The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-16
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
THE PARLIAMENTARY DBADLoCK
TIE DEADLOCK
In the English ParIlalnsnI Oh he IFisl
Land RIll.

Land htll.
LoSDoS, August 1;,-ssysral Irish Con
Servative peers urged Lord Salisbury Il
withdraw his opposition to the Land Bill
ON the ground that the rejection OF thu
bill would be followed bya renewal OF the
land agitation, which would probably On.
tail upon them greater Losses for non.pay'
ment Of rent than they have sustained.
Lord Salisbury advised the peers at q
meeting on Friday to Gdher to all their
amendments, on the ground that il would
be by doing 90 that they could force the
government TO make concessions.
The Earl OF Pembroke writes to the
7imsl protesting against the cry being
raised that the amendments OF Lords TO
the land bill are an attack on the principle
OF the bill, He Gays this is not true In 70.
gard 10 one single amendment, except
that dealing with the termination OF the
exlsting leases, and that that amendment
only restores the bill to the shape 1t en-.
tered the Oomuons. The obstinate iujus.
tiCe OF the Government towards the land.
lord, be says is sole cause Of the deadlock.
The TINES says the temperate judgment Of
rational men 10 unanimous that the differ
enCes between the two Houses ought 10
be composed. Nor is there the slightest
reason 10 believe that q fair, moderate
and practical arrangement 10 out Of the
question.
The MswI says, II Gladstone would 70.
siRn he would make the Peers our masters.
II vote ot the majority Of hereditary leg.
islstoTB could at any moment overbeAr the
decision Of the country, the Parliamentary
government would become farce. The
aame may be said Of the dissolution Of
Parliament and general election.
The NsWS dlecredits the idea oil O con.
ference between the two Houses. The
mlniAters have determined to allow the
Peers loophole Of escape from the men.
aClng dilemma In which they are placed
in reference 10 the Land bill. In one or
two minor points concessions will bs made
80 as TO afford the Peers an opportunity for
timely retreat under tho cover Of partial
success,
Gladstone was loudly cheered on his
arrival at the House Of Commons this
afternoon by the large crowd assembled Of
the entrance. The galleries were crowded
with o large number OF peers present.
The Under Foreign Secretary beipg pressed
10 answer the question 40 10 whether or
not the government would advise the
Khedive oil, ,Egypi.to disband bis army said
the gravity ot circumstance lying behind
the question prevented him being explicit.
Gladstone answered Parnsll that there
would be NO prelimibinary statements
with respect TO The land bill, but that the
House would proceed 10 Contider the
amendments Of the Lords forthwith,
Healey, Home Ruler, said he ioreSaw the
germ ol surrender In GlSdstons's raiusAl
10 make q distinct statement.
Gladstone said be did not wish 10 have
the words compromise supplied 10 the pro.
CeediDgs oi the government. The House,
he said, had trusted the government 90 far
and he hoped 1t would continue 10 trust.
The House thereupon agreed to proceed
with the consideration OF the amendments
to the land bill and on motion oi Gladstone
the tlrBt amendment oi the Loids, eTClud.
Ing from right Of free sale tenancies on
which menantimprovements had been
made BY the landlord, was disagreed to.