The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-05
A BIG SPLIT OVER THE BUDGET.
THE CHANCELLOR GIVEN TOO MUCH
POWER IN MAKING 1T Up.


lie Observes strict Secrecy I'm Regard
20 His Proposals and Gives His
Ministerial Colleagues No InfOrma-
tiOn Concerning Them-CamPbeII-
Zimmerman the Only Member of
the Cabinet on Good Terms with
All of His Colleagues.
London. May 4.-Sir William Harcoures
speech in presenting the annual budget
Is being utilized as a conservative grow1s
in the absence of anything with mora
soldlty. as the basis Of innumerable stories
10 the effect that dissolution OF parlia-
ment Is imminent. The same stories were
told a year ago. but the ground for their
repetition Is fortified by the fact that tbs
| chancellor Of the excheduer defended his
budget proposals by intmating that ID
was improbable that he would have an
| opportunity 70 propose another budget a.
/ year hence. IL must be borne in mind,
however, that this is a typical Harcourr
method He is wont 10 show his feel
/ ings publicly and then allow his anger "a
| evaporate, never in the meantime sur
rendering any of the advantages he as<
/ sumes to treat as lightly
The troubles I'm the cabinet have their
| origin In the old custom dating from the
/ incumbency Of Mr.. Gladstone In the pre-
| miership In allowing the chancellor Of ths
| exchequer great latitude in the matter or
/ making budget proposals, and permitting.
him to observe strict secrecy in regard ~
/ them. This practice OF Withholding such
! Information from his ministerial coll
! leagues has engendered good deal Of bad
! feeling.
! Untll Immediately before the budget was
| presented to the House Of Commons, not
/ a single member Of the ministry. with the
/ exception OF the chancellor ,of the ex-
! chequer, himself, was aware Of the ma
| ture and scope OF the proposals for which
me entire cabinet was and is held respon-
! slble by the country.
When the cabinet saw the draft Of tha
Duqget Thursday morning IL was exceed<
li,iip ingiy simple and seemed to preclude tha
necessity OF protracted debate, bun
! when II was presented to the House yes-
! lefday II had a vastly different aspect.
! Ihe ministerial inspection Of the measures
gave the idea that II was a bin which
! every member could subscribe to and the
\ minister's were unanimous I'm favor of
! putting II through without delay Some
| the Irish land bin and the Welsh church
dlsestablishment bills ahead OF the budget
! or any measure for party purposes. This
! procedure was opposed by the chancellor
/ or the eXchCQuer, who declared that
most Of the time of the session until
| erly his
Before this, however Sir William
W,kisned to have the local veto bill passed
| thf9ush It's second reading, although
| II Is well known that several liberal
| members VIII vote against IL. This prob
| dbly means It's defeat. The speaker de-
| scribes the local veto bill as the only un-
| certain element In the life or fate Of the
ministry, and continues by declaring that
I every liberal has the right to insist thai
| no headstr0hg action be taken thereon.
| I1e minister who was responsible for tho
| catastrophe 10 the government through
| the action taken on the licensing bill
| was never forgiven. The premier and
| many of his colleagues In the min
| istry have stated that the House OF Lords
! question Is the one upon which the coun-
| try would be asked to pronounce at the
| next election, and II would be a dis
| tnct breach Of faith to substitute an
| other for IT,
This undoubtedly represents the inten-
| ton Of Lord Roseberry and a majority Of
| the cabinet, whose troubles are chiefly
| personal. and not political. IL Is generally
remarked that H. Campbell Bannerman,
| secretary Of state for war, Is the only
| one Of the ministers who seems to be on
| good terms with all Of his colleagues.
| Lord Rosebery was In attendance al
! the New Market races during the week
| and appeared In the House OF Lords for
| the first time since his illness on Friday.
The few members present shook hands
! with and welcomed the premier. II was
| noticed that he looked older and has LOSE
! much of his chubbiness.
Lord Salisbury also returned to the
House on Friday after a holiday spent In
| the south OF France
Sir George Baden-Powell has given no.
tice that in the House OF Commons on
| Monday he viii ask Sidney Buxton, pariia-
| mentary secretary for the colonial office
| whether the government has received u
| request from Canada to call a confer
| ence OF the colonies interested in the mat
| ter with a View Of arranging the details
Of laying and maintaining a submarine
| Pacific cable between Canada and Aus4
! tralia, and what decision, II any, the govs
ernment bad reached in regard to tha
! subject.
Notice has also been given by Sir George
| Baden-Powell that he Will move a resolu-
| tion In the House Of Commons calling at
| tention to the necessity for strategic and
! commercial reasons OF establishing Pa
cinc cable without delay.
The announcement Is made that an arr
| rangement has been made between tho
| Guatemalan committee and the British
| agent sent to conclude such settlement,
that the Guatemalan debt shall
ternal bondholders shall receive
f75 bond at four per. cent In each fl00s
and the internal bondholders shall receive
! a similar bond In each ESQ.
| The Pail Mall Gazette, commenting ON
| this saws: "Gua temala could pay the sum
| demanded II she cared to be honest. but d
| few more lessons to South Americans
such as have been taught at coTfnto are
| obviously required"
superb weather marks the opening OF
the London season. The town Is filled with
| distinguished persons awaiting the sum-
| mons to tbe coming drawing rooms and
| the dinners announced to be given by the
| Prince of Wales, as well as their invita-
tions to the dinners and other entertain
| ments which the rest of society have
| mapped ont in emulation Of royalty.
The epidemic in the military hospital at
| NitTe mas Deen lhOfOuBnly luNesISAlels
| and Hhas been demonstrated that the pre-
| vailing malady is not due to the use of
| American or other canned meats, as was
| first reported. DR.. Ducardin-Beaumetz, an
| eminent authority, has examined the pa
/ tients and disproved the theory of the
| local doctors. He declares that the dis
| ease Is really spinal cerebral fever, COM
| p!ieated with lockiaw due to the defective
| drainage of the place, which induced
| blood poisoning. The disease Is highly
| contagious. Seventy-five cases have all
| ready resulted. The French military bar
I racks. are notoriously in bad sanitary con-
| dition and the state of affairs In Nftre
has aroused the military authorities from
| the usual lethargic state and caused them
| TO thoroughly cleanse the place.
| The board OF trade inquiry into the cir
| cumstances OF the sinking of the Elbe
| will begin in London on May q.