The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-06-05
PASSED BY THB SENATE
LODGE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT
BILL HAS EIGHTEEN VOTES
TO SPARE.
A DEBATE OF SEVEN WEEKS

chusetts the Recipient of Many Con
gratuIations on the Successful Ter
mination of His Efforts.
Washington, June 4.-Shortly after
o'clock the senate passed the Lodge
Philippine government bill by a vote
OF 4S to 80. Three Republicans
Messrs. Hoar of Massachusetts, Masor
OF Illinois and Wellington of Mary
land voted against the measure, and
one Democrat, Mr.. McLaurin of South
Carolina, voted for it. All amendments
offered by the minority were rejected
Hhe debate on the measure has been
IN progress seven weeks and two days
MIR. Lodge of Massachusetts,, chairman
of the Philippine committee, who has
been unremittent in his advocacy OF
the measure, was the recipient OF
many cordial congratulations on his
successful conduct of the bill.
The bill, as passed by the senate,
approves the action of the president in
creating the Philippine commission
and the offices of civil governor and
Eice governor of the islands, and au.
thorlzes the governor and vice gov.
ernor to exercise the powers of gov
eminent as directed by executive or
der. Future appointments of the gov
ernor or vice governor shall be made
by the president, 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
of the islands shall exercise jurisdic.
ton as heretofore provided by the
Philippine commission and the justices
of the supreme court shall be appoint
ed 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 instruction in the islands
shall have been subdued a careful CEN
sus of the islands shall be taken, and
after such census the governor of the
islands shall make a full report to the
president and make recommendations
as to future government.
Meantime the Philippine commits
sion is authorized to establish munic-
ipal and provincial governments, with
popular representative government,
so far and as fast as the communities
are capable and fit for the same, the
Philippine commission being author
lied to determine the qualifications. of
the electors. The president is author
lied to regulate the commercial inter-
course with the archipelago in the in
terest ofjthe general welfare
The government of the Philippines
is authorized to provide for the needs
of commerce by improving harbors
and navigable waters, providing ware
houses, lighthouses, signal stations,
etc.
All land in the Philippines is placed
under the control of the Philippine
commission for the benefit of the in
habitants 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 a single home
stead entry shall not exceed forty
acres, and also provided that no such
land shall be leased, let or devised tc
any corporation until law regulating
the disposition of the public lands
shall be enacted. No corporation shall
be authorized to engage in agriculture
unless provision shall have been made
therefor.
Authorized to Acquire Friar Lands.
The bill provides at length how
claims, both agricultural and mineral
shall be located, and the Philippine
commission is authorized to establish
a mining bureau. The government Of
the Philippine islands is authorized tt
acquire and convey title to real ant
personal property and to acquire rea
estate for public uses by the right O.
eminent domain. The Philippine com
mission is authorized to acquire the
friar lands and is empowered to issue
bonds to pay for them. These lands
once acquired, shall be a part of tn,
DOMAIN OF the United States and ma!
be disposed of as such.
Upon the supreme court of the Unit
ed States is conferred the right to re
view the decisions of the suprem
court of the Philippines.
Municipalities are authorized t.
issue bonds for municipal improve
ments, with the consent of the pres
dent and congress, the entire indebt
edness, Of any municipality not to e.
coed per cent of the assessed valus
ton of property. It is provided tina
b the bonds shall be gold bonds an
shall be free from any taxation. j
sinking fund for the payment of tn
bonds and interest thereon must b
provided by the municipality issuin
them. The city of Manila is author
lied to incur Indebtedness, in gol
bonds, to an amount not exceedin
: $4,OO0,O0O to pay for a sewer syste1
and water supply.
The government of the Philippine
is authorized to grant franchises an
concessions, including the right {
eminent domain, for the constructio
of works of public utilitv nrovide