Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-09
STAMFORD ESTATE.
Mr.. Hoar's Resolution is
Killed in the Senate.
no RELIEF WILL Be GIVEN.
The Vote stood Twenty-four
TO Seventy-nine.
After pi-po.,nR of the Resolution to
stop the suit AGAINST ,he Gait
forn,a nnrer'r n-,nte. the
Tarin mn is Taken Up.

BY Associated Press.
Washington, June sy--Mr. Hoar's res
olution to sct ut rest the claim OF
the United stHtes against the estate
OF Leland Stanford came over from
yesterday and WINS laid before tie
senate at the opening OF the session to-
day. Mir. Teller suggested that the
resolution be modified SO as to con-
lne' the Inquiry TO be made simply TO
the advlsability OF releasing the stan
ford estate, without in any way touch
Ink the validity Of the claim, In or
der not to anect other claims which
the government might have. Hoar
agreed to modify the resolution in ao-
cord0nce with this suggestion, Mr.. Tel
Ter reeountod conversation he hud
had with Mr.. Stanford shortly before
his death, In which the latter expressed
his intention to transfcr as rapidly
as possible the title OF that portion OF
his estate which he intended TO dedl.
cate to that purpose 10 the Leland
Stanford. Jr,. university. Mr.. white
OF California made brief cNplnna-
tion OF the nature OF the suit brought
by the United States against the e.
tate in order TO correct some mIsappre-
Blons that seemed 10 exist
The Resoinuon Defeated.
The suit was instituted ngainst the
estate Of Mir, stanford to prevent it's
distribution before the debt owing 70
the government from the Central Pa
/ cinc railroad. OF which MIR. Stanford
\ was an original stakeholder, fell due
There had been dereiiction ON the part
OF the attorney general. The suit
could not have been instituted be-
/ fore stanfords death under the stat
utes Of California. unier which the cor
/ poration was organized After some
further discussion. Nh. Allen Of Me-
! braska moved to lay the resolution
on the table. The motion was carried.
IA 10 ~. as follows;
Ycas--4Nllen, Berry, Blackburn, Cock
rell. Coke, Daniel. Faulkner. George,
! Harris, Hutton, jarvis. Jones (ArlS),
Kyle. McLaurln. Martin. Mills, Mitch
ell Cwis). Murphy, paseo, PETER.
Smith. Turple. Vest. white. Total. a.
NayH--Allison. Carey. Chandler. Gull
iom, Davis. Dixon. Dolph, Dubois.
Frye, Huwley, Higgins, Hoar. MeMii-
Ian. Perkins, Platt shoup Teller.
Voorhees,. washburn. Total, 10.
rnrin nil Taken VI.
The tarir bill waA then laid before
the senate and MIR. cullom took the
noor and delivered speech on the
general histc rical phases OF the tarin
| question.
Mir. Palmer, Democrat. Of Illinois, re-
piled 10 Mr.. cullom.
Mr.. washburn. Republican, OF Min
nesota suggested that debate ON this
schedule was proceeding slowly. aud
for the remainder OF the schedule the
Ave minutes rule be applied
The Democrats accepted the PROPOSE
tion graciously and 1t was agreed to
by unanimous consent Mir. Quay. who
objected yesterday, was not present.
The considering OF the pending para
graph. imposing 20 per cent. ON buck
wheat. corn. wheat. cornmeai. flour
7 rye. ETC.. was resumed, and MIR. Petit
grew. Rep. OF South Dakota. moved
~ a substitute the Mckinley specinc
rates. Lost-26 10 %.
BuIL whcnt and onts.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Frye
! 10 fix the rates on buckwheht and oats
at Is cents per bushel and out meal at
cent per pound was lost In the
next paragraph the house placed
duty OF rs per cent. on barley and 30
por cent. on barley malt. Mr.. Jenea
offered the finance committee amend.
nent 20 Increase the rates 70 30 and
10 per cent respectively. Mr.. Wash
burn offered as a substitute for these
rates nm amendment restoring the Nc
Kinley rates. barley. 90 cents; barley
malt. 40 cents: pearied or hulied barley.
cents per pound. The finance com
mitiee amendment was adopted. The
finance committee amendment was
adopted making the duty on maccaroni
70 instead o. Is per cent
Dusy on nice.
The next paragraph hxed the duty
on rice. Cleaned, lac per pound; un-
cleaned. / cent; paddy. a-lc; rice -four
i-so. Mr.. jones Withdrew the conpro-
! mise amendment reducing the ratio on
cleaned r4cs 20 $40 and on PADDY lie.
Mr. AlHnon offered an amendment
which was lost. to tx the rate on I'M
cleared r4ce and paddy ~ those pro
pceed in the compromise amendment
Ne Doiuh oGerel a. an amendment
tbs progsso 70 admit nee frce ffoui
ooantxics ilnpoains no duty on rice I'm.
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