Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-01
FOREIGN.
ENGLAND.
ruE EnNNCmIsE nHLI.


London, February 29.-In processing |
the bill for extension OF franchise IN
the house of commons, Gladstone aid |
TO introduce separate franchise bills
for England, Ireland and Scotland,
with The prospect of carrying the Eng |
lish and Scotch bills, and leaving the
Irish bill 10 Take its chances, would |
he altogether impracticable. Argu-
ments in favor of u uniform bin were
unanswerahle. Nothing could induce
him to abandon such bill. A redistri-
button of parliamentary constituency
must follow n reform of the franchise.
If two questions We're embodied IN the
same bill, IL would prove fatal to ooth.
| He pntreated his supporters not TO en-
| danger the success of the Dill ny pro-
posing additions to this measure. by
! greatly extending the franchise ana
| nlacing the votes of bnroughs ana
| counties upon an equal footing,
II would increase the voting power oi
the United Kingdom by about 2,VU0,,,
OuO of this Gumber, England would
furnish 10000, Ireland 40O,OOO, ana
Scotland 200 600 The result was GER
lainly worth attaining. =,
Sir John Hay objected to the BIZ
because it excluded redistribution.
Without this, extended franchise
would give the Nationalist ninety
seats in parliament, and places SUI
pendous power in their hands.
Lord Randolph Churchill opposed
the bill. He said agricultural laborefs
had no knowledge of political ques-
, lions, nor concern in them.
. At this point. adjournment was
voted in spite of the protests OF Glad
stone.
The Parnellites and Scotch members
appear generally pleased with the bill
: The English liberals are disposed u
/. object to the extension of the iran
chise, unless coupled with rc-distrlou
ton, on the ground that IL WI
|, strengthen ireland and Sc ,tand at the
II expense of England,
+ THE DYNAMITE DISCOVERY.
e London, February 20.-Informatiol
was lodged with the police this even
a ing that an attempt to blow up IN
u law courts with dynamite was imill'
e nent. They arrested three men, an
d seized large quantity OF dynaml'e
discovered in IA house In Clare on Mai
4 ket strand. The dynamite dscoVere
80 ut Charing cross and Paddington 81;
y tions was labelled "atlas powder.
&c Both clocks We're of American make. 4
u, copy of the New York sun, date
~ February q, 1851. was in Vaiise
;" Paddington station.
" In the h0use uf commons, LORD iIh'
", dolph Churchill inquired whether W
"a government intended TO ask iurtn.
's powers In regard % the dynaml'
sc ii ends. aid whether they would rs
-, permission tp expel from Great bri'a'
Nv persons suspected of having. conne'
IA ton with the recent discoveries oi u.
=" Mantle.
The council, chief Of police and raj
road OH ,ials have decided to increa
the lumber OF detectives, nnd 10 w
vel important steps the nature OF VIM
u. have been kept secret.
no "siY BROTHER JONATHAN"
nd London, February 20 The Enell
lie government hns decided L, sfliu
a courteous dispatch to the Amtrlc
i'd government relative 10 the actioh
gu AMI ri,Ans in countenaHcipg ana
ID. slsting dynamiters.
ih- DYNAMIrERs DENOUNCED.
London, February 29.-l the ho'
on. Of Commons yesterday several rarn
low ties strongly condemned the dyna
are. lite proceedings, aud declared that
tail excuse l. valid for such attempts w
life and property. They declared VI