Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-23
MINISTRY MUCH DISTURBED
To Resign or Not to Resign Is
the Question.
THE STATUE TO CROMWELL.
To Which Is Accredited the Governments
Defeat,
MAY ENDANGER IRISH HOME RULE
Gladstone Advises the Ministry to Stand
Firm and Demand Another Vote
of Confidence Other Dis
turbing Elements.
MAY ENDANGER IRISH HOME RULE

London, June 22.-The majority of the
ministry are adverse to policy of inn
mediate dissolution, and a report of the
liberal whips giving assurance of the
victory of the confidence of the house in
the ministry strengthens them in this
position. The retirement of Mr.. Camp
bell-Bannerman will involve thorough
reconstruction of the cabinet, which in
the present temper of the house and in
view of the narrowness of the govern
ment majority at the best, is liable to
meet defeat any day, and certainly cam
not remain in office a great while after
the close of the session. In view of this
situation the bulk of the liberal MEM
bers agree that the best course to be
pursued is to ask the house for its con-
fidence and proceed with the legislative
programme. The radical minority, who
are clamoring for immediate dissolution,
are the greatest source of anxiety to
the ministerial whips who find these
members reluctant to respond to their
appeals to support the ministry at criti-
cal moments. When last evening $
division was pending several radical
members who were summoned to their
seats, failed to respond, expressing per-
feet indifference as to how the vote went.
Now that the government was de-
however, they seem to regret
their absentation, and have promised
the whips that if a vote of confidence Is
asked they will be in their seats and sup
port the go sernment.
The prospects of the success OF the lo-
erals in the next general elections are
daily growing worse in consequence OF
the action of the government IN regard
to the proposed statue of Oliver CromWel,
and the irritation of the non-conformlsts
toward the liberal members, who, sub
mitting to the party whips, voted agalnst
the proposal, has become intense. Such
old militant puritf ms as Carvell Williams,
Alfred Illingworth, Albert Spicer and
Angus Holden, who falsified their opin-
ions for the purpose of pleasing the
Irish have all read an emphatic warning
from their constituents that they won
be reelected unless they support the pro-
posal to grant the site for the statue
which is contemplated in the appeal Of
the. house subscriptions to the memorial.
The Irish members who intend to OPP
pose the proposal to grant site FOR the
statue within the precincts OF the mouse,
rely upon coalition with the oid toiles
to defeat the measure. These members
are warned by the Daily News that they
are trying the patience of the liberals
too far in this matter when, tnouSh OF
minor consequence in ITSELF is llkely 10
lead to such a profound reVulslon Oh no
the abandonment of the principle OF nome
rule - -,
The Spanish government has recently
placed large orders for war materlai IN
Glasgow, Newcastle and Birmingham,
comDrehending the construction or TWEEN
fv gunboats and a large quantity of
small arms, and the furnishing of heavy
consignments of ammunition. The ag-
gregate cost involves the expenditure Dy
the Spanish government OF t2,50O,o0O. me
Spanish ministry of marine mas an ac-
credited agent in England at the present
time who is arranging the contracts for
these supplies, most of which are al
ready under process of manufacture.
Despite the profound secrecy attach
ing to the plans of the government as to
the details of the formation OF new su,
preme military council, it transpired
that the intention is to propose the Duke
of Connaught as the Communicating
chief holding the position of ehlef ad-
wiser of the secretary OF state Tor war
and the proposed council of officers. In
this matter the queen has carried her
point in insisting upon the observances
of the precedent that prince of royal
blood shall be in command of the British
army. Lord Salisbury was consulted IN
the matter, and promised the adhesion
of the conservative party to the scheme.
Knowledge of this agreement alone in
duced the government to assent to its
adoption, as the proposal was certain TO
raise storm of Indignation in the rad
cal camp, and without the help of the,
tories the proposal could not possibly
be put through.
Another royal appointment is project
ed which is certain to be received with
vehement protests If attempted not only
from the radicals, but by good many
liberals and possibly some conservatives.
This proposal contemplates the nominal
ton of Prince Henry of Battenberg, the
husband of the queens favorite daugh-
ter Beatrice, as viceroy of India. Both
the queen and the Prince of Wales have
mooted the subject to Lord Rosebery,
who, under this pressure. it is reported,
suggested it to his colleagues. Accord
ing to reports, Princess Beatrice would
accompany her German consort and es-'
tablish a royal court in Simla, which
would be calculated to enhance the inn
perial prestige in India.
AS the government has communicated
to the leaders of the opposition its inten-
ton to give first place to the army es-
Inmates on Monday, it is understood that
the cabinet has decided against resign
ing, preferring to ask the house of COM
mons to reverse its decision on the mo-
ton of Mr.. Broderick to reduce the sal
airy of the secretary of state for war, on
which motion the government was de-
feated last evening. If this course is fol-
lowed the government can rely on win
ming by as many votes as 1t was defeated
last night The unionists in accepting the
challenge will bring every man of the
party int the division. Many liberals
protest against further delay and urge
the ministers to resign or dissolve parlia-
ment, as no possible precautions are like
ly to prevent the opposition from infiict-
ing another defeat and disgracing the
party. 1t has transpired that at the mo-
ment of last nights division there was,
according to the liberal whips, a major
ity of sixteen for the government
Subsequently, the question was asked
to waive the missing members. Some
had slipped out of the house unseen. The
whips were lounging and smoking on the
terrace overlooking the Thames. Others
had gone away thinking that matters
were all right. AS a matter Of fact the
marty was caught nappjnq The liber4ls