REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEE. [Committee Report No. 113.] MR. PRESIDENT: The Committee on Municipal and Provincial Governments, to which was referred on November 22, 1910, the resolution reserving a town site at Tarlac, Province of Tarlac, has examined the same and has the honor to report it back to the Commission with the following recommendation, viz: That the resolution be adopted. The purpose of establishing the new town site referred to in the resolution, as shown in these papers, is to move the present town of Tarlac, which is always overflowed by the frequent and constant flood of the river, to Asin. This place is safe and suitable for the accommodation of the inhabitants of the town of Tarlac. The clauses of this resolution are in accordance with sections 38 and 39, Act No. 926. Respectfully submitted. To the Honorable, RAFAEL PALMA, Chairman pro tempore, Committee on Municipal the PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINE COMMISSION. The report was adopted and the resolution was taken up and read, as follows: Commission Resolution No. 57. Whereas on August seventh, nineteen hundred and eight, the Secretary of the Interior was of the opinion that it would be in the public interest to reserve a town site at Tarlac, municipality of Tarlac, Province of Tarlac, and so informed the Director of Lands; and' Whereas on August seventh, nineteen hundred and eight, the Secretary of the Interior directed the Director of Lands to cause a survey to be made of the exterior boundaries of the land which he deemed it wise to reserve; and Whereas said survey was completed in September, nineteen hundred and eight, and returned to the Bureau of Lands; and Whereas the Director of Lands approved the plan of said survey on February tenth, nineteen hundred and nine; and Whereas the Secretary of the Interior on the seventh day of November, nineteen hundred and ten, recommended that said town site be established under Chapter V of Act Numbered Nine hundred and twenty-six in accordance with said plan, the exterior boundaries of which are shown to be as follows: Beginning at point marked 1 on plan, S. 45° 51′ W. 187.2 m. from B. L. L. M. No. 1, Tarlac, thence S. 64° 54′ E. 117.18 m. to point 2; S. 66° 42′ E. 162.9 m. to point 3; S. 49° 41′ E. 115.72 m. to point 4; S. 34° 59′ W. 123.26 m. to point 5; S. 30° 33′ W. 76.57 m. to point 6; S. 0° 22′ W. 198.36 m. to point 7; S. 28° 03′ W. 217.88 m. to point 8; S. 26° 03′ E. 112.18 m. to point 9; S. 17° 40′ W. 795.33 m. to point 10; N. 74° 44′ W. 409.84 m. to point 11; N. 19° 06′ E. 1,141.05 m. to point 12; N. 9° 34′ E. 332.8 m. to point 13; N. 86° 10′ W. 87.5 m. to point 14; N. 19° 20′ E. 120.0 m. to point 15; S. 69° 15′ E. 80.5 m. to point 1, point of beginning. Containing 573,694 square meters. Bounded on northeast by road; on southeast by properties of municipality of Tarlac and Timoteo Flores and public land; on southwest by public land; on northwest by properties of Roque Medina, Porfirio Espinosa, Timoteo Villegas, Francisco Macabulos, and Domingo Apolinario. Bearings true. Points referred to marked on plan K-10. Surveyed, September, 1908. Approved, February 10, 1909. Resolved, That in accordance with section thirty-eight of Act Numbered Nine hundred and twenty-six, known as the Public Land Act, the Commission hereby approves the recommendation of the Secretary of the Interior, and the town site is hereby reserved, the boundaries of which shall be those hereinbefore described and shown on said plan, and the land so described may be hereafter disposed of only as provided in Chapter V of said Act Numbered Nine hundred and twenty-six. Resolved further, That a copy of this resolution be sent to the Director of Lands for his action in accordance with section thirty-nine and following of Chapter V of the Public Land Act. The resolution was adopted. ADJOURNMENT. Thereupon, at 12 o'clock and 20 minutes, On motion of the Chair, The Commission adjourned to meet at the call of the President. Attest: GEO. C. SCHWEICKERT, Acting Secretary. Second Philippine Legislature, First Session. JOURNAL OF THE COMMISSION. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1911. The Commission met at the call of the President at 11 o'clock antemeridian. Present: Commissioners Gilbert, Araneta, Palma, Branagan, Sumulong, Elliott, and the President. Absent: Commissioner Worcester (on official business) and Commissioner Luzuriaga (on leave). The President left the Session Chamber immediately after roll call, and Commissioner Gilbert assumed the chair. READING OF JOURNAL. The Journal of Monday, January 9, 1911, was read and approved. MESSAGE FROM THE ASSEMBLY. JANUARY 11, 1911. MR. PRESIDENT: I have been directed to inform your honorable body that the Assembly on January 7, 1911, passed the following bill (A. B. No. 343) in which it requests the concurrence of the Commission: An Act authorizing the sale of the land known as the San Lazaro Estate to the recent tenants thereof. I have the honor to attach copies of the report of the Committee on Public Lands, Mines, and Forests (A. R. No. 79),' for the information of the Commission. Very respectfully. To the Honorable, 1 RAMÓN DIOKNO, Secretary, Philippine Assembly. the PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINE COMMISSION. This report is on file with the bill in the office of the Secretary of the Commission. By unanimous consent, Assembly Bill No. 343 was read the first time by title only, and referred to the Committee on Matters Pertaining to the Department of the Interior, for report and recommendation. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. [Committee Report No. 114.] MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Municipal and Provincial Governments, to which was referred on November 22, 1910, resolution of the municipal council of Magdalena, La Laguna, regarding the licensing of panguingue tables, has examined the same and has the honor to report it back to the Commission with the following recommendation, viz: That the petition be laid on the table. Panguingue, a kind of card playing, is one of the worst forms of gambling, in which the people of these Islands, especially women, are deeply interested. To license panguingue is to encourage the evils of vagrancy and laziness which cause some people to lose their habits of working for an honest and better living. It is not considered advisable under the policy of the Government to derive revenues from gambling, and no reason appears why this policy should not be adhered to in this case. Respectfully submitted. RAFAEL PALMA, Committee on Municipal and Provincial Governments. To the Honorable, the PRESIDENT OF THE COMMISSION. The report was adopted. [Committee Report No. 115.] MR. PRESIDENT: The Committee on Matters Pertaining to the Department of Public Instruction, to which was referred on November 2, 1910, Commission Bill No. 31, entitled "An Act to amend section two of Act Numbered Seventeen hundred and ninety-five, entitled 'An Act authorizing the compensation of students in industrial and agricultural schools for work done therein outside of regular school hours and not connected with their regular school work,' by striking out the last sentence thereof,” has examined the same and has the honor to report it back to the Commission with the following recommendation, viz: That the bill pass as introduced. The purpose of this amendment to the law is in order that it may be possible to create in the province a reimbursable fund for the purpose of assisting provincial industrial or agricultural schools. The law as it now stands requires all moneys collected as a result of work in these schools to be deposited in the provincial treasury general fund. The Auditor states that if the last sentence of the present law is omitted a reimbursement fund may be created by order. This is regarded as a better plan than creating the reimbursable fund by law for it may very possibly happen in some provinces that this fund would become larger than necessary. Respectfully submitted. To the Honorable, NEWTON W. GILBERT, Committee on Matters Pertaining to the the PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINE COMMISSION. The report was adopted. Commission Bill No. 31 was read the third time. Add after the word "located" in line 11, the words "All moneys collected as the result of any such work shall be deposited in the provincial treasury, and to maintain the work provided for by this section the Insular Auditor shall establish a reimbursable fund to an amount to be fixed by the provincial board, with the approval of the Governor-General. Any collections in excess of this amount shall be deposited in the provincial treasury as miscellaneous receipts of the province." The motion prevailed. The question then being upon its passage, the roll was called and the bill was unanimously passed. Commissioner Gilbert moved to amend the title by striking out the words "by striking out the last sentence thereof" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "by providing for the creation of reimbursable funds." The motion prevailed. The title as amended was read and approved. Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the Assembly in the bill as passed. [Committee Report No. 116.] MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Matters Pertaining to the Department of Commerce and Police, to which was recommitted on January 4, 1911, Assembly Bill No. 401, entitled "An Act to provide for the granting of a franchise to construct, maintain, and operate gas systems for the furnishing of gas for heat, lighting, and power in the city of Manila and the Province of Rizal, Philippine Islands," has again examined the same and has the honor to report it back to the Commission with the following recommendation, viz: That the bill do pass with the following further amendments: |