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PASSES THE SENATE.
Philippine Bill Adopted by a Ma
jority Of Is Votes.
Three Republican Senator's Cast
Their ballots Against It-Onc
Democrat Votes for lt-Syn.
Opsis of the Measure.

Washington, June 4.-Shortly after
five o'clock Tuesday afternoon the
senate passed the Lodge Philippine
government bill by Il vote of As to 80.
Three republicans, Senators Hoar
(Mass,), Mason Qll) and Wellington
(Md) voted against the measure, and
one democrat, Senator McLaurin 6.
CO. voted for it. All amendments Of
fered by the minority were rejected.
provisions of the Bill.
The Philippine government bill as passed
by the senate approved the action of the
president in creating the Philippine COM
mission ard the offices of civil governor and
vice governor of the islands, ard authorizes
the governor and vice governor TO exercise
the powers of government as directed by
executive order. Future appointments of
The governor or vice governor shall be made
by the president With the advice and con-
sent 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 q trial by jury.
The supreme court and other courts of
the islands shall exercise jurisdiction as
heretofore provided by the Philippine COM
mission and the justices of the supreme
and the senate; the others by the civil gov
ernor and the commission.
The action of the president of the United
States in levying ard collecting taxes is APP
proved.
Entitled to Our Protection.
All the inhabitants of the Philippine
islands are deemed 10 be ctizers of the Phil
| ippine islands and entitled TO the protection
Of the United States.
When the insurrecton H. the islands shall
have been subdued careful census of the
Islands shall be taken, and after such GEN.
sus the governor of the Islands shall make
a full report TO the president and make
| recommendations as to future government.
Meantime the Philippine commission is
authorized to establish municipal and pro-
vincial governments with popular repre-
sentative government, so far and as fast
| as the communities are capable ard fit for
the same, The Philippine commission being
authorized to determine the qualifications
of the electors. The president Is author
ized to regulate the commercial intercourse
with the archipelago in the interest of the
general welfare.
The government Of the Philippines is an
thorized to provide for the needs of COM
lherce by improving harbors and navigab bic
waters. providing warehouses, lighthouses,
signal stations, etc.
All land in the Philippines is placed un-
der the control of the Philippine commission
for the benefit of the Inhabitants 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 DISPOSE
tion of the public lands, but the regulations
shall not go into effect until approved by
the president and congress; provided that
a single homestead entry shall not exceed
| 40 acres, and also provided that no such land
shall be leased, let or Gemised to any COR
II :, In w lIt no r CT
ton of the public lands shall be enacted.
| Upon the supreme court of the United
States is conferred the right TO review the
decisions of the supreme court of the Phil
| ippnes
May Issue Bonds,
| municipalities are authorized to issue
bonds for municipal improvements with the
| consent of the president and congress, the
| entire Indebtedness of any municipality not
| to exceed five per cent. Of the assessed valu-
! alton of property. 1t is provided that the
| bonds shall be gold bonds and shall bel free
| from any taxation. a sinking fund for the
payment of the bonds and interest thereon
| must be provided by the municipality Is
| suing them. The city of Manila is author
lied to incur Indebtedness, in gold bonds, to
| an amount not exceeding $l,0O0,000, to pay
for sewer system and water supply.
| The government of the Philippines is au-
| thorized to grant franchises and corces-
| sions, including the right OF eminent do
| main, for the construction Of works of pub
| lie utility provided that no private property
| shall be taken without Just compensation
| that no franchise shall be granted to any
corporation that shall not be subject to re-
| view by congress: and that all lands granted
| shall revert, at the expiration of the con-
| cession, to the governments by which they
were made.
No corporation shall be authorized to con-
duct 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.
Coinage.
A mint is to be established in Manila and
coins authorized may be coined at the mint,
the coinage laws Of the United States be-
ing extended to the islands. The Philip
pine government is authorized to coin a
silver dollar, containing 416 grains of stand
ard silver, to be a coin of the Philippine
expressed in English, Filipino and Chinese
characters. Silver brought to the Manila
mint shall be coined for the benefit of the
Gepositor the mint charge being one cent
for each dollar coined. The same coin may
be made at the mint In San Francisco upon
the request of the Philippine govern men t,
with the approval of the secretary of the
treasury, provided that such deposits at the
San Francisco mint shall be confined to sill
yer produced in the United States. Subsidi-
airy coins OF silver also may be coined at the
Manila mint, under restrictions similar to
those regulating the coinage of the dollar.
The dollar shall be legal tender in the Phil
ippines for public and private debts except
where otherwise stipulated. Silver certin-
Gates may be issued for deposits of Filipino
dollars in sums of $50 or more. Other minor
l. subsidiary coins are provided for.
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