The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-03-14
WANT EN- WIPED OUT
Tbs Commons Vote lOr The Abolition
Of lha HOlie Of LGriS.
PEERS AT A BIG DISCOUNT
a Tremendous Sensation From
Over tho Sca-Rossbery May
Have "a Resign Very
Soon.
PEERS AT A BIG DISCOUNT

LONDON, March l3.-ln the house Of
commons to-day Henry Labouchere pro-
posed as an amendment To the address in
reply 10 tho queens speech, the abolition
Of the house .! lords. After some discus
sion and considerable excitement tic
amendment was put 20 n vote and passed
by li' TO las In spite OF the opposition Of
the government.
When The figures wero announced they
caused an oUtburst OF prolonged cheers,
which were reuegei when the deputy
speaker read the address in reply 10 tho
queen : snceco with Labouchere's amend
ineai attached TO il. Tho division on La
hoGehere's amendment occurred earlier
Than was expected aud many members
were absent at dinner.
Ihe majority was composed OF 73 Nc
Carihyites and Parnellltcs, the remainder
being radicals. Whcu the division paper
was handed 10 Labouchere a tremendous
cheer broke from the Irish and radical
benches and the members standing below
the galgway, Tanner excitedly cheering
and waving his handkerchief, while tho
government tellers looked pale. especially
Chief Whip Ellis. All the ministers looked
downcast, while Balfour smiled ironically.
\ manifesto issued by the National Re-
! form union tonight calls for determined
Efforts TO establish the self government of
The British people upon truly democratic
basis by the abolition OF the house OF
lords. Previous TO the vote on the house
of lords, after Chief Secretary for Ireland,
Right Hon. John Morley, replied TO tho
/ T..F. Il ILL -. Al
yesterday. John II. Redmond, the Par
nelli,e leader, said he sympathiIed with
Moricy's humil!atins position on explain
inS Lord Roscbery's utterances and added
he must express dissatisfaction at tho re-
cent declarations of the ministers.
Joseph Chamberlain followed Redmond.
He believed il impossible that Rosebery
accepted the leadership of tho party To be-
tray IL. When he closed, Labouchcrc
moved an amendment abolishing tho
, power enjoyed by persons not elected 10
parliament 10 prevent bills from being
submitted 10 her majesty, and he en-
pressed the hope that il necessary her
! majesty, with the advice of her ministers,
would use her power to secure the passage
of this much needed reform. He sug-
gested that this object could early bo
achieved 10y creating 500 new peers who
would vote for the extinction OF the house
OF lords.
Sir William Vernon llarcourt said hc
could not understand the process by which
MIR. Llbouchcrc reckoned 10 achieve his
object.
Labcurhere said he had list OF 5O
stalwarts who were pledged TO vote for
the abolition of the house of lords If they
were sent there loud laughteTl.
llareourt said the method WIS imprac-
/ ticab!e. 1t must he left TO the govern
ment 10 find means to put an end to tho
| intolerahle situation.
Tho division on Labouchcre's amend
mcnt was then taken, and the cheering
which followed the announcement Of the
result, lasted fully minute. Some of the
members acted in most frantic manner.
/ The waving of handkerchieis ard hats
continued until the deputy speaker left
| the chair Tor a short interval.
The result of the division on Lnbou.
| chere's last amendment was a surprise,
not only TO tho government. but TO many
who had voted in favor of the amend
| ment. Several of the latter ayowcd this
evening their object in supporting the
| amendment was merely to give a good Dir
| vision against the house Of lords. They
| had no idea that there was prospect of
| tho amendment being carried.
The prospcc. Of the resignation OF the
cabinet was general topic in the lobbes
of the house OF commons this evening. II
| is expected that the cabinet will meet 10.
| morrow 10 discuss the matter.