Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-03
Party Rancor in England Is
So Intense That the
Parties Won't Pair.
TORIES HATCH TROUBLE
For Gladstone's Cabinet, in Amend
ments to the Queens Speech
FULL EIGHT WEEKS IN ADVANCE.
Bill to Prohibit Priestly Interference
Will He Pushed.
RELIEF OF THE FARMERS A PROBLEM

tcoPrRlGET. 1892. BIZ THE ASSOCIATED PREss.l
LONDON, Dec. 2-Although the opening
OF Parliament Is still eight weeks distant,
the Conservative party is already on the
scene with three amendments to the ad-
dress in reply to the speech from the throne.
One amendment attacks the Irish Eyicted
Tenants Commission; another relates to the
distress of the agricultural classes, and the
third relates to the wavering policy OF the
Government in regard to Uganda. Be-
sides these, there are other amendments
under discussion.
Although the general run of the amend
ments must depend upon the announce
ments made in the Queens speech, it is
evident that those will prolong the discus
sion Son the address, thus obstructing the
work of Parliament, and that the object is
to test the strength of the Government
A prominent Liberal member of Parlia-
ment said to-day: "We expect the warmest
time any Parliament has seen since the dis
cussion of the reform bill of 1882" What
threatens to make 1t worse for members
personally is the fact that the relations be-
tween the parties are so embittered that tn e
party whips" decline to try to arrange
pairs.
Constant Vigilance Necessary Now.
In the last Parliament the Gladstonians
refused to pair with Liberal Unionists, but
they assented to arrangements with Con-
servatives Now the Liberal whips find
that neither section of the opposition will
pair with Liberals. The result will be that
every member will be kept in constant at
tendance in the House of Commons, for
lear the Governments narrow majority
may be submerged by some snatch vote.
The whole Irish party, many OF the men,
bers of which have been in the habit of ab-
senting themselves unless specially whipped
up 10 vote on an Irish question, will be
obliged to remain constantly on the de-
fensive If they persist in their former
custom of going to Ireland on the excuse of
urgent personal business, the Government
is certain to be defeated within one month
after the opening of the session.
''Be unsleeping," accurately represents
the advice OF the Ministerialists, who, how
ever, continue to be confident of weathering
the divisions on the address, and even hope
full of passing the home rule bill.
The Irish Still Believe in Gladstone,
The inquiries made by the Associated
Press in regard to the bogus home rule
scheme published in American papers q
few days ago, show once more the solid
confidence of the Irish leaders in Mr. Glad
stone, and also the absolute unity of policy
among the McCarthyites There is, there
fore, reason for the belief that the party
whips will bring every man to the House
on the opening of Parliament, and will
keep all there untiEhome' rule is deaided
one way or the other.
The Conservatives, apropos of priestly
intimidation in Ireland and the unseating
of Mr.. Fullam, intend to introduce a bill
making it illegal for priests to act as agents
for illiterates or otherwise at polling sta
tions. The Parnellites are counted upon
TO support the bill, but probably the Con-
servatives will be found to be mistaken in
this expectation.
Another trouble for the Government, is
the renewed agitation of the Irish tenant
farmers for an abatement of the judicial
rents fixed four years ago. The tenants de-
clare that the fall in the prices of live stock
and of farm products generally makes re-
vision of rents imperative. A temporary
clause of the act of 1887 empowered the
Land Commission to reduce rents in the
ratio of the decline in agricultural prices.
The clause was operative for only three
years, and expired at q time when it would
have done the most good. The Government
will ask Parliament to restore the clause
exactly as it was