The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-25
QUESTION OF THE PEERS
MOST VITAL AyD URGENT ISSUE OF
the ENGLISH PARLIAMENT.
Order in which the Government Biiis VIII
be introduced at the Next Session.
The Indian Tariff and silver.
Copyright 1894. by the United Press)


not desire to hinder or embarrass Mr.. !
Gladstone into declaring war against the !
upper House. The Radicals, who are op-
posed 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 amend
ed form to the House OF Commons, the |
Radicals Will insist upon restoring the |
clause giving the councils the control |
OF local charities. There is little prOha-
bilify. however. OF rupture between |
the houses over this point alone. Ine
ministers do not expect, ana VIII not
permit, the precipitation OF the cilslS
for which the Radicals are longing me
cabinet prepared at its meeting yesterday
the Queens speech, and decided nc .le
same time on the order in which thc
covernment's measures Will be introduced
at the next session. This sequence OF
hills WAS determined Registration re-
form. Irish evicted tenants, Welsh as
establishment, local option. Inc ulH-
cult financial questions which VIII rise
from the budget, a deficit ana the slinui-
taneous increase OF naNu eApeh''' '"' =,
will fiji out the programme, when plds
fair 10 be vouminous enough 10 protract
the session far beyond the usual limits
Eetieat ot he Iesrs.
II the Government plans be realized inc
dissolution VIII take place IN Sep'enl
her. Already the issues OF the eleetoral
campaign are In the political Foreground,
'phe retreat of the peers last evening WI"
undoubtedly moderate the popular hoNc-
mont TO abolish them. Nevertheless the
whole Liberal party, while not sharing
the caccrncss of the Radicals for lhiih'
diatc action. have now determined 'i"'
the power OF the peers 20 control pail"
r1entary legislation must cease ou1 .,
Difference 10 Mir. Gladstone the Ni.si a.
party may continue 20 give Homo Nu'e
the first place ON its programme put '"e
question OF the peers will be regarded as
the most vital and urgent issue OF '"g
hour The Speaker this week broacheu
a plan which has been suggested by sew
| oral cabinet ministers and Is approved 10y
! many Liberal commoners. The plan j. aS
| fonovvs. The House OF Lords may con-
| tinue its rcvisOry and suggestive lu"0.
lions. may even initiate legislation put
| bil once amended shall be returned
bv then TO the Commons. and the decision
~ the lower mouse shall be iinal. III 'ne
event that the peers absoiutely reJe0s
| . bill sent Up by the Commons lue i'"0'
house may reafiirm the measure py IeSo
f,,tion ard thus override the rejection Oh
the upper house. ,....,...
There are five peers in 1lr. Gladstone
cabinet and none of them would sup
NOM "A measure to overthrow the upper
! bouse Three Of them, however. WhIe
nrenared to stand by their class are
| known to be willing 10 re4orm the peers.
| The ministers in question are the Ear "a
| R0sebery. Secretary of state lot hore's'
Affairs: Lord Herschcl. Lord High than-
cellor: and the Earl of himoefiy' He-i'
tary OF State for india.
America and the Indian Tarin
Gable dispatches from Now York 'ndi-
cate that American traders expect con
siderable changes i'm lndia's tafih. ihlS
ovne.tation seems 90 be based on sur
mises current in Anglo-Indian commefcia'
centers. The Indian budget viii not he an
nounced until March I'D aud, II inc
customary rule bee observed, nothing
will be known I'm advance Of the new
taxes. The exigenciea Of the Treasury are
great, and that fact causes an uadins
interests TO fear fresh import duties
Although the policy OF the Indian Gov
| crument hitherto has been against levy
ing export duties. it is now reported
that such duties will De imposed ON lute
| and sheIlac. There are also reports thal
| trnporf duties on cotton goods will be r.
| imposed. These reports, which probably
ero true. have disquieted the Lancashire
manufacturers, who Will send deputa'
ton with a protest 20 the Earl or hiin'
berly. An import duty on silver Is re-
earded generally as certain. The new
taxes will consist mainly Of custom.
duties.
The Fall in silycr.
London dealers in silver say the fal
I'm silver has been overdone. Unless III
impending duty In India be prohibltor,
they think recovery will be sure. as lndi'
will still be allowed 10 buy much OF tn
metal A prohibitory duty. however
would surely cause a stlll deeper declin
Of prices.
certain Fictitious interest Il
Anarchist doinss I'm London has bee
nursed recently by tho newspapers bu
most OF it has evaporaled. After IN
finite fuss the police find themselve
without an Anarchist prisoner. IN
Paris newspapers say that more tha
two hundred London Anarchists Ar
under police surveillance ana that sred
quantities Of compromising literature an
powerful explosives have been seized !
. ! Anarchistic haunts. All this IS news I
, the British public and Is received VII
incredulity by all Londoners.
Behring Sea kfrairs.
Tho foreign Office expects that IN
| BDUIlU- bed lfr Atf fNi'44ff a.
The paris arbitration. win be emoodie
d soon In a treaty drafted with the al
< OF Sir Julian Pauncefote, British AmDa
sador at Washington The difficulty
2 fixing the closing season Is undeIseo1
j. to have been settled. -...,
y France is 10 send out an lin9ortai
African expedition in May. II VIII stal
from Rarazzaville. on the Congo rive
ana is suspected Of aiming 70 es,.pns .'I..
Irencb nosts I'm the Bahr-El-Ghazei terr
2 torv Commandant Monteil has l chars
o ~ ,he expedition and Captain peeaNsS
= odoord % In command. Some go men nay nay
!, already reached Yakoma. a Sll'an hsno, ,yi
: ,,sh exneditlon with the same OBJECT vi
start soon from Uganda
The Queen oppose. salisbury.
roxpON. Feb. 1.-THE Chronicle
'.horitv for the statement that Loi
: s"t,shnrv's attitude in re yard TO the I'll
1 ,'iovsrs' Liability and local GoVerhlNer rI
: ,,tus has aroused a strong feeling % ~ ~
I nosifion to his course on the part oi ~
Queen and the Prince OF Wales,
The reignlng family. the Chronicie auu' 'la
hos sfways had keen sense OF 10 y"
u ,nterests. and more than once mas eAel
,r ed its innuence 20 prevent me psets
l. sro,n engaging IN conflict when hisi mug.
? hsve we its end IN readjustins the Cohsu''
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