New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-13

ABANDON SPORT FOR WORK-THE BILL EX-
rEcTED TO REACH THE LORDS ON SEP.
TENDER T. AND THE DEBATE TO
LAST Neutrality-suspicious.
IN THE SILVER DEBATE
THE NAvAHoEs
DEFEATS
London. Aug. 12-That the Government is to
obtain no concessions whatever from the Unionists
has been made evident during the last week, and
whatever success attends MIR. Gadstonc's policy
will be due entirely to his own skill para
mentarian and not TO any yielding on the part of
his political enemies. Last evening the Prime
Minister had "a private friendly talk with y. j.
Balfour. the Conservative leader in the House of
Commons. with view of arriving at an under
standing in regard to the redistribution of the
seats TO he filed by the Irish in the Imperial
Parliament when the Home Rule bill shall have
become law. Mr.. Balfour was open TO an
rangement of the veXed question, but he could do
nothing, lis the Irish Unions,s refused to listen
to any argument whatever in favor of the prOpo-
stion and this attitude compelled the cessation of
the negotiations.
The Conservative leaders have caused the rank
and file of that party TO be sounded through its
whips on the question of abandoning the policy
of obstruction upon the estimates. Here, also,
the leaders. who desire to bring the session to a
close were baked by the savage temper Of their
followers. who opposed to everything that
savors of a truce with the Government War to
the death is the dominant spirit of the Unonists
This spirit is shared in if not inspired by Joseph
Chamberlain, the erstwhe friend and political
lieutenant of Mr.. Gladstone. Mr.. Chamberlain
held aoof from Mr.. Ralfour's communications
with the Government. which had the sanction of
Mr.. Goschcn, formerly Chancellor Of the En-
cheoner and Sir Michael Hicks Reach, formerly
preeidcnt of the Board of Trade, whose voices are
ALWAYS listened to in the councils of the Conserva-
tive party.
The depth of the earnestness of the Conserva-
tves against the Home Rule bill is attested by the
fact that few of them paired with Liberal meni-
bers for the shooting season. which opens to-day
Never during the most critical Ierlods OF past
Parliaments have the Conservative whips found
the representative members of the party willing
IN surrender sport for work Heretofore, wien
the Crouse-shooting began, many members wouid
pair of and hasten TO the country, throwing far-
Gamentary business TO the winds in their eager
ness TO tramp the fields with guns and dogs
This year the shooting parties will be conspicuous
from the lack of members Of the House of Com
mons attending them
II is expected in official circles that the Homo
Rule bill will be sent to the House of Lords
on September A.
Notwithstanding the action taken on wednesday
last by the Parnellite Convention in Dublin. de-
nouncing the measure and declaring that il would
not he accepted by the people of Ireland. John
T. Redmond who presided at the convention.
promises that the Parneilites will vote for the
bill when il comes up third reading In the
House of Commons. II is estimated that the
Governments final majority will be thirty-sX'
The debate on the measure in the House of
Lords will occupy a fortnight during which time
the Government will proceed with the vote on
Suppv If the Unonists carry out their threats
TO obstruct the estimates in every possible way the
closure Will be applied to each block OF We
estimates This will he contrary to precedent,
but the Government has decided that II VIII
be better TO establish precedent than to SUD
NIT 10 the tactics of the Opposition whose only
political object is to wreck the Government a
small group of peers, headed by LORD Dunsany'
who is a representative peer for Ireland, recently
suOoested that Lord Salisbury have the Home
Rule bill read twice in the House OF LORDS, with
view 70 having it reach the committee stage
when they propose that the measure shall be re-
duced 10 a mere Local Government bid Lore
Salisbury approved of this proposal as matter
~ tactics but finding that the greater number
Of the peers were rcluctant in any way to sanction
the dctcsted project of the Liberals, the propc'ai
was dropped.
Lord Vantage tConserva,ive) Lord Belper LIB
eral the Earl of jersey Conservative. Sir Mat
th.w Ridley CONSERVATIVES and Sir Mlchaei
IIicls Peach have snccc>sivcy declined the ifesi-
dencv of the ROYAL Commission on Agrcuitural
Depression which was rendered 70 them by the
Cove,rmcn, The belief that the commission
does not mean business is AZ the ROOT oi "'e
reiu.as 10 accept the presidency.
According 10 "Thc Pail Mall Gazette" the
hill introduced in the American Congress yester-
dav ny Mr. Wilson providing for the unconditional
,enel of the purch9sc clause OF the sherman
act il il sound measure OF reform MOST OF 'ne
new.pap.rs here do not venture 10 MAKE any
Criticisms on the bill. They simply rc-echo "''
American predictions cablcd here that the silV'r-
ites will ureycnt the repeal of the Sherman Jaw
The cro,vtb of This impression has assisted !"
Strengthening silver during the week. SUI.
prieinr feat 70 of the situation has been 'hc s'e"
liz increasing demand for the mcti LOT '''''
with the obvious shorthess Oh s"PPi'
and in tine United States. ronsr+
Connected with the currency Gepate Il a., ,'PO''
that has excited considerable discussion had haen
pori w.us IN the effect that ncgotlations ' &C.
begun ny Great Britain ana W., ill., r;nts with
the aGopfd S' Of free coinage at fixed ratio Sl
to 81 The Statist7 gives az amahJr1 organs
NAL 10 this report willie the bIm c,attIiS' VI
sav ,bcr hacvr il has a basis of truth e
The Earl Of Kimberly, Secretary OF ,h S.a Hnqo
India in speaking to dcputaton IRON no TN mad" an
Important declaration. The Government, c - saiu,
had not scrcotyped the value Of tn. rp a. Il at
3D. II was open the Governnen,, 10 "S the
. higher rate In discussing this stateh'I, ndau
bjmetalist organs point out that the In I.ninn
Government first proposed I, fix the r@Poe 70 90.
at Is Cd, approximate TO the ratio O. C.oycrnment
10 which IL is argued the American ,'o'cr ,;n If
might more readily agree than to the ra''o -
to "a
The Indian Council has again faile1 this w, the
to sell its drafts Within the last SIN wins
Council has not sold CT 900 worth oil it> "i'"