Show Leasing of Friar Lands Washington The The house on Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- Thursday day passed unanimously the resolution resolution tion offered by Mr Slayden of Texas calling on the secretary of war for fol information information in in- formation concerning the sale or leasing leasing leas leas- ing of land in the Philippine islands The resolution was offered to ascertain ascer aster tain tarn the truth of reports that the friar I lands in part have been transferred to the sugar trust in of the provisions of th the act of 1902 establishing establishing lishing civil government in the Philip Philip- pines |