The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-19
GOVERNMENT or PHILIPPINES.

providing for the government the Philippines which was
introduced by Mir Cooper Of Wisconsin has was 70 have
been expected been ayoraby reported by the nsuar affairs
committee OF which Mr.. Cooper is chairman.
The bill and the report naturally strictly adninisua-
ton documents The FIRST sections OF the bill the whole OF
which approved the approval OF to the &C
ton Of President Mckinley in creating the existing Phiip-
pine and authorizing itto exercise the powers
set forth in his instructions the Philippine commission
dated April :, and in the executive orders dated
respectively June and September o. ioot They also
ratiy and confirm his action forth i'm his order OF July
sos, whereby tariff duties and taxes levied and
collected the ports in the Philippine islands and approve
the action OF the authorities OF the government Of the islands
taken in accordance with this order ard its subsequent
amendments
Succeeding sections relate to the courts and make pro-
vision for the appointment the chief justice and associate
Justices OF the Of the islands by the president
by and with the advice and the senate instead of
boy the commission, present the Provision is
also made for appeals in certain from final judgments
and DEGREES OF the supreme the islands to the
preue court of the United States viz in involving
treaty statute of the United States III which the
amount involved is $4,000 between the in
ular government and any church association religious
order in respect ownership administration OF trust
other property
The establishment Of a legislature provided for. the
body consist of two "houses the Philippine commission
and the Philippine assembly The latter is be made up
delegates selected by popular OF the people The
commission. far any recommendation i'm the bill is
concerned is continue occupy present except
that provision made for the transfer such legislature
p,;l;nri,os so,r,issou > I.,,[ w. ,t, c,,;.s,n +, -
the upper branch OF legislature viii be
that this such great after ALL although
!, tbch +bot tla IN ca,.n, ,f ,ba .,,coor tss| i;
,,bor ,.ords ~. c,n,,,iss;o, ;t..ff
m Il q. !.
rb oo,,,;.:,, &; o. Coon. -.,.,..l .;-. ~. A. 80
cr,,e,,t advised tbat tho 5,tc ~ ,, tr,sr ~, ati.
mower to the nronoscd new legislature he made on Isn,sr
100, 1,t ;,,,r ,,,,;+,so i,' ., - - 80
that if has not deemed il ,yi ~ f ,, ie5 d, foe .ti
transfer obrt n make il dene,d or;r,,r ,, ,h ,ro
ior NJ ,b ,vis,i, i,,rro.,;, ,d ,i ,...i r. .
oorcr, ,nd ,o,,,ta no,c, ,trato,t IA .t;a.,. o,
rt ,e,bors of ,to ,ss.rti, "a, IL oro,ili - - til
oaico far t,,o ,o,rs heoi,,ri,,, tl ,la Gre. % t ,
follo,,iro ,bo;r oIec,io, aud bir s,ccs az, -, t .,
,ycry second ,c,r .,Bore,f,er
Immediately following that section Of tho hin which ,
;l.. a. ~ o.o..t. r. ,:.,.. 49,,
which according 70 the re,ort ii me- ,,;,,so a,-. 49,
Il;,n, ,,ooni, c,,,nlot. ,,sr,,t.s 81 10, ,;,,. i -
ert,o The cop,ni,tee has also inserod ,I.I,, ~ t
bill Of rights nrovlinp that neither sla,cr, ma, il
,cr,,;t,lo oxcsnt Cor tbc n,,,is,,,,c,, r r; Lsr ~
ocrs,,, ,,,re,od statl have be d,,, ic.d SIN 49, ~
lowed 10 cxs IN Tho Islands I, is eyr,i,ed ,lt H. All
ion f tbc s,,nre,c coprt in What are lnor 90 b it
c,c." extends 10 the pbi1inninc Islands the b;+,,I
amendment TO the Federal constitution which oroy5 a
sr,,,.r, b,1l rot ex;at i, tIo Noted st, ~ ~ I
subject 10 their jurisdiction but that tb c,n;t, t
thought if hest TO insert the above mentioned ,,r;
,c,-.-heIess ", order %, ,,,Lo the, ~, - Il,
r;otts more cor,nIcte"
81
Then follows statement which ought to make ntere,
reading for the members of the republican party and all 9th
crs Who are cIanorinp for exnarsion rbis s,,ort
follows:
Slavery exists in the islands but only in those controlled
by the NIoros in the extreme southern end Of the arcbnla
there is none elsewhere The number Of slaves is escd
to be about $50 900"
Thus it made to appear that in addition to the sultan
Of Sulu and his polyeanous wives oopr ins,,,r
contain quarter OF a million Of savesl Is this not ron
dition Of affairs that anv honest sane clean minded man
should deprecaa Is 1t not an indication OF what ma, he
pected in the future the rapaeous policies of the dominant
party are allowed to be continued?
But note the manner in which the administration
ing that the republican majority Of the nsuar cornie u