The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-19

brought IN a reform bill. ana q motion
In committee having been carried. June
Is, against the government NS' eleven
votes, Mr.. q Gladstone and his colleag gnes
resigned. The divisions III the Llbeial
ranks prevented him from defeating Mr.
Disraeil's reform bill, which he strenl-
ouslv opposed. In the early part OF the
session os 1868 tnfr. Gladstone braught
forward md passed through tho house
of commons series OF resolutions, hay
Ing for their object The disestablsh-
ment and idlsendowment Of the Irish
church. These resolutions were the ba-
sis OF the Irish church suspensocy bill,
which, on May q, passed q second
reading IN the lower house BY al2 votes
to ?bS, butfwas soon nfterward reject
ed In the house OF peers by a majority
OF %. AZ the general election OF 1868,
Mr.. Gladstone stood as one Of the can
didates for Southwest Lancashire. AZ
ter. a fierce contest, the result OF which
excited the most intense interest
throughout the country, he was defeat
ed: but this defeat did not exclude him
from the. house Of commons. as in antlc-
ipation OF such on event, the electors OF
Greenwich had, a few days previous.
returned him by a largo majority, as
one OF the members for that borough.
On the resignation OF Mr.. Dlsraeli's
ministry In December, 1865, Mr.. Glad
stone succeeded that statesman. as first
lord OF the treasury.
h ISL Principal Events.
The principal events OF his adminis-
tration were the passing Of the Irish
Church Dlsestablishment Act (lss9); of
the Irish Land Act $50, and OF the
Elementary Education Act (lS70); the
abolition Of purchase in the army by
the royal prerogative. In consequence
OF an adverse vote by the house OF lords
on the army regulation bill (1s7D; the
negotiation Of the Treaty OF Washing
/ ton respecting the Alabama claims,
,QS7D; the passing OF the ballot act,
(1S72);and the judlcature oct (s73). The
principal measure proposed by the gov
ernment In the session OF 1873, was the
university education Ireland) BILL,
which was opposed by the Roman Cath
ole members, who, voting on this occa-
sion with the Conservatives, caused the
rejection Of the bill by 2S7 votes, against
2S4 (March 1L) Upon this Mr.. Glad
stone rendered his resignation to her
majesty, and Mr.. Dlsraell was sent for;
but as he declined to take office. Mr..
Gladstone. though with reluctance, un-
dertook (March 1G) to reconstruct the
cabinet. In August, 1873, Immediately
after the close OF the session. the cabi-
net was considerably remodelled, Mr..
Gladstone assuming the chancellorship
OF the excheQuer, in addition to his Of
flee Of first lord OF the treasury. On
January "a, 1874, fortnight before both
houses were TO have met for the dis.
patch OF public business, Mr.. Gladstone
took everybody by surprise by an
nouncing the immediate dissolution Of
parliament, and issuing his address to
his constituents at Greenwich, In which
he promised to abolish the income tax.
At the general election which ensued,
the votes were. for the first time, taken
by secret ballot. The result proved
most disastrous to the Liberal party.
The returns. completed on February 27,
elected and 3O2 Liberals, inclusive, of the
,clined to identify themselves with eth
: Gladstone at once resigned, and Mr..
the session OF 1874, Mr.. Gladstone. who
1
rarely to be seen In his place In the
house OF commons; but at It's close he
offered persistent opposition to the
public worship regulation bill. Even
amid the turmoil OF political life. Mr..
Gladstone had devoted a portion Of his
time to literature
On January 13.; 1876. three weeks be-
fore the assembling OF parliament, Mr..
Gladstone announced in letter to
Earl Granville. his determination to re-
tire from the leadership OF the Liberal
party. "At the age OF sixty-flve,"s he
remarked, "and after forty-two years OF
q laborious public life. I think myself
entitled to retire on the present oppor-
tunity. This retirement is dictated to
me on my personal views as to the best
methods of spending the closing years
OF my life"
y Bulgarian RInssncres.
Soon afterwards the Marquis OF Har-
tlngton was chosen by the Liberal par
nty to be their leader In the house OF
commons. Subsequently. however, Mr..
Gladstone constantly took part In the
discussions OF that assembly. On Sep
tember 6. In the same year, appeared
his famous pamphlet on Bulgarian
Horrors and the Question Of the East
1t was followed tMarch l3, 1S77). by an
other pamphlet, entitled lessons In
Massacre: An Exposition of the Con-
duct OF the Porte In and About Bulgaria
since May, 1876" Mr.. Gladstone took
an active part in the agitation respect
hng the massacres In Bulgaria. and
strenuously opposed, both in and out
OF parliament, the policy OF the Conser-
yatiye government, which resulted In
the treaty OF Berlin and the signing OF
the Anglo Turkish convention. In the
autumn OF 1S77 October 17-Nov. 12), he.
paid visit to Ireland, and was pre-
sented with the freedom Of the city OF
Dublin. On November Is in that year
he was elected lord rector OF the uni /
versIty of Glasgow, succeeding Lord
,Beaconsfield. 50
He set out from Liverpool for Edn-
burgh, on November "a, and from that
date, with the exception OF two days
rest at Taymouth castle; his life, I'll his
return to Hawarden on Decembtss 3,
was long succession OF enthusiastic
receptions and unwearied speech-mak-
Ing In condemnation of the policy Of the 4
Conservative government In the course
OF this tour he delivered the rectorIal
address before the University Of Glas-
gov December 81
Hi, Second Ministry. IS
On the dissolution Of parlIa-.
mcnt at Easter. 1880. Mr.. Glad
stone renewed In Midlothian the
oratorlcal tours do force OF the preced-
Ing winter, and he w'as successful in
his candidature.i polling 1887 votes,
against 1853 recorded In favor of the
Earl of Dalkelth. his Conservative op-
popent. When the composition OF the
new house Of commons was made
known, It appeared that 1t consisted OF