The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-19
TlRES0ME M0NOTONY
Has CH1RACTERIZED DEBATES IN
THE house or COMMONS.
Chamberlain's Return will Quicken the
Energies OF the Unionlsts-othsr
Foreign Matters.
Copyrighted by the United Press. 1881

can trip. Whatever the opposition have
accomplished in retarding government
measures since the House reassembled,
has been done through sullen inertia.
Everything like active, shnfully directed
attacks has been altogether wanting.
The monotony Of the debates has been
phenomenal. The best evidence that no
interest has been injected into the pro-
ceedings Is seen i'm the public galleries
( Ihesa have been almost deserted often
lhe strangers gallery, instead Of being
| crowded, while many applicants waited
Tor admission has been nearly empty.
on Thursday and Friday evenings It was
occupied by barely half a dozen persons.
! Ire average attendance OF members has
! Just sufhced for the quorum Of forty. The
| rest have appeared only when summoned
by the division bill. 1t is the best tcsti-
/ monial to Chamberlains powerful inhu-
/ ence tfat the expectation OF his return
/ has reused the members from such apa-
/ thy. He viii meet the beral-Unonists
I on Monday with a view TO put I'm order
/ the amendments 20 be offered to the
( Parish Councils and Employers Liabil-
/ ity bills. He will specify the mode Of
obstruction to be made 10 both and viii
I move the rejection Of the Employers LA
bility bill on the third reading The min
listers view Chamberlain's plans with
some misgiyings. as they know that he
will exploit every advantage as a means
OF killing time. The government may be
compelled TO resort to the cloture and
thus afford the House Of Lords a good
excuse for amending or rejecting the
measures On the ground that they were
not fully considered in the lower House. /
The rejection OF the Employers Lfabil- /
ity OIL Dy the Lords is a fOregone conolu-
sion In ary event. The large employ /
ers object 10 the passage Of the bill /
principally because il will not allow the /
men to exempt themselves by special con-
tract from it's provisions and the Peers
In sympathy with the employees Will not
accept the bin unless 1t be emasculated
50 as TO allow the men thus to EXEMPT
themselves. The Liberals will not con
sent, however to nullify the bill by al
lowing an exemption amendment to be
attached TO it, If Chamberlain held the
existence Of the House of Lords as very
desirable he certainly would not encour-
age them I'm this course. which certainly
VIII rouse popular indignation against
them. In the opposition, Chamberlain is
thought TO be moved largely by his dis
Ike or Asquith, the home secretary. who
Is not backward In returning the dislike
with interest In an interview last night.
Mr.. Chamberlain said:
unfortunately Mr. Asauith. who is re-
spoIsible for the Employers liability bill.
had absolutely no commercial expert
ehce lie accepted the measure from the
Trades Union without revision. criticism
or amendment. Then he uses the Irish
vote 20 force the measure through the
House A strong protest against such
procedure Will surely be made at the
next election"
John Burns. the labor member Of Parlia
ment, who knows certainly as much as
Chamberlain, about popular protests and
their probable direction, made to-day this
comment upon Chamberlain's interview.
"Asquiths bin will secure for Glad
stone a majority Of seventy or more
As for AsQuith's capacity 10 deal with
the matter, his knowledge Of the COM
mercial law at least counterbalances
commercial experience"
After speaking OF English affairs last
evening. Mr.. Chamberlain gave opinions
ON several features Of the political stu
alton in the United States. OF the tariff
reform policy Of America. he said:
II believe that Mr.. Cleveland is abso-
utely honest and Straightforward lie
will adhere courageously 10 the princi- :
)les which he declared in his prediction :
address. His purpose is 10 reduce custom .
iuties where they are not required for :
'evenue or are clearly excessive and =
directed merely 10 protect particular in =,
lustrles. At the same time Mr. Cleve- ~
and is hindered by gigantic vested in- -
erests which render II impossible for ii
m outsider 20 predict whether he will ~
,e successful in all his plans Probably n
ONE changes will be made, but l do not a
xpect that they will be radical ones N
The vacancy left I'm the St. Petersburg >,
by the death Of Sir Robert "
lorier, is likely 10 be filed by Sir Julian %
now I'm Washington. Sir q
'nnip w. Currie. under Secretary of y,
tate, Is named as the probable successor ~,
D the Washington post. Aoriers death
leans a great loss TO the British foreign -.
eryice The relations between Great -
ritain and Russia are likely TO suffer 80
rom IT, as MOrier was a faVOrite OF the -
Zar and was on terms Of friendly inri- g.,
Iacv with the Cars minister During y,
Is famous quarrel with Bismarck Mo- -
er was supported by the Russian court i,
. a remarkable extent, the Gar Car ~
"a and twenty grand dukes attending a ~
an given az the British Embassy ~
The sensational stories of a Franco -
ussian coalition against England have -
Il stirred the pulses Of the English H.
inistrv or people GladstOnes assu- -
noes that the government was alive 49,
the necessity Of Englands supremacy -
-er possible foes has been universally
,cepted az genuine
-ord Rosebery told the Batiersea ]
.ctors that the private life Of the pub sci
man had ceased % exist. all
Have men working for the public no yo
,ht 10 retirement and repose?' he ask un
Must his life cease entirely 20 be MS ito
M" col
ord Rosebery added that the eight he
ur day was 70 him a golden vision OF wh
3 future. Lord Herscheis words reveal cy,
some bitterness When asked by do,
.dical derutauon 10 supervise appoint 81
,nts 10 the magistracy, the Lord High vi
aucenor exclaimed: II would soon re- p,
N and / would do 50 without regret for
lriug the last year l have had only tha
zee days 20 myself and often have ag,
,ked thirteen hours a day. | have ue
sn kept my secretaries busy while / Tn
We been eating, dressing and undress- nlf
!. There is a point beyond which hu- an,
n nature cannot endure thi
he English group of London Anarchists nv
loose from the foreign group this tha
Elk Only Mowbray and Samuels. OF the II
remained with the poly no,
{ clubs OF continental refugees. Ihe mo
in body Of English Anarchists op- OF
e the policy revealed In the outrages age
Barcelona and Marseilles. The for viii
ners have been strongly reinforced re- col
ty by Italians, Frenchmen, and Span VIII
Is. but hitherto their excessive zeal nit,
been tempered by fear OF the En- VIII
n moderates. SOU
he United States warships Chicago era
Bennington will remain at Genoa for
days. They will visit several Italian