The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-20
COMING DOOM OF THE LORDS.
Views Of the Duke Of Fife and Other
Peers Upon the Question.
ATTITUDE OF THE LIBERAL LEADERS.
Some of the Ministers are In Favor OF Car
rying the Question to the Polls
Tales About the Premier.

sumo it's slttings on Monday under the
shadow OF dissolution. Sir William Har-
court, the Government leader in the
House, has informed the leaders Of the
McCarthyite section OF the Irish party
that the next general election will proba-
bly, take place in July, and other Liberal
authorities have conveyed similar inti-
nation.
If the present feeble majority would
persistently adhere TO the Government
the session would be prolonged until all
OF the important bills, including the meas
ure for the disestabishment OF the
Church in Wales would be passed by
the House of Commons and sent to the
House of Lords for rejection, but the pos
sibility Of defeat turks in every proposal
submitted by the Government to the
popular legislative body.
An electoral struggle may be precipi-
tated at any moment. and all the minis
ters can do is to wait and prepare for It.
THE ANrI-LoRD's coNFERENcE.
The coming anu-Lord's conference in
Leeds will sound the trumpet OF bat
tie. The Liberals are resolved the ques-
tion of the survival Of the House of
Lords, as 1t is at present, constitute the
first PLANK in tIeir election programme
This assurance has caused the National
Liberal Federation to take action 20
obtain from all cOnstituencios picked dele
gates to the conference. Several MEM
bers of the cabinet have very reluctant
ly given their assent to the adoption
Of a bold and determined policy in Op-
position to the House of Lords, but
the majority of the ministers are thor
oughly convinced that further Liberal
legislatio is impossible unless the uy-
per House IS controlled. and those gem
tlemen are heartily in sympathy with the
popular feeling The principal resolution
which 81 engage the attention of the
anti-Lords' conference will propose the
Limitation OF the veto power of the
Peers to a single session. Any bill re-
jeoted by the House Of Commons at q
subsequent session need not go to the
upper house. Though the resolution has
the sanction of the Cabinet it will fall
very far short Of satisfying the Radicals;
but in government circles it is believed
that such a change can be more easily
effected than the complete abolition Of
the Peers veto power.
VIEWS or SOME OF The PIERS.
A London paper, which had been CLEAN
ing the ideas Of number Of Peers on
the coming doom Of their body. has
ELECTED the opinion of the Duke of Fife.
sOn-in-law Of the Prince Of Wales, who
expressed himself in favor of fusing pOpu-
lar elements into the upper house without
breaking into the historic continuity Of
that BODY. The Duke declines to discuss
the question whether the new elements
shall consist OF elective or life peerages,
but suggests that committees comprising
no mo In .f
ment be appointed to study the subject.
The other Peers who responded TO the
newspapers invitation 10 express their
views on the subject included NiscOunt
Barring. Earl Delaware, Lord Norton, the
Earl Of SOuthask and Lord SherbOrne,
all Of whom are opposed TO any conces-
sion on the part Of the House Of Lords
and in favor Of a determined nght for
the integrity OF that body Earl Stanhope
shares 10 a certain extent the views eX-
pressed by the Duke of Fifn. believing
that II would be well 10 add t. tae upper
house a limited number Of life Peers.
Lord Windsor advises the abolition of the
present house and the formation of a
new one on basis elective and selectlve.
The responses. as whole. however. show
that the Peers are wholly ignorant Of
the strength Of the popular determna-
ton TO amend or end their legislative
body
The party Organizers are enercetically
at work preparing for the inevitable
election. The lists of candidates the
most laborious Of their preliminary work
are nearly completed Tho Liberals have
offered TO defray the election expeuses
Of six Labor candidates. provided thev
will pledge themselves to support the
Government under all circumstances.
BAD TALES About R0srBERY.
The retention Of Mr. Nundella In the
Cabinet until public opinion compels his
retirement is alleged 10 be due 10 Lord
Rosebery's backing him up. Lord Rose
berry himself is freely accused Of speculat-
ing on the Stock Exchange in association
with the Rothscblds
According 70 current reports the War
Office has always been opposed 20 the use
Of the Maxim gun In the army That de-
partment has altered it's tone since Lord
Rosebery assumed office, and this con-
cesslon TO the Maxim gun ia explained by
the fact that the ROtschilds hold a ma
jority Of the Maxim stock. Scrutiny Of
the list of shareholders in the Maxim
company does not disclose Lord ROseberys
name but that does not matter" say
hostile CIiliCS. Loli lkolHSclllu lE,hDl
fve-pound shares include Lord Rosebery's
holdings" AS a turtle. combined with
a stock exchange speculatOr. Lord Rose
bery's name is getting into bad odor in
religious circles.
The National Anti-Gambling League has
begun an active cruise against betting on
race courses. A test case has been raised
against the iessers Of the Northampton
race course, who have been summoned to
court on charges Of violating the betting
act and permitting gambling within their
enclosure OF racing days. II the league
should win their case 1t would eifectuaily
nut an end to race course betting every
where in the Kingdom and deal a mortal
blow to racing.
THAT CATTLE EMBARGO.
The support given by Lord Ripon.
Secretary Of State for the Colonies, to
the demand Of the Dominion OF Canada
that the edlct, requiring Canadian cat
lie 10 be slaughtered upon landing, be
u,tthdrawn. has raised a feeling OF sX-
nectancy that these restrictions VIII be
removed before the re-opening or trade
for the coming season. The Canadian
authorities here have reason 10 believe
that the period OF special examination
~ Canadian cattle. ordered by the Board
~ Trade will terminate In June. With
the cessation OF the regulations concern
ing Canadian cattle the embargo on cat
tie from the United States ought also 10
be raised. The Live Stock Journai sNys
the United States Government mas aifeady
brought pressure upon Great Britain upon
that subject ,,.o.rac,
A great yachting season IS IN PiDspeS -,
The appearance OF the American yaohS
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