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Show FIRST PHILIPPINE CONGRESS TO MEET MANILA. Oct. VI. The first Philippine' congress, oonslsl Inpr of a senate and n 1 house of representatives, created by the Philippine "Independence bill,' jessed at the last session nf the American congress, will convene In Manila Monday. ' 1 V'nr the first time the non -Chrlsl ian ! tribes will be represent fd in 1 1 1 0 leisla- ' live branch of the Philippine government, 1 ("iovernor Genera I Ha rrlson having confirmed con-firmed the appointments m tho senate of ! Hadji Butu, repiesenilng the Moro province, prov-ince, and Joaquin I. Luna, a I'hrlKtlan Filipino a nd ex -assembly man, represcnt-inir represcnt-inir the Mountain pioince. The governor general also has con-flrmcd con-flrmcd the appoint inents of one Tf,-ornt, one Tfugao. two -Moros and five f'hrlstian Filipinos io the house of representative a. |