Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-05
LONDON CABLE LETTER.
GLADSTONE CANNOT MAKE GOOD
HIB PROMISES.
The r ono Rule Bill Is Not All the Irish
Expected-Monometa Will
Predominate in the Mon
etary Congress.

LONDON, Nov .4.-[Copyright. 1892, by
the New York Associated Press J.
When Gladstone, soon after taking the
reins of Office, held conference with
Mccarthy and O'Brien on home rule,
he gave them a distinct impression
that the forthcoming bill OF
the Liberal government would pro.
vide for full representation OF
Irish members in the imperial parlia-
ment. The progress of the bill in the
cabinet councils during the present
week has darkened the prospects OF it's
approval by the Nationalists. The sup
porters of the ministry say the cabinet
is discussing favorably the clause to re-
tain Irish representation in parliament,
but to reduce the number of members
entitled to vote on imperial questions
only from 103 to rs, under the new
scheme of the redistribution of seats.
Another point regarding which the
Irish leaders are likely to come into
collision with the ministry ia the de-
cision that the imperial parliament
shall. by two-thirds majority, have
the power to veto all bills passed by the
Irish parliament. The Irish National
lists demand that the sole right to veto
such bills be vested in the crown, under
the direct advice of the Irish ministers
The McCarthyites are better pleased
with the amendments giving the Irish
parliament control over the police and
| Judiciary. and the Liberal provisions to
settle the land questions alter the funds
under the existing purchase act are ex
hausted.
Both the Liberal and Conservative
wire-pullers are trying to seize
an advantage in the agitation spring
ing up because of the depression O
1 agriculture, to form a farmers party
The demands made include readjust
ment of the rates of farmers pay fol
holdings, the formation OF land courts
the reduction of tithes and income taxes
and reform in the game lew. The farm
ers are now fearing the worst year knowr
| to the present generation, and are seek
ing relief in immediate legislation or
these lines.
| Now that the membership of the mon
etary conference is fully made up, it il
evident that the advocates of the single
standard are in the majority England
Germany, Austria and Belgium will
send delegates having a preponderanct
of monO-metalists, yet the growing helie
in London financial circles is that TIM
conference will effect some arrangement
The talk formerly indulged in abou
the futility of the congress is NJ
longer heard. The president of tn,
institute OF bankers, in his inaugura
address, referred to the currency ques
tion as urgently demandinga reasonabl,
settlement. The duty of the govern
ment, he said, is to find a practica
remedy. for the existing difficulties
could never be met by theoretic discus
sion. This declaration has great signiti
canoe as distinct advance in tn
treatment of the subject. The attitud
of the English delegates is expected t,
guide the decisions to great degree
They have as yet received no definite in
structions. 1t is reported that the gov
ernment is considering the suggestion
by influential firms of Manchester
Liverpool and London to settle th'
question upon the basis of reciprocal
concessions, the gold standard countrie
taking silver coins at par, and the silve
countries giving in return reduction
in tariffs.
A leading expert on the subject tol,
the Associated Press correspondent
that reciprocity upon silver coinag
basis would be impracticable,