The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-25
SURRENDER OF The LORDS
Moderate Liberals Satisfied With the
Parish Councils Bill.

Copyright 1894, by the United Press)
London, Feb. 24.-The submission of the
lords on the parish councils bill has been
almost completed. 1t amply satisfies the
moderate liberals, who do not desire to
hinder or embarrass Mr. Gladstone into
declaring war against the upper house.
The radicals, who are opposed to the peers
first, last and all the time, are still eager
for the fray. On Monday, when
the parish councils bill will be
returned in its newly amended form,
to the House of Commons. the radicals
will insist upon restoring the clause Civ
ing the councils the control of local chari-
ties. There is little probability, however,
of rupture between the houses over this
point alone The ministers do not expect,
and will not permit the precipitation of
the crisis for which the radicals are
longing.
THE QUEENS SPEECH
The cabinet prepared at its meeting
yesterday the queens speech and decided
at the same time on the order in which
the government measures will be intro
duced at the next session. This sequence
OF bills was determined on: Registra ion
reform, Irish eyicted tenants, Welsh dis
establishment, local option.
The difficult financial questions which
will rise from the budget deficit and the
simultaneous increase of the naval ex-
penditure, will fill out the programme,
which bids. fair to be voluminous enough
10 protract the session far beyond the
usual limits.
If the government plans be realized,
however, the dissolution will take place
in September.
ISSUES OF THE CAMPAIGN.
Already the issues of the coming cleo
toral campaign is in the political fore
ground. The retreat Of the peers last
evening will undoubtedly moderate the
popular movement to abolish them.
Nevertheless, the whole liberal party,
while not sharing the eagerness of
the radicals for immediate action,
have now determined that the power of
the peers to control parliamentary legis-
lation must cease. Out of Difference to
Mr. Gladstone, the liberal party may
continue to give home rule the first place
on its programme. but the question of the
peers will be regarded as the most vital
and urgent issue Of the hour.
THE SPEAKERS PLAN.
The speaker this week broached plan
which has been suggested by several cab
met ministers, and is approved by many
liberal commoners. The plan is The
power of the House of Lords to veto bills
passed the House of Commons shall
cease. The House of Lords may continue
its revisory and suggestive function, may
even initiate legislation, but when a bill,
once amended, shall be returned by them
to the commons, the decision of the
lower house shall be final. In the event
that the peers absolutely reject bill
sent up by the commons the lower house
may reafhrm the measure by resolution,
and thus override the rejection of the up
per house.
PEERS IN THE CABINET.
There are five peers in MIR. Gladstone's
cabinet and none of them would support
a measure to overthrow the upper house.
Three of them, however, while prepared
to stand by their class are known to be
willing to reform the peers. The minis
ters in question are the Earl of Rosebery,
secretary of state for foreign affairs;
Lord Herschell, lord high chancellor and
the Earl of Kimberly, secretary of state
for India.
The leaders of the movement against
the lords have arranged for two popular
demonstrations in Hyde park. The trades
council will hold meetings there on March
Is, and the House of Lords Abolition
League will have professions and meet
ings on Easter Monday.
INDIAs TARIFF.
Cable dispatches from New York indi-
cate that American traders expect con-
siderable changes in India's tariff This
expectation seems to be based on sur
misses current in Anglo-Indlan CONNER
cial centers. The Indian budget will not
be announced until March %,
and if the customary rule
be observed, nothing will be known in ad-
vance of the new taxes The exigencies
of the treasury are great, and this fact
causes all trading interests TO fear fresh
import duties Although the policy of the
Indian government hitherto has been
against levying export duties. it is now
that such duties viii b. imposed
on Iute and shellac. There are also reports
that import duties on cotton goods will
be reimPOsed. These reports, which
probably are true, have disqueted the
Lancashire manufacturers. who will send
a deputation with protest to the Carl of
Kimberly. An import duty on silver is
regarded generally as certain. The new
taxes will consist mainly of customs
duties.
London dealers in silver say that the
fall in silver has been overdonc. Unless
the impending duty in India be prohibit
ory, they think recovery will be sure, as
India will still be allowed to buy much of
the metal. A prohibitory duty, however.
would surely cause still deeper decline
Of price.
THE ANARCHIST BUBBLE.
certain fictitious interest in anarchist
doincs in London has been nursed re-
Gently by the newspapers. but most of it
has eyaporated. After infinite fuss the
police find themselves without an an
archist prisoner. The Paris newspapers
say that more than 200 London anarchists
are under police surveillance, and that
reau quantities of compromising liter
ture and powerful explosives have been
sci ed in anar2histic haunts. All this is
news TO the British public and is received
with increduity by all Londoners.
The foreign office expects that the
Bering sea reyulat tions resulting from the
Paris arbitration will be embodied soon
in a treaty drafted with the aid OF Sir
Julien Pauncefote, British ambassador at
The difficulty Of fixing the
close season is understood to have been
settled.
France is 10 send out an important
African expedition in May 10 will start
from BaraLzaville, on the Congo river.
and is suspected Of aiming 70 establish
rcnch pOstOs Ia the Bahr-el-Ghazel ter !
ritOry COmmaudant MOnteil has
charge Of the expedition and Capt |
Dceazcs is second in command Some $50 |
men have already reached Yakoma A
small English expedition with the same |