New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-14
PARLIAMENT PROROGUED.
REVIEWING THE WORK OF THE srscrov

0"AiE AND IMPORTANT TASKS ACHIEVED
49," rhifE MINISTER LOYALTY SUPPORTED I,
N MS MEASURES-A SESSION wII,,sE RFCoRr
MANsuIp '-' 'iAi h0
mn REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE rR1Rrrxp
49, 'N aug 2|.-Reviews and or ticisms of Tho
Ioo "iion ended to-day-and their name i,
ir;,.; "9i'e III repeating one thing with an almost
horua,,s "ohotony. They all say the session is n
'''',' SESSION, and that but for the Land Act il
"o"i" nave been wasted session There s No roc
-, any session. we told in which fewer
i've measures placed upon tbe s+otuto
A' ms complaint is echoed even nv Conso,,
"'i'o journals, albeit the true Conservative iO
viz 49,, "s"ue" by state of legislative paral-
; '' '"" ueeiS every new measure bad because il
d,Ii,. - uSed TO be Lord Lyndhurst's function to
"'iNer lamentations upon Parliamentary n,,ro
uucdVeneSs, but l. I'd Lvndnurst hoe hoo, H.,
'ni' many year. and IT s LOTT 49,
VINO r'SS, which now performs eyerv f,r-
"o" 10 uPhtt his mournful note MFR Ro.,oh+
| 90 ' an answer Tor most things had an n swer
tant Nv iSnuhurSt The Prime Minister'S true re-
o "o '',u' 10 such harangues should have been of
,,'t I N'i'' lie should have said firmly: Parlia-
duty. was i'S greatest
nu, maidstone is entitled, if ever a Ministor v,oo
! ,' 10 make such an answer as that Tho
"" Vi commons deserves the credit of HAVING
| 10y t'O''" .l' rme MInister-on every question
p"' oNe-wlth singular fidelity. His majority has
,'c'i'nes reduced-on two occasions peril
ouNy reduced-but it has always remained y r,oion
n.y. Nh the one question, that rclatinrt TO Mr. Rid
laugh where Mr.. Gladstono's m ,ior+,, e.
MN utterly. 1t was not because tho uouso
iciuS'u To follow but because he refused
10 ltad In the early days of the session who,
coercion was to the FORE not a few small ,ort
"Jio p'ahhe"l IN the forccaste of the House
"o''" we gahEway. BIT they never came TO much
lpl HOY, Il,
i'P'c'ioahleS who are the ready slaves of any tho
DRY OF any emotion. It may be said incd,nto1I,,
'i'c Nr' "laiStone was equally master IN his own
MINISTERIAL household. There were struggles IN tb.
cabinet, bur in the end Mr. Gladstone i,,,osol lii
WA on fhe ma orty. Themiuoritv had their choice
NV wen gong over to the majority and rcSgniup
ih'ie was an example of each The Radical o,tl,,i
'''S Oh the Liberal parry, when tie present Uouso
was chosen ami the present Government formed
maze haste 10 announce that the eft wilma, ,.,
arh'''"rth To be the controlling section OF the artv
i'S gained iouthold IL the Cabinet nj fine start
amt forced upon Mr.. Gladstone Minister of tbcir |
." '"o'c'' Wlth resnltsnow somewhat surpr~ingt 70
themselves While lifelong deb1te went on duriu.r |
IaSt autumn in the country, and in the Vlu;str,. a.
well upon the merits and necessity of C,,rcio,
thlS ardent band proclaimed that the Nioistr,,
would 20 to pieces before any such uolicy vyos
"""Pl'd' Mt. Chainncr,ain, cried they from every
u"u'''"p' VIII resign sooner than assent 10 this
"'HP"i" anu unconstitutional method of govern
mont Dr. Chamberlain himself gave some warrant
10 HIS P'ftNahS Tor their confidence. and did much
20 encolrat e. their intcmp, ate decla.n9tion HIS
Resignation they fully believed wonl,{ II, tl, d,th
kncil oil the Government, and as they were c,,,lIv
sure lhi' ms colleagues beev ii this they did ,t,ucb
im"het III Ireland and in England. bv thcir p.r
Nst'h assertions that they prepared to opn So
Coercion to the death. But it presently appeared
'ha' Inc Ministry had resolved to bring in Coercion
"cI OF very strong and efficient kind, and that Mr.
ChanbcrliIn nevertheless remained a Minister
Cabinet conflict NOT less animated took pI nm "a,
Land blll. The Wings said no radical mcos,r,
aH'cilhg land would be- agreed ON while The Dukc
% Argyll was IN the Cabinet. The Dullc stood ont
Falh0' what Is ca'lci Conii~cation, Mr.. Chamber
'n' -tood out AGAINST Coercion. But when he haa
lHrd' and tho decision had been taken to bring in
the Land bill. the Duke proved that he had moro
regard Tor his convictions than for Office and he re-
'lgncd so far rs Mr.. Gladstonc's | adersbin ,vos
concerned, the result was the same in both eases
ectIcitrlilt colleague might resign or mi int sur
chder but III neither case did he break up the MIN
sry or defeat the purpose of his chief
To return to the House. During session Of cicbt
months the House has, to a very unusual extent
ma IN most extraordinary circumstances summarized i
h' Prime Minister and submitted itself TO his will
lie required of the House 10 suspend some of tbo /
Constitutional safeguards Of personal liberty i'm one
i tue lhire Kingdoms, and they suspended them =
II ORDER to suspend them 1t found necessary IN
br"I@e some of the liberties of the House itself
men turbulent minority had tGrucd into license
nd the House abridged them. lie land before fla,
louise an Act dealing with the Land Of Ireland
Ginning the relationsot tenant and landlord cnars-
z he interest of the one at the expense of tLcothr
lolaiing settled principles of economy an -
isturbing rgltsof property which had the sanction q
contract and IN" "ui horIty Of ancient law. The "
''.ure was rcpngnant to the whole body of the %