Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-13

efalIy regard the proposition 70 d,s
t1oose the appropriation bills suouo
tine several COMMITTEES Of the Hou.e A.
an extremely unvise step and Iikelv 70
Head 70 great extravae4nce. The u,sm-
beers OF the Senate Cemmittss on Rnlss
ali OF uhom are experienced parIis,
mentarians, and several Of whom haa
their training In the House Of Repre-
sensatIves, are unanimous Ia shi, opin-
ion.
resolution embodying the proposed
code OF joint rules will probably he re-
ported TO the Senate Monday. ana will
be passed without much DELAY and ser,
70 toe House. They enbody three chief
propositions, which. IL adopted in the
house, would, in the opinion Of the
Senate Committee and Senators zen
orally, relieve il of most Of its din
eolties. he trst is requirement that
soe Speakers table shall be cleared
every day by referring all measures and
Communications upon it 10 the proper
committees, thus getting them into tue
channels Of legislation a. tie earliest
moment. The second prohibits riders
upon general appropriation bills, and
the third requires that daring the lass
ten days of each session preferences
snail be given IN each house 70 meas
ures which have already passed the
other hoese. These requIremenls are
already followed in the senate.
yasderssir. sii.
NEv YORK. Dec. IL The will OF wm.
h. Vanderbilt bequeathes $1,000. O0O
70 eash OF his sight ohIld'en. Nearly
tl,UO 600 IL given to charitable institu-
tons, and the rem ainder Of the fortune
10 divided equally between Cornelius
and VIM X. Vanderbilt he directs
that all bis railroad stock shall be held
IN bulk and administered for their In
terests. None shall be disposed Of
without the consent of all concerned
Chaunoey N. Depe~ and Henry II. An
dersor are constituted the admiuistra-
tors of the will. Depev says that the
family IL well pleased with the DISPOSE
ton OF the property, and that there
will be- no contest Of the will
Al l2:25 O'Clock today ex-J ndge Rap
PABLO, followed by Dspev, Cornelios,
VIM. K. Frederick w. and George W.
Vanderbilt, entered the Surroeate's
Office and Immediately appeared before
Probate Clerk Beckett for the purpose
of fling the will.
The document SAYS: al. William H.
Vanderbilt, of the city of New York.
do make and publish my last will and
testament 40 follows:
"First-I devise unto my beloved
wife. Maria Louisa, for and during her
natural life. the dwelling house IN which
| now reside and the lot on which il
stands" After describing the property,
the will continues, 81 also give and de-
wise TO my said wife for and during her
natural life the three lots OF land en-
the northeasterly corner of Madiss
svenus aud Fifty-sec and street in the
city of New York, together with the
stables and improvements thereon. /
give and bequeath TO her fer and dur
ing her nstarsi life all the oil
paintings, pictures, statuary and
works OF art which / may own at
the time Of my decease except the por-
trait and marble bust of my father,
which have bequeatbed to my son.
Cornelius. also give and beqaesth to
her, for and daring her natural life, all
forniture of every description, including
plate, silver, library, ornaments, must
cal instruments and other articles Of
household use, which may at the time
OF my death be in or appertain to my
present residence, and all horses, or
riaQes, vehicles. harness. stable furni-
ture and implements which I may have
On hand at the time Of my deceass and
usually keep in my ssid stable on Mad
ison avenue and Fifty-second street,
and empower nv wife during her life
to exchange or DISPOSE of any of my
said household furniture or other chat
tells, except the pictures. statusry and
works Of art. / also give and bequeath
to my said wife an annuity of $40 000
per aunum daring her natural
life, to be computed from the
date of my decesse, and paid
her In equal quarterly yearly pay
nents thereafter, and | direct that q
som sufficient to produce such an an
nnity be set apart and 1T all times safely
invested by my executors for that pur-
pose d1riug the life Of my wife. aud
empower her to dispose by will Of $500,
600 OF the principal Of the same, SO
directed, to be set apart in any manner
she may desire, and which shall be legal.
ALI taxes and assessments and charges
which may be imposed on the real estate
devised TO my wife shall be payable by
her during the same period, and de
clare that the foregoing devises and be-
quests to her are to be IN lieu of dover.
The second to the sixth clauses are
devoted 10 tbs four married daughters.
| who are given respectively the houses
they nov occupy or which are In course
OF construction for them, or the lands
upon which they are built.
The will goes on TO say in the seventh
clause: Il give and bequeath TO the
| trustees herafter appointed 81, 0C0, 600
4 "a A. - VTasfaA 81
| lea, bearing interest at the rate of
per cent per snnum. the principal fal.
| ing due In 1907, $5,0O0000 OF secsnd
mortgage bonds of the Lake Sho,a a
| Michigan south. X X. Co. due in 1893,
bearing interest at the rate of seven per
| cent. per apnum." The clauses Of the
| will then include other securities to the
amount Of t40,0o0.0 600 to divide into
eight equal parts, to be held in trust
| for hts eight children. The trustees are
TO collect the income OF each Of these
trust funds aud to turn the same over
| TO the bene dciaries None Of the funds
can be alienated or transferred during
the lifetime Of child entitled to the
| income. The principal. however, can
be wilied away by beneficiary at his
death. provided they have lawful issue
IL any OF the daughters die without
Issue, the amount goes TO the remaining
daughters. II any of the sons die With
out leaving lawful issue, their portion
goes to the sons still living in equal por
tions.
The eighth clause allows the trustees
to purchase other prescribed securities
| when the others mature
The ninth clause divides between hii
eio.ht children $1,000. 200 for their fres
disposition
The fourteeath clause also provides
that in ease OF the death Of Gsorg'
without issue, the homestead shall re
vert 20 WIN. II. Vanderbilt, son Of Cor
neIius. the purpose being TO keep th'
residence In the family. He also give
10 his grand sou, William H., fl.ooO.OOO
70 be paid to him when be IL 80 years Of
age. asd the interest to go to him 10 tbs
mesntime. In the event OF the dealt
OF william II the next to fall heir "
Cornelius, brother of the latter.
Sections Is. i6. IL. IS and 10 provide
for q nuities OF from 5000 10 t3OOO q
various distant relatives.
The twentieth clause becueaths xD0,
600 to Vanderbilt University, AZ Nash
vile. Tenn
The twenty -arst clause beousaths th,
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