Independence for the Philippine Islands: Hearings Before the Committee on Territories and Insular Affairs, United States Senate, Seventy-second Congress, First Session, on S. 3377 (Hawes-Cutting Bill) a Bill to Enable the People of the Philippine Islands to Adopt a Constitution and Form a Government for the Philippine Islands, to Provide for the Independence of the Same, and for Other Purposes, Together with Hearings Before the Committee on Insular Affairs, House of Representatives, on H. R. 7233, a Bill to Provide for the Independence of the Philippine Islands. February 11 and 13, 1932 |
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... UNDERHILL . Have you any educational qualifications for voters ? Mr. ROXAS . I shall describe them . I shall state first how many voters there are in the Philippine Islands . In 1931 , our last general election , there were registered ...
... UNDERHILL . Have you any educational qualifications for voters ? Mr. ROXAS . I shall describe them . I shall state first how many voters there are in the Philippine Islands . In 1931 , our last general election , there were registered ...
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... UNDERHILL . There is no poll - tax requirement ? Mr. ROXAS . No. That is not a requirement , but there is a general poll tax in the Philippine Islands . All males of 18 years of age or more in the Philippine Islands pay a poll tax of 2 ...
... UNDERHILL . There is no poll - tax requirement ? Mr. ROXAS . No. That is not a requirement , but there is a general poll tax in the Philippine Islands . All males of 18 years of age or more in the Philippine Islands pay a poll tax of 2 ...
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... UNDERHILL . That is less than half that were being treated five years ago . I think there were 12,000 five years ago . Mr. Roxas . I do not think so , although I am not sure . I believe that our leper population has not been more than ...
... UNDERHILL . That is less than half that were being treated five years ago . I think there were 12,000 five years ago . Mr. Roxas . I do not think so , although I am not sure . I believe that our leper population has not been more than ...
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... UNDERHILL . Do you think that the limitation of 60 years is a wise one , or do you care to express an opinion about it ? Mr. ROXAS . It is 65 years for both courts . Mr. UNDERHILL . You remember that one of our justices recently retired ...
... UNDERHILL . Do you think that the limitation of 60 years is a wise one , or do you care to express an opinion about it ? Mr. ROXAS . It is 65 years for both courts . Mr. UNDERHILL . You remember that one of our justices recently retired ...
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... reserve functions . Mr. UNDERHILL . Does the peso pass in China and other eastern countries at the same value as American money ? Mr. Roxas . Our currency is exclusively a Philippine currency 44 INDEPENDENCE FOR THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
... reserve functions . Mr. UNDERHILL . Does the peso pass in China and other eastern countries at the same value as American money ? Mr. Roxas . Our currency is exclusively a Philippine currency 44 INDEPENDENCE FOR THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
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