The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-23
PAY FOR WORK IN PARLIAMENT.
A NOTION TO PAY MEMBERS A SAL
AIRY PASSED.

The Vote stands 170 TO I5s-staROrd
NorthcOte Opposes the MOtiOn-Sir
william Vernon Harcourt Declares
Himself in Favor of the PROPOSE
tion-The Porte's offer 10 the Ar
menians-UneIe sam's Income Tax.
The Nicarnguan ImbrOgIiO.
London, March 22.-william Allan, rad
fsal commoner for Gateshead, moved in
the House Of Commons this evening that
the members receive payment for their
services. He reminded the house that a
similar resolution was passed in the ses-
sion Of 1898. with the governments ap-
proval, although no subsequent action
had been taken. The country would not
object he said, to the small additional tax
alton necessary to cover salaries for men,
hers.
Sir II. Stafford Northeote, conserva-
tive, member for Exerter, offered an
amendment to the effect that further
burdens should not be imposed on the ma
ton.
Sir William Harcourt, chancellor of the
exchequer, said the payment of members
was the logical outcome of the exten-
sion of the suffrage. The House was now
too much of one class. He repudiated the
suggestion that the payment of members
would lead to corruption and the elec-
ton of unfit men. Democracy might be
trusted, he said, to prevent such evils.
The proposal was wise and expedient and
its execution would conduce to the honor
Of the House. He promised to advance it
in every way possible.
Mr.. Goschen opposed the motion. He
was proud to be acquainted with the gem
uine labor members now in the House,
he said, and he would welcome more, but
the payment of members would lower the
status Of parliament and taint the purity
of public life without increasing the num-
her of workingmen in the commons
Sir H. Stafford Northcote's amendment
was lost, and Mr.. Aliens motion was
passed by a vote of 176 to 1853.
Sir Edward Grey, under foreign
secretary, announced that the gov
foreign secretary, announced that the gov
ernment had learned officially that all of
the Armenian ecclesiastics now in prison
would be brought to Constantinople and
all released upon taking an oath guaran-
teeing their future good behavior.
Alfred Webb member for West Water
ford, asked If it were time that all hold
ers Of United States securities must send
TO the United States authorities returns
of their total income before April Is,
under a penalty of fifty per cent addi-
tional income tax. Sir Edward Grey said
that the announcement which the foreign
Office had caused to be published in the
Gazette of March 10. gave the law as it
was. As to the details, inquirers should
communicate with her majesy's consul
in New York
c. E. H. Vincent asked If Great Brit
ain had asked any reparation from Mica
ragua for her infraction of British terri
toral rights in the Mosquito Reserve and
her arbitrary action in regard to the
British vice consul.
Sir Edward Grey said that communica-
ton had been had with Nicaragua
through the representative accredited by
that country to the United Kingdom re-
garding the arrest of the vice consul at
Bluefields, and the imprisonment and ex-
pulsion from Nicaragua of certain British
subjects last August. Until Nicaragua's
reply was received he thought it would
be undesirable to make any public state
ment of the terms of Great Britain's
communication.