The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-08

WASHINGTON, June TIT required 90
minutes Of tho morning half hour to
secure quorum In the Senate to-day.
Hoar offered q resolution directing the
judiciary committee TO inquire into the
justice and equity OF the claim of the
United States against the estate of the
late Leland Stanford and to report as
soon as may be whether it Is expedient
that such claim shall be forthwith re-
linquished and put at rest.
1t seemed to him, Hoar said, that the
Government ought at once to consider
the question OF absolutely relinquishing
and putting the claim at rest. He did
not suppose that any body had over
seriously imagined that Stanford's
estate was liable for the debt OF the
Central Pacific railroad to the Govern
ment. But whether this was technical
claim, or whether there WAS claim
founded in law and equity, Stanford g
great estate had been devoted to public
purpose. Il was one Of the most ilIustri-
GUS examples Of public benefa ,tion.
II there was socialism, he said, which
had justice in 1t, 1t was the socialism
which devoted the wealth of the rich to
the education OF the poor. He main
talned that the Government of the
United States ought, as soon as the
proper legislation could be devised and
enacted. to put the question at rest.
Blackburn opposed the resolution as
unprecedented in the fact that it di-
rected inquiry to be made into a claim
already asserted by the proper officers
OF the Government.
Hoar asserted that there were a great
many such precedents but Blackburne
repeated that he found no precedent for
what was here proposed; and he pro.
tested against it.
The resolution went over without
action until tomorrow, and then the
tariff BILL which had been DELAYED
nearly quarter of an hour, was taken
up. and set speeches on the agricultural
schedule, which had boz reached yes
terday, wore made by GAllinger, PETER
and Carey.
1t was nearly 9 O'Clock when Carey
finished his speech. Then Harris, in
parliamentary charge OF tho bill, asked
unanimous consent, in order to avoid
lengthened sessions, that for the remain.
der of the agricultural schedule the de-
bate be limited to five minutes to each
Senator on each paragraph and amend
ment.
There was general disposition mani
tested on the Republican side to accede
to Harris's proposition, but, after long
colloquy, objection WAS made by QUAY
and the whole matter fell through.
Aldrich then addressed himself to a
discussion Of paragraph 1870, putting 8
duty OF 20 per cent. ad valorem on buck
wheat, corn or maize, cornmeal, oats.
rye, rye flour, wheat and wheat -four,
and OF Is per cent. on oatmeal, but ad-
hitting each OF those products free OF
duty from any country which imposes
no import duty on like products when
exported from the United States The
Is per cent. duty on oatmeal was offered
as an amendment from the finance com.
mittee.
Finally the discussion. which had
lasted for six hours, came to all end,
and tho vote was taken on the COM
mittee amendment to reduce the duty
on oat meal to Is per cent al valorem.
The amendment was agreed to-yeas
80, nays "a.
Allison moved an amendment striking
out the provision admitting free of duty
the products (wheat, oat, etc. OF any
country that imposes no import duty on
the like products. The amendment
was rejected-years "a, nays 80.
At this point Harris said, in his most
sarcastic vein Of humor: 'Mr. Presi-
dent, | am 80 much gratified by the
fact that between yesterday and to-day
we have disposed OF two small para
grapht OF the agricultural schedule that
l move that the Senate do now proceed
to the consideration of executive bust.
ness" (Laughter)
The motion WAS agreed to and the
Senate, at 6:l0 o'clock, adjourned until
tomorrow at 10 q. m.
FIREMEN ELECT OFFICERs.