Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 December 1900 — WASHINGTON GOSSIP [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

WASHINGTON GOSSIP

The President lias suggested to Congress the establishment of an agricultural experiment station in Porto Rico. The United States Supreme Court has decided that the Missouri law, making St. Louis the only first-class city in that State, is perfectly constitutional. Secretary Long has sent a letter to the House naval committee approving of the proposed retirement of Congressman Boutelle of Maine ns a captain of the navy. During the hearing of the industrial commission it is expected that the status of monopolies and their bearing on th«i laboring clnsscs will be thoroughly discussed by eminent authorities. Congressman Taylor of Ohio introduced n bill proposing a constitutional amendment for uniform laws on marriage an<J divorce, his plan being to secure federal prohibition of polygamy. The judiciary committee of the House lms reported favorably the bill providing for an additional district judge for the nortlierft district of Ohio.