Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-05
FOREIGN TOPICS OF INTEREST.
Defeat of Mr.. Gladst0ne's Bin for Removing
Religious Disability.

FOREIGN TOPICS OF INTEREST.
Defeat of Mr.. Gladstone's Bin for Removing
| Religious Disability.
In the house Of commons yesterday Mr.. Glad
stone moved the second reading Of the bill to re-
move religious disability and during the course
| Of his remarks he said: When we undertook BY
this bill to remove from the statutes an inius-
tice and an anomaly which are discredit to
us ichecrsl we hoped that it would be neces-
sary to spend only few minutes in introducing
the bill. Now that we needed to trespass at
greater length upon parliament there were
mutterings and murmurings. As chancellor of
the excEequer in 1868 pleaded for the OPEN
ing of the mos. difficult Offices. to which the
most objection was taken. 1t is seriously doubt
full now whether Roman Catholics are legally
disabled from holding the offices of viceroy of
ireland and lord chancellor of England.
Tie Catholic relief act did not impose in 60
many words. disability to hold these Offices II
provided that no Catholic should be entitled to
titled
What" Mr. Gladstone asked, sis the Catholic
legal position? Before the act Of 1929 every
subject was entitled. presumably, to hold any
crown Office, but Catholics were debarred by
the test act
Mr. Gladstone added that he and a number
OF good lawyers, including the chief justice,
were not aware that there was any disability
except the test act. which was repealed in 1863.
Mr.. William Henry Smith. first lord of the
treasury, asked why Mr.. Gladstone's speech was
made now instead of during the many years ne
had held Office.
Mr.. Gladstone retortcd that he had delivered
similar speeches in 1867.
Mr.. Smith replied that Mr.. Gladstone then
was IN opposition and that. moreover in 1881
nr. dEdstone. IN answering question on the
same subject, said that the government did not
intend to advocate the abolition of all the re-
manning religious checks such prevented the
chancellor or sovereign being Catholics Catho-
lies did not demand the bill.
Mr.. Smith opposed the bill because it applied
to two persons only, and moved that it be read
Tor the second time six months hence.
After further debate Mr. Gladstone's molten
for the second reading of the bill now was re-
jected. the vote being 223 in the affirmative
and 256 in the negative.
Home Secretary Matthews and Sir William
vernon Harcpurt abstained from voting Three
conservatives and nine unlonists including Mr.
Chamberlain and Sir Henry James, supported
the bill.
TROUBLE IN THE czAREwIrcHs suITE
Prince Bariatinsky and some other members
OF the suite of the czarewitch are returning
home in consequence of trouble on board the
Russian ironclad Pamiatz Azova, on which the
czarewitch, accompanied by Prince George of
Greece, Is making tour Of the east. The orr
gin of the trouble is obscure 1t il known
however. tina. Prince Bariatinsky, without con-
suiting Capt. Lohmann, commander If the
PamiatZ Azova. undertook to give orders to the
crew and that on one occasion he ordered the
boats to be launched for the purpose of giving
the czarewlth an ocean row Capt Lobmarn
promptly countermanded the order. as there
was quite heavy sea at the time and
he feared that the lives of the czarewitch and
his party might be endangered. Some Of the
members Of the crew sided with Prince Baria-
tlnsky and Capt. Lohmann in order to restore
clsclpllne, mad 20 threaten TO use the most Sc |
we're measures. Finally the captain sent the |
malcontents out of the ship, replacing them |
with men from the warships ting the |
Pamiatz Azova.
COMPULSORY ARMY SERVICE IN BELGIUM |
band of about 1000 conscripts yesterday |
paraded the streets Of Manoge in the province |
OF Hainaut, Belgium, as a demonstration against
compulsory service in The army. They sang
the Marsellles and fastened to their caps
number of grenadiers, charged with mutinons
conduct, are being tried by court. The |
efforts to bring about an agreement between
the left and right sections OF the chamber of
in regard to revision Of the |
have failed. A majority of the
of the chamber have now pro- |
nounced against the radical scheme as tending |
toward universal suffrage
AUsTnIAs MINISTER OF FINANCE RESIGNS |
The Austrian emperor has accepted the |
resignation of the minister Of finance, Priyy |
Councillor DR.. j. Dunajewski, who was ap-
pointed June 26, 1880. Ill health is the cause |
OF DIR. Dunajewskis resignation. and, as a |
token OF the emperor's appreciation Of his |
faithful and efficient services, the doctor re-
life member OF the upper house of the reichs- |
rath. Herr Steinbach, chief Of the ministry |
Of justice, succeeds DR.. Dunajewski as minister |
Of finance.
WILL fight THE SHIP OWNERS
In consequence of the ship owners taking |
hostile legal action the London docks joint |
committee have abandoned discharging ships |
and conflict between the lockers and the |
ship owners has commenced. The latter will be |
compelled to organize staff Of $500 leaders |
and unioaders to meet the ordinary demands |
OF the port of London. In addition an entire
police division will be needed to protect the |
men while ut work.
TREATMENT OF GERMAN EMIeRANrs
The Hamburg-American Steam Packet Com
pany has issued a circular stating that it will
not convey any Germans to Brazil. 1t is un-
aerstood that this action on the part of the
company is due to the recent COM
plants OF harsh treatment made by the Ger
man emigrants who have gone to Brazil.
PORTUGUESE AND SPANISH REvoLUrIoNIsrs
As result Of the investigation being made
in the recen. revolt in Oporto upon the part
Of portion Of the garrison the police officials
report that they have obtained convincing
proof that the insurgents were in league with
spanish revolutionists. Among the proofs in
the hands Of the authorities are documents
seized in the Office Of the Repubiica Portuguese.
which include messages of congratulation re-
ceived from Spanish republican organizations,
greeting the Portuguese revolutionists as
brothers" who were on the eve of triumph"
THE IRISH LEADERSHIP
There is no truth in the report that an abso-
ute settlement of the matters in dispute in the
irish parliamentary party has been arrived at.
It is necessary that Messrs. Mccarthy, Sexton,
Dillon and O'Brien should again confer to-
sether. 1t is probable that Mr.. Sexton will re-
,isit Boulogne-sur-Mer
Nh. Mccarthy has issued a summons for a
meeting of his followers on February r. and
&c hopes that satisfactory settlement with the
will then be read for ratification.
Removing West virginia's Capital.
Representative Stillman Young of the West
Virginia house of delegates yesterday intro
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