St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-12
lord Hamilton Attacks the Policy of the
English Government in Savage
Terms.
Gladstone Accused of Being Willing to
Sacrifice Everything to Save
Himself.
The Vote of Censure Amendment in
the House of Commons De-
feated by 600 to go.
satisfactory Arrangements as TO the
Ameer in the Pending
settlement.
The British Commons.


terrogaUory put by the Marquis of Sails
bury. Conservative leader said the govern
ment was unable at present to make any
statement respecting their intentions con-
cerniug the Soudan Lord Harrington, sec
retarv OF wal. stated in the house of COM
mons this afternoon that the decision
reached BY the government in regard to the
Soudau practically involved the abandon
ment of the advance on Khartoum. Lord
Harrington said that the government had
resolved to make Wady Halfa the most
advanced position as the permanent defense
of Egypt The British troops would be
withdrawn as soon as the Nile rises, which
is expected about the end OF the week. This
statement was received with cheers from
the government bench. Efforts will be
made, said the war secretary, to establish
station in the Nile section.
ADVISED TO RETIRE.
Gen Lord Wolseley, Lord Harrington
said, had advised the government to retire
to ASsouan from the Soudan. Gen. VOL
seley attached great Importance to sending
armed boats to Egypt to be used in patrol
Ing the Nile. The government has no inten-
ton, the speaker said, OF evacuating
Suakim until some arrangements can be
effected for holding it against the hostile
some other civilized power. At
present Suakim, he said, could not
be held without fighting. Osman Digma,
Ell Mahdi's chief lieutenant, for many
months past has been beseiging the place
and has frequently declared himself deter
mined on driving'the garrison into the Red
sea. Therefore the holding of Suakim was
military and not political question. In
regard to the projected railway from Suaklm
10 Berber, Lord Harrington said he was un-
able to say what was the definite intention
of the government now, but he thought he
would soon be able to make statement of
its intention. Mr. Henry Chaplin, con-
servatiye member for Mid-LincolnShire,
asked
HOW MUCH MONEY
the government had spent on the Khartoum
expedition. and if the sum was greater or
less than the S22. 800. 900 mentioned in the
$50, 900, 900 as the sum requested for the
SOudan account. Mr.. GladStOne'S replied
to this interrOgatOry and stated that the
government had already spent great deal
of money in the Soudan. but were unable,
at present. to say whether any portion of
the S22, 500, 900 would be saved. Mr.. Glad
stone then moved for second reading OF
the consolidated fund bill (the S55, 900, 900
in a speech in which he declared
that he was unable to understand
the differences which existed on this SUBJ
ject between the opposition and the gov
ernment. He urged the house to avoid ev-
ery unnecessary issue just now, as it would
be the duty of the house to pass Judgment
on the conduct of the government No
sooner had Mr.. Gladstone quit speaking
than the Conservatives opened upon him
and his government, the bitterest attack
within their power to make. This was led
by Lord George Francis Hamilton, member
from Middlesex. Lord Hamilton is being
strongly pushed forward by the Tories
AS A LEADER.
In the commons. He was under secretary
of state for India from 1874 until 1878 and
spoke with some degree Of authority. He
secured the occasion for making his attack,
by moving consideration of the amendment
given notice of by Sir Stafford Northcote,
the present conservative leader in the com
mons, on Friday last. This amendment is
on the second reading of the consolidated
fund bill for fresh vote of censure against
the government, and concludes IN the follow
ing words: The house, having shown
its readiness to vote supplies, refuse its
assent until informed of the present policy
and purposes for which the money to be
granted is to be applied"
Lord Hamilton, in moving consideration
of this amendment said: The Right Hon.
Marquis of Harrington, secretary of
state for war; has just made the
MOST EXTRAORDINARY STATEMENT
which ever fell from minister in this
house. After announcing its intention
Of taking Khartoum the government has
announced tonight the abandoning of the
Soudan, after having murdered six or ten
thousand men; yet the government expects
this house to acquiesce silently in its pol
ley. The greatest danger to the country is
the incapacity of the men in Office (COn-
servatiyes). The government has surren-
dered every one of the questions between
it and Russia. THE prime minister has
altogether abandoned the attitude by which
the government obtained the vote of credit.
The great objection l have to the premiers
policy is that from the very day he assumed
Dffice until now he has shown readiness to
sacrifice anybody and anything to save HIM
self. Cries of hear. heart
Mr.. Chamberlain, president of the board
Of trade, taunted Lord George Hamilton
with inconsistency,
ASKING FOR INFORMATION
from government that could not be relied
lpon. Mr.. Chamberlain said that the house
would be unable adequately to judge the
conduct Of the government until all the
papers in the case were presented. He con-
tended that the object of Sir Peter
Lumsden's mission had to a great
extent been achieved. He was glad to find
Lord George Hamilton advocating the posi-
lion that faith should not be placed in Rus
sia and that the only course was to go to
war. When the general elections came the
government would remand the opposition of
their policy, and it would then be shown
whether the country was tired of peace.
Lord HamiltOn's motion was defeated by
290 to 260. The majority consisted entirely
Of Liberals. The Parnellites voted with the
minority The house received the result
rather listlessly.
TO SAVE SEATS.
In the course of the debate Mr.. Henry
Chaplin, Conservative, charged that the eX-
penditure of so much blood and treason and
the ruin that had been caused in the Soudan,
were due to the efforts TO save the seats of
an imbecile ministry. Lord Churchill, Con-
servative admitted that the meaning of the
amendment was to enable the ministers to
acouit themselves with grace and dignity.
The Tories had shown they were not
a war party, but that those who
obtained the vote of Ell, 100000 were.
GLADsToNE's REMARKS.
Mr.. Gladstone, in reply to Sir Stafford
Northcote, in parliament to-day, said that
Sir Stafford repudiated the grounds of the
motion which had been proposed and ap-
proved by his supporters. The opposition
had pressed the motion without waiting for
the promised papers and made up for the
deficiency of knowledge by variety of
baseless suppositions When the papers
were presented it might appear that Sir
peter Lumsden had returned in full con-