Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-12
GLADSTONE'S FIRST MOVE.
The New Parliament's First
Division.
The Gladstonites Force the Vote
Of No Confidence"
The Salisbury Cabinet Will Tender
It's Resignation Today.
Gladstone VIII See the Queen Saturday
and Proceed to Form New Gov
ernment-Incidents of the
Division.
BY the Associated press.l

By the Associated Press.1 .
LONDON, Aug. 10.-In the commons,
today, J. W. Lowther, parliamentary
secretary for the foreign Office, said the
government made no representations or
remonstrances to the United States gov
ernment concerning the Mckinley tariff
bill.
Right Hon. Sir John Gorst, financial
secretary of the treasury. stated that no
loan had yet been advanced to British
Columbia. The object of the loan is to
aid in paying for the proposed fort
works and other defences to be con-
structed at Victoria, B. @.
The debate on the address in reply to
the queens speech, was resumed,
Joseph Chamberlain. leader of the Lib
eral Unionists, taking the floor. He
agreed that the issue be tween the
Unionists and Home Rulers was decided
for the time by the country; but when
Gladstone went on to say that it was
irrelevant what would follow, he muat
protest. The present situation
was unparalleled in English
political history. Hitherto q
vote of want of confidence in the gov
ernment implied confidence in the party
replacing them. The present opposition,
if intact, could put the government in q
minority of forty, but the new govern
ment might find itself in a minority
of 100 at almost the first breath of its
existence. What was the foreign policy
of the incoming government Not alone
on the foreign, but also on many home
questions, the Liberal sections main
tanned conspiracy of silence. and he
did not wonder at it, for If Gladstone
tried to satisfy the different sections OF
the party, the assurances given to one
section might displease another, and be
fatal to the government.
Chamberlain went on to analyze the
component parts of the opposition, and
criticised scathingly their taciturnity.
E Sir Henry James said there was no
ernment in withholding information an
to the policy they intended to pursue.
Gladstone, interrupting, said there
was a precedent, in the course pursued
by the government which assumed
power in 1841.
Sir Henry, continuing, said there had
been full debate on Lord Melbourne's
future policy, and criticised Gladstone's
refusal to disclose his plans.
Mr.. Chaplin, president of the board of
agriculture, arose to speak, but was
drowned out by cries of "Divlde."
The speaker finally secured order, and
Chaplin continued, amid frequent inter-
ruptions, until Chaplin said the house
OF lords would survive the attacks of the
Morley crew, when the greatest uproar
ensued. Chaplin complained that euch
q reception had never been accorded
responsible minister.
The speaker then put the question on
Asquith's motion, and was answered
with thunderous volume of ayes and
noes from the respective sides. The
house divided at midnight.
When Gladstone returned from the
lobby, the whole Liberal party arose and
cheered him.
Tellers appeared at IL :25 with apaper
containing the numbers showing the
result of the division, and handed the
paper to Arnold Morley, the Liberals'
whip. This was the signal for volley
of Liberal cheers, and Irish shouts of
"Mitchelston, "Down with Bal
fourism."
When the confusion subsidized and
Morley announced the result-for the
motion $50, against 310--there was
fresh display of enthusiasm. The noise
having subsided, Balfour and the whole
body OF conservatives arose, and amid
prolonged acclaims, Balfour moved that
the house adjourn until Thursday next.
The motion was ageed to.
The cabinet has been summoned to
meet at noon tomorrow, Friday, and
Lord Salisbury will leave at p. m. for
Osborne House, to tender hiE resigna-
tion to the queen. Gladstone will see
the queen Saturday.
It is definitely learned that Sir
William Vernon Hareourt has accepted
the post of chancellor of the exchequer
in the new cabinet.