The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-05-27
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until late hour. An amendment WAS
adopted as follows: This House being
of the opinion that the constitutional
control of Parliament over the raising
and employment of a military force by
the Crown is fully secured by provis-
ions Of law and by the undoubted
power of this House to grant or refuse
supplies, considers 1t unnecessary and
mex pedient to affirm a resolution tend
inc to weaken the hands of her Males
tvs Government in the present state
of foreign affairs.
LONDON, May 24.--The majority in
the House of Commons last nis hit
against Lord Hartington's resolution
that no forces be raised or kept by the
Crown in time of peace, save within
India, without the sanction of Parlia-
ment, was nearly double the figure con-
coded by the opposition, whose esti-
mates placed the Governments major
ity at sixty or seventy. The Times,
referring to this. says: This was
because the debate brought out clearly
the fact tina. the real issue was the APP
prevail or condemnation Of the Govern
ment's policy in utilizing the Indian
troops. Under that Interpretation the
House voted upon it, If the resolution
had been carried it would have been
accepted by all the world as a vote of
cansure. The question of the legality
or constitutionality of Government
methods may exercise tue Parliament's
attention at some other time. The
resolution was properly considered in
ITS bearing on the conduct of the Gov
eminent at great political crisis. and
in that light overwhelmingly defeated
LONDON, May PA German news
paper states that Great Britain has
ordered from Berlin Immediately two
hundred electric lights for the British
fleet
VIENNA, May 24.-Montenegro has
assured Count Andrassy that she in
tends to keep peace, and that her at,i-
tude will be strictly defensive.
ST. PETERSBURG, May "A. - The
Agence- Russe says so far all seems to
augur we'll for the assembling OF the
congress.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, May 24.--The fire
among the buildings of the sublime
Porte proved to have been the work of
an incendiary. One and half million
dollars deposited there was lost.
LONDON, May PA special from
st. Petersburg reports that three army
corps will be ordered to Finland, where
. considerable force is concentrating
LONDON, May 25.-The Duchess of
Argyle 10 dead.
PARIS, May 25.--The Shah of Persia
10 expected in this city about the 10th
Of June to stay month iRcognito.
Rooms have been engaged at the Grand
Hotel. The Shah will visit London.
Madrid and Lisbon. His whole Euro.
pean journey will last six months.
LONDON, May ga special from
Rene says: Austria. fearing in the
event of war a possible attempt on
the part of Italy to seize Trent and
surrounding territory, has doubled her
garrsons and quartered $4,000 troops
in Austrian Tyrol.
VIENNA, May 25-Stores are going
to Trieste for transportation to Dalma-
tian ports. Iron clads will leave i'm
me,liately in the same direction.
LONDON, May IA special from
Vienna says plan Is under considera-
tion here and in the Porte for joint
Austro. Turkish occupation of Bosnia
and Herzegovina.
VIENNA. May 2j-The hopeful dis
! position in political circles increases,
especially in St, Petersburg and Berlin.
There has been an active interchange
OF ideas between Austria and Great
Britain. which there is every reason t.
believe has by this time led to pretty
perfect Understanding between them
so that Russia by coming ,o an under
standing with England will also agree
with Austria.
ATHENS. May 2j-The burning OF
the Sublime Porte buildings. aud the
attempt of Ali Suavi TO proclaim
Mural. Sultan. taken in conjunction
with the approach of the Russians te
Constantinople. causes belief here
that the Sultan has placed himself
under the protection of the Russians.
LONDON. May a5-A dispatch from
San Stetano says The statements rela
tive to the insurrection are gross exag,
gerations. No reports of any engage
ment have been received for some tim,
past.
LONDON, May a5.-The Ti@cs, refer
ring to On interview of Count Schoava
loft with Lord Salisbury. expresses al
opinion that there is legitimat,