Show A good tongue lashing by senator wolcott sensational charges in connection with bond contract contortionist D B hill comes out 1 for bimetallism clency bill reported the seal fisheries ques lion washington feb 16 in ho senate today wolcott m a speech bristling with and denunciation ot tha president for tho recent bond sale declared he waa informed by the president ot a new york bank that the bond syndicate would never bo compelled to pay more than ten per cent of its investment the bonds it had purchased at were already being taken at in new york and there waa a great demand for the bonda at that figure the bond resolution ho declared biad attached the government credit tho presidents message to congress contained the lying statement that tie desired to maintain tho parity ot our currency when lio had already negotiated contract which discredited eliver the senate washington feb 16 in alio senate today dubie idaho presented a tele pram from which recited that at a meeting of alie in arizona it wae unanimously resolved that the republican sentiment of the territory wag unequivocally in favor of tho admission of arizona to statehood at the present session of congress alien neb presented a resolution chich waa agreed to calling on the sec rotary of tho treasury for a list of the national banks have been depositories of lie public funds alio last ten years interest terms of conn tract etc hills wo lution which announces the policy of the govern menton bimetallism and on alie payments of its gold obligations in the beet money available Sli ennan oi tereda sub eti tute declaring the policy of the gov toward maintaining a parity between alie two metals so that every dollar coined would be equal to every other dollar should there be any disturbance in the parity bonds should bo paid in standard gold coin wolcott moved to lay alio resolution owl substitute on the table hill declared himself an carnett bi and hoped to see alio restora tiep of silver succeed he rejoiced to read the associated arees dispatch dit patch just received from berlita announcing that action had been taken looking toward the rehabilitation of silver this declaration of the policy of the government should receive alio support of every ee said lie unless there site about thia circle u gold or diver it is a wise resolution tor alio present emergency hill said the declaration was alio first announcement of the true policy of the government eliat our efforts should bo turned to the accomplishment of bibet baliem inece not remind bogli political parties that chiaia what they profess ho proceeded jn liis speech in the senate this afternoon teller arraigned alie president in severe terms lie characterized alie recent bond transaction as a copt moni during lie long years ho lias been a student of alie affairs of tins country never before had been a time when an opportunity was offered for a public charge of dishonesty in a financial transaction ly the government it was idle for senators to pay thia was the best the president could do with bonds legs desirable selling on the market at it was futile to say a better price than could not bo obtained it waa impossible to characterize too strongly a transaction which placed the credit of the best government in the world 4 per cent below that of egypt the bouto houto washington feb alie house athe bill tor tho sale of isolated tracts of public land was reported from alio senate an amendment reducing tho minimum price from to per acre alie senate amendment to the joint resolution suggesting arbitration for the settlement ot the boundary line dispute between british guiana and venezuela was agreed to twelve pension lille favorably reported from the committee of alie last night including one to increase alio pension of major general julius 11 stahl alio hungarian nobleman were passed after which the house in committee of tho whole resumed consideration of alie naval appropriation bill coner jil deficiency bill washington feb ac the bouso on appropriation a today rc ported the general deficiency bill the last of tho regular appropriation bills of thia congress the bill appropriates of which alie principal appropriations are as follow a treasury department part ment war department navy department department of justice post office department government printing onice judgment of court of claims audited claims the seal feb 10 important action upon the ecal in bering waa taken today by alio ways and means committee it was agreed to authorize the president to invite the 01 great britain buia and Japan to unite the united states in sending a joint commission to investigate alio 1 alie north pacific and bering eca the president would bo authorized to arrange a modus with these powers tor alie protection of scale until the of the com has been made and upon wi ano secretary of tho treasury will dixs empowered to take stops to kilt seals under the terms oi the dingley bill in caso the nations refuse to join the united states in an investigation |