Show PASSES THE philippine PHIIIP bill HILL SENATE DISPOSES ES OF MEASURE BY VOTE OF 44 to 23 one 0 n 11 R republican e p u bit ca n J joined 0 i n ed W with 1 t h D democrats emo cra t s 1 in n O 0 opposition p pos it 1 0 n to t the h e B bill I 1 11 upon the final vote the senate on friday by a vote ot of 14 to 23 passed the philippine civil government bill the final vote was wab preceded by the presentation of many amendments and a general discussion was confined quite generally to the merits of the measure on some of tho the amendments sug tested by democratic seua senators tors sev ral eral republicans voted in the affirms ive but mr mccumber was the only republican who voted with the dem dern dirats against tho the final passage ot he bill the most notable change made dur ing the day v vas as the lowering ot of the rate of interest on railroad bonds to be guaranteed by the philippine gov from 5 to 4 per cent the bill as passed exempt exempts from taxation all bonds issued by the phil and porto mean rican governments authorizes municipalities in the phil to incur a bonded indebted ness amounting to 5 per cent of the assessed valuation of their property tt at 5 per cent interest authorizes the philippine government to incur a bonded indebtedness of 5 toi for improvements at 4 per cent inter est author authorize lz the philippine gov to guarantee the payment ot of interest on railroad bonds at the rate dt of 4 per cent per annum provides tor for the administration of the immigration laws by the philippines authorities establishes a system for the location and patenting of mineral coal and saline lands fixes the metric system for th the 0 I 1 islands S land and gives the civil governor the title of governor gen eral |