Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-19
GOSSIP OF LONDON.
Sir william HarceuIt's House Loader
ship Probably Ended.
GLADSTONE MUCH IMPROVED.
II. May Even &esppesr in Public LIE
Evicted-Tensnts Biii-weish p'sss'a"
Iish,ncnt-Labor Dissatisfaction

LONDON, August H-Altnougn gar
lament will not rise for week, all IN
terest in i<-.-,roceedings Is dying OUT
nh. narty locates are ended. and only
the annual supplies necessary for the
EXPENSES Of the administration are 10
be voted.
Sir william Harcourt, Chancellor OF
the Exchequer. and leader Of the House
OF Commons. will start on Monday for
q long tour Of the Continent. 1t is doubt
ful whether he will ever again appear
at the head OF the Liberal commoners'
and when Parliament shall reassempie
in the middle OF January will probably
not be found in his place. for the breach
between him and Lord Rosebery IS
known to wilened rapidly in the last
few weeks. They had been at odds for
years before the last Gladstone Cabinet
was formed. and just before Mr.. Glad
stones retirement had come to dislike
each other rarcorously.
The insecurity OF the government I'M
mediately after NJ. Gladstone's with-
drawal forced them 10 patch up a truce
and speak fatteringly Of each other III
public. AS soon as they felt the ministry
firm In the saddle, however, they dropped
all superfiuous courtesy, and now neither
one ever alludes to the other in puolic'
Outside OF this personal feud, more
over all is not peace and harmony. Inc
Radicals have complained frequently IN
the Commons that Sir William has not
given sufficient time for the discussion
OF their pet schemes. To these COM
plaints the invar.able answer has been:
III YOU are not pleased with me. you can
easily remove me-"
Mr.. Gladstone has referrfd In private
letters recently 10 the impros ement OF h'a
general health his eyesight. S,nd MS near
ing, and has spoken as II sle might re-
sumo public speaking. There utteranceS
have encouraged the belief IN some quar-
ters that the old man might return 10
Parliament and rescue his party from
the predlcament This Is unlikely, YET
should he give more definite signs OF MS
willingness TO return he would be received
by the Liberals with open arms Inc
present leaders are leaders only in name.
They excite no enthusiasm.
EvICTED TENANTS BILL
When the evlcted tenant. bill shall re-
appear in Parliament next .session II VIII
have been greatly broadensi. so as TO m
clude most OF the ACCOMMODATIONS mace
by the Irish Land Comfittee' III 'he
House Of Lords throw 1t sut again Loru
Rosebery will dissolve Parliament az once
and appeal 10 the country TO set,ic 'ne
whole question OF the upper houses ex-
istence.
The government has promised that the
eyicted tenants bill shall run its course
concurrently with the Welsh disestabnsh-
ment bill. This promise does not sat'siV
some of the Welsh members, and tiey
are out with their threats OF dire Ven
geance in case the ministers DO no come
up more promptly 10 the Neish uc
mands. David Lloyd-George, the beiise-
rent Welsh Nationalist. who SITS lor
Caernarvon District. thinks that the gov
eminent will again break faitn WIN ms
countrymen and that general elecV,o''
must be held before the Church In wares
can be dsestablished.
The governments uncertain ATTITUDE 10
ward the Welsh, and the Nelshneh >
susnicious attitude toward the government
sor,n one of the most serious problems
IN he faced by the Liberal party at the
oncninc OF the next session. y govern
ment defeat may be the issue or the
situation almost any day after the pusl-
ness OF the session begins.
The rejection OF the compulsory eight
hour provision for miners has compn-
Gated matters in the House OF Commons:
II was due to the opposition OF seVeral
Liberals, and their action will be charged
in the account against the liberdl party
The friction between the Labor members
and the big Liberal capitalists In the
Commons will increase rapidly in conse-
ouence OF the vote and the Labor voters
Will refuse to make common cause with
the Liberals against the UnioDistS IN
many districts The three-cornered con-
tests which will result Will end with the
loss of several Liberal seats.
OUR TARIFF SETTLEMENT.
British exporters are much pleased with
the settlement OF the tariff question. Al
though they are not jubilant over the
contents of the German bill schedules
they say that anything. even the Mckin-
| ley tariff was far preferable to TIE con-
tlnued uncertainty OF the situation. Many
traders express the opinion through the
newspapers that the evil effects or the
Mckinley act upon the United Kingdom
have been greatly overstatcd. The shrink
age OF British exports in the first six
months of 1894 equalled the shrinkage oil
the previous four years. The former was
| due to the fact that the traders were
working from hand 10 mouth, or doing
only what they required Immediately, anc
| were in a position to profit from any re-
| mission Of duties. Most persons in the
American export trade think that there
will be no further changes in the Ameri
can tariff for two or three years. The
English free-traders argue, however. thai
puttlng wool on the free list will in
| sure ultimately further progress towards
| n revenue tariff. The farmers. who have
nothing now 70 gain from continued pro
! lection, were converted by the free-woo
| object lesson to the cause OF tarin re
| form.
PECULIAR WOMAN-SUFFRAGE BILL.
| Sir Charles Dixie (RadicaD has intro
| duced in Parliament a remarkable wo
man-sunrage bill. His proposal is that an.
woman OF full age, whether married oil
| single, shall be permitted to vote or be {
candidate in any parliamentary or loca
| election. A woman duly elected, he pro
! poses. shall be allowed to sit In either
| the House OF Lords or the House OF Com
mons The bill provides for universe
| adult suffrage, but excludes the uni
yersities from their present privileges.
Emanating as 1t does from the mind OF
| an experienced and able parliamentarian
| the bill is regarded as one of the mos,
, peculiar products OF the session.
RANCOR AGAINST THE VIGILANT.
Several English newspapers print ran
| corols paragraphs daily concerning th'
| American cutter Vigilant. They SPEAK
sarcastically of her absence from recent
races In the Solent, and crltcise Mr.
| Could savagely for not keeping her II
| every contest
| The Field says to-day: 1.-THE Britannica