Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-03-14
THE LORDS.
Radicals Pass a ReSOlu.
ton to Abolish Them.
BLOW AGAINST ROSEBERY.
Government and the Radicals Them
selves Get Big Surprise.

LONDON, March IA. The Radicals gained
a sensational victory in the house Of com
mons yesterday by passing an amendment
looking TO the abolition Of the. house Of
lords.
1t came as tremendous surprise to the
opposition parties and the ministry. A
united effort OF this character on the part
of the Radicals was unlocked for. Many
Conservatives were absent from the
house
The vote OF lat to l45 would indicate
that third Of the members failed 70
vote. What the outcome Of this victory
will be cannot be prophesied. Sensation
alists talk of the cabinet resigning and a
general turnover Of English politics,
while the more conservative classes main
tam that the amendment being passed at
a time when the government forces were
absent IL will amount to nothing more
than nine days wonder.
II is, however, generally conceded that
the Rosebery administration has been
ushered In in manner not to be desired
or applauded.
cede this fact, even though they belittle
the episode of yesterday.
Didn't Expect It tn Pass.
The division on Mr.. Labouchere's
amendment partook of the nature of n
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
merely to give good division against the
house of lords.
They declare that they had no idea that
there was any prospect of the amendme lt
being carried. IL was. in fact, jump n
the dark and a bringing up at 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 1t by its whilom supporters is "A mat
ter of conjecture. The prospect of the
resignation of the cabinet was general
topic in the lobbies OF the house of com.
mons last evening. 1t Is expected th lt
the cabinet will meet at once to discuss
the matter.
Sized Up by Newspapers.
In an editorial, commenting on the " u
on Er. Labouchere's amendment, The
Standard says: Lord Rosebery may he
assured that II 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 in an editorial says, The
situation Is developing 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
l.. AZ Il l..
Radical and Irish revolt renders an early
dissolution inevitable.
Warning Should He Needed.
WASHINGTON, March l4-Many senators
willingly turned from the silver debate
to read the cable from London announc-
ing the passage OF the Labouchere amend
ment for the abolition of the house Of
lords. All appeared greatly interested in
the question, and some expressed sur
prise that the amendment should have
carried. Senator Davis OF the committee
on foreign relations was not one of these
however.
1T is" said he, "merely registration
of the sentiment which has been ripe for
the past 20 years. The people have be-
come tired of a body of hereditary law
makers, who do nothing but obstruct
their will by exercising a sort of veto
power, and IL looks as If this might be an
important point in an impending revolu-
ton"
The opinion was generally expressed by
senators that the action in the house of
commons, fewer than half the members
having participated in the vote, did not
mean that present abolition of the execu-
tive functions of the peerage was at all
A..A a el.s.f o
vote would have the effect of warning
which, IL IL was not needed by the peers,
might lead to a complete revolution in
tho fII IfI1r