Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-09
TO PRESERVE A MAJORITY.
A Settlement of the Newfoundland
Question Looked For.
TIE BLACKGUARD'S RELIEF BILL
A Nickname of Measure 10 Smooth Over
the Recent Scandals.
GOSSIP FROM THE BRITISH CAPITAL
rooPTRIeHr. 1891, By THE NEW YORK ASSOCIATED
PREss.l

PREssl
LONDON, May 6-To-day's Cabinet
Council, which was prolonged over three
hours, discussed Lord Kuutiord's reply to
the memorial which the Newfoundland
delegates presented Wednesday, and the
more momentous question of the period of
the dissolution OF Parliament The
elections in miniature have progressed far
enough to indicate the drift of public
opinion. The South Dorset poll shows a
significantly large reduction in the Tory
vote, and coming upon the striking Glad
stonian success in Stow Market, has dis
PEELED the Unionist delusions that the
Government is still certain of big ma
iOrily.
Although the recent series of by-elec-
tions is not perfect test for the general
elections, they have already afforded abund-
ant proof that the Parnell disaster has not
weakened the popularity of Mr.. Gladstone
or the strength of the Liberals.
Arranging Parliamentary Business.
The Cabinet to-day had to decide the
course of business in the House of Com
mons, in view Of the fact that if the Gov
ernment decides to dissolve Parliament in
the autumn the strongest measures must be
taken to hasten the passage of the Irish
land bill and the introduction of the educa-
ton measure. After to-day's council it be-
came known that the Ministers had deter
mined against an early dissolution.
In regard to Newfoundland, Lord Knuts-
ford, after to-day's council, resumed CON-
munications with the Newfoundland dele
gates The latter, in their memorial,
offered to submit a bill to the Imperial
Government, which, once agreed to, could
BE- exreditiously passed by the Colonial
Legislature as temporary act The dele
gates draft OF the bill. now known as the
huutsfurd bill, is reported to have been ap-
proved by the Cabinet. Lord knutsiord's s
reply to the delegates memorial is now be-
ing prepared, and ought to be in the hands
of the delegates tomorrow. 1t is expected
that this reply will enable the Colonial
Legislature to pass the proposed act before
the Whitsuu recess, and thus lead to the
Governments dropping the present obno1-
iOus bill.
immortality Among Members.
The formalites of the expulsion of Cap
tain Verney aud Mr.. DE Kobain from the
House of Commons will be secret. Mr.. |
Gladstone, Mr.. Goschen, Lord Harrington |
and Mr.. Mccarthy will speak in vindica- |
ton of the historic purity Of character Of |
the House Of Commons. The recent crop OF \
scandal. involves IN disgrace seven members
OF Parliament, not including Several who /
escaped exposure, so that their cases were |
not widely talked about. No party capital |
can,be made out ofthe revelations, each sec. |
tion contributing its blackguard TO the list. !
a special curiosity attaches 10 the ques.
tion how Mr.. Gladstone will deal with the |
phenomenal outburst ofvice among members |
OF the House OF Commons. ConYersing |
with friend on the Verney case, he ex- |
pressed the opinion that there was nothing |
exceptional in the cases OF the public men |
exposed; that the importance Of the cases
lay in its being symptomatic Of social and |
moral disease, requiring vigorous, united |
Christian action TO amend IL.
The I3lackGuard's Relief Bill.
Sir Henry James introduced a bill en-. |
abling members of the House- of Commons
10 resign without resorting toNhe fiction of |
applying for the stewardship OF the Chiltron
Hundreds. Pending the House publicly
cleansing itself of Verney and De Kobain
the James bill will not be permitted to come
uD for discussion. The bill has been Judged
as designed to enable other culprits to sneak
out silently, and has got fatally dubbed /
the Parliament Biackguard's Relief Bill"
although it compeIs members to apply to
the House for leave to resign.
Mr., Parneil's refusal to refer the question
Of the release of the Paris fund to arbitra-
tion has thrown the McCarthyites back
upon another method to relieve evicted ten-
ants. County conventions and meetings
throughout Ireland will raise funds until
the date OF the general elections when it is
hoped Parnelllsm will be finally wiped ont. |
The McCarthyites have received overtures
proposing to them not to contest a number
OF seats, in consideration of the Parnellites
abstainlng from contesting other Seats
ParneIPs Transparent Trick.
As this arrangement is a trick to allow
MIR. Parnell to return to the next Parlis-
meut at the head of a secure faction OF
probably 20, the McCarthyites will not as
sent TO II. Every Parncllite candidate will
be opposed.
Lord Rothchild, Sir Julian Goldsmid and
Samuel Montagu form the English commit
lee TO concert with Baron Hirsch and other
continental Hebrews for means to assist the
Russian Hebrews. No definite scheme of
emigration has been arranged. Communi-
cations from ST. Petersburg leave it doubt
iul whether the Government will permit the
wholesale emigration of the perseeuted
class.
Judge Stephen, who recently resigned
from the High Court of Justice on account
of alleged mental incapacity, will get a pen
cir as S17 5O0 r. |