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Show THE ALLECED SILVER BOODLERS. Dooksry of Missouri, Wants tha Allegations Allega-tions Investigated. Washington, Dec. 1. In the house today Representative Dockery, of Missouri, Mis-souri, offered for reference a resolution reciting that it was alleged that twelve senators and fifteen representatives, pending tho passage of the "silver bill" were admitted to partnership in various "silver pools" by which they realized $1,000,000 prollits on the advance ad-vance of the price of silver after the passage of the act, and directing tho committee on coiuagu weights and measures to inquire into all the facts and circumstauces connected with the telegraphed purchase sale of silver. Tho committee shall have leave to send for papers and persons, to report at any time. |