The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-23

He Asks the Queen to Dissolve the Conn
mons.


LONDON, ENG, June 22.-Lord Rose
berry went to Windsor at O'Clock this
evening. He was driven to the castle in
one of the royal carriages. The Premier's
secretary, Mr.. Murray, informed repre-
sentative of The United Press that Lord
| Rosebery had really gone to Windsor in
accordance with a previous command from
the Queen, but that he would also report
| to her Majesty the decision arrived at by
the Cabinet at its deliberations to-day.
j The Sun prints an extra in which it says
it has good reason to believe that Lord
Rosebery will tender his resignation to
| the Queen on the occasion of his visit to
Windsor Castle tonight. The Sun further
says that at the Cabinet meeting this
afternoon all the Ministers were in favor
of giving up their Offices, the only ques-
ton undecided being whether they would
resign or dissolve Parliament After
further discussion it was decided to resign.
Lord Salisbury received number of
messages at his London residence and
afterward went to his seat, Hatfield House.
Herefordshire, where Mr.. Balfour, the
Conservative leader in the House of Com
mons, will be his guest until Monday,
The Duke of Devonshire, the Unionist
leader in the House of Lords, is staying at
Ascot, and Mr.. Chamberlain, the leader of
the Unionists in the Commons, remains
in London over Sunday.
A meeting of the Unionist leaders will
be held on Monday.
Postmaster General Arnold Morley and
the Secretary of State for War were sum-
~ ID
the adjournment of the Cabinet council to-
day. This started a rumor that the Min
listers will finally decide to resign and cast
upon the opposition the responsibility of
government and make them select the
time for the dissolution of Parliament.
Another report has it that the Govern
ment may determine to carry non-conten-
tious measures and appeal to the country
later. Either course would prevent the
Irish land bill and other important meas
ures from passing the remaining stages.
1t is asserted that the Irish members are
largely responsible for the present situa-
ton. The basis for this assertion is that
| their action in compelling the Chancellor
| of Exchequer, Sir William Harcourt, to
rescind the vote for the erection of statue
to Oliver Cromwell seriously undermined
the Government.
| LONDON, ENG, June 22.-As the Gov
eminent has communicated to the leaders
of the opposition its intention to give first
place to the army estimates on Monday it is
understood the Cabinet has decided against
resigning, preferring to ask the House of
Commons to reverse its decision on the
motion of Mr.. Broderick to reduce the
salary 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 VIM
ming by as many votes as it was defeated
last night.
The Unionists, in accepting the chal-
Ienge, will bring every man of the party to
the division. Many Liberals protest against
further delay and urge the Ministers to re-
sign or dissolve Parliament. as no possible
precautions are likely to prevent the OPP
position from inhicting another defeat and
disgracing the party.
1t has transpired that at the moment of
last nights division there was, according
to the Liberal whips, majority of sixteen
for the Government. Subsequently the
question was asked as to where the missing
members were. Some of them had slipped
out of the house unseen, the whips were
lounging and smoking on the terrace over
looking the Thames, and others had gone
away thinking that matters were all right
As a matter of fact, the party was caught
mapping. The Liberals who are in favor
of dissolution say that the sane thing will
occur again. The party, they add, cannot
be kept eternally on the strain. On the
other hand, there is no known instance of
a Government resigning on defeat on the
supply vote, and the paltry character of
the snatch division. whether it was trick