Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-07-08
MR.. GLADSTONE,
Ia the House of C0mm0as, Pledges
Himss If TO the support Of the
Tory Government
In AllsReas0nable Efforts to Def nitely
Settle the Afghan Boundary
Question The Policy OF
Salisbury Set Forth by Sir Michael
Hick'-Beseh- Principal Meas
ures to be Considered.

LONDON, July 7.-Iu the House Of
Commons this evening Sir Michael
Hicks Beach moved that the govern
ment have precedence in the business in
| the House on Tuesdays and Wednes-
days. He deprecated the idea of the
| motion being regarded as one of conf
ply proposed and submitted for the con-
venieuce of the House, to euable the
| House 10 transact the business the of ses-
sion a S quickly as possible. The govern
ment had no desire to screen their policy
and their actions from criticism, but the
main business now should be the sub
| jects of supply of ways and means,
which business was very backward. In
| addition to the budget the government
intended to proceed with consideration
of the Federal council bill, the Australia
.and East India loan bill, the Irish edu-
cational and endowment bin and the
Secretary for Scotland bill The govern
ment, the Chancellor said, was also ex-
tremely anxious to deal with the very
important Irish purchase land bill, but
it would be impossible to pass this meas
ure at this period of the session if it met
with opposition. The government did
not intend TO renew the crimes act. In
| regard to this measure Mr.. Gladstone
had SAID the Liberal government intended
to renew certain statutory provisions,
but the speaker was unaware of the
nature of the provisions, because he had
found no trace whatever of any bill pre-
pared by the late government. lCheers, ]
The government" the speaker contin-
ued, did not propose to proceed with
the crofters bill and other contentious
bills, but it thought the medical relief
disqualification bill ought to be dealt
with soon. Portions of the criminal law
/ anandsns.rssa .sas.ld 49, tvss1ne Law ufals
session, if the House granted time fer
their discussion
Mr.. Gladstone supported the motion
because he thought it was desirable to
| wind up the business of the session in
| regard to foreign policy.
Mr.. Gladstone said it was the duty of
the late government 10 support the pres
| ent government In the perfection of i'm
portant national aims. The statement
was in the maia correct that Russia had
promised the Zulficar Pass to the Ameer.
The government, Mr.. Gladstone said,
| would have his best support in all rea-
| sonable efforts to bring that question to a
settlement. Referring to the Egyptian
| question, he admitted the government
ought to avoid committing itself and
| should be allowed time in which to
obtain the fullest information. The
question was of the greatest Importance
to Egypt Mr. Gladstone, in connection
with Irish affairs, said he regretted a
controversial matter had been included
in the debate. As a matter of historic
justice, he said, at the very time the Lib
eral party proposed the coercive measure
that measure was accompanied by reme-
dial measures. The government, he
said, incurred great responsibility in
abolishlng the crimes act. 1t
was not the business of the opposition to
| wish the government to fail. If the gov
| ernment could protect property by means
of ordinary law, he wished it God speed.
| Lord Randolph Churchill thanked Mr..
| Gladstone for his considerate reception
of the notion of the Chancellor of the
Exchequer Lord Randolph disclaimed
on behalf of the government any respon-
sibility for the evacuation of the Sou
dan. He said when the government
assumed the Office the order for eFacua-
tion had been carried out and could not
be reversed
Sir W. Hart Dyke, Chief Secretary fol
Ireland, replying to Mr.. Lewis, who dis
approved the abandonment of the co.
ercion act, said Ireland had been brought
to such condition that there gould be
no comparison between the present state
and that existing when the crimes act
was passed. Finally the motioS OF Sr
Michael Hicks-Beach was adopted by !
vote of Isl to 2, and the House went intC
a committee of supply,