The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-18
WAN STANDARD
VIII Confer With Other Powers, But Would
Not Abandon the Present System.
THE QUESTION OF MONEY IN ENGLAND.
There Is no DouM II the Powers
Could Agree Regarding the Use of
silver Tint tise Indian Govern
ment Would Reconsider tho Ques.
tion OF Ncopenlng Hts sIincs.

London. March 17-In the House of
Commons to-day Sir G. j. Pearson
Lord Advocate Of Scotland. replying to
question by MIR. Henry Sc:on-karr.
Conservative, said that the State aided
Crofter colonizinE scheme I'm the western
part OF the Dominion OF Canada had not
been attended with much success up to
the present time. The coloniz,ng board,
lie said. had 5000 pounds still unexprnd-
ed, but the Government was not picpar-
ed to start and further schemes of the
kind.
Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain, Secretary Of
State for the Colonies, replying in Mr..
Labouchere, said that the objections
made to the continuance Of the charter
ed South Africa Company ought To be
removed by the decision of the govern
ment TO take the whole military police
into Its own hands.
Mr.. George N. CurZon. Parliament
tary Secretary for Foreign Affairs said
that the Italian government has inform
ed the government of Great Britain
mat IL views with pleasure the advance
oi tae British expedition upon Donsola
winch could not he otherwise than an
advantage TO the Italians at Kassaln.
No pledges had been exchanged, he said
in regard 10 mutual assistance.
Mr.. Herbert Whitclcy moved a resolu
tion declaring that the House was of the
opinion that the instability Of the rcla-
tive value of gold and silver since. The
action OF the Latin Union in 1873 has
proved injurious to the best intensts
oi the country and urging the govern
ment 10 do everything possible to Sc
cure by International agreement a stable
monetary par of exchange between gold
and silver.
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Chancellor
oi the lINcheQuer, reminded the House
OF the progress of the resolution nj tho
iaSt session, urging the Government to
cooperate with the other powers in a
conference aiming to remove the evils
arising from the fluctuations In gold and
silver. The present Government did not
WISH 10 recede from that resolution
ne government was willing to enter
INTO negotiations with the powers for
conference, but on the Understanding
'hat IL was not prepared to abandon the
Hoid standard in the United Kingdom
'tiies or hear, hcar'O. Some of his
cnileilsues. notably the First Lord of
the Treasury (NIr. Bnlfoui) were pro
hounced bimctallists, but all agreed I'm
thinking that they would not be jusii-
ned I'm departing from gold standard
in the United Kingdom. The prospects
OF an agreement between the European
nations in favor OF bimctallsm was not
great There was no doubt, If the pow
ers could agree regarding the use of
silver that the Indian Government
would reconsider the question of re-
opening Its mints. All the leading Eng
lish monetary experts held that The
wealth of The country had been huil,
UP on gold standard and that its per
Ihhncncc and prosperity were dependent
upon The existing system. In View of
mat opinion no responsible government
would propose to change the present
conditions
Sir William Vernon Harcourt. former
ly Chancellor OF the Excheuuer. and now
opposition leader in the House said he
welcomed the declarat tions of Sir Mich
aci Hicks Beach. that the Government
did not intend to depart from the
cStapiiSiled monetary system. II was
not creditable to England he added.
that until now doubts had existed MS
l" me views of the Government on this
This ought to be the Inst Of
fort OF the bimetallists I'm Parliament,
The Right Hon. a. j. Balfour follow
ed Sir William and made a somewhat
lengthy defense of his views as q bimc-
tallis:.
The resolution was then adopted with
out a division
Mr. curzon read the kilograms re-
ctiNed at the Foreign Office by Lord
Cromer, British Diplomatic Agen. in
EGYPT, upon which the Government
based its decision to advance upon
p"ngola. Tn" kilograms included infor-
nation that Osman Disma was advanc-
inG INTO the Suakim district: that ner-
chants, who had made their escape from
Herber, reported that the Dervishcs.
were preparing to attack Murai Wells
ana that large force OF Mahdists had
left omdurman for DonEon. The tcle-
grams also contained dispatch from
the British Consul at Suakin. annoupc-
ing renewal of the activity Of the Der
wishes under Osman Digma. and stat
ing that they were raid!ng Tokar and
had rcappcarcd al Slnkat. and the Nah
al has proclaimed holy war against
the Italians and forbidden them 10 en-
gage In traffic on the Berber coast.