Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1902-06-04
PROVISIONS OF THE BILL.

Washington, June 3.-The Philippines
government bill as passed by the SEN
ate today approves the action OF the
president in creating the Philippines
commission and the offices CT 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
ders. Future appointments of COVER
nor 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 is 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 ex-
ercise Jurisdiction ae heretofore prOVid-
ed by the Philippines commission, ani
the justice Of the supreme court shall
be appointed by the president and the
senate: the others by the civil COVER
nor and the commission.
The acticn of the president of the
United States in levying and collecting
taxes is approved. All the inhabi-
tants of the Philippine islands are
deemed to be citizens of the Philippine
ISLANDS ana are enullGu 10 the DfOCec-
tion of the United States.
When the insurrection in the islands
shall have been subdued a careful CEN
sus CT the islands shall be taken and
after such census the governor of the
islands shall make a full report to tn
president and make recommendations
as to the future government. Mean
time the Philippines commission is au-
tn
provincial governments with q popular
representative government, SO far and
as fast as the communities are capable
and fit for the same, the Philippines
commission to determine the qualifica-
ticns for electors. The president =
authorized to regulate commercial III
tercourse with the archipelago in the
interest of the general welfare. The
government of the Philippines is au-
thCrized to provide for the needs OF
commerce by imp owing harbors and
navigable rivers, providing warehouses,
lighthouses. signal stations, etc. All
land in the Philippines is placed under
the control Of the Philippines commits
siCn for the benefit of the inhabitants
of the islands, except such as may be
ceded for the use OF the United States.
The government CT the Philippines
shall make rules and regulations for
the disposition CT the public lands, but
the regulations shall not so into effect
until approved By the president and
congress. provided single homestead
entry shall not exceed forty acres. and
provided also that no such land shall
be leased. let or demised to any cor
roration until d law regula ting the dis
position of the public lands shall be
enacted.
No corporation shall be authorized /
engage in agriculture unless provisiCr
shall have been made therefor Tht
bill provides at length how claims, boti
agricultural and mineral, shall be locat-
ed. and the Philippines commission is
authorized to establish mining bur
eau. The government of the Philip
nine islands is authorized to acquir,
and convey title to real and persona
property and acquire real estate Iol
public uses by right of eminent domain
The Philippines commission IS 2u
thorized to acquire the Friar lands
and is empowered to issue bonds to pay
for them These lands, once acquired
shall be part of the domain of thf
United States and may be disposed o