The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-06-04
PROVISIONS OF THE BILL.
Acts of the President Approved -Appli-
 cation of BiII of Rights.

Washington, June 3.-The Philippine
 government bill as passed by the Sen
 ate to-day approves the action of the
 president in creating the Philippine
 commission and the offices of civil gov- ernor and vice governor of the islands and authorizes the governor and vice governor to exercise the powers of gov- ernment 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 Philippines with the exception of the right to bear arms and the right to a trial by jury.
 The supreme court and other courts of the islands shall exercise jurisdiction as heretofore provided by the Philip pine commission and the justices of the supreme court shall be appointed by the president and the Senate, the oth- CTS by the civil governor and the com- mission.
 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 insurrection 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 full report to the president and make recommendation as to future government.
 Meantime the Philippine commission is authorized to establish municipal and provincial governments with popu lar representative government so far and as fast as the communities are ca pablo and fit for the same, the Philip pine commission being authorized to determine the qualifications of the electors. The president is authorized to regulate the commercial intercourse with the archipelago in the interest of the 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, light houses, signal stations etc.
 All land in the Philippines is placed under teh control of the Philippine com mission for the benefit of the inhabit- ants 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 thta no such land | shall be leased, let or demsed to any | corporation until a law regulating the | disposition of the public lands shall be | enacted. l
 No corporation shall be authorized to | engage i'll agriculture unless provision | shall have been made therefor.
 The bill provides at length how | claims, both agricultural and mineral l shall be located and the Philippine commission is authorized to establish a mining bureau.
 The government of the Philippine islands is authorized to acquire and | convey tue u 4SSt4 anu pC4 SC4ASAA plOP- erty and to acquire real estate for pub lie uses by the right of eminent do- main.
 The Philippine commission is author ized to acquire the friar lands and is to issue bonds to pay for them. These lands, once acquired, shall be a part of the domain of the United States and may be disposed of as such,
 Upon the supreme court of the United States is conferred the right to review the decisions of the supreme court of the Philippines.
 Municipalities are authorized to is- sue bonds for municipal improvements
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