New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-07
muE UGANDA QUESTION UP.
crpAID PORTALS POWERS AMPLE.
.,,rrxESrs BY LORD RosEbEhY AMI Mr.
GLADSTONE rLEURo-rNEuMoSIA AND
.crIcuLTuRAL DEPRESSION DIS
,ussEp IN THE COMMONS.

frssED IN THE COMMONS.
,. Fob s.-The Uganda question was
I0"' Used to-day in both Houses of Parlia-
sen - Brassev asked, in the House Of
nen. h,t measures had been taken to secure
Io'u" ,;,bin the British sphere of influence in
pa" ,frica. Lord Rosebery replied that there
bs, ,, ha mo difficulty in answering this single
S0usa He then quoted from the instructions
eus'~ Sir Gerald Portal. who has been sent TO
e'eu ~ tho state of affairs and the best means
rp.,,nc with the country. Lord Roscbcry said
.hoso instructions. already published, con-
VA full information.
~S Salisbury said the reply was not salts
WV The House did not want mere repeti-
n'" nnblic document, bat knowledge as to
pM" u,s the scope of Sir Gerald Portals
w" .-,,v and how it was proposed to support
gun" carving out the objects of his mission.
nT r..a "a Poscbery replied that Sir Gerald Portal
tree hand and an ample staff, with 80
a.;har % soldiers and power to take over 'he
1' =, the East Africa Company in Uganda
W. va poseberv promised to lay additional papers
-. subject before the House.
v" VI. ,hs House of Commons Joseph Chamberlain
nostoped the Government on the SUBJECT
lT vanda Mr. Gladstone replied, giving Il state
similar TO that of Lord Rosebeiy'
n. Iabouchere asked whether Sir Gerald for-
h'' "a rndertal,e any governmental functions.
10. c,aastone answered that Sir Gerads object
W. ~, 80. he ;nterfered with by any other con-
alterations. =, ,,,or,bor
for Wigan, asked; ,ouoos %
.,,,v ont his powers as commissioner? p
n, Gladstone: Ills forces are ample for the
,u,nose for which he has gone TO Uganda
psfore the debate on the Address was resumed
q; Charles Dixie got in question about the
noosi,on of the Newfoundland fisheries arbitration
81, Edgar Grey. Parliamentary Under-Secretary
A, the Foreign Office, said that he had nothing to
tpn except that the situation was unchanged
Tho Government had no reason to believe that
France desired TO drop arbitration
IN reply to the interpretations of Henry Chaplin,
ey.president of the Board of Agriculture Mr..
Gardner. the present president, said that since
last July forty-one cases of pleuro-pneumonla had
been discovered among eighteen cargces OF cattle
imported from the United States. The CANADIAN
authorities had declared that they had been nm
sbk to find single case of pleuro-pneumonla IN
the Dominion, yet the appearance OF the disease
IN Scotland had been traced TO ports at winch
Canadian cattle had been landed. 1t was GER
tain. therefore, that some centre Of disease In
Canada had been overlooked, or that the resula-
tons governing the importation of cattle into the
Dominion were defective. The Government. there
fore. would be obliged to maintain the prohibition
Of Canadian cattle
John Wharton, Conservative member lor tDe
Ripon division of the West Riding of Yorkshire,
moved an amendment expressing regret that no
measures to relieve the agricultural depression had
been announced by the Government.
Several members gave as many different views
~ % the causes of the depression Arthur jeffrey
Conservative, member for North Hampshire,
urged that the land taxes ought to be used solely
for the advantage of the country districts in
which they were paid. Mr.. Wharton contended
that the cheapness of foreign wheat and the low
ness Of freight rates had crushed the home pro-
dueers While not venturing to recommend a
tariff ON grain, or duty in connection with the
freight rates, he thought a Royal Commission
should be appointed to consider a remedy.
Robert Everett, Liberal, member for Southeast
Suffolk, attributed the depression TO monometal-
ism II the use of silver were made free, the
factory and the farm would have period oi
prosperity.
East Division of Sussex, advocated moderate
tariff on barley and hops, with sliding scale on
corn. -
In continuing the dcDate on tlc NhaIto
amendment, Weary Gibbs, Conservative, member
for the st. Adams division of HertfordShlre
spoke at length in favor of bmetallism and recon-
mended that the Government participate win
more interest in such meetings as the Brussels
Conference.
Mr.. Chaplin, after EXPIRE sing his sympathy with
both agricultural !aborer and landlord,
argued that neither rents nor the system of ,ind
tenure responsible for the prevdilin deprcs-
slon In returning TO the subject OF pleuro-p pncu-
monia, he advocated Warmly the slaughter, OF all
foreign cattle at the port of entry. lie thought
that neither the United States nor Canada had
any good grounds for opposing such measure
lie quoted figures showing that although only
four diseased Canadian cattle had been landed re-
Gently In Scotland, the Government had been put
to an expense of 5000 to compensate the own
ers Of the herds which had been slaughtered. lie
urged the Government also 10 take steps to arrest
the progress of the swine fever. He warned the
Government that there was danger TO the British
farmer in the adoption of the Australian bounty
Estem for dairy exports; lie did not, however,
desire to recommend Protection. ministerial
cheers and laughter He hoped that when tho
Musses Conference resumed work, the Govern
ment would make an earnest effort TO dea1 with
tne currency question
tor the Government, Mr.. Gardner said thao
everybody had the deepest sympathy with the
fa1mers, but that no adequate remedy had been
suggested The agricultural conference had ad-
Soeated Protection, which, however, the gentle
men oI the Opposition were not prepared to adopt.
uAughter) Nobody could pretend that bl-
msetalllsm would prove permanent benefit As
.ne ne opinion of the agricuturist, was SO divided,
tne 1overnment had done the best thing possible
oy appointing a commission of inquiry lie felt
certain that the commissions work would have
tsoetble results lie regretted extremely the neces
wy Of the prohibition OF Canadian cattle. ana he
trusted that the cause of the prohibition would
soon pass away.
M Edward Stanhopc eX-Secretary Of State for
"9 said that Mr. Garlner's speech was disap-
poinlne. The appointment of a commission meant
neieay delay Of the solution Of an urgent problem
aner 1: W. Russell, Unionist for south Tyrone,
~ ~ spoken for the Ulster farmers, the House ad-
b1med
- The scramble for seats still occupies the attcn,
~ Of the Parnellites. the anti-Parnellitcs ana
nen from Ulster. The meetings held TO-DAY
- @osider proposals concerning the occupancy
W& corner benches in the House failed 10
anSe any definite agreement, and the principe
" M come, first served, still obtains.
A BLUE BOON ON UGANDA.