The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-02

| permanent committee of Irish members be-
formed, and that Irish bills, after the first read
ing, be referred to this committee; this commit
| tee shall have special place OF meeting at
| Westminster, shall appoint its own chairman,
! and have power to decide whether a bill is ac-
ceptable. No English or Scotch members shall
| be appointed on the committee. The
House shall only have power to consider
| a bill on report of the committee. He admitted
| that tie plan was simple, and depended upon
| the honest working OF the Irish party in combi-
nation in the House of Commons Assuming
that there was moderate Loyal spirit in the
Irish party, the plan would succeed; but IL irish
men were unloyal, neither this nor the govern
ment plan would succeed His suggestion might
be called one of the unexhausted resources Of
civilization, which should be tried before they
capitulated to one of conspiracy. prolonged
cheers].
Chamberlain's Influence and Grievances.
Boston, July 1.-The Herald staff CORE.
spondent cables tonight from London as fol.
lows: ''It is natural to look to the midland
counties, where Chamherlain's influence is sup.
posed to be greatest for indications of the ex-
tent to which the detection among Gladstone'z
supporters has spread in the Liberal electorate.
The material for forecast of the probable result
of the polling however, is far from complete. but
it seems apparent that Chamberlains personal
and local sway is now restricted almost
etirely to Birmingham. Yet, even there he ID
not supreme, since, in several of the seven
divisions of the borough, the Gladstone feeling
has been so strong as to oblige members seeking
reelection to make concessions or risk defeat by
the Gladstone candidates. The political history
of the past fortnight, in Birmingham, is singu.
larlv interesting. Of the seven Liberal mem
bers, five voted against the home-rule bin, but
~ sn Il. A. -
the electorate approved their vote Mr.
Chamberlain, with the remembrance fresh
in his mind of the great meeting at the Town
! Hall, to which he appealed with conclusive sue
cess from the recent adverse vote of the Ma
tional Liberal Federation, did not believe that
the old representative did him justice. His
under brother Arthur, acting. no doubt. at his
instigation, forthwith formed the National Rad
ical Union, rival organization, with headquar-
ters at birmingham. which attempted to fill the
place of Mr. Schnadhorst, who has freely shown
his strong disapproyal Of Mr.. Chamberlain's dis
sent;ent course. Mr.. Broadhrist, OF the Bordes-
ley division, of the two Gladstoneite mem
bers, resigned his seat at significant time, and
sent his divisional council letter limiting as
undue interference with his personal freedom.
Mr. Broadhurst declined to be more explicit, and
in the very division where indignation ragged
there is now thorough Chamberlainite candi--
date-Jesse Ceilings the unsea.ed member for
Ipswich. and author of the agrarian amendment
that upset the Salisbury Cabinet. Mr.. Ceilings
has every prospect of winning the seat Mr..
Schnadherst having declined to stand against
him. AS for the rest of the city, in the northern
division Alderman Kenrick. and in the sonth-
ern division Mr.. Williams, two Lib
erals who voted against the hone-
rule bill, have compromised adroity, while
in the eastern division Alderman Cook,
who supported the government, is not opposed
within his party. In the central and west Gi-
visions John Bright and Mr.. Chamberlain were
elected today, without opposition. One remain
ing division, Edghaston will be represented by
the late member, George Dixon, Cham berlain-
te whom the Tories do not oppose because he
is Unionist, and whom the CLAD
stonite Liberals cannot oppose with effect.
1t should be said that in every case,
the implied compact between the Chamberlain
ties and Tories has operated to prevent opposi-
ton to Unonist candidates. Gladstone's fol-
lowers have been menaced by their own friends
with Tory votes So confident are those who
threaten that no Tory will compete with q
Unionist, even if he might win against divided
Liberal VOTE that the compact is suspected Of
being something more substantial than appears
the surface Some indiscreet expressionE
which have fallen from the lips Of Arthur Cham
berlain leave little room for doubt that his
brother has something very like formal under
standing on the point with Lord Randolph
Churchill.
"On the other hand there are not few votes
that will be influenced by the personal nature of
the difficulties which sundered Chamberlain
from the old chief The Birmingham pet has
complained in public of one Of these. His griev-
ance is that, after being asked to 60 in the Cabi
net for the purpose o. inquirinG into the cause
of Ireands trouble. he was left out of the inqui-
ry altogether. In private, he says, Mr..
Gladstone is man with whom it
is next to impossible to work; that
he is dominoaring and impatient Of discussion
when it does not take tho form of eulogy. At
Cabinet meetings he not only makes prompt use
of the cloture, bat provides his colleagues with
subjects for discussion. Such is tho burden OF
Mr. Chamberlain's grievance. 1t is manifest
that much of this masterful action is due to the
necessities Of the Premiers position and for
the rest it would never be questioned
by Cabinet having the same confidence
in its leader that the people of England have.
Still, with many, this plant carries great weight,
and the feeling is widely expressed in Birming-
ham that Mr.. Chamberlain, as Mr.. Gladstone's
possible successor, ought to have been consulted
regarding measures which he fears will mako
things very difficult for Prime Ministers.
This foar is an explanation of his de-
claration that he would rather 20 out of
politics than accept the Irish bills as they were.
Briefly stated then. the position in Birmingham
Is that three thorough going Unionists have Sc
cured unoppoeed return; that fourth nionlst
has a good chance Of reelection: that two trim
mers, with Chamberlainital proclivitias. will take
their seats again IN comfort. and that one Glaas
stoneite will have stout fight with Tory bile
will probably succeed IN retaining his seat In
the rest of Warwickshire, for the seven seats
outside OF Birmingham, as nearly as can DO es-
tmatcd from careful canvass, the prospect is
that the Gladstone Liberals vii. win three out
of the four seats which they held in the lnst
Parliament. Peel, another Liberal who will
undoubtedly be replaced IN the Speaker's chair,
and thus will maintain in future strictly neu-
trail attitude on home rule. enjoys immunity
from electoral trouble. The other three War
wickshire seats viii, In all probability, fall %
Conservatives.
.'Cosfusion reigned supremo in the Liberal
camp at kidderminster for lack of a Q der
John Brinton, who represented tho borongn, de:
clined TO run again, becanse his constituents haa