Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-14
News of the Day.

The Senate yesterday adopted az
amendment to the railroad bill permit
ting the Inclusion Of complaint In suits
before the proposed Court Of Commerce.
The House committee on sgticuIt1re
yesterday tabled the Lsfean bill provid-
log for standard packages and grades for
spples. The comuitiesS action kills the
bill for the present session.
Ftrner Associate Jul!ics Of the su-
preme Curt of Msins Frederick A
Powers, OF HCultou, who is opposing
Senst)r Hale's reelection 10 the Senate,
asserts inst he has enough pledges al.
ready from prospective members Of the
Iegislst1re to defeat Senator hale.
Tapped by metal doors and barred
Windows, ak 6remsn we're csuytt by q
back draft and burned to death cuhug
the partial dest:uttion OF the New II ayen
ocuaty, Conn, JAZZ, yesterday, nm &C.
count of which vas published In the
Gszstte Of that day.
A Dtw 100000 hotel is to be
erected on MOTH Capitol street facing
he Union Station II "a Washington.
Plans for the proposed lu'lding have
bsea completed snd the work Of con.
stIucting The building will DO bosu
within q few weeks. The brt,l Is 70 be
erected by the Washington II tsl Ocm.
psny. 1t will be designed especially for
commercial travellers.
The democrats OF Washington lsst
uigtt celebrated the anniversary OF the
birth OF Thomas Jefferson, tle main iea.
ture of which was the annual dinner
John Temple Graves, former candidate
for vice president of the United S stss
on the independence league ticket, enid
cheers huDg out the banntg of William
Randolph Hearst. Eugene N. Fcs',
the new representative srd recert cor
vert to democracy from Massachusetts,
was warmly welcomed. At the close Of
the dinner came the reading of the fam
tuI letter from William Jennings Bryan
10 B ALL. The party did not brFsk up
until 2:SO This morning.
Lord Rossbury yesterday announced
bic promised foitte, resolution for the re-.
form of the British HtWIe OF Lords.
The gist Of them Is that the house In
future shall consist Of lords OF psilis-
ment, comprising some chosen by
all the hereditary peers from among
then selves, come nominated by the
crown, others sitting by vi.tare OF their
Office, aud still others chosen from out
side. The terms OF tepurs OF ell shall
be identical, except the ex.oficio mem.
bers whose membership shall coincide
with their ter ufe of Office.
Ada Moran, the young white woman,
who, whila locked up in the Fifth police
precinct station Ia Washington, on the
night OF Saturday, April 2, it is alleged,
was the victim Of indiguities on the part
Of policemen OF the precinct, is patient
ct the Wash ngton Asylum Hospital.
She wss arrested yesterday IN Seventh
street northwest. The girl, the police ssy,
visit d various stores 10 the northwestern
section OF the city yettMday morning,
and asked the privilege of samplipg
lIq1ors. After tistiDg the liquors, the
police say, che ordered qulrt or more
sent to q certain address. 40 attempt
was made 10 get her to tlk about what
occurred at the Fifth presiuct police
station on Saturday night, April 2 The
girl declined to Tux. She will be srrsigned
10 the police court this morning to an.
swer tie charge of vsgrancy.