The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-04
FATUITY OF THE LORDS.
rHR LABoRs or THE LOWER BoUsB
DESTROFED IN TW0 SIGaTs.
Parish Councils and Empioysrs' Liable
ity Biiis Rendered Worthless and Die
solution OF Parliament May Result.

tCopyTlgnt, NV Dy tne Jnlte1 frcSS)
LONDON. Feb. SIN dealing with the
Parish Councils bill. the House of Lords
have destroyed IN two nights the construc-
tive labors OF the House Of Commons In
forty sIttings. The measure Is now 80
mangled that It Is impossible for the Cow
ernment to accept il. Nor is there any
hope Of compromise unless the Tory
peers abandon their leading amendments.
a course which would brand them with
greater imbecility and vacillation than
they have yet shown. Lord Salisbury
has been described as iath painted SO
as TO look ike iron, but he would show
himself 10 be a mere reed II he should
bow 10 the Government. who will not ac-
cede TO any one of the principal conserya-
tive amendments.
Eject OF the Chsnges
The crucial character OF the Tory
changes in the bill Is evident at nrst
glance. one new provision is that. in
stead OF creating council IN every
parish OF 2o0 inhabitants or more. the
bills operation shall be limited 90 parishes
of 500 or more. Such a change would
make councils impossible in some $3.50
parishes contemplated by the bll The
mass OF agricultural laborers would be
of a rate-paying qualification. The use
OF school-rooms for meetings to discuss
allotments or election would be forbidden.
according TO the decision OF the peers,
and the public houses would therefore,
be made the centres OF political activity
In rural life. The acquisition OF ailotments
would be hampercd By the transfer OF the
control from the district 20 the county
councils. where the influence OF the
landlords is much stronger. The public
charities would be removed from the con-
troll OF the parish councils, and. Il IL
said, Lord Salisbury intends 70 put the
apex on this pyramid Of folly by Gliding
the clauses reforming London's vestry
system.
The peers seem blind to the fate which
their incessant provocation OF trouble
With the commons must eventually pre-
pare for them. Some Unionlst journals
express astonishment at the faulty II
the upper House. and the only CLEAN OF
common sense shown I'm that body came
from the Liberal -Unionist leader. the Duke
OF Devonshire and "A few Of his colleagues,
who voted with the Government against
the proposal 10 deprive the bulk or agri-
cultural laborers Of their franchise The
most discredltable exhibition in the de-
bate was made by the bishops. thirty-two
Of whom voted 20 exclude parish meet
ings from school rooms I'm the face or
proof that such course would drive
the men 70 the public houses on All
political occasions
Dissolution Nav Result.
Wri the conflict begun IN the two
Houses of Parliament precipltate the dis
solutionY The Conservatives are confident
that it viii. They are already I'm "a
Hurry Of campaign activity and the Liber-
ais also have quickenod their preparations
for an appeal 90 the country.
Mr.. Gladstone's nebulous denial that
he was about 10 resign. is regarded as
leaving The Cabinet fee 10 tissOivr Ina
mcdiately after the action OF the peers
renders hopeless the passage OF the
Parish Councils and Employers Liability
nilis. Nevertheless. Edward MaiOribanks.
the leading Government whip declared I'm
speech 90 his constituents last evening.
that the Cabinet would not dissolve be-
fore passing their programme OF reforms
through the House of Commons-no mat
ter what might become of the bill else
where. If the House OF Lords should
challenge the Government 10 deadly con-
test, he said, the Government would not
shrink. The majority I'm the Commons
would fight it out
for War. exclaimed in speech last even.
ing: "The House OF Lords are mad. Tho
patience Of the people is exhausted. How
long is this 10 lasty7
The report that Mr.. Gladstone was
about 10 resign IS understood 10 have
originated in conversation between Mrs.
Gladstone and an Intimate friend n l3ia-
ritz. Mrs Gladstone spoke with much
feeling Of the deslrabilty Of freeing her
husband from his public burdens Just
before going 10 Biarltz. Mr. Gladstone
talked with several cabinet ministers
about his growing innrmties. and de-
spite their earnest protestations insisted
emphaticaliy that he had lost much Of hts
power az a leader The Pail Mall Gazette
had, without doubt. sound reason for cir
culatlng It's report concerning him.
Transsctions In "BoodIr."
The proceedings I'm bankruptcy OF the
South American and Mexican Company
show "a loss OF more than one million
hounds The case is fun Of transactions
i'm doodle" The company was started
by the trustees OF an insurance corpora
ton and the Murrietas. and once the
stock Exchange vas called io-Singiy the
Murrietta Relief Fund. The evidence
has proved that Gaiindez. manager "f
the Nurricttas. was allowed commif-
sion Of D.O0O pounds on loan OF l','"
rounds Several directors borrowed large
smo,ots from the company's funds ana
,nade a bogus disposition Of shares one
nan Giving I.OOO pounds worth 10 hiS
house maid. ~, ,,a
~ = Powers. chief promoter ot ,hs
,.n,,.,,v admitted caudidly that ln us
c,,ssod with another director "a pan 20 20
5istribute doodle amounting 10
n,,,nds All the men involved III VIZ
l,andal enjoyed formerly soo1 i'P"'"'
| tions in the eiiy' ....,,o,.n,. ~ the
,.l,osn church will open on May s'th'
hrrcrfcan and Colonial bishops are
nccted 10 take a conspicuous part IN ''
twelve sessions.
pelatiou- ~ Socialists 10 N"'''
The conference Of the lnde2eh'',ns y. 49,
hor marty ended IN MancneA'e' ~ -.
T,,,fs Keir Hardie. NJ g., preeir.p
80 e,,,i session. A motion that ~.
sor.nce repudlate all sympathy anu -
,tans Win the Anarchists Nas ~
49, -, -, a heated discussion. h''
dte participated in Il 20 say tiat y a
- do 10 can one another hr,'' nan. -
80, -,h,ie Anarchist and Sociaii., i"v'n
"a dinered. Il might be ina, w -
arcbtsts were only more 1ea,V"e ,.,i,,
otber reformers. EventuAiy ny -
u,ss amended 20 az ~ declare 49, .,,ers
.t aa constitutional methoor -"
mucn av,no a the conditions OF the workins, ..,,
rem, rem he ~ Independent Labor party ,,n, ~Ss,s
mr." IN, slv W Itself with any party adopuhs
other methods.
Heavy Failure In Brooklyn.
RROOELYN. Feb. S.-iAepMan Dr.
''' -. tbe dry goods 0nI iurt1~