Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-25
BRITISH ISSUES.
The One With Reference TO the
House Of Lords Will Lead.
THE PEERS SUBMISSION.
It Satisfies the Moderate Liberals, but Not
by Any Means the Radicals
Silver.


LONDON. February 2i.-The submission
OF the Lords on the parish councils bill
has been almost complete. 1t amply salts
fies the moderate Liberals. who do not
desire TO hinder or embarrass Mr.. Glad
stone into declaring war against the upper
house. The Radicals. however. who are
opposed to the Peers first. last, and all
the time. are still eager for the fray.
On Monday. when the parish COUNCILS
bill will be returned in its newly amended
form to the House OF Commons. the
Radicals will insist upon restoring the
clause giving the councils the control Oh
local charities. There Is little probability
however, OF a rupture between the houses
over this point alone. The Ministers 90
not expect, and will not permit the pre-
cipitation of the crisis for which the
Radicals are longing.
The Cabinet prepared at It's meeting
yesterday the Queens speech. ard de-
clded at the same time on the order in
which the government measures Will be
introduced at the next session. This
sequence OF bills was determined on:
Registration, reform, Irish evicted tenants,
Welsh disestablishment. and local option.
The difficult financial questions which
VIII rise from the budget deficit and the
simultaneous Increase OF naval expendi-
ture will fill out the programme, which
bids fair TO be voluminous enough to pro-
ject the session far beyond the usual
limits. If the government plans be
realized the dissolution will take place
In September.
CAMPAIGN ISSUES.
Already the issues OF the electoral CAM
paign are in the political foreground
The retreat of the Peers last evening
VIII undoubtedly moderate the popular
movement TO abolish them. Nevertheless
the whole Liberal party. while not sharing
the eagerness of the Radicals Tor I'M
mediate action, have now determined thai
the power of the Peers to control paTla'
mentary legislation must cease. out ol
Difference to Mr.. Gladstone the Liberal
party may continue TO give home rule
the first place or its programme, but The
question OF the Peers will be regarded
Us the most vital and urgent issue OF the
hour. The Speaker this week preached d
plan which has been suggested by severa
Cabinet ministers, and Is approved by
many Liberal commOners. The plan l.
as follows: The House of Lords may con
tinue its revisory and suggestive functions
may even initiate legislation. but bill
once amended shall be returned by then
TO the Commons. and the decision OF tbs
lower house shall be firal. In the event
that the Peers absolutely reject bill
sent up by the Commons the lower house
may reaflirm the measure by resolution
and thus override the rejection OF the
upper house.
There are five Peers in Gadstones Cabl-
net, and none of them would support q
measure to overthrow the upper house.
Three of them, however, while prepared 10
stand by their class, are known 10 be
willing TO reform the Peers. The minis
ters in question are the Earl Of Eosebery,
Secretary OF State for Foreign Affairs;
Lord Herschell, Lord High Chancellor,
and the Earl OF Kimberly. Secretary OF
State for India.
midas TARIFF.
Gable dispatches from New York indi-
cate that American traders expect con-
siderable changes in midas tariff. This
expectation seems TO he based on surmises
current in Anglo-Indian commercial
centres. The Indian budget will not Le
announced until March 22d, and If the
customary rule be observed, nothing will
be known in advarre of the new taxes
.
and this fact causes all trading interests
TO fear fresh import duties.
Although the policy Of the Indian Gov
eminent hitherto has been against levying
export duties. 1t is now reported that such
duties will be imposed on tute and shellac.
There are also reports that import duties
on cotton gCodS will be reimposed. These
reports, which probably are true, have
disquieted the Lancashire manufacturers.
who will send deputaton with a protest
TO the Earl Of Kimberly. An import duty
on silver is regarded generally as certain.
The new taxes will consist mainly Of GUS
toms duties
London dealers In silver say the fall In
silver has been overdone. Unless the i'm
pending duty in India be prohibitory. they
think. recovery will be sure, as India Will
sun be allowed TO buy much of the metal.
Prohibltory duty. however. would surely
cause a sim deeper decline OF prices.
NOTES OF INTEREST.
certain Fictitious interest in Anarchist
doinGs in London has been nursed re-
Gently by the newspapers, but most OF
1t has evaporated. After infinite fuss,
the police find themselves without an
Anarchist prisoner. The Paris uewspa-
pers say that more than 200 London
-n'4Ai N4'i'lS are ponce SurNtlildnce,
and that great quantities of compromis-
ing littrature and powerful explosives
have bev7 seized in Anarchistic haunts.
All this Is news TO the British public,
and is received with incredibly by Lon
doners.
The Foreign Office expects that the
Boring Sea regulations resulting from the
Paris arbitration will be embodied soon
In a treaty drafted with the aid of Sir
Julian Pauncefote, British Ambassador at
Washington. The difficulty Of fixing the
close season is understood to have been
settled.
France IS TO send out an important
African expedition in May. 1t will start
from Baraszaville, on the Congo river
end is suspected of aiming TO establish
French posts in the Bahr-el-GhaZel terri
tory. Commandant Monteil has charge
of the expedition, and Captain Decazes
is second in command. Some 250 men
have already reached Yakoma. A small
English expedition with the same object
will start soon from Uganda.
HEWITT REPLIED TO.
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