The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-26
BIG GRANTS TO ROYALTY.
PARLIAMENT IN THE THROES OF
THE DISCUSSION.

the Committees Report
Explains Why He is With the Affirm
ative Side.
/ LONDON, July 25-The report of the
parliamentary committee on royal grants
was called up in the Rouse Of Commons
this afternoon. Rt. Hon. W H. Smith,
the government leader, was questioned as
to the amount of the queens savings. He
declined to answer the question, and moved
that the report of the committee be adopted
Hecontendsd that the priacipleson on which the
government was acting had been determined
by compact between the crown and the
people. 1t was not the duty Of a sovereign
to provide for the members of the royal
family. No minister of the crown during
the queens reign had ever ventured such a
suggestion. When settlement was made
upon the Prince of Wales it was
| never contemplated that the prince would
be called upon to provide for his family out
ot his income The government could not
| believe thht any important section of the
| people grudged royalty the moderate pro-
| vision necessary to maintain its dignity If
they examined the systems of other civilized
countries they would fined that the English
system was the most economical. giving IN
valuable stability, while obtaining the re-
spect OF all English speaking people.
LABoUCHERE's SUBSTITUTE.
| MIR. Labouchere moved the adoption OF
his substitute for the commuters report.
| declaring that the sums given the royal
family are already amply sufficient and
that II further supplies are needed they
ought to be provided through retrench-
ment IN the expenses of the royal house
hold and not by fresh demands upon the
taxpayers He ridicued Mr. Smiths
assertion of economy in the English system
calling attention to the fact that while the
President OF the United States receives only
$4,000 annually, the queen and her family
receive SIS, 100000. He said that the time
| had come to deal finally with
grants to royalty. The supporters
OF the amendment were determined
to oppose further grants to the junior men,
bers of the royal family. He denied that the
| Queen had any sort of title to the crown
lands. If there was talk about bargain, his
advice to the crown would be to tase the
| Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall alto
| gether and maintain family and households.
| Lord Randolph ChurchIll--We should
make the worst Of the bargain.
Mr., Labouchere-No; the bargain would
be good one.
LARGE SAVINGS ADMITTED.
| Continuing, Mr.. Labouchere said that the
| government admitted large savings of the
queen from the civil list, Doubtless these
savings were well invested. Even il the
| dren, enough was left to pro-
vide for the others. The
| extreme limit of the nations grants ought
to be the children of the sovereign. 1t was
impossible for the country to submit to the
burden of an indefinite humber Of grand
children of sovereign. He did not COM
plain of Mr.. Gladstones sup
understood Mr.. Gladstone's peculiar
and exceptional position and were
not surprised at his action. MIR. Labou-
| chere proceeded TO explain that reduc-
ton of the expenses of the queens house,
| hold would produce the sum necessary to
provide for the Junior royalties.
| USELESS OFFICES.
| II the useless offices of lord chamberlain,
| lord steward, master of the horse master
of the buck hounds, eight lords in wal ing,
| eight grooms in waiting, four equerrias and
a number of Others were abolished an
| ample sum would be left for the purpose
mentioned. There were gentlemen who
| would be glad to do what work these offices
entailed for nothing-Mr. Chamberlain, for
| instance. Laughter. ] Hetrusted the House,
| having regard for the growing sense Of the
people that these grants ought not to be
| tolerated, would support his amendment.
Samuel Story, member for Sunderland,
| radical, seconded the amendment.
Mr. Gladstone briefly said he was averse
| to all measures of economy that impair the
| dignity and splendor of the crown. Therefore
| ne supported the government. He rejoic5d
| that an occasion was given him TO testify in
MS old age that he did not forget the service
he had borne for many years in connection
with his office as representative of the
crown.
A LACK OF FRANKNEss.
John Morley attributed the fever that
had been excited by the question Of the
royal grants, to the governments want Of
frankness. Their original propositions
were stupefying, and they had with
drawn from an impossible and
impracticable position in agreeing to
grant g36, 900 in order TO prevent
mischievous friction between parliament
and the crown. He feared that he strained
the pledge given by him to his electors. but
he did so on the understand that no
opening would be left for future claims.
Moreover, be was anxious to avoid parting
company with a leader 10 who he was
bound by ties of gratitude and esteem.
NOT AN EXCUSE.
The extravagant grants of former reigns
furnished no excuse for a repetition of them
now. He could not support Mr.. Labouchera
because that gentleman implied that the
message from the queen ought never to
have been presented, and he tMr. Morley
desired TO uphold the good forms and ira
ditions of parliament; but on Monjay he
would move an amendment raising the
whole question in the broadest possible
form.
Sir John Gorst, in defending the govern
ment, contended that there was no actual
difference in the original and present pro-
posals. He complained of the waste of
ii re involved in Sir. Morley's mode of pro
cedure.
Mr.. Bradlaugh adjourned the debate.
PRAISED BY THE PRESS
LONDON, July 26, a. m.-All the con
servatlve newspapers laud Mr.. Gladstone |
for his speech on the royal grants The |
Times says: at is genuine pleasure to |
acknowledge the excellence Of his Grafton. |
1t was in accordance with the best tradi-
tions OF craftsmanship and was lighted |
With a glow of genuine feeling perhaps
occasfo1ed by the pleasurable incidents |
attending his golden wedding"
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Ezpu1sions From Switzerland.
GENEVA, July 25.-The government, by |
order of the Bundesrath has expelled a |
large number of nihilists, French mon
l.s~A.. a he