St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-14
The Commons Votes to Ab0l-
ish the House of Lords
BY a CLOSE VOTE OF 747 TO 145
Great Excitement and Loud
Cheers From the Radicals.
DONE BY HENRY LAB0UcHRE.
In an Amendment in Reply
to the Queens Speech.
THE HONE RULE DISCUSSION

The HOEE KULE D!SCUSSiOH.
LONDON, March 1.-THE Radicals
gained a sensational victory in the
house of commons today by passing an
amendment looking toward the aboli
tion of the house of lords. 1t came as a
tremendous surprise to the opposition
parties and the ministry. A united
effort of this character on the
part of the Radicals was entirely
unlocked for, and many of the Conserva-
tiveS were absent from the house. The
small vote of 147 to 145 would indi-
cate that a third of the members
failed to vote. What the outcome of
this victory will be cannot safely
be prophesied. Sensationalists talk
of the cabinet resigning and a general
turnover of English politics. while
the more conservative classes main
tain that the amendment, being
passed at time when the government
forces were absent, it 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. Edilorially. the morning
papers concede this fact, even though
lhey be little the episode
IN DETAIL.
LONDON. March 13.-In the house of
commons today Henry Labouchere pro-
posed as an amendment 10 the address
in reply to the queens speech, the abo-
lition of the house of lords. After some
discussion and considerable excitement
the amendment was put to a vote and
was passed, 147 10 145, in spite of the
opposition of the government. When
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
amendment attached to it.
The division on Mr.. LaGouchere's
amendment to abolish the house of
lords occurred earlier than was eX-
pected, and many of the Conservatives
were absent at dinner. The majority
was composed of seventy three Nc
CarthyiteS and ParnelliteS, the re-
mainder 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 gang
way. Mr.. Tanner was eXcitedlv cheer
Ing and waving his handkerchief while
the government tellers, looked pale and
especially Chief Whip Ellis. All the
ministers looked downcast, while Mr..
Baltour smiled ironically.
a manifesto issued by the National
Reform union tonight says that it is
useless to hope that popular reforms
can be achieved even by Liberal gov
ernment unless the powers and privi-
legeS of the house of lords, which en-.
able selfish and irresponsible clique to
frustrate and mutiIate such measures, be
curtailed or abolished.
The National Reform union. there
fore, calls for determined efforts to
establish the self-government of the
British people upon a truly democratic
basis and by the abolition of the house
of lords.
The chief secretary for Ireland, Right
Hon. John Morley, said in the commons
today that the references of Right Hon.
a. j. Balfour, the Conservative leader
III the house. to the eyicted tenants
savored Of vindictiveness and reminded
the house that Liberal Unionist speak
ers had declared in favor of the rein-
statement of the evicted tenants upon
reasonable terms.
Referring to the conversion of En-
gland to home rule,
JOHN MORLEY SAID
that this would be both easy and rapid :
but, he added, the government did not
hold that an English majority was neces.
sary in order 10 obtain home rule for
Ireland.
Continuing, Mr.. Morley said that there
was no fear that Lord Rosebery would
do anything TO vitiate or depart from
the home rule policy.
Mr.. Morley then referred to Lord
Rosebery's much commented upon
speech of Yesterday evening in the
house of lords, saying that Lord Rose.
berry, in stating that before home rule
was conceded to Ireland the English
majority must be convinced of its ne
cessity, meant to say that the home rule
bill would meet the same fate as before
unless the peers are convinced that the
feeling Of the English people favored it.
Mr.. Morley said that the government
was not blind TO the fact that the ma.
jority of English commoners were op-
posed TO home rule, but it was an i'm.
possible proposition to distinguish be-
tween the English and the imperial
majority. adding: II, however, do not
wonder at the vigilance, suspicion and
jealousy exhibited by the Irish members
in spite of their confidence in our good
faith, when cowardly rumors in regard
TO dissenslon in the cabinet are circu-
lated, as they were yesterday. The
honorable member of the harbor divis
ion of Dublin Timothy Harrington
yesterday found fault with our not in
stantly repeating the coercion act, but
it is evident that it would be a waste OF
time 10 Introduce such bill"
Mr.. Harrington here interposed, and
quoted Mr.. Morley's speech in which
the chief secretary for Ireland said that
the first duty of the Liberals in coming
into power would be to repeal that bill
Loud Parnellite cheers.
Mr. Morley continued. remarking thai