New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-01
PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT.
THE LODGE BILL COMPLETED AND RE-
PORTED TO THE SENATE.
PROVISIONS LOOKING TOWARD PERMA-
NENT REPRESENTATIVE GOVERN
MENr-THE SILVER STANDARD.

Washington. March 3l.-Mr. Lodge chairman OF
the Committee the Philippines. to-day reported
to the Senate the bill temporarily to provide for
the civil government of the Philippine Islands He
said In submitting the report that he hoped to call
the bill up for consideration at an early date.
Mr.. Rawlins. of Utah. from the same committee.
offered an amendment in the nature Of substitute
1t represents the views of the Democratic members
of the committee.
The committee to-day completed consideration Of
the bill and authorized Senator Lodge to report it.
after rejecting the Democratic substitute oy
party vote An amendment providing for census
Of the population of the Islands is follows:
That whenever the existing insuIrection in the
ton q general and complete peace shall have been
to the President by he Phppn the
President upon being satisfied thereof. shall order
such census in its Inquiries relating to the popula
ton shall take and make so far as practicable. full
race or tribe. whether native foreign born. lit
In s1a an os Or
homes. and such other information. separately for
other civil division needfu to President
and Congress concerning the capacity. fitness and
and of particular islands, provinces and munich
ment and maintenance in the Philippine Islands or
certain of them. of permanent popular repre-
sentative government
After the completion of the census the Philippine
Commission is required to report fully to the Presi-
dent and to Congress its Recommendations based
on such and upon the operation of the
local governments provided for, whether not all
or certain of the Philippine Islands capable.
mt and ready for the establishment of perma-
nent popular representative government"
The Philippine Commission Is continued In effect
and there is further hint than that above quoted
of possible change. The following provision Is
made for the extension of the commissions au-
thority:
That the Philippine Commission meantime are
hereby authorized and directed IN their discretion
to continue to establish additional municipal and
provincial governments in the Philippine Islands.
with popular representative government so far and
capable ut read for the the
ton of electors In elections in municipalities and
for electors in municipal elections; and said Philip
pine Commission. whenever they fnd other male
provinces capable fit and ready for such extension
the purpose of gradually extending to municipa-
ties and provinces permanent popular representa-
tive government.
Other features of the bill relate to the details of
the Commissions administration. and have al
ready been published.
THE CURRENCY PROVISION.
The provision concerning the currency to be
used In the islands covers six pages of the BILL
After authorizing the Philippine government to
establish mint at Manila. and extending the
coinage laws of the United States far ap-
plicable to the islands, the following is inserted
section.
That the said Philippine government is author
lied to coin a silver dollar which shall contain
46 grains Of standard silver, and the standard of
said silver CONS shall be such that Of one thousand
metal and one hundred of alloy, and the alloy
shall be OF copper. And upon the said silver
dollar there shall be devices and inscriptions 20
be prescribed by the government OF the Philippine
War Of the United States. which devices and in
scriptions shall express or symbolic the soyer-
eighty of the United States. and that il Is coin
OF the Philippine Islands together with the denon
ination of the coin expressed in English Filipino
and Chinese characters, and the date of its COIN
age
That any silver bullion may deposit
the the mint in the Philippine Islands. to
be coined hereinbefore provided Silver bullion
brought to the mint of the Philippine Islands for
coinage shall be received and coined by the proper
officers for the benefit Of the depositor Provided
That 1t shall be lawful to refuse at the mint any
deposit of less than hundred dollars and also
any bullion so base as TO be unsuitable for the
when gold is combined with said bullion in such
small proportion that 1t cannot be separated adj
vantageously, no allowance shall be made for such
gold to the depositor.
The silver dollar is made legal tender in the
Philippines. There is a further requirement that