The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-02
GLADSTONE ON The FLOOR.
He is Welcomed With Cheers, and
Makes a Great Speech.

London. March When Premier Glad
stone entered the House of Commons this
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock he was greeted
with a storm Of cheers, which lasted sew
eral minutes. He walked directly to his
usual seat and held whispered conver-
sation with John Morley, chief secretary
for Ireland. and Sir William Vernon Har-
court, chancellor of the exchequer, who
sat at either side of him, most of his con
yersation being addressed to the latter,
Lord Rosebery, who is looked upon as
the coming premier, occupied seat in
the press gallery. The speaker put
the question that the amendments
of the House of Lords to the local govern
ment bill be considered, when Mr.. Glad
stone arose and addressed the House in
what was, in many respects, the most re
markable speech he has delivered for
many years He showed no sign of
waning power, except for an occasional
slight huskiness in his otherwise resonant
voice. Mr.. Gladstone began by saying
that the government had reached the
conclusion that the time for passing bills
back and forth from one house TO another
had ended, and had decided upon definite
course.
THE PREMIER's SPEECH.
Laughter and cheers interrupted the
premier who, when he was able to re
sumo, spoke as follows:
To continue the process would be loss of
dignity to both houses, and the government
has decided to stop the operation ana take
different course. The government had the
n6aft. anfr rnin .fi IA M "a
ments and abandoning hope OF passing the
bill, or Of accepting them under pro est with
the hope OF Sool reversing them. he gov
ernment adopted the second thOice. ICheerS
he action of the house of LORDS regarding
the oils Of this session has raised a question
of the graVest character. Two Of those bills,
the home rule bill and the employers liatii
lty bill-occupled the attention OF the House
Of Commons 100 days. They involved vast
labOrs Members OF the House of Commons
have worked through this session almost
double the length Of time OF any session on
record and with an unequalled amount of in
tensity. This labor was for the purpose Of
enacting beneficial legislation. The House OF
Lords without giving it much consideration,
wrecked that legislation. Cheers.
THE LORDS UNSATISFACTORY.
MIR. Gladstone said he remembered a
book published in 1890 called Fifty
Years of the House of Lords" The con
tents of the book left upon the mind of
every liberal a painful, but firm, convic-
tion that the action of the House of Lords
during those fifty years had been grieY-
ousIy unsatisfactory Cheers.
After further reviewing the action of
the lords in the past on various questions,
Mr.. Gladstone said:
We have now come to more acute stage
The question now is, whether the Judgment
OF he House Of Lords is not only to modify
Dut to annlhlliate the whole work OF the
House Of Commons CONTINUED cheering
government 81 n z n tnra
Clp-tate or unduly accentuate crisis 1t has
Deen anxious rather to save Someth ne from
the wreck. We are, therefore, compelled to
accompany our acceptance of the amend
ments Of the House Of Lords TO the present,
Dill with the declaration that the differences
between the two houses can not continue.
Loud and prolonged cheers
without using any hard words. or without
preoumlng to Judge motives, we feel it our
uuty 10 state the indlsputable fact that the
issue Is raised between a deliberative assem-
giy elected by the votes of 100000 men and
inherent kind Of an assembly, though il was
occupied by some men Of virtue and talent.
That controversy, once raised, must 90 for
"aro TO It's issue Loud cheering.
PosTPONEMEMT OF THE ISSUE.
Mr.. Gladstone said he reioiced that his
issue had been postponed in many cases,
partly owing TO discretion, circumspec-
tion and reserve. In the use of the enor-
nous privileges, which the House of
LoruS mad on various occasions shown, he
was AFRAID that the epoch of that reserve,
discretion and Circumspection had ended.
otherwise the members of the opposition
must feel that in some way or other the
solution had been found for the tremeu-
uous contrariety and in the conflict of
matters OF high principle and profound
Importance.
Between the representatives of the peo-
PIE and those filling the non-elective
chamber, he admitted that the House of
commons could not take it up itself to
pass Judgment on the matter, or be the
Indl Judge of its own case There was a
nlgher authority thar the House of Com
mons, There was the authority of the
nation Cheers and counter cheers.
Wnlch must in the last resort, decide the
crIsls at once. The government would
regard the decision as absolutely final
FOR THE PEOPLE TO DECIDE
~. The time had come. MIR. Gladstone con-
uuueu' TO invite this decision of the
people. The circums tances under which
one decision would be invited constituted
"questlon of the grayest character. His
o"L , uutY for the present terminated with
oa5IIhg attention to the fact that in con
TGNetIhg the amendments Of the House of
b-of4s' the House Of Commons dealt with
gI T lnseparable part Of the question
l ue amending of the parish councils bill I
.sleWed in this light had become a pro.
aoG9nuIy aa9 acute issue which would demand
@ anG receive settlement at an
e,sarly date from the highest au-
ttIorIty- If the government should ask
sIe House to accept the mutilated bill the
ouNlce would be given under a grave
o1use OF responsibility. The government
,%{Gre properly unwilling to do unneccssa- .
sHS anything which would stimulate the .
IIt1I Iphess of the present crisis. They
dIe, therefore, to consign to dest1Uc- .
5 e.oH Ihe only portion remaining from the /
or al IIuuous work of the expiring session.
l-ouu liberal and radical cheers
BALFoUR REPLIES.
Arthur J. Balfour, leader Of the union !
iSIs' was cheered by the opposition as he /
Use Use 70 reply to Mr. Gladstone. He did /
uoL speak at great length The speech /
' ..sI made by the prime minister, he said, (
mo uhLed TO declaration of war upon (
eIe house OF Lords. He did not fear the I
pIIhe minister's covert threats If the I
Solernment would appeal to the country
.ue conservatives would welcome the at /
.Sinpt TO make public opinion of the House |
VI Lords the issue.
LORD CHURCHILL SPEAKS.
Lord Randolph Churchill spoke next /
uI -or the conservatives. If the govern .
ibucnI bn.!II should choose to begin at once the .
oaUIIe royal en- the constitution they
never would get to the Newcastle pro
srdume, nor the budget, or even the
Iueen' speech. This declaration of war
on The spnr of the ,por,aut ,vas founded