New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-03
TO BE IN AT THE DEATH.
TORY PEERS ARE MUSTERING.
Urgent WHIPS SUMMON THEM FOR THE
FINAL VOTE ON HOME RULE.
OPPONENTS OF THE BILL oUTNUMBER ITS SUP
roRTERS TEN TO ONE-UNIoN1sT CRITICISM
OF LORD sALIsBURY'S PLAN FOR
GREAT CONSERVATIVE DEMoNSTRA-
TIoN-PRoGRAMMES OF THE
LORDS AND COMMONS.

LORDS AND COMMONS.
London, Sept. 2.-'rhe Marquis of Salisbury
r,ans 10 make the decisive division on The Home
Rule bill in the House OF Lords the occasion OF a
great Tory rally. Not content with the normal
majority of the Lords against the Government. he
will insist that every Tory Peer who lie reached
nv the whip shall he present to record his opposi-
ton 10 the Gladstonian policy. Al his instance
the Tory whips have sent exceptionally urgent no
tires 10 all the members of their party i'll the upper
House The prospect is that, III spite of me I'M
favorablencss of the season, almost the full
strength of the Opposition will be brought out Tor
the vote Most OF the Peers, who usually bolt All
Parliamentary duties at this time Of the year, are
showing an obe encc t. the party Whips when thFy
never evnced before, and dozen are preparing 10
leave the racecourses, the moOrs and the summer
resorts of the Continent TO join in the dcnonstra-
tion against Home Rule Some OF them will re-
,urn 10 take part in the first division of their Par
lanentary careers More than 400 Lords have
already promised 10 support the Marquis of sails
bury in throwing ont the bill.
The Earl of Kimberly, leader OF the Govern
ments forlorn hope in the House of Lords, can
muster at most fOrty-two votes. For every Peer
supporting the bill, therefore, ten will oppose IT,
There will be little debate on the bill among
the Lords For three nights they will devote
most OF their time TO dividing against 1t. The
Peers have shown no appreciation OF fine oratory
in recent years They would not tolerate
speeches of the class delivered by Mr.. Chamber
lain. Mr. Balfour, and Mr.. Morley in the House
Of Commons in the last two days They do not
care for any view OF Home Rule, ana
in fact there are only two or three of them who
ale able to elucdate further any subject already
debated in the lower House.
On Tuesday, Earl Spencer, First Lord OF the
Admiralty, will move the second reading Inc
Duke Of evonshire, Liberal-Unionist, will re-
spond with motion for the rejection oil the
bill Both are dull, ponderouS speakers, and
little general interest is felt in what they may
say The Duke of Argyll, Lberal-Unionist;
Lord Herschell. Gladstonian, and Lord 11alsbury,
Conservative, who will speak TO the motions, are
fairly effective, but incapable of adding vivid IN
terest TO the discussion Whatever freshness
and vigor may be shown in treating the we'll
worn theme will come from the Marquis of Sails
bury and the Earl of ROsebery, Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs 1t is said that fifty
rather inexperienced Unionist Peers have in
minated their desire 10 make brief speeches
against the bill, but in Difference TO the wish OF
the great Unionist majority have agreed to hold
these men would expose themselves and their
party TO rdicule by their unaccustomed efforts
TO express in public their ideas on a great ques-
fion
Not all Unionists look with favor on the Sails
bury plan of ralying an overwhelming majority
of Peers TO vote against the bill Such course,
they feel, must direct general attention 10 the
broadening chasm between the Lords and the
Il. II. @l<
British democracy against the upper House For
many years the British people have watched with
increasing jealousy the interference of the Peers
with the work of the popular representatives, in the
lower House. The assembling of the aristocrats
TO defeat a measure approved by the Commons
after the most exhaustive debate in Parliamentary
history will not only aggravate this jealousy.
but will also excite more interest in the passage
of the bill than has been felt before in the
United Kingdom. There is no doubt that the
great mass of Liberal voters in Great Britain have
felt only lukewam favor toward Home Rule
They have supported the policy more for the sake
Of Mr.. Gladstone than from any deep conviction.
Upon the mood, however, the course OF the
Tory and Libe1ai-C niOnist Lords Is likely TO
react In a way not desired by them: keen
sense of antagonist will be felt generally against
the opponents of the Government. AS if 10 hasten
the joining Of the issue, the House Of Lords
this week placed itself in direct opposition to the
popular demands by rejecting the betterment
clauses inserted by the House of Commons in
the London improvements bill. The LabOu-
chere Radicals proplcsy that their dcnonstrative
rejection Of the Home Rule bill may be the final
act of their suicidal folly.
The present prospect is that the House of Com
mons will not adjourn before September %. The
leaders OF the Unionists are busy plotting trouble
for Mr.. Gladstone. Mr. Balfour, Mr. Chamberlain
and Sir Henry James decided in conference yes
terday to defer as long as possible the adjourn
Nlent, and thus defeat the Governments plans for
On autumn session. Mr.. Chamberlain has can
celled his order for passage 10 New-York. His
family will sail on September Is, while he will
remain IN London TO obstruct the progress of Gov
ernment business. He ard Mr. Bllfour think that
by means Of n system OF relays they can keep the
House sitting until ali opportunity Of holding an
autumn session will be gone. The Ministers. how
ever declare that even if the House should BE-
obliged TO sit until October 81 it will be called
to resume business on November 2.
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