The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-22
OVER THE OCEAN WAVES
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST ACROSS
THE WATERS.
The Liquor Infiuence-Plural voting-Land
Grabbers in Ireland-Tribute to Mr..
Giadstons-Foreign News

tious matter that not n single one of
their measures has a. chance OF passing
unless the bills shall be 50 materially
altered as TO almost wholly transform
them. The registration bill, the evicted
tenants bill. and the budget proposals
each contain sufficient number of OBJ
jectionable provisions to excite the de-
termined and prolonged opposition not
only of the Conservatives, but Of n con-
siderable part OF the Irish membership
and many Radicals and Unionists. The
| conservatives will resort TO every pos
sible form of obstruction in resisting the
raid made upon landed property under
the proposed new estate duties, and by
those tactics they can confidently count
on the undivided support of the Unionists
TIE LIQUOR INFLUENCE.
| The liquor interests are exerting pow
| erful influence on the Irish and Scotch
supporters of the Government in their
| insistence upon the modification of the
| projected duties on spirits and beer
! Their efforts In this direction have not
| been In vain either for the clamor they
have raised has already compelled Sir
William Harcourt to limit the imposition
of the proposed tax on spirits to one
year. and it is unlikely that he will
find IT desirable TO make still further
concessions to the increasing demands Of
different sections Of the kingdom. Even
under the limitation of the proposed tax
on spirits TO one year. Ireland which
Is already paying n conspcuously unfair
proportion Of the domestic revenues into
the imperial treasury, will be mulcted to
the tune of 10000 pounds. Additional taxa
tion over the current year Will be over
100000 pounds.
Confronted by this condition OF things
II is not surprising that the Irish Parla
meDtary party are fretting over the delay
OF the Government in bringing forward
Home Rule, delay which is tantamount
TO shelving that measure. Neither is ii
any wonder that the Irish party are
chatting at the distractions placed in the
way OF a settlement OF the question OF
the financial relations between Great
Britain and Ireland. The formation OF
royal commission TO consider the imam
cial question has dragged at every stage,
and If its deliberations and the subse-
quent steps toward a settlement of the
matter shall be conducted with as much
apathy and as great delay the final act
Of the performance will be postponed un-
til far into the future. IL is true that
Parliament has got TO the stage Of ap-
pointing the members of the commission,
but It Will be a long time before IN Sc
commissioners will be able TO do any
thing practical in the matter, perhaps
not this session. The commission is COM
posed OF Sir Hugh T. c. Childers CHAIR
NAM, George Goschen, Thomas Sexton,
Edward Blake, John j. Clancy, Lord
Playfair Lord Farrer, of Arlington, and
Lord Welby.
The most bitter fight of the session will |
undoubtedly be made on the registration
bill The opposition have already given |
intimation OF their intention 20 contest |
TO the last gasp the clauses providing |
for the abolition Of plural voting, the |
holding of simultaneous Saturday cleo
tions. and the three-months' residence |
qualification. These clauses comprise |
about all there is Of the pill. and the |
Conservatives will not be alone in fight |
ing the measure.
AN OBJECTIONABLE CLAUSE.
The restriction Of plural voting by |
holding simultaneous elections is quite |
US offensive TO some Liberals as It is |
To- the Tories and Unionists, and from
these directors the Conservatives may |
receive some assistance through their |
compelling a modification OF that OBJ
iectionable clause. OF course, nobody ex-
poets the bill TO become a law. even
If il should pass the House OF Commons,
which IS by TO means certain. Lord
Salisbury. IN his speech TO the Primrose
League, announced the fate Of the bill
iu the event OF its reaching the House
of Lords when he said that the Lords
would reject the measure unless the
plural voting and three-fourths residence
clauses were withdrawn. With these
clauses Withdrawn there would not be
ANYTHING left Of the bill but the enacting
clause. which might as well be stricken
out with the others.
LAND cRABBKRs IN IRELAND.
The chief difficulty with the eylcted
tenants bill is the proposals TO allow
Land erabbers the option OF retaining
their farms. The McCarthyites are carry
ing their allegiance to the Government
10 extremes in asserting 10 this proposal,
as they must certainly be aware that
the popular sentiment in Ireland viii not
be satisfied unless the land grabbers are
cleared out. Sexton, in Justification or
himself and his associates In this mat
ter. minimizes the Importance OF the
question. He intimates that there are not
above a hundred land grabbers in all
ireland. the most Of whom he says, are
-eady TO vacate their farms at any time
( they receive adequate compensation
or doing so.
The Parnellitcs take view OF the mat
ter more In coincidence with Irish popu-
ar opinion They demand that evicted
tenants shall have absolute power 10 re-
occupy their holdings; that IS TO say, tnat
lobody shall occupy farm until the
tenant eyicted therefrom has declaed
whether he desires TO reoccupy undsr
certain prescribed relation or not. III the
tenant decides TO reoccupy Il under nose
conditions the landlard shall have no
,ower 20 prevent him. When the ques-
ian comes TO a vote Ii Will De poesiDie'
n the event OF the absence or number
~ McCarthyites, for coaitlon Oh Onloii-
SITS and Parnellites 10 deieat tne uoes.n
-, tberaon. The bill providing for thc
,.e1s ,ieAs,ahi,shneot OF the Church In Wales
-, ~ introduced in the House or Com
',a,s nv Mr. Asquith, Home secretary,
80. T-hursday. Like the evicted ten
- n,,l the registration bill ana the
sS,ot nrouosals this measure Will De
.,,.vht IN the death by the Conservatives.
= ,he meetings OF Conservatives heid
esteraay Il was decided to precipitate (
division on the first reading OF the :
IN so that the fate OF the measure may 5
. developed before the end OF the week Z
RESPECT TO GIADsToSL
The big majority in the House OF COM
IONS last evening In favor OF continuing :
ne grant Of 1000 pounds to the Duke
Edinburgh is by no means 10 De re- y
arded as testifying to the DUKES popu- s
,r,tv or as evidence Of Parlaments op- j
aouiousness to royalty. IL Is mat ;
- ~ fact that the Liberals voted 10
,n,,nue the grant very largely OUT OF
'snact for Mr.. Gladstone. who made
"a arrangement whereby the grant was I