Schurman Commission

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Philippines
This article is part of the series: Politics and government of the Philippines
Government
Political history · Constitution
Executive
President (list) Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Vice President (list) Noli de Castro Executive Departments (The Cabinet)
Congress 13th Congress Senate House President Manuel Villar Speaker Jose de Venecia
Judiciary
Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals · Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals · Ombudsman
Elections
Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1987 | 1986 | All
Political parties Lakas-CMD Kampi Liberal LDP PMP NPC Nacionalista AD Others
Administrative divisions Capital Regions Provinces Cities Municipalities Barangays Foreign relations Human rights
Other countries · Politics Portal view • talk • edit

The Schurman Commission also known as the First Philippine Commission was the legislature of the Philippines, then known as the Philippine Islands under the sovereign control of the United States during the Philippine-American War. It was established by United States President William Mckinley on January 30, 1899.

Contents 1 Sessions 2 Leadership 3 Members 4 See also 5 External links 6 Further reading

[edit] Sessions

• Sessions: March 4, 1899 – March 16, 1900
  • Session with William Mckinley: January 31, 1900
  • Session with the United States Congress: February 2, 1900

[edit] Leadership

• President:

Jacob Gould Schurman

[edit] Members

• Members:

George Dewey (Head of American Asiatic Squadron)

Charles Denby (Ambassador to China)

Elwell Otis (Military Governor of the Philippines)

Dean C. Worcester (Professor of University of Michigan)

[edit] See also

• Congress of the Philippines
• Senate of the Philippines
• House of Representatives of the Philippines

[edit] External links

• List of Senators. Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved on September 16, 2006.
• The LAWPHi'L Project - Philippine Laws and Jurispudance Databank. Arellano Law Foundation. Retrieved on September 16, 2006.

[edit] Further reading

• Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library
• The Presidents of the Senate of the Republic of the Philippines. ISBN 971-8832-24-6. 
• Pobre, Cesar P.. Philippine Legislature 100 Years. ISBN 971-92245-0-9.