Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-01
.GLADSTONE'S
CHANTBERLAIN'S FACTION UN-
EXPECTEDLY STRONG.

The Premier's Opponents Confident of
Defeating the Bill by M sjOritY of
81 Votes-Te,I-I EaGerness to Have
the Premier Resign Instead OF Appeal
lug to the Country.
LONDON, May 31.-The Pail Mall Ga
zette, abiding to the reported organiza-
ton OF an Orange army, says it may
possibly be only paper army, but de-
cares at the same time sit is an ugly
reminder of possible ugly risks" and
urges upon the government the necessity
of instant action in order to be prepared
for any emergencies. The Gazette regards
it as extremely doubtful whether the
British army could be relied upon to force
Ulster to submit TO Parnell.
The meeting of the Harrington party
has been postponed until tomorrow.
Lord HartingtOns followers remain in
tact in their opposition to the home rule
bill.
Mr.. Chamberlain moved an adjourn
ment in the House Of Commons tonight
and will open the debate tomorrow,
when Mr.. Bright is also expected to
speak. The discussion promises to be OF
unusual interest.
THE LAND PURCH AsE BILL.
In the House of Commons this evening,
Mr.. Gladstone, in replying to a question
by Mr.. Eenage, said that the government
did not intend to proceed with the land
purchase bill Immediately after the
second reading the home rule bill.
The debate on the home rule bill was
resumed by Henry Fowler, who spoke in
favor of the measure. Lord John Man
ners Conservative opposed the bill.
MEANS DEFEAT.
Fifty-four members attended the Cham
berlain meeting to-day, and ON the divi-
sion 46 decided to vote against the bill, 5
refused to pledge themselves and de-
clared that they would support the bill.
The news Of the result OF the Chamber
lain meeting caused intense excitement
in the lobby of the House of Commons.
The ministeriaists admitted that
defeat was inevitable, and there was
general rush of members to the telegraph
offices to send orders to their election
agents to prepare for an immediate disso-
luton of Parliament. The Conservative
whips estimate the Conservative vole at
252, the vote of the Harrington and Cham
berlain section at SO, the Liberal Austen
tons at %, and the vote OF the Glad
stonians and Parnellites at 297.
WORKING FOR RESIGNATION.
This makes a majority against the bill
of 81. Mr.. Chamberlain in the course of
his speech at the meeting assured the
waverers that the result of a general cleo
zion would be the defeat OF the Gladstone
candidates. Reports from every quarter,
he said, indicated that the country was
awakening TO the fact that it was menaced
with ruin. Several members OF the Hart
ingtOn section spoke at the meeting.
They referred to the plans of the Liberal
unionists to fight every disunlon candi-
date.
The attention OF the members centered
more in the talk of the lobby than in the
debate. After Mr.. Chamberlain speaks
tomorrow an effort will be made to induce
Mr.. Gladstone to reply and close the de-
bate. The ministerIalists insist that the
government, il defeated. Will appeal to the
country, while the members of the oppo-
sitiOn assert that If the majority against
the bill be large, Mr.. Gladstone must re-
sign, in which event they expect that
Lord Harrington will be summoned to
form a new Ministry.
REFUTES THE INSULATION.
E. Dwyer Gray Nationality repudi-
ates the statement of Mr.. Magnaghten,
Conservative J, member for North An
trim, that the first business of the Irish
Parliament would be to make politics a
lucrative profession.
Col. King Hartman, Conservative men,
Der OF Parliament, speaking at Ramsgate
tins evening. said that if che home rule
bill should be passed civil war would en-
sue, and that there we're plenty OF loyal
lists in Ireland besides Orangemen.