Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-24
BEYOND THE POND.
British Lflin Parliamentary, Personal,
and Social.
MONTE CARLO NOTES.
0ambiing--sporting and Court
f,ems OF Interest.

LONDON, June 23.--The last critical
debate OF The present session OF Pariia-
mcnt will take place next Tuesday, when
she spirit-and .tecr-duty clauses OF the bud
get come UP for discussion. The event
Is deemed NO vitality important that the
Conservative whips positively refuse 10
accept any pairs and insist that the
members Of the party shall be present
In full force. The members Of the Min
is,erial party. Including the ministers
themselves. are very uneasy IN regard
70 the result OF the division. owing to the
feeling of disaffection which porvades the
ranks OF the representatives OF trade in
the House OF Commons. and tho almost
certain detection OF those belonging 10 the
LIBERAL party whose business interests are
at stake. In a division on the clauses the
government majority threatens TO dwindle
TO FIVE.
The Opposition do not expect absolutely
10 defeat the Ministry. but rather aim 20
reduce their majority to the minimum.
Even II the government should be de-
feated. however, It would not imply re-
spirit Clauses could be dropped and an in
crease made In the income-tax proposals
sufficient to cover the deficit. and in the
ovcnt Of their defeat this will probably
be done.
The persistent rumors that Sir William
Harcourt has arranged with the leaders
of the Opposition TO wind up the session
on certain terms are the veriest non
sense Sir William retains the most per-
feet freedom OF action, and never permits
himself TO show his whole hand All
sides are beginning to recognize the fact
that he is far more skilful tactician than
anybody supposed he was, and he does
not submit 10 be guided by the Grand
Old Man. either. Besides passing a most
momentous budget Sir William Harcourt
Is now likely TO succeed In getting the
registration and evicted tenants bills
through before the close OF the session.
SIR WILLIAMS RETIREMENT.
Ills retirement from the leadership OF
The House OF Commons at the end OF the
session Is definite The cause OF his with
drawal Is not poor health. for he looks as
vigorous as man Of forty. and his
sycsight, which has been bad, has of late
greatly improved. There are numberless
conflicting rumors as TO his reasons for
determining 10 retire, but the most pTODd-
BILE reason Is that he has become dissat-
lshed with his relations with his coll
leagues. lie wants supreme control, and
mis- imperious and oftimes brusque man.
ners have frequently wounded the feel
lngs OF his associates who assumed to
advise him. He desires "a dissolution of
Parliament Immediately after the passage
Of the budget and tho registration bill
His intimates assert that he is resolved
30 bring about "A dissolution in accordance
with his wishes. and declare that his In
tention to retire Will be carried out II his
colleagues do not agree to IA dissolution in
the autumn.
The McCaTthyites. on the other hand.
are endeaVoring. to staVe off "A dissolu-
lion until their funds are in better shape.
The report that fiS0O0 had been realized
A. a campaign fund is untrue. The total
amount on hand yesterday was only 1880,
md this sum included the 1900 received
from Chicago. Ireland treats the appeals
pf the Irish parliameniarians with indif-
ference and the bulk Sf the money they
ret must come from some other source.
ANTI-LORDS RESOLUTIONS.
The resolutions passed by the Anti
Lords Conference at Leeds have created
any amount OF excited discussion in the
lobbies. a leading Tory peer said last
night that the Liberals were mistaken If
the supposed the upper house would ac-
>opt a curtailment OF its veto power. II