New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-01
rBr CABLE TO The TRIpUYE.i
cspyy,oh,; 1891 By The Tribune Assoc,aton.

-.ortial nroorcss There seems to be a laudablc
desire to dispose Of the work of the session. MI
Cbannng's resolution in favor of ovcrworkcd ral-
uav servants and urging that the Board OF Trade
should limit the hours of work and, II necessary,
.or,ncl the employment of more men. almost landed
the Government in defeat. As the debate went
an il was revealed that Mr. Channing's proposals
moi with much SYMPATHY on the Government side
In the first instance Ministers opposed any con-
oessions but when their own supporters appealed
Cor the appuntment Of Committee of Inquiry
the Government were glad to shclvc the suDJcct
bv the adoption of that plan. The front Opposl-
tion bench however, insisted on division, ana
Ministers only carried the amendment by Al 10
,2i When the committee gets TO work the
first inquiry will be whether or not legislation is
necessary. and next how it shall take effect
German influence has been felt in Parliament
in another direction. 1t has been laid down IN
some of the minor law courts that to call o"t
workmen on a strike before the legal contract has
expired is criminal offence. If this decision
should lie maintained on appeal, it will be dctri-
mental TO the organizers Of tradeSuniPns ana
strike movements. Efforts, therefore. have been
made by Mr. e Robertson to secure a Para-
mcntary declaration that intimidation can only he
punishcd when it assumes the shape of actual
menace This proposal rejected by only
thrty-siN votes
You have been informed by the telegraph OF
the act of reparation to Mr.. Bradlaugh. when Il
few nights ago the Commons eNpunged from us
record the resolution of June, 1880 While thc
debate was proceeding an intimatlon reached 'he
Members that Mr.. Bradaugh was In cilIcai
state The generosity of the House was nioFeo
by this intelligence, and when the uoNeliilch'
was asked TO be magnanmous by Tories like Sir
Afgff fs,pl NJ
bv Mr.. Gladstone. the leader OF the House DIS
carded the speech made by the Mtorney-ueheral
against the proposal and agreed TO the adoption
Of the course asked for. 1t is doubtful whether
Mr. Rradlaurh ever realized what the House hau
done for him. tor he was unconscious several days
beforc his death MIR. Badlaugh had mole thah
q leading position in the Commons. 1hotSh
scores of Members disapproved his agnoSlc VIEWS
his personal behavior was 50 courteous anu ii'
moderation SO uncN Npccted after the turpulch' w
periences which he had passed through 'ii'' o''"
Corsorvotives were among his best friends lie was
also noted for his courage III playing the paI o can
did friend especially toward quach TaHlcdiie'" am
the sell-advertisng representatives ol lapoI' WIN
claimed hin. rs one of their class MI. brdol"ush
I'D q, extraordinary career He WAS of humble
origin. He b.gan life rs an errahd-noy' was
afterward needy coal agent, spent three years
as a trooper in a regiment of dragons then be-
came q clerk in a lawyers office, where he op-
toined his first knowledge of legal questions, whch
enabled him to win every one OF the many law
suits in which he was subsequently ehs'Hc"'
His association with Mrs l"sant IN the puoiica
ton of an unsavory pamphlet on the Maithusi'"
doctrine WAS even more unpaatable to many
people than his aggressive lnhCellty. lie VIII
be chiefly remembered for his connection WIN
ono Of the most important constitutional questions
ff.,, mo
every man to make affirmation instead OF beng
sworn on oath. His later crusades in favor of
the natives of India have been his last successful
efforts in the direction OF reform
Mr. Bradlaugh had sufficient ability to justify
his adrnittance into any Cabinet, but his paso
record and his views on religion made him I'M
acceptable. All the newspapers speak III hlBH
terms of his dignihed behavior and Of ms having
long since smoothed down his aggressive aspeiltieS
The Irish split remains unhealcd Mr. O'Brien,
fnding IT, difficult to obtain the assent Of the
Anti-Parncllites to the terms he wishes TO offer
Mr. Parnell, has refused any sort of recognition
10 the new Irish National Press, when aSplred
to be the Anti-Parnellite organ. Excepting MT.
Uealv. the members of the Anti-Parncllitc faction
are acting with great moderation. They nave
even postponed launching a National Committee
which is TO take the place OF the League MI
Healy, however, is combatiye. lie declares hlm-
self highly offended by the prolonged Boul0ghc
negotiations.
Meanwhile Mr.. Parnen is acting as the vcrltablc
r,sh leader. While waiting for his opponents L.
make up their minds, he is putting them in tight
corner by insisting upon eXtravagant demands
which they cannot afford TO repudiatc AZ Water
ford for instance he declared for Irish Parlia-
ment which should have the settlement Of all the
Irish questions subject only 10 the constitutional
veto of the Crown. This language provoked Mr..
Mccarthy nj Manchester to talk against the lnde-
pcndence OF Ireland Mr.. Panclls demands are
not ONLY embarrassing to the Mccarthy section,
but exceedingly incOnvenient 10 the GladstOnian
Liberals The latter realize how much the pOpu-
lace of Ireland supporting Mr.. Parncll, and
how little chance OF acceptance even the pro-
pos:ls of 1886 would have, now that Mr.. Par
nell is openly educating the Irish mind to the
level Of separation. Mr.. Gladstone has promised
10 introduce legislation which shall satisfy Irish
oninion He cannot fail TO see that Irish opinion
is now travelling into REGIONS where the English
and Scotch Will not follow. He is said to have
expressed profound disappointment, ana these eN-
pres,ions lie at the root Of many uhcohIi!hc"
rumors which have been current III the last iew
GAYS that Mr. Gladstone contenpiates Ie'l'e"e"'
nom public life. The IIariepool election gave
him ground for pausnc In that intention IL III
ever existed, but he cannot prevent the ulsih'esr"
lion in his own ranks which Mr.. PaInell Ieccii1
language has DEVELOPED.
Sir John Pope lenncssy maintains his record
When a member of the colonial serVle' he was
ALWAYS in hot water He Is again causing ms
chief, now that he has got into Parliament ne
has already voted against the Antl-fafhehio'', "
which faction he is supposed to be!ohs nc "
also voted against the cause OF LABOR. LUIS wen
bc has zone stage further BY proposing to disturb
tho Act of Settlement. Mr. Gladstone in the sup
posed intees, of Sir Charles Russell, Catholic who
asnires to the woolsack, has PROPOSED resolution
that a Catholic may hold the Office of L0d