The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-14
LATEST NEWS FROM EUROPE.
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iosnox. Feb. lS-The absence Of Mr.. Glad.
,,,ns has deprived the opening days OF tho
r,rllsm entary session OF much OF It's attraction
t,r ths general public. but they have been full
o,,ntarest TO politicians. The Duke Of Devon
.hira took his seat and made his maiden
,n.seh IN tho House Of Lords on Tuesday. He
,ooked very unhappy and his speech was a
,,i,ure not because IL was duller than the av-
.raec OF his oratorical efforts. but because It
Gas delivered In tho House OF Commons
,tvls, In the lower House the report
.rs' gallery 10 placed Immediately over
Ma Speaker. and the orator naturally
talks right ct the Chair. but In the
House Of Lords the reporters are placed op-
po,ite the Lord Chancellor. who Is the pre-
siding officer. and the noble orators are 40
eustomed to turn their backs to the WOOL
.,ck" The Duke OF Devonshire quite discon-
.srted tho Lord Chancellor by talking straight
out At him, and irritated his brother peers.
by compelling them to crane their necks and
make ear trumpets OF their hands. The stem
oersphers were nearly driven mad In their Of
forts TO follow tho Dukes far-away voice. and
most Of the published reports commence:
"The Duke Of Devonshlre. who was indls-
tinctly heard. said" DO. Atthe conclusion OF
tho debate Lord Salisbury took the Duke aside
and gave him advice on tho subject. so that
the novice will probably do better next time.
Mr.. Balfours FIRST appearance as leader Of
the House Of Commons was also to some ex-
tent failure. His tribute to the memory Of
the late Duke OF Clarence lacked eloquence and
dignity. and he was admittedly beaten in his
FIRST argumentative duel with Sir Villa m
Hsrcourt: but the Tories and Mugwumps
alike were moro than com pensated for these
dsappointments BY Joseph Chamberlain's
brilliant debut on Thursday as leader OF the
Liberal Unionists In the Lower House. Cham
berlain has never made better speech. and
It's pungency was strengthened BY the fact
that the bitter gibes and nouts and sneers at
his former colleagues with which 1t was thick
" studded were delivered from the front op-
position bench upon which tho Liberal leaders
were sitting.
The reference to Mr.. Goschen's one-pound
note scheme in the Queens speech. and Bal
iours promise that bill will be introduced
on the subject, have caused general surprise
and much amusement as it will be i'm possible
to carry such r easure this session. There Is
ground for the suspicion that the Government
regards this currency hobby as sort Of alter
native animal upon which to ride for fall.
n To- n wit "a ri h
Local Government bill. That measure. which
vas ito crown the structure of Unionist legis-
hton for Ireland" lie to play second fiddle to the
psltry English Agricultural bill. and there ia
little prospect Of its reaching even the second
reading stage this side OF Easter.
Esrly next month the Government will prob
sby ask for vote On account Of the financial
rear. which Will commence in-Aprik and the
Liberal leaders will demand statement OF the
Governments views as to the dissolution Of
Parliament before granting the money. The
Government reply will doubtless be unsatis-
factory. and 1t may be considered Of charao-
ter to justify the Liberals In obstructing fur
Their legislation by q moribund Parliament:
butin any event it will furnish Mr.. Gladstone
with subject for great speech.
The Tories are becoming uneasy at tho pro-
lcngsd silence Of Lord Randolph Churchill.
fearing that he is brooding over his wrongs
and means mischief to tho Government His
constituents OF South Paddington. sharing this
uneaslness and distrust wrote to him the
other day asking whether he proposed to
seek reelection. and whether in that
event he will support the Conservative
policy. Lord Randolph adroitly replied
that he intended to seek . reelection
and that he would give the same support to
uYfv hi ol, ha hnI rv;u kna ~nI
Parliament in 1874" The Paddington Tories
yet made up their minds whether the promise
embodied in them is proper answer to their
question.
Lord Randolph's support to tho Coz servativs
leaders since 1874 has often assumed strange
shapes. He has repeatedly been in open re-
bellion. and has been leader Of nearly every
intrigue in the Tory camp. He has deiled
Lord Salisbury over and over again. and
he grossly and publicly insulted the late
Lord 1desleigh and Mr.. W. II. smith. He
drove the former kindly statesman. then
known as Sir Stafford Northcote. from tho
House OF Commons to the House Of Lords,
ana. as many still firmly believe. worried him
Into An untimely grave He tried to do the
same thing with Mr.. Smith. Mr.. Stanhope. and
Lord George Hamilton. but failed. His last
achievement before starting to COW lions
inAirlca was to bring the Liberal Unionists
and Tories into sharp antagonism. and there
~ to imperll the alliance which alone has
Kept Mr.. Gladstone from power. In short,
Churchill has done the Tory party an i'm.
monse amount Of harm. and would have
done more II . man less firm than Lord
Salisbury had been Prime Minister. But he Ia
such brilliant parliament debater and 80
elective platform orator that tho Tories have
Always feared to break with him entirely. and
ne Will doubtless have Q seat In the new
parliament, whether as q member for South
faoolngton Is. for the moment. doubtful
Joseph Chamberlain has failed to obtain. in
Inc ordinary course of balloting. q day for the
discussion OF his old-age pension scheme. and
mo consequent delay has annoyed him very
much. because it has enabled his rivals to enter
Me neld which he had hoped to occupy alone.
or walter Foster. Mr.. Labouchere. Mr.. Broad.
hurst. and other good Liberals have collect.
neiy 'athered the bill the simplicity of which
nea!culated to bring ridicule upon the cum
mous machinery Of Chamberlains measure.
oy THIS little bill the Poorlaw Guardians.
whose junction 1t Is to grant relief ordinarily.
are not to be interfered with; but II a person
ooyears old or more requires assistance he
must apply to the standing committee speci-
II.