Show PORTO RICO ISLAND Civil Government is in Successful Operation The civil government of Porto Rico provided for by the act of Congress approved ap-proved April 12 1000 is In successful operation TIme courts have been established estab-lished The Governor and his associates associ-ates arc working Intelligently and harmoniously har-moniously and are meeting with commendable com-mendable success On Lime Gth of November n general election was held In the Island for members of the Legislature and the body elected hag been called to convene on the first Monday of December LEGISLATION RECOMMENDED I recommend that legislation be enacted en-acted by Congress conferring upon the Secretary of time Interior supervision over the nubile lands In Porto Rico amid that he bo directed to ascertain the locution lo-cution and qunntitV of lands the title to which remained in the crown of Spain at the date of cession of Porto Rico to the United States and that appropriations necessary for surveys be made and that the methods of the dlsposlllon i of such lands be preycrlbed by law |