Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-08
THE S15,OO0,OOO SUIT.
Brought Against Stanford Estate
Considered in the Senate.


| WASHINGTON, June I'm the Senate
today, the action Of Attorney General Olney
in bringing suit for SIS ,OO0. 900 against the
estate of the late Leland Stanford on &C
count of the possible liabilities arising Out
of the Central Pacific Railroad bonds, wa
brought by Mr.. Hoar, who offered resolu.
ton directing the judiciary committee to in,
quire into the justice and equity OF the
| lent that such claim should be forthwith
relinquished and put at rest.
| This brought about an animated discus
sion, Mr.. Blackburn opposing the resolu.
ton as unprecedented, stating that it di.
rected inquiry into claim already asserted
by the proper officers of the government.
The discussion was continued till some time
after the usual hour for taking up the tariff
bill, and then the resolution went over
without action till tomorrow.
The tariff bill was then taken up and set
speeches were made on the agricultural
schedule of it by PETER, Gallinger and
Carey.
Harris (Dem.) of Tennessee asked unan-
imous consent-tbat for the remainder OF
agricultural schedule (G) and for schedules
H, and (spirits and wines, cotton manu-
features, flax. hemp and jute), the debate
be limited to five minutes to- each senator
on each paragraph and amendment. There
was a general disposition manifested on the
Republican side to accede to Harris propo-
sition, ultimately, but after heightened col
loquy, objection was made by Qusy (Rep.
of Pennsylvania, and the whole matter fell
through.
A discussion took place on paragraph
100, putting duty of 20 per cent. ad valo-
rem on buckwheat, corn or maize, corn
meal, oats, rye. rye flour, wheat and wheat
flour, and of Is per cent on oat meal; ad,
hitting each of those products free of duty
from any country which imposes no import
on like product when exported from the
United States. Fifteen per cent. on oat'
meal was offered as an amendment from
the finance committee.
An argument was made in favor of strik'
| ing out the clause and admitting these pro.
ducts free of duty under conditions pro.
posed to be made by Senators Aldrich,
Sherman and Hawley. The contention was
that the provision would invite most dan
gerous competition from Canada in wheat,
oats and rye; also invite competition in
wheat from the Argentine Confederation
est IlQlCuleu Tue lutcEcot pAOAcooCu OA euS
Republican side in protection to agricultu'
raj products. Missouri and Illinois, he
said, could furnish corn to all the world
South America could not supply as much
corn as two counties in Nebraska could. A
discussion ensued. 1t lasted six hours and
the committee amendment to reduce the
duty on oatmeal to Is per cent ad valoren
was agreed to-yeas, 30; nays, "a.
Allison moved an amendment striking
out the provision admitting free of duty
products (wheat, oats, etc., of any coun'
try which imposes no import duty on like
products. The amendment was rejected
yeas, "a; nays, so.
Harris Dem of Tennessee said: I an
so much gratified by the fact that between
yesterday and today we have disposed Of
two small paragraphs of the agricultural
schedule. move the Senate do now pro
coed to the consideration of executive bust
ness. Laughter. The motion was agreed
to. The Senate at 6.l0 adjourned.