Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-05-12
IN PARLIAMENT.

foreign secretary In the house OF
lords, this afternoon replying 10 an In.
terrogatory put by the marquis OF
Salisbury, Conservative leader
the government WAS unable
ut present 10 make any stateme ntabont
It's Intentions respecting the Soudab
In regard TO the Afgha uietan
boundary question, Lord Granville
said u conference upon the subject mad
been held Between him and the earl OF
Kimberly. secretary Of India, and
Baron dc 5taal, the Russian minister,
which resulted ia al agreement per
fectly satisfactory 10 England and
Russia and Earl Duflerin.
waiting for ths Mic 20 Rise.
Lord Harrington said the govern.
ment had resolved to make Wady
Halfa, the most advanced position, as
permanent deienee OF Egypt, The
Brltish troops would be Withdrawn as
soon az the Nile rises. IL IL expected
that the rising Will occur about the
end OF May, aud the withdrawal OF
the troops involved the abandonment
OF the regiment 10 advance to Khar-
toum.
This statement was received with
cheers from the government benches.
Efforts will be made, IL IL said by the
war secretary TO establish an admin
istratiOn In the province OF Dongola
and 10 complete the Nile railroad az a
commercial enterprise.
Important Papers.
Mr.. Gladstone announced that he
was about 10 present to the house some
Of the most important papers In regard
10 the foreign policy Of England In her
relations with hfghanistan.
suahiA WIN Not be abandoned.
Gen. Lord Wellesley, Lord Hartlng.
ton said In the commons to-day, had
advised the government to retire TO
Ashun from the Soudan. Gen. Woles-
ley attached great importance TO the
sending Of an armed boat to Egypt to
be used In patrolllng the Nile. The
government has no intention, the
speaker said, of evacuating Suakim
until some arrangement can be effected
for holding II against the hostile
Arabs, either by Englend,or some other
power. at present Suakim. he said =,
could not be held without lighting
O3mau Dgna. III Mahdi's chief
lieutenant for many months past had
been besieging the place aud had fire.
quently declared himself determined
upon driving the garrison into the
Red sea. Therefore the holding of
Suhkim wns a military and not po-
litlcal question.
In regard TO the projected railroad
from 81 ID. n 4
unable 10 state what was the definite
iRtention Of the government now, but
he thought IL would soon be able To
make "A statement OF its intentions
Mr. Chaplin, Conservative for Mid
Lincolnshire, asked how much money
the government had spent on the
Khartoum expedition, and II the sum
was greater or less than he 81 600 ,00C
mentioned In the Sh5 600 900 az the
sum requested for the Soudan account
Mr.. Gladstone, replying 10 this,
stated that the government had al
ready spent great deal of money hui
was unable at present to say whether
any portion Of the SO SOC, 900 would b,
saved. Mr. Gladstone then moved f0l
second reading Of the consolidated
fund bill OF Sb5, 600 600 credit, III,
urged his motion in speech, Ia
which he declared that he wa,
unable To understand tn,
difference Which existed on thia sub.
ject between the opposition aud the
government. He urged the house to
avoid every unnecessary issue lust
now, az 1t would he the duty OF the
house TO pass Judgment ON the conduct
OF the government.
An Attack on the Premier.
No sooner had Mr.. Gladstone quit
speaking than the Conservative
opened upon him aud his government
the bitterest attack within their powe
to make. This WAS lie,
by Lord George Hamilton
member from MiddleseN. Lord Ham
llton IL strongly pushed forward b,
the Tories IA their leader In the CON
none. lie WAS under secretary o
state for India from 1874 TO 1878. an,
lac spoke with some degree OF authori
", He secured the occasion for MAX
Ing hls attack by moving the uonsid
Grafton OF the administration giving nc
tlee OF contest by Sir Stsff0r,
Northcote, the present Conaeryativ
leader on Friday last This amend
ment IL on the aocpnd reading OF tia
Souevliuhteu iunu Oil Tor Ire N vote {
censnre against the government, an,
concludes IA the following words.
The house having shown their read
ness 10 vote supplies, refuse their a,
sent until informed Of the presen
policy and purpose for which ia
money to be granted 10 TO be Appli, a
Mr. Hamilton, in moving the COZ
alteration OF this amendment, sale
The right honorable, the marquis q
harrington, secretary for war, has jus
made the most extraordinary state
ment, which ever fell from a nlniste
in this house. After anuounoin
Its Intentions OF taking KhaI
toum the government announce
tonight the Abandonment ~ the = ~.
dan. After numbering COCO nr 10 90
men, yet the government expects tai
house to acquiesce silently In Il
policy The greatest danger 10 ca
country Is In the capacity Of the me
IN office. Conservative cheers.
The government has snrrendere
every one Of the question