513 mittee of Filipinos, to be appointed by the United States military governor upon the ARTHUR MACARTHUR, Officer of Marine Hospital Service detailed to staff of military governor, EXECUTIVE MANSION, On and after October 15, 1900, there shall be detailed on the staff of the military governor of the islands of the Philippine Archipelago, as chief of the quarantine service established by Executive Order of January 3, 1900, a commissioned officer of the Marine Hospital Service, who shall, on the first day of each month, or at such other periods as may be directed by the military governor, submit to the military governor a detailed estimate of the quarantine expenses of the said islands of the Philippine Archipelago. After the approval of such estimate by the military governor the chief quarantine officer shall make requisition for the funds required in favor of the disbursing officer or agent of the Treasury Department, who shall pay the bills and vouchers on account of the quarantine service upon the certificate of an officer detailed under Executive Order of January 3, 1900 (said order being still in force except as herein amended), and after approval by the chief quarantine officer. The disbursing officer or agent shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury as soon as practicable, and shall render his accounts of such disbursements in accordance with the rules and instructions to carry into effect the Executive Order of May 8, 1899, relative to the military government of the United States in the islands of the Philippine Archipelago during the maintenance of such government. Postal rates in insular possessions. WILLIAM MCKINLEY. NOTE. The text of Executive order of November 3, 1900, relative to postal rates on For postal orders gifts or souvenirs forwarded through the mails by officers, soldiers, sailors, and civil employees serving in Porto Rico, Cuba, Guam, the Philippine Islands, and China, to members of their families in the United States and vice versa, is not obtainable. issued in pursuance of the Executive order see page 505 herein. This order was revoked by Executive order of February 17, 1904. United States Civil Service Commission to aid civil service board of Philippine Islands. EXECUTIVE ORDER. The United States Civil Service Commission is directed to render such assistance as may be practicable to the civil service board created under the act of the United States Philippine Commission for the establishment and maintenance of an honest and efficient civil service in the Philippine Islands, and for that purpose to conduct examinations for the civil service of the Philippine Islands upon the request of the civil service board of said islands, under such regulaWILLIAM MCKINLEY, tions as may be agreed upon by the said board and the said United States Civil Service Commission. NOVEMBER 30, 1900. 7345°-S. Doc. 173, 63-1--33 Office of treasurer of Cuba. EXECUTIVE ORDER. EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, D. C., February 2, 1901. By virtue of the authority vested in me as Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, I hereby order and direct that that part of Executive Order dated May 8, 1899, relating to the appointment, and creation of the office of Treasurer of the Island of Cuba be amended as follows: The office of Treasurer of the Island of Cuba shall on and after April 1, 1901, be placed under the jurisdiction of the Department of Finance of said Island, and shall be filled by the appointment thereto of a citizen of Cuba. The said appointment to be made by the Military Governor thereof, subject to the approval of the Secretary of War. Export rates of duty, Cuba. EXECUTIVE ORDER. WILLIAM MCKINLEY. EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, D. C., February 5, 1901. On recommendation of the Military Governor of Cuba, approved by the Secretary of War, I hereby order and direct that the export rates of duty provided on page 50 of the "Customs Tariff for Ports in the Island of Cuba,' promulgated by Executive Order dated March 31, 1900, are hereby amended to read as follows: (a) Harvested in the province of Santiago de Cuba and exported (b) Other___ __100 kil__ 1.10 3.15 This order shall take effect on the first day of April, 1901. WILLIAM MCKINLEY. Offices of auditor and treasurer, Philippine Islands. EXECUTIVE ORDER. EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, D. C., February 23, 1901. The Executive Order of May 8, 1899, relating to the Philippine Archipelago, as promulgated by the Assistant Secretary of War, May 11, 1899, is hereby amended by substituting the following: By virtue of the authority vested in me as the Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, I hereby order and direct that during the maintenance of the military government by the United States in the Islands of the Philippine Archipelago, there is hereby created and shall be maintained the office of the Auditor for the Islands, to be filled by appointment of the Secretary of War, whose duties shall be to receive and audit all accounts of the islands. There is hereby created and shall be maintained the office of Deputy Auditor for the Islands, to be filled by appointment of the Secretary of War, whose duties shall be to sign in the name of the Auditor such official papers as the Auditor may designate, and perform such other duties as the Auditor may prescribe. He shall have charge of the bureau as Acting Auditor in case of the death, resignation, sickness, or other absence of the Auditor. There is hereby created and shall be maintained in the office of the Auditor, the office of Chief Clerk, to be filled by appointment of the Auditor, and the Chief Clerk shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by the Auditor. There shall be in the office of the Auditor such Chiefs of Division, to be appointed by the Auditor, subject to the provisions of the Philippine Civil Service Act, as in his judgment may be required for a proper dispatch of the business of his office and for which appropriations may be made. There is hereby created and shall be maintained, the office of Treasurer of the Islands, which shall be filled by appointment of the Secretary of War. The Treasurer of the Islands shall receive and keep all moneys arising from the revenues of the Islands, and shall disburse the same only upon warrants issued by the Military Governor and countersigned by the Auditor. All rules and instructions necessary to carry into effect the provisions of Executive Orders relating to said Islands shall be issued by the Secretary of War, and such rules and instructions shall be in force until the same are amended or revoked by the Secretary of War. Amendment customs tariff, Cuba. EXECUTIVE ORDER. WILLIAM MCKINLEY. EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, March 1, 1901. I hereby order and direct that the "Customs Tariff for Ports in the Island of Cuba," promulgated under my order of March 31, 1900, be and the same is hereby amended as follows: Paragraph 6 thereof will read as follows: "6. Crude oils derived from schists, including crude petroleum; axle -100 kil_- $1.40 a. Crude petroleum to be used exclusively in the manufacture of Paragraph 7 thereof will read as follows: 100 kil 3.50 a. A product from petroleum known under the name of cordage oil, imported by and used exclusively for cordage works in their manufacture of rope and cordage, provided that the importation be made at the direct demand of the president of the cordage company, and that the latter submit their works at all times to the inspection of the customs authorities, and that the importer give such bond as may be regarded necessary by the acting collector, G. W -----100 kil__ $0.70" Paragraph 114 will read as follows: "114. Tissues, plain and without figures, napped or not, weighing ten kilograms or more per 100 square meters, unbleached, bleached or dyed, and "Tissues, plain and without figures, napped or not, measuring not over 65 centimeters in width, weighing 8 kilograms, or more per 100 square meters, unbleached, bleached or dyed, having: "a. Up to 9 threads, N. W "b. From 10 to 15 threads, N. W. "c. From 16 to 19 threads, N. W. "d. 20 threads or more, N. W 1" For the collection of duty, the following shall be considered as (a) Crude oil derived from schists, those obtained from first distillation, distinguishable by their density of from 900 to 920 thousandths of a degree, or from 66 to 574 of the centesimal aerometer, equal to from 24 degrees and 69 hundredths to 21 degrees and 48 hundredths Cartier. (b) Crude mineral oils mixed with animal oils, as well as crude mineral oils mixed with vegetable oils, when these oils are exclusively destined to lubricating machines, are likewise dutiable according to this number. (c) For rules of clearance of crude petroleum see instructions on page 49." 2 "All mineral oils not having the properties described in the note to paragraph 6 shall be considered as refined." "114 e. The same tissues, printed or manufactured with dyed yarns: Dutiable as the tissue, with a surtax of 30 per cent N. W." This order shall take effect and be in force on and after the first day of April, 1901. This order shall be duly proclaimed in the Island of Cuba. WILLIAM MCKINLEY. Military, civil, and judicial powers in Philippine Islands. EXECUTIVE ORDER. EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, March 2, 1901. By virtue of the authority vested in me I direct, that until further directed by me, all military, civil, and judicial powers necessary to govern the Philippine Islands acquired from Spain by the treaties concluded at Paris on the 10th day of December, 1898, and at Washington on the 7th day of November, 1900, shall be vested in the persons now exercising the same under the military government of the said islands, and shall be exercised in the manner prescribed in the instructions to the Commission of which the Honorable William H. Taft is President, contained in my letter of April 7th, 1900, to the Secretary of War, and transmitted by him to the said Commission on that day, and in the several orders to the officers commanding in the Division of the Philippines, remaining in force at the time of the approval of the act of March 2, 1901, entitled "An Act making appropriations for the support of the Army for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and two." WILLIAM MCKINLEY. Export duties on tobacco abolished-Cuba. EXECUTIVE ORDER. EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, D. C., March 8, 1901. On recommendation of the Military Governor of Cuba, approved by the Secretary of War, I hereby order and direct that the export rates of duty on tobacco, provided on page 50 of the "Customs Tariff for Ports in the Island of Cuba," promulgated by Executive Order dated March 31, 1900, shall be abolished on the first day of April, 1901. WILLIAM MCKINLEY. Office of Auditor for Cuba. EXECUTIVE ORDER. EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, March 12, 1901. The Executive Order of May 8, 1899, relating to the Island of Cuba, as promulgated by the Assistant Secretary of War, May 11, 1899, is hereby amended by substituting the following: By virtue of the authority vested in me as the Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, I hereby order and direct that during the maintenance of the Military Government by the United States in the Island of Cuba, there is hereby created and shall be maintained the office of the Auditor for Cuba, to be filled by appointment of the Secretary of War, whose duties shall be to receive and audit all accounts of the Island. There is hereby created and shall be maintained the office of Deputy Auditor for Cuba, to be filled by appointment of the Secretary of War, whose duties shall be to sign in the name of the Auditor such official papers as the Auditor may designate, and perform such other duties as the Auditor may prescribe He shall have charge of the bureau as Acting Auditor in case of the death, resignation, sickness or other absence of the Auditor. There is hereby created and shall be maintained in the office of the Auditor. the office of Chief Clerk, to be filled by appointment of the Auditor, and the Chief Clerk shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by the Auditor. All rules and instructions necessary to carry into effect the provisions of Executive Orders relating to Cuba shall be issued by the Secretary of War, and such rules and instructions shall be in force until the same are amended or revoked by the Secretary of War. WILLIAM MCKINLEY. Appointment of collectors of customs, Philippine Archipelago. EXECUTIVE ORDER. EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, June 21, 1901. I hereby order and direct that executive order dated May 3, 1899, be amended so as to authorize the appointment of civilians as collectors of customs in the Philippine Archipelago. WILLIAM MCKINLEY. Appointment of civil governor of Philippine Islands and assignment of duties. EXECUTIVE ORDER. EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, June 21, 1901. SIR: Pending the cessation of conditions requiring the continuance of Military Government in the Philippine Islands, you are authorized to make the following order: On and after the fourth day of July, nineteen hundred and one, until it shall be otherwise ordered, the President of the Philippine Commission will exercise the executive authority in all civil affairs in the government of the Philippine Islands heretofore exercised in such affairs by the Military Governor of the Philippines; and to this end the Honorable William H. Taft, president of the said Commission, is hereby appointed Civil Governor of the Philippine Islands. Such executive authority will be exercised under and in conformity to the instructions to the Philippine Commissioners, dated April seventh, nineteen hundred, and subject to the approval and control of the Secretary of War of the United States. The municipal and provincial civil governments which have been, or shall hereafter be, established in said islands and all persons performing duties appertaining to the offices of civil government in said islands will, in respect of such duties, report to the said Civil Governor. The power to appoint civil officers heretofore vested in the Philippine Commission or in the Military Governor will be exercised by the Civil Governor with the advice and consent of the Commission. The Military Governor of the Philippines is hereby relieved from the performance, on and after the said fourth day of July, of the civil duties hereinbefore described, but his authority will continue to be exercised as heretofore in those districts in which insurrection against the authority of the United States continues to exist or in which public order is not sufficiently restored to enable provincial civil government to be established under the instructions to the Commission dated April seventh, nineteen hundred. To the SECRETARY OF WAR. TAFT, Manila. WILLIAM MCKINLEY. Message of congratulations to Taft commission. Washington, July 3 (1901)-3.45 p. m. Upon the assumption of your new duties as civil governor of the Philippine Islands I have great pleasure in sending congratulations to you and your associate commissioners and my thanks for the good work already accomplished. I extend to you my full confidence and best wishes for still greater success in the larger responsibilities now devolved upon you, and the assurance not only for myself but for my countrymen of good will for the people of the Islands, and the hope that their participation in the government which it is our purpose to develop among them, may lead to their highest advancement, happiness, and prosperity. WILLIAM MCKINLEY. (Proclamation, July 25, 1901. Free trade with Porto Rico. P. 396, S. Doc. 105, 58th Cong., 2d sess.) Appointment of Luke E. Wright as vice governor of Philippine Islands. By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States. the Honorable Luke E. Wright is appointed vice governor with authority to act |