Manila, Mar. 17.
Of the 83 bills passed by the Philippine Legislature during its last session, 16 have been vetoed! by Governor-General Wood. The remainder have been signed by him and take their place. on the statute This is the first time in many years that the veto power has been exercised so thoroughly by a Governor-General. During the administration of Mr. Francis Burton Harrison, the veto was practically a dead letter. A few bills were vetoed by him in the first years of his terms, and three were vetoed by him shortly before he left the islands. Nearly all of these were unimportant measures, however,
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