Manila, Jan. 23.
All hopes of amending the Bookkeeping Law in accordance with the suggestions made by the Washington State Department are apparently gone as far as the present Legislature is concerned. The House tabled all resolutions proposing an amendement or alteration to the Law in any way. The action of the House is said to be equivalent to a final decision refusing consideration of further change in the Law which Chinese merchants protested.
It is stated that it will now be necessary for the Internal Revenue authorities ta enforce the Law, which requires all accounts to be kept in English, Spanish or the Philippine dialect, unless the United States Congress repeals it.—Reuter.
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