4th Philippine Legislature
6th legislative term of the Philippines
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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.
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TermOctober 16, 1916 – March 8, 1919
Members24
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| Overview | |||||
| Term | October 16, 1916 – March 8, 1919 | ||||
| Governor-General | Francis Burton Harrison | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 24 | ||||
| President | Manuel L. Quezon | ||||
| President pro tempore |
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| Majority leader | Francisco Felipe Villanueva | ||||
| House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 90 | ||||
| Speaker | Sergio Osmeña | ||||
| Majority leader | Rafael Alunan | ||||
Sessions
- 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
The Fourth Philippine Legislature passed a total of 204 laws (Act Nos. 2665 – 2868).[3]
Leadership
Senate
Senate President
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- President: Manuel L. Quezon (5th District, Nacionalista)
- President pro tempore:
- Rafael Palma (4th District, Nacionalista), until c. 1919[a]
- Espiridion Guanco (8th District, Nacionalista), from c. 1919[a]
- Majority Floor Leader: Francisco Felipe Viillanueva (7th District, Nacionalista)
House of Representatives
House Speaker
Members
Senate
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
See also
Notes
- It is unclear when Rafael Palma's tenure as president pro tempore ended. One source states that Espiridion Guanco had been serving as president pro tempore as early as March 1919, during the 4th Legislature.[1] In one of his own accounts, Palma stated that he was still serving as president pro tempore in 1921.[2]
- 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.
- 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.