The Schurman Commission, also known as the First Philippine Commission, was established by United States President William McKinley on January 20, 1899, and tasked to study the situation in the Philip
Composition of the Schurman Commission. From left to right: Mr. Dean C. Worcester, Colonel Charles Denby, Jacob G. Schurman (president), Mr. John R. MacArthur (secretary), Admiral George Dewey and General E. S. Otis
Historical marker near the Baden Powell Hotel on Governor Pack Road in Baguio commemorating the first summer session of the Taft Commission to be held in Baguio, the "Summer Capital of the Philippines."