The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-06-08

Washington, June 1.-THE action of the
attorney general. in claiming Sl5,OOO,CO0
from the estate of the late Leland Stan
ford occupied the attention of the Senate
until the tariff bill was taken up today.
The question arose upon a resolution
introduced by Mr.. Hoar, instructing the
committee on judiciary to pass upon the
equity of the claim, and whether it should
not be set at rest.
Speaking on the Stanford resolution.
Senator Hoar said the government ought
at once to decide the question of extin-
gushing and putting this claim at rest.
He did not suppose, he said, that any one
seriously supposed the government had
claim against the Stanford estate, and
it was proper the judiciary committee
should inquire whether this alleged claim
was founded upon technicality or upon
law and equity. Mr.. Hoar reeited the
benefactionS under the will OF stanford
and added:
IF the government had a claim of S15,-
100000, that was only 20 cents apiece for
the inhabitants of the United States, to
whom Mr.. Stanford had consecrated his
large estate, and it ought not to erubarrasS
the closing years Of his widow and cripple
and perhaps destroy the great gift he
had made for the benefit of the poor by
seeking to press it,
No one, Mr.. Blackburn said in reply
felt more deeply than he the public spirit
manifested by his late associate in de-
voting so much to educational purposes.
But the question was, did he own the
estate, or had he sought to divert to this
high purpose an estate that belonged to
the United States. The attorney-general
rad already taken steps to determine this
question, and it was the first time he
had even heard of either house of Con-
gress attempting to stay the hand of the
law The resolution only applied to the
Stanford estate. If the claim against Mr..
Stanford's estate was relinquishad and
set at rest, the claims against Hopkins,
Crocker and Huntington must be released
Mr. Hoar insisted this did not neces-
sarily. follow. The resolution was one of
pure inquiry
Are we to understand" inquired Mr..
part of the United States is an attempt
to hold the Stanford estate for the mort
gage the government holds against the
No, " replied Mr.. Hoar. at is q. pro-
ceeding under a California statute on the
ground OF stockholders liability. After
me frst ana second mortgages fall due,
individually table,
Before taking my seat desire to say"
ssald Mr; voorhees,, that Leland Stan
known whose simplicity and sublinity Of
ctaracter was not touched or debased by
ms wealth He was the same simple,
Where without the corrupting influence of
Inc larlIt Dill was then taken UP. Mr.
Carey spoke on it
Harris Springs Surprise.
Mr., Harris, pursuant to an agreement
reached after consulting with some of the
Republican leaders, sprung a surprise on
many Of the senators in the shape of a
proposition to proceed with schedule &C.
agricultural products and H spirits and
other beverages, ~ cottons, and -"
fax, hemp and and jutea, under the five
gnute rule This M9qld have carried the
under fast marching orders. 1t seemed
| at first as If there would be no objection
Mr.. Harris stated that after consulta ton
en- both sides of the Senate, he indulged
! in the hope that this agreement would be
reached. NC
If it was, he said it will put an end to
! While the matter was informsIlv dis
chamber He asked what it ali, meant t.ie
On pelng told 1t was request for
UNANIMOUS consent TO. limit debate. he
said. "I object t'e
Having thus. abruptly smashed the pro-
ISsed truce, he walked into the marble
The Senate proceeded with the debate
M M aSsrso,, Allison, Sherman, MeLaurln,
tlclpated. The Nebraska senator became
involved IN discussion with Mr. Teller
on the cause OF the low price of wheat.
| loss to locate the Nebraska senator mo-
litically, after his remarks and his recent
votes He did not know what he be-
longed to-Populistic or the Democratic
party.
Il voted with you. on the last vote on
the sugar schedule" said Mr.. Allen.
II beg the senator's pardon" replied
Mr.. Teller, you voted for and / voted
against the sugar. schedule
II voted against the discrimination in
favor of the Sugar trust"
But you voted for the schedule"
! voted "a
which you belong bankrupted the treas
| ury and we could not lose the revenue
| in that schedule"
The discussion was continued until $50
p. m, when vote was had on the
| finance committee amendment fixing the
rate on oatmeal at Is per cent. and ex-
Guiding it from the reciprocity provision
of the paragraphs. 1t was adopted
| Then at O'Clock, with a sarcastic allu-
sion to the rapid progress made today,
Mr.. Harris moved the Senate go into eX-
ecutive session and after a brief period
the Senate adjourned.
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