became governor of a civil administration for the Philippines. This regime, called the Insular Government, administered the country until 1935. "The Philippine Organic Act of July 1902 stipulated that... a Philippine Legislature would be established composed of a lower house, the Philippine Assembly, which would be popularly elected, and an upper house consisting of the Philippine Commission. The two houses would share legislative powers, although the upper house alone would pass laws relating to the Moros and other non-Christian peoples. The act also provided for extending the United States Bill of Rights to Filipinos and sending two Filipino resident commissioners to Washington to attend sessions of the United States Congress. In July 1907, the first elections for the assembly were held, and it opened its first session on October 16, 1907." Membership Leaders The body was led by the governor-general of the Philippines: William Howard Taft (1901–1904) Luke Edward Wright (1904–1905) Henry Clay Ide (1905–1906) James Francis Smith (1906–1909) William Cameron Forbes (1909–1913) Francis Burton Harrison (1913–1916) Other members Secretary of finance and justice: Secretary of the Interior: Secretary of commerce and police: Secretary of public instruction: Philippine members (1901–1909): Philippine members (1909–1913): See also Congress of the Philippines References and notes Bibliography Further reading External links NB: very little material (if any) actually online NB: very little material (if any) actually online Historical legislatures in the Philippines Defunct upper houses United States national commissions Legislatures of dependent territories