The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-08-12

the mousse Oh C0uuohs VA VuV eHNaSSe
in reply to the queens speech was re.
sumed today, Mr.. Joseph CHAMBERLAIN,
the leader of the Liberal Unionists,
taking the floor Mr.. Chamberlain
agreed that the issue between the
Unionists and home rulers should have
bee n decided for time by the country,
but when Mr. Gladstone went on TO say
that it was irrelevant to do anything
moro than expel the government with.
out asking what would follow, he must
protest. Mr.. Gladstone was not con-
sistent, for while refusing to explain his
policy he gave answers in writing to
Mr. Justin McCarthy's questions. The
present situation was unparalleled in
English political history. Hitherto a
vote Of want Of ofcontidence In the gov
ernment implied confidence in the
party replacing them. The present
onposition, IL intact, could
put the government in a
minority Of forty, but the new govern.
ment might find itself In u minority of
one hundred at almost the first breath
Of its existence. It was strange posi-.
ton, so tho opposition strove to stitle
debate. What was the foreign policy
of the incoming government? II Lord
Rosebery should not be the new foreign
minister some morning thay would
awake to find preparations being made
to eyacuate Egypt, on which subject the
opinion OF the house had never been
taken. He did not believe the DEM
ocracy OF tho country was IN favor OF
Mr.. Gladstone's and Mr.. Morloy's policy
Of scuttie. E"Hear." But that policy
might be carried out during the recess
to the gross injury Of imperial interests
while the voice Of parliament could not
be heard.
All the Nationalists concurred that
the Irish question must dominate to
tho exclusion OF British reforms.
fHear, hear.1 The prospect OF Welsh
disestablishment being thrust into the
background was not promising. An
other set OF members professed to spe-
cially represent work-day Of eight
hours for'miners. Experiences ought to
have convinced them Of the virtue Of
exerting some pressure; yet they were
also strangely silent. Where were the
so.called independent Liberals with
their programme OF British reforms
first and home rule afterward.
Mr.. Labouchere appeared to have
been sobered by visions OF coming .otii-
cial responsibility [laughterl and SO
kept silent. Mr.. Gladstone had recent
" described Ireland as the old man Of
the sea ON the back Of Sinbad. The
story told them OF the way the old man
was got rid OF was that Sinbad made
him drunk and then broke in his head
with stone. Laughter.l That was q
process which might threaten the Irish
party with Mr.. Labouchere and Sir
George Trevylan in power hear, hear
How did the Irish view the prospect?
Was the house not entitled to ask about
the form Of Irish homo rule? Was It
to be federal, colonial, or gas and
water parliamentP How was the ST.
premacy OF the imperial Parliament
10 be maintained? They had a
right to get information on these
matters before separating for five
months. II Mr.. Gladstone kept
faith with the Irish members, he would
offend England; II he kept faith with
England, he would offend Ireland. The
singularfty OF the position was, that II
they turned the government out, they
did not know that the coming govern.
ment could command majority OF the
house, and had no opportunity OF learn
ing the opinions OF the coming govern
ment. They had been told that the
policy Of the Irish party was to knock
one government out after another. II
60, how could the queens government
be carried on? thear, hear). II they
were told that the opposition had made
up their minds, that might be true
(laughter), but it was not compli-
ment to say that they were imperyious
to argument.
Right Hon. Sir John Lubbock (Llber-
al Unionist), member for the London
University, said he foresaw constant
conflicts N the Irish imperial parlia-
ments. Tho powers now claimed on
behalf OF ireland would make her inde-
pendent OF Great Britain in all fiscal
mattofs, and would work injury to both
countries.
Mr.. Chaplain, president of the board
Of agriculture, then rose to speak, but
was treated with such storm OF shouts
Of "diyide," "divide, that his voice was
inaudible. Mr.. Chaplin resumed his
seat, but the speaker loudly called for
order and recalled Mr.. Chaplin. Mr..
ChapIin's remarks were continually in
tesrupted by ironical Irish cheers and
renewed cries Of divide"
When quiet was restored Mr.. Chap
lin offered to lay a sporting wager that
the new government would not survive
an ordinary snssion, which offer caused
the house 10 break into shouts OF laugh
ter. Tho whole assembly Joined the
Irish in screams OF laughter over Mr..
Chaplin's discontinue. The speaker
then rose to put the question on Mr..
Asquith's motion OF no confidence and
was answered With o thunderous Hol-
ume OF ayes and noes from the respec.
tive sides Of the house. The strangers
having Withdrawn from the chamber,
the speaker repeated tho usual formu.
Ia OF putting the question and was
again greeted with sustained and velle-
ment replies.
The house divided at midnight.
When Mr.. Gladstone returned from the
lobby the whole Liberal pSr;;y rose and
cheered him. The tellers appeared at
1925 a. m. with the paper containing
the numbers showing the re'ult OF the
division and handed the paper to
Arnold Morley, the Liberal whip. This
was the signal for q volley OF Liberal
cheers and Irish shouts oil "Mitchells-
town." "Down with Baliourism," etc,
and it was some timo before Mr. Morley