The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-01
LIBERALS PLAY IN LUCK.
Their MajOritiGS Materially Increased
in Recent Divisions.


to Abandon - The Opposition En-
feebled by Sheer WEAKNESS From
Fighting a Continuously Losing
Battle-A Possibility Now That the
Evieted Tenants Bill Will Pass the
House Of Lords.
London, June 30.-The government, en-
couraged by the increase of their maiori-
ties in the recent divisions in the House
Of Commons, now intimate their intention
to include in the business of the present
session several bills which, it 'has been
semi-ofiicially announced, would be aban-
doned. This programme will add a
number of important measures TO those
which the government is already pledged
to put through before the close of the
session, namely: The evicted tenants
bill, the miners eighthour bill, the regis
tration bill and the London equalizations
of rates bill, which bills will be expedited
as much as possible. This change of po-
sition implies a prolonged session. All
idea of the prorogation of parliament in
August is now out of the question The
House will certainly sit until September,
and possibly later. What is moro
important still is the fact that the min
isters now believe they are strong enough,
in view of their recent big majorities, to
postpone dissolution until the autumn Of
1898, and also think themselves in a posi-
tion to justify them in cndeavoring, at
the next session of parliament, to carry
out the complete Newcastle programme.
| THE OPPOSITION ENFEEBLED
! The oOOogifior1 eaprp ON faablad 4bror,rrb
sheer WEAKNESS of the members of their
| party in fighting aconJinuously losing bat
| tie. The leaders Of the opposition accuse
their whips of incompetent handling of
their men, especially in their permitting
the government to obtain through a snap
divi sion big majority on the spirit du-
ties clauses. In this case the opposition
were undoubtedly taken by surprise
/ The whips could not, for lack of time have
summoned their men together when the
division is called, so it has been settled
! that the merits of the question will be
tested again by a motion that the spirit
| duties clauses be recommitted for discus
/ sion The government readily gave their
/ assent TO this proposition without the
slightest fear as to the result, and they
are further trying to make an
arrangement with the unionist lead
ers to recast the evicted tenants
/ bill so as 10 Curtail tho
debates on that measure. With this Wow
John Morley, chief secretary OF Ireland,
has redrafted the bill limiting il 10 three
! clauses. Mr. Chamberlain aud Thomas
/ w. Russell and several other irish union
/ lists have accepted the compromise, and
I this factmakes it possible that the evicted
tenants bill may be even successful i'll
passing the House OF Lords
HEIRS TO rEERAGEs.
A committee has been appointed to
consider the position of heirs to peerages
sitting in the House of Commons. The
question has been raised by the case
of Bernard Coleridge, member Of
parliament for the Attercliif
division of Sheffield. who. bv
the death of his father, Lord Chief jus
tice Coleridge becomes the second
Baron Coleridge. The government
has silently attempted au in
novaton by proposing that Bernard
COleridge apply for the stewardship Of
the Chiffon Hundreds, 10 make it appear
that he voluntarily retired from the
House of Commons Mr.. Chamber
lain in the committee showed that
if parliament should permit such
proceeding it would be n formal negation
Of the principle that accession to the peer
age was an ipso factO vacation Of a seat in
the House of Commons. Sir William
Harcourt contended that until the crown
ulihtl Il VIII VI SuiuiiiOLH CdlltQ Il man 70
the upper house he did not lose his right
to sit in the House of Commons.
Lord Wolmer called attention to tho
fact that Carmichael, the heir to the DOR
mant peerage Of HyndfOrd, retained his
seat in the House of Commons without
challenge. A curious issue of the de-
bate is the fact that the legality of a peet.
sitting in the House of Commons until he
is called to tho House of Lords has
been established. Hon. William ST. John
+. BrOdcrick, ber of parliament, st.
George Nathaniel Cursen and Viscount
Wolmer, member of parliament all heirs
to speerages, claim that the principle laid
down in their contention, that ii is op-
tlOnal with a peer whether Or not he shall
sit in the House OF Lords, has obtained
parliamentary recognition.
RosEBERRY's RACE HORSES.
Lord Roseberry's latest correspondence
with the anti-gam bling league has stirred
up veritable hornets nest among tho
''unCo guild ,' and the premier has posi-
lively declined TO discuss the matter
further. His remark in hisJetter to tho
secretary Of the league yesterday that
Cromwell owned race horses staggered
the secretary and his colleagues,
but, after considerable research tho
scribe Of the league rallied with
the retort that there was no
record that Cromwell was associated
with betting or betting men AT any period
of his life. This assertion, however,
failed to provoke a reply from
LORD RoseberrY, who has given
everybody to understand that the dis
cussion Of the question is closed.
The representatives Of the colonies in
London are very much dissatisfied with
the clause in the budget bill maintaining
the imposition of death duties in the col
onies, and have served notice
upon Sir William Harcourt that
the proposal viii not DO acceptable
TO the colonies in any form. Sir George
Baden-PoweI has given notice of his in
teution to move in the House of Commons
that parliament does not possess tho
privilege Of interfering with the right of
the colonies 10 impose their own taxation.
AN ANARCHIST SCARE.
The anarchist scare, which has become
intense and widespread since the murder
OF President Caruot, seriously marred
the splendOr of the royal pageant
on the occasion of the opening OF
of the Tower bridge to-day. The Prince
and Princess Of Wales and the ether royal
pcrsOnages were driven through the city
by the most direct route and in the quick
est time possible, and We're guarded by
an unusual number of troops, which com
pletely surrounded them. Their return