Special Reports on the Philippines to the PresidentU.S. Government Printing Office, 1919 - 189 pages |
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administration affairs agricultural bank Aguinaldo Albay Americans and Filipinos appointed Army authority Benguet bureau caciquism capital Capiz Cavite Cebu cent Christian city of Manila civil colony condition Congress considered constabulary constitution court difficulties duty election electorate English ernment established executive exercise fact favor Fili Filipino employees friar lands governor honorable Iloilo immediate independence improvement increase inhabitants instruction insular interest JOAQUIN labor lack legislation Luzon maintain matter ment Mindoro Moro municipal councils Nacionalista Nacionalista Party native non-Christian tribes officers opinion organization party peace persons Philippine Assembly Philippine government Philippine Islands pino plaintiff political popular practice present President McKinley progress Provinces purpose question reason régime representatives respect result REYES rinderpest roads salaries San Fabian SANTIAGO schools SECRETARY SECRETARY OF WAR secure self-government sovereignty Spanish sugar tion Torrens title towns United
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Page 77 - The qualification of electors in such election shall be the same as is now provided by law in case of electors in municipal elections. The members of Assembly shall hold office for two years from the first day of January next following their election, and their successors shall be chosen by the people every second year thereafter. No person...
Page 10 - What should be emphasized in the statement of our national policy is that we wish to prepare the Filipinos for popular self-government. This is plain from Mr. McKinley's letter of instructions and all of his utterances.
Page 77 - That two years after the completion and publication of the census, in case such condition of general and complete peace with recognition of the authority of the United States shall have continued in the territory of said Islands not inhabited by Moros or other nonChristian tribes...
Page 88 - Shortly stated, the national policy is to govern the Philippine Islands for the benefit and welfare and uplifting of the people of the Islands and gradually to extend to them, as they shall show themselves fit to exercise it, a greater and greater measure of popular selfgovernment.
Page 77 - The Assembly shall be the judge of the elections, returns, and qualifications of its members. A majority shall constitute a quorum to do business, but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day and may be authorized to compel the attendance of absent members. It shall choose its speaker and other officers, and the salaries of its members and officers shall be fixed by law. It may determine the rule of its proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and with the concurrence of two-thirds...
Page 77 - And provided further. That if at the termination of any session the appropriations necessary for the support of government shall not have been made, an amount equal to the sums appropriated in the last appropriation bills for such purposes shall be deemed to be appropriated...
Page 89 - Another logical deduction from the main proposition is that when the Filipino people as a whole show themselves reasonably fit to conduct a popular self-government, maintaining law and order and offering equal protection of the laws and civil lights to rich and poor, and desire complete independence of the United States, they shall be given it.
Page 77 - Commission and the Philippine Assembly. Said Assembly shall consist of not less than fifty nor more than one hundred members to be apportioned by said Commission among the provinces as nearly as practicable according to population: Provided. That no province shall have less than one member: And provided further, That provinces entitled by population to more than one member may be divided into such convenient districts as the said Commission may deem best.
Page 144 - The dictatorial government will be entitled hereafter the revolutionary government, whose object is to struggle for the independence of the Philippines until all nations, including the Spanish, shall expressly recognize it, and to prepare the country so that a true republic may be established. The dictator will be entitled hereafter President of the Revolutionary Government.
Page 77 - The Legislature may be called in special session at any time by the Civil Governor for general legislation, or for action on such specific subjects as he may designate. No special session shall continue longer than thirty days, exclusive of Sundays.