The record-union., 1895-08-23
BRITAIN'S PARLIAMENT.
YESTERDAY'S DOINGS IN THE
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The Currency Question Cuts Figure
in the Proceedings of the
Lower Body.

LONDON, Aug. 22.-Iu the House of
Commons to-day Walter ii. Long, Presi-
dent of the Board of Agriculture, refused
the demand OF Mr.. White that the brief
official report of the inquiry into the two
cases of pleuro pneumonia alleged to
have been recently found in Canadian
cattle at Deptford be laid upon the table
of the House. Mr.. Long, however. Of
fered to supply Mr.. White personally
with a copy of the report.
Mr.. White asked if in view of the con-
flct of opinions of Canadian and British
experts, and also In view of the assertion
of the Dominion Government that con-
tagiouS pleuro pneumonia had never
been known in any part OF the Dominion,
Mr.. Long would accept the Dominion s
invitation to send a veterinary expert to
Canada to elucldate the facts. Mr.. Long
said he did not see that that would be OF
any assistance. His own view was based
upon the actual detection OF cases of the
diseases in England. He saw no need OF
making any special experiments with the
last cases discovered as the department
of Agriculture was perfectly satisfied
with the opinions OF their advisors.
Sir John Leng. member for Dundee,
ask ed A. j. Baltour, First Lord OF the
Treasury, whether in consonance with
the views he had repeatedly expressed,
he would advise that the Government in
vite the assent blage OF an international
conference in order to obtain an agree
ment in regard to the currency.
Mr.. Bal1our said he had always been
strongly in favor of an international
agreement upon the currency question,
but that he had no right to pledge his COL
leagues to such an opinion, nor had he
any reason for thinking such an agree
ment would result at the present moment
from an international conference. \ sec
ond abOrtive conference, he thought,
would be very undesirable.
George CurZon stated that under in
structions Vice Consul Hampton had vis-
ited the district of Sassoun in Armenia,
with the object of having the foreign
missionaries act in concert in the distri-
button of food and other supplies for the
support OF the Inhabitants of the villages
in their vicinity during the coming win
ter. In regard to the Christian prisoners
arrested by the Turkish authorities. he
said, since the decree of amnesty issued
on July 23d, the prisoners confined in
Constantinople had been released. but
there was reason to suppose that q num-
Der of prisoners were still detained in
Angora, by the Bitlis, Diarbkir and else
where and the attention of the Porte had
been called to this action of the provincial
Governors.
Dr. Tanner, the anti Parnellite, who
represents the Middle Division of Cork,
VINO was suspended for week for dis
orderly conduct in the House. reappeared
in the chamber to-day, the time of his
suspension having expired. He was III
good spirits.
Several short speeches on the estimates
were made.
T. p. O'Connor, nti-Parnellite, mem
ber for the Scotland Division of Liver
pool, asked the Government to reconsider
the sentence Of imprisonment for life i'm
posed on Mrs. Florence Maybrick, who
was convicted some years ago OF poison
ing her husband, a well known merchant
of Liverpool. Mr.. O'Connor said that be
did not know OF a case that excited more
abiding interest and bore stronger marks
OF Innocence.
Mr.. Ridley. Secretary of State for the
Home Department, promised TO give his
attention TO the case.