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

The Senate yesterday adopted an
amendment to the railroad bill permit
ting the Inclusion OF complaint in suits
before the proposed Court of Commerce.
TIE House committee on sgsicu'tlre
yesterday tabled the Lsfeaa bill provid-
log for standard packages and grades for
spples. The committees action kills the
bill for The present session.
F.rner Associate Ju,.ics OF the su-
preme QUIT of Msine Frederick A
Powers, of Htu!tou, who Ia opposing
Senst;r Hale's reelection 10 the Senate,
asserts t1st he has enough pledges 81.
ready from prospective members of the
legislst1re to defeat Senator Hale.
Trapped by metal doors and barred
Windows, ak 6remen we're csustt by q
back draft and burned to death tu:iug
the partial definition Of the New 81
ocuaty, Conn, jail, yesterday, nm &C.
cunt of which Ess published In the
Gszstte of that day.
A new 100000 hotel Is to be
erected on Noita Capitol street facing
he Uuion Station II z, Washington.
Plans for the proposed lu'lding have
bsea completed sod the work Of con-
STRUGGLING The building will 10 besu !,
within few weeks. The b. tel is to be
6rscted by the Washington II til Com.
pspy. 1t will be designed especially for
corn m nrntoi tyauelsra
The democrats OF Washington laat
Digit celebrated tie anniversary OF the
birth OF Tromss Jefferson, tle main Tea.
ture of which was the annual dinner
John Temple Graves, former candidate
for vice president of the United S tea
on the independence league ticket, enid
cheers flung out the hannts of William
Randolph Hearst. Eugene N. Fts7,
the new representative ard recert cor-
vert to democracy from Massachusetts.
was warmly welcomed. Ett TIE close OF
the dinner came the reading of the fam,
tuI tier from William Jennings Bryan
10 3 all. The party did not break up
until $50 this morning.
Lord Rossbury yesterday spnounced
his promised fn.tEe; resolution for the re-
form of the British HtW3e OF Lords.
The gist OF them is that the house In
lu,uye shall consist of lords CT parlis-
ment, comprising some chosen by
all tas hereditary peers from among
them selves, come nominated By the
crowd, others sitting by Vi.tare of their
Office, aud still others chosen from out.
side. The terrls o! tepu-e OF sill shall
be Identical, except the exoficio men,
hers whose membership shall coincide
with their ter uts Of Utfice.
Ada MorsD, the young white womap,
who, whila locked up In the Fifth police
precinct station in 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 a patient
ct the Wash ngton Asylum Hospital.
She vss arrested yesterday in Seventh
street northwest. The girl, the police ssy,
visit d varions stores in The northwestern
section OF tas city yesterday morning,
and asked the privilege of ssmplipg
lIq1ora. After tsstiDg the liquors, the
police say, che ordered u qu1rt or more
sent to certain address. An atsupt
was made 10 gst her to .lk sbiuI what
occurred at the Fifth presioct police
station on Saturday night, April 2 The
girl declined to t,lk. She viii be srraigued
In Inc police court tais morning to au-
s2er The charge of vagrancy.