New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-15
SHORT RECESS FOR THE HOUSE.
MR. GLADSTONE'S ANNOUNCEMENT Anglers
THE OPPOSITION
THE COMMONS TO TAKE ONLY FIVE DAYS FOR
THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYs-MR. BALFoURS
VIGOROUS PRoTEsT-THE CLOSURE AP-
PLIED-THE GOVERNMENTS
NAVAL POLICY.


London, Dec 14-In reply to h question asked
by Mr.. Sexton in the House of Commons to-day
Mr.. Gladstone announced that the House would
adjourn on December % for the Christmas hoii-
DAYS and resume it's sittngs on December q
Sir John Darlington Conservative Member TOT
the North Division of Worcestershire. moved the
adjournment of the House in order to discuss
Mr.. Gladstone's proposal to the Christmas
HOLIDAYS Sir John declared that the strain I'M
posed upon the members by the continued Sit
tings had become intolerable. There ought to be
n long recess at the holidays The whole Oppo-
sit.on supported Sir Johns motion
Mr. Gladstone said he was opposed TO the
House adjourning. The choice OF the Govern
ment lay between abandoning or forwarding
the Parish Councils bill There was nothing
unreasonable in asking the House to expedite
the measure The shortest possible recess was
necessary.
Mr. Balfour said that the course proposed by
the Government was without precedent IL was
a fallacy for Mr. Gladstone to say that the
issue before the Government was 10 drop the
bill or proceed with it. The real question was
whether the Government. in order to trample
down the Opposition, should do what had never
vet been dOne-cCtrce a body or men diHerlhs
with II in principles, but little differing III num-
bers, and in resolution not at all coppoS'Ho"
cheers.) 80, ,,.
Continuing Mr. Balfour said that the bill mlgh'
no nassed I'm stages distributed over two or three
sessions There would not be found in the MS
tory of Parliament any set OF gentlemen re-
sponsbe for the government or the couhi! :.
stundy obstinate as to insist not merely thal
the House should consider measures put ma. -
should pass them entirely in one session; Sucn
conduct would react fatally upon the heaitn aiu
Iife NJ the members Of Parliament ciscreult ule
House i'm the eyes of the country ard renuer II
Incapable Of carrying out Its work 80 - -,
sir Henry James said that the Dill was res
meant TO help the agricultural classes IN thsIalu
than TO assist in the passage OF the home nun
bill. 49,, odd o,bers had
After Messrs Hobhouse Long ana otheIs hao
lion Mr. Gladstone moved that closure be al'
niiioS This motion was carried-l65 to ITO. Inc
,,,otion TO adjourn was then rejected
J-orer in the session Mr.. Iabouchere asheu on
Ui,iiam Vernon Harcourt, Chancellor OF the
Irxchoouer II the Government would, IN ue
event of mourning increased expense IN 'nc oo,
struction of warships in 1894 CONSIDER uis eA-
nadiencv of reducing Great britain holuIlss
II the Suez Canal in order to meet the ici ,
nxnense nv the sale Of the shares Ihe man
ceor Of the Exchequer said ne Wouiq Pos'p az
the reply to this question uH'h '0
cussed the estimates 1900 49,, covorr.
mont nroposed to take in regard 10 LoIu %eoi se
IIoro,lton's motion the CONDITION OF the W.
NJ Gladstone said the Government recosflHeui
,,e dutv 70 meet the motion without ceiay, anu
he would therefore assign next 1uesuaS a. ,nt
n;scwseion He would propose an amendn ~,
1,ine, In effect that il was the primary duty
us s ~ C"vnrnment to make ample provision 10
naval defence. and that the House ren.u ~. .i
| ,hn Ministry TO submit proposal IN que ''ine
| 10 secure that end. ,od with
| " Mr. Cladstone's remarks were greeted "i'r
| cheers