of the Resident Commissioners may appoint a private secretary, who shall not be deemed to be in the Philippine civil service, and who, in addition to his duties as such secretary may be requ ired to act as interpreter and translator, when necessary. SECTION  122 . Method of Choosing Resident Commissioners . — For the purpose of determining the two persons to be voted for by the Legislature as Resident Commissioners to the United States, each House, assembled as a committee of the whole, shall designate by  a majority vote one resident of the Philippine Islands to be voted for as such Commissioner; and each House shall communicate to the other the result of its action. When both Houses thus name the same person such individual shall be one of the two nomine es to be voted for as Commissioners, and the second person to be so voted for shall be nominated in the same manner. In case of a disagreement between the two Houses as regards any nominee a new nomination shall be made until both Houses agree upon the same individual. When the two persons to be voted for have been thus nominated there shall be a concurrent election of such two individuals by both Houses acting at the same time but by separate votes. If both persons previously nominated should not be electe d the election shall be void, and a new election shall be made of two persons nominated by both Houses. [1880-1.] S ECTION  125 . Legislative Faculty of Philippine Commission . — The Philippine Commission constitutes the upper house of the Philippine Legislature and in this capacity it participates with the Philippine Assembly in the exercise of such power as is within th e competency of the Legislature. HCETDS [Act of Cong., Feb. 15, 1911; J. R. 2, First Legis.] In its separate capacity the Philippine Commission has exclusive legislative authority in the Department of Mindanao and Sulu and other portions of the Philippine Islands inhabited by non-Christians. [Act of Cong., July 1, 1902.] 45 Copyright 2012 CD Technologies Asia, Inc. and Accesslaw, Inc. Philippine Law Encyclopedia 2011 Philippine Assembly CHAPTER  9 ARTICLE  I CHAPTER  8 Philippine Commission