New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-06
FOES IN GLADSTONE'S WAY.
THE DETERMINED UNIONISTS
THEY REJECT OFFERS OF COMPROMISE
FROM THE MINISTER'S.

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FROM THE MINISTER'S.
BITTER AND EXCITING STRUGGLE PROBABLE
OVER THE CLOSING STAGES OF THE HOME
RULE BILL-AN ATTEMPT TO REDUCE
TIE PRIME MINISTER'S SALARY
INTEREST IL TIE NAvAHoE
THE COAL STRIKE
NOT SETTLED
London, Aug. 5.-Within the last few DAYS the
Government organs have been making the an
pouncement, seemingly based upon official author
zation. that Parliament will take recess within
six weeks and will resume the session at the end
OF October. These announcements, however, have
no value beyond intimating the desire of the
Government supporters that before the dissolution
the Ministers shall carry some of the leading
measures decided upon at the Liberal conference
held last year at Newcastle. They believe that
at least two of the measures obtained in the New
castle programme should be passed before the
dissolution. These are the Parish Councils bill
and the Employers Liability bill They hold that
for the Liberal party to present itself TO the
country OIL the single achievement of the Home
Rule bill would be 10 expose ii to almost inevitable
defeat. so, if the Opposition would agree TO
brief adjournment of the House, the Government
could upon the resumption Of the session take
I'D the measures concerning Great Britain.
This, however, is exactly the programme which
the leaders Of the Opposition decline assist in
carrying out. During the last week constant COM
muncations have been exchanged between the
Government ana the Unionist whips, having in
view arrangement to shorten the discussion of
the vote Oh Supply and the report stage Of the
Home Rule bill, as TO enable the Government to
turn Its attention to British legislation Though
the Unlonists have been wcaried by the long fight
they have made against the Home Rule bill at
every stage OF its progress, they refuse TO listen
TO the Governments overtures and will continue
the struggle. They decline to accept any sort OF
compromise, and are prepared TO exhaust every
form OF practice known to the House to check
the work of the Government. The Cabinet will
hold meeting on Tuesday at which the course
Of the Government will he decided upon.
The third stage of the Home Rule bill will open
on Monday, and must consume the time of the
House for at least three weeks, even though the
Government should Use every possible means of
closure The debate will cover iorty-two new
clauses and schedules, besides ten pages of amend
ments, most of which Will again raise the issues
that were settled in Committee of the Whole
is to be made ly Mr. Balfour, the Conservative
leader in the House, who will move amend
ment TO the effect that the Irish members
tanned il the Imperial Parliament shall have the
power to vote only on motions amending the
Home Rule rl.
After TIE discus ion, which, above stated will
occupy three weeks at the least, and the re-
port, the third r,ddn. Of ,hc bill will b. taken
up. hen the House will reso,yc itscl into Com
lnittee of the Whole on Supply The OppJ,i-
ton can wrangle intermnably over the questions
that will come up, unless the Government risks the
danger of establishing IA precedent, and applies
the closure. This method of shutting of debate
has never been applied in Committee sup
ply, and the Government is, it is said, hesitant
about making the precedent.
Tho closing period is likely to witness scenes 0!
the most intense excitement. The Unionists
might consent 10 grant the estimates If the Gov
ernment would agree to prOrogue Parliament in
Sc temher 10 December; but. a. Propagation in
wolves the fresh introduction of every Government
Bill when Parliament resumes, whereas an adj
journment enables the House to take up bills at
the stage they have achieved, Mr.. Gladstone will
decline 10 prorogue Parliament
During the recent discussion of the estimates
Agriculture in Lord Salisbury's Administration.
attempted 10 raise the long-deferred debate on the
question of bimctauism by moving a reduction OF
the salary drawn by the Prime Minister. Every
bimetallist member of the House was on the
alert primed 10 attack the Government for su:
pending the free coinage of silver in India, out
their hopes Of ventilatinc their views and opinions
we're ouashed by the Chairman, who ruled that
the motion was ont of order. This decision was
highly gratifying to the Ministers supporters
who were anxious to avoid a long discussion OF
the question which the bimetalistS are anxious
to raise
The Governments supporters are also anxious
70 avoid as long possible an ollic'ai exposure
Of the failure Of the Indian currency policy.
feature Of the situation is the continued non
success Of the efforts of the Indian Council TO
sell their drafts on India. On "Wednesday blls
amounting to forty laos of rupees were oher'n
without an allotment being made. The Only tenuer
was for ten lacs at Is. 3-4d rupee Inc
tender was refused. For five consecutive Wec"S
tie Indian Council has failed to Obtain tc'o"rS
for its bills. being unwilling TO make allotm"ntS
except at Is 4d.. the smallest traction
under that pricc Currency experts differ IN
orinon ~ IN whether the Council can maintain
the price of its drafts at fixed MINIMUM anu
as 70 the result OF what such an attempt VIII
be upon the currency struggle generally.
William H. Grenfell, who has heretofore sup
ported Mr. GlaAstone's political and iinanciai pom
cies has withdrawn from the Liberal party soicN
IL is said. because Of the Government acrno"
IN regard to the Indian currency question I"i'
fact. together with the speech male al tne -na"-
sion House meeting on Thursday pS Ni'' D
four when the principal bankers of London and
,i.J tn sI6
situation has AGAIN aroused the countrys interest
In the financial question. Though Mr. Biiour
in his speech declined 10 commit the CONSERVATIVE
party TO bimetallism, it is an accepted lac. 'n"'
that party is tending to the adoption oil doup''
standard as plank in the Conservative platform