Holbrook argus., 1902-05-31

LULU auhSViotV, tbO iipich 4thpoS- sador to the United States, died at the Embassy Saturday morning at 5:35 o'clock.
 Representative Stevens of Texas, has introduced resolution that is directly aimed at the tender of monument of Frederick the Great to the United States.
 Several conferences between Senator Bard and Mir. McLachlan have been held in which the appropriation to be allowed for the Los Angeles building was discussed.
 The president has revoked the old executive order of August 20, 1901, by which the lieutenant general command ing the army General Miles) and the adjutant general General Corbln) in turn are to assume the duties of sec- retary of war in the absence of the secretary and assistant secretary.
 MONDAY.
 SENATE-Only a brief time was devoted by the senate to consideration of the Philippine Government bill. MT. Deliver of Iowa supported the bill, which he said was one of the most important pieces of constructive legislation presented since the Civil War. He arraigned the Democratic minority for its opposition to the meas- ure. He insisted that the Philippine insurection, as a military proposition, was thing of the past, and declared that under no circumstances would the United States relinquish the Philip pines.
 The letter of the French government, transmitted through Ambassador Choate, to the secretary of state, ex- pressing the thanks of that government for the sympathy evinced in the United States toward the volcano suffer- CTS, was laid before the senate, and referred 10 the Committee on Foreign Relations.
 A joint resolution was offered by Mir. Stewart, and adopted, providing that that part of the Indian appropria tion bill which relates to subjecting to entry certain mining lands in the Spokane Indian reservation, shall take effect when the allotments to the h. dians are completed.
 A bill providing for the retirement of Surgeon-General Sternberg as a maior-general was passed.
 HOUSE-Before adjournment the house passed the Naval Appropriation bill. The feature of the debate was on the amendment offered by Mir. Roberts of Massachusetts providing that three of the ships provided for in the bill, a battleship, cruiser and gunboat, shall be built in government yards. MT. Adams of Pennsylvania made a point of order against the amendment, which Mir. Sherman sustained, but on an appeal by Mir. Roberts the chair was overruled and the amendment was agreed to.
 On motion of Mir. Gardner of New Jersey the bill limiting the hours of daily service on government work to eight hours was passed under suspen- sion of the rules.
 A senate bill providing for the erec- tion of the northern branch of the national home for disabled soldiers at Hot Springs, s. D., was passed.
 TUESDAY.
 SENATE-The subject of the concern tration of the inhabitants of the Philip pines into camps was leading topic of discussion in the senate.
 A resolution offered by MT. Stewart of Nevada, providing that compila- tion of all treaties, regulations and laws relating to Indian affairs be made, was laid before the senate. Mir. Hale of Main had offered an amendment providing that no expense should be attached to the preparation of the work. In explanation he said the practice of providing clerks of commit tees with "these little jobs" for the purpose of eking out their salaries "already adequate'' ought to be stopped. Finally the amendment was withdrawn, and the resolution was adopted.
 A bill to regulate the introduction of eggs of game birds into the United States for propagation was passed.
 A resolution offered by Mir. Spooner of Wisconsin was adOpted providing