The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-13
ENGLAND'S PARLIAMENT.
BIG BILLS MAY BE ABANDONED
FOR THIS SESSION.

FOR THIS SESSION.
Salisbury, However, Proposes to Have
Their Consideration Resumed at the
Next Session at the Point Where it
Was Left of - Opposition to the
Scheme.
LONDON, June IA caucus Of the con-
servative party called 20 consider the
present status Of matters now before par
lament was held at the Carlton Club to-
day. Lord Salisbury said that the govern
ment would not abandon the tithes bill,
licensing bill, or Irish land purchase bill
In order to cope with the business which is
now blocking the proceedings of parliament,
bills which reach an advanced stage during
one session would be resumed at the next
session at the stage at which they had been
left at the preceding session, subject TO a
resolution of the House. James Lowther,
Robert William Hanbury and others con-
demned such course Of procedure. They
declared that it would initiate a bad system
in legislation. The matter was disc ussed
for half ap hour. when the caucus separated
without adopting any formal resolution on
the subject.
sYMPATHIZES WITH TREvALYAN.
Lord Salisbury sympathized with Sir
Trevalyan's idea of winter session, but
did not think that it could be accomplished
for long time to come. The instrument of
the obstructionists was so perfected that it
would be difficult to carry one bill
without sitting until September. The
opposition basket was full of red herring,
such as the 1ipperary matter, which was
al lNyo Iu hs.
of the government. After referring to the
wear and fatigue of parliamentary life
which had compelled many able men, for
instance, Disraeli and Northcote, to leave
the House of Commons in order to avoid
the strain, Lord Salisbury proposed
standing order that none except
money bills shall be debated after a certain
date, the others to be suspended till the fol-
lowing session. This plan would have the
advantage of giving the House of Lords
more time in which to discuss bills brought
before it.
GUARDING NATIONAL INTERESTS.
In this way the House of Lords would be
enabled to safeguard the national interests
instead of being compelled to deal only
with unimportant measures at the fag end
of the session. He invited discussion of
this plan and Of the alternative plan Of an
autumn session.
w. II. Smith attributed great Importance
to getting bills into the House of Lords at
an early date.
After numerous speeches on both sides OF
tine question Lord Salisbury wound up the
discussion by saying that any plan was
preferable to Mr.. Gladstone's plan OF 1882,
fixing the date for the passage of the bill
whether it had been discussed or not. The
government would consider the suggestion
that had been made
The proceedings were of lively charac-
ter.
Sir Robert Fowler accused the ministers
OF being humble supporters of Labouchere.
ADMIRATION IN DELAGoA.
In the House Of Commons to-day Sir
James Ferguson. foreign secretary, stated
that Portugal accepted the principal of ar
bitration on the Delagoa bay railway ques-
ton proposed by England and the United
States
Mr.. Matthews, home secretary, announced
that the resignation of Chief of Police
Munro was due TO differences with himself
on questions Of legislation and administra-
ton.
Secretary Balfour declined to accede to
Mr.. ParnelPs request for the appointment
of a commissioner to inquire into the
charges that the police Of Tipperary and
Cashell had used unnecessary violence In
suppressing nationalist meetings
Messrs. Lowther, Talbot, Hanbury and
Waring, conservative members of parlia-
ment, and others are circulating a memo
rial to the government in favor Of an au-
tumn session Of parliament
Lord Salisburys proposal to continue bills
from session to session Is exciting strong OPP
position.
MAY BE ABANDONED.
Information comes from a reliable source
that the government has decided to aban-
don the land purchase bill for the present
session. At a hurried conference of Lord
Harrington and Mr.. Chamberlain and the
unionist whips 1t was decided to call a
meeting of the whips for tomorrow and TO
urge the government to adhere to the land
purchase, tithes and licensing bills and to
proposal to carry bills from session to ses-
sion. Lord Harrington will preside at to-
morrow's sitting.
The cabinet had meeting to-day in W.
H. Smiths private room in the House of
Commons. The conference lasted two
hours. Lord Salisbury was present. The
subject of discussion was the unexpected
result of the Carlton Club meeting. During
the conference the chief whip of the party
was called in twice to take part in the con-
sulration. 1t is reported that the ministers
favored an autumn session, but determined
to await the action of the Harrington
meeting and to assemble again on Saturday
for final decision. If any bill is dropped
the unionists prefer that it shall be the