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The Hare–Hawes–Cutting Act [1] passed to authors Congress Butler B. Hare, Senator Harry B. Hawes and Senator Bronson M. Cutting. (ch. 11, 47 Stat. 761, enacted January 17, 1933) The Hare–Hawes–Cutting Act was the first US law passed setting a process and a date for the Philippines to gain independence from the United States.
Senator Harry Hawes best-known achievement in Congress was the legislation that bears his name, the Hare–Hawes–Cutting Act. Created in conjunction with Representative Butler B. Hare of South Carolina and New Mexico Senator Bronson M. Cutting, the act aimed to grant the Philippine Islands full independence in graduated steps over a ten-year ...
November of 1933, Quezon embarked on the last independence mission to the US to try to secure a better independence bill for the Philippines. [1] He was not as successful as Osmeña and Roxas, as the result of the mission was a near copy of the Hare–Hawes–Cutting Act called the Tydings–McDuffie Act.
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U.S. President Herbert Hoover vetoed the bill on January 13, 1933. Congress overrode the veto on January 17, and the Hare–Hawes–Cutting Act became U.S. law. The law promised Philippine independence after 10 years, but reserved several military and naval bases for the United States, as well as imposing tariffs and quotas on Philippine exports.
The Hare–Hawes–Cutting Act originated with rural American farmer political action committees. The American PACs believed that Filipino imports posed great dangers to their economic welfare during the Great Depression. The law would subject Filipinos to official American tariffs and commence a ten-year transition towards independence.
289 U.S. 98 (1933) Sutherland 9-0 none none appeal from the Oklahoma Supreme Court (Okla.) decree affirmed Levering and Garrigues Company v. Morrin: 289 U.S. 103 (1933) Sutherland 9-0 none none certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (2d Cir.) decree affirmed Lang v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue: 289 U.S. 109 ...
Numerous independence bills were submitted to the US Congress, which passed the Hare–Hawes–Cutting Bill on December 30, 1932. US President Herbert Hoover vetoed the bill on January 13, 1933. Congress overrode the veto on January 17, and the Hare–Hawes–Cutting Act became US law. The law promised Philippine independence after 10 years ...