Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-07-23
English People Are Getting Quite Enough
of Royal Spendthrifts.


of Royal Spendthrifts.
LONDON, July 22d.-Labouchere, in de-
bate in the House of Commons to-day on
the grant to Princess Louise on the occa-
sion OF her marriage to the Earl of Fife,
moved the rejection of the report of the
committee aud to substitute therefor the
address to the Queen, reciting, among other
things, that the sums already voted by
Parliament TO the royal family should be
amply sufficient for all their proper pur-
poses and that if further supplies are needed
they ought to be provided through the re-
trenchment of the expenses of the roval
family and not by fresh demands upon the
taxpayers.
Gladstone, although he censured the
Government for its attitude, voted with the
majority of the House of Commons on the
royal grants. The report of the Committee
on Royal Grants advises that at the proper
time law be passed providing that future
Soverelgns shall have no claim to parlia-
mentary provision for their grandchildren.
Tenants Defense League.
LONDON, July 22d.-The Parnellite mem
bers OF Parliament met to-day to discuss
the subject of the Tenants Defense League
A resolution was adopted declaring the
object of the new organization to counter
act in legal manner the landlord combi-
nations formed for the purpose of extort-
ing unjust rents and arrears, imposing in
equitable terms of purchase, stimulating
eyictions, and destroying the security of
tenants in their holdings. Tenants are in
vited to join the league. The meeting
fixed the proportion of the poor law valua-
ton at the lowest annual donation.
British Navy.
LONDON, July 22d-In the Commons this
morning the Parliamentary Secretary of
the Foreign Office stated that no final pro-
gramme for a maritime conference had
been agreed upon with the American Gov
eminent.
The First Lord of the Admiralty an
nounced that the construction of ffty-two
warships had been, begun during the cur
rent year. Twenty are being built in the
Government dockyards and thirty-tNo in
private yards.
The English Throne.
LONDON, July 22d-Salisbury is reported
to have written to the Queen urging her to
exact promise from Princess Louise that
upon her marriage she renounce all her
rights to the succession 10 the throne. In
the event of the two sons of the Prince of
Wales dying without issue, the children of
Princess Louise viii be in the direct line 10
the succession to the crown.
Rumors of War.
LONDON, July 22d.-The Russian Gov
eminent has allocated large tract of land
to the Mussulman population of KaPbadah
Such gifts are unusual, and are usually a
prelude to q conflict with Turkey. The
Governors of Odessa and Kischeneff, in
their recent addresses to the troops, are
said to have limited that Russia was pre-
pairing to advance southwark.
Labor Congress.
PARIS, July 22d.-The Labor Congress to-
day adopted resolutions calling upon the
Governments to oppose monopolies on raw
materials and the necessaries of life, and
urging the working classes to organize
against trusts. The next congress will
meet at Brussels in 1891.
Vignaux Defeated.
PARIS, July 22d.-Vignaux, the French
billiard champion, and Eugene Carter
played a match game of cushion carroms
here tonight. The game was won by Car
ter, who scored 100 points against Wig
naux's forty.
VIII Not Leave Rome.
LONDON, July 22d.-A dispatch to the
Chronicle says Prince Bismarck. through the
German Embsssador at the Vatican, dis
suaded the Pope from leaving Rome.
Martin Burke.
WINNIPEG, July 22i.-To-morrow the So
licitor for Martin Burke, the Cronin sus-
pect, will make an application for writ of
habeas corpus on the ground of insufficient
evidence.
Paradox Badly Beaten.
LONDON, July 22d.-In the Cirque Ports
yacht race to-day the Paradox was badly
beaten She will have nhanPa tn
pete in America.
Lord Mayor of Dublin.
DUBLIN, Jrly 22d.-Mr. Kennedy, for
merly member of Parliament for Cavan
succeeds Sexton as Lord Mayor of Dublin