St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-09
mon; ten to one he would chattel mort
gage his furniture the day before ship
ping it to California.
ENGLAND's COUNCIL.
1t Decides Against an Early Dis
solution.


solution.
LONDON, May 8.-To-day's cabinet
council, which was in session over three
hours, discussed Lord Knutford's reply
to the memorial which the New Found
land delegates presented on Wednes
day, and the more m0mentous question
of the period of the dissolution of par
Lament. The elections in miniature
have progressed far enough TO indicate
the drift of public opinion. The South
Dorset poll shows significantly large
reduction in the Tory vote, coming
upon the striking Gladstonian sue
cess in Stolwart, has dispelled
the Unionist delusionS that the
government is still certain of a big
majority. Although the recent series
of by-elections is not perfect test for
the general elections, they have already
afforded abundant proof that the Par
nell disaster has not weakened the pop
ularity of Mr.. Gladstone or the strength
of the Liberals. The cabinet to-day had
to decide the course of business in the
house of commons in view of the fact
that if the government decides to dis
solve parliament in the autumn
the strongest measures must be
taken to hasten the passage
of the Irish land bill and the
introduction of the education measure.
After to-day's council it became known
that the ministers had determined
against an early dissolution. In regard
to New FOundland. Lord Knutsford,
after to-day's council, resumed commu-
nications with the New Foundland del
egates. The latter, in their memorial,
offered to submit a bill to the imperial
government, which could be expedi-
tously passed by the colonial legisla-
ture as temporary act. The delegates
draft of the bill now known as
The KnutsfOrd BiII
is reported to have been approved by
the cabinet. Lord Knutsford's reply to
the delega els memorial, it is expected,
will enable the colonial legislature to
pass the proposed act before the Whit
sun recess, and thus jead to the govern
ment dropping the present obnoxious
bill.
The formalities of the expulsion of
Capt. Verney and Mr.. Decobain from
the house of commons will be secret.
Mr.. Parnell, Mr.. Goschen, Lord Har-
rington and Mr.. Mccarthy will
speak in vindication of the his
toric purity of character of the
house of commons. The recent crop
OF scandals involves seven members of
parliament, not including several who
escaped exposure, but their cases were
widely talked about A special curl
osity attaches to the question how Mr..
Gladstone will deal with the phenomenal
outburst of vice among members of the
house of commons. Sir Henry James
hoe nj hi
of the house of commons to resign with
out resorting to the fiction of applying
for the stewardship of the chiltren hun
dreds. Pending the house publicly
cleaseS itself of
Verney and DecObain.
the James bill will not be permitted to
come up for discussion. The bill has
been judged as designed to enable other
culprits to sneak out silently, and has
got fatally dubbed the "Parliament
Blackg yards Relief BILL" although it
compels members to apply to the house
for leave to resign.
Mr.. ParneliS refusal to refer the
question of the release of the Paris fund
to arbitration has thrown the McCar-
thyites back upon another method to
relieve evicted tenants. County con-
ventions, meetings throughout Ireland,
will raise funds until the date OF
the general elections, when, it is
hoped, Parnellism will be finally
wiped out. The McCarthyites have
received overtures proposing to
them not to contest number of seats in
consideration Of the Parnellites abstain
ing from contesting other seats. AS
this arrangement is trick to allow Mr..
Parnell to return to the next parlia-
ment, the head of a secure formation of
probably twenty, the McCarthyites will
not assent to it. Every Parnellite can
didate will be opposed.
Private Chilli cables states that Presi-
dent Balmaceda is arranging to flee
from Santiago, and to come to London
via Buenos Ayres. The proposals of
mediation by Frances Brazil and the
United States are rejected by the Bal
macedists, who consider the success of
such mediation impossible. Balmaceda
has invested a large sum on his per-
sonal account in London bank.