The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-01
REPORT OK pHIL1pplNp BILL.

cult court OF appeals OF the NTH district
to hold term Of court annually az Molt-
gomery, Ala
REPORT on PHILIPPINE BILL,
Mr.. Cooper Cwlg.J chairman OF the com
mlttee on insular affairs presented tne
conference report upon the philippine bill.
The statement was as follows
There were three important points Of
difference between tho two houses namelyi
The provisions 10 til hous bill for leg.
ls.ature another ia relation TO laid5 and
another IN rcRntd 70 coinage. The senate
rcccdes from It's disagreement to tAe prs
vision for legislature aud agiees TO IT,,
with amendment providing that within two
ears utter tho census provided for III the
house bill has been completed, II. In the
meanwhile condition OF general peace and
good order shall have prevailed. The pres.'
dent shall order the Philippine commission
to call general election tOf the cAoile
OF delegates 60 Il popumr assembly OF the
people Of TINT portlUa OF the islands net
Inhabited by Mor0s and Pagan tribes. which
shall be known as ne Philippine ussehl-
bly, AS to the qualification Ol Voters Tue
rover Of the assembly an | the qulOuch-
ton of it's membors, tae aonate has agreed
Guhstnnt.nlly to the hOust pro fiSlon.
''Thc senate further recedas from us DIS
agreement 10 the proyisl hs OF tne houie
bill relating to public lands ana agrees
/ With au amendment reducing the amount Oh
I land to he held bv corpora lions from @uol
hectares to 1924 hertares. The senate mas
further agreed ia the house provision re.
strctlng the ownership ana control DL
members of corporations or mining ana
agricultural lands with additional stringent
1 provisions limiting these holdings
"in the confge provision reported the
| senate lrcedcs from Its provision for PM
/ ippne silver dollar nud the house reeeues
| from It's provision for the establishment 90
! gold standard 1)he report agrees upon
! the provision for subhidluly COINS anu
''The provIsions relating TO banks are
| eliminated from the bill. ,,.
The bin contalns ne legislative iimit a.
! the house bin, otherwise the bill reporter,
| docs not substantially differ from the Dill
| passed by the house,
JONES OBJECTS TO THE REPORT.
Mr.. Jones tval. the ranking minority
member Of the lnsuluy committee, declared
/ that this statement did not cover one-tenth
Of the changes mnde. Yet, he said, the
house was expected In an hour to vote on
the report.
There was, he insisted, no need for any
urgent haste He criticised the public land
/ provisions. saying the Philippine ce9minlS
| sion would have power to SCI or dispos
Of the public lands before rules ana regu
| ltions were promulgated,
| Mr. De Almond MOI said the English
system had been adopted and was to sup
| plant the American system In our colonies
! The other side was In q hurry to amor,
| opportunity to corporations and syndicate'
10 exploit the Islands, TO prepare civil gov
eminent not for the Filiplnos, but for th'
! exploiter.
SITTER some further remarks by Mr.. Coop
er the conference report was adopted amit
/ cheers on the republican side. l49 to ~.
| II was strict party vote, except that Mr.
| Mccall lMass) voted with the democrats,
| AZ 5;13 p, IN. the house took recess m
/ IN d. m