The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-24
A CRISIS IN PARLIAMENT.
Liberals in Danger Of Defeat on the
Spirit and Beer Clauses.

court-Sir Harcourt to Resign the
Leadership at the close of the
Session.
London, June 23.-The last critical de-
bate of the present sessionuof parliament
will take place next Tuesday, when the
spirit and beer duty clauses of the budget
come up for discussion. The event is
deemed so very important that the con-
servative whips refuse to accept any pairs
and insist that the members of the party
shall be present in full force. The mem
bers of the ministerial party, including
the ministers themselves, are very
uneasy in regard to the result Of
the division owing to the feeling
of disaffection which pervades the ranks
of the republicans of the trade interests
in the House of Commons, and the almost
certain detection of those belonging to the
Liberal party whose business interests
are at stake. In division on the clauses
the government majority threatens to
dwindle to five. The opposition do not
expect absolutely to defeat the ministry,
but rather aim to reduce their majority
to the minimum. Even if the government
should be defeated, however, it would not
imply resignation on their part. The beer
and spirit clauses could be dropped, and
an increase made in the income tax pro-
posals sufficient to cover the deficit, and
in the event of their defeat this will prob,
ably be done.
NO TRUCE ARRANGED.
The persistent rumors that Sir William
Harc0urt has arranged with the leaders
Of the opposition to wind up the session
on certain terms are the veriest nonsense.
Sir William retains the most perfect free
dom of action and never permits himself
to show his whole hand. ALI sides are be-
ginning to recognize the fact that he is
far more skillfull tactician than anybody
supposed he was, and he does not submit
to be guided by the Grand Old Man either.
Besides passing most momentous
budget, Sir William Harcourt is now
likely to succeed in getting the resigna-
tion and tenants bills through by the
close of the session. His retirement from
the leadership of the House of Commons
at the end of the session is absolutely
definite. The cause of his withdrawal is
not poor health, for he looks as vigorous
as a man of 40, and his eyesight, which
has been bad, has of late improved
greatly. There are numberless conflicting
rumors as to his reasons for determin-
that he has become dissatisfied with his
colleagues. He wants supreme control,
and his imperious and ofttimes brusque
manners have frequently wounded the
feelings of his associates who assumed
to advise him He desires a dissolution
of parliament Immediately after the pass
age of the budget and the registration bill
His intimates assert he is resolved to
bring about a dissolution in accordance
with his wishes, and declare that his in
tention to retire will be carried out if his
colleagues do not agree to dissolution in
the autumn.
M'CARTHYITEs SHORT OF FUNDS.
The McCarthyites, on the other hand,
are endeavoring to stave off dissolution
until their funds are in better shape.
The report that 91S,000 had been realized
as campaign fund is untrue. The total
amount on hand yesterday was only 93.-
500, and this sum included the $1,000 re-
ceived from Chicago. Ireland treats the
appeals Of the Irish parliamentarians
with indifference, and the bulk of the
money they get must come from some
other source.
The resolutions passed by the anti-lords
conference at Leeds have erected any
amount of excited discussion in the
lobbies. A leading tory peer said last
night that the liberals were mistaken If
they supposed the upper house would
accept a curtailment of their veto power.
They would rather be abolished than to
be put in straightjackets.
GIBRALTAR's DEFENsEs.
A large number of members of the
House of Commons of all parties have
held a conference with closed doors to de-
bate the question of building docks and
extending the fort works at Gibraltar.
The result of the meeting was the aD-
Lord Roseberry on The subject, the sense
of the meeting being that the defences
and facilities at Gibraltar ought to be i'm
proved.
Edmund Robertson, M p, for Dundee,
speaking to his constituents yesterday,
said that for the first time since British
occupancy of that stronghold. the gov
ernment had determined 10 build dock
at Gibraltar.
The withdrawal Of w. w Howard from
the canoe contests, and especially from
the race for the challenge cup, on the
Thames, continues to be the topic of dis
cussion among canoeists. Mr.. Howard is
regarded as having a good ground for
complaint against the winner of the chal-
lenge cup, under the terms of agreement
for not meeting him in open water
MONTE CARLO GAMBLING.
E5The anti-gambling league, after paying
its respects to the prime. minister for his
connection with the turf, is turning its
attention to Monte Carlo, whittier the
league is secretly sending delegates to
collect data to be used against the game
and certain of its devotees. Meanwhile |
the tables at that resort are fourishing
to a degree sufficient TO induce the au- !
thoritles of the Monte Carlo gaming
establishment to build branch at La |
Turbie, and an opposition company is |
about to erect a new casino between La |
Turbie and Monaco.
THE DUCHESS OF YORK MOTHER.
The Duchess of York gave birth TO |
boy at :55 o'clock this evening. At 10:30 |
O'Clock dispatches concerning the Duchess |
of York's confinement began to pour into |
London. The Duchess labor began at /
an early hour this morning. kilograms |
were sent at once TO the Queen, the |
Prince and Princess of Wales and to 1
Home Secretary Asquith. who was stay |
ing at Losely Park with Henry White, |
awaiting the call TO represent |
the government at White Lodge. |
The Princess Of Wales left London at
once, and the prince followed her little |
later Mr.. Asquith at once took the |
special train which had been waiting |
with the engines steam up for more |
than a week and within As minutes he |
was at the house. The first news Of the |
boys birth reached her majesty before |
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