The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-19
LAST DAYS OF THE LIBERALS.
MAY BE DISSOLVED
AT ANY MINUTE.

The Government majority reduced to
Ten and the Party Organs CIamor-
ing for an Appeal TO the Country.
The Crisis Expected to Come on
the Vote on the Local Veto Bill.
The LiberaI-U niOnists COntentedIy
watching the UpheaVaI in the
Party.
London, May 1S.-The imminence of a
dissolution of parliament increases. 1t is
mot alone that the government majority
IS now only ten, but that the government
Marty organs are clamoring for an appeal
10 the country and demanding that the
ministry shall go Immediately before the
constituencies as the wisest resource, in
order to escape ultimate overwhelming
disaster 1t is also known that there are
grave dissensions in the cabinet over the
question whether to proceed with further
business or to indicate that the time is up
The Westminster Gazette, in its issue of
to-day, publishes an article under the cap
ton Now or Never" in which It asks;
Docs the government mean TO persevere
in its policy of filling up its cup in pro
noting a bill for the House OF Lords to
reject and taking a line which only tirnid
liberals can approve? Unless the minis
ters take a decisive step, and quickly
too. the Gazette adds. they cannet com
plain If the party gets out of hand All
things considered, the sooner they dissolve
The better"
The Westminster Gazette, in these ut
terances, voices the unanimous feeling of
The radicals, as well as the liberals.
Mr.. Labouchere, in a speech to his con-
stituents at Northampton last evening. de-
clared that a radical government could not
possibly without gross breach of radical
principle continue to meet in parliament
with a majority reduced to ten votes. A
conservative government might do this,
he said, because the conservative party
did not represent progressive legislation,
but a radical government must necessarily
have u working majority in order to carry
out the democratic measures that the cOun-
try desired.
IN the meantime the liberal unionists are
Contentedly watching this upheaval within
the liberal Iarty, and make no effort to
accelerate the crisis. 1t is believed, how
ever by everybody. that the crisis is GER
tain to come in the vote on the local veto
bill, which Sir William Harcourt continues
TO be determined to press forward. The
hight Of the London season is not a pc
rod that the unionists and conservatives
would select for "A general election, but
the government once deciding to dissolve
parliament can choose their own time and
then opponents will have to abide by the
decision. Commenting upon the situation
the Spectator makes this point and warns
the unionists throughout the country that
ihey ought to make preparations without
delay and be ready when the mine rs
sprung. The National liberal club accepts
the end of July as the most probable date
for the elections.
The Selborne peerage episode was prac-
rically closed when the parliamentary
committee in accordance with the provis-
ions Of the motion of Sir William Har-
court was appointed on Monday with on
TfH ysr.nf
II Is understood that the committee will
after mere perfunctory discussion declare
Niscount Wolmer's seat vacant and that
gentleman as the Earl OF Selborne Will
Immediately apply for his writ for a sum-
mons to a seat in the House of Lords. His
intention to abandon his assertion to a
right 70 sit in the House of Commons has
been announced in letter in which he adj
Nlsed the liberal candidate for the seat he
LasS in the West Edinburg constituency.
n leaving the House of Lords, Niscount
DINER leaves to the friends of William
brleh subscription sufficient to pay
the claim of Patrick A. Chance, NJ P,
against the member for Cork city, and
mus prevents Mr.. O'Brien from becoming
bankrupt, in which case he would have to
Dacate ms seat in parliament, as no
person SON. Who has been formal
~ ntfOEeu u mat disability can sit in the House
~ Commons Mr.. O'Brien is entirely in
N.neIeni about remaining in parliament
a. VIII accept assistance only in order
80 keep his seat from being contested by
+bes, opposition. 1t has long been known
@ @Stlal ne cared nothing about keeping his
Sfdl ~ parliament, preferring to devote
I.4llseli 10 literary pursuits, and he has re-
NAMED as long as he has lately for the
~ pose OF Keeping the seat securely in the
NTTHHmn OF his faction of the Irish party.
da, ne queen goes to Balmoral on Tues.
~ ana VIII remain until the end of June
fnnc as uHl ptlon OF the drawing room
iulcuohs by the Princess of Wales has
m eIroneously construed, it having
DH Selerally believed that il was be-
HtGse OF her majesty's failing health
TuCe me contrary. Those who saw the
queen IN the course OF her Journey from
IniLon 10 W indSOr were surprised a her
Iool4ls without assistance from her sa-
beI b" TtdIILldge to her landau, leaning upon
suck and stepping vigorously
bWitH view of avoiding irritating de-
"', "1ees IN the House of Commons over the
siIioSIioh OF the Duke of Saxe-Coburg's
loWahce it has been suggested either BY
IS luke or the Prince of Wales that the
T9rtg5Ihihent consider the question of COM
I TIlulihg the allowance for a lumD sum
ms is understood that the ministers are
II 'ooriliiii9uSly 1i opposed to such course, as
Ne,"oQ4lu ""ooQlu De certain to meet with the
itCesl opposition. A large part of the al
fbo iCe must be spent in England, but if
- tS "noIe thing were commuted for a lump
IN ~ the duke might become an absentee.
r,t ne report that China is applying to Eu-
iiopean tnanciers for a ESQ, 600 COO loan is rid
irtHel by the best informed CITY houses
jiHe iacts are that certain Paris and Ber-
IN pdnklng firms approached the Pekin
80 iHeht onerlng to raise a loan, but
'ot stating the amount The credit Lyon
tiiS IpdHQue ut IdfS, forming
ne french syndicate, asked N Honatoux
e Ig Erench minister of foreign affairs to
iopPoti their claim to finance whatever
ddn rodn might be agreed upon and the Bleich-
gIers and Mendelssohns took similar ac-
d iOn with the Berlin government The
volnlnant cause of this extraordinary com
tgLl5ion Is the belief that the successful
sg1dlcate will secure orders from China
, ana Japan for munitions of war, new ships
tco2 on the principal that the money ought
70 ne spent where it was raised The in
55tT5rested London firms calculate that the
,HIiinese loan Will not exceed f10,OO0O OO0
zeal Interference
Inc Paris Temps foreshadows a bigger
PtoJect than the mere sale of arms ships
&c, as associated with the loan in the
creation of an administrative system in
Nnlna to be controlled by the European
powers In a similar manner in which the
a6Lalrs OF Egypt are controlled by Great
eLitaln. The Statist says: UNLESS
nina Is blinded by her inhalation she will
niTiEsr agree that great loan shall be sup
Rlleu 10 her by Frence and administered by
french officials. This would mean future
u1guDle between China and Europe"