Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-05-31
THE HONE RULE BILL.
Gladstone's Tactics to Overcome the
Lords Opposition.

UEtustOnes 1actlcS To overcome the
Lords Opposition.
By Telegraph
New YORK. May 3Oth.-G. w. Smalley's
London cablegram to the Tribune saws re-
garding the home rule bill The situation
is full of mysteries which must be cleared
up before the division next week if the
Government is to get majority, for which
it sacrificed so much. No estimates to-day
are worth much, but the confidence of the
Ministerial whips is less than it was Glad
stone has succeeded in diminishing the
majority heretofore believed to be assured
against HIM, but is very doubtful whether
he has destroyed the power of the Liberal
seceders. There are not ten known and
named seceders from Gaines list of 104
Liberal members determined to vote against
the bill. The highest majority ever esti-
mated against the bill was 40, and it is not
thought the majority, either way, will ex-
ceed 10, unless Chamberlain abstains, from
voting.
Most of the London correspondents TO-.
day devote themselves to the scene in the
House Of Commons on Friday night. and
opinions are divided as to whether Glad
stone gained or lost in the proceedings. As
to the general question of home rule Jas.
O'Kelly cables to the Herald The practi-
cal dropping of the home-rule bill does not
injure its prospects or delay its passage.
1t is absolutely impossible il should become
law this session. By prolonging Paria-
ment and calling new session in the au-
tumn the Government will have fifteen
months run in the next session. in,which
to beat the opposition in the Lords when
the bill is sent to the upper House Glad
stone can dissolve Parliament in the win
ter, which time is favorable to a popular
vote. There is no use going on with the
hill tbis hoca,,ca ho I
tain to throw it out. The Irish party, who
| understand Parliamentary tactics, are
pretty well content to get a second reading
this session and TO postpone the final fight
| to autumn, when the Liberal party will
have closed up its ranks.
New YORK, May 30th.-T. P. OConnor
cables from London to the Star Glad
stones position is made most difficult al
the present juncture by the incredible follvs
obstinacy and caprice of many Of his fol
lowers, and it is clear that nothing short of
thorough disciplining at the polls will
| teach these pests the folly of placing them.
| selves in the path of England's- greales
| reform. Yesterday, during the fierce de-
! bate on Sir Michael Hicks, Beach's motion
of adjournment, he confessed that the new
| home.rule bill would contain the main
| provisions of the measure now before the
| House, and directly aiterward. without a
word of explanation, six Liberals who had
| pledged themselves to vote for second
/ reading of the bill notified the party mana
gers that they had reconsidered their
! promises and resolved to oppose the bill,
! Giadstones whips are making frenzied at
tempts TO recapture the seceders and pos
s,bly may find some means of coeroing
them yet, bnt the fact illustrates the diff
culties the Premier has from day TO day to
confront and overcome. What the Tories
! wanted was to get from Gladstone con-
| fession that the old bill was dead Accord
| ingly the fate of the second reading looks
less hopeful, and the opposition are talk
ing of the possibility of a small majority
against the second reading.
LONDON, May 30th.-It is authoritativesy
stated this afternoon that Lord Harting-
ton and his Whig followers have resolved
to vote against the home-rule bill when it
comes up for a second reading, but Cham
berlain and his Radical supporters have
decided to abstain from voting on that oc-
casion, thus insuring the success of the
measure on the second reading.