Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-02-03
PARLIAMENT.

| The Governments Attitude Regard
| ing Hawaiian Naturalization
Will Not Recommend a Successor to
Lord Tennyson Disputes with
| Misunderstanding the Home Sec
| rotary.
| LONDON, Feb. 2-In reply to question
put to him in parliament to day, Mr.. Glad
stone said that he had no intention of rec
ommending the queen to appoint a success
sor to Lord Tennyson.
Mr.. Ellis Ashmead Bartlett, conservative
| member of the Ecclesall division of Shelf
| field, questioned the government as to the
advices 1t had received from Hawaii, and
| further desired enlightenment as to what
the British government intended to do in
the matter.
Sir Edward Grey, parliamentary score
tary of the foreign office, replied in effect
that the information received by the gov
eminent generally agreed with the cable
news published in the newspapers. He
added that the government, as at present
advised, did not intend to send warships
to Honolulu. The government considered
that the lives and property of British sub
jscts in Hawaii were cafe under American
protection. (Cries of "Hear! Hearty
Continuing, Sir. Edward Grey said 1t
was impossible that a British wsrship on
the way from Acapulco, Mex, would touch
at Honolulu as she Was going to Esquimalt.
In conclusion, Sir Edward declared that
there was no foundation whatever for the
report that the British government had
made a protest to the government at Wash
ip1fo, he Haxraiia, illanda
A question put by Sir Francis Powell,
conservative, to the secretary of admiral
ty, elected similar response.
Apropos of the Russian seizures of Brit
ish sealing vessels and the treatment &C.
corded the crews of thu seix I'd vessels, Sir
Edward Grey stated that the British am
basssdor at st. Petersburg had been in
structed to ask that an inquiry to made in
to the matter and redress furnished. The
Russian government had promised both.
Some time must elapse, however, Sir Ed
ward added, before the question was set
tied.
Continuing, Sir Edward stated that
another question was pending with Russia.
The latter's claims to the Pamir country
had been revived through a collision be-
tween Afghans and Russians at Samatash
in July last. This claim WAS at the present
moment under discussion by the two gov
ernments.
Sir Henry Hoyt Howorth, conservative,
member for the south division of Stafford,
attempted to draw out Mr.. Asquith, the
home secretary, on the release from Port
land prison of the dynsmiter Egan, by de-
manding the production of the report in
Egan's case, and the governments reasons
for the prisoners release. Mr.. Asauith
made point, and by so doing ELECTED
cheers from the Irish members, by stating
that Egan had been released under an or
binary license of the penal servitude act.
There being no special condition attached
to the release, there was no necessity for
making report to the house.
Another "fshing" question came from
the Irish bench. Mr.. Arthur O'Connor,
anti Parnellite member of East Donegal.
inquired whether Mr.. John Morley, chief
secretary for Ireland, was preparing a
measure providing for temporary read
justments of judicial rents In Ireland. The
inquiry was obviously aimed at getting in
formation associated with the land clause
of the Home Rule bill.
Mr.. John Morley replied that he had not
prepared such a measure.
Mr.. O'Connor then asked Mr.. Morley If
he would support a bill having the read
justment of the judicial rents in view If 1t
were introduced by private member of
the house.
Mr.. Morley declared that he would not
undertake to say what he would do under
such circumstances.