| Show H Ol Taft Urges NecessIty of Immediate t i Washington Feb Fb 9 Secy Hoot Root today toda transmitted to the president pro torn tern of ot the senate n a copy cop of a II cablegram from front the governor of the Iho Philippines hated l Manila Feb l eb 6 1 Indicating the tho ur cent fent necessity n of legislation n llon le n n n n the Philippines currency In his this Ills dispatch patch to time the UI secretary of war Gov Taft Toft I says sus Official ratio Mexican dollars to United States Stales currency now 1266 to Jl 1 total direct net not loss to Insular treasury from depreciation of silver since Jan JanI 1 I 1902 All business suffering greatly from fluctuation and depreciation Insular treasury Immense losses to merchants who have r e sold Rolli on credit Failure l to furnish relief at this session of ot Con Congress gress would create creato consternation throughout t the lie islands added to pro pre prevailing financial depression loss losi of ot an animals by liy II and other conta lolI diseases and resulting destitution the tho political poll situation would become more difficult Tho adoption of American money would enhance prices greatly anti and do tie dorango range even overt form of or business Legis Legislation lation gold p peso fo o equal to half American dollar as ns unit of ot value peso and subsidiary Ruh minor receivable ble tile for tor all public duties nt at tho the rate of ot orrO otrio M rO cents rents American money for one peso leRO with provision for Issuance of silver shiver certificates bused based on of ot new now pe ie pesos sos Oll would furnish n II currency as aR rood coot as nR American monny monay and as ne n better to needs n of the Ih Islands The Time commission lire are unanimous In their views Philippine n rn Washington Fob Feb 9 What l I hm known knon as lib hit Philippine extradition lull bill was wa signed I b by y the lie president today toda and Ind Is Isnow Isnow now nowa a 11 law Case Cne Annapolis JId Md Id Feb eb 9 The resigns resignation lion tion of ot Midshipman Robert H 11 Pearson Ien whoso whose Jaw was WAIl broken several weeks ago alo In n II fight with Ith another midshipman I and ammil which was wui u handed to Supt Brown on son last week has not been accepted d Pearson has hall been given a II leave of ot ab tib absence sence unco The members of ot the third class s who refused to agree In to the request t of or Supt SUII to desist from the time practice of nf hazing fellow fellom midshipmen tire arc still re rl restricted restricted from all liberty |
