4th Philippine Legislature
Appearance
| 4th Philippine Legislature | |||||
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| Term | October 16, 1916 – March 8, 1919 | ||||
| Governor-General | Francis Burton Harrison | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 24 | ||||
| President | Manuel L. Quezon | ||||
| Majority leader | Francisco Felipe Villanueva | ||||
| House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 90 | ||||
| Speaker | Sergio Osmeña | ||||
| Majority leader | Rafael Alunan | ||||
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The 4th Philippine Legislature was the meeting of the legislature of the Philippine Islands under the sovereign control of the United States from October 16, 1916, to March 8, 1919.
Sessions
[edit]- First Regular Session: October 16, 1916 – February 8, 1917
- First Special Session: February 12 – 22, 1917
- Second Regular Session: October 16, 1917 – February 8, 1918
- Second Special Session: September 30 – October 2, 1918
- Third Regular Session: October 7, 1918 – February 8, 1919
- Third Special Session: March 1 – 8, 1919
Legislation
[edit]The Fourth Philippine Legislature passed a total of 204 laws (Act Nos. 2665 – 2868).[1]
Leadership
[edit]Senate
[edit]Senate President
- President: Manuel L. Quezon (5th District, Nacionalista)
- Majority Floor Leader: Francisco Felipe Viillanueva (7th District, Nacionalista)
House of Representatives
[edit]House Speaker
- Speaker: Sergio Osmeña (Cebu–2nd, Nacionalista)
- Majority Floor Leader: Rafael Alunan (Negros Occidental–3rd, Nacionalista)
Members
[edit]Senate
[edit]All elected senators of this Legislature were elected on October 3, 1916 for the following terms, according to their ranking in their senatorial districts:
- For first ranking senators: October 16, 1916 – June 6, 1922
- For second ranking senators: October 16, 1916 – June 3, 1919
Senators of the 12th District were appointed for indefinite terms.
House of Representatives
[edit]See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Aquilino Calvo was appointed as Governor of Mountain Province on February 20, 1917.
- ^ Matias Gonzales was elected on May 5, 1917, to succeed Aquilino Calvo.
- ^ Francisco Tongio Liongson died on February 20, 1919.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Appointed.
- ^ Abra's lone district was created from Ilocos Sur's 3rd district on March 9, 1917.
- ^ Eustaquio Purugganan was redistricted from Ilocos Sur's 3rd district on March 9, 1917.
- ^ Ilocos Sur's 3rd district was dissolved into Abra's lone district and Ilocos Sur's 2nd district on March 9, 1917.
- ^ Eustaquio Purugganan was redistricted on March 9, 1917 to Abra's lone district.
References
[edit]- ^ Senate Diary, 4th Philippine Legislature (written in Spanish), October 23, 1916, p32. Adams Building, US Library of Congress, from research of Dr. Abraham T. Rasul, Jr, Washington DC
External links
[edit]- "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
[edit]- 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.