Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-10
GLADSTONE WATTS.
No Policy to State Until He
Takes Office.
MUCH INTEREST IN THE DEBATE.

The Commons Crowded with a Distin-
guished Aud:ence-What the G. o. NJ.
Said About Home Rule Balfour
Replies and the Partisans Cheer Their
Champions-A Skirmish Between the
Orange and Green-Eight Hour Men
Demand a Share of the Talk-Cholera
In Germany-European Notes.
LONDON, Aug. 10.-The house of COM
mons was again densely crow ded yester-
day, and fresh evidence was afforded that
England's legislature had outgrown its
old quarters. A distinguished audience
was in the galleries. All the ministers
and eX-ministers were present. The peers
gallery was especially crowded. There
were three dukes, two marquises, five
earls and long string of viscounts and
barons, anxious to hear the expected
threats of doom pronounced against their
order. Minister Lincoln and Won Hatz-
feldt, the German ambassador, were
among those in the gallery set apart for
the diplomats. The ladies' gallery
thronged with beauty, wealth and fash
ion.
Gladstone and His Wife.
Mrs. Gladstone sat in her accustomed
corner eagerly watching her distinguished
husband as he opened the debate. Glad
stone was pale, but apparently strong. His
features wore an expression of great earn
estness. He was in excellent voice, and
spoke with vigor and clearness. He seemed
to have paid more attention than usual to
his attire, and the negligence generally OBJ
served in this respect was conspicuously
absent. His old-fashioned collar was spot
lessly white and his black stock new and
trim. He wore a large white nosegay in
his buttonhole, and looked quite as young
as he used to be-"
The Grand Old Man Speaks.
OF course the point of interest in the
days proceedings was the grand old mans
speech, especially that part regarding
home rule. When he arose there were
wild cheers by the Liberals and home
rulers. He criticized the Tories for their
action in continuing to h.. office when
the country had pronounced against them
as he claimed, on the very issue which
they claim WAS not prominent in many
districts in which Liberals were returned,
an issue that he said had been discussed
more fully than any ever put before the
people.
The New Home Rule Dill.
The claims Of ireland had been for
years at the fore fr.,n uf the battle. The
principles of his hon- ys.... :sill were pretty
well known. By is provisions there
WOulO De q Iull ana maintenance
of imperial supremacy while Ireland
would be given the conduct of her own
affairs. Irish representation in the house
of commons was also contemplated under
certain conditions. As to the form in
which these principles would be embodied
it was the duty of the Liberals to select
the best form, but not until they had been
placed in power.
K, Referring to the House of Lords.
Gladstone further said that he enter
tanned no doubt about the duty of Lib
eral government, in the event of re-
lection of home rule bill by the lords. Its
rejection would not terminate their duty.
AT the same time it would be necessary,
even in the year 1898, to deal with con-
siderable portion of British wants. That
portion of his speech referring to the lords
was loudly cheered by his partisans. He
admitted that the Liberal majority had
Irish votes for basis [Great cheering by
the Tories], but this was recommends
tion.
EiEhf-Hour Men Put in a Word.
Pickard and Woods, members of parlia-
ment and respectively secretaries of the
Yorkshire and Lancashire miners fedora
tion, have written Gladstone and Harcourt
asking that the question of eight hours for
miners be mentioned during the present
debate and a reference thereto be included
in the reply to the rqueen's speech. They
declare that majority of the members of
the newly elected house are in favor of
the measure.