The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-14
Amendment to Abolish Veto
Of the Lords Is Carried.
HE WAS SUPPORTED BY RADICALS,
Consternation--An Early Dissolution
Now Ministry Plunged
into the Utmost Pcrpiexity.


LONDON, March 14.-Henry Labouchere
In the house OF commons proposed as an
amendment to the address In reply to the
queens speech the abolition OF the veto
power of the house of lords.
After some discussion and considerabl
excitement. the amendment was put to
vote and WAS passed. l47 TO 145. In spite OF
the opposition of the government. Wher
the figures were announced, they caused
an outburst of prolonged cheering which
was renewed when the deputy speaker
read the address in reply to the queens
speech with Mr.. Labouchere's amend
ment attached to IL.
The division on the amendment oc
Cured earlier than was expected, and
many of the Conservatives were absent al
dinner. Ths majority was composed of
20 McCarthyites and Parnellites, the re
msinder being Radicals.
When the division paper was handed to
Mr.. Labouchere tremendous cheer broke
from the Irish and Radical benches and
the members standing below the gangway.
Mr.. Tanner was excitedly cheering and
waving his handk erchief, while the gov
eminent tellers looked pale, and es-
pecia!ly Chief Whip Ellis. All Che min
listers looked downcast, while Mr.. Balfour
smiled ironically.
A Jump In the Dark
The division on Mr.. Laboucheres
amendment partook of the nature of q
surprise. not only to the government, but
to many of the Radicals who had voted In
favor of the amendment Several of the
latter avowed last evening that their
object in supporting the amendment was
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house of lords.
They declare that they had no idea that
there was any prospect OF the amendment
being carried. 1t was. in fact, jump in
the dark and a bringing up at a place at
which they did not expect to arrive.
The action that will be taken by the
government in view of the defeat inflicted
upon it by its whilom supporters is mat
ter of conjecture. The prospect of the
resignation OF the cabinet was a general
topic in the iobbies of the house OF COM
mons last evening. is expected that
the cabinet will NEE once to discuss
the matter.
The vote Of l47 to las would indicate
that third OF the members failed to
vote. What the outcome of this victory
alists talk of the cabinet resigning and
general turnover of English politics.
while the more conservative classes main
tain that the amendment being passed at
q time when the government forces were
absent Il will amount to nothing more
than nine days wonder
1t is. however, generally conceded that
the Rosebery administration has been
ushered in in manner not to be desired
or applauded.
Editorially, the morning papers con-
eede this fact even though they belittle
the episode of yesterday.
Newspaper Comment.
In an editorial, commenting on the vote
on Mr.. Labouchere's amendment, The
Standard says: Lord Rosebery may be
assured that If he submits TO an affront
OF this sort at the very opening of his ca
reer, he must expect them at every turn
thereafter.
The Times I'm an editorial says: The
situation is dev veloping with startling
rapidity. Lord Rosebery's government
has received blow which skaters its
foundations and leaves it entirely
denuded of even such prestige as can be
derived from the incongruous alliance
that kept Mr.. Gladstone in power The
Radical and Irish revolt render rs an early
dissolution inevitable.
Concerning Honorable Discharges.
WASHINGTON, March 14-The house
committee on invalid pensions yesterday
favorably reported onthe bill OF Repre-
sentative Martin, doing away with the
requirement of honorable discharge as
preliminary to pension. In mauy cases
death has occurred during furlough or
outside of military duties. In such case
no honorable discharge is in existence
and the widow is cut off from securing a
pension. The bill makes the death OF n
soldier equivalent to an honorable dis
charge, except. when the death occurs
during desertion.
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