The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-26
SLOW WORK IN PARLIAMENT
The Parish Councils Bill 10 be Cut in
Two.


anoes-Strengthening of the Navy to
Cope With France and Russia.
Changes in Ambassadors.
Copyright 1898. by the United Press).
London, Nov. 25.-The government
have abandoned their intention to cut
the parish councils bill in two and post
pone the poor law sections until the next
parliamentary session. The whole meas
ure will now be driven through the
House of Commons as fast as the use of
closure will permit Even with the as
sistanee of thqMlosure rule, however, the
bill will have no choice Of passing before
Christmas. Apart from the successful
obstruction of the unionists, Henry
Fowler, president of the local government
board, and manager of the bill in the
House of Commons, has hampered the
progress Of the measure by accepting
new clause removing the disqualification
of married women as voters in municipal
elections.
PROVISIONS OF THE NEW CLAUSE.
The new clause, which is strongly op-
posed by large group of liberals, simply
proposes that women who pay rates in
their own names shall be eligible to vote,
whether married or single. The liberals
who are against this clause object that
this is step in the direction of female
suffrage in all elections. Single women,
who are rate payers, already possess the
privilege Of municipal franchise, but they
rarely take advantage of it. When they
have exercised it they have generally
done so in favor of the conservative
party. The history of the Primrose
league also shows how strong the conserv-
atlyes are among English women. The
Liberal party hase never yet exhibited
disposition TO admit the principle of
woman's suffrage, and recent experiences
have increased its antipathy to such q
course. Mr.. Fowler's proposal, there
fore receives only lukewarm support or
direct opposition from theliberal benches
POOR SHOW FOR LEGISLATION.
The prospects of the government effect
ing much practical legislation in this ses-
sion or the coming one are becoming more
remote daily. The Lords win send back
the employers liability bill, deprived of
the contracting out and other essential
clauses. The bill will then be- dropped
as the majority in the lower house will
refuse to amend the measure as desired
by the lords
A similar fate awaits the parish coun-
ellis bill The peers win not assent to the
poor law clauses unless the control of the
expenditures be left in the hands of the
moneyed class Both bills will probably
conflict between the commons and the
lords, as they aim TO dem0cratize the
wealth of the country. In virtually de-
featiug these bills the peers are simply
defending the interests of the aristocratic
and moneyed classes.
LABoUCHERE's SOCIALISM
T..
bouchere, the radical leader went long
way towards pure socialism. He was ad-
dressing a radical club.
THE session has taught me-" he said,
mot only that the house of Lords must
be abolished, but also that the House of
Commons must he reformed To-day the
House of Commons cannot fulfill its duties,
it avoids and scamps them. It is the
business of statesmen to see that any man
desiring TO do fair days work shall get
it. By state pensions everybody ought
TO be enabled, after reaching
50, to obtain fair living
allowance. A better system of taxation
and less extravaganza in public eXpendi-
ture would make possible the revenue
from which these pensions might be
paid" This is far and away the most
socialistic utterance made recently by
radical leader and is well beyond any
bh4LE SiieAb OllO adlCtlA DuIb4 mas stamped
with its approval. In confessing thus his
new socialism Mr.. Labouchere has no
open, conspicuous sYmpathizer in his
party except Sir Charles Dixie But he
knows his way and is confident that he
will soon compel his party to follow him
FRANCE SORE.
The soreness of the French government
over the Anglo-German treaty, defining
the spheres of England's and Germanys
influence in Central and West Africa, is
due to the fact that Frances plan to con
meet the French Congo with the French
Soudan is thus completely bafiled The
project to hold an unbroken stretch of
territory from the Mediterranean to the
Congo has been secret French am
bition ever since Germany and
England recognized Frances territorial
rights to port of the Soudan. The Anglo
German agreement, however, gives Eng
land power over the territory from the
Niger to the basin OF the upper Nile,
while Germany is left to dominate the
western territory in the Lake Tchad
region coveted by France M. de Crais.
the new French Ambassador to England,
has been charged to decline emphatically
to recognize for France the validity of the
Anglo-German agreement, but this declin-
alton will remain without effect, unless
the French win the victory in the next
great war.
EXPENDITURES on THE NAVY.
Lord Charles Beresford's statement
that within the next four years England
should eXpend ElS,000000 upon the navy
has been received with friendly criticism
by the liberal press. The almost unan-
imous opinion of the country is that the
government must prepare to cope with
the increased naval armameuts of
France and Russia. This opinion will
encourage the government to activity
The speaker says: "The public call ear
nestly for the enlargement of the feet,
and the means must be found At
the same time the increase Of the naval
estimates ought TO be attended with a
large reduction OF the army estimates"
There are reports in ministerial circles
that Earl Spencer. first lord Of the ad-
miralty is preparing a comprehensive
plan similar to the naval act of 1884 1t
is said that Rl 100000 will be spent on the
defenses Of Portland and that a new
mole will be constructed at Gibraltar. If
Russia should obtain naval station in
the Levant, England would probably de-
mand from Turkey the use Of the island
of Lemnos for the British Mediterranean
feet.
THE AMBAssADoRsHGP TO RUSSIA.
The earl of Roseberry, secretary Of
state for foreign affairs, has offered his
under secretary, Sir Philip w. Currie,
the portfolio left vacant at ST. Peters
hurg bV the death of Sir Roherf Nor