New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-14
THE SEAMEN'S CHAMPION.
MIR. PLIMsOLEs APOLOGY.


INTERESTING SCENE IN THE BRITISH HOUSE or
COMMONS EMBARRASSING POSITION OF Mr.
pIsRAEII-rIfr STATE OF FEELING IN THE HOUSE
TIE PREMER's IMAGINATIVE yIyAcTf-IhE
CHARGES AGAINST Mr.. BATES.
IRON TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
LONDON. July 31.-Mr. Plimsoll certainly under
stands his cOuntrmen. is well advlsed or mas IN
instructive perception of the right thing 10 do OF
all three. His appearance in the House on lhnrs-
day was a triumph of an unusual kind. He entered
il IA a eulprit: he left it amid the cheers OF his
fellow members and the apologies of the Prime Mn
lister for the censure he had asked the House 90 pass
on Mr. Plimso No doubt Mr.. Plims0ll had the
country with him. No doubt that whatever ohchSe
he had committed against Parliamentary rules had
been, as one paper remarks condon"d by UipuHa'
greater even than Parliament. Bnt tna Il pf"ciseN
what might have led a vain man into mischief. IL
would have been easy ~ assume 700 conh"'h'
air g. SET the House AT defiance. tn show cohs,' S
, ness OF the higher power outside thai h'H "''e'-
mined n advance the judgment To be prolHu"''"
inside. Mr.. Plimsoll was strong enough 10 US "''
strength nercifully. and he had the excellent sense
to conceal lis sense of the strength he posse--'i'
When the moment came. the House being crowded
i'm ever, part. MI Plmsoll rose in bis place and read
the following:
M.
accorded 10. b. this House ~ perceive lti j. ""t.
impossible conduct the Government w thls E'l
abroad. the dignity and authority ~ tA.- iio"' d.
home. unless H. debates were conducted Mi'.i ,.
limits Hear hear exceeded Jhssr limits ON l"ilN-
md may 3,Id rir, feeling p s- den and that should
Withdraw such terms and oAVrc--ious a. nave t-".'
crossed Parliamentary tge .r u.s anu 'loio-r T"
Won sir and Ia IN. House brush. hem and this IN
no urndcing or reluctant spirit. but frankly aIh 'i-
cerely. lflraewod cheering This now "" NF 'A"
Aope that You aud tlr iIous, vii accept ny apoyEy
I .
s-rent with that respect which icel for and nave now
expressed to '~ uou-r. add hat do not win a~
am statement Oh fact. .a1ut ny >e.i 10 The 5Gd5
mont OF the House. Chcci-
Nothing could he better dian That. He withdraw-
such terms and expressions as"yere unparnmeAfaIy,
and apologies 10 the House for having used them.
But to his statements Of facts he adler-. lie
apology j. the more graceful since il has now been
discovered that ther. wou'd have been difficulty u
exactne it, or in administering "A cen>ure or I'D a't
in taking any action whatever against Mr. Phn,oI.
For Nh Di-rieli. IN his zeal last week 10 yndcate
the dignity OF the House. neglected the first essential
step He moved that Nh PlimsoM he rcprmandtd
ior arrlerly conduct and that motion vas duly
entered on The iuiuute- Of th, House. But be quite
forgot to have the words which cc--ttuteG the
oHcu,e O. ken down, and there j. ,.u-civ nothing
10 show officially Of what 0i.nse Nj fhmson hH.
been guilty. IL - probable that this omission was
complete bar 10 ali further proceedings, and that
Nh Plimsol might have walked INFO the House and
ont of il. AID have taken what part he liked m lis
business without .ny expression Of c1nrton " hat
ever.
This may partly account f1r Mr Dirlei'- rcad-
| ness which amouA,e,i TO eacerle--. 20 accept A.
! Ilmsols excuses His speech reads "a little as 4
some preparation had been made - meet the tee hn-
cal difficulty: Or rather. If III anticipation 81 the
tec,. ical difficulty De had sought and found PIE
tr.t Tor abandoning t.ie motion of censure .e had
brought forward. However that may De, don't
A4ow that much dminisAcs tAe credit 10 winch Ae
= entitled for the elegant ease with which ne with
drew from position which Lad ceased - b" tena-
bic some az rhe greatest general, IN the world have
Won much of tleir fame by retreats. MF. Dlai"eh
knows tina; the House likes 70 see men meet each
other Lal way: likes mutual concession and hAe. o
man VINO having offended, apooglAes, rather
better than ii he hal never offended
The motion of the previous Thursday
that 'ir Plim>oli be reprimanded having beel pui
by the Speaker, Ar. DisraeH rose at once. lie
seemed 20 think that the House would expect an
apol " or az least an explanation. from hnn. rs
well a, from Mr. p..msoii. and be made haste -
offer one lie began LIS remarks by saying hat. Lad
a. known what Mr. Sullivan aftegward stated 70
tie House viz. the mental condition If Mr.. Plim-
soil at the time. he never shouid have proposed
censurc on hun. D." / should have looked upon II as
look upon II now-as case OF oveI--traned ,en>i-
bility in 4 man excited by his devotion 70 cause
which. however many Of us ma, differ as to the
measures which he proposes Us remedies. all must ac-
knowledge 10 be great and good cause lie
added that even lad Nr. liimso not appeared IN
his place he should not have pressed his
motion. But Mr.. Plimsoll had appeared,
and had made q complete and satisfactory apology
an apology 10 use MIR. Disreli's curious language.
for y hat was. no doubt in ordinary circumstances,
a grea, indi,cretion." Ii tor was We read "would
have BEEN we get better grammar. and the real eX
preston Of Mr.. Di,IacIs mind. Like tie rest Of
the House be- has become aware that there i some"
thing in the world more potent thau forinailties,
more essential than decoulm. And so he moved
that the order be discharged. Then rose Mr.. Ben
tinck and after him M Newdegate-two men with
remarkable talent for getting ont Of gear with the
genera. fcelng-to complain that. after all, Mr. Plin
soil adhered 10 his facts and did NOT rrtract the
charges Le lad maize against members of the House
Pp- uobodv minded these two croahers, and The
Prime Minister'S motion was carried unanimously.
II i, not supplementary TO make charges against
members of the House. IL is only unparamentarv
10 make charges in unpariiameutary language
which is rs good definition IS MOST definitions.
On the following night tie new Government bill
came on, and on second readirr was carried. The
principle of the bill. far II went iir PlmsoI
approved, bnt desired thar Mr.. Reeds amendments,
rnactng that ships with deck-!oads, or with cargoes
loaded IN bulk or with a load-ne immersed, shall
No.. zee deemed seaworthy, should bee adopted. To
,hi, the Government replied in their usual spirit
granted half ia. prayer the rest dispersed in empty
MR. they assent to legislation on deck and
grain cargoc,. but not TO compulsory survey, load
line or the proposal respecting tie imprisonment OF
-camen. II J.. noticeable that poor Sir Charles
Addcrey IL thrown over, and that II - the Chan
crlur of the Exchequer Sit stafford Nofthcote who