New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-17
SPEAKERSHIP AND CABINET.
CHANGE IN ONE LIKELY TO CAUSE kh-
ORGANIZATION OF THE OTHER

ORGANIZATION OF THE OTHER
MIR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ALMOST CERTAIN ~
RE PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE COMMONS
HERBERT GLADSTONE MENTIONED FOR
CHIEF SECRETARY FOR IRELAND NEWS I
PAPER SUBSIDIES DISCrSSED-MR
GLADSTONE oN SUNDAY OBJ
THEATRICAL
AND PERSONAL
London. March 1.-THE great interest which
| has been aroused in the question Of the election
Of I new Speaker to succeed the RI Hon. Arthur
! Wellesley Peel has become heightened since II Is
known that the retirement of speaker Peel and
the selection Of his successor are likely to involve
a change in the personnel Of the Cabinet. If sir
William Harcourt should succeed in persuading
! his colleagues to accept his nominee for the
! Speakership, Leonard II. Courtney who was
! Deputy Speaker from 1886 to 1892 the situation
would be made less complicated. Mr.. Courtney, 1t
! is believed. would be to able to secure the Cnair
| in a struggle against the conceded nominee OF
! the Conservatives. Sir Matthew White-ltidley.
Among the Radicals there Is a feeling against Mr..
Courtney: but although this feeling is strong it is
! nor sufficiently bitter 10 afford any material
! sistance to the opposition In electing Conserva-
| tive to the Speakership Sir William Harcourt Is
| 50 greatly interested in the candidacy Of Mr..
! Courtney that he has personally canvassed the
| Radical section Of the House of Commons in his
! behalf against H. Campbell Bannerman whoA
election Is really desired by majority Of the
Ministerial party. Gossip in the lobby of the
! House of Commons has associated Sir William
| Iarcourt's interference in behalf Of Mr.. Courtney
! Ran v,ith O.
ton to secure the speakership FOR himself. but If
! the candidacy Of the Chancellor Of the kXcheduer
has ever been entertained the idea has been con-
! fined 10 himself. II is regarded as wholly i'm
/ practicable. Apart from the fact that he Is sixty
/ six years Of age and the additional fact that nj.
| defective eyssght Is growing worse. he has other
physical disabilities which would render it i'm
/ possible for him TO discharge the duties of the
/ Speaker The Speaker Is sometimes compelled To
s.t ~ his post six hours wth5u, intcrmisson. ana
/ this II would be impossbl. f1r Sir William u DO.
| However. since q majority II the members Of the
/ Cabinet have selected Mr. Campboll- Bauncrman
| as their candidate for Speaker and h has ac-
| ceptod the nomination. II appears 70 bc settled
| thai he will be- the next Incumbent of IN" office
/ Thus the matter appears ~ be settled. Tho OPP
| position. rank AMI il" admit the eminent fitness
~ the present Secretary az state FIR War for the
!
BE- made unanimous Mr. Gladstone has init
mated that H. viii rcappcar in Parliament on the
/ occasion ~ Nh PcoTs retirement "A tribute to
the departing Speaker.
The Chrlricc." in an article On the proba-
/ blit,s Of the succession % the Spcakcrship,
forecasts the advancement II the Cabinet IN IN"
/ cto"t Il Mr. Campbell Hannerman'S election,
which it regards as amos, certain. The as-
slgnmcnts according t. IN" article are us fol-
lows: Henry II Fowler ar present Secretary
Tor India. Sccretar, II STATE for War. John
Morley. chef SECRETARY for ireland. Secretary
- state FOR India. Herbert Ola istone First Com
missioner ~ Works Cni"f secretary tps Ireland
/ n s, pretty certain. however that i this pro-
grlmMc .s carried out The Irish Natl Yual-ts VIII
/ v.h,mrutlT oppose the substitution ~ young
M Gladstone. llr M Morley. Tn suggestion
az thc retirement o. NJ Morley from the IRISH
Se.retaryshlp. uul the withdrawal ~ NJ. Camp
I h-li- Zimmerman from tho War Once at this
unctufe. however. may threaten to disturb
he Ministry that change Will be caused In the
election ~ Spcakorship candidate. MI PeeIs
resignation will not be submitted until the re-
turn 81 the Queen from the Continent.
Hugh Everard Hoarr Radical membe- Of Par
lament for CambrdG"shirt. West and other
anti-TtuEish members In the Radical section
have recently beer tying to obtain IN" puolcl-
ton of collection 81 dispai, hes from Mr. Hall
ward. british Nicc-Cpnsui a. Van. IN regard 10
thc Armenian atrocities The Armenian Assocla-
lion prof sscs t. have learned that Nj HAL
ward diletc- upon the Armenian horrors. not as
I incidents. but evidence ni tN' lf'ItiNF OF
their brutalzirg Influence uIIn "a" Afmchla!a
Themselves. The Foreign Once has r"fu'- - -
cause tho publ. alton - thr dispatches "n ~"
groun. TIA, their publicity would prejuIE' the
case already under investigation 10y the ARM
uliu Commission u luIrG} Nj nan" ara
/ s"e ms % hay l,nt au cir q m" N"rnl'hS' WH''
/ the corrrsIU ndcut OF The Telegraph at NdI-
Says are gifted win faculty Of eNub"rant
lying FAR beyond any other people. aud are ready
t. Invent sausu!uary battle AMI booI,cuidhns
mlssacrcs 10 degree q c'h'rcnc' ana pIauS'-
billy that would put Falstan 10 blush"
The Ioag-suppressed scandal concerning the
subsidies which newspaper prupletors draw f"H
tho Postal Department through a." system vi
r,roes tclcprqphv has obtained Il slight ventha-
ton through the debate I'm the recent Congress
~ the chambers ~ Commerce. The Postmaster
General having stated that upon IN" lace OF the
oilica. retucns ia" annual loss upon press tee
grams t30O.ooo tn" congress diSCuSSeI
motor e. revise the press rates In surh way
/ az to enable the cost ~ public tel"gramS |" De
rcducN Some ~ the rp"ak'rS drn'unc@i IN"
,resent system. coutcndng that the public ser
vice was being injured by the immense subsidy
t. newspapers Two members OF tn" body,
wealthy n.wspaper-owncrs. defended the present
system and traced the deficiency In the revenue
Of the Telegraph Department To- the eNtraVagant
prices paid for the purchase # rights. equip
incnts etc. under which the stat" acquired con-
troI II the tclcgraphs from private companies
I'm this contention the new -paper owners are un-
qucst.onahy right for II Il a matter Of history
that corruption ruled the purchas" by the State
of tn. lines tn Government acquired from
private companies which We" nearly bankrupt
Tho Government officials and others who were
Interested I'm the transactions know that I'm shar
ing the plumber AZ the pric" Of thei' support the
newspapers obtained the establishment Of
press rate which the Government actuaries origi-
nal!y declared IL would be Impossible To pay
under any circumstances For quarter Of
century the press has thus drained from the pub
lie funds a revenue which no Government during
that time has had the courage 10 oppose Al
though the telegraph system OF Great Britain IL
we'll organized the service cannot be compared
in any respect with the telegraph service in the
/ init .I StNf ~ led A a.