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2nd Philippine Legislature
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Overview
Term	March 28, 1910 – February 6, 1912
Governor-General	William Cameron Forbes
Philippine Commission
Members	9
President	William Cameron Forbes
Philippine Assembly
Members	81
Speaker	Sergio Osmeña
Majority leader	Alberto Barretto (until July 20, 1911)

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The 2nd Philippine Legislature was the meeting of the legislature of the Philippines under the sovereign control of the United States from March 28, 1910, to February 6, 1912.

Sessions

• First Special Session: March 28 – April 19, 1910
• First Regular Session: October 17, 1910 – February 3, 1911
• Second Regular Session: October 16, 1911 – February 1, 1912
• Second Special Session: February 2 – 6, 1912

Legislation

The Second Philippine Legislature passed a total of 221 laws (Act Nos. 1971–2191)

Leadership

Philippine Commission

• Governor-General and President of the Philippine Commission: William Cameron Forbes
• Vice-Governor: Newton W. Gilbert, from February 15, 1910
• Secretary of Finance and Justice: Gregorio S. Araneta
• Secretary of the Interior: Dean Conant Worcester
• Secretary of Commerce and Police: Charles B. Elliott, from February 15, 1910
• Secretary of Public Instruction: Newton W. Gilbert

Philippine Assembly

• Speaker: Sergio Osmeña (Cebu–2nd, Nacionalista)
• Majority Floor Leader: Alberto Barreto (Zambales, Nacionalista), until July 20, 1911

Members

Philippine Commission

• Gregorio S. Araneta
• Frank A. Branagan
• Charles B. Elliott
• William Cameron Forbes
• Newton W. Gilbert
• Jose de Luzuriaga
• Rafael Palma
• Juan Sumulong
• Dean Conant Worcester

Sources:

• Colby, Frank Moore (1911). The New International Yearbook: A Compendium of the World's Progress for the Year 1910. New York: Dodd, Mead and Company.
• Journal of the Philippine Commission Being the Second Session of the First Philippine Legislature. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1910.
• Journal of the Philippine Commission Being A Special Session, March 28, 1910, to April 19, 1910, and the First Session, October 17, 1910, to February 3, 1911, of the Second Philippine Legislature. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1911.
• Journal of the Philippine Commission Being the Second Session, October 16, 1911, to February 1, 1912, and A Special Session, February 2, 1912, to February 6, 1912, of the Second Philippine Legislature. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1912.

Philippine Assembly

See also

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

Notes

1. Took office as commissioner and concurrent Secretary of Commerce and Police on February 15, 1910, succeeding William Cameron Forbes who took office as Governor-General of the Philippines on November 11, 1909.
2. Died on July 22, 1910.
3. Elected in a special election on January 4, 1911, succeeding Teofilo Castillejos.
4. Appointed as Governor of La Laguna on October 1, 1910.
5. Elected in a special election on December 13, 1910, succeeding Potenciano Malvar.
6. Election nullified on January 26, 1911 due to lack of residency.
7. Won an electoral protest on January 26, 1911, replacing Justo Lukban.
8. Died on May 31, 1910.
9. Elected in a special election on October 14, 1910, succeeding Manuel G. Gavieres.
10. Appointed as judge of the Court of First Instance for the Fifth Judicial District on July 20, 1911.
11. Elected in a special election on October 3, 1911, succeeding Alberto Barreto.

External links

• "List of Senators". Senate of the Philippines. Archived from the original on September 14, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2006.
• "The LAWPHiL Project – Philippine Laws and Jurispudance Databank". Arellano Law Foundation. Archived from the original on September 1, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2006.

Further reading

• Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library
• Paras, Corazon L. (2000). The Presidents of the Senate of the Republic of the Philippines. ISBN 971-8832-24-6.
• Pobre, Cesar P. (2000). Philippine Legislature 100 Years. ISBN 971-92245-0-9.

• Philippine Legislatures