Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-06-11
SENATE PASSES BILL.
Philippine Measures Carried by
Vote Of 48 to 80.
Three Republican Senators Vote
Against It-All Amendments Re-
jected-PrOvixiOns of
the Bill.

Three Republican Senator's Vote
Against It-AI Amendments Re-
jected-Provisionso of
the Bill.
Washington, June 4.-Shortly after
five o'clock Tuesday afternoon TIE
senate passed the Lodge Philippine
government bill by a vote of 48 to 30.
Three republicans, Senators Hoar
(Mass.), Mason Qll.) and Wellington
(Md.) voted against the measure, and
one democrat, Senator McLaurin IS.
CO. voted for it. All amendments Of
fered by the minority we're 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 and the offices of civil governor and
vice governor Of the islands, and authorizes
the governor and vice governor to exercise
the powers of government as C.-, cted by
executive order. Future appointments of
the governor or vice governo shall be made
Dy 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 theright to trial by jury.
Inc 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
court shall be appointed by the president
and the senate; the others by the civil gov
ernor and the commission.
The action of the president Of the United
States in 1evying and collecting taxes is ap-
proved.
Entitled to Our Protection.
All the inhabitants of the Philippine
islands are deemed to be citizens of the Phil
1pplne islands and entitled to the protection
of the United States
When the fnsurrection In the islands shall
have been subdued careful census of the
islands shall be taken, and after such CEN
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
lied to regulate the commercial intercourse
with the archipelago in the interest of the
general welfare.
The government of the Philippines is au-
thorized to provide for the needs of COM
merce by improving harbors and navigable
waters, providing warehouses, lighthouses,
signal stations. etc.
All land in the Philippines is placed un-
der the control of the Philippine commiss ion
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
ton of the public lands. but the regulations
shall not go into effect until approved by
the president and congress; provided that
single homestead entry shall not exceed
40 acres and also provided that no such land
shall be leased, let or demised to any cor
pora ton until law regulating the DISPOSE
ton of the public lands shall be enacted.
Upon the supreme court of the United
Slaves Is conferred the rig>t to review the
decisions OF the supreme court of the Phil
ippines.
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 be- 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 81 ,OOO, 900, 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 n O private property
shall be taken without just compensation:
that no franchise shall be granted to any
corporation that shall not be subject to re-
fny hyyn
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
islands, the denomination of the coin to be
expressed In English Filipino and Chinese
characters. Silver brought to the Manila
mint shall be coined for the benefit of the
deposltor, the mint charge being one cent
for each dollar coined. The same coin NAV
be made at the mint in San Francisco upon
the request of the Philippine government,
with the approval of the secretary of the
treasury, provided that such deposits at the
San Francisco mint shall he 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
1ppines for public and private debts, EXCEPT
where otherwise stipulated. Silver certifi-
Gates may be issued for deposits of Filipino
dollars in sums of $50 or more Other minor