabitants of the Philippine
islands are deemed to be citizens of the
Philippine islands and entitled to the
protection of the United States.
When the insurrection on the islands
shall have been subdued, q careful
census of the islands shall be taken.
and after such census the governor OF
the islands shall make q full report to
the president and make. recommends
items as to future government.
Meantime the Philippine commission
is authorized TO establish municipal and
provincial governments with proper
representative governments, so far and
fast as the communities are capable
and At for thu same, the Philippine
commission berg authorized to deter
mine the qualifications Of the electors.
The president Is authorized to regulate
the, commercial intercourse with the
archipelago in the interest of the gem
eral welfare.
The government of the Philippines is
authorized to provide for the needs of
commerce by improving harbors and
ravigable waters, providing ware
houses, lighthouses. signal stations, etc
Z All land In the Philippines is placed
under the control of the Philippine
commission for the benefit of the in
fabitants Of the islands, except such as
may be needed for the use of the United
States.
The government of the Philippines
shall make rules and regulations for
the disposition of the public lands, but
the regulations shall not go into effect
until approved by the president and
congress; provided that single home-
Stead entry shall not exceed forty acres,
and also provided that no such land
stall be leased or demised to any COR
poraticn until law regulating the dis
position of the public lands shall be
enacted. No corporation shall be au.
thortzed to engage in agriculture unless
provision has been made therefor.
The Philippine commission is author
lied to acquire the friar lands and is
empowered to issue bonds to pay for
them. These lands once acquired, shall
be part of the domain of the United
States and may be disposed of as such.
Upon the supreme court of the United
States is conferred the right to review
the decisions of the supreme court of
the Philippines.
municipalities are authorized to issue
gold bonds for municipal improve
ments with the consent of the president
and congress, the entire Indebtedness
of any municipality not to exceed per
cent of the assessed valuation of prop
erty. The bonds shall be free from any
taxation
The government of the Philippines is
authorized to grant franchises and con-
cessions, including the right of eminent
domain, for the construction of works
of public utility, provided that no pri-
yate property shall be taken without
just compensation; that no franchise
shall be granted to any corporation that
shall not be subject to review by con-
gress, and that all lands granted shall
revert at the expiration OF the conces-
sion, to the governments by Which they
were made.
No corporation shall be authorized to
conduct the business of buying and
selling real estate, and the amount of
real estate which shall be held by any
corporation shall be determined by
congress.
A mint is to be established in Manila
ard coins authorized may be coined at
the mint, the coinage laws of the United
States being extended to the islands.
The Philippine government is author
lied to coin silver dollar containing
416 grains of standard silver Subsidi
ary coins of silver also may be coined
The dollar shall be legal tender in the
Philippines for public and private
debts, except where otherwise stipu-
lG<ed. Silver certificates may be issued
for deposits of Filipino dollars in sums
o. $40 or more.
The bill also continues the division of
1nsular affairs of the war department
the chief of which shall have the rank
OF colonel of the United States army
Close of the Debate.
Washington, June 4.-Shortly after
o'clock yesterday the senate passed the
Lodge Philippine bill by vote of As
to 80. Three republicans-Me ssrs. Hoar
of Massachusetts, Mason of Illinois,
and Wellington of Maryland-voted
against the measure, and one demo-
crat Mr.. McLaurin of South Carolina,
voted for 1t. All amendments offered
by the minority were rejected
The debate on the measure has been