Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-22
BRITAIN & IRELAND.
Progress Of the ETlctsd Tenants Bill
Through Parliament.
GOSSIP OF LONDON.
Losses Of Rosebery Sn Ladss-Woman Re-
presentation In . Wesleyan Con.
ference.
lsnecIaI Cable Letter.l

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| LONDON. July 21.-The debate on the
evicted- tenants bill In the House Of Conn
mons would have been under closure but
| for the Intervention OF the Speaker, who
| has rarely SO exercised his prerogative.
The fact was not generally known at
the time. but the Speaker privately In
| formed Sir william Harcourt that he
would not give his consent to closure. In
view of the important issues raised by
the measure, which merited full and free
discussion. The leaders Of the Opposition
have assented to an early division. and
an understanding has been arrived at
whereby a division will be taken on Mon
| day. Upon entering the committee stage.
the bill will be fought line by line. and
this will occupy at least month. not
withstandlng the fact that Sir William
has only few days In which to carry
the measure through to its final passage.
All expectation that the programme of
| the government will be carried into effect
| by the end of August has already
| vanished. When the evicted- tenants bill ~
| passed. the other measures mentioned by
the Chancellor of the Exchequer in his
| speech outlining the governments pro-
| gramme must either be thrown overheard
or else the House must continue to sit
| indefinitely. Some OF the most prominent
| members Of the Ministry are exceedingly
wroth over the prospect. and declare that
they will SIT until Christmas. IL necessary,
| to carry out the governments policy.
PARNELLITE PLAN.
The ParnellItes will seek to secure a
| political point over the evicted-tenants
bill by moving amendments. the accept
| ance of which Is very improbable, yet
| which are calculated TO strengthen the
| position OF the faction of the Irish party
| In Ireland. The bill In its present shape
| provides for the reinstatement OF an
| evicted tenant only when the farm from
which he was evicted IL occupied. and
the landlord or sitting tenant Is willing
to move IL compensated for vacating. The
| Parnellites propose the appointment OF
arbitrators, who shall be empowered 10
relnstate evicted tenants under any cir
| cumstances, including the compulsory re-
moval Of sitting tenants. Judging from
the tone of the Tory press. the rejection
of the bill by the House OF Lords. despite
| its generally admitted merits. remains as
| sured.
Lord Salisburys specific denial that he.
| as the Opposition leader in the House Of
| Lords, intends to secure the rejection OF
| the budget bill by that body. has not
| had the effect to remove general eXpecta-
ton that the Lords will make some de-
monstration In support of the rights OF
the people to deal with bills approprl-
ating money. The Duke OF Rutland has
| written letter In which he declares
hot he. oar rafa oil 9,
| financial projects they may see III. and
| the matter summed up, all that can be
! said is that IL the Peers insist upon alter
! ing the bill, ans immediate dissolution Is
! imperative. and a general election. the
voting TO be conducted on the principle of
abolition of the House OF Lords.
ROSEBERY'S LOSSES.
Lord Roseberys losses through the two
| successive defeats OF hls Derby-wi inning
horse, Ladas, are reported TO aggregate
/ something like 10000. Sir W llliam Har-
court. in closing his speech on the finan-
cal clauses of the budget bill last night,
made grim and decidedly unfriendly allu-
| sion to this fact, In response TO Mr.
! Walter Long. The latter gentleman, In
the course Of his argument asserted that
| increased taxation would cause wealthy
landlords, with "A view to saving a couple
| OF thousand pounds annually, to shut
| up their castles and dismiss their labor
| ers. "Why," said Sir William, amid the
delighted cheers OF the Opposition. that
| Is an eXtravagant statement. Don't we
, know the case of a man of large fortune
losing more than that in u single after
noon on the race-course? Why that
sum H. merely the price Of n moderate
| 2-year-old."
T.s-remark greatly pleased the Opposi-
| mo of
were apparent among the Liberals, what
! ever they may have thought.
BIMETAT.LISM
committee composed Of bmetallst
members of the House Of Commons have
arranged to send representatives 10 every
constituency in Great Britain to impress
upon the electors the advsabilty OF nomi-
| mating candidates for Parliament upon a
| platform OF biinetallism.
The leaders of the Irish party calculate
that twenty-nine seats will be contested
at the rext election. including the seven
seats now occupied by Unionsts. II the
| eyicted tenants bill passes the House OF
Lords. the larger part OF the Paris fund
will be released 10 assist the party in
the next election. Otherwise the party
purse will be subjected TO "A heavy strain.
WOMEN IN THE CHURCHES.
The leading question before the Wes-
leyan conference Is that OF admission Of
| women as delegates, which will. be de-
cded at the sitting OF Monday. The ques-
ton Is raised by the application for
admission of Miss Dawson. who has
! been elected 10 represent the Birming-
| ham Synod in the conference Upon the
question there Is serious division OF opin-
ion. The elderg and more conserva-
! tive delegates oppose the admission OK
women, holding that the innovation IL
illegal and against all precedent here or
| in the United States. but very consider
able section OF the delegates favor the
immediate recognition Of the work ana
| influence of women by their admission.
Tie case of Miss Dawson will probably
! be referred 10 "A comr:lttee.
THE MASSAGE SCANDALS.
In consequence OF the massage scandals
mentioned in these dlspa tches last week.
detectives have visited and warned the
! owners and managers OF number or
I places in the West End to close UP their
/ houses, on The ground that they were en-
ploying assistants who were not in pos
session OF proper certificates. The result
! was tina. many Of these houses were sum,
| marlly closed up. Officials OF tire Home
| Office state that out OF scores OF so-called
massage establishments visited by the
a
legitimate. The others were gorgeously-
| furnished houses. which charged enormous
! fees. and employed double STATS of at
tendants, half male and half female.
! These establishments admitted so-called
| patients OF both sexes, who were priyi-
! legged 10 choose either "masseur" Or u
'masse uress." The Home Office inquiry
| into the matter has been conducted so as
TO lead to no public disclosure. but the
condition Of things was found to be ~
! immoral as could be imagined.
QUESTION AS TO SHIPPING.
Sir George Baden-Powell has signlned
his intention 10 raise in the Houe OF
| Commons the question as TO whether ex-
| ceptional facilities are not given 10
foreign steamers In competition with
| British vessels In the carriage OF
British passengers. The Daily Telegraph
says that the Board Of Trade. 10 meet
the convenience OF the Red-Star Line.
sent inspectors to Antwerp to survey the
steerage OF their vessels. instead OF sur.
veying them at the clearance port, as