The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-20
TURKS AND BRITISH
No Lessening of the Interest
Abroad.
THE COMING PARLIAMENT
MATTERS THAT WILL PRoBAB-
LY BE CONSIDERED.
Some Official Snaps That Would Gre
ate Surprise, Even In Salt Lake
County-Much Interest Is Shown
In the Question as to Who Will
Succeed Bayard.

London, Dec. 19.-There has been no
lessening of interest in political circles
regarding the Turkish question, but so
far as known there has been no change
in the situation since the return to
Constantinople from st. Petersburg of
NJ. Nelidoff, the Russian ambassador
The only authentic news that has
reached the foreign office here is that
Immediately after his arrival in Con-
stantinople. NJ. Nelidoff visited NJ. Cam
bon, the French ambassador, and Sir
Philip Currie, the British ambassador.
He afterwards was given a formal re-
ception by the sultan. The subject of
their conversation has not TRANSFERRED,
but it is known that the anglo-Russian
proposals were not mentioned to his
majesty. Those will not be laid before
the sultan until after a conference be-
tween the ambassadors of the six great
powers, Great Britain, Russia, France,
Germany, Austria and Italy. In the
meantime, all the ambassadors are OPP
posed to a policy of force. The nego-
tiations between the powers as to the
method of enforcing their demands
upon the sultan are still pending, and
it is scarcely possible that any prac-
teal solution viii be arrived at until
after the holidays.
COMING OF PARLIAMENT.
The last of the cabinet councils ar
ranging the government measures for
the coming session of parliament, has
now been held and the ministerial
circle knows definitely what their pro-
gramme is to be. The queens speech
at the opening of the session will con-
tain no surprise as regards internal
legislation, and unless the foreign
cit
all around with foreign powers. First
among the government bills are those
relating to education. Mr.. Balfour, the
government leader, has taken out of
Sir John Gorst's hands the main educa-
ton bill dealing with the relief of
voluntary schools. Sir John Gorst
sulkS and threatens to resign, but the
probability is that he will remain in
office and act as Mr. Balfour's second.
There is no doubt about the favorable
reception of the newly drafted bill by
the Catholics Cardinal Vaughan, prior
to his illness, and whilst the cabinet
debates on the measure were proceed
ing, had three conferences with MIR.
Balfour. The cardinal was accom-
panied by the greatest of English
Catholic laymen, the Duke of Norfolk,
who has since declared his confidence
in the government proposals. The
Duke of Devonshire will promote bill
on secondary education which has the
support of the government. Though
not nominally a government measure,
its introduction justifies the use of the
plural in speaking of government bills
relating to education.
Next in the speech from the throne
will be mentioned a measure dealing
with private bill legislation This may
not look to be much. The title indi-
Gates little. But, practically, the
., &c IN
effect VIII be a stride towards home
rule all around.
SOME SNAPS.
At present all private bills are set
tied through party committees sitting
in the house. They pass through sew
eral stages. standing orders committee,
Locus Standi committees and house of
commons, and house of lords commit
tee. The parliamentary solicitor and
the parliamentary bar reap fortunes,
and the public interests are correspond
ingly fieeced. Some of the leaders of
the parliamentary bar, the late Mr..
Hope Scott for instance, are known to
have CLEANED, during the few months
that cases were before the committees
annually, over 100000. Not unfre-
quentiy bills that cost a poor burgh
community, asking, say, for water sup
ply. would be wrecked within sight of
passing and the burgh loaded with
lasting burden of debt. Although no
specific charge of corruption can be
levied against the cliques subsisting off
that system. it was and is in itself a
corruption. Time and custom so hal
low things in England that what in
America would be held TO be a dis
graceful instance of the radical weak
ness of democratic institutions. is here
acquiesced in. and becomes something
enn 10 no
spell OF vested interests debars inquiry.
Mr.. Balfour has advised his col
leagues in the cabinet TO introduce this
measure, which is now under Drepara-
ton by the local government board.
and viii be a preliminary to the great
est of all the measures the present gov
eminent can undertake. The Irish
local government bill. inquiring about
the prospects of which, it is learned
that nothing will be heard of it for
another session.
The remaining measures agreed upon
are a masters of Workmens Cancellation
Diil the employers limited liability
bill and amended habitual drunkards'
act. making confinement in certain
cases compulsory, and some amend
ments in criminal procedure. The gov
eminent will pass their education bill
this time. and the session. so far as
can be foreseen, will present nothing of
a crisis. The present tremendous out |
burst of speculation. coincident with /
the splendid prosperity of England. is !
shown in the fact that never within |
a generation has so many private bills !
been promoted.
IRELAND OVERTURNED.
Mr.. John Dillon, one of the Irish
leaders, will move an amendment to I
the address in reply 10 the speech from (
the throne. calling attention to the |
report of the financial relations COM |
showing that Ireland is over
taxed annually TO the extent of e. |
5e0. 900. Nothing viii be done with the I
matter until the local government of /
Ireland bill deals with the whole ques-
ion including a redistribution of seats.
Il can safely be predicted thereon that /
he government measure will dock Ire i
and of at least 20 members of parlia-
nent.
II commission, universally recognized
Is an attempt TO shelve an awkward
natter. naturally does not satisfy the
West Indian committee. Mr.. Neville
Lubbock and the other members of the
committee win enable the commission
o get proof of the destruction of the
West Indies sugar industry. but Mr.
Lubbock has small hope of any good
arising TO the Anglo-Indian sugar in
iustry drought the commission.
THE NEW AMBASSADOR.
Never has such intense interest at