Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-03-06
LABoUonBHs SUSPENDED.

An Exciting Time ih the EhSH~n
eaOuse of Commons, Growing Out
OF the Cleveland street Scandals
LRb0ucilere Suspended by n Vote
OF i77 to a6.
LONDON, Feb. 2s.--Mr. Labouchere spoke
to his motion Of iLquiry Into the Cleveland I
street scandal, which had been made pntC
OF tho regular order for to-day In the house I
OF commons. He alleged that the case pre-
scented an offl3ial attempt to defeat the t
course OF ilellcs, aud thorefore he had
moved the reduction of the credits related
to the administration Of juetice.
He detailed tho facts OF the scandal, ana
commended that thp sentence OF nine months
imprisonment Tor Week WAS itself scandal,
bernrsa OF the inads quacy OF the punish
ment to the uifanBe committed. me
treasury officials, having full knoWiedRe OF
the whole AFFAIR, had RETAINED from prose-
cutting Newlova and Week until Sir Steven-
son glackwoad secretary 10 the post Office
had insisted upon taking action against ms
own suburdnates. the postal employees
involved. Tho objsct OF the government
was obviously to nunt Hammond beyond
the range OF extradltlon, that beinE TO-
Gatdej as the best plan for preventing me
making Of revelations affecting certain per-
sonages. [0ppositlon caeers.l
THE POLICE ORDERED TO DEsIsr.
When Monroe, chief of police, reported
to tho treasury tho evidence In tha hands
of the police involving Lord Arthur SOM
erset and others, tho TREASURY ordered the
| police 20 deslst from Watching the case,aud
! Somerset obtained from the Horse GUARDS
| four months leays OF absence to enable him
| to quit the country. But he did not quit
the country. He appeared at the funeral
| OF his grandmother, the Dowager Duchess
| Of Beaufort. Lieutenant GeueEl Sir Dlfn-
| ton probyn, "a prominent member OF the
household Of the Prince of Wales, informed
Lord ealisbury OF this, Lord Salisbury
| stated that n warrant to ke MIN Into GUS
tody would be iasued; but ne caused tills
decision TO tecorne known 70 Lord Arthur
Somsrset's commanding oi1iaer, through
whom Is information wis conveyed TO
Somerset ThereuPon Somerset ned.
STILL A MAGISTRATE FOR TWO COUNTIES.
| Lord Arthur Somerset was rot dolly al
lowed 10 resign his commission and leave
tho army "a an honorhbb ntliGeri pnt at
this moment he IS SIN magistrate for Two
counties. [LaughteF.l Moreover, ne ulu
not hide himself He went TO Pefa openly
aad ASKED for an official place at the court
Of the sultan. Two men are now IN PRISON
for their part In the3e scaldalous occur
rences but they are poor and obscure men.
The government took care that tho warrant
for his apprehension should nnt be Issued
till he was out OF the country. [Uheers and
ministerial "Ohs."l
MAKING THE CHARGE PLAIN ENOUGH
Mr.. Labouchere said his charge was plain
enough. 1t was that the Marquis Of Salls-
bury and others crimlnaily oonapirad 70
defeat the ends OF justice. Therefore he
asked that the COMMITTEES inquire into ms
allegations. Laughter and eDesrel
, MI. Labouenere then withdrew nis mo-
tlon.
Sir Richard Webster, the attorney genera
said he believed the house would agree
with MIN that there WAS not shadow o.
J foundation for these disgraceiul charges
} The story told by Mr.. Laboucheie to tht
: effect that the Marquis OF Salisbury had In
! formed Sir DiRhton Pfobyn tnRt Whrfeh
was about to be Issued WAS mere gossip
Mr.. Labouchere, interruptng here, of9rec
to write the name of his informant On
a slip of paper and put tho slip OF paper lntt
a the hand u Sir Richard Webster, leaving Z
4 Richard the choice OF disclosing or not ula
a closing the name to the house.
Z Sir lsichard Wooster said Mr.. Lsboucher'
a could adopt what course he chose, II
! himself had direct authority to contradic
: the allegation that the Marquis OF Salsburl
I had spoken to any one regarding tho issu
Q of the warrant.
{ Mr.. IIabouehere sgid he could not acoap
o Sir Richard Wabster's ASSURANCES, nor dl
o ha believe the Marquis OF Salisbury, who's
2 denials were obviously untrue.
The chairman here interveped, and re
\ quested the gentleman to Withdraw til
!. words calling into question the verRoliy q
y the premier.
q LADoUCHERE SUSPENDED.
II Mr.. LRbouchere declined to withdraw tn
Q words, aud speaker named him for SUI
pension, and called upon the house to IL
10 Judge upon the conduct OF the memhe
k Upon division the suspension WAS carrie
"a by IN TO 90.
70 MIR. Lanouchere, In leaving the hous
= said he regretted the fact, but his col
u science would not allow him to say thu
N he believed the denial OF the Marqu
l OF Salisbury. [Caeers from the Parne
es partyl
IL LospoN, March Tho Star, Mr. T.
10 0'uunnot's paper, commenting on the pr
IL ceedings In the house OF commons yeste
ct day In relation to the Cleveland sire
10 scandal, says the Liberals intend to prole
"A against MIR. Labonehere's suspension
such manner as to deter tho chairmG
- from again making such ruling as that
u yesterday.
rs The Star also accuses the goverImnt
ia eulpable remlssness IN enabling TITLED crlr
re- inais" to escape punishment for conneetl6
I'd with the scandal.
~ The Pal Mall Gazette demands OF Lo
no Salisbury the appointment OF oommisslt
70 OF inquiry to decide VINO Is to blame for u
escape OF the criminals.
The Globe denouncea Mr.. Labouche
y for his tnsolenee and says his political ira
Is led him to endeavor TO connect the cover
re ment with nauseous scandal, and to pc
IRE ne hero and martyr.
The Conservative members OF parlieE.e
as intend to demand that MIR. Lhbouchere
ed compelled by tho house TO name
he authority for MS statement In the house
,re commons last night regarding the conv'
mt aatlon between Lord Salisbury and Lie
rly tenant-gHneral Sir Dlghton PIobyn IN re
1t ton to Lord Arthur Somerset.
he 1t Is reported to-day that Sir Fran
not Knollye, private secretary to the Prince
Wales, was Mr.. Labouchere's Informant.
Tho E.nbOr COnfen emec.