Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-31

A bill to create q commission OF f ne
srt will be recommended Tor passage BY
the Ssnst, committee on librsry as the
result. of a vote taken today. The COM
mission will hsve seven member, sp-
poiu led by tae president, and each Is 10
be a competent Judge Of art. They will
advise 10 the selett on OF designs for
a,otes snd monuments.
Miss Grace A. Sewell, who lived with
her father, al 1925 Thirteenth street
northwest, Jumped from her window
on tae second floor o! the house this
morning and met almost instant death.
Miss SewelI had been suffering several
weeks from an attack OF ueurasthenis,
aud had been under constatt case OF a
pbysicisD.
Miss Jessie F. Howe, trained nurse,
was found dead in her room, at 1920
Ohsmplsin avenue, today, shortly before
moon. The gss jet 10 her room was
turned on foil and the windows and
doors we're tightly closed. Mirs Howe
vas thilty.seven years of sge.
American shipbnllderS may yet hs'e
chance to build the new Turkish navy,
according to dispatches received IT the
state Department today from the Amer
can charge at Oonstsntinople, ii. l..
James. He says in b. d spstch that rep
resentatiyes of the Bethlehem STEEL
Company, the Clamps ShiptulldiOg
Company and the New York Shipouild-
ing Company have arrived at Conatanii'
nople. Upon the assurances that the
bidding for the $25, 900, 600 contract
wiuld be an open one they lett for
Turkey, but while on the way II was
announced that the Ottoman govern.
msut had given the order to British
.hipbuilders. 1t Is now reported that
the matter Is not yet closed and there is
till hope that the American firms will
be given al opportunity TO compete.
Amended 90 that its provisions will
apply only to cotton exchanges, 1t Is ex-
pecled tibet the Set, bill TO prevet t
gambling 10 iutarss will shortly be re-
ported from the subcommittee OF the
II .use committee on agriculture. The
su Scomn i!tes was this afternoon expected
to formulas its fOal repor. on the bill.
AS originally introduced the anti
OF ion bill provided against speculation
10 both grain aud cotton. Since that
time hearings have been granted to the
grain and cotton dealers, and the former
have succeeded Ia inpressiug the com-
mittse favorsbly. the indications now
being that all reference to them will be
stricked from the bill. The subcommittee
at Its last session decided to Incorporate
an immunity provision 30 tba. IN the
event OF Witnesses tesLifyiug against
themselves 10 prosecutl tons specified IN
the bill, trey might claim immunity
from trial. The subcommittee held q
eessiou lasting until after midnight last
night. Late this afternoon they expect
! 90 take 6nal action on the bill.
The House will receive the sdminis'
t,s,ion's railroad bill tomorrow, accord
log to Chairman Mann, OF the Interstate
! commerce committee. Already the ms
iority have framed their report, and 1t Ia
hoped that the minority may have theirs
prepared 10 tine for submission to the
House tomorrow. Ohalrmsn Mann, al
though personally opposed to certain
portions OF the measure, will have charge
of Il on the A lor. The measure IS
originally Introduced by Representative
| Townssnd (rsp. Mich contained msDy
ettures which Mann regarded with
disfavor. Messrs. Sims dem. Tenn and
pu.sen (1s-~. Tor hapo mt s'gned the
minority report, snd both expect to light
q sinst that portion of the bill author
| izjog the eomuerce court to determine
judicislly whether a contemplated pur'
chase by common carrier OF another
iue is destructive of comps ttIon. Chair
man Mann sisted today that be proposed
to ask unanimous consent on Monday to
grant the measure especial privilege, and,
falling 10 that, will move to suspend the
rules te secure it, immediate considera'
lioU,
President Taft today insisted that the
president snd the secretary Of the late
rIor BIS given statutory power to witt
draw from entry sleh portions OF the
public demRin &c they may deem neces-
ssry, when be discussed the Taft vt
drawal bill of tae legislative programme
With Represer t,tives MoEdell, Picket,
and Smith OF California of the House
| ,mmI.lss on public lsnds. TIE presi'
dent has always insisted that the 'tupei-
yisory power" under which bis predt-
cessors withdrew millions of acres Of
public land was OF extremely doubtful
eEality. Today he outlined to the
representatives the form of the bill
which be considers necessary To validate
that power.
Graduates from the Naval Academy
will be full Hedged ensigns Immediately
upon receipt Of their diplomas ifa bill
reported fsvorsbly today FROM the House
commit,e on naval affairs, is pissed.
The measure vas introduced by Repre-
sentative Rates, (up, Pa At present
the cadets must spend two years 10 sea
duty before they receive a commission.
Sixty-tirst Congress.