Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-11
TO MEND OR END IT.
Sfllaln'S House Of Lords In Danger
nom Radicalism.
HOME RULE SlDE-TRACKED.
"e v"csii"n of Abolishing Hereditary
Legislators Now Swallowing I'm
the Tight Little Isle.
'Special cable letter. copyrighted 1894. by
the United PressD

t'peciai cable letter. copyrighted, 1894. BY
the United Press)
LONDON, February i0-Thcre are many
signs that the country Is on the eve OF
grave constitutional crisis. The ques-
uon OF abolishing the House 81 Lords has
become actual. ard It now depends upon
inc action OF TIE Cabinet meeting to be
heid on Tuesday whether or not the con-
unuance Of the upper house shall be dis
GUESSED Ia the first plank % the National
A'lhciSl Fcderaton's platform.
MT Gladstone Is unwilling to lead
campaign agalns, the Peers. yet ne may
DC forced 20 it by a combination OF minis
teFs insisting upon The necessity for the
issue. There is 10 doubt that ia the
tahrTt mary favor heroic methods OF
ueai.ng ~.tA The Lords
campbell Eanncrman. Secretary Of state
i'F war said in "a speech last evening AZ
newcastle that the question WAS whether
u free scf-goycru.ug community or body
If irresponsible hereditary Peers ought to
prevail.
Professor Bryce Chancellor o. The
buchy ~ Lancaster. SAID 10 a Liberal
meeting iA Liverpool: "it the House OF
Lords viii force tne conflict We must
clear away the bar on which SO many
vessels ireisnt.d with u,.,ul legislation
have boon Wrecked
Sir Charles NUsscl Attorney
declared ga addressing th- Liberals OF
"lsoeocn: "Ihe question is not Whether
tAe Lords, sitting by accident OF birth,
can be allowed TO mangle AN act passed
10Y lN' c"os representatives. Of the poo
pie"
These extracts from thc speeches OF
most conspicuous Liberals show which
way u wilma blows. Instead II home
iuln' the abolition OF The House Of Lords
- tttHE FIRST place among the questions
81 thr day. Tie Peers themselves, judged
from tueu unusually industrious attend
Hhcc "a. parliamentary attuss seem TO
nave tHe conclusions that their situation
- lFcttrous. on AN votes they now turn
""e ~ strong against the government.
THE RADICAL PROGRAMME.
programme that finds much favor
among the Radicals just now is that
7Ac Ministers bluntly refuse 10 accept
The Peers amendments 10 the parish
councils and employers liability bills
and introduce n bill so reform the upper
house by abolshing the system OF herodi-
1aty legislators. pn the strength Of this
action the Radicals say the Cabinet
should then appeal 10 the country. One
obstacle 10 this cour-. is G!adstouc's
1nvinciblc attachment 10 the hereditary
upper house. another St the Ircmiers
strong desire To see The Home Rule Issue
kept IN the foreground of Liberal legis-
lauon. Despite his influence, however,
the time e. ripening for the abolition OF
the upper house IA its present form IT
the wire-pullers Of the National Liberal
Federation have free hand. the agitation
against the peers will become the lead
sax question Of the hour
The House of Commons viii resume
work Monday, and the Cabinet VIII meet
On Tuesday. About February 20 iW.t-
mcnt Will be prorogu.L bat VIII lcaS-
ecmbie I'm week 10 hear speeches on
The question az to how d." government
proposes 10 settle with the Lords.
The Hyde Park demonstration against
The Lords bids fair 10 b. tho largest
political gathering ever seen in London.
All the trade councils in the country VIII
send delegates. II Is estimated that more
than 10000 persons Will march along the
Thames embanltmcut 20 the houses or
parliament and thence 10 the park 10
hear the speeches.
THE SILVER CRISIS.
The silver crisis in India ia the princi-
pal topic In the City. The fan Of the
metal 10 fraction below thirty pence
Per ounce means that silver is now 80
per cent under its currency value IN the
colonial empire Thus a crOwn-piece re-
Quiros only a half crowns worth Of
metal ia it's coinage. The India govern
nent are at their wits end to devise
a way OF meeting the crisis The Anglo
Indian banks dread the developments Of
1he immediate future. The Statist says:
''lnGian importing houses are in Difficult
ties. The fall OF rupee paper compcls
very large sales. Although for genera
ton India has enjoyed immunity from the
lanfcs which gold countries have suffered
from time 10 time there now come rumors
OF collapse. The India Council ought to
announce Immediately that bills will not
be pressed upon the market, as well as
reverse the whole policy OF stopping the
gnintage OF silver"
The Admiralty Lords have been thrown
into state of CONSERVATION by the theft
Of the machinery plans OF the new tor
pedo-destroyCrs. The government ordered
a fleet Of Them and sent the plans TO a
public firm on the Clyde. The papers
" ere stolen en- route. Two postal officials.
who must have handled them, have disap-
poared.
This weeks Field says: "American
yatohsmen will be disappointed to hear
that the Valkyrie will not race in Ameri-
can waters next season. II was expected
that the Vigilant and the Colonia would
d. fitted OUT 10 meet the Nalkyrie. hut
IT has been definitely decided that neither
will race with her. 1t would be very ~
teresting 10 see the Americas Cup-raccs
over again. the Nalkyne having more
canvass. but Lord Dunrdvcu IS right in
not wishing 10 sail his yacht agains; II
5erior craft"
CABINET COUNCIL. CALLED
LONDON. February 1o-Summonses |
were sent to the Cabinet ministers to-
day at Mr. Gladstone direction for a
council on Monday, at which business Of |
an important nature Is 10 be consid- |