The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-03-14

London, March 13.-In the house Oh
commons today, Henry Labouchere
proposed as an amendment to the adj
dress in reply to the queens speech the
abolition of the house of lords.
After some discussion and conelder-
able excitement, the amendment was
put to vote and passed-147 to l45-ln
spite of the opposition of the govern
ment.
When the figures were announced,
they caused an outburst of prolonged
cheering, which was renewed when the
deputy speaker read the address in re-
ply to the queens speech, with Labou-
cheres amendment attached to it.
The division on Labouchere's amend
ment occurred earlier than was expect
ed, and many members were absent at
dinner.
Carthyites and Parnellites, the re-
mainder being Radicals.
| When the division paper was handed
| to Labouchere, a tremendous cneeI
broke from the Irish and Radical
benches and members standing below
lexcitedly cheered and waved haudker-
chiefs, while the government tellers
!
Ellis. The ministers looked downcast,
while Balfour smiled ironically.
| The manifesto issued by the National
Reform union tonight calls for deter
mined efforts to establish the self-gov-
eminent of the British people upon
truly democratic basis and by the apo
lition of the house of lords.
| previous to the vote on the house of
lords. after the chief secretary for Ire
Hand. Right Honorable John Morley,
| had replied to the references of Balfour
lin the house yesterday, John II. Red
mond, private Parnellite leader, SAID
he sympathized with Morley's humll1at-
ing position in explaining Lord Rose
Ibery's utterances, and added that ne
must express dissatisfaction at the
ilrecent declarations of the ministers.
Joseph Chamberlain followed Red
imond. He believed it impossible for
!, Rosebery, having accepted the lead
Iership of the party, to betray it.
When he closed. Labouch9re. moved
an amendment abolishing the power
enjoyed by persons not elected to par
Iliament to prevent bills from being
, submitted to her majesty, and he ex-
pressed a hope that her majesty would
t use her power to secure the passage
: of this much-needed reform. He sug-
gested that this object could early be
J achieved by creating 500 new peers
the house of lords.
Sir William Harcourt said he could
t mot understand the process by which
{ L,abouchere reckoned to achieve his
object.
, Iabouchere said he had a list of 50t
: stalwarts, who were pledged to vote
for the abolition of the house of lord:
if they were sent there. Loud laugh
: teri
/, Harcourt said the method was i'm
: practicable. 1t must be left to the gov
! eminent to find means to put an enc
r to the intolerable situation.
+ A division on Labouchere's amend
: ment was then taken. and the cheer
: ing which followed the result LASTED
o fully minute. Some members actet
f in a most frantic manner. The wav
: ing of handkerchiefs and hats contin
= ed till the deputy speaker left tn
U chair for a, short interval.
: The result of the division on Labou
n chere's amendment was a surprise, no
only to the government, but to man
who had voted in favor of the amend
q ment. Several of the latter avowet
N this evening, that their object in SUP
= porting the amendment was merely |
give a good division against the nous
= of lords. They had no idea there wa
,, any prospect of the amendment bein
~ carried.
= The prospect of the resignation of tn
q cabinet was the general topic in tn
: Hobbies Of the house Of commons tn
= evening.
- 1t is expected that the cabinet, tomol
-. row, will discuss the matter.