The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-07
HOW ISLANDS
WILL BE RULED
Administration at Last Announces
Part of Philippine Policy.
ACCESSIBLE TO THE TRUSTS
LODGES BILL PROVIDES FOR
RIGHTS OF CORPORATIONS.
III AsHINToN, JAN. Ex-senator

III ASHINTON, JAN. Ex-senator .
w Lodge, chairman Of the commit
tee on the Philippines. tomor-
row viii introduce a bin for a tempo
rary government Of the Philippines.
drafted after many consultations with
war department officials directly inter
ested in insular affairs and the govern
ment Of the Philippines.
The bin viii not be a part. Of the
Philippine revenue bill, which has
passed the house. but VIII be an indie
pendent measure. The bill does not
attempt to establish a new reform Of
government in the Philippines, but
confirms the action Of President Nc
Kinley in creating a commission and
ratifies the acts Of that commission
under the instructions Of the pTesi-
dent. dated April Z. 1900.
1t also gives the president authority
/ while there is armed resistance in any
part Of the islands Of the United
States to regulate and control interest
and commerce. Section 4, following the,
Porto Rican act, gives the government
Of the Philippines power TO improve
the harbors and other instruments OF
commerce. and section s. also follow
ing the Porto Rico act, turns over to
the government OF the Philippines ali
the lands devoted now TO public use,
| bridges. highways, etc.
To Dispose Of Public Lands.
! Under section the government OF
! the Philippines is empowered to make
/ rules and regulations for the DISPOSE
1 ton of public lands other than timber
and mineral lands. such regulations 10
l have the force and effect Of the law
( only after they have been approved by
I the president and congress
/ Then follows a series Of provisions to
/ enable the commission to perfect the
/ title of persons now occupying public
/ lands and to lease and sell lands to
such persons or to give them 10 OccU-
pants without compensation. This Is
/ to provide for the small native land
| holders who are occupying and for .
/ long time have occupied public lands,
4 but who have no titles to protect them
in their holdings.
: Next come provisions in regard to
| the timber lands. which are not TO be
| sold or leased by the commission. who
( have power only to issue licenses to
cut timber under the forestry regula-
/ tons now in force in the islands. The
! provisions in regard 20 the timber
! lands are followed by a number Of sec
tons as to mineral lands.
Harmonic With Spanish Laws.
These are very elaborate, and en-
I body the mineral laws embraced with
in the report OF the commission and
which have been prepared by them
/ with great care. so that they shall be
in harmony with the existing spanish
laws. The mineral land sections cover
also coal lands and saline lands.
One of the most important provisions
1 in the bin is that empowering the Phil
/ ippine commission TO purchase the
lands Of the religious orders and dis
pose Of them on proper terms to the
| actual occupants. An appeal from the
/ supreme court of the islands to the SUI
/ preme court Of the United States is
| provided in certain cases.
I municipalities and the city Of Ma
Mia are authorized TO borrow money
| and to issue bonds for municipal i'm
provements. There are two sections
which provide for the granting Of fran
/ chises, so that individuals or corpora
/ tons can go into the islands and con-
struct electric and steam railroads and
engage in industries and manufactures
The granting Of franchises is safe
guarded by provisions based on the
corporation laws Of Massachusetts.
Provisions are embodied for estab-
fishing a coinage system on the lines
of Special Agent COnants report. The
] final sections of the bill make pro-
vision for a banking system and aU-
thOriZe banks of the United States to
be established in the Philippines.