Show URGE SPOONER BILL it a by congreve Cong reee said to be nece alty the executive committee of the fed eral party in the philippine has filed a petition requesting the philippine commission to inform president me kinley that the passage of the spooner bill by congress is an urgent necessity as the progress of the archipelago de mands an authority which can legis late and control the incorporation of concerns regulate mining claims dis pose of public lands and perform bunc eions not vested in either the military or legislative authorities the petitioners state eliat the time is ripe fora general civil government the establishment of which will win over those favoring the insurrection while at the time it will encourage the natives to subscribe in favor of a settled government in the philippines under american sovereignty therefore they urge that the spooner bill which empowers president mckinley in his discretion to declare the insurrection ended and to establish a civil govern ment be passed by the present con gross |