St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-09
WASABURN TAKES A HAND
ne ASSISTS IN RUSHlHC THE ACRI-
cUL TURAL SCHEDULE
THROUGH THE sENA TIE

THROUGH THE sENA TIE.
The Tariff Rates on Corn, Wheat.
Flour, Rye. Barley, Beans. ETC..
Fixed-hoar's Resolution to
Set Aside Uncle Sans Claim
Against Stanford's Estate Was
Tabled.
WASHINGTON, June 8.-Mr. Hoar's
resolution to set at rest the claim Of the
government against the estate OF the
late Leland Stanford came over from
yesterday. and was laid before the SEN
ate at the opening today. Mr.. Teller
suggested that the resolution be mOdi-
fed so as to confine the inquiry to be
made simply to the ACCESSIBILITY of re-
leasing the Stanford estate, without in
any way touching the validity of the
claim, in order not to affect other claims
which the government might have. Mr..
Hcar agreed to modify the resolution in
accordance with this suggestion. Mr..
Teller recounted conversation he had
had with MIR. Stanford shortly before
his death, in which the latter expressed
his intention to transfer as rapidly as
possible the title of that portion of his
estate which he Intended to dedicate to
that purpose to the Leland Stanford Jr.
university. Mr.. White. of California.
made b.ef explanation of the nature
Of the suit brought by the United States
81 tntn in, ord To n %
Some misapprehensions that seemed to
exist. The suit was instituted against
the estate of
MIR. STANFORD
10 prevent its distribution before the
| debt owing to the government from the
| Central Pacific railroad. of which Mr..
| Stanford was all original stakeholder.
| fell due. There has been no derelic-
ton OH the part of the attorney genera |.
The suit could not have been instituted
before Mr.. Stanford's death, under the
statutes OF California, under which the
corporation was organized.
After some further discussion, Mr..
Allen. of Nebraska, moved to lay the
| resolution On the table. The motion
was carried, "a to 10. as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Allen, Berry, Black
burn. Cockreil, Coke, Daniel. Faulkner,
| George, Harris. Hunton, Jarvis. Jones
| (Ark.). Kyle, McLaurin, Martin, Mills.
Mitchell (Wis.). Mu: ply. Pasco, PETER,
Smith, Turpie, Vest. Whlte-24.
NaYs-Messrs. Allison. Carey, Chand.
| Ter, Cullurp. Davis, Dixon, Dolph,
Dubois, Frye. Hawley. Higgins, Hoar,
Mcmillan. Perkins, Platt. Shoup. Teller,
Voorhees,. Washbufn-Total, 10.
The tariff bill was then laid before
the senate. and MIR. Cullom took the
| floor and delivered a speech Oh the gen.
| ton.
Mr.. Palmer Oem., ILL., replied to Mr..
Cullom.
Mr.. Washburn rep. Minn.) suggested
that debate ON the agricultural schedule
was proceeding slowly, and that tor the
| remainder of the schedule the five.
minute rule be applied. The Democrats
accepted the proposition graciously and
it was agreed to by unanimous consent
MIR. Quay. who objected yesterday. was
| not present. The consideration of the
pending paragraph, imposing ~ pei
cent on buckwheat. corn, wheat, corn
meal, -four, rye. etc.. was then resumed
| AND MR. PETTIGREW
| \AsSPss NJ O.JdiOVSo 90 q ouDoeASuSS 4AS@
kinley specific rates-lost, 24-33.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Frye.
to fix the rates on buckwheat and oats
at Is cents per bushel and oatmeal at
Icent per pound, was lost.
In the next paragraph the house
placed duty of 25 per cent on barley,
and 35 per cent Oh the barley malt. Mr..
Jones offered the finance committees
amendment to increase the rates to 81
and 40 per cent respectively.
Mr.. Washburn offered as substitute
for these rates an amendment restoring
the Mckinley rates-barley 30 cents,
barley malt 45 cents, pearled Or hulled
barley cents per pound.
The finance committee amendment
was adopted without amendment.
The finance committee amendment
was adopted. making the duty OH mac
aroni 20 instead OF 25 per cent.
The next paragraph fixed the duty OIL
rice, cleaned, ~ cents per pound: mn
cleaned, cent: paddy, 81 cent; ric'
flour, a cent.
Mr.. Jones withdrew the compromise
amendment reducing the rate on un
cleaned rice to "a cent and Oh paddy Il
| a cent.
Mr.. Allison offered an amendment
which was lost. to fix the rates on un-
| ClSduSu liCC anu pelouJ oe tuCoC Pto'
posed in the compromise amendment.
MIR. DOLPH OFFERED
as an amendment a provlSO to admi
rice free from countries imposing M
duty on rice from ports in the United
States-lost.
Amendments looking to the restora
i ton of the present rates on dairy pro
ducts were lost. and the following rate
were fixed:
Butter. cents per pound; cheese.
cents per pound; fresh milk, 8 cent
per gallon; condensed milk, 2 cents
sugar and milk, 5 cents per pound. Tn
rate on beans was fixed at 20 per cent
Canned or prepared beans, peas an,
other vegetables, 3 per cent. Mr.. Jone
had reported an amendment to thi
paragraph, placing duty of Sc per tol
on broom corn. 2 cents each on cab
bages, 8 cents per gallon on cider,
cents per dozen on eggs, and Is pc
cent OH yolk of eggs. Today. however
he withdrew the amendment. Mr.. Aid
ricn Immediately reOtfered it, and
was defeated by strict party vote O
% to 80. MIR. Plat offered a separat
amendment of 3 cents per dozen o.
eggs. Lost.
At 6:2o the senate. on Mr.. Har ris' INC
! tim, when into executive sesS ion an
shortly after adjourned.