The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-04

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 The Vote. Yeas-Alfison, Bard, Beveridge. Burn
 ham. Burrows, Burton, Clapp, Clark Wy
 oming), Cullom. Deboe, Dietrich, Dilling-
 ham. Deliver, Elkins, Fairbanks, Fora
 ker, Foster, Washington, Frye Gallin- l ger, Gamble, Hanna, Hawley, Jones (Ne- vada), Kean, Kearns, Kittredge, Lodge, 1 McComas, McCum Der, McLaurin South 1 Carolina). McMillan, Willard. Mitchell Nelson, Penrose, Perkins, Platt Con
 necticut), Platt (New York). Pritchard, l Proctor, Quarles, Quay Scott, Simon, Spooner, Stewart. Warren and Wetmore l -48
 Nays-Bacon, Bailey Bate, Berry, l Blackburn. Carmack, Clark (Montana), l Clay, Cockrell, Culberson, Dubois Eos | ter Gouisiana), Gibson, Harris, Heit-
 field. Hoar. McEnery, McLaurin (Mssis- sippD, Mallory, Martin. Mason, Money, Morgan, Patterson, Simmons. Taliaferro, | Teller, Tillman, Vest, Wellington-30 The senate, on motion of MT. Morgan, l chairman of the committee on inter- oceanic cables, made the bill providing for l the construction of canal by the Mica i raguan route the unfinished business.
 The senate at 5:30 o'cloc-. adjourned.
 SOME PROVISIONS OF NEW PHILIPPINE BILL. Washington, June 3.-The Philippine l government bill as passed by the Senate | today approves the action of the Presi- dent in creating the Philippine commits l sion and the offices of civil governor and | vice governor of the islands, and author l izes the governor and vice governor to | exercise the powers of government as di- rected by executive order Future ap- pointments of the governor or vice gover- 1 nor shall be made by the President, with | the advice and consent of the Senate. l 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 the right to trial by jury.
 The Supreme Court and other courts of the islands shall exercise jurisdiction as heretofore. provided by the Philippine commission, and the justices of the Su- preme Court shall be appointed by the President and the Senate; the others by the civil government and the commission.
 Citizens of the Philippines.
 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 en- titled to the protection of the United States.
 When the insurrection in the islands shall have been subdued careful census of the island shall be taken, and after such census the governor of the island shall make a full report to the Presi- dent and make recommendations as to future government
 Meantime the Philippine commission Is authorized to establish municipal and provincial governments with popular rep resentative government so far and as fast as the communities are capable and fit, the commission being authorized to deter mine the qualifications of the electors The President is authorized to regulate the commercial intercourse with the archipelago In the interest of the general welfare.
 All land In the Philippines is placed un- der the control of the Philippine com mission for the benefit of the inhabitants of the islands except such as may be needed for the use of the United States. President Must Approve.
 The government of the Philippines shall make rules and regulations for the dispo- sition of the public lands, but the regula- tions shall not go into effect until ap- proved by the President and Congress; provided that a single homestead entry shall not exceed forty acres and also provided that no such land shall be leased, let or demised to any corporation until a law regulating the disposition of the public lands shall be enacted. No corporation shall be authorized to engage in agriculture unless provision shall have been made therefor.
 The bin provides at length how claims, both agricultural and mineral shall be located, and the Philippine commission is authorized to establish a mining bureau.
 The Philippine commission is authorized to acquire the friar lands and Is empow- cred to issue bonds to pay for them. These lands once acquired shall be 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 Sutr orized to issue bonds for municipal impro vements with the consent of the President and Con Press. and the entire indebtedness of any municipality rot to exceed 5 per cent of the assessed valuation of property. It Is provided that the bonds shall be gold bonds. and shall be free from any taxa ticn.
 The city of Manila Is authorized to in- cur in iebtedness in gold-bearing bonds to an amount not exceeding s4 900, 900 to pay for sewer system and water supply.
 May Grant Franchises.
 The government of the Philippines is authorized to grant franchises and con sessions, including the eminent right of eminent domain for construction of works of public utility, providing that no priv ate property shall be taken without just compensation, that no franchise shall be granted to any corporation that shall not be subject to review by Congress.
 No corporation shall be authorized to conduct 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 Con gress.
 A mint is to be established in Manila, the coinage laws of the United States being extended to the islands. The Phil ippine government is authorized to coin a silver dollar containing 416 grains of standard silver, to be a coin of the Phil ippine Islands, the denomination of the coin to be expressed in English, Fili- pino and Chinese characters. Silver brought to Manila mint shall be coin ed for the benefit of the depositor, the mint charge being one cent for each dol lar coined. The dollar shall be legal ten der in the Philippines for public and private debts, except where otherwise stipulated. Silver certificates may be is- sued for deposits of Filipino dollars in sums of twenty dollars or more. Sub- sidiary coins are provided for.
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