New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-20
WITH BRITISH POLITICIANS
IMPORTANT BILLS TO BE INTRODUCED IN
THE COMING SESSION

ROMAN CATHOLICS ARE SAID TO BE FAVORED
IN THE EDUCATION BILLs-To REFORM
PRIVATE BILL northumberland
ovERTAXED-THE SUGAR IN
DUsTRY AGAIN.
London. Dec. 1o-The last OF the Cabinet counclis
arranging the Government measures for the coming
session of Parliament. has now been held and Inc
inner Ministerial circle knows definitely what us
programme IS TO be- The Queens speech az the open
ing of the session will contain no surprises as re-
CARDS internal legislation. and unless the foreign
situation alters, will announce peace all round win
foreign Powers. First among the Government piis
! are those relating TO education. Mr. Balour' 'le
Government leader has taken out OF Sir John oorSt
hands the main Education BILL dealing with the RELIEF
! of voluntary schools. Sir john GoIst suhS an"
threatens TO resign, but the probability Is that ne
Will remain in Office and act Mr.. Bafours second
There Is no doubt about the favorable reception Oh
the newly drafted bill by the Roman Oa'hoirs'
Cardinal Vaughan prior TO his Illness. ana Wh'ie
the Cabinet debae the measure were pio'ceu''iS.
had three conferences with Mr.. Balfour the CardlnA
was accompanied by the greatest OF Englsh Ca'hoHc
lavmen the Duke of Norfolk. who has since declared
his confidence in the Government proposals. Inc
Duke Of Devonshre will promote Dill on SECONDARY
education which has the support OF the Governments
Though not nominally n Government measure. us
introduction jushes the use of the plural IN spe'h
| Ing of Government bills relating TO education
Next in the speech from the throne VIII pe mem
toned measure dealing with private Dill eS'Sld''o''
This may not look TO be much The title indicates
| little But practically. the change the measure -
designed to effect will be by stride toward nome
rule all round At present all private bills are se,'eu
| through party committees sitting In the House Ihey
| pass through several stages-siandns ofners com
m;tees locus standi committees and House o. COM
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Parliamentary solicitor and the Parliamentary nar
reap fortunes and the public interests are cor'e-
spondIngly feeced. Some OF the leaders OF 'he al
lamentary bar. the late Hope Scott. lot i'9'".''
are known to have CLEANED during the IL" i'o''n'
that cases were before the committees anhuay oN''
ron non NJ, infreouen,ly bills from a poor hurgh
community asking say. for water supply "ou'u NC
wrecked within sight of passing ana '"e o"'s"
| loaded with lasting burden o. DEBT
Although no specific charge Of corruption can oe
levied against the clques subsisting on 'ha' HS,
tenn. II was and is in itself corruption Time ana
custom so hallow things in England thar "ha' III
| America would be held to be a dsgracoful IN
stance of the radical weakness OF democratic IN
stjtutions is here acquescod in, and becomes some
| thing too sacred be touched The potent spe
of vested interests debars inq airy
| For long years ireland and Scotland. al all
events the least prejudiccd opinion in both coun-
tries and In England also has demanded that
| local tribunals shall settle local bills. MI Baiiour
has advised his colleagues in the cabinet 10 intro
| duce this measure. which Is now under propara-
ton by the Local Government Board and VIII be
a preliminary TO the greatest OF all the measures
the present Government can undertake. The lrisA
Local Government bill. 1t is learned, Will not be
heard OF for another session
The remaining measures anfeed u uPi ,h are In
Masters and WorkmenS Concillatlon pm me I'm,
| ployers' Limited Liability bill and the APPENDED
Hahina Drunkards act m max aG IN
| in criminal procedure. The Government VIII pass
its Education bill this time. and the session. 50 far
be forcseen. Will present nothing OF crisis.
The present tremendous ouiburst Of speculation
lana is shown In the fact mat never within a
generation have many private bills been pro-
| Mr.. John Dillon. OF the Irish leaders. will
move an amendmen, to the address in reply 10
the report of the Financial Relations Commission
extent Of f256co Nothing viii be done NTH the
matter until the Local Government of Ireland bill
deals with the whole question. Including a reds
thereon that the Government measure viii dock
| The appointment Of the Colonial Sugar Commits
sion. universally recognized AS an attempt to shelve
an awkward matter. naturally does not satisfy the
West Indies Committee. Mr.. Neville Lubbock and
other members Of the committee will enable the
Commission 10 get proof OF the destruction Of the
West Indies sugar industry. bat Mr.. Lubbock has
small hope of any good arising TO the Anglo-Indan
sugar industry through the Commission. The
| coming debate in Parliament will attack the bounty
system under the authority OF two great names
In 1885, when the bounty system was acute Mr.
Gladstone said IN Parliament: my desire is that
the British consumer should have sugar a, the low
est price at which ii be produced without arbi-
trary favor 10 any one engaged in the competition
but cannot regard with favor any cheapness
designed TO cripple capitalists and workmcn en-,
gagged IN lawful branch of British trade" This
Mr. Glads,ones usual rhetorical and hlmbug-
him. Mr.. Disraeli. in his Letters Of Runnymcde"
plantations said: What If Jamaica and the West
indies be ruined? We have still East Indies sugar.
facture of beet-root sugar will he perfect The
marvellous foresight OF this great statesman. writ
Ing this in 1886. is now being commented upon in
Cnionist and Conservative papers.
Never has such intense interest attached to the
coming appointment Of American Ambassador to
the Court of 81. James. Senator Lodge Joseph
Choate Colonel John Hay and Chauncey NJ Dcpcw
are Az mentioned. and I; ought be said aux one
of them would he welcomed by the American col
ony If Senator Lodge be rather an AnGlorhobis.
ne would be esteemed as balancing the i,ay.rd
period of ELUSIVE aonilmcntalty over in,orn1fiona
relations. Regarding the other possible nominees
American and British opinion have shade Of
difference
The report that the Queen will 20 to Dublin and
Belfast in May prior TO the London celebrations is
AT least premature. The programme OF the Great
Reign jubilee is not he settled till early In the
spring II a. said in court circles that the Queen
4 desires repeat her first in Ireland going
thence to the Clyde and Glasgow. The question is
would the emotions aroused by revival OF old
memories. apart from possible physical fatigue not
| he much for her?
The action for breach OF promise OF marriage
brought by Miss Ella Grant. Scotch clcrgyman's
daughter against James Martin White NJ F. for
Eorfarshrc and member Of The firm Of J. +.
Edinburgh Court Of Sessions about January TO-