The herald., 1894-06-08
OLN[YS BOLD BLUFF D|SSECTED,
Senator Hoar on the Stanford
Claim.
1t is Founded Merely on a Tech
nicality.
Consressman Linton of Michigan Max e
an Attack Upon the Catholic Church
In Connection with In
dian Schools.
nv ,ss ssocistsd Press.

the attorney-general in claiming $l5,-
OO0, 900 from the estate OF the late Lee
land Stanford occupied the attention OF
the senate when the tariff bill was taken
up today. The question arose upon
resolution introduced by Mr.. Hoar, in
structing 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
sxtinguishing and putting this claim at
rest. He did not suppose, he said. that
anyone seriously supposed the govern
ment had o claim against the Stanford
estate, and it was proper the judiciary
committee should inquire whether this
alleged claim was founded on a techni-
cality or upon law and equity. Mr..
Hoar recited the bsnefactions under the
will of Stanford, and added:
.If the government had a claim of
x16. 600. 900. that was only 20 cents each
for inhabitants of the United States, to
whom Mr.. Stanford had consecrated his
large estate, and it ought not to bar
rass 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 be the public
spirit manifested by his late associate In
devoting 80 much to educational pur-
poses. But the question was, Did he
own the estate, or had he sought to dl-
vert to this high purpose an estate that
belonged to the United States? The
attorney. general had already taken
steps to determine this question, and it
was the first time he had ever
heard of either house OF con-
press attempting to Atsy the hand
OF the law officers OF the government.
when in expressed terms. the resolution
only applied to the Stanford estate; if
the claim against Mr.. Stsnford's estate
was relinouiehed and set at rest the
claim against Hopkins, Crocker and
Huntington must be released also.
Mr.. Hoar insisted that this did not
necessarily follow. The resolution was
one OF pure inquiry.
"Are we to understand" inquired
Mr., Voorhees,, "thst this proceeding on
the part OF the United States is an at
tempt to hold the Stanford estate for
the mortgage the government holds
against the Central Pacific?"
NO" replied Mr.. Hoar; "it is q pro.
ceeding under California statute ON the
ground of stockholders' liability. After
the first and second mortgages fall due,
unless they are satisfied. the stockhold-
ers become individually LIABLE"
@"Before taking my seat, l desire to
cav" said Mr.. Voorhees,, that Leland
Stanford is the only very rich man l have
ever known whose simplicity and cub
Unity of character was not touched or
debased by wealth. His was the Sim
ple, kindly, devoted nature that exists
else where without the corrupting infu-
ence of wealth."
The tariff bill was then taken up. Mr..
Carey completed his speech on the bill
at 6 o'clock.
Mr.. Harris, pursuant to an agree.
ment, reached after consultation with
some of the Republican leaders, sprang
q surprise on many OF the senators In
the shape of q proposition to proceed
with schedules 60" agricultural pro-
ducts. and III" spirits and other bev-
erages: II" cottons and ~" fax, hemp
and lutte, under the fve.minute rule.
This would have carried the senate
schedule "K," wool and woolens, under
fast marching orders.
NJ 1t seemed at first as If there would be
no opposition. Mr.. Harris stated that
after consultation ON both sides of the
senate he INDUCED in the hope that this
agreement would be reached. II it was,
he said, it will put an end to contro-
versy about night sessions. While the
matter was being informally discussed
Mr., Quay sauntered into the chamber
He asked what it all meant. On beinl
told it was q requent for unanimous con-
sent to linit the debate he said, II OBJ
iect." Having thus abruptly smashed
the proposed truce he walked out int
the marble room.
The senate then proceeded with thu
debate on the bill.
Messrs. Allison, Sherman, McLaurin
Henderson, Vest, Allen and Teller par
ticipated. The Nebraska senator becam
involved in q discussion with MIR. Telle
on the cause of the low price OF wheat
Mr.. Teller said holly that be was at
loss to locate the Nebraska senator polit
ically after his remarks and his recen
votes. He did not know what he be
longed to-the Populistic or the Demo
cratic party.
IT voted with you on the last vote or
the sugar schedule" said Mr.. Allen.
II beg the senator's pardon" replie
Mr.. Teller, ''you voted for and l vote
against the sugar schedule"
II voted against the discrimination il
favor OF the sugar trust"
"But you voted for the schedule"
ST voted for it because the party t.
which you belong bsnkrupted the treas
ury, and we could not lose the revenu
in the schedule"
The discussion was continued unit
5 80 p.m., when vote was had on tn
finance committees amendment fxin
the rate on oatmeal at Is per cent, an
excluding 1t from the reciprocity Pre-
vision OF the paragraphs. 1t wa
adopted.
Then, at O'Clock, with a ssrcasti
allusion to the rapid progress made tC
day. Mr.. Harris moved the senate g
into executive session, and, after
brief period, the senate adjourned.
Catholic Church Attacked.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE house ha
the Indian appropriation bill under dit
cussion today. The main feature of tn
debate was an attack against the Catht
lie church made by Mr.. Linton of Mich
igan, in which he argued against tn
contract Indian school, saying that III
der this system the largest share OF tn
appropriation for education of Indian
went to Catholic Indian schools. A rest
luton was adopted before adjournmer
calling on the secretary Of the treasur