Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-08
ENGLAND's PARLIAMENT.
The Opposition Blaming the Govern
ment for the Egyptian Disasters.


LONDON, Feb. I'm the House of Com
mons to-day Sir Stafford Northcote, leader
OF the opposition, gave notice that he will
introduce a resolution on Tuesday stat.
ing that in the opinion of the House the
recent events in Soudan are a direct re.
suit OF the yacillating and Inconsistent
policy Of the government. This was
greeted with loud cheers from the onnosi-
tion.
Inc Marquis of Harrington. Secretary
OF state 1or W ar, stated no dispatches had
Deeh received IN confirmation of the ru-
mored capture of Gen. Gordon. a tele-
gram to-day from Sir Evelyn Barring. tha
British Minister at Cairo, made no men.
tion of this occurrence
Lord Edmund FitZmaurice, Under For.
elgn secretary, stated that the Spanish
authorities had not yet liberated Maceo.
the cuban patriot, VINO escaped from
prison and took refuge at Gibraltar. but
was thrust outside the English lines and
recaptured by the Spanish. They have
9ecided, however, to remove him to Port
Mahoh, the capital of the island of Mi
norca, under parole.
Sir IreYelyn, Chief Secretary for ireland
In replying to the inquiry of Thomas SEX,
ton, the member for Sligo, relative
TO the attitude of the government to-
ward irish Justices of the Peace
who Indorse the action of Lord RossmOre.
the recently suspended Magistrate. said
that the government would deal with ali
such cases as they arose.
Hon. John Dodson stated that for sew
eral months there had been no case OF
IOoI ana mouth disease in imported cattle,
ana tnat IN the present condition of the
laws the government had ne power to pro.
hlDlt the Importation of foreign cattle.
fremler Gladstone denied that Sinkat
mad been captured by the rebels, but ad-
mltteQ that Its condition was critical. He
stated further that the government knew
nothing OF the massacre of 400 men under
Tewfik Bay.
In the House of Commons this evening.
Henry Chaplin, Conservative, moved thai
measure 10 prevent the importation of
anlihaIs sunerlng from the foot and mouth
dlsease be introduced without DELAY.
Premier Gladstone said that he could not
give the pledge of the government that
sucn measure should have precedence
OF Ine great measures mentioned i'm the
speech from the throne. '''
Sir Michael +. Hicks Beach, Conserya-
tive, said that the government knew
tnaC the disease still existed
IN America, Holland and Germany. vet
tney were not prepared to give a definite
pledge to prohibit Immediately the i'm
portatiOn of cattle from the countries in
which the disease prevails. Arthur Ar
hOId, Liberal, asserted that only one case
OF the disease could be proved to have
Oeen imported from America in the last
SIX months. The government, he de-
cIared, would do great injury to the Brit
lsh consumers if they should stop the i'm
portation of cattle from America.
IhOmas Duckham, the Liberal member
from Heretordshlre, quoted statistics
showing that the number of cases of dis
ease among cattle imported from America
in 1888 was $50, against CAT cases among
cattle from all other countries. Mr.. Chap
lln,s motion was then defeated by a vote
of 251 to 200.
Inc conservatives in the House of Com
mons reckon confidently upon receiving
the votes of the Parnellite members on
sir STAFFORD NOrthcOte's motion condemn
ing the governments Egyptian policy.
MI. Bradlaugh will vote on the motion for
MS expulsion, which will probably follow
MS attempt to administer the oath to him
sell on Monday, hoping thereby to make
his prosecution compulsory and a test
of the legality of an oath thus
administered. In view of the coming de-
bate on Ireland, T. NJ. Healy, member for
Monaghan, has published pamphlet en-
titled Loyalty plus Murder,'' containing
extracts from vituperative Orange
speeches and articles, and descriptions of
scenes of violence in Ulster, in which Or
angemen participated. In the introduce
uon, MIR. Healy attacked Earl Spencer.
the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. The
pamphlet is issued in an orange colored
cover.
IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS.
In the House of Lords the MARQUIS of
Salisbury gave notice that he would in
trOduce resolution in reference to the
governments policy in Egypt similar to
that which Sir Stafford Northcote gave
notice of in the House of Commons.
A GOVERNMENT DEFEAT CERTAIN.
LONDON, Feb. g, , A. M.-The govern.
ment will undoubtedly be defeated in the
House of Lords on the Marquis of Sails
bury's motion condemning the Egyptian
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