The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-19
GLADSTONE'S BILL DOOMED
His Present Home-Rule Scheme Would
Prove Too Costly to Englishmen.
Additional Taxes Wsuld Be Necessary to Meet
the Great Outlay in Irelapd-Harcourt
Worrying with Deficit.
His Home Ruie Would Entail Increased Tax
ation-A Deficit I'm the Budget

His Home Rule Would Entail Increased Tax
ation-A Deficit I'm tho Budget.
Copyright. 1892. by the Associated Press.l
LONDON, Nov. 18.-The complacency with
which the Cabinet passed the clauses OF
the home-rule bill dealing with political
changes In Ireland has broken down on
facing the financial question. Mr.. Glad
stone displayed his accustomed tact by
withholding the fiscal proposals until this
week. The first the members of the Cab
met heard of them was on Tuesday. when
probably majority of the Ministers for
the first time realized that the financial
problem was likely to prove q crucial dif-
ficulty. Mr.. Gladstone himself has not
ventured to present a definite or detailed
solution of the question. pos; poning. with
the assent of mis- colleagues. the clauses re-
lating to finance until the Cabinet res umes
its sittings in January.
In the meantime the Minister most per-
picked over the question IS Sir William
Vernon Harcourt. Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer. Under Mr.. Gladstone's scheme
the cost of administration in Ireland is es-
timated at an amount which reached near
about f7, OOO 900. OF this sum f4 sec. 600 are
now expended locally, while $500, 900 IS
the amount of lreland's contribution for
imperial purposes. In preparing the COM
ing budget, Sir William Vernon Harcourt
has TO encounter notable deficit In the
imperial revenue. If To this deficit the loss
of the Irish contributions be made il must
involve recourse to increased burdens uD-
on the British taxpayers. The prospect
causes dismay among the ministerialists,
who know the situation and fear decisive
revolt in their own ranks If they are forced
to propose further taxation In order TO re-
lieve the new Irish administration. Sir
William Vernon Harcourt has been in con-
sultation with Mr.. Welby, permanent chief
OF the treasury, on the dilemma. An official
authority says that q revised calculation
scented to the Chancellor of the Ex-
cheauer showed that the total loss to the
imperial exchequer on the Irish contribu-
lions under h0me-rule would amount to
f1.500.00o. Even TINS amount. combined
with the decreasing revenue in the United
Kingdom, will greatly weaken the chances
of Liberal acceptance of Mr.. Gladstone's
project.
Free and unlimited drinks and free
smoking concerts, at which some sixty
electors were each credited with swallow
ing seven pints of beer at the expense of
Mr.. Frank James. the Conservative cendi-
date at the recent general election, have
lost the seat for Walsall TO the opposition.
The probably grateful residents of Walsall
Will again return Conservative, but the
success of the Liberal petition against
seating Mr.. James has taken the gloss Oft
their defeat in attacking Mr.. Balfour. The
Liberal leaders share in the disgrace of
the fascO resulting from the petition
against seating Mr.. Balfour as the repre-
sentative of East Manchester. The leaders
permitted the case to proceed without q
semblance Of proof. In accusing the Con-
sentative leaGsr of tioatin into Parliament
on tide OF free beer the Liberals chal-
lenged comparison with the courteous con-
duct Of the Conservative opponents of Mr..
Gladstone and the other Min listers. who re-
Trained from renewing the electoral con-
test upon the Minister taking office. Moth
ing justified the Manchester petition. The
Conservatives seem right in accusing the
Liberal executive either with supreme
stupidity or malignity.