Holbrook argus., 1902-03-01
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
SENATORS INDULGE IN BATTLE ON FLOOR OF LEGISLATIVE HALL
Secretary Long May Rstire-Rsport on Domestic AnimaIs-Climate in the phiIIppines-Chnese Exclusion


 soon retire from the Cabinet is again revived.
 It is stated that in the event of Sec retary Longs retiring from the Cab inet, that Gov. Crane of Massachusetts will be offered the navy portfolio.
 A Census Bureau report shows that the total value of domestic animals in the United States June l. 1900, was S29S1 ,054 ,115 against $2,767 ,513 in 1S90 Gov. Taft in discussing the climatic conditions in the Philippines said it would have been better if we had never taken the islands; as it is, we must accept the consequences
 Chairman Hit of the House Com mittee on Foreign Affairs asserts that the California Chinese exclusion spe- cial committee has wasted valuable time and befogged the issue.
 Final notifications of the Hay-Paun- cefote treaty, giving England's assent to the construction of canal across Central America by the United States, were exchanged by the State Depart ment, Friday.
 Former Minister to Siam John Bar rett gave dinner Wednesday to Sena- tors and Representatives from the Pa cfc Coast, at which the slope interests were discussed at length. Senator Clark told about the Salt Lake rail- way project
 TUESDAY SENATE.-It was agreed that the final vote on the Philippine Tariff Bill be taken Monday, the 24th inst. The most of the day was taken up with the bill.
 Late in the afternoon the Philippine Bill was laid aside and the following bills passed: Appropriating S5700 for the improvement of the legation build ings owned by the United States at Tokio, Japan; providing for a monu- ment to mark the site of the Fort Phil Kearney massacre, to provide for an additional judge in the Second Judicial Circuit; to reimburse certain persons who expended moneys and furnished services and supplies in re- polling invasions and suppressing 1n- dian hostilities within the territorial limits of the State of Nevada.
 HOUSE.-The House today went into committee of the whole and took up consideration of the Indian Appro- priation Bill.
 WEDNESDAY.
 SENATE.-The Senate continued the consideration of the Philippine tariff bill, the main speeches being made by MT. Burrows of Michigan, for the bill, and MT. Money of Mississippi against it, although Mir. Mitchell of Oregon, MT. Foraker of Ohio, MT. Mallory of Florida and Mr. Tillman of South Car olina all took more or less partaiH the general debate in the subject. ' HOUSE.-Again the general debate on the Indian appropriation bill was devoted almost entirely. to eXtraneous topics. As on yesterday, the issue raised by Mir. Wheeler of Kentucky, few days ago, came in for consider able attention and was the feature of the session. second installment of his speech in favor of the building a government cable to the Philippines.
 THURSDAY.
 SENATE.-Bill authorizing the Y. M c. A. to erect building at military posts on government reservations was favorably reported.
 Senator Patterson of Colorado vio- lently assailed the Philippine Commfs- sion, declaring that it had outraged every United States statute it had at tempted to follow"
 HOUSE-In the House amendment appropriating $10O,000 to remove 200 Mission Indians from their present location in California to the Montser- rat ranch in San Diego county was adopted. MT. Sherman of New York criticised the Eastern Indian schools.
 FRIDAY.
 Reconsideration of the Philippine Tariff Bill was continued.