Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-27
DIVISION NOT REACHED.
THE CENSURE MOTION STILL
UNDER DISCUSSION.

Lord Salisbury ArraIgns the Govern
ment for Its sIumbering POlicy-The
Egyptian Right of Self Government
Protest from Misunderstanding Gov
ernment Whips Claiming a Majority.
LONDON, Feb. 26.-In the House of
Lords this evening the Marquis of Sails
bury moved vote of censure of the gov
ernment's Egyptian policy. The motion
was greeted with applause. Lord Sails
bury said, in submitting the motion, that
the government had acted throughout as
if they were unwilling to arrive at a de-
cision
UNTIL THE VERY LAST MOMENT.
They always waited until external pres
sure had forced them to form some kind
of decision. The result of these hastily
conceived measures had been through
out deplOrable. In the absence of any
fixed policy the government had adopted
the absurd plan of taking advantage
Of the chivalry and self-devOtion of one
of the nOblest men of the age. Words
and promises were used to accomplish
what they lacked courage to attain by
force of arms.
The speaker then reviewed the events
in Egypt from the period of Arabi's re-
belliOn to that of the present troubles in
the SOudan. The government, he de-
clared, knew that Gen. Gordon was in
danger, and, although they knew he was
endangered, they held back from sending
bim succor, thereby incurring the pen
atty of
THE PRESENT INDELIBLE DISGRACE.
Their conduct had been all along an
alienation between periods of slumber
and periods of rush. The rush, though
however vehement, was invariably too
unprepared and too unintelligent to re-
pair the damages done during the periods
Of slumber. He would not say that the
governments policy had been bad, be-
cause the government had no policy wOr-
thy of the name. Were they going to
hold the SOudan, or were they going to
abandon it? The speaker thought the
government themselves did not know.
The Conservatives would insist that the
influence of England should be- kept
prominent in Egypt. They were deter
mined that
A CONSISTENT POLICY
was absolutely necessary. Without such
policy there was no safety. But such
policy could not be expected from a Min
istry so hOpelessly halting as the present
one. If it were continued in power.
England must expect to lose her prestige
in the eyes of the world and be drawn to
disaster and disgrace, which could never
be etfaced. Cheers. Baron Wentworth,
Liberal, moved the amendment of which
he gave notice of the vote of censure.
This amendment declares that Her
Majesty's forces should not occupy the
SOudan any longer than is necessary, and
that in the interests of Egypt and the
British Empire it is undesirable to pre-
vent the Egyptian people from exercising
the right to
SELECT THEIR OWN GOVERNMENT.
The Earl Of Northbrook, First Lord of
the Admiralty, said he thought an imme-
diate exposition of the governments poll
cy in regard to Egypt, would be inOppOI-
tune and, in fact, highly dangerous.
The Duke of Richmond, Conservative,
predicted that unless the government
changed its policy the indignant voice
of the country would drive them from
the offices to which they had added no
credit.
GRANVILLR'S VIEWS.
Lord Granville, Foreign Secretary, said
that whoever is TO hold Khartoum here
after must suppress the Mahdi, but it
need not necessarily be England.
The debate on Egypt was adjourned in
both Houses without reaching a division.
THE WHIPS CLAIM A MAJORITY.
Lord Salisbury's declaration in the
House of Lords this evening, which was
practically in favor of an English protec-
tOrate over Egypt and an indefinite oc-
cupatlon of the SOudan, has restored the
chances of success of the government on
the censure motion. The progress of the
whips negotiations in the lobby has dis
closed strong tendency on the part of
doubtful Radicals to adhere to the gov
ernment, they seeing that if the Tories
obtain power peace or evacuation
policy will be far remote. The govern
ment whips are now confident of thirty
majority.
PROTEST FROM MANCHESTER.
At Manchester last night large public
meeting was held to protest against the
goyeInmen's Egyptian policy. Speeches
We're made by prominent Conservatives,
and noteworthy letter on the present
situation from the Marquis of Salisbury
was read. In this letter the Conserva-
tive leader maintains that England has
special obligations to fulfill in Egypt, be-
cause she has destroyed the Egyptian
army, has thrown the government into
confusion, and has allowed a fanatical re-
Delllon to assume proportions threaten
ing to the existence of Egypt. The spill
ing of English blood merely to slaughter
sava@es and then retire is revolving pol
icy. The restoration of order cannot be
effected without the support and guidance
OF the English for long period of time.
THE NEW VOTING ROLL.
A provision has been inserted in the
registration bill bringing the new roll of
voters into operation Nov. l, tn enable a
general election under the enlarged fran
chise to De held in December.