The sun., 1900-12-11
CHAMBERLAIN'S HOT REPLY
pSprAREs AMENDxSNr ATTACHING
sys xONsrROUs AND ABsURD.


Two Companies HAVING Contracts with
IN. Crown Lord Salisbury Accassd Of
S.poti.m Vote Of Coincidence ror Roth
sSsiai Can. Dspafeh 10 THE srS,
LONDON. Dec On the House Of Commons
this afternoon Mr.. B irtley, Conservative mem
bS for the North Division OF lslinston.
mo~ed an amend dment T. tho address In re-
,ly to the speech from the Throne humbly
expressing regret at the advice given to her
Majesty by Prime Minister Sal sbury In recon-
mendlng that SO many Of his own family
should be appointed TO CfNces In the Cabinet
and Government, which, II was declared. would
diminish the responsibility OF her Majesty 3
Ministers To Parl ament and gravely Impair the
efficiency Of the public service.
Mr. Bartey stigmatzed these appointments
as "a blot on the present Government which
everybody has noticed and which was
detrimenta IN inquiry INTO and a reform OF
the system Of national defence
The Right Hon A J Balfolr. the Government
leader in the House Of Commons. reptile l..
He defended the appointments referred TO and
characterized Mr.. Blrtley's statements as
Illogical. He added that his suppos tions were
creature. Of an uniformed imagination
Sir. Balfour went on t. say that the history
Of England did not warrant Mr.. Bartley's
alarms. That history included the quarrels
Of the Pitts and Genviles and Lords North and
Temple fit cou d be proved that any mem-
bers of the Cabinet were untitled for their places
II would be a matter for legitimate criticism.
hut II they were fitted 10 accident OF birth
should bar them from holding offices. Lord
nausonry' MI baioui sa'u' hau oe'" III" u7.e"
by the country with the formation OF
Ministry. ~ that trust meant ahy'hthe ~ was
the country's cor rhdence In Loru SelSonry
honor In carving out the most Uncut. most
thankless and most heartoreaAIhs ttsK that
could be Imposed on any one.
The amendment was rejected by vote OF
$50 toi2s
Mr.. David lloyd-George. a Welsh Nationals
ist. member for the Carnarvon district. sup
plemented MI Bartleys amendment by NOV
ing another aimed at Colonial Secretary
Chamberlain. This amendment was to the
effect that the Ministers ought not To have
any direct or indirect interest In companies
competing for Crown contracts unless the
nature OF such interest was declared MI
Loyd-George enumerated the companies IN
which Mr. Chamberlain Is interested lie
contended that Hoskins Limited. the Ad-
miralty contractors. was virtually family
concern. and said that II the rules Iald down
py past governments regulating 'he con-
nection OF Ministers with government con-
tracts could ne broken IN 'he cas-" OF 'he
Colonial secretary. they couid nov De en-.
lorceo against minor oH'oa'S' lie adden
that since 'h' la7t session MT 'hdUhnerialh
hao ADMITTED that MS statement 'hat ne was
not connected with any nrh OF government
CONTAGIOUS was untrue
Mr.. Chamberlain lhterrhpuns the speaker
salo l 90 not admt II
CONTINUING MT Lioyd-"eorse said: Az
any rate. Austen ZIMMERMAN mas ana he
aooeo' since ar'hur ZIMMERMAN became
onarman OF iuoes' ihh'eo' ana since that
company contracted WIN 'le AufhraHy
LOT wafer ana ooner ,utes'
Air. W uitau hhoh' h'oera'' mere Interrupted
WIN tho remark IL mas deNeIoped from
losing concern INTO one earning pron'
OF Hio'ooo ahhuaiF' Inns cau'eh ourst
OF Isugnter.
referring 70 the Aomiraitv contracts MI
Lioyo-oeorRe said that the iaNorlusm SHOWN
was sosoiuteiy uhpreceueh'eu' ana TINS IN
iaoe OF the inspector report tha' the goods
supplied oy hvhochs' Limited were OF Tar
INFERIOR Quality' Messrs' fowen "iliiains
ana macarthey, having ADMITTED their re-
eponslplilly In the matter' hho oeeh uhnlissed
T.