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Show GOVERNMENT FOR PORTO RICO. Bill Introduced Making Porto Rlcans Citizens. Citi-zens. Washington, Jan. 5. Senator Fora-ker Fora-ker has introduced a bill providing a form of government for the island of Puerto Rico. The bill provides for the continuance of the laws and municipal ordinances now in force in the island until the legislature provided for shall supplant them. The president is empowered em-powered to appoint a governor and supreme eourt, and also seven heads of departments to have charge of the various var-ious interests of the government, and also five native citizens who, together with the governor and heads of departments, depart-ments, are to constitute the upper branch of the insular legislature. A lower house of thirty-five members to be elected, by citizens of the islands is also provided for, and all inhabitants of the island are made citizens of the United States. The citizens are also to elect a delegate to congress, who is to have a seat, but no vote. The island is-land is to be divided into five districts for judicial and legislative purposes, and each district is to have a local court to consist of such a number of judges as the legislature may provide for. |