New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-25
PROGRAMME OF THE TORIES.
SECRETS OF THE CABINET LEAKING OUT.

IBY CABLE TO THE TRIBUNE
Csp,r'ioht 1888: Bu The Nec York hfoune
JoNpoN Ian. 24-The secrets of the Minlsory
fespecting the details Of their programme ioi W..
coming session have been well kept thus iai "
q day passes without revelations. ouc 'he'0
htions reveal too little or too much' Ono' 90
Too varue or too precise In the former case 'lie1
-. oh';o,sl ouesses. in the latter they contradict
ZACH o,,cr I hear to-day new Verol'n W
.r authority which .ught to be AUTHORITATIVE
Erst Mr. Gladstone was all wrong IN preolcO-
,ro rostnonemenL of the Local Government OIL
till after Easter. That measure Will DE orouenV
I'm at the beginning of the SESSION. IL Will oe
found very democratic in character ana VIII pe
heartily supported by every member OF the UoN-
ernment including Mr.. Goschen, who wished 10
modify il and to narrow the basis OF suffrage
Lord Harrington has seen the bill and approves H.
He and his fellow Liberal Unionists will support
H. not less cordially than the converted Tories
themselves.
Secondly, which, perhaps ought to have come
first the new rules of procedure are far more
stringent in two respects than they were hitherto
supposed to be- Following American preccdents,
closure by bare majority will be proposed lhls
is Lord SalisbIrys suggestion Some OF his more
timd colleagues urged that when the Liberals re-
turned to power closure in this form would leave
the Tories helpless to resist the most radlcal
measures. True replied Lord Salisbury, put
the change is inevitable. II we do not establish
closure by majority instead of the present cump-
rous and often unavoidable system, the Liberals
will They will be eager for legislation, IN
tolerant of obstruction, and far less considerate
of mnorities than ourselves. The country VIII
never acquiesce in the permanent paralysis OF
Parliament by the Irish. Let us, therefore, recog-
nize the inevitable. We may as well have the
credit of a reform which both parties know to be
necessary and the benefit of IL while we are IN
power" These arguments prevailed, and closure
which now depends on various artificial arthmet-
cal tests and which has often failed because fewer
than 200 members voted for IL. will presently be
enforced by an absolute majority, no matter how
many or how few members may be present
Furthermore, a new and efficient means of check
ing obstruction will be called into existence under
the name of automatic closure. The details are
too elaborate for telegraphing but the effect will
be that at midnight debate will be suspended
without a motion being made, and the Speaker
will put either the main question, or, II called
upon, will without debate take the sense of the
House as TO whether the main question shall or
shall not be put These two rules Will revo
lutionize procedure. They may not crush OBJ
struction but they will compel the invention of
some new obstructive machinery if the will of the
minority is henceforth to prevail.
has been drafted and will probably be brought in
at once The attempt to organize this huge city
into a single municipality has been abandoned
and the present scheme provides for four separate
municipalities This, If persevered with, will be
the great, 81 surprise of all 1t has not yet been
suspected that the Ministry meant to tackle this
gilantic problem.
Finally the Ministry-each member Of it-LOrd
Harrington and the whole body of Liberal-Union-
lists absolutely at one in approving and up
holding Mr. Balfour in his administration of the
Coercion Act. They approve his general policy,
they approve the methods by which he has en-
forced the law They regard coercion as sue
cess so far as success is possible within the period
during which the Crimes Act has been really in
good work ng order They will not apologize for
the action of the police Of the magistrates, of the
pris n authOities, of Dublin Castle. They
eulogize them all, and they will meet Parliament
with every appearance of confidence, whether they
feel it or not. Mr. Balfour himself, though un-
moved either by the accusations constantly made
against him or by the deadly peril in which he
undoubtedly stands will welcome an opportunity
of meeting all accusations in the House itself
Such is the account Of the purposes and spirit
of the Ministry which comes to me, as / said,
from a source Which ought to he accurately in
formed This attitude, so far as it concerns Mr..
give Lord Randolph Churchill pause, if Lord Ran
doph really mcditated the attack on Mr. Balfour
which his friends believe.
Mr. Balfour's decision to arrest Mr.. Cox, an
Irish Member of Parliament in London, seems
surprise to NJ. CUXs friends and the public gen.
orally. Mr. Cox eluded arrest in Ireland and
supposed himself safe in London, but an act
passed in $751; called the Fugitive Offenders Act
confers the power of arrest in most express
terms where the accused person for whom war
rant is out has escaped TO another part of the
Kingdom
Lord Randolph Churchill has been interviewed
in Berlin but he said little though that little is
made to look like half column in London. His
declarations consist chiefly of negatives. lie has
not shortened his stay in st. Petersburg; he did
not 20 and did not leave for political reasons; he
cannot prevent people inventing stories Tor the
newspapers Lord Randolph however, is pre-
pared to affirm that the feelings of all respectable
Russians are emincntly pacific lie does not share
the appreh,nsions entertained in various parts of
Europe, meaning apparently, the apprehensons
of war lie stays in Berlin for some days, where
he is the guest Of the British Ambassador. He
dned last night with Princess Radziwill, and
large dinner will be given tomorrow at the En-
bassv in his honor lie attends, with Lady Ran
dolph on Thursday diplomatic solree held by
the Emperor and Empress. 1t remains uncertain
whether Prince Blsmack will receive him.
Mr. Mason, author Of Life of Milton, proies-
sor Of literature in the University of Edinburgh,
and one of the most competent authorities IN
Great Britain, delivered o lecture in Edinburgh
yesterday the so-called Shakespeare Bacon con-
trovcrsy lie describes Mr. Donnelys theory as
miserable drivel and his crypt gram as tissue
Of arthmetical conundrums which would be Kissed
even in bedlam. G. W. 5.
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