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2nd Philippine Legislature
4th legislative term of the Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2nd Philippine Legislature was the meeting of the legislature of the Philippines under the sovereign control of the United States from March 28, 1910, to February 6, 1912.
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Sessions
- First Special Session: March 28 – April 19, 1910
- First Regular Session: October 17, 1910 – February 3, 1911
- Second Regular Session: October 16, 1911 – February 1, 1912
- Second Special Session: February 2 – 6, 1912
Legislation
The Second Philippine Legislature passed a total of 221 laws (Act Nos. 1971–2191)
Leadership
Philippine Commission
- Governor-General and President of the Philippine Commission: William Cameron Forbes
- Vice-Governor: Newton W. Gilbert, from February 15, 1910
- Secretary of Finance and Justice: Gregorio S. Araneta
- Secretary of the Interior: Dean Conant Worcester
- Secretary of Commerce and Police: Charles B. Elliott, from February 15, 1910
- Secretary of Public Instruction: Newton W. Gilbert
Philippine Assembly
- Speaker: Sergio Osmeña (Cebu–2nd, Nacionalista)
- Majority Floor Leader: Alberto Barreto (Zambales, Nacionalista), until July 20, 1911
Members
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Philippine Commission
- Gregorio S. Araneta
- Frank A. Branagan
- Charles B. Elliott[a]
- William Cameron Forbes
- Newton W. Gilbert
- Jose de Luzuriaga
- Rafael Palma
- Juan Sumulong
- Dean Conant Worcester
Sources:
- Colby, Frank Moore (1911). The New International Yearbook: A Compendium of the World's Progress for the Year 1910. New York: Dodd, Mead and Company.
- Journal of the Philippine Commission Being the Second Session of the First Philippine Legislature. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1910.
- Journal of the Philippine Commission Being A Special Session, March 28, 1910, to April 19, 1910, and the First Session, October 17, 1910, to February 3, 1911, of the Second Philippine Legislature. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1911.
- Journal of the Philippine Commission Being the Second Session, October 16, 1911, to February 1, 1912, and A Special Session, February 2, 1912, to February 6, 1912, of the Second Philippine Legislature. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1912.
Philippine Assembly
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Notes
- Took office as commissioner and concurrent Secretary of Commerce and Police on February 15, 1910, succeeding William Cameron Forbes who took office as Governor-General of the Philippines on November 11, 1909.
- Appointed as Governor of La Laguna on October 1, 1910.
- Elected in a special election on December 13, 1910, succeeding Potenciano Malvar.
- Won an electoral protest on January 26, 1911, replacing Justo Lukban.
- Elected in a special election on October 14, 1910, succeeding Manuel G. Gavieres.
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External links
- "List of Senators". Senate of the Philippines. Archived from the original on September 14, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2006.
- "The LAWPHiL Project – Philippine Laws and Jurispudance Databank". Arellano Law Foundation. Archived from the original on September 1, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2006.
Further reading
- Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library
- Paras, Corazon L. (2000). The Presidents of the Senate of the Republic of the Philippines. ISBN 971-8832-24-6.
- Pobre, Cesar P. (2000). Philippine Legislature 100 Years. ISBN 971-92245-0-9.
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