The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-03-05
AFFAIRS ABROAD.
rnt ENGLISH otnsuRE VOTE.
Tho Government Ia kefp sta Upper
Iip-Frsnoe and Grrsi bTitain
Ihinnihg - Bullsr's Retreat
Toward koTti- Notes,
Tho CnlInet TaIL. Of Weighing.

LONDON fth' 81 ltl'Eihph
states that tho cabinet men have been
summoned To meet at . o'clock this
afternoon TO consider tie question Of
resigning,
CONSULTING ABOUT THE CENsuRE
MIDDLE.
POnsonby, the queen's private secre.,
tary, lett Windsor to-day, and visited
Gladstone at Downing street, lie WAS
closeted with tho prime minister Tor
long while.
CRISIS PREDICTS y,
3P, M.-rho CABINET council mot "a
o'clock this afternoon, aud l. still In SEES
sion. Earl Spencer, The FORD lieutenant
at Ireland, IL present. having arrived
from Duuiin rhis morning The out
come Of tho meeting n very uncertain,
hut "a crisis Is predicted,
Every member of the ministry was pre-
sent at this afternoons cabinet council,
The admiralty have ordered six torpedo
cruisers and invited proposals for seven
war ships from clyde ship builders,
THE CONSERVATIVES uNDAuNIlD.
Tho governments majority of Ill IN
the division on the censure motion, In
the house at commons, last might, has
not disappointed the conservatives, 1t
IN the lowest ma lnrity the government
has ever obtained upon ANY important
question since a. entered Office. Ihe
con sentative vote, which ~ nOminaliy
estimated at 2ij, was Increased u sss by
the votes Of GJschen and other WINGS
and u Irish members. The peace radi-
cils supported the government. The
excitement b6Cnme Intense toward the
end of the debate, when II became
known that n section of the Wings aud
the Parnellites had decided To vote
against the government. This report
led Il number of hesitate - radicals 10
vote against ceusure, thus saving the
government from defeat.
The honsG Of commons last night was
crowded In every part early In even
ing, but the auutcucG was thinnod SCmn'
what when IL appeared That the tx
peCted Irish scene would not occur.
The house filled again, however, while
Labouchere for, ami Forster against,
ihe government, were speaking. Wnen
the marquis of Harrington rose TO
speak, the result OF tho division OF the
house OF lords was known, and the gal
lerios Of the commons was crowded
with peers and Stranger, who were Kept
on the tip.toe OF expectation until the
close of tho debate. The wings were
then perfectly unable 10 forecast the re-
sult, and everyb 'dy was anxious
THE P\IlSt LLirtES
gave no iudi"ailuu of their decision
The scene was unparalleled in many
wears. When the motion was put the
parnellities ballet curiosity by, re-
naming seated TIL the house was
C cared. aud then rose in u body ana
went with the Conservatives. Sutl the
result was unknown mill the clerk hd-
vauced to the talfe aud read the llgures,
The re .ul, WIS received with vOciierous
cheers and counter cheers.
THE TONE Of THE "rIMES,"
Tho Times says: Technically, the
government escaped defeat, but NOR
ally IL was defeated and condemned. IL
is difficult to believe that the m tjprltA
of II will endure the strain o. the heavy
rates for the cost of the expedition.
a GLADSTONE EUMOR.
Rumors are current that In ease Glad
stone resigns he will propose as his sue
cessor the Marquis of Harrington, the
present minister of war.
The cabinet council was in session un-
til $3.50 this evening; hat the result has
not yet been ascertained.
In the commons last night Harling-
ton, secretary for war, said it was due
TO India 10 show the vast MOhamnrdA an
nouuiation of that country hat ENG
land could not be made To retire before
FL Mahdi'S fanatical hOrdes. The gov
eminent had adhered 70 it's pledge and
would not leave tho Soutan uutil its
object had been accomplished.
All the Irish members voted against
the government.
1t is reported that much dissension oc-
Cured during the four hours session OF
the cabinet this afternoon. The only
decision arrived at during the confer
ence was that no ministerial resigna-
ton should be rendered until parliA-
ment has disposed OF The governments
measure for Redistribution of seats.