Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-15
BRITAIN'S PARLIAMENT.
The Lords and the Land Bill-The
Commons to stand Out for the
measure-PrOspeets of a Called
SessIOR-TaIk of a Compromise
The French Commercial Treaty.

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last night insisted on the most of its
amendments to the land bill.
In the House of Commons Mr.. Gladstone
said that in consequence Of the action Of
the House of Lords in adhering to its
amendments, he did not propose to ask the
House to consider the amendments to the
land bill on Saturday, but would ask them
to do so on Monday.
The Tunes this morning, editorially com
menting on the refusal of the House Of
Lords to recede from its amendments to the
land bill, regards the settlement of the
question at issue as likely to follow formal
conference of party leaders, notwithstand-
ing the defiant attitude of Lord
Salisbury. The writer declares that the
Ministry. supported as 1t is by a compact
majority In the House of Commons, cannot
be expected to yield; that in the event of
the House being unable to give effect to
its policy, the Ministry would have to resign.
Lord Salisbury would be summoned to
undertake the government, and even If able
to form Ministry he would be compelled
to dissolve Parliament in the hope of over
throwing the Liberal majority in the House
of Commons. 1t Is suggested that even a
bolder man than Lord Salisbury might
shrink from such an undertaking.
In the House of Commons last night Mr.
Richie, Conservative, moved an address to
the Crown, praying the Queen to withhold
her consent from any commercial treaty
with France which shall substitute specific
for ad valorem duties in any way injuring
British manufactures, and which shall
bind England for more than one
year. This is reconnaissance of the Con
servative protectionists, intended as a pre-
lude to the demonstrations in the provinces
during the recess OF Parliament. Mr..
Richie pointed out that free trade had
made no progress abroad, and that at home
that much Of the present depression
in trade was owing to our
commercial policy. Though he held that
protection was of no avail for our manufac-
lures, he insisted that steps ought to be
taken to save them from exclusion from
| foreign markets.
| Sir Charles Dixie, Under Foreign Secre-
tarY, opposed the motion, but repeated that
the government would not be parties to any
treaty prejudicial to British trade. He
then quoted statistics to show that the trade
of the country was increasing, and In regard
to the policy of retaliation he pointed
out that large portion OF our imports from
France were articles Of food and that what
ever might be the delusions abroad the
country could not tolerate an imposition of
| duty on food. After further discussion,
Mr. Ritchie's motion was negatived by vote
of $50 to so.
The reasons stated by the Committee Of
the House of Lords for disagreeing with the
House of Commons ON the amendments to
the land bill mostly paraphrase the argu-
ments in the debate on the amendment lin
itiDg the amount of compensation for dis
turbance. They propose scale by which
it shall in no case exceed $500. Relative to
PsrnelPs amendment providing for a sus-
pension of proceedings against tenants, they
declare that 1t would be unjust to creditors
to postpone the recovery of just debts.
The FdH Mall Gazette this evening says:
"The situation is serious, we might even
say dangerous, but that 1t Is difficult to
credit the Peers with sufficient folly to per-
sist in precipltating constitutional crisis.
If they persist in resOlute hostility the whole
work of the session will be sacrificed. Ire
land will be cOnVulsed with civil war, and
an agitation will be started 10 favor of a re-
vision of the constitution, which will have
stronger consequences than they probably
imagine"
Commenting on the remarks that have
been published concerning a lack of signs
of popular indignation at the action of the
House of Lords, the Pail Mall Gdzette con-
cludes as follows: "Much as we dislike the
recognition of monster meetings and torch
light professions as a necessary adjunct to
our constitution aud machinery, it
is evident that they only are
check upon the Con- servative Peers.
The time is short, but long
enough to enlighten Lord Salisbury on the
real state Of public opinion, and save the
| Peers from suicide. Moderate Con pserva-
| :ives cannot render better service to the
constitution they desire to maintain than by
an organized demonstration"
Mr.. Dillon writes from Dublin to day that
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pearing in his seat in the House OF Com
mons at the present session of Parliament.
Mr.. Bradlaugh's erysipelss has further In
| creased. He will leave town to-day by
order of his doctors.
Advices from Rio Janeiro to the Goth ult.
state that a dispatch from LaPaz. Bolivia,
announces that the Bolivian convention has
| decided TO continue the war against Chill.
| LONDON, August Ia The Observer says:
"We understand that yesterdays Cabinet
Council decided practically to insist on the
land bill as it was finally passed by the
| House of Commons, and in the event of the
| Lords remaining obdurate, Parliament will
be summoned again In November, when the
| bill will be re introduced; but there is no
disposition to then force on the House of
Lords bill more distasteiul to them than
the present one. There is a disposition In
Conservative circles to suggest a compro-
mise on the Lords amendment to clause
| nineteen"
Lord Lansdowne's amendment, emitting
the proviso that at the expiration of exist
ing leases the tenants shall be deemed ten
ants at the present ordinary yearly tenanc!es
as to rents, and subject TO the conditions of
their leases, to the effect that the privilege
to lease holders of ranking as present ten
ants at the expiration of their leases, shall
be confined to those whose leases expire
within the next fifteen years.