The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-08

WASHINGTON, D. c., June G.-1n tho
senate to-day tho attorney general In
claiming $l5,0OO,OOO from tho oatato OF
tho late Leland Stanford occupied tho
attention Of tho senate until tho tariff
bill was taken up. Tho question arose
upon resolution introduced by Mr..
Hoar instruc.ins tho committee on
judiciary to pass upon the equity Of
tho claim and whether it should not
DO set at rcst.
Speaking on tho Stanford resolution,
Senator lIoar said that tho government
ought Mt onco to decide tho question Of
extinGuishing and putting this claim at
rest lie did not suppose, he said,
that any one seriously supposed that
tho government had q claim against tho
Stanford estate, and it was proper that
the judiciary committee should inquire
whether this alleged claim was founded
on tcchnicalIty or upon law and equi'
ty. Mr.. Hour reclted tho bcneiactions
undor tho will oi Governor Stanford,
and added: II tho government had 4
claim OF lj.0000U0, that was onlv twen.
ty cents apiece for the inhabitant9 o!
the United States TO whom Mr.. Sian.
ford had consecrated his large estate,
and it ought not to embRrrass the clos.
ing years OF his widow and cripple and
perhaps destroy tho great gilt he had
tiauo ior tne oeneu' Oh 'no poot W soeA'
ing 70 press IL
no one Mr.. BlacEourn sa'd III reply,
leit more ueep!y 'hah nc, t"o PHoi'c
spirit manifested Dy MS late associNte
III deVoInc 80 mucii 10 educational Pur,
poses. but INC real question wa., a,u
ne own inc estate, or had ho sought 70
thot holonroJ ,a,bo ITni,od Sto,os9
rrs,,,,-, ry,r,,rr =.
"a-o uo - rndo-.,ordu ,,or;rod
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.ba ro-t oi,h, 1-,,,o1 c,o,oo !, on a,
."o r-.' "a ."o ''t'e'
tempt 70 ho4d the estate oil leiand stan.
ioru ior inc inortGace INC government
hotis ,.W against tne GcnIfaI Fac'lc
No. fopi'ed az. i!oar. ~ Is pro-
ceeuiog unGcE CaIiioraia statute on
the grounu OF stockhoiuets iiaDiiity'
Aiter the hr,e anu SECOND mortgages
ial! que, unless satsneT, th9 STOCK
hoiGeFd pecotneinalsidualiy haoio.
Delofe saking my seat 1 oc'ife 10
cay, sa,u MI, 'ooFEees, lhst hoIanq
S'ahioru IS the only very 'ici man !
hnVe ever known whoso sisnp!lcily ahg
suo!I,n''s ot cnarac.e, was I1 Iint toncneu
or debased BY his wealth. ms was the
same simple, Rihdiy CeVo'eo haturo
Una. exists elsewhere witnou' INC cor
roaihs lh!iucncc oil wealth. :,
, Inc tafin Dill Waa theh taken up. Mr;
carey completed ms speech on inc oiii
~ o CLOCK.
SURPRISE.
Mr.. Harris. pursuant to an agree.
,o,, ,ooc,oS af,or oo,o,I,,tio, w;,h
- ~. DSm S"'N "t'0' ~ e0A'"s'oA wa
tne Nepuoiican leaders, spFahg sur
prise on many OF tho senators In the
shape OF proposition to proceed with
schedules G., agricultural products) Ii,
(spirits, wines and other boveragcB) ],
(co,tons) and ], (ilax, hemp and ju.e)
under the five minute rulo. This
wonld have carried the senate to sched-
ulo K, (wool and woocns) under fast
marching orders. It seemed at first as
II there would ho no objection. Mr..
Harris stated after consultation on both
sides OF the senate he INDUCED the
hope that this agreement would DO
reached. II it was, he said. it would
put an end 10 all controversy about
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