Third Philippine Legislature.

First Session.

Begun and held at the city of Manila on Wednesday the sixteenth day of October, nineteen hundred and twelve, being the first regular session of the Third Philippine Legislature held under the Act of Congress of the United States approved July 1, 1902.

JOURNAL OF THE COMMISSION.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1912.

The Commission met at the call of the Acting President at 9 o'clock antemeridian.

Present: Commissioners Worcester, Luzuriaga, Araneta, Palma, Sumulong, Branagan, and the Acting President. Absent: The President and Commissioner Elliott (on leave).

EXECUTIVE SESSION.

By unanimous consent the Commission proceeded to the consideration of executive business.

After the consideration of executive business the Commission returned to regular session.

(For appointments confirmed in executive session see p. 817.)

At this point Commissioner Sumulong was excused.

MESSAGE FROM THE ASSEMBLY BY THE CHIEF CLERK.

At 11 o'clock and 45 minutes antemeridian the chief clerk of the Assembly appeared and stated that he had been instructed by the Assembly to announce to the Commission that, a quorum of the Assembly being present, the Assembly

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was ready for the transaction of such business as might come before it.

Whereupon, on motion by the Acting President, it was Resolved, That the Secretary inform the Philippine Assembly that a quorum of the Commission is assembled and is ready to proceed to business.

MESSAGE FROM THE ASSEMBLY BY COMMITTEE.

Delegates Adriático, Singson, and Herrera were announced and, being admitted to the Session Chamber, stated that they had been appointed a special committee of three to join a similar committee of the Commission to wait upon the Governor-General and notify him that the Legislature was ready for business and awaited any communication that he might desire to make, and also to request him to notify the President of the United States, through the Secretary of War, of the convening of the first regular session of the Third Philippine Legislature on the sixteenth day of October, nineteen hundred and twelve.

Whereupon, on motion by Commissioner Worcester, it was Resolved, That in conformity with the request of the Assembly, the President of the Commission be, and hereby is, requested to appoint a committee of three to meet the committee appointed by the Assembly for the purpose of waiting upon the Governor-General and informing him that the Legislature is ready for business and awaits any communication he might desire to make, and to request him to notify the President of the United States, through the Secretary of War, of the convening of the first regular session of the Third Philippine Legislature on the sixteenth day of October, nineteen hundred and twelve.

The Acting President thereupon appointed Commissioners Worcester, Luzuriaga, and Palma as such committee and the proceedings of the Commission were temporarily suspended while the committee waited upon the GovernorGeneral who informed it that he had a message to the Legislature which he desired to deliver to both Houses in joint session.

The committees then returned to their respective Houses.

MESSAGE FROM THE ASSEMBLY.

OCTOBER 16, 1912.

MR. PRESIDENT: I have been directed to inform your honorable body that the Assembly, on October 16, 1912, passed the following Concurrent Resolution No. 1 in which it requests the concurrence of the Commission: Concurrent Resolution providing for the holding of a joint session of the Philippine Commission and the Philippine Assembly, for the purpose of receiving the message of the Chief Executive of the Islands.

Very respectfully,

To the Honorable,

TEODORO M. KALAW, Secretary, Philippine Assembly.

the PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINE COMMISSION.

The resolution is as follows:

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 1. Concurrent Resolution providing for the holding of a joint session of the Philippine Commission and Philippine Assembly, for the purpose of receiving the message of the Chief Executive of the Islands.

Resolved by the Philippine Assembly, the Philippine Commission concurring, That both Houses of the Philippine Legislature hold a joint session immediately in the session room of the Philippine Assembly, to receive the message of the Governor-General of the Philippine Islands.

By unanimous consent Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 1 was read once and placed upon its passage.

The roll was called and the resolution was unanimously concurred in.

Ordered, That the Secretary notify the Assembly thereof. Ordered further, That the Secretary notify the Assembly that the Commission will repair immediately to the Assembly Hall in accordance with the said resolution.

JOINT SESSION.

The Secretary having returned and informed the Commission that he had delivered its message to the Assembly, the Commission repaired to the hall of the Assembly to meet the Assembly in joint session.

Upon the adjournment of the joint session, a report of which follows, the Commission reconvened in the Commission session chamber, the Acting President in the chair.

REFERENCE OF MESSAGE TO COMMITTEES.

On motion by Commissioner Branagan, it was

Resolved, That the message of the Governor-General be referred to committees of the Commission for the preparation of such legislation as said committees may deem advisable, as follows:

That so much of said message as relates to civil pensions, rice shortage, and municipal police be referred to the Committee on Matters Pertaining to Bureaus under the Executive Control of the Governor-General.

That so much of said message as relates to health, infant mortality, and cadastral surveys be referred to the Committee on Matters Pertaining to the Department of the Interior.

That so much of said message as relates to the abandonment of railway construction in the Islands of Negros and Panay and to public works be referred to the Committee on Matters Pertaining to the Department of Commerce and Police.

That so much of said message as relates to citizenship, sheriffs, and agricultural banks be referred to the Committee on Matters Pertaining to the Department of Finance and Justice.

That so much of said message as relates to the University of the Philippines, education, official language, agriculture, and the Sales Agency be referred to the Committee on Matters Pertaining to the Department of Public Instruction.

That so much of said message as relates to allotment of funds for maintenance of Government be referred to the Committee on Appropriations; and

That so much of said message as relates to elections be referred to a committee on amendments to the Election Law to be appointed by the President.

RESOLUTION.

Commissioner Branagan then introduced the following resolution:

Commission Resolution No. 1. Resolved, That the Executive Secretary be, and he hereby is, directed to have printed in pamphlet