New-York tribune., 1891-05-23
TOPICS IN THE ENGLISH CAPITAL.
THE LAND BILL-oRGANIzATIoN OF THE CON
ERvATIvEs-JAPAEEsE TREATIES.

ERvATIYEs-JAPAEESE TREATIES.
Copyright. 1891 BY n, NeV- YORK Associated Pres.
London, May 22-Hardly 20 per cent of the mem
bers Of the House of Commons rcappeared on the
opening Of the House yesterday. The influenza. the
edum OF the Land bill and discomfort the brief
ness of the recess combined to present array OF
empty benches. To-day the attendance was so meagre
that the whips Obliged to gather members fron
the Hobbies and even to send TO the clubs 10 get
sufficient number 10 make a quorum. Yet the final
stage Of the Land bin has been the occasion OF
momentous change, going to the root Of the whole
matter The WEAKNESS of the House has enabled Mr.
Bafour, after brief debate, TO alter vitally the
character Of the bill In its original form the measure
applied s30,00000O advanced from the Imperial
ExcheQuer on the lines of the Asloourne act, 10
enable the transfer of larger holdings to the ad-
vantage Of the great landlords and weltodo farmers
Mr. Balfours new clause at first proposed that the
greater part Of the purchase money be advanced on
holdings under $50. Mr. Parnell estimated that
the alteration would enable 100000 tenants to come
under the provisions Of the bill who would have
been excluded Under pressure from the Ulster mem
bers Mr. Balfour consented to substitute $50 the
limit The transformed bill passed the committee stage
tonight The main body Of Liberals supported the
Government.
letter from Conngsby Disraeli, nephew Of the late
Lord Beaconsed, atributng the recent Conservative
defeats to the absence of organization similar 10 that
Of the Liberals has found general echo throughout
the party pisrsen the Tory electoral execu
tive of negIecng the constituencies and failing to keep
pace with the GladstOnian tactics. The political
clubs have decided TO inquire into the charges The
present managers, Lord Abergavenny and Captain
Middleton will probably be replaced by single
officer having supreme control Conservative cleo
toral work. similar to the power possessed by Mr.
Schnadhorst over Liberal elections. The Conserve
tives however, must first find their Schnadhorst
Proposals have been made by the japanese Govern
of pts xVifh
Powers 1t is proposed to raise the customs tariffs TO
70 per cent ad valorem IN place Of the existing rate
Of per cent The present Consular Courts In the
open ports Of Japan 70 coninue In existence Tor
five years the date Of the new treaties and are
10 have jurisdiction in all cases arising within the
foreign concessons while the japanese courts are 70
decide cases-wheter the parties concerned be foreign
er or nOtarsing outside of the concessions Foreign
er are debarred from the right of acquiring freehold
rights in property holding railway and mining shares,
or taking part in the Japanese eoasting trade The
British GovernnAnt has exchanged communications
with the German Government regarding these proposals
The two Governments have agreed TO oppose the
changes as iberal, and viii demand that Japan re-
consider them
debate over Calderon's Academy picture st. Eliza
beth of Hungary She is depicted taking the vows
renouncing the world while kneeng nude at the altar
The press comments aroused protest from CathoHc
priests declaring the painting historically untrue
CaIderon replied by quoting Latin record In which
the saint is described the altar and which says
Exuit ct nudavit." Catholic authorities responded
that the words were used fgurativey. Professor
Huxley intervened in support Of Calderon and quoted
record proving that the same sanity Queen, with her
maids as a penance stripped to the shift and
whipped Crowds flock to see the painting, which the
authorities OF the Academy have bousht Tor Il 2OO
The American millers were guests last night AZ a
dinner given by the Liverpool -four trade. To-day they
made tour of the Liverpool docks and Inspected the
method of handling American produce. They VIII
start tomorrow tor Edinburgh.
Baron Hirsch has completed the purchase OF an I'M,
mense tract OF land 10 Uruguay upon which he VIII
form a Hebrew colony.