Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-07-26
FOREIGN intelligence.
Ensland's Money for the Royal
Paupers.
The Lion Gfouls It Numbefless Grand.
Children.
oladstons's Golden Wedding Opss His
Heart TO the Royal oraut.

LoNroN, July rs.
| The report Of the parliamentary commit
tee on the royal grant was. called up In the
House Of Commons this afternoon.
The kigh, Hon. W, II, Smith, the gov
| ernment leader, vas questioned a. to tho
amount Of the oueent savings, but he de-
ciined TO answer the question and moved
that the report Of the committee be adopted.
lie coutcndcd that the principles on which the
sovs rnment vas acting wss determined by
a compact between the crown and tho people,
IL WAS not the duty Of soverctsns to provide
for the members of the rcysi family. No
minister of the crown during the Queens
reign had ever ventared such a sugse stion.
When the set,lement vas male upon the
Prince Of Wales u VAS never contemplated
that the Prince should be called upon 10
provide for his family GU, Of his income.
The government could not believe that any
important section OF the people grudges Ia
roy altv the moderate provision necessary to
maintain its dignity, II they examined the
systems OF other civilized countries they
would fnA tha, the Epelish system vas the
most economical
Lsubouchere moved the adoption of his
substitute Tor the committee report. declAr-
ing that the sums given tho royal family.
sre already amply sufficient IL further sup
plies are neeied, II ought TO be provided
through retrenchment In the expenses Of tho
roy al household and not by fresh demands
upon the tax payers lie ridiculed Smiths
assertion of economy, calling attention to
the fact that tho President of the United
States received only $50, 600 annually. The
Queen AID her family received o. 400. 900.
Hc said tha, the time had come to deal finally
with grants To royalty, lie denied that tho
Queen had any sort of title TO crown lands.
II he Was talked with about the bargain HE
aiyicc 60 tie ,rlwn would he. Take the
duchies OF Lancaster aud Cornwall altogether
and maintain your family and household
Lord Randolph Chu-chill - We would
make the worst of the bargain,
Labouch,re- No bargain would be good
one,
Continuing. Lsbonch, re said the govern
ment admitted the large savings of the
Queen from the civil list. Doubtless of these
savings II well invested, even IL the Queen
had given various sums In her children,
enough would be left 10 provide for rthers.
The extreme limit OF the nations grants
ought To be to the children of the sovereign.
|, is impossible for the country to submit to
the burden of an Indefinite number OF grand
children, lie did rot complain of Glad
stones peculiar nni exceptional position.
lie was not surprised a, his actions.
Lsbouchc,c proceeded 10 ,xplsin that u
,b. us, les. offices Of lot,, chamberlain. lord
,,,.arJ master Of horse. master Of bucl-
h, unds. .iuh, lord. In waiting. eight vrooms
in waiting had A number of others were
,bol,sh,i mn annie sum would be left for
the u,po,e u ,n,ion.d. n, said there x,,,
.,n,I. men rbo would be Glad 10 do the
work these offices entn,lcd for nothing;
,h., of chamberlain for instance. Laugh
teri
Samuel story. member from Suthe rland.
,n,iicsI. seconded the amendment.
Gladstone briefly said thn, he VA, av.r.e
TO all measure. of economy that impmired
the dignity and splendor of the crown. lie,
tb,refore unmarried IN, Government. n.
rejoc.d that an occasion was given him 10
t.suf, In hi. old aye that he did not forget
the services he had borne many years in his
cour.etinn Nth hi. niIico nm reurasautstiva