The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-27
ROSEBERRY STILLNPOWER
The Tory Efforts to Gust Him May
Be ThWaTted.

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lowers-The National Reform
Unions Fight on the Upper House.
London, May 26.-The government,
strengthened by a series of defeats of the
opposition on the budget, now hopes to
pilot their way through the session. The
sudden weakness displayed by the oppo-
sitlon has been a. surprise all around.
Various causes have been assigned for
this, but probably none of them is the
real one. The unionist whips say that no
strenuous effort has yet been made on
their part to muster the full strength of
their party, the leaders preferripg to bide
/ their time until some other contentious
proposals are up for consideration. The
truth is, however, that a section of
the unionist party, chiefly unionist
liberals, declined to follow the lead of the
tories in Offering root and branch opposi-
tion to the budget, and will not allow the
conservatives to be controlled by the tory
leaders merely for their qualification in
annoying the government.
sALIsBURY's SAILING NOT PLAIN.
Lord Salisbury's eagerness to defend
the interest of the land owners has
effected the estates duties proposals. In
this course, the conservative eX-premier
has not the sympathy of the followers
of Mr. Chamberlain, and the London and
| other urban conservative members, with
feelings similar to those of the unionists.
have been voting with the opposition only
under strong compulsiOn. Numbers of
these gentlemen have absented themselves
rather than to vote against their convic-
tions
On the other hand, the Welsh malcon-
tents are abandoning their menaced nos
tility to the government and returning to
their allegiance to the liberal party. The
Redmondites (Parnellites) have over
reached themselves.
They have split over their irreconcila-
BILE policy, and part of them now vote
with the conservatives and part with the
/ government. Unless the position thus
outlined shall change materially, of which
there is no indication, the budget is out
of danger.
DISSOLUTION PROSPECT.
With the subsistence of the storm and
the consequent lesseniug of the likelihood
of an immediate crisis, the talk of disso-
luton is less frequently heard. Some
Oversanguine supporters of the govern
| ment now express their belief that the
ministry of Lord Roseberry will hold on
until the programme outlined at the
beginning of the session is completed, but
the ministerial preparations all point to a
dissolution in July. Mr.. Balfour, speak
ing before the junior constitutional club
last evening, predicted that the circum-
stances would become too strong for the
ministry before many months.
With view of securing the labor vote
in the next general elections, Lord Rose
berry has made overtures to John Burns,
| NJ. p, and other leading laboring men on
the subject of their accepting office in the
cabinet. Mr.. Burns was offered post in
the ministry, and report says he declined
il with thanks. With Mr.. Burns
refusal, the project of appointing repre-
sentatives of the laboring classes to seats
in the cabinet has been dropped, but if
the next elections confirm the Liberal
| party's lease of power, the reconstructed
government will certainly contain two
| labor representatives.
TIE WAR ON THE LORDS.
The committee of the National Reform
Union mas prepared a resolution, which
will be submitted 10 the conference of the
union on June s. declaring that the House
of Lords must be abolished. Apparently
under the realization that the de-
mand for the total abolition of
the upper house is putting it
too strong, the resolution goes on to say
that the government ought to introduce
in the House of Commons during the
present session bill depriving the peers
of the power to reject or alter any bill
that has passed the House of Commons.
The enormous number of adhesions to the
union from all parts of the country
promises to make the union very
formidable body, and compel the Ma
tional Liberal Federation to advocate
stronger measures. Any milder treat
ment of the Lords will fail to satisfy the
radicals.
BLUNDER IN THE BUDGET.
According to the conservative report
! Sir William Harcourt, Chancellor of the
Exchequer, has made huge blunder in
the budget. Under the calculation
of the treasury officials, Sir
| William stated in the House of Com
mons that the estate duty would realize
for the current year an increase of 81, 900. :
600. AS a result of an inquiry instituted
by Lord Salisbury it is shown that the in
crease win not be gl 900, 600, but probably
| 100000, 600. Lord Salisbury communica-
ted his discovery to the chancellor Of the
eXchequer, but Sir William Harcourt
contests the ex-premier's estimate and
adheres to his own statement.
The recent disclosures affecting A. j.
Mundella, late president of the board of
trade. Sir John u. Gorst, Sir James
FERGUSON and II. S. Foster M. p, has
| raised the question as TO the position
of directors Of private corporations and
companies in parliament. John
Burns has intimated his intention to
reform his proposal that no member of
parliament shall be permitted to serve as
a director in any company. Everybody
versed in the inner working of the House
of Commons knows that members who
are also directors in corporations work in
concert in carrying through or defeating
bills affecting their private interests.
Mir. Gladstone's recovery from the
effects of the operation performed upon
his eye has been so marvelously swift
that many OF his colleagues are hopeful
that he will resume public life in the
early autumn and take part in the election
contest
INpIA's TARIFF.
The India council has sent to Lord
Kimberly, secretary of state for India, a
unanimous recommendat tion that a 3 per
cent. duty be imposed upon all cotton
piece goods imported into India. The
government, unwilling to face the
hostility of the English manu-
facturers, recently overruled the same
proposal. The India council, in renewing
the proposal, suggests that opposition
may be averted by the imposition Of an
equivalent internal excise duty on In
dian manufacturers. Neither the Lanca-
I shire nor Indian traders will likely give
cheerful assent to the proposal.
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