The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-02-22
ROSEBERYS VICTORY.
England's Premier Sustained in
q the House of Commons
BY A VERY DECIDED MAJORITY.
A Dangerous Situation Precipitated by an
Enort to Precipitate Debate Upon tho
Import Duties Decided Upon by tho
Government OF India.

"A Dangerous situation Precipitnteu py an
Enort to Precipitate Debate Upon tho
4 Import Duties Decided Upon by tho
I Government OF India.
LONDON, Feb. 2s.-Lord Rosebery's ad-
ministratlon has passed successfully
through storm which It's opponents
hoped would oyerwhelm 1t and which
many OF ITS friends believed would require
tho most skillful searnanship to weather.
Despite the predictions of the Conservative
papers and tho more or less badly disguised
fears Of the Liberal organs, the government
came out of the contest with flying colors
and majority that surprised even those
who would at no time admit that there
WINS chance of defeat.
The question that precipitated the dang
erous situation was a motion made by Sir
Henry James, formerly attornery general
I'm Mr. Gladstones cabinet, but who aban-
doned the Liberal party on the bringing
forward of the Irish home rule scheme.
By standing order No. 15 of the house of
commons member may arise to move the
adjournment of the house for the purpose
of discussing matter Of urgent public
Importance. Taking advantage of this
order, Sir Henry yesterday moved the ad-
5ournment of the house in order to call at
tenion to the import duties on cotton re-
GENTLY decided upon by the government Of
india 1t is claimed by many Of the manu-
facturers of Manchester and other cotton
centers in Lancashire that the imposition
Of these duties had most serious effect on
their business, and they desire the imperial
government to intervene to secure their
abolition.
The cotton interest Is strongly repre-
pcntcd in the house, and when the notice
of the motion was given II WAS conjectured
by not only many Conservative papers, but
by some of the staunCh Liberal organs,
that the government, which was bound to
oppose the desired change, would be over
thrown by the Lancashire party in combi-
nation with Conservatives and Liberals
Interested in the cotton trade. The Par
uellitos, too, were expected to cast their
votes against the government.
But the result did not bear out the hopes
or fears Of the political parties for by a
majority of 1876, the Rosebery ministry
triumphantly repelled the attacks of its
assailants. This result was in measure
due to the attitude of the Right Hon
George j. Goschen, who, though Liberal
Unionist, dealt with the question in d
spirit of great fairness toward the govern
ment. He suggested the holding of con
hbttiitt III pEttF " ItihNu1 tuG ucllCiu IL
india, for which purpose the cotton i'm
port duty and the excise duty ON cotton il
India were laid
When the division came to be known or
the motion it was found that large mum
bcr of Conservatives and Liberal Union
lists, and also several members represent
fng Lancashire districts, went into th'
government lobby. Included among thos
who voted against the government wa
the Right. Hon Joseph Chamberlain
who. 1t Is stated, was responsible for til,
pushing of the motion. Baron de Roths
child and several other Liberal Unionist
nbstnined from voting.