New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-08
COMMONS VOTE CONFIDENCE.
u,pn1rys AMENDMENT TO THE AID
' DRESS REJECTED, &c TO 100.

- -,,,xcNES-rnE PREMIER's MOTION
roR ExpEDITIXG THE DEBATE ON
THE ADDRESS CARMED-II1s
HINT ABOUT CLOSURE.
,,on Feb THE House Of Commons today
- confidence in the Gladstone Government, 2'6 TO
.~o ,he test vote being taken on an amendment TO
-. ~ address. offered by Kier H,rdic
r,sr in the session. Mr. Gil dstone sal that he voiced
s,,nc OF all parties in rising to propose that the
w.,a ON the Address should have precedence OF al
.rss motions and orders OF the day until con
thted. ,.o., ,,ou,. ,or,, o,.r~cn
=. .n,nosltion with systematic obstruction. Qronicai
x..rs from the OpposiuonD Mr.. lieaiy arraigncd
~ member from East Manchester, y. j. Baiiour, In
sAu,ar for blocking Government measures by the
soesale Never. said Mr.. llcaly, had the leader oil
. ,sry rcrn guilty Of mcancr forIns OF obs'rucu"h'
.t was usually left to the irregulars-perhaps Sme
I.h Iaembers-he would not say whom Gaughtcr.)
y. Botour said that perhaps he could not profess
,-,,y such an .dept in obstruction as the Honorable
xu,er from North sNuth AS for himself. he had
-, aone ANYTHING contrary 10 the practice of the
House. ,,.... .. ..,-, ,,, IN
,o,nc The debate on the Address. II IT should not
No anshed tomorrow he might propose to apply the
closure. ,.o
opposition >.,,
r.,usv protested against the suggestion OF closure
uo. ssid II would crowd out the amnesty nneh"''"''
which u, Parneites proposed to submit.
r Mscartncy Conservative Member for sou'h
,,.-r- gid that section of the Irish Members we're
,,ver.s 10 closure, prohibiting the disc"ssio" u
cs.t,ons affecting the Irish executive
/, Mr. Gladstone's motion to give precedence 10 'he
hen L.
w pusseu Liberal Jnionist Member for South Tyrone,
rcsuued the debate.
Ksir Hardie Labor Member for Southwest ham,
,ored an amendment expressing regret ahat the Au-
a.s haa not mentioned the widespread misery among
the vorhingmen Of Great Britain The Goverh'heh'
.ho,d take steps 10 alleviate the immediate distress
nv ordering that throughout their workshops the
minimum wages be a sixpence an hour for week OF
srtveicht hours and that all Government contracts
no Given ont in England. The time was ripe also 1or
N. regulation by law Of the hours OF railway en-
nioves THe Government. moreover, should establish
home colonies On unused land. where the unemployed
could find an opportunity 10 earn their bread
The House listened unsympathctically TO the speech
and showed interest only when llarde warned the
Members who might vote against the amendment that
be would retaliae.
Howard Vincent. Conservative and Fair Trader
Member for Central Sheffield, supported the amend
ment He quoted statistics showing the decline of
British commerce and deduCed from them the necessity
Of protective tariff and reciprocity treaties
Sir James F.. GorSt. Financial secretary of the Treas
ury In the last salisbury Cabinet. spoke strongly for
Keir Hari.es amendment The question raised by
the exceptional number OF unemployed. he said. was
too important TO be treated lightly as many MEN,
ibsfs seemed Inclined to treat 1t. 1t should be placed
,next to Home Rule In the list OF questions to be
anSFereA hy, The House. -
AE Nundcla president OF the Board OF Trade,
taunted the Opposition with the suddenness Of their
solcude for the wo,kngman. When In power. he
sac the Conservatives found time to consider
soial problems. As to the remedies for existing
social evils the gentlemen who had spoken on the
amendment were far from an agreement Kelr liardle
had spoken strongly against Protection while Howard
vincent's speech was a euloglum OF Mcklhleylshi'
After enumerating the bills for woraingmen which
the Government would introduce. Mr.. Mnndeia an
nounced that the Ministers would regard the vote on
the amendment as n vote OF confidence. The amend
ment was lost by a vote OF 276 to 100, as already
stated.
The amendment offered on Monday evening by
John Wharton Member for Rip0n, expressing rcsre
that tho Government had taken no measures 70 reneV'
the Agricultural depression, was rejected by vot'
Ct &c to 232.
The division OH the Wharton amendment was on
strict party lines on Kelr Harlies amendment the
other labor members voted with the majority
w. Kenny O. c.. Libc.al-Unionst Member Tor ST
Stephens Green. Dublin, brought up the subject VI
John Daily convicted Of having been engaged III
dynamite conspiracy at the same tmc Us James
Francis Fan. who was liberated. Mr. Kenny asked
whether the Government had any intention OF reica'
Ing Daily.
U,nc Secretary Aso.iith in reply, denied that there
was any intention to interfere with the normal course
Of justice. Daily had been sentenced to penal servi
tude for uc and in the ordinary course Il peiloo oi
twenty years elapsed before the sentence OF PRISONER
under sentence for qfe was remittcd. As Daily was
sentenced only ten years ago the reply of the Home
Secretary leaves no hope Of his early hberd'ioh
Colonel Gcurley, Liberal Member for Snndeiland'
asked whether any solution had been arrived at as
10 the difficulties between France and Newioundiand
In relation TO the lobster fisheries and whether OF
not the modus vvend stlll In operation
Mr. Buxton, Parliamentary Under secretary OF the
Colonial Office replied that the modus vivenni eA-
PRED at the end OF 1892. and that no arrangement
to renew arbitration was pending.
The result Of the debate In the House this evening
has been that the Ministers have decided to apply inc
closure orTriday in the Address be still under
discussion at that time. Their purpose Is TO clear the
way for the Introduction of the Home Rule bill on
next Monday
Some excitement was caused ia the course OF the
day by the Disappearance Of the Irish Home Ruiz Dill
Mr. Gladstone missed In the morning portfolio CON
tanning the Home Rule bill, well as drafts OF other
measures to be submitted to Parliament ana private
papers, lie supposed that he had lett the por'oio
on Monday evening I'm the House OF Commons.
thorough search lasting for several hours was made
Tor the PORTFOLIO but II was not found. MINISTER'S
Began be excited fearing that the portfolio had
been stolen Mr.. Gladstone himself could not re-
member where he had left II. Then the search was
Uanserred to Downing Street. ana the rooms 'here
we're thoroughly ransacked. Finally tle por'lohD was
eiseovered In what had been assumed TO be an Empty
espach box, put aside disused. In Mr. Glndstonrs
lhste room II Is still mystery how the portioAo
~ there. The documents seemed untouched.