New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-26
ATTACKING THE LAND BILL
THE WAR AGAINST If TO BE KEPT UP IN
THE COMMONS
AN UNPARALLELED SERIES OF HuMIIdATINo
DEFEATS FOR THE GovERNMENT-LIBER-
AIS DETERMINED TO FORCE A DIS
CrssIoN OF THE vENEZUE-
Ian OUESTION-MINOR

Ian oUEsTIoN-MINoR
LONDON TOPICS.
London. July 25-The Right Hon. Edward H. Car
son, the Irish Conservative member OF Parliament
Who during the allnight sitting Of the House on
Thursday attacked the Governments method or
procedure In the matter Of the Irish Land DILL pro-
poses to continue his struggle In behalf or those lrsh
landlords who are irreconcllably opposed to tho
measure He will move the rejection OF the bill when
it comes up on It's third reading. His motion is Ger
tain to be defsated but the BIZ when ehcnes r1e
ments by the landlords as to necessats reeour5e
two ne hoG G Tne fate Of the depends
the result Of this conference.
The business Of the House of Commons during the
present week has developed whatever fighting quail
~ Mr. Balfour the Government leader In the House.
has IN his composition His utility as leader can
be judged by the fact that his recent illness III
nowse retarded the business of Parliament; indeed.
there are those who do hesitate to say that MS
absence rather facilitated the transaction OF busi-
ness As a matter OF fact, the Government seem IN
different as TO how the legislative programme Is lui-
filed Their big majority is dazed and limp over 'he
confusion OF affairs and feebly assents 10 anything
that will enable the Ministers to wind up the session.
There is 10 parallel In the history OF Parliament 10
such series of humillatlons as has been inflicted by
a small minority in opposition upon Mih'sry
backed by a strong numerical majority. week
ago, and within month Of the date fixed Tor pro-
rogatlon, there were thirty Government measures
before the House. Some Of these were mere rout'he
bills Others were certain 10 involve prolonged as
cussion which closure could prevent me dn,
Guilty is TO be met by the simple process Of dropping
all contentious measures which have not passea .ne
fore are that the Government record for the Who'll:
session will be limited to the one Pndnr a,
The proonga OF the session TO enable ne M,nis
tiers 10 carry os wod be- the natural Of
he Goyernment But the present Cabinet VIII allow
nses6oong' which opens on August II 1t is
matter for wonder how any CABINET Mis-, LII ho
mus st hicd himself and colleagues from the odium
they have incurred Mr. Chamberain alone ny ms n,s
,be risk Land BIZ and by his colonial pollcy: has
gained in public esteem 1bnt Nr Raifours weak
bealth hi may justify his withdrawal to the Upper
House.
Mr. Ro,four has not yet conceded to Sir Wiiliam
Harcourt the leader of the Opposition In the House.
q nigh: for discussion of the Venezuelan matter
The Liberals and will raise the b Mose nm
less special night is accorded Tor cohs'uei"'o'
of this question
An incident notable one OF times Vihdica-
lions has Just occurred in the House In the PAIR
ing of Sir Howard Vincent and Michael DaVi'''
The last time their names were associateu was
when Sir Howard. then Mr.. II. Vincent arres'eu
Dayitt near London in 1882 the charge OF preach
# the conditions Of his tcket-of-ieave Davtt'
released from Portland Prison. had been speaking
IN Ireland Vincent arrested him at o'clock IN the
morning the Irish mail train as IT nsared o IDn
up in Mlibank Prison Now althouYn M p Ir,.h
cannot be said l. hayo n'rG ren ans notions are
modified. and he holds the respect OF good men oi
all sections in Parliament.
Lord Rosebcry has further shocked the Liberal
Dssen;ers. who form the backbone OF the party,
by allowing his name to appear on the ls' Oh
committee getting IN a testimonial TO the secre-
tary of the SUNDAY League meeting OF aP tbey
pastors has sent n protest to him. wherein thc!
tell him that the support of Nonconiormls,s an IN
d dcs of sunday They ask him to consider
this matter seriously. and also compelnN 10
sever himself from ell support OF horse racing '
Tho Irish National Convention which opens In
Dublin on September !, is tending toward %com-
ing n great historical gathering. Throughout Ire
land and in the populous centres OF England ana
Scotland the Nationalist societies are appointing
delegates and discussing the probable platform OF
the convention with the greatest enthusiasm. Adj
vices from South Africa and Australia are ike
those from the United States and Canada FROM
every quarter OF the G.obe where nucleus OF
Irishrnen can be found sufficient to form an asso-
citation delegates ere coming. The convention VIII
not only represent the mass of the irish race but
will also have the representative power OF num-
bers and a working leverage OF money TOWARD NE
convention will heal existing schisms and regener-
ate JJomo Rule seems assured. Mr.. Healy and his
followers will b. present 1T the convention az
friends TO its aims Outside the English press. no
one vet credits Mr. Redmond and his section with
any desire or design to hwart this great national
movement.
The Scotch miners supporting the English
Miners Federation in the strike movement In the
north Of England the miners societies. which are
about the strongest in Great Britain, urge that
fnothing should be done until winter. They will
adhere to the Cancellation Boards agreement until
II expires In December.
The Porte has appropriated f25o.ooo Of customs
| funds hvpothecated to foreign bondholders. The
strongest protests against this seizure have been
made By the Council OF Administration at Con-
stantinopIe which IL charged with the distribution
of the customs funds TO the bondhOlders. The Am
bassadors Of the Powers support the Council and
viii take measures to prevent future seizures II
| they can Meantime this amount is absorbed.
During the recent hot weather the Queen lived
much OF her time In the open air rather under
e.