New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-14
BILL TO ENDOW PCBLlCANo.
MR.. GLADSTONE ASSAILS TIE LICENSING
MEASURE.
APPLAUSE FOR THE VENERABLE srAIEsMAN' >
TELLING PoINrs-DIssIDENT LIBERALS
WHIPPED INTO LINE.

WHIPPED lNIv L4'i"
London, June l3-The debate on ti'e Ni'o",i''o
hill was continued in the House of Commons .'lis
evening. There was a long discussion oh WI
Acland's proposal 10 apply the compensation i""u
~ education Mr. Gladstone sald IT. ia" NV"
aeserted confidently and loudly tha' 'le "lil VI"
not Sanction the principle OF compensation -
was mainly on that ground 'hat the VIZ. ~ i'"'''V
had commended II to the House, while some
.,..o.,,r. ,.d ,rgcd as the main reason for their
.nor,,.,I ,ba, the hill did establish the principle
80 ',,,,,oos,tion. {" Hear. lear He agreed
"a ,L l,t,cr The opponents OF the measure
o.siicred If n distinctly retrograde step in social
reforn They looked upon the bill as poison Tor
,1.o neonIe and demanded that the funds he ap-
olicd t.Iylrd education tn" Ministers hld "\-
nrcssed amazemcnt on LcaIln- the measure called
,be uublicans' endowment bill He had not heard
any name that so accurately denoted the purpose
~ ,hc BILL Ii was certain that public house
valucs had already risen through the prospects
raised by the measure. and he was equally sure
that the moment II became law every public
bonse in the country would be regarded as worth
more than the market price. and would not ne
ACQUIRED except at higher price Cliear. he'r J
The vast investment hy great proprietary hrmS IN
pubEc-houses monStrous eVll, ana ch'lIeiS
The growth of recent times These firms had IN
vested
If 2 renewal of license The value of tins eN-
recitation. il had been declared, rested on no legal
basis. as the licenses might under the present
law. he annullcd without compensation. The bill
,vonld establish principle that licenses nusht ne
bounbt ND by money from the public taxes at
,riceS virtually fixed bv license holders. t. Hear
hear Was not this public-house endowment
(ChcersJ
Mr.. Richie. president of the Local Government
Board-We do not intcTiere with the existing pow
ers of magistrates.
MIR Gladstone-These are idle words The Gov
eminent amendment now inserted-that the e-d'
mowers of MAGISTRATES remain intact-lN merely Ge
lnsive in the fsrc ofIthe entire character oi 'lc
hill You miqht plaster the bill with amendments
like that but 1t would not alter the aim nor give
tho measure a single shred of VALUE IN me eyes
Of the millions who oppose the measure me
amendment really means the endowment ol d 81
rantc interest at the expense OF the supl4c purS,
(, would entirely paralyZc all nope oil eHecuHG
a reduction in the number OF pupIlc-hOusSt , WIZ
ont ruinous cost to the country me uonv Nc,
would be wise 10 withdraw measure IcsHIulne ne
which every one Is puzzled TO know why 1t Was
introduced. Il hecrs. :o..a urder
Mr.. Acland's proposal was rejected H"tSt .So
clotnre-o:i n 2l3 The announcement OF tNc
fonres was received with repeated cheers hy lie
0nnosition members. who rcgardeu the cutiIn.
down OF the Government majority a. d ''IS'1''0
victory for them. - -. ro ,,erc cir
culatinr a memorial 10 the Government IN ldNoI
Of an autumn session Of Parliament have aDan-
dored the movement, in consequence oi inc thIcIC
ered RESIGNATION Of Mr.. Smith, First lorq ol tIc
Treasury and Government leader IN the H0uS' %,
Commons. in case autumn sessions were deciue"
upon. r.,, ,h hors NJ Par
4 meeting Of diSsident Liberal members a ol Slr Sr
lament was held today The session lasrl LoI
txo hours Lord Harrington said he was OF the
opinion that the proposals made by LORD SALISBURY
Idnl,in- IA tho forwarding Of Parliamentary puSl-
80 .cre tbe host means 10 meet the existing Ii
ncultics lie urged the dissident Liberals TO give
their undivided support to the OoVernmenI .
finally adoptcd declaring that the dSSldent IlUeT-
ais would support the Government. thou5n nech
orpos ZION 10 the resolution was developed duIi"E
tie dis cusSIon . =;
II Is stated that if Nh smith resigns ms sea' IN
fhe Cabinet hc will proh1hlN 'c Suc'ceded nX Lori
Harrington and that >lr HcuIN James VIII S"0-
coed Nr Matthews as Home Secretary.