The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-19
SIR WILLIAM HARC0URT
HE MAY NEYER APPEAR AT THE
HEAD or HIS PARIY AGAIN.
Tho Leader OF the Liberal Commoners and
Lord Rosebery Dislike Each Oiher
More than Ever.

LONDON. Aug. 1S.-Athough Parlia-
ment viii not rise for week. all in
terest in its proceedings IS dying out.
/ The party debates are ended and only
the annual supplies necessary Tor the
expenses Of the administration are left
| TO be voted.
Sir william Harcourt Chancellor Of
the Excheluer, and leader OF the House
Of Commons. will start on Monday for
long tour Of the continent 1t is doubt
full whether he ever again Will appear
at the head Of the Liberal commoners.
When Parliament shall re-assembe in
| the middle Of January he VIII protaby
| be found in his place, for the bIeacn be
! tween him and Lord Roseuery Is known
| TO have widened rapidly in the last fe"
| weeks.
They had been at odds for years before
! the last Gladstone cabinet was formed
and just before Mr.. Gladstones retire
ment had come to dislike each other
| rancOrOusly.
ALL PArCHrD Up.
The insecurity Of the Government inn
! mediately AFTER Mr.. Clai-tone's with
| drawal forced them - paicn up a truce
! and speak fltternsly oi zach other I'm
| public. As soon As they felt the ministry
firm in the saddle. however. they drop
| ped all sulerfiuOuS courtesy, and now
| neither one ever alludes 10 the other in
| public.
Outside this personal feud. moreover
| all is not peace and harmony. The
Radicals have complained tre luently ih
the con mons that Sir William has not
given sufficient time for the discus lvh
Of their pet schemes. To these COM
plants the invariaAle answer has beeh.
If you are not pleased with. me. you
can easily remove me.
TUE GRAND Old M1N.
Mr. Gladstone has referred i'm private
letters recently 10 the impros emth- or
his general health, his eyesitnt. ana ms
hearing, and has spoken as II h' mlSh1
soon resume public speaking. Ihcse ut-
terances have encouraged the Dehei ln
some quarters that the old man might
return 20 Parliament and re- cue MS
party from the pred.cam,nt. This D.
unlikely. yet should he give more dennltr
sipns Of his willingness 10 return ID"
would be- received by the Liberals Win
The present leaders are leaders in
name only. They excite no enthusiasm.
When the cyicted tenants OH snhl re-
appear I'm Parliament next Sesslou, l'
Will have been greatly broadened 50 as
t. include most of the rcconmendation5
wade by the irish Land Committee
Will DISSOLVE PAELfAWENr.
II the House II Lords throws it out
aRain. Lord Rosebery VIII dissolve Par-
lament at once and appeal 10 TIE cOuh-
try 20 settle the question OF the upper
Houses existence.
The GoveIi ment has promised that the
evicted tenants bill shall run It's course
c0ncurrently with the Welsh discs taDlish-
ment bill This promise does not satisfy
some OF the Welsh members, and they
are out once more with their threa'S
of dire vengeance i'm case the Minister-
DO not come up more promptly 20 the
Welsh demands. David Ll0yl-GeOrgr,
the belligereut Welsh Nationalist, who
sits for CarnaryOn district. thinks that
fg..tr.
with his countrymeu, and that general !
election must be held before the Church
IN Wales can be dlsestabiished.
WELSH w. THE GOVERNMENT.
The Governments uncertain attitude
toward the Welsh and the Welshmen
ment form one Of the most serious prob
lens 70 be faced by the Liberal party
az the opening OF the next session. a !
Government defeat may bee the issue Of !
the situation almost any day after the /
business Of the session begins.
The rejection Of the compulsory eight |
hour provision for miners has comph- |
Gated matters I'm the House OF Commons !
IL was due 20 the opposition of several !
Liberals, and their action VIII %" |
charged on the account against Of the |
Liberal party.
The friction between the labor mem
bers and the biz Liberal capitalists in /
the Commons Will increase rapidly iu !
consequence of the vote. and the labor
with the Liberals asainst the unionists
in many districts. The three-rornered |
contests which will result viii end with |
the loss Of several Liberal seats.
OUR TARIFF sRTTLg3 ESr.
British exporters are much pleased with
the settlement OF the tarft question. Al
Though they are not Jubilaut over the
contents Ot the German bill schedules,
they say that anything. even the MclIlu-
ley tariff, was far preferable 20 the con-
unued uncertainty of the situation.
Many traders express opinion through
the newspapers tnat the evil effects OF
the Mckinley act 49, the United King |
dom have been greatly overstated.
The shriukage of British exports IN
the first six months OF 1894 elualicd the
snrnkaSe Of the previous tour years.
The former was due TO the fact that tne
traders were working from hand To
mouth, or doing only what they reQuir-
ed immediately ana were in q position
u proht from any remission II duties.
Most persons IN the American export
trade think that there Hlll be no further
changes IN the American tariff for two or
argue, however, that putting wool On the
progress towards u revenue tariff
The farmers. who have nothing now 20 !
gain GrOm continued protection supplv |
were converted by the free-lyool object !
lesson 10 thc cause ot tariff reform
a woMAN's SUFFRAGE Bill.
F'll AIdllfs i'llht klsAllcAll mas intro
duced IN Parliament remarkable NO
mans suffrage bila His proposal is that
any woman OF fun age. whether married
or single. shall De permitted 90 vote or
TO be a candidate In amy parliamentary
or local election.
A woman duly elected, he proposes.
shall be allowed T. sit n either the
House OF Lords or the House of Com
mons The bin provides ior universal
adult suffrage, but eXcluIcs the uuivers.-
ties from their present privileges.
Emanating. as n does. from the mind
OF an experienced and able parliamenta-
rian, the bill Is regarded as one OF the
most peculiar products OF the session.
c'IuGsfNG 3ur ,iuILASI.
Several English newspaL ers print ran
corOus paragraphs daily concerning the
American cutter Nigilant They speak
of her absence from recenti
races in the SOient. and criucise Mr.
Gould savagely tor not keeping her I'M
every contest. Field says to-day.
The BritanniGs superiority az a work
ing sailing craft has been shown more
plainly than ever. She uu.
the most capable yacht that has ever