This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 Excerpt: ...four years, and was not reeligible twice consecutively. The Senate consisted of six senators from each of the six departments, the term being six years. Onethird were elected biennially. The House of Representatives consisted of one repre Governor-General Leonard A. Wood in the Uniform of Colonel of Rough Riders. ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 Excerpt: ...four years, and was not reeligible twice consecutively. The Senate consisted of six senators from each of the six departments, the term being six years. Onethird were elected biennially. The House of Representatives consisted of one repre Governor-General Leonard A. Wood in the Uniform of Colonel of Rough Riders. sentative to every 25,000 people. One-half were elected biennially. Four years was the term of office. The judicial power vested in a Supreme Court and such other courts as might be established by law. Suffrage was universal. In his call for the convention, also in his opening address before it, Governor Wood mentioned its duty to determine the relations between Cuba and the United States. Jealous and suspicious, the convention, believing the United States bound by its pledge to leave the island to the unconditional control of its inhabitants, slighted these hints. Meantime, at President McKinley's instance, Congress adopted, March 2, 1901, as a rider to the pending army appropriation bill, what was known as "the Piatt amendment," so called from its author, Senator Piatt, of Connecticut. This enacted that in fulfilment of the congressional joint resolution of April 20, 1898, which led to the freeing of Cuba, the President was to leave the government and control of the island to its people only when a Government should be established there under a constitution defining the future relations of the United States with Cuba. The points to be safe-guarded were that Cuba should permit no foreign lodg Governor-General Leonard A. Wood transferring the Island of Cuba to President Tomaso Estrada Palma, as a Cuban Republic, May, 1902, From copyrighted stereaccopic photograph. By Under-wood & Underwood, N. Y. ment or control, contract no excessive...
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