Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-06-24

afterward the secretary of state for war,
Mr.. H. Campbell Bannermann, entered the
house amid prolonged liberal cheers. Mr..
Balfour followed and was greeted with
vigorous cheering from his supporters.
At $3.50 pm. the chancellor of the ex-
chequer. Mr.. Vernon Harcourt, entered the
house and the liberals rose in a body and
cheered him to the echo.
The supporters of Mr.. Chamberlain made
a similar demonstration when the unionist
leader entered the house Of commons.
Sir Williams Announcements.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt said: 'It
Is my duty to make the announcement to
the house that the division Friday last
was vote of censure Of the secretary of
war, than whom never more able, re-
spected or popular minister held Office. The
government, Of course, associated them
selves with their colleague and feeling they
were unable to pass the votes for supply,
the government resigned and their resig
nation was accepted.
Under ordinary circumstances 1t would
have been incumbent to move an adjourn
ment, but the seal fisheries bill must be
passed before July l. and when it has
passed it's third reading the government
will move the adjournment of the house."
The chancellor of the exchequer then
thanked his supporters and acknowledged
the consideration shown to the govern
ment by its opponents. Tears were in the
last words.
MIR. BalfOur's Criticism.
Mr. Balfour criticised the conduct of the
government He said he thought the con-
stitutional manner of proceeding would
have been adopted by the queen to dissolve
parliament instead of throwing the burden
of continuing the government on the op-
position.
At 3:22 the house went into committee
on the seal fisheries bill.
Most of the members left when the house
went into committee.
Numerous questions were asked in regard
to the agreement with Russia on the Ber
ing sea question. and the complaints re-
ceived from the government of the domfn-
ion of Canada on the same subject.
The parliamentary secretary of the for
eign office, Sir Edward Grey, in reply. said
that satisfactory assurances had been given
to Canada on the points raised in behalf Of
the dominion.
The seal fisheries bill then passed its
third reading.
An Irish Member Protests.
Dr. Charles K. D. Tanner, member for
the middle division of Cork, anti-Parnellite,
raised a disturbance by exclaiming that
he did not see why the seal fisheries bill
should be given precedence over the Irish
land bill.
The house then adjourned
1t was rumored shortly after the house
of commons adjourned that Sir William
Vernon Harcourt will not present himself
as candidate for reelection, and that the
concluding words of his thanks to the
house of commons were In reality vale
dictory.
There were few persons in the house of
lords when the premier, Lord Rosebery,
rose at 3:45 pm. to announce the resigna-
ton of the cabinet
The Prince of Wales, the Duke Of York
and the Duke of Cambridge sat on the
cross benches. The Marquis of Salisbury
was absent at Windsor, where he had gone
in answer to the command of the queen.
The galleries were crowded with peer
esses, and a number of members of the
house of commons were present in order
to hear the statement Of the retiring
premier.
Lord Rosebery, amid deep silence, said
Il desire to make a very brief statement,
which the house has undoubtedly antfcipat-
ed. After the vote in the house of COM
mons on Friday, which was practically
a vote of censure on the secretary of war
on a question of a national defense imme-
diately after he laid before the house a
great scheme for military organization, the
government felt 1t their duty to place their
designations in the hands of the queen.
Their designations were accepted, and the
government will only hold office until their
successors are appointed"
The Earl of Cranbrook conservative,
said that the Marquis of Salisbury had de-
sired him to say he wished the house to
adjourn until tomorrow.
Lord Rosebery remarked That there was
only one very important blH, the seal fish
cries, which would be proceeded with, and
he expressed the hope that it would pass
all it's stages tomorrow.
The seal fisheries bin then passed it's first
reading.
Gossip in the Clubs.
Following the resignation of the Rose
berry ministry the CO binet crisis has con-
tinued to absorb the attention of the clubs
ETC.. and the best-informed speculations re-
garding the cabinet agreed in the belief
that Lord Salisbury would accept the task
Of forming cabinet and a new ministry
to be composed of representatives of both
sections of the unionist party. although a
dissolution Of parliament carLot long he