Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-06-07

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commission with the exception Of a
| few verbal amendments suggested by
the chairman Of the committee. The
| measure has been under debate seven
weeks and two days. It's provisions
are as follows:
Provisions of the Bill.
The Philippine government bill as passed
by the senate approved the action of the
president in creating the Philippine COM
mission and the offices of civil governor and
vice governor of the islands, and authorizes
the governor and vice governor to exercise
the powers of government as directed by
executive order. Future appoin tments of
the governor 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 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 COM
mission and the justices of the supreme
court shall be appointed by the president
and the senate; the others by the civil gov
ernOr and the commission.
The action of the president of the United
States in levyirg and collecting taxes is ap-
proved.
All the inhabitants of the Philippine
islands are deemed to be citizens Of the Phil
ippine islands and entitled to the protection
Of the United States
When the Instruction in the islands shall
have been subdued a careful census of the
Islands shall be taken and after such CEN
sus the governor of the islands shall make
a full report to the president and make
recomm endations as to future government.
Meantime the Philippine commission is
authorized to establish municipal and pro-
vtncial governments with popular repre-
sentative government, so far and as fast
as the communities are capa bic and fit for
the same, the Philippine commission being
authorized to determine the qualifications
of the electors. The president is author
lied to regulate the commercial intercourse
with the archipelago in the interest of the
general welfare
The government Of the Philippines is au-
thorized to provide for the needs of COM
merce by improving harbors and navfgab BILE
waters, providing warehouses, lighthouses
signal stations, etc.
All land in the Philippines IS placed un-
der the control OF the Philippine commission
for the. benefit of the inhabitants 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 DISPOSE
ton of the public lands, but the regulations
shall not go into effect until approved by
the president and cor gress;. provided that
a single homestead entry shall: not exceed
40 acres, and also provided that no such land
shall be leased, let or demisedl to any cor
poration until law regula ti1rgctiie DISPOSE
ton of the public lands shall be enacted
Upon the supreme court Of the United
States is conferred the right to, review the
decisions of the supreme court OF the Phil
ippines.
May Issue Bonds
MINI lilies ara autboriZed ha.
bonds for municipal improvements with the
consent of the president and congress, the
| entire Indebtedness Of any municipality not
| to exceed five per cent. Of the assessed valu-
| alton of property 1t is provided that the
bonds shall be gold bonds and shall bel free
from any taxation. A sinking fund for the
payment of the bonds and interest thereon
must be provided by ne municipality is
suing them. The city Of Manila is author
! lied to incur indie BIT edness, in gold bonds, to
an amount not exceeding s., 099, 000 to pay
for a sewer system and water supply.
The government Of the Philippines is au-
! thorized to- grant fran chiSeS and conces-
/ sions, including tffs right of eminent do
! main, for the construction of works of pub
| lie utility, provided that no private property
shall be taken with Tout Just compensation;
| that no franchise shall be granted to any
| corporation that shall not be subject to re-
| view by congress- and that all lands granted
shall revert, at the expiration of the con-
| CeSSl0n, to the governments Dy winch they
| were made.
No corporation shall be authorized to con-
duct the business of buying and selling real
| estate, and the amount of real esta te which
shall be held by any corporation shall be
determined by congress.
Coinage.
| A mint is to be established in Manila and
coins authorized may be coined at the mint
the coinage laws of the United States be-
ing extended to the islands. The Philip
pine government is authorized to coin
silver dollar, containing 416 grains of stand
ard silver to be a coin Of the Philippine
islands, the denomina ton of the coin to b.
expressed in English, Filipino and Chimes
characters. Silver brought to the Manila
mint shall be coined for the benefit of tn
deposition, the mint charge being one cen
for each dollar coined The same coin ma
be made at the mint in San Francisco upo1
the request of the Philippine government
with the approval of the secretary of tn
treasury, provided that such deposits at thu
San Francisco mint shall be confined to sill
yer produced in the United States. Subsidf
Manila mint, under restrictions similar tt
those regulating the coinage of the dollar
The dollar shall be legal tender in the Phil
| ippines for public and private debts, except
where otherwise stipulated. Silver certif1
Gates may be issued for deposits of Filipino
dollars in sums of $40 or more. Other min o.
. . subsidiary coins are provided for