The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-08
There viii Be No Renewal Of the Irish Crimes
Act-Mr. Gladstone Asks Support for
Salisbury's Foreign Policy.
The French War Office Preparing for
Serious Campaign in Annam.
A Great Sensation in London, Caused by the
Revelations of Newspaper-The Pub
fishers Threatened with Prosecution.
THE TORY POLICY.
Sir Michael Hicks Beach Outlines the Con-
servative Programme.

servative Programme.
LONDON, July I'm the House of Commons
Sir Michael Hicks Beach moved that the govern
ment have precedence in the business of the
House on Tuesdays and Wednesdays He depre-
Gated the idea of the motion being regarded as
one of confidence in the government 1t was
simply proposed and submitted for the convent
ence of the House, to enable the House to
transact the business of the session as quickly
as possible. The government had no desire
to screen their policy and actions from criticism,
but the main business now should be the subjects
of supply and ways and means, which business
was very backward In addition to the budget,
the government intended to proceed with the
consideration of the federal council bill, the Aus
tralia and East India loan bill, the Irish educa-
tional endowment bill, and the Secretary for
Scotland bill The government, the Chancellor
said, was also extremely anxious to deal with
the very important Irish land purchase bill,
but it would be impossible to pass
this measure 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 that the
Liberal government intended to renew certain
statutory provisions, but the speaker was un-
aware of the nature of these provisions because
he had found no trace whatever of any bill hav-
ing been prepared by the late government The
government, the speaker continued did not pro-
pose to proceed with the crofters' bill, or
other contentious bills. but it thought
The medical relief disqualification bill
ought to be dealt with soon
Portions of the criminal law amendment would
also become law this session, if the House
granted time for their discussion
In regard to foreign policy, Mr. Gladstone
said he believed it was the duty of the late gov
ernment to support the present government in
the perfection of important national aims. The
statement was in the main correct, that Russia
had promised Zulfkar Pass to the Ameer. The
government Mr.. Gladstone said, would have his
best support in all reasonable efforts to
bring that question to settlement
Referring to the Egyptian question, Mr.. Glad
stone admitted that the government ought to
avoid committing itself, and should be allowed
time in which to obtain the fullest and best in
formation. The question was one of the great.
est Importance to Egypt. Mr.. Gladstone, in
connection with Irish affairs said that be re-
gretted that contentious matter had been in
troduced in the debate. AS matter of historic
justice he mentioned that at the very time the
Liberal party proposed the coercive meas
ure: that measure was accompanied
by remedial measures. The government, he said,
crimes act 1t was not the business of the op-
position to wish the government to fail. If the
government could protect property by means Of
ordinary law, he wished it od-speed
Lord Randolph Churchill thanked Mr.. Glad
stone for his considerate reception of the motion
of tho Chancellor Of the Exchequer Lord Ran
dolph disclaimed, on behalf of the government,
any responsibility for the evacuation of the
Soudan. He said that when the government
assumed Office, the order for the evacuation had
been carried out and could not be reversed
Sir w. Hart Dyke, Chief Secretary for Ire
land, replying to Mr. Lewis, who disapproved
the abandonment of the coercion act said that
Ireland lad been brought into such CON
dition that there could be no comparison
between the present state and that existing when
the crimes act was passed
Finally Sir Michael Hicks Beachs motion was
adopted by vote of Isl to 2 and the House
went into committee of supply.
The policy of the new government, as out.
lined by the Marquis of Salisbury in the House
of Lords, yesterday, IS not regarded in France
and Germany as altogether reassuring and his
statements had the effect of causing weak feel
ing on both the Paris and Berlin bourses to-day.
The majority of European papers express
favorable comments on the statement of Lord
Salisbury regarding the policy of the new gov
ernment The Republique Francois considers
that the binding together of England and Ger
many is serious event. and France will shortly
learn what to expect therefrom.