▁not ▁viol ate ▁the ▁constitution al ▁pros cription ▁against ▁self - inc rim ination . ▁In ▁Bor rome o ▁v . ▁Mar iano , ▁ 4 1 ▁Phil . ▁ 3 2 9 ▁( 1 9 2 1 ), ▁and ▁Con ce pc ion ▁v . ▁P ared es , ▁ 4 2 ▁Phil . ▁ 4 9 9 ▁( 1 9 2 1 ), ▁Mal col m ▁author ed ▁opinions ▁that ▁shield ed ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁jud ici ary ▁from ▁the ▁dimin ution ▁of ▁their ▁powers ▁by ▁legisl ative ▁action . ▁In ▁Ale j andr ino ▁v . ▁Que zon , ▁ 4 6 ▁Phil . ▁ 8 3 ▁( 1 9 2 4 ), ▁the ▁Court ▁through ▁Mal col m ▁ruled ▁it ▁had ▁no ▁power ▁to ▁reverse ▁the ▁susp ension ▁of ▁a ▁sen ator ▁by ▁his ▁colle agues ▁in ▁the ▁Senate . ▁In ▁Government ▁v . ▁Springer , ▁Mal col m ▁refused ▁to ▁aff irm ▁the ▁law ▁that ▁granted ▁the ▁Senate ▁President ▁and ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁vote ▁shares ▁in ▁a ▁government ▁corpor ation , ▁cit ing ▁that ▁such ▁authority ▁did ▁not ▁fall ▁within ▁the ▁functions ▁of ▁the ▁legisl ature . ▁Mal col m ' s ▁opinion ▁would ▁be ▁aff ir med ▁by ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁upon ▁app ell ate ▁review , ▁ 2 7 7 ▁U . S . ▁ 1 8 9 ▁( 1 9 2 8 ), ▁though ▁the ▁diss ent ▁there in ▁of ▁Justice ▁Oliver ▁Wend ell ▁Hol