The herald., 1896-07-19
Parliamentary Proceedings Prac-
ticaIly Concluded
MORE DISASTROUS SESSION
Was Never Held by the Government
Party
Ono Result VIII Dc q Change OF Leaders.
Nom committal Comment on Arbitra-
tion-British Gossip
Annotated Press Special Wire.

August Ia, after certain private, polltl-
cal and court measures shall have been
disposed Of This program, which has
been decided upon by the cabinet,
springs from desire to cut the gordian
knot of difficulties in which the go1-
ernment finds itself, throwing things
over until time can be found for an
effective organization of the political
cohorts. A more disastrous session
than this, of which only ten real work
ing days remain, has rarely been known
in the history of any party having over
100 majority in the house of commons
The educational bills passed and the
Scottish rating bill ,tolerably sure to be
passed, completes the record of first
class measures disposed of at this ses-
sion. 1t has been deemed impossible
to proceed with the deceased wife's sis
ter bill, and the Irish land bill has no
chance at this session even If the house
should enter upon all night sittings.
London, which was Overwhelmingly
Conservative at the last election, stands
amazed and disgusted at the ridiculous
outcome. All this fortifes the common
belief that before the next session be-
KlnS "A. u. bdlIOuI w III lStllC liOiii tiS
government leadership in the house of
commons and take his seat among the
lords, leaving Joseph Chamberlain
master of the commons and real head of
the Conservative party's destiny.
The debility that has characterized
the government has put the London
Radicals in high spirits, and they have
already begun seriously to trim their
sails for the next election. Baron
Tweedmouth has arranged a conference
for representative politicians from all
parts of the metropolis at the National
Liberal club on Monday next to con-
slider thorough reorganization of the
Liberal party in London.
Commenting today upon the corre-
spondence of arbitration which the
Marquis of Salisbury laid before the
house of lords yesterday, the Globe ex-
presses the opinion that the British
premier has been perilously near recog-
milton of the Monroe doctrine.
The Globe says: I'VE must beware
of weakening in the slightest degree
the position hitherto maintained by
Great Britain
Office has been altogether too compla-
cent in dealing with the Venezuelan
question itself, and trusts that there is
no disposition on the part Of the govern
ment to recede from the position not to
recognize the American commission.
g In regard to a treaty of arbitration"
continues the Globe, "our experience
with the United States has been uni
formly discouraging, as for instance in
the cases of the Alabama claims and
the Bering sea seal fisheries dispute
The Pail Mall Gazette says both sides
in the correspondence have shown q
disposition to discuss each possible So
luton in conciliatory spirit, being pro-
PEELED toward settlement by the dyna-
mic forces of mutual good will
The St James Gazette expresses the
fear that negotiations have not brought
the United States much nearer to
settlement.
The Field devotes a page of this
weeks issue to a spiteful review of the
Henley regatta. The article begins with
a criticism of the management for re-
fusing to confine the races at Henley to
British entries. 1t says American news
papermen invaded the press box, taking
the best places, and instead of doing
their work. if they had any to do, talk in
loud voices to the great detriment of the
Woodworking Britishers. The writer
urges that in future English and Ameri-
can reporters be separated at Henley.
The article continues:
American reporters draw upon their
imagination and write anything that
comes into their head. provided that it
panders to the anti British feeling of
the men,"
The Field then reproduces an article
from a New York weekly paper of July
11th, in which the Henley management
was accused OF stacking the cards
against Cornell in the drawing for heats
and positions last year. 1T was copies
of this article that We're distributed by
a reporter for the Field who also re-
ported the races for the United Press
along the Henley tow-path before the
races until the regatta officials inter-
fered"
The Fields article next criticises the
behavior of Americans in general and
says:
The English people, unlike Ameri-
cans, are not everlastingly tagging
whether ashore or afloat. However, the
Yankee flags We're not much in evidence
after Yale was knocked OUT
A painting by Alma Tadena and one
by Constable were stolen from van en-
route from this city to Paddington on
Wednesday. The Scotland Yard au-
thorities believe they were taken to New
York, which it is alleged contains a
fence" for the property. These detec-
tives also assert that they have posi-
tive knowledge that Gainesborough' s
celebrated portrait of the Duchess of
Devonshire, which was cut from its
frame a few years ago, is now in a New
York mansion subject to return if suffi-
lent ransom is paid The wise men Of
covery of stolen pictures by the alleged
fact that there are so many vastly rich
but little cultured people in the United
States whose parlors are never invaded
by picture experts.
1t is announced that Rudyard Kipling
is building a house in retired part OF
Sussex.
Mr.. Gladstone has written a grace
fully worded letter to Princess Maud OF
Wales, wishing her much happiness ir
her new life, and asking her to accep
certain of his works. The letter dWells
upon the writer's long and pleasant as
ISOLATION with the royal house.