Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-05-25

The Budget may be saidto have virtual
~ passed both houses with little opposition
and little modification. The loan bill
(ils 600 o00e was read third time and
passed on the night OF the Isl by the Com,
mons. ard on the same night was ordered
10 be committed by the LORDS.
Lord John Russell took his seat in the
House oil Commons on Monday night, soth
ut., ON his reelection from London and his
return from Vienna. He stated 10 the
House the substance OF the several nego-
tia,ious that had taken place failed, and in
tima,ed that Government intended 10 lay
the protocols upon the table.
There was another long debate in the
House OF Commons on the night Of the I'd,
npon the Maynooth Endowment, Mr..
Spooner bringing forward u resolution
pledging the House TO resolve itself into a
Committee to consider the acts for the en-
dowment of Maynoeth. with view to the
withdrawal of any endowment out Of the
/ Consolidated Fund. due regard being had to
vested rights aud interests. Mr.. Spooner
took the high Protestant aud religious
ground-Mr. Horsman (the pr ncipal speak
or on the other sde) the political one;
the latter remarking that the real question
was whether wise policy, commenced six
/ ty years ago by a far.seeieg Minister, and
which was only one linkin chain ofpoliey
/ bene6cialto Ireland and honorable to Eng
/ land, should be reversed. The debate was
adjourned.
! TIE Newspaper Stamp Duties bill was
on Monday night, the lst., ordered to be re-
ported after long discussion. The fourth,
| filth and sixth clauses relating to egistra-
ton and security, were expunged. The
clause introduced by the Chancellor Of the
Exche9uer to secure copyright for TWEEN
ty-sour hours in original articles, letters,
paragraph communications and compost
| tons, was vigorously opposed and ultimate
/ " abandoned. The object OF this clause
I was to secure "protection" 10 the London
daily journals, and To the Times in partie i
( lar, and to prevent the publication in the
provinces within the period named of the
news contained in those journals, and which
they contend is exclusively their own prop
erty, having been procured at a large ex-
pense, risk and trouble. Tie abandonment
Of this clause is regarded with great salts
faction BY the provincial press. Mr.. Mines,
during the same debate, moved the inser-
ton of clause giving the privilege OF trans
cry periodical publication published at in
iersals.not exceeding seven days. and the
sups rtcies of which did not exceed $500
inches Of printed matter, for penny stamp
bat the motion was negatived by majority
of eco to So
A powerful agitation is being originated
in favor Of administration reform; and at a
meeting TO be held in London this even
ing (6th) an association ,sto be formed for
this object. Ii ia believed BY its promoters
men from all political seetons-that the
disasters to which the country has been
subjected in the conduct oil the present war
are attributed 10 the inefficient and practi-
cally irresponsible management Of the W.
rious Departments of the State; and that
The true remedy is to be found in the intro
duction OF enlarged experience and practi-
calabiiIty into the service OF the State
Resolutions emboaying these sentiments
are to be proposed, and formal protesten
tered against any single associations OF ad-
mnistration. Similar meetings either have
already been held or will be held in other
towns
The "army inquiry" investigation by Mr..
Roe buck's Committee is still proceeding.
The most important evidence sdduced since
my last is that of Lieut.. General Sir John
Burgoyne, who had charge Of the engineer
ing works in the Crimea at the period un-
der inquiry. 1t was never contemplated,
be said, that the Allies would have 10 win
ter before Sebastopol: the opinion OF the
military authorities being that the pl1ce
would have speedily yielded. When the
army landed in the Crmea, Lord Raglan,
p1 ~ r,F
thatthe whole OF the military organization
connected with the troops in the field was
inefficient. There was great deficiency
OF engineers, and great want Of slppers.