The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-15
LIBERALS AND THE LORDS.
HarCOuTt WithdTaWS the Amended
Reply to the Queen.

menQmenC O1d NOT Represent a Ma
ture and Wen-Considered Decision
of the House-The Incident Greatly
Enjoyed by the Conservatives The
New Address Merely Acknowledges
the Speech From the Throne.
~London, March 1.-THE House of Com
mons was crowded with members and
visitors today. Sir William Barcourt
announced that the government had taken
advice from all available sources and had
decided to make declaration that the
Judgment given last evening in amending
the address did not show mature and
well considered decision of the House of
Commons. This was a grave question, ne
said, and the government would not pre-
sent the address, as amended to the
queen. Consequently, the government
proposed to bring up a new address
amounting merely toan Acknowledgement
of the speech from the throne.
A. J. Balfour, the conservative leader
was greeted with prolonged cheering as
he arose to reply to the governments an
nouncement. The conservatives, MIR. Bal
four said, would not object to the govern
ment eating its own address. The opposi-
tion had no desire to take advantage of
the governments difficulties, but were
prepared to. assist in extricating them
from their unpleasant position.
LABOUCHERE REPLIES.
Mr.. Labouchere, amid cheers and
laughter, defended his amendment, the
success of which abundantly justified it's
an Z a ipf ha1
vote of want of confidence in the govern
ment, but was merely intended to hasten
their action. a majority of the govern
ment's supporters in the country had
demanded the abolition of the veto
power of the House of Lords and the
government should take some action
in the matter The radicals would
not oppose a substitute for the address,
as amended. but would rest satisfied with
having done their best, assisted by the
majority given to his amendment last
evening. You may withdraw this ad-
dress and bring in another, but the first
one remains the decision Of the House
We are the representatives of the peo-
pie, and the government are our
representatives. l do not recognize
the government as our masters
l have always regarded them as the SER
wants of the majority Of the House.
y
members on this side of the House or the
views Of the majority of liberals outside
the House, they are with me in this mat
ter and demand prompt, speedy and dras-
tic action. Radical cheers. Outside
the House they do not care whether you
abolish or destroy the House of Lords" "
MIR. Labouchere was frequently inter
rupted by cheers and laughter.
CHAMBERLAIN's CLAIM.
Joseph Chamberlain said the vote of
last evening must neither be rescinded
or remain in the shape of a vote of want
of confidence. Cheers. 1t was obvious
that the government ought to dissolve
parliament and seek a fresh mandate
from the country. Cheers.
The amendment to the address made
last night by John Clancy, Parnellite, i'm
pugning the government for virtually con-
tinuing in Ireland the methods of the
late government, was put to a division and
was rejected by a vote of 35l to 12.
The original address was then with
drawn, and Sir William Harcourt for
mally moved and John Morely sec
Onded the new and shorter address. ac-
knowledging the queens speech. The
new address was accepted by the House
withOut'a division.
AN ANGRY SCENE.
lam HarcOurt, on Mr.. Clancy's amend
ment, caused an angry scene. John Red
mond, the Parnellite leader, arose and
eXCitedly called out: "NO" Mr. Red
mond then shouted to Sir William Har-
court: THE debate was finished
when you moved the closure"
The Parnellites. in the meanwhile,
joined in the loud protest against closure,
and Mr.. Redmond later again shouted
Anh 4 frr olr l.
the question was finally put the ParneI-
ties renewed their loud and angry shouts
of No" Lord Randolph Churchill also
took part in the demonstration against
the closure, crying: "What do YOU mean
by closureing at this time of the year,"
CLOSED WITH A FARCE.
The close Of the proceedings were quite
farcical, the members treating the mat
ter as a huge joke. When Sir William
Harcourt moved the substituted address,
Edward J. Saunderson, conservative mem
Der for north Armagh asked if it was not
the immemorial practice Cries of what
do you know about it?' for member
moving an address to wear
uniform beftting his rank. Loud
laughter and cries of order" Continu-
ing, MIR SaundersOn said: Il desire to
move an adjournment of the House for
twenty minutes, in order to allow Sir
W Wlllldm ldECOufJ 70 array nlmSelf IN
suitable garments" Loud laughter.
Sir William Harcourt, who was inter
rupted continuously by ironical cheers
and laughter, said that it was not nee
essary to notice Mr.. Saunderson's
remarks, adding that the opposition evil
IDENTIFY saw in it opportunity to treat the
speech from the throne with levity. IRE
newed cries of "order," good, j." etcl. Sir
Harcourt thereupon remarked that he
would proceed when the gentlemen op-
posite have assumed sufficient gravity"
After a pause Sir William moved the ad-
dress, as already stated
THE TINES COMMENT.
London, March IS, 4 a. m.-The Times,
conservative, says: Freed from the
magic Of Mr.. Gladstone's domination,
the government majority are already
splitting up and are ready to accuse one
another of trsachery. We have no sym
pathy to waste on the ministers for the
disasters in which they have involved
themselves by insincere endeavors TO sat
isfy their extreme and empty-headed fol-
lowers with big and noisy phrases"
John t. Ford Dead.
Pa1timOra March IA -Tohn ~ E7ord