The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-27
RHODES AGAIN ON THE RACK.
uorsE OF COMMONS TAKES UP THE
REPORT ON HIS RAID.

Hon philip james StanhOpe Moves
cIarinG the House Dissatisfied
with the NOn-COnclusive Charac-
ter of the RepOrt-He Also Ex-
PRESSES a Desire For His Removal
From the Privy CounciI-The Mo
ton Overwhelmingly Defeated.
London, July 26.-The House of Com
mons was crowded this afternoon in ex-
nectation of a spirited debate upon the
ranort of the South Africa committee
Amounted to inquire into the circumstanc-
ss Of DR.. Jameson's raid into the Trans
vaal and into the general conduct of the
affairs of the British South African Char
tered Company. After a number of ques-
lions the Hon Philip James Stanhope,
radical member for Burnley, moved, amid
loud radical cheers a resolution that the
House regretted the non-cOnciusiVe char
acter of the report of the committee, more
narticularly the failure to recommend that
speciac steps be taken with regard to
the admitted completely of Cecil Rhodes,
and asking that Mr.. Hawksley, the at
tornev of Mr.. Rhodes, be ordered to At
tend the bar of the House and to produce
The kilograms which he refused to show
the committee
Mr.. Stanhope, who has been described
as a revolutionary arstocrat without
beng Mirabeau," supported his resolu
tIOr i'm a vigorous speech. Mr.. StanhOpe,
in speatng to his motion, attacked the
chartered company, Joseph Chamberlain,
secretary of state for the colonies, and
Cecil Rhodes and expressed a desire that
the latter should be deposed from his
membership in the privy council. He also
wanted the charter of the company ma
ter ally modified.
Henry Labouchere spoke in the same
strain He said he thought that if Cana
da should be raided by the secretary of
state of the United States without the
sent of the President, England would not
be satisfied if the Secretary of State were
treated as Cecil Rhodes had been.
Sir Michael Hicks Beach, chancellor of
the exchequer said the government would
have to consider whether Mr.. Rhodes
should remain i'm the privy council But in
dealing with him it must take into con-
sderauon the services he had rendered
generally. All the damaging rumors al
legng completely on the part of the CO.
lonial office had been exploded as fast
as they had been produced.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt the liberal
leader, defended the committee, and said
he thought the report conclusive on all
important points. He strongly defended
Mr. Chamberlain. and declared that his
action at the time of the raid occurred
disproved all insinua tions of completely
The evidence that the committee had
plotted to support certain evidence was
worthy only of contempt. He hoped, he
said, he would not live to see the day
when majority of the house should de-
clare by a vote that they did not trust
the word of its statesmen
Sir H. Campben-Bannerman, liberal,
supported the committees report. Mr.
49,. lza~1
that 1t was due to their insistence that
the committee had been appointed and
that he, himself, had been a member of
1t. He had been in a position, he said, in
which he felt like, judge, witnesses and
defendant, and he thought he deserved the
sympathy of the House from the fact that
during the eighteen months. of difficult
south African negotiations he had been
worried by constant irresponsible charges
and suspicious He was glad that he was
able TO speak at last as a free man.
As TO the kilograms, he said he had moth
ing against their publication. Whatever
they contained was no evidence against
"hAe Cecil Rhodes fault was
as great as a politician
and statesman could commit. there
was nothing that effected his personal
character as man of honor. 1t was said
he had deceived others. So had Garbaldi,
NFNul anu OtHef patriots. 1t was mil
ltary necessity. M. Labouchere by bring
ing outrageous charges against Rhodes,
belt and Harris, had abused the privileges
OF parliament. The speaker commended
mat Mr.. Rhodes had already
peeh heavily punished. The
government was not going TO
prosecute him and to deprive him of his
prvy councilship which had been con-
ierred upon him for his great services.
would ALLEVIATE his loyalty. TO South At
RIGA
MI. Chamberlain said he was
eldd TO be able to state that the position
OF South Africa was better now than 1t
pad been at any time since the raid. and
resident Kruger was DESTROYS to meet
the government In a proper spirit He
believed that the time was not far distant
"nen Rhodesia would have self govern
ment
MI. Chamberlain announced that the
tnaFter OF the company would not be re-
Noked' but that means would be taken to
strengthen the directorate so as to secure
more direct imperial control of Rhodesia.
ne was preparing a scheme which he ex-
bected would be put in temporary shape
oe!ore the parliament met again.
vote was then taken, and Mr. STAN
nope motion was lost by 3O4 to r.