The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-05-13

already spent q great deal of money
in the Soudan, but was unable to say
at present whether any portion of the
G22, SOC, 600 would be saved. Glad
stone then moved for
A SECOND READING OF THE
consolidated fund bill, (the $55, OOO,-
600 credit.) lie urged his motion in
a speech, in which he declared that
he was unable to understand the diff
ferences which existed on this SUBJ
ject between the opposition and the
Government. He urged the House
to avoid every unnecessary issue just
now.
No sooner had Mr.. Gladstone quit
speaking than the Conservatives
opened upon him and his Govern
ment the bitterest attack it was in
their power to make. This was led
by Lord George Francis Hamilton,
member from Middlasex. Lord
Hamilton is being strongly pushed
forward by the Tories as their leader
in the Commons. He was Under
Secretary for India from 1874 to 1878
and spoke With some degree of au-
thorjtv. He secured the occasion for
making his attack by moving the
CONSIDERATION OF THE AMENDMENT
given notice of by Sir Stafford
Northcote, present Conservative
leader, in the Commons on Friday.
The amendment is on The second
reading of the Consolidated Fund
bill for a fresh vote of censure against
the Government, and concludes in
the following words:
1.-The House having shown their
readiness to vote supplies refuse their
assent until informed of the present
policy and purpose for which the
money to be granted is to be applied"
Lord Hamilton, in moving the
consideration OF this amendment,
said: The Right Honorable Mar
quis of Harrington, Secretary OF
State for War, has just made the
most extraordinary statement that
eve fell from a Minister in this
House. After announcing their in
tention of taking Khartoum the
Government have announced to-
night the abandoning of the Soudan,
after having
MURDERED FROM 6, OOOTo 10, 0 MEN.
Yet the Government expects this
House to acquiese silently in their
policy. The greatest danger to the
country is the incapasity of the men
in office. conservative cheers.)
The Government have surrendered
every one of the questions between
them and Russia. The Prime Min
lister has altogether abandoned the
attitude by which the Government
obtained q vote Of credit. The great
objection I have to the Premier's
policy is that from the very day he
assumed Off e until now he has
shown q readiness to sacrifice any
body and anything to save himsels.
(cries of Hear, hearty
Chamberlain, President of the Board
of Trade, tainted Lord George Ham
ilton with inconsistency in asking
for information from the Govern
ment that could be relied on. Cham
berlain said the House would be un-
able to adequately judge of the con-
duct OF the Government until all
their papers in the Isl were pre-
sented. He commended that the OBJ
ject of Sir Peter Lumsden's mission
had to a great extent been achieved.
He was glad to find Lord George
Hamilton advocating the position
that faith should not lie placed in
Russia and that the only course was
to 60 to war. When the general
elections come the Government
would remind the opposition of their
policy and it would then be seen
whether the country was tired of
peace.
THE GOVERNMENT SUSTAINED.
Lord Hamilton's motion was de-
feated by 900 to 26O. The majority
consisted entirely Of Liberals. The
Parnellites voted with the minority.
The House received the result rather
listlessly.