New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-19
LIBERAL PLANS ANNOUNCED
SIR WILLIAM HARCOURTs STATEMENT
TO THE COMMONS.
PASS AT THE PRESENT SESSION OF PAR
LIAMENT-wEIlsH DrsEsTABLIsHMENT
ABANDONED FOR A TIME-THE
PROGRAMME BELIEVED TO
BE TOO LARGE TO BE
CARRIED OFT.


CARRIED OUT.
London. July 1S.-The House Of Commons was
crowded to-day TO hear Sir William Harcourt's
announcement Of the Governments programme
for the remainder of the session. The Chan
cellor of the EXcheduer was greeted with pro-
onged cheers as he arose 10 make the promised
announcement. The time had come, he said,
when it was necessary to consider how business
could best be expedited and the session OF Par
lament closed 1t clearly impracticabe to
proceed with some Of the great measures to
which the Government pledged, such as the
Welsh Disesta adjustment bill and the Local Veto
bill. The passage of the &c bills would constitute
part of the work Of the next session.
Sir William thought that the House could deal
with the Evcted Tenants bill. the Scotch Local
Government bill and the Miners Eight-Hour bill
before It was prOrogued The first OF these, the
Evicted Tenants bill. was of pressing Importance,
and next in point of urgency was the London
Equalization Of Rates bill. In addition to the
foregoing measures ne mentioned a number OF
minor bills. which he said the Government were
hopeful OF passing In season TO enable the
House to rise at the end Of August.
Mr.. Balfour said that he thought the Gov
ernment's programme outlined was better
suited to the beginning than TO the ending OF a
session There still remained about month
business in dealing with the supplies DILL WHICH
four great measures and many others which
though Of lesser consequence, were still full OF
material for debate Besides TINS several meffl-
bers had prepared questions concerning othet
measures which required careful attention.
Sir william HarcOurt declined TO make any
further statement. and the House proceeded 10
consideration Of the Army estimates
The consensus Of opinion among the Diberal
members In the lobby of the House OF Commons
this aft ,rnoon was that 1t would be Impossible
for the House TO pass the bills mentioned py
Sir William Harcourt in the remainder or the
session Only two OF the bills he enumerated,
the Evicted Tenants bill and the Scotch Local.
Government bill. have as yet been placed upon
the schedule Some members expressed their APP
proval # the Governments purpose TO spread oul
their programme. although they did not Intend
To- carry IL through Such plan they believed
would do no harm. while there was a possibility
that it might be beneficial.
r W Russell. the Ulster Unionst. IN an IN
tervew to-day said he regarded the programme
as huge joke :.
John f. Redmond said: The programme Is
absurd We shall carry the Evicted Ienants
bill and everything else must go. 800
John Dillon SAID: The Evicted Tenants ol,
ought not to occupy over week. 1t does MOI
need much debate. The average Tory oostruc'
ZIONIST doesn't know anything about H. When
that bill is out 81 the way the rest or the pro-
grarnme might be carried out.
Maior-Gcneral GoGsworthy, member for HAM
ncrsmith said: II with the other London mem,
hors hold that the Equalization OF Rates Dill
olona is sufficient 10 keep US here until Novem'
her The talk ~ carrying this and other phls
and rising at the end Of August Is absurd.