New-York tribune., 1886-06-07
LABOUCHERE GIVES 1T UP.
GLADSTONE UNYIELDING AND LIBERALS
HESITArlNG.
POSSIBILITY OF TIE ON THE HOME RULE BILL
SPEAKER PEELs OPINION UNKSOwN.-A
FINAL AND SUCCESSFUL APPEAL

AOSo'pAiiii Of n lie ON IHE HUME MULE
SPEAKER PEEIs OPINION UNKSowN.-A
FINAL AND SUCCESSFUL APPEAL
TO MR.. CHAMBERLAIN.
LONDON. June 6.-PoIiticians have been active
throughout the day. The result Of to-days
meetings at .he political salons shows that
there is little hope that the Home Rule bill will
pass. although many MinIsterialists maintain
that Mr.. Gadstone's reply to Commoner
Moulton's letter has secured more waverers.
On the other hand Mr. Labouchere. who
has been conducting the negotiations with the
malcontents. has thrown up the sponge.
lie says he could bring sufficient waverers to carry
the bill If Mr.. Gladstone would give way only
little but the Prime Minister refuses to yield an
incb Eight Liberals still hesitate. If they vote
with the Opposition the bill will be lost.
IL ia even regarded as possible that the division
may result III a tie, in which event Speaker Peel
will give the deciding vote. All attempts to elicit
the Speakers opinion have failed.
W. H. Grenfell, member OF tho
House of Commons for Salisbury, has
resigned as private secretary of Lord
Harcourt, Chancellor of the Exclequer, order to
oppose the Home Rule bill III accordance with the
views of ms constituents.
Mr.. Caine writes that the letter Of Mr.. Labou-
chere to The Necs OF June g. concerning
Of misrepresentation. The attendants at
the meeting, he says. were entirely independent.
He would be the last man to be coerced or
trickei INTO voting against his con-
science. "Mr. I.aboucherc." he continued, has
extensive bets on the result of the division. Gen
tlemen with such sordid motives should be the last
TO impute sinister motives to members whose STAKE
against the bin Is their own political extinction"
The IIuddersield Conservative Association has
unanimously decided not TO oppose the reelection
of Mr. Leatham. Reiormer, in the event of disso-
luton OF Parliament.
Mr. Labouchere wrote to Mr.. Chamberlain:
On behalf Of many OF your stancn supporter. ana & an
mirers appe I to yon whether Mr.: Gadsi ones repy
to Mf Monlton will enable you not to support the
Home Rule hill. at least to abstain from voting
Mr. Chamberlain has replied:
=" appreciate the spirit OF letter. and especiay
recognition OF conclatory attitude and desire
t. prevent Liberal disruption"
He remarks that Mr.. Labouchere does not give the
names of the members for whom he acts as proxy !;
admits that Mr. Gladstone has given ample pledges
that he will not hold supporters OF the present
bill committed to support the autumn bill. but
saws that Mr. Gladstone has given no Indication
that the autumn bill will materially differ from
the present b. He continues:
On the contrary. Mr. Gladstone has distinctly stated
o"i oaiiincs no TO ' those 'pai outlines myself aud
that should stultify ourselves II we shouih ao.
stain at the last moment from giving enr'l
to orr conscientious convictions. share your
apprcnens'on regarding the result OF an eiecton
hut the responsibility must rest III common lairness'
upon those who fnrc- division Oh the Dill which, III
the words Of Mr. Bright, has not twenty Liberals U sup
port It,
Karl Blind writes:
The time when Engshmen sturdily adhered 10
princIpe- instead OF changing with every wlhu fTrhus
~ country anxlOusly waiting 10 hno"
n the character OF public men has deter,oraeu fr
sake OF mercy misguided section OF the irish peoplf
reflect he fatal results their W"akheS
may produce Upon them lies fearful responsinlllty
they Only courage TO oppose the Dill tney WI VII
prevent dissolution, which they fear VIII ehhple tne
Liberals continue in power under reconstructeu ao
mnlstrttion.
..oNDoS June last night Mr.. Chamberlain
said that the defeat of the Home Rule bill was GER
tain. for he knew that his followers were reliable
and he wouId be much surprised If the Moulton
letter affected them. He had never reckqned
on Mr. Pcase as a follower. There we're twenty
or thirty Others who were doubtful aud who were
not included in his list. lie expected majority
or thirty against the bill He was SO convinced that
Parliament would be dissolved at the end OF INC
month that he was preparing actively for an eiec
tlOu contest,