The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-05-12
\ A LIVELY ii f.Esi. 7 DEBATE

II
| "A LIVELY DEBATE
IIS TEE HOUSE OF COMMONS
over The credis fand-Ths Conservatives
\ Il opsn Hot Fire onthe Gladstone Minis
tsy, but arc Left by Thirty Votes.
scenes In tho House OF Lords.
LONDON, May 1l.-1n the House Of
Commons Lord Harrington aaid General
Lord wolseley had advised The Govern
1 ment to retire to Assouin from the Sou
dan Gen. Wolseley attached great i'm;
portaneeito sending armed boats 70 Egypt
tobe used in pattolling the Nile. The
Government has no intention. the speaker
said, Of eyaeuatlng snakim untilsome ar:
rangement can be effected for holding II
against the hostile Arabs, eitherby Eng
Ilandsor some other civilized power. At
present saakim, be said, could not be held
without fighting. osman Digna, Ell Nah
dis chief lieutenant, for many months
past has been, ,besieging the place and has
frequently declared himself determined
upon driving the garrison into the Red |
sea Therefore; the holding OF Suakim
was o military and not q political question.
In regard to the prof railway from
Suakim 10 Berber, Lord Harrington said
he was unable: to state what was the def
mite intention Of the Government now,
but he thought he would soon be able to
make Q statement Of their intention.
T Mr.. Henry41 Chaplfne, Conservative
member for Mid -Lincolnshire, asked how
much money the Government had spent
on the Khaftoum expedition, and if the
sum was greater or less than the $50, 500.
900 mentioned in the $50. 900, 900, the sum
requested for the Soudan account, ~.
THE oRspIr FpSp.
Mr.. Gladstone replied 10 this interroga-
tory and stated that the government had
already spent q great deal Of money in the
soudan, but were unable at present 10 say
whether any portion OF the So, 800, 900
would be saved. Mr.. Gladstone then
moved for a second reading OF the consoli.
dated fund bill, "the S55, 600 ,00n credit
He urged his motion in speech in which
he declared that he was unable to under
stand the differences WHICH existed on
this subject between the opposition and
the government, Heurged'th the House To
avoid every unnecessary issue Just now,
rs It would be the duty Of the House TO
pass Judgment on the conduct of the gov
eminent.
No sooner had Mr.. Gladstone quit
speaking than tho Conservatives opened
upon him and his government the bitter
est attack within their power to make.
This was led by Lord John Francis Ham
ilton, member from Middlesex. Lord
Hamilton is being strongly pashed for
ward by the Tories as q leader in Com
mons. He was Under Secretary Of State L
for India from 1874 until 1878, and he
spoke with some degree Of authority. L
As:ATrAcx os THE GOVERNMENT.
Hesscured the occasion for making the
attack by moving q consideration Of the
amendment given notice ofby Sir Stafford i
Northeote, present conservative leader in
the GonmsRs, on friday last. This
amendment Isl o second reading; the
consolidated fund bill for ffeshIye.e Of
censure against the government and con-
cludes in the following Words: aThe
house having shown their readiness 10
vote supplies refuse their assent until in. Z
formed iat the iRleseat policy and purposes
ior which the money to be granted is TO
De applied. = :l' & rs ~ 80
Lord Hamilton in moving the consider.
alton OF this amendment said: "The
right honorable, the Marquis Of Harting. I
tor, Seeretsry9f State iet as, has Just
made the most extraordinary etatementl I
which ever fell from Minister in this i
House.. Alter announcing theirintentiop
Of taking Khartoum the Government has
the abandoning Of the soudan
after having murdered siy ar ten
thousand men yet the Government
eFpeatS this House to acquiesce
silently IN their policy. The greatest
danger TO the country is the EincapscitY al
the man In Office. Conservative cheers !
The govern Las surrendered every
one d the questions between them and
RussiG. The Prime Minister has alto
gether abandoned the attitude by which
the government obtained The vote q: (.
credit The great objection Jiiisye to- the /
pfesiieFs policy Is that from the very day Is
he assumed Office until now he has shown h
a readiness to sacrifice any body and any
thing to save himself. [ Cries Of sheAl, c
hear.nl 81, 'ii'N Il
M chamberlain, President OF the Board &
Of Trade, taunted Lord Hamilton with, in
consistency, asking for information from /
Q Government that could 40! hs relied ]
House Eonid BE unable to adequately 4
Judge the conduct Of the Government an- !
vi all the'papefs i9 the case we're present.
all, .ilo sontended that the object OF Sir !,
Peter Lumsden's mission had to O great !
extent been achieved. He was glad "a L
find Lord George Hamilton siyseating !
the position that .aiih shosl met be placed
In I;lssis, and that the only course was to III
% to Sar. When the general elections =
came TIE Government would remind the
ppposltioa 81 their policy and itwouid
tfen be seen whether the country; would Z
decree peace. Z g7ssl't " z 4.
Lord Hanilt0a'S ass slsa was defeated :
by q, vala Of $40 TO 200. The majority
consisted entirely Of liberals. The Par. I
nellites voted with the minority. The I
House received the result FassAier llstlessly.
So.wender 30 shrieksd. 4
I LoSBos, May li.-Dqring the discussion :
tnthe Hoase Of Lords this afternoon con, !
ceFning the aoyelnments policy with
Aassla, a dramatic and exciting incident
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