Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-09
~No CONFIDENCE" MOVED.

"NO CONFIDENCE" MOVED.
The Besinnins Of the End Of the New Par
Lament.
Before the opening OF the debate on the ad-
dress in reply to the speech from the throne in
the British parliament yesterday Mr.. Gladstone
entered the house and took the usual oath ad-
ministered to members. He was the recipient
Of hearty cheers from his supporters.
Neither the speech of Mr.. Barton in moving
the address. nor that of Mr.. Cross. who sec
onded the address, attracted any attention. The
house was listless until Mr.. Herbert Henry As
quith, Gladstonian member for the east di-
vision Of Fifeshire, rose to move the amend
ment declaring that the house had no confidence
In the government. He was greeted with loud
and prolonged cheering by the liberals
MT Asquith declared that parliament had
met for the obsequies of dead majority. The
house ought not to daily over q practical aues-
non, but should. as speedily possible place
In power government representing the de-
clslon OF the country as expressed at the polls.
Mr. Thomas Burt, Gladstonian member for
Morpeth, secretary Of the Northumberland
Miners Mutual Association, seconded the no.
confidence amendment. He commended that the
question OF home rule for Ireland must domi
party is pledged.
The Right Hon. George J. Goschen. chan
ceilor OF the exchequer, said he hoped the
house would at last hear something definite
about home rule
Mr. Gladstone, he declared. could no longer
shirk explaining his home rule scheme, nor
could Sir William Vernon Harcourt evsde I'M
Pheasant questions by going out Of the house
instead OF responding to them.
MIR. Justin Mccarthy said that the Irish party
expected that coercion would cease when the
liberals came into power. II the liberal gov
ernmenfs home rule bill did not satisfy the
people OF Ireland there would be an end Of it.
conservative cheers.] He believed in the sim
certify OF the liberal assurance that the home
rule bill would be kept in the front Of their
legislation. The Irish party also wanted an
early measure for the relief of evicted tenants
and an inquiry into the cases Of Irish prisoners
wrongly convicted Of offenses against thee
They further desired that the term of impris-
onment of other Irish prisoners be shortened.
Mr.. John Redmond said he would support
Mr.. Asquith, because he considered It the
duty OF every Irish member to assist in busting
the present government regardless of the ques-
ton whether they were likely to fare better at
the hands Of its successor. He could not assent
in any way to Mr.. Laboucheres suggestion to
give the Newcastle program precedence over
the home rule question. 1t might be possible
to deal with certain English reforms concur
rently with home rule. but he would not con-
sent to any policy placing home rule in the
second rank. He would not hold Mr. Glad
stone responsible for the suggested delay Of the
home rule question, but he desired to remind
the liberals that nothing had been heard Of this
delay during the six years the Irish had CO.
operated with the liberals and assisted them to
win in reflections. He could not support any
measure looking to a redistribution of political
power impairing in the slightest degree the in
fuence of Ireland. He hoped that they would
not have to wait until February for provisions
of Mr.. Gladstone's bill. 1t was useless for the
liberal party to live in FOOLS paradise. They
were going to be placed in power by Irish votes
and they must fulfill their pledges. In concIu-
sion he suggested that the autumn session Of
parliament should deal with the evicted ten
ants and the Irish political prisoners measures.
The speech ELECTED much laughter and cheer
ing from the conservatives.
IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS.
In the house of lords the Earl Of Denbigh
moved and the Earl of Fowls seconded the ad-
dress in reply to the speech from the throne.
The Earl of Kimberly complained that this
was the first occasion that no policy had been
Swallowed in the speech from the throne.
There was nothing in the speech. he declared.
that could be criticised. He hoped that if
the chances Of political life reversed the po-
sition Of the parties the liberal government
would receive the generous assistance in its
foreign policy that the liberals had accorded
the conservative government.
Lord Salisbury admitted that the speech was
like sealed envelope put into the hands Of a
preacher going into pulpit, and when opened
found to contain nothing. The government
had no measures to present to parliament. He
confessed that he had been disposed to abandon
the speech altogether, but found. owing to the
conservatism Of the opposition, that that could
only be done by general consent. They had
now arrived at a stage where the house of COM
mons was exercising prerogative peculiarly its
own of selecting men whose measures would
come afterward. Laughter When these
men were adopted by the house Of commons
then the house Of peers would share with the
other house the responsibility for their meas
ures. When those measures are presented to
them there will be no difficulty in criticising
them. Perhaps then the liberal lords would
abandon their present conspiracy of silence.
Then also the peers would perform their duty
with that wisdom Of decision upon which the
house established its right and reputation in
days past. tCries of Hear. Hear.1
To the duty thus cast upon them they would have
to pay regard to the composite nature Of the ma
jority supporting those measures. Most i'm
portant most vital of all. they would have to
consider the fundamental nature Of the changes
shadowed forth for their acceptance and which
would be the most momentOus ever made in the
history of the country. [Cheers.
The Duke Of Devonshire said that the time
had arrived when effect was about to be given
to the opinions prevailing in the other house.
In declaring that the country had no conf.
dence in the government the liberal leaders
ought to explain the policy they would adopt
il returned to power. Did the liberals possess
that confidence? The government would at all
events hold Office till it became certain that the
various sections Of the opposition would COM
biue to maintain q new government. Hear!
Hear1
Proceeding to comment upon the probable
liberal foreign policy he specially urged upon
the liberals the necessity Of declaring whether
or not they designed an early evacuation Of
Egypt
THE ADDRESS APPROVED.
Lord Herschell held that no declaration Of
policy coming from the liberal government
ought to be given until the liberal government
was constituted. Possible ministers, he said,
were still private members, and their declara-
.tions, if they INDUCED in any, could not bind
the future government. Regarding the liberal
foreign policy, the liberals had never en-
barrassed Lord Salisbury's conduct Of affairs,
and he hoped that the conservatives, when in
opposition, would similarly assist the liberal
foreign ministers.
The address was approved.
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