The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-19
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the LASTS of the Irish church suspensory
bill, which on May % passed second
reading in the lower house. but was soon
afterwards rejected in the house of pc rs
by majority of %.
At the general election of 1868 Mr..
Gladstone was one of the candidates for
Southwest lancashire. After a fierce con-
test he was defeated, but his defeat did
not exclude him from the house of com
mons. as in anticipation of such an event
the electors of Greenwich had returned
him by large majority.
On the resignation of Mr.. Dsraslis MIN
istry in December, 1868 Mr.. Gladstone
succeeded that statesman as first lord OF
the treasury. The principal events of his
administration We're the passage of the
Irish church disestablishment act GS69),
OF the Irish land act $500 and of the
elementary education act 0S70), the nego-
tations OF the treaty OF Washington, the
Alabama claims GS7D the passage OF
the ballot act 1S72) and the judicaturc
act US73).
The principal measure proposed by the
government in the session of 1873 was the
university education Greland) bill. which
was opposed by the Roman Catholic mem
bers on this occasion with the conserva-
tives, insured the the rejection of the bill
by 2S7 votes against 2s4 (March ~. Upon
this Mr.. Gladstone rendered his resigna-
ton. and Mr. Disraeli was sent for, but
declined. so Mr.. Gladstone undertook ton
March 16) to reconstruct the cabinet. In
August, 1878 Immediately after the close
Of the session the cabinet was consider
ably rsnodeled, Mr.. Gladstone assuming
the chancellorship of the exchequer in ad-
dition to his office OF lord of the treasury.
On January "a 1876. fortnight before the
houses were to have met for the dispatch
of public business, Mr.. Gladstone took
Nv hN bo
dissolution of parliament. and issued his
address TO his constituents at Greenwich,
in which he promised TO abolish the in
come tax. At the general election which
ensued the votes were for the first time
taken b. secret ballot. The result proved
most disastrous to the liberal party Mr..
Gladstone at once resigned, and Mr.. Dis
raeli became prime minister.
In the session of 1874 Mr.. Gladstone. who
had been re- elected for Greenwich offered
persistent opposition TO the public wor-
ship regulation bill. Only July 49, 1875.
three weeks before the assembling of par
lament. Mr.. Gladstone punounced in let
ter TO Earl Granville lis determination to
retire from the Leadership OF the liberal
party. Soon afttrward the Marquis of Hart
iaeton was chosen by the liberals To be
their leader in the house Il commons. Sub
seuue ntly. however. Mr. Gladstone con-
stantlv took part in the discussions of that
assembly.
Or November H. 1877. he was elected
lord rector OF the University Of glasgow,
He sent letter to the president of the
Greenwich liberals in 1878 stating he should
represent the borough only en- tne next
general election. Early in the same year,
1878, he had been invited to become the
liberal candidate for Midlothian, and the
cIowning incident OF tine electoral cam
paign in the ensuing parliamentary receSs
was his visit to Scotland in connection with
his purpose of contesting that ccunts at tn
general election He set out from Liver
pool from Edinburgh on November "a. and
from that date, with the exception OF two
DAYS rest at Lacremonth. his life until his
return TO Hawarden was devoted to the
service Of his country.
Mr. Gladstone was successful in his can
didature When the composition of the
new house wa made known It consisted OF
800 liberals. 243 conservatives and sixty
home rulers and the Earl of Beacon sfIeld
rendered his resignation. The Marquis of
Harrington. who had been a leader OF the
opposition in the lower house. and the Earl
Granville. the opposition leader in the
house of peers. were sent for by her
majesty, but they urged the queen to en-
trust the task OF forming cabinet TO Mr.,
Gladstone. He consented 10 accept the duty.
Mr.. Glad-tone himself supervised the for
nation.
The history OF Mr. Gladstone's second
ministry may be summed up in three words
ireland. Egypt, France--thongh Of course
large number Of other matters were long
under consideration. In 1885 Mr.. Gladstone