The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-06
Rt. Hon. Arthur Wellesley Peel Re- Elected
Speaker of the House of Commons Glad
stone Shakes Hands with Chamberlain.
Mr.. Henry Matthews, the New Home
Secretary, in Danger of Defeat.
The Parnellites Give Timely Warning-Hei-
delberg Confers Degrees Upon Number
Of American Scientists-Cable Notes.
BRITISH POLITICS.
A Council of the Liberal Unionists-A Speedy
Reunion Predicted.

Reunion Predicted.
LONDON Aug. 5-A meeting of Liberal
Unionists was held in Devonshire House, the
residence of Lord Harrington. to-day. Lord
Harrington presided, and among those present
were Messrs. Joseph Chamberlain, Sir Henry
James and Messrs. Rylands, Caine, Heneage
| and Jesse Collins. Lord Harrington, in a long
speech upon the coming parliamentary work,
proposed that all attitude of hostility towards
the adherents Of the late government be aban-
doned. The Liberal section should cooperate
in an endeavor to secure the enactment of useful
legislation, and oppose unitedly all proposals
looking to the separation of the empire He
said the consolidation of the party was only q
matter of time Towards that end the Union
lists should at once identify themselves with the
rest of the Liberals by taking seats in the
House of Commons among them. He reiter-
ated his opinion that the split in the party
would soon heal.
Mr.. Chamberlain followed Lord Harrington.
He said he would willingly accept the leader,
ship of Lord Harrington, with whom he was in
entire and cordial sympathy. He declared that
such action Lord Harrington proposed would
speedily restore the unity of the party. The
Unionists, he said, were the real victors at the
late elections. Mr.. Chamberlain's remarks
Meesrs Rylands Collins and Caine and Sir
Henry James also spoke in similar strain. A
vote of thanks to Lord Harrington was then
passed by acclamaton, and resolution was
unanimously adopted that the Radical and
Whig Unionists should work together, and
that the leaders who are privy councillors
should claim seats in the House of Commons on
an equality with the Gladstoneite leaders. The
meeting unanimously indorsed the sentiment of
the speakers Some reports say that forty and
others that sixty we're present at the meeting.
Mr. Schandhorst presided over large meet
ing of Liberals at Birmingham last night. It
was decided to run Mr. Cook against Mr. Mat
thews, on the ground that the Tories proposed
a period of legislative inactivity The Standard
is angry over the matter. 1t says: "The res
toration of Liberal unity is all very well, but
that is not the ground on which the election was
fought The Birmingham Unionists cannot op-
pose the sitting of a Conservative without gross
breach of faith, nor home rule without gross
breach OF principle. AS for setting up color
less Liberal without views on the Irish question
in order to reunite the party, if they are trying
to create Know nothing party, whose sole OBJ
ject is to upset the Conservatives the sooner the
country knows it, and who are at the bottom of
it, the better"
Lord Harrington said that the Unionst Lib
erals now held the balance of power formerly
held by Parnel 1t was equally in their power
to prevent the return of any Liberal government
committed to disruption or to prevent the Con-
servatives adopting a retrograde policy.
It was their duty to remain united and
to retain the right of independent judgment in
any question whatever. He refused to join the
Conservative Cabinet because. by so doing, he
would have irreparably divided the Liberal
party, and because the coalition would have failed
to receive the whole Unionist support, and the
Cabinet, therefore, would have been virtually
a Conservative Cabinet He deprecated any at
tempt to force the hands of the Conservatives
by refusing supplies until they declared their
Irish policy.
The Lord Mayor of London will give ban
quet to the new ministers on Wednesday next.
The Daily News says that the appointment of
Lord Randolph Churchill has probably already
done much to consolidate the Liberals, and that
Lord Hartington's manly and honorable conduct
will do still more. The Harrington meeting, on
the suggestion of Mr.. Chamberlain, agreed to
request the Gladstonian whips to include all dis
sidents in their special summonses.
The Standard says: THE Gladstone party does
not intend to disturb the government in the pres
ent session, but will endeavor to obtain a state
ment from the government of the general prin-
ciples upon which it will deal with Ireland Mr.
Gladstone expects to unite the Liberals on some
other ISSUE II 3 crucial question arises the
Unionists will leave the House bodily, instead of
putting the Ministers in minority"
Parliament-Mr. Peel Reelected Speaker
LONDON Aug. 5.-Parliament reassembled
this afternoon Mr.. Gladstone, when he went
into the House of Commons, took a seat on the
front opposition bench. His advent was un-
noticed Mr. Chamberlain soon afterwards en-
tered and sat down on the bench which was oc
cupied also by Lord Harrington and Mr.. John
Morley, Mr.. Gladstone's Chief Secretary for Ire
land. Lord Harrington sitting between Mr. Nor
ley and Mr.. Chamberlain. When Mr.. Gladstone
saw Mr. Chamberlain, the ex Premier arose and
went over to thes Radical dlssentient leader,
shook hands with him cordially, and held con-
versation with him and with Lord Harrington.
The Right Hon. Arthur Wellesley Peel Liberal
member for Warwick and bennington, was re-
elected Speaker.
Although the reception of Mr.. Gladstone in
House of Commons was undemonstatiye he was
Justify cheered in the palace yard both on arriv-
ing and leaving In the Gladstonian circle it is
reported that Mr.. Gladstone will raise the Irish
question in the debate or tho address in reply to
the Queens speech, demanding of the govern
ment an explicit statement of its policy. Tho
Liberal Unionists are not ready to support the
Gladstonian proposal to limit the time of the
government in which to prepare an Irish
measure to November. The Cabinet viii insist
that after the estimates haye'been granted Par
lament be prorogued until February The
Queens speech will be read on the 10Th instant
Gladstone looked extremely well this after
noon-very fresh and clear. 1t is said he will
e, TO Ireland in the autumn to visit the prin~
cipal cities.
Mr.. Matthews in Danger of Defeat.
BIRMINGHAM England, Aug. 5.-Alderman