throughout the land the people cease from their ordinary occupations and in their several homes and places of worship render thanks unto Almighty God for the manifold blessings of the past year. "In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. [SEAL.] "Done at the city of Washington, this twentyninth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and two, and of the independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty-seventh. "By the President: "JOHN HAY, Secretary of State." "THEODORE ROOSEVELT. And whereas, though the year past closing has not been one of overflowing plenty in the Philippine Islands, and the people thereof have suffered much from cholera and pestilence, and the coming year is to be one of grim trial due to agricultural depression, nevertheless the war has ceased and the goal of prosperity, happiness, and peace under well-ordered government is in sight of the people of the Philippines and will be reached if only they will summon to their aid self-restraint, courage, industry, and intelligent patriotism. Now, therefore, I, Wm. H. Taft, Civil Governor of the Philippine Islands, do hereby recommend the observance of the foregoing proclamation by the residents of the Philippine Islands. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Government of the Philippine Islands to be affixed. Done at the city of Manila this twentieth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and two. A PROCLAMATION. In accordance with the policy of President McKinley, announced in his instructions of April 7, 1900, the Philippine Commission has extended to the people of the Philippine Islands complete autonomy in the matter of municipal government, and partial autonomy in the matter of provincial government. By actual experience the qualified electors of the Philippine Islands are learning the science of self-government. The policy of the late President McKinley has been sincerely adopted and followed by President Roosevelt, and the aim of the Commission, in accordance with its instructions, gradually to extend self-government to the people of the Islands, was approved and adopted by the Congress of the United States at its last session, in the so-called Philippine Act, by which provision was made for the election of a popular Philippine assembly within two years after the taking of a comprehensive census of the Philippine Islands. The taking of the census is indispensable to the calling of a general election for this popular assembly. No other object beyond the collection of the necessary data for determining the social and industrial condition of the people as the basis of intelligent legislative action is involved in the taking of this census. By the terms of the Census Law passed by the Philippine Commission it will be seen that the census is to be largely in the hands and under the control of the Filipinos. The taking of the census will therefore form a test of the capacity of the Filipinos to discharge a most important function of government. The information secured by the census will form the basis upon which capital will be invested in the Islands and the material prosperity of the people brought about. The census, therefore, is to be taken solely for the benefit of the Filipino people; and if they desire to have a larger voice in their own government within the near future, if they desire to demonstrate to the world a growing capacity for self-government, and if they would aid the investment of capital and the improvement of their matèrial condition, they should lend their unanimous support to the successful taking of the census. Now, therefore, I, William H. Taft, Civil Governor of the Philippine Islands, in pursuance of the duty imposed on me by section 16 of the act enacted by the Philippine Commission October 6, 1902, do hereby issue this my proclamation, announcing as Census Day March 2, 1903, on which day the enumeration of the Christian population shall begin in all parts of the Philippine Islands, and continue until completed. It is the expectation of the Government that the enumeration of the Christian population will be carried on by the enumerators of urban districts at the rate of fifty persons per day, and of suburban or rural districts at the rate of thirty-three persons per day. Any reduction in any district in the rate of enumeration thus established will be made the subject of investigation by the supervisor, and unless it shall be found that such reduction in the rate of enumeration was due to causes beyond the control of the enumerator, his (or her) pay for the period beyond which the enumeration should have been completed, at the specified rate, shall be withheld, pending the decision of the Director of the Census. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Government of the Philippine Islands to be affixed. Done at the city of Manila, this twenty-fourth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and two. GOVERNOR OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. 1901-1902. Allen, Henry T., appointed member of inspection committee.. Baldwin, Barry, granted temporary leave of absence from Ball, William G., committee appointed to investigate present Bandholtz, Harry H., election of, as governor, Province of 62 Barlow, Stephen H., appointed member of inspection com- 81 Barrett, J. L. : Appointed member of inspection committee.. 44 46 Barrows, David P., appointed member of inspection commit- 28 Betts, Arlington U., election of, as governor Province of 62 Blaker, Aitan G., appointed member of inspection committee.. Bourne, Edgar K.: Appointed member of inspection committee....... Branagan, Frank A., appointed member of committee in Brink, Gilbert N., committee appointed to inspect certain 82 16 35, 43, 71 78 100 42, 67 46 Burritt, Charles II., appointed member of inspection committee.. Calvin, C. W., appointed member of inspection committee...... Clarke, William H., appointed member of inspection committee Climaco, Juan, election of as governor, Province of Cebu, confirmed........ Colton, George H., appointed member of inspection commit- Conier, J. McD., committee appointed to inspect certain pub- Corrales, Manuel, election of as governor, Province of Misa- Crick, E. C.: Appointed member of inspection committee. Crisologo, Mena, election of as governor, Province of Ilocos No. 81 81 91, 92 62 42, 81 92 82 50 62 67,73 81 62 Cruz, Celestino, trustee appointed for funds appropriated for widow of........ 10 Currey, E. G., appointed member of inspection committee...... 32 95 Delgado, Martin, election of as governor, Province of Iloilo, confirmed............... 62 Dichoso, Francisco, election of as governor, Province of Isabela, confirmed.. 60 Dorrington, L. A., appointed member of inspection committee........ Falconer, B. L.: Appointed disbursing officer for the Forestry Bureau, 44 2 |