Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-08-12

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Office, said that the Government had
made no representations or remon-
strances to the United States Govern
ment, concerning the Mckinley tariff
bill. No communications has been re.
ceived at the Foreign Office from
| Washington relating to the alleged in
terviews on the subject.
The Right Hon. Sir John Gorst, FL
nancial Secretary to the Treasury,
stated that no loan had yet been ad-
vanced to British Columbia.
The debate on the reply to the
Queens speech was resumed, Mr.. Jo-
seph Chamberlain, the leader OF the
Liberal Uuionists, taking the floor. Mr..
Chamberlain agreed that the issue
between the Unionists and Home Rul-
ers should have been decided for time
by the country, but when Mr.. Gladstone
went on TO say that it was irrelevant to
do anything more than expel the Gov
ernment without asking wnat would
follow, he must protest.
Mr.. Gladstone was not consistent, for
while refusing 10 explain his policy he
have answers in writing to Mr.. Justin
McCarthy's questions.
The present situation was unparaIlel-
ed in English political history. Hith-
erto vote Of want of confidence in the
Government implied confidence in the
party replacing them. The present op-
position, il intact. could put the Gov
ernment in minority Of forty, but the
new Government might find itself in a
minority OF one hundred at almost the
first breath Of its existence. 1t was a
strange position, so the opposition strove
to stile debate. What was the foreign
policy Of the incoming Government?
If Lord Rosebery should not be the
the Foreign Minister, some morning
they would awake to find preparations
being made TO evacuate Egypt, on
which subject the opinion Of the House
had never been taken. He did not be-
lieve the democracy of the country was
in favor of Mr.. Gladstone's and Mr..
Morley's policy of scuttle, (hear) but
that policy might be carried out during
the recess, to the gross injury OF imper-
ial interests while the voice Of Parlia-
ment could not be heard.
All the Nationalists concurred that
the Irish question must dominate TO the
exclusion of British reforms (hear,
hear). The pro spect Of Welsh disestab-
lishment being thrust into the back
ground was not promising. Another
set of members professed to specially
represent a work-day of eight hours for
miners. Experience ought to have con-
vinced them Of the virtue Of exerting
some pressure: yet they were also silent.
Where were the so-called Independent
Liberals with their programme OF Brit
ish Reforms first, and Home Rule after
ward.
Mr. Labouchere appeared to have
been sobered by visions OF coming Off
cial responsibility laughter and so
kept silent Mr.. Gladstone had recently
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
a stone. Laughter. That was pro-
cess 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 Home
| Rule? Was it to be federal, colonial
or a gas and water Parliament? How
was the supremacy OF the imperial Par
lament TO be maintained? They had a
right to get information on these mat
tiers before separating for five months.
II Mr. Gladstone kept faith with the
! Irish members, be would offend Eng
/ land: if he kept faith with England, he
would offend Ireland. The singularity
of the position was, that If they turned
the Government out, they did not know
/ that the coming Government conld
command a majority Of the House,
and had no opportunity OF
learning the opinions of the com
ing Government. They had been told
that the policy of the Irish party was to
| knock one Government out after
another. II SO. how could the Queen S
Government be carried on hear, hear. |
If they were told that the opposition
had made up their minds that might De
true laughter, but it was not COM
! pliment to say that they were i'm
pervious TO argument
Right Hon. Sir John Lubbock, lib
eral Unionist) member for the London
! University, said he foresaw constant
conflicts in the Irish Imperial Parlia-
ments. The powers now claimed on
behalf OF Ireland would make her inde-
pendent of Great Britain in all fiscal
matters, and would injure both coun-
| tries
Right Hon. Sir Henry James, Q. c.
Liberal Unionist), member for the
Bury division OF Lancashire, said that
there was no precedent to sustain the
incoming government in withholding
information as to the policy they in
tended to pursue.
Mr.. Gladstone. interDosing, said there
was precedent in the course pursued
/ by the government which assumed
power in 1s4l.
Sir Henry continuing, said in com
mon fairness TO their constituents they
ought to know the provisions of the
Home Rule bill. Mr.. Gladstone him
self taught them that it would be dan
eerous, perhaps destructive, TO rely on
the Irish vote, yet his majority was
purely Irish.
Mr.. Chaplin, President Of the Board
of Agriculture, then rose to speak, but
was treated with such storm Of shout:
i Of sdiyide." " divide that his voice
was inaudibie, Mr.. Chaplin resumed