New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-16
THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT.
TREATIES MADE BY STANLEY IN AFRICA
UNAUTHORIZED
Mr. GLADSTONE VIGOROUSLY OPPOSES CON-
PENsArpNG PUBuoANs-MR. GoscHEN
THREATENS TO RESIGN.

London. May 15.-sr James Ferguson. Under FOR
eign Secretary stated in the House of Commons this
evening that Henry VI. SANKEY'S treaties with African
chieis were not authorized by the Government.
sir Wilfred Lawson resumed the debate on the
licensing question. lie asked what pnblcans had
done that they should be rewarded. The country
| had hitherto pcnsioncd for killing enemies OF
the nation The bill under discussion would pension
those who were daily active in killing their fellow
countrymen. 1t would lead to an immensely OF evils
and further public degradation corruption and JOB
berry, II the Government desired to diminish the
curse OF drinking let them take the advice OF tenn
| pcrancc men how 10 do so.
Mr.. Matthews, Home Secretary defended the COM
pensaton clauses the grounds of expedlency ana
| legality.
Mr.. Gladstone said he saw necessity for treat
! Ing this matter as a party question. He gave mr.
Goschen credit for sincerity in his attempt to lessen
the evils Of the liquor trade. The means proposed
were utterly futile and extremely dangerous Tho
question was gradually assuming larger dimensions
In the public view. The tide of public opinion
against the liquor traffic fast rising. (Cheers'l
The bill itself ought to instll In the minds OF those
concerned in vast proprietary liquor interests priden
tal considerations to the policy Of opposing public
opinion Allusion had been made to remarks OF his,
ten years ago, In favor of compensation. Since then
the law had been settled in a wholly unfavor-
able to the doctrine Of vested interests. He certainly
never contemplated approving bill such as TINS,
which proposed the purchasing Of number Of public
ouses any terms that the propretors we're WILING
to accept. The bill might fairly be described as "a
bill for the endowment Of public houses Ceres OF
Hear, hearl") 1t was said that the publcans woud
not be entirely Of the situation, magistrates
might refuse to grant licenses to those who refused
to sell the terms offered by the county councils
Would the Government put amendment to the bill
TO that efectl (Cheers.)
1t was also argued said the speaker, that the
| aofpu 1io bouc
rived from drink itself Every since he had known
the country's finances 1t had a recognized prin-
| cipe that duty which would most limit consump-
ton should be imposed upon spirits. Therefore the
highest duty that could be levied already pre-
| engaged for public funds. clear. hearty be
sides, he did not believe that bench of magistrates
would refuse to renew license because the holder
would not accept the County Councils price. At the
most, the bill would produce trng reduction OF the
number Of public houses without any corresponding
reduction Of the actual traffic. II County Council
| bought public house for large sum, 1t would DO
| utterly impossible for magistrates to refuse
| to renew the license Of another similarly placed
Thus the magistrates control would become paralyzed
| The measure woud efectually raise new barrier
formidable beyond anything existing, to Temperance
| legislation (Cheers.) AS the law now stood tho
pubcans had claim for compensation arising from
any contingency to which they were subject The
magistrates had absolute power to refuse to renew
money to purchase licenses tie terms of the
| holders? e. Hear, hearl'') The bill was bad In
principle and 1T was utterly unsupported by prece
dent. comparison had been made with the West
Indian compensation What would Parlia-
ment have said TO the placing of s20oo0,00O in the
hands of the public authorities enable them to go
| around among the save-owners cmancipating any
slaves whose owners they could satisfy regarding the
price to be paid (Cries Of Hear, hear!D In
| clusion the speaker said
THE present measure Is so framed that 1t will
paralyze every valuable principle embodied in the
temperance cause, the progress of which is now regis
tered from day TO day. and In the future triumph
OF which We have undoubted confidence" (Cheers.)
Mr. Gaines motion 10 reject the Local Taxation
800 to 266 The bill then passed the second reading
Dublin, May The Freeman's Journal chucklcs
over trick that was played upon the Conservatives
| House OF Commons on Mr.. Russes motion 20 ad-
iourn the debate the Irish Agricultural Laborers'
bill IL appears that when the Conservative whips
members from tho clubs for hurried division. they
| found the instruments in possession of Parnete
members, who held conversations the wires with
fictitious friends until the division bell rang, when,
Of course, II was too late for the whips to the
aid of the missing members. The stratagem Of the
ParneIlites, defeating the Government the motion
10 adjourn, Mr.. Balfour allowed the bill 10 go 10
ond reading without division.
"The Daily Express Conservative says at
the defeat quickcns the activity OF the whips, and
begets truer harmony Of action among the Govern
disguise. IL the second time this session that the
| Government has been surprised, and the blunder is
without excuse"
II IS reported that Mr. Goschen Chancellor of the
nQuishes the proposal to compensate publcans whose
licenses are cancelled.