Omaha daily bee., 1888-04-08
AiRTY MONEY MEASURES PASS.
IRVING ON HIS NATIVE HEATH.
An Interesting Cable Resume of What
is Occurring Among the Actors
ana Actresses Of the Metrop-
oils of the World.
A Parliamentary Review.


LoSDoN, April 7.-TNew York Herald
Cable--Spccial to the BEE. l-Parliament has
reassembled in the tamest way. No energy
is shown in any direction, but of course the
end OF Easter week is scarcely a time to look
for rigorous movements IN politics. Half the
members have not troubled themselves to
come back The nationalists were nearly all
away yesterday, preparing for proclaimed
demonstrations in Ireland on Sunday
O'Bren, Dillon, and the warlike leaders gen
orally intend TO force an issue with the gov
ernment, so that grave consequences are APP
pretended Mr.. Dillon has announced his
move. 1t is the resolution Of yesterday pro-
testing against the cost Of the Irish ccnstab-
ulary, but he was away getting ready for
Sunday. Biggar, the two O'Connors, and
few more hovered around the almost empty
benches and If it had not been for them
the government would have got vote
after vote on the supply with unexampled
rapidity AS it is we arc further in advance
with this business than we were even in
August of the last session. Labouchere
too was absent. Bradlaugh was to make
raid upon the home secretary's salary, but
the chairman looked for him in vain. The
government stole march on its enemies by
forcing important business at the close of
holiday week, when the attendance was
thin and uncertain Labouchere was caught
mapping. The liberal whips seeing so few of
their men present tried to get count out,
but the ministry knew when they had
good thing and made the most of it. About
thirty heavy money votes have been sus-
tanned in two nights, an almost unprece-
dented occurrence in recent years. So much
for holiday making.
The fact is that the utmost discomfort ex-
lists among Mr.. Gladstone's followers, and it
must make itself visible soon. There must
be a fight now and then or the army gets
lazy and disguised. Mr.. Gladstone has more
than once told his friends lately that the
government cannot be successfully attacked
on any vital measure. ave can do nothing
in this parliament" he is reported to have
said. "Our duty is to force a dissolution as
soon as we can," but this is not easily done,
and Mr.. Gladstones admission, if authentic,
amounts TO throwing up the sponge. He
seems to be profoundly discouraged, even
If he does not feel that for
him at least the struggle is over.
The younger men naturally take a more
hopeful view Of affairs. They think that
dissensions may be sown in the ministerial
up about new faxes, possibly about the forci-
BILE suppression of meetings on Sunday.
Therefore they have been holding consul
tation and decided to get up "a sortie some
how, even If none of their leaders will head
it for them.
Harcourt may come to their aid, but it
must be plainly stated that Gladstone shows
no disposition for active operations. He has
openly accepted the principle of three new
measures of the government His fol-
lowers have not. They must and
will strike out for themselves, as you will
begin to discover next week. Should there
be serious disturbance in Ireland, other
questions will arise Even on these, however,
Gladstone will move reluctantly and eau
tiolisly, for the watchword, "Remember
Mtchellstown," by no means produced the
effect he anticipates in any case.
The Irish representatives must be in the
house on Monday, for the bill to give King
Harmon 1000 a year Is put down for the
first order of the day, and to that the whole
body of Parnellites are most desperately op-
pnsad Tho Government is adroit in mnLinu
the bill the first order, for il may be called
before four on Monday, and the nationalists
can scarcely get back from Ireland by that
hour if they wait to look after the meetings
on Sunday. This illustrates the immense
labor and skill which Parnell has so long ex-
ercsed in his parliamentary tactics.
He could never afford TO relax his vigilance.
Events having now summoned many of his
followers to Ireland the ministry take the
opportunity to push on bill which is more
obnoxious to the notonalist5 than the coer-
eion bill itself. pledge was given that it
should not be introduced this week, but to
bring it out at an early hour on Monday is
almost as bad for the Parnellites. 1t will be
quite possible for a half dozen of them
TO keep discussion going for few hours
till their comrades arrive from Ireland, bnt
they clearly caught at disadvantage, The
bill win not be in its last stage on Monday
and of course II will pass eventually, although
good sprinklng of conservatives steadily
decline to vote for il.
II is in this as in everything else in the
present parliament-a majority Of one hun
dred cannot be resisted. 1t is always
an ample margin for the falling of
occasionally of independent men who will
not obey every crack Of the party whip. The