The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-12
WARMING UP.
The Tories Getting After Pre-
mier Gladstone.
OF MEN IN OFFICE.
A Bitter Attack Opened by the Con
servatiyes on the Government
Leaders in the Commons.
The British Parliament.

iouse VI LoruS InlS afternoon, replying |
to an interrogatory put by the Marquis
OF Salisbury, conservative leader, said |
government was unable at present to
make any statement about their inten-
tons respecting the Soudan. In regard
to the Afghan boundary question,
Granville said a conference had been
held between himself, the Earl of Kun
berry, secretary for India, and Baron
DeStaal. Russian minister at London,
which resulted in an agreement per-
ffectly satisfactory to England, Russia
and Earl Dufferin.
Lord Harrington, secretary for war,
stated in the House of Commons, this
afternoon, that the decision reached by
government in regard to the Soudan
practically involved the abandonment
of the advance on Khartoum.
Gladstone stated that the arrangement
that had been effected between Earl
Granville, Foreign Secretary, Earl
Kimberly, Secretary for India, Baron
De Stael. Russian minister TO England,
and NJ. Lessar, special Russian agent at
London, in regard to the Afghan
frontier arrangement, was satisfactory to
her majesty's government, and to Earl
fASClOJ VI 1lQAd. liz AORCQ
the arrangement would be made sub
| ject to a convention with Russia.
General Lord Wolseley, Lord Hart
ington said, has advised the government
to retire to Assouan, from the Soudan.
General Wolseley attached great i'm
portance to sending armed boats to
Egypt. to be used in patroling the Nile.
Government have no intention, the
Speaker said, of evacuating Suakim
until some arrangement can be effected
4 for holding it against the hostile Arabs,
either by England or some other civil
lied nation. At present, Suakim could
not be held without a fight. Osman
Digna, Ell Mahdi's chief lieutenant, for
many months past has been besieging
! the place and has frequently declared
himself determined upon driv-
ing the garrison into the Red
Sea. Therefore the holding of
Suakim was a military, and not a
political question. In regard to the
projected railway from Suakim to
Berber, Lord Harrington said he was
unable to state what was the definite
intention of government, but he thought
he would soon be able to make state
ment OF their intention.
Henry Chaplin, conservative for Mid
Lincolnshire, asked how much govern
ment had spent on the Khartoum ex-
petition, and if the sum was greater
than the so, 100000 mentioned in the
$50, 600, 900, as the sum requested for the
Soudan account?
Gladstone replied to this interroga-
tory. and said that government had
all eady spent great deal OIL money in
the Soudan, but were unable to say at
present whether any portion of the $22,-
500 900 would be saved.
! Gladstone then moved for a second
reading of the consolidated fund bill
(the $50, 600, 000) credit. He urged his
motion in speech, in which he de-
clared that he was unable to understand
the differences which existed on this
subject between the opposition and
government. He urged the House to
avoid every unnecessary issue Just now,
as it would of the House to pass iudg-
ment on the conduct of the government.
| No sooner had Mr.. Gladstone quit
speaking, than the conservatives opened
upon him and his government the Bit
terest attack within their power to make.
This was led by Lord George Francis
Hamilton, member from Middlesex.
Lord Hamilton is being strongly push
ed forward by the Tories as a leader IN
the Commons. He was under-Secretary
for India from 1874 to 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 con-
seryative leader in the Commons, on
Friday This amendment is on the
second reading on the consolidated fund
bill for fresh vote of censure against
~ and aOnoI1lac y, ho
following words: "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 APP
Piled
Lord Hamilton, in moving consider
alton of this amendment, said: 1.-THE
Right Honorable, Marquis of Hart
ington, secretary of state for war. has Just
made the most extraordinary statement
which ever fell from minister in this
House. After announcing their inten-
ton of taking Khartoum, government
have announced tonight the abandon
] ing of the Soudan. after having
murdered 5000 or 10000 men, yet
government expects this House to
acquiesce silently in their policy. The
| greatest danger to the country is the
!
! tive cheers.) Government have sur
rendered every one of the questions
between them and Russia. The prime
minister has altogether abandoned the
attitude by which government obtained
the vote of credit. The great objection
| have to the Premier's policy, is that
from the very day he assumed Office until
now, he has shown a readiness to sacri-
| fee anybody and anything to save him
self. (Cries of Heart Hearp1
Chamberlain, president of the board
of trade, tainted Lord George Hamil-
ton with inconsistency in asking for
information from the government that
could be relied on. Chamberlain SAID
the House would be unable to ade-
quately judge of the conduct OF
government until all the papers in the-
case were presented. He contended
the object of Sir Peter Lumsden's
mission had, to a great extent, been
achieved. He was glad to find Lord
George Hamilton advocating position