The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-13
TRIUMPHANT AGAIN.
GLADSTONE SuS TANNED BY THE
COMMONS ONCE MORE.
A slight Correction as to That Anglo
Russian Agreement-Russia Equirping
Troops-The Cunningham Trial
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mons Monday, after the announcement vi
the governments intentions regarding the
Soudan, Gladstone moved for second reaf-
ing OF the consolidated fund bill (the $780,
000, 900 credit. He urged his motion in a
speech, in which he declared he was unable
to understand the differences which ex-
isted on this subject between the opposition
and the government He paged the house
to avoid every unnecessary issue just now.
No sooner had Gladstone quit speaking
than the Conservatives opened upon lin
and his government the bittereSt attack
within their power to make, This was led
by Lord George Francis Hamilton, mem
Der from Middlesex, who moved an amends
ment on the second reading OF the consoii-
dated fund bill for fresh vote OF censnre
against the government, and concludes in
the following words:
The house having shown their readiness to
vota supplies, refuse their assent until in
formed of the present policy and purposes
for which the money to be granted Is to be
applied.
Hamilton declared that the government
vacillated in their policy at every point
"They have surrendered every one
of the questions between them and
Russia. The prime minister has alto
gether abandoned the attitude by which the
government obtained the vote of credit. The
great objection have to the premier's pol
icy is that from the very day he assumed
office until now he has shown readiness TO
sacrifice anybody and anything TO save
himself" GCries of "Hearr "Hear!"l
Chamberlain, president of the board of
trade, tainted Lord George Hamilton with
inconsistency in asking for information
from government that could not be relied
on. Chamberlain said the house would be
unable to adequately judge the conduct Of
the government until all the papers in the
case were presented.
Gladstone in reply to Northcote said thai
the opposition had pressed the motion pro
posed without waiting for the promised pa.
pers and made up for their deficiency OF
knowledge by a variety of baseless supposi-
tions. When the papers were presented, il
might appear that Sir Lumsden had
| acted in full conformity with the
governments policy, that frontier
had been secured through the friendly
relations between Lord Dufferin and the
ameer 1t might also be found that when
| the government took gloomy view of theiI
position they were doubtful of obtaining the
objects they were contending for, and that
his more cheerful speech on the following
| Monday was made when those objects had
been gained. 1t was not without deep pair
and regret that he had seen the change in th,
attitude of the opposition as soon as thu
blessed prospect of peace appeared, and
when it was found that war had beer
averted, which would have been calamity
to England, Russia civilized mankind and
the whole world. [Long and prolonged
cheers.]
Lord Hamilton's motion was defeated by
a vote of 900 to 26o The majority con
sisted entirely of Liberals The Parnellits
voted with the minority. Ths house re
ceived the result rather lislessly.
In the house of lords, Tuesday afternoon
Foreign Minister Earl Granville corrected
his statement Of Monday concerning the AT
CHAN dispute, and said that the agreemen
reached between himself, the Ear
of Kimberly, Baron de Staal, AM
NJ. Lsssar in respect to the Afghan boundary
proceedings, was not completed in London
as Mondays statement would imply, bu
had been put in shape for submission t
Russia for acceptance.
In answer to a question the Right Hon
Hugh C. Childers, chancellor of the ex
chequer, announced that about SIS, 600 90
of the credit of So. 900 900 has been alread,
absorbed
In the house OF commons Gladstone state
that the agreement which had been reached
by Lord Granville the earl of Kimberly
Baron de Staal, and M. LeSsar respec tin
the Afghan boundary had been forwards
by Baron de Staal to St Peters
burg for approval. Baron de Staal an
NJ. Lessar had not, Mr. Gladstone sal
acted as Russian plenipotentiariss in tn
conference which resulted in the agreement
and Baron de Staal desiredI to have j
stated that Lord Granville, the earl Q
Kimberly, NJ Lsssar and himslf.:hsd a gree
to draft an agreement, and that he (Baro
de StaaD had forwarded it to Russia, givin,
it his supper.
The Times, in an editorial on Lord Georg
, Hamilton's motion of censure, says the OF
POSITIONS cas-, was presented at the prope
time. Lord George Hamilton, how
ever, the Times thinks, ough
to have Withdrawn his amendment
after the official documents concerning til
Afghan question had been promised, an
, should have reserved the Indictment for
, time when he could have made it complete
, The Standard say the majority by whic
the government carried their point will nc
rehabilitats their reputation.