Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-24
TORIES CRAWFISH.
They Make Another Mastery
Retrograde Movement.
LICENSE COMPENSATION DROPPED.

The Times Expresses Its Disgust I'm Very
Plain Difficulties Ahead In the
Partition of Afriea-The Natives MAY
Raise Observation-Disclosures Not i'm Love
with the Prospect of German Citizen
ship-spurgeon Declines a Fortune.
LONDON, June 24,-The government
made another withdrawal last night in
the commons. Smith announced that the
government had reached the conclusion
that it would he impossible to pass the
licensing clause in the local taxation bill
in full. The clause proposed an appropri-
alton of a certain portion of the new taxa
ton on intoxicating liquors with a view
to extinguish licenses, and also that power
be conferred on the county councils to
purchase and extinguish licenses. The
first proposal the house had approved, as
far a. England was concerned The gov
eminent would therefore proceed with the
proposal as affecting Scotland and Ireland
The Proposal That Is Postponed.
The proposal To confer upon the county
councils power TO purchase and extin-
guish licenses would not be proceeded
with, but the government would ask the
house TO agree TO allow the money for the
extinction OF licenses to accumulate until
parliament shall direct its application.
The proposal TO suspend the issue OF new
licenses has been approved in all its sec
tons, and would remain. In accordance
with the governments decision they
would ask the house to agree to an
amendment by which the moneys allotted
for the extinguishment of licenses shall
be invested and accumulated until an act
shall he passed directing how they shall be
applied.
Gladstone opposed the principle of pur-
chase, but Smith said the government
could not disregard the fact that the prin-
ciple OF purchase had received the ap-
prevail of the house by a large majority.
lCries OF Only four At all events, the
money accumulated would be disposed OF
by parliament. Smith further said, in
answer to a question by Darling. that par
lament could deal with the money as il
| might choose. After further debate Smith
asked the house to delay discussion of the
| matter until after the amendment was
reached
Temperance People Not Satisfied.
W. :. kaine, the Unionist whip, who
has been one OF the strongest opponents oil
the measure, resigned his seat in the house
last night with a view to test the feeling
OF the electorate on the question by seek
| ing reelection on the anti-compensatioI
| platform. The temperance leaders held q
meeting last night and issued a manifesto
declaring the governments scheme worse
than worthless and entirely misleading
| The principle of compensation remains un
touched and must be overthrow
| Caustic Comment of The Times.
The Times, commenting on the govern
| ment's abandonment OF the compensation
| clause, says that the government ha:
| again shifted its ground and given its enc
mics the right To say that the ministry
1 know neither their own minds nor the
! minds OF their enemies There Is no rea
| son for the government TO believe that
| the opposition will abandon their obstruc
| tive tactics in consequence of the conces
| sions which Smith supposes will end the
! controversy