▁meet ▁and ▁ar range ▁terms ▁for ▁the ▁settlement ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁President ▁McK in ley ' s ▁instructions ▁to ▁the ▁Commission ▁issued ▁in ▁Washington ▁before ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁host ilities ▁had ▁not ▁author ized ▁it ▁to ▁discuss ▁an ▁arm ist ice . ▁ ▁Me et ings ▁in ▁April ▁with ▁Agu inal do ' s ▁representative , ▁Colonel ▁Manuel ▁Ar gu elles , ▁convinced ▁the ▁commission ▁that ▁Filip inos ▁wanted ▁concrete ▁information ▁on ▁the ▁government al ▁role ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁allowed ▁to ▁play , ▁and ▁the ▁commission ▁requested ▁authorization ▁from ▁McK in ley ▁to ▁offer ▁a ▁specific ▁plan . ▁McK in ley ▁author ized ▁an ▁offer ▁of ▁a ▁government ▁consisting ▁of ▁ ▁" a ▁Governor - General ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁President ; ▁cabinet ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁Governor - General ; ▁[ and ] ▁a ▁general ▁advis ory ▁council ▁elected ▁by ▁the ▁people ." ▁McK in ley ▁also ▁promised ▁Filip inos ▁" the ▁largest ▁measure ▁of ▁local ▁self - g overn ment ▁consistent ▁with ▁peace ▁and ▁good ▁order .", ▁with ▁the ▁cave at ▁that ▁U . S . ▁constitution al ▁consider ations ▁required ▁that ▁Congress ▁would ▁need ▁to ▁make ▁specific ▁rules ▁and ▁reg ulations . ▁ ▁A ▁session ▁of ▁the ▁Revolution ary ▁Congress ▁conven ed ▁by ▁Agu inal do ▁voted ▁un anim ously ▁to ▁ce ase ▁fighting ▁and ▁accept ▁peace ▁based ▁on ▁McK in ley ' s ▁proposal . ▁The ▁revolution ary ▁cabinet ▁head ed ▁by ▁Apol in ario ▁M ab ini ▁was ▁replaced ▁on ▁May ▁ 8 ▁by ▁a ▁new ▁" pe