New-York tribune., 1894-01-21
CONSERVATIVES TO CONFER.
SALISBURY TO CONSULT HIS LAST
CABINET BEFORE THE PEERS
MEETING.
PROPOSED MODIFICATION OF THE PARISH COuN-
CII.S MEASr'RE-THE UPPER HOUSE AND
CoNTRAcTING-OUT SETTLING THE
PAMIRs DIsPUTE-THE KHEDIvES

ttopyra,t 1894: By T,e tiai''d Pr,ss)
London. Jan. 20.-Lord Salisbury will come to
town on Monday to consult with his colleagues
In the last Conservative Cabinet, prior to the
conference OF Conservative Peers which will he
held next Friday. Only once since he became
leader in the House Of Lords has Lord Salisbury
held a similar meeting. 1t was on the eve Of the
rejection OF the Home Rule bill.
At the coming conference il will be decided
how far the process OF mutilating the Parish
Councils bill can be safely carried and whether
or not the Governments offer OF compromise on
the contractng-out clause of the Employers
Liability bill shall be accepted The and-owning
and church interests which dominate the House
OF Lords demand that the Parish Councils bill
shall be amended by the exemption Of eccleslast-
cal charities from the control Of the councils by
the entire omission of the poor law clauses and
by the withdrawal Of compulsory powers from
the councils IN the matter Of land aotments.
The Government may assent 10 the amendment
to ecclesiastical charities but will refuse abb
soinely to make the other two changes.
In regard To the contracting-out clause OF the
Employers Liability bill. the Conservative oppo-
stion Is fortified by spontaneous non-partsan
protests from various labor centres In favor Of
the Conservative position. Trades having work
ingmen's insurance funds partly supported by the
masters desire the power to exempt themselves
from the provisions Of the bill, otherwise the
employers would refuse the double responsibility
OF liability under the act as we'll under the
rules OF the Insurance funds The Government,
recognizing this state Of affairs. will propose that
trades with insurance funds be- allowed TO con-
tract ont for three years after the passage OF the
bill. Within that period the existing arrange
ments for insurance are expected to lapse. The
Peers however will fight for contracting-out as
a principle 10 be recognized throughout the whole
measure. In other words. they will enieavor TO
nullify the bill
The negotiations Of the Foreign Office with
Russia as TO the boundary Of the Pamirs have
resulted Ia an arrangement 10 which the Ameer
of Afghanistan has consented. All parties To the
arrangement are satisfied The State OF Jakhan
which the dispute concerned. has been left 10 the
protection OF the Ameer. Russia has now settled
with China the dispute - boundaries in the
same region. IL Is reported that Lord Rose
berry. Secretary OF State for Foreign Affairs.
has obtained rhina's sanction OF plan 10 iro-
pose 10 France a convention In which Slams
integrity shall be- declared inviolable and shall
be placed under the protection OF France. Great
Britain and China. This proposal seems 20 he
intended t. test the truth OF Frances declr t'ion
that she Will not follow an aggressive policy In
Asia.
Sir William Harcourt. Chancellor Of the
ENcheQIcr, has refused 10 assent 10 the
appeal Of the Radicals FOR . graduated income
tax To- meet the Cencit I'm the budget. Apart
from the Cabinets decision on an increase OF the
death duties. nothing definite Is known aS 10
the plans fer the budget
ARRANGEMENTS now making for the reception
of the Khedive Of Egypt show that his visit
to England is regarded as an important politl-
cal occurrence He viii be accompanied by two
OF hs Ministers, will reside in Buckingham
Palace will be the guest NJ a dinner at the
Gulldhal and will be entertained with gala per-
fornances at Covent Garden.
The Rothschllds and other conspicuous iie-
brews In England approve ~ the n"iicy OF the
conference just held in Paris by neegates from
Hebrew associations In Europe and America.
The principal subject Of debate was the colonial
tion Of Palestine. The conference did not favor
measures 10 stimulate IN" great flow OF Hebrew
emigration, but was anxious rather - check
II or regulate II. notably at Russian ports The
first efforts Of the associations will be to es-
tabsh order among the Hebrews already in
Palestine 10 find them work. ana To control
competition for the land. The Rothschilds are
forming schools for the primary technlcai edu-
cation OF emigrants
The Colonial Office is in favor of plan to
subsidizc the enterprise OF laying purely Brit
ish cable from Australia 10 England. by way OF
Canada. In consulting with Arnold Morley.
Postmaster General the Marquis Of Ripon. Co
lona Secretary. discovered. however. that the
Postonice could net be committed to the policy
Of a grant. The question had been referred to
the Cabinet
Inc PUBLISHERS OF EntlllIT" NltHH
application In chancery this week for an in
junction to restrain the publishers of The Spin
ming Wheel from using copyrighted articles.
Il was brought ont In court that the publishers
Of both periodicals stole freely from an Ameri-
can monthly magazine. The defendants got
costs
Dvorak, the composer. will come To London In
April to conduct series OF concerts
The principal fixtures for the next yachting
season I'm the Solent are ROYAL Yacht Squadron
"a hcpin on Victoria
on July II: Royal Albert Yacht Club on July 20.
MELI.O SAID TO HAVE BEEN DEPOSED.
HIS OFFENCE THE FATLrRE TO BRING TROOPS
FROM THE SOUTH TO AID THE IN
SIRGENTS At Rio.
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