New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-25
THE REGISTRATION BILL
OUTLINE OF THE MEASURE.
THE ONE-MAN-ONE-vOTE PROPOSITION
NOT INCLUDED.
THE WIND THUS TAKEN OUT or HE
POSITIONS sAILs-THE ANTI-LoRDS CRU
sADE-MR GLADsTONE's Possible RE-
TURN To PUBLIC LIFE-A CLOUD
OVER EMINENT MEN
O-opyri1tt: 1884,: BIZ The United PTefsD

I
OVER EMINENT MEN
(Copy1tt: 1884,: By The United Prei')
London. March 2i-The draft OF the Res's'id-
ton bill which Is about to be introduced III 'i'o
House of Commons confirms the lHpieSS'o"
which has lately prevailed that 1t Is the lli'c"-
! ton of the Government to bring ABOUT u
| luton of Parliament next autumn Inc OH -
! much briefer measure than was expected. IL
! provides simply for half-yearly resis''"'i''',
with a three-months' residence qualification ana
,ho4 oil elections shall take place on the same
dov instead Of spreading over several weeks as
has hitherto been the custom. These TWO pro-
visions are all that are contained in the Dill Inc
one-man -one-vote principle upon whicA the Up
nosition relied as a pretext for demanding 'he
redistribution of the electoral areas, VIII ioiH d
sanarate measure in the introduction OF WHO"
the Government will not be in any srea' '"'i'
The decision to introduce this measure DIS " u''
tinct bin has taken the Opposition oy suip''Se
The Liberals In effect, aim al the ues'i u'''o -
the system OF plural voting, when VIII De accom-
n1sbed bv the establishment Of system Oh
simultaneous elections The Unionists, OF course
will not take kindly 10 this device WHO" 'o'',.
nletely takes the wind out OF their sails "a ''''
drafted in the simple form Indicated VIII "'''
no obstacles to It's speedy passage by the HOUSE
! of Commons ana IL Is dllIlcull ~ ''N ''''
rejected by the House of LORDS.
The programme of the Government IS designed
to mt the House OF Lords still further on record
os o,rosinr noedful legislation. and it is difficult
10 500 how II can fail of its purpose. Before tlc
Ministry resigns and appeals to the country the
o,oo,ors will have several Illustrations OF tHc
hostility Of tho House OF Lords to popular ies's-
Iation The Evlcted Tenants bill VIII contain
clauses which will insure It's REJECTION d! NV
Peers and the -man-one-vote proposal "n'''
as a separate measure VIII be Introduce" nv
the passage of the Registration blll WI" "'So w
~ n character calculated to secure Tor IL 'he
condemnation u the Lords. Theh the "c''''
| Church Disastablishment bill ana the propo9''
70 relegate Scottish measures to ScoH'Sh u'""N
Committee will follow. and these too are fe''eu WI
to awaken the enmity OF the Upper House l"e
at,,ost certain rejection Of these measures WIZ
have the effect Of confirming the de'erin'''''''.
| of the people ID shatter 'he "s'''"'
the House Of Lords
4 decisive exposition of the attitude oil Inc ma
,ori,,. or the House of commons toward the
| House NJ Lords has been arranged. and this VIII
h. MI, forth very much in the form Of chal-
| lengc through the resolution when - soon 70 "
introduced by James Henry pdI I I d" /,
; Liberal representing the kirkcaHy pS,,i.r III
&c nxnac,c1 that the debate on the rcsoIuN"h VIII
| h. finished 50 that a division can ne ann . ~
Anril L In anticipation oi the SlubEV "''i ~
| resolution all the Parliamentary WHIPS are mus
| ,erinr thcir forces \ fun Attendance Is as
sured. and The event will undoubtedly De 'hc
mos, momentous OF the session.
Mr. Gladgtone's constituents do not accept the
| OK Premier's letter to Mr. COwdn. IN" Chairman
| OF the Midlothian Liberals. as iarewei aldIesS'
but merely "A definition 81 inc I''luoh' 80.
! ton as affected by his retirement from aC,i'
I leadership. Everybody Is now satshen 'n't
| there is TO be not only no departure from th'
| Cladstonian programme but thai MI Gladstone
! Is SIN the leader Of the Liberal party though
Lord Rosebery Is nomnally AZ its heal. the
operation which will necessarily he performer
! upon Mr.. GladstOne's eyes vii! likely De deiayei
for three months. and until that tine The cX-
| Premier will rest though II II possible tla' ne
| may make his appearance IN the House ID 'hr
| mean time should any important occasion require
It. The understanding is that II the operation
/ Is successful. and Mr.. Gladstone Is assured tha'
| II will be- he will Immediately return To pubic
! life and lead the election campaign "a a candl-
| date for reelection from Midlothian. ard, aftcr
| months Of perfect rest. what Is more llkely
barring the trouble with his eyes and slightly
| defective hearing. ne ~ physically well and
strong. His return To active political WORK
would insure him tremendous reception every
| time he made his appearance on the stump In the
popuious centres. and that. together with his clo-
| quencc. would make such an effective appeal 10
| popular sentiment as would carry the Liberals
| back to power with Il greatly increased majority
This is one Of the possibilities that the tniOnis;s
dread and one Of the probabilities that the Lib
erals looking forward to with feelings OF
| confidence.
William Waldorf Astor was elected TO the Carl
| ton club out OF his turn and over hundreds OF
gentlemen who were ahead Of him on the list or
proposed candidates Mr.. Astor Is the first Ameri-
can who has ever been so honorcd. He was pro-
posed by the Marquis Of AbergavcHny.
TO-days issue Of The Pail Mall Gazette" Mr..
! Astors newspaper contains an article with the
! captions In big type: Irish Misgovernmcnt-
! United States Municipal Degradation The art
icle says that the Irish have shown by their adj
! minlstration OF the municipal affairs OF certain
! American cities that they are dangerous to civil
cation. ard points the moral that Home Rule for
ireland would ruin the United Kingdom. adding:
"The irish ought 10 be kept down.
Lord Dunrayen will send n crew to NewYorlI
on April to bring the Nalkyre to England.
lie intends TO race her IN The Clyde regatas next
! fall.
THE REVIVAL OF IMPERIAL DEGREES.
ENGLISH OBJECTION TO THE Foley OF RE
VENICE OF PRESIDENT PEIXOTO
London. March 24.-"The Times" makes strong
protest against the action OF President Pexoto Of
Brazil In revvlng the Imperial DEGREES Of 1888 and
lSjl authorizing the execution without trial Of per-
sons who have engaged in or aided and abe.ted
revolt Aside from the danger that the revival Of
these DEGREES might be aDD,icd innocent British