Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-03-14

who were pledged to vote for the abolition of the house of lords if they were sent there.
 Loud laughter,
 Sir William Harcourt said the method was impractcable. It must be left to the government to find means to put an end to the intolerable situation, The division on Mr Labouchere's amendment was then taken.
 When the figures were announced they caused an outburst of prolonged cheering, which was renewed when the deputy speaker read the address ill reply to the queens speech with Mir. Labouchere's amendment attached to it.
 The division occurred earlier than was expected, and many of the Conservatives were absent at dinner The majority was composed of 8 McCarthyites and Parnell- ties, the remainder being Radicals. When the division paper was handed to Mir. Labouchere, a tremendous cheer broke from the Irish and Radical benches and the members standing below the gang way. MT. Tanner was eXcitedly cheering and waving his handkerchief, while the government telle looked pale, especially Chief Whip Ellis. All the ministers look ed dOwncaSt, while Mir. Balfour smiled ironically.
 Mir. Chamberlain moved to djourn the debate on the ground that it was too late to continue and because an amendment had been carried against the government, which Sir William Harcourt told them had called upon her majesty to do what she had no constitutional right to do. There could be no doubt that the government could neither accept nor be the channel through which this ridiculous amendment was to be submitted to the queen. Mir. Balfour said he trusted that the gov ernment would be in position to announce their intention today. Mir, Labouchere said he hoped that the government would not allow themselves to be bullied by the lead CTS of the opposition. Sir William liar court agreed to the motion to adjourn. Comments on the Result. The result of the division partook of the nature of a surprise not only to the gov ernment, but to many of the Radicals who had voted in favor of the amendment. Sev- eral of the latter avowed that their object l in supporting the amendment was merely to give a good division against the house of lords. They declare that they had no idea that there was any prospect of the amendment being carried. It was in fact l jump in the dark and a bringing up at place at which they did not expect to ar rive.
 The action that will be taken by the gov ernment in view of the defeat inflicted upon l OA conjecture. The prospect of the resigna
 tion of the cabinet is a general topic in the | Hobbies of the house of commons. It is ex- pected that the cabinet will meet today to discuss the matter.
 The Daily News ridicules the idea that the government will resign on account of the adoption of the Labouchere amend mend. It says that the only practical and from some points of view not undesirable
 result of the division will be that the
 amendment must be brought directly un-
 der the notice of the queen. It will do the
 government no harm and will help the agi- tation against the house of lords. f The Times says in an editorial: "The sit
 nation is developing with startling rapid ity Lord Rosebery's government has re-
 ceived a blow which shatters its founda-
 lions and leaves it entirely denuded of even ] such prestige as can be derived from the lncongruous alliance that kept Mir. Glad
 stone in poweE. The Radical and Irish re-
 volt renders an early dissolution inevita
 ble. That is, for the Unionists, the moral | of last nights proceedings