September 12, 1900 (Wednesday)
- With the authority to act as a legislature for the Philippines, the five member Taft Commission enacted its first laws. The first four Acts, passed on the same day, appropriated money for road construction, surveys, and the salaries for two new government employees. The work of the five commissioners—William H. Taft, Henry Idle, Luke Wright, Dean Worcester, and Bernard Moses – is now the responsibility of the 24 Senators and 250 Representatives of the Congress of the Philippines.
- Admiral Fredrik von Otter became Prime Minister of Sweden, succeeding Erik Gustaf Boström, who resigned "for reasons of health". Boström took back over from von Otter in 1902.
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