New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-03-12
A WRANGLE AVOIDED
QUESTION OF KINGS OATH DISPOSED
OF IN COMMITTEE.
CELEBRATION AT ST. JAMEs's PALACE-THE
GULDHALL ART SHOW-LITERARY.

CELEBRATION AT ST. JAMEs's PALACE-THE
GUILDHALL ART sHOW-LITERARY.
-,nyr.ght: 1901 BY The New-York Tribune0
IBY CABLE TRIBU.E.l
7o,don March u. l a m.-Mr. Balfour has
.oi6ed fresh conflict with the Irish members
:, agreeing to appoint a committee for consd-
...ro the form of oath which the King is now
,oronelled 10 take when he meets Parliament for
.,s first time. An unpleasant debate on the civil
,s, AZ the earliest stage of procedure was there
- nreyented and with the appointment of the
oormittee the whole subject is virtually dis
osed Of The King takes pains to show to-day
mat he tolerates every form of ecclesiastical
,olicy for he receives at st. Jamess Palace
allegations of two convocations of the Estab-
rsbed Church. with Presbyterians Wesieyans.
ouakers and Nonconformists of all shades of be-
lief and forms Of government. Each will have
snecial audience, while the band plays outside
and the yeomen of the guard light up the stately
,brone room With touches of color.
Questions of the hour take up so much time in
the Commons that only a small margin remains
for general debate. This does not matter. since
M important work is cut out for Parliament
this year, except financial business. While this
;s serious enough when the Chancellor Of the
Fzcheouer must provide for a deficit Of 10000
900 this year and anticipate a similar one for
the next fiscal year. il is not likely to prove
contentious. unless sugar duties levied
some new departure from the free trade system is
ordered. The session will be fraught with
certainty until the budget speech is made. hut
everything will go smoothly If Sir Michael
Hicks Beach resists pressure from his own side
in favor Of widening out the area of indirect
taxation, and bleeds the income taxpayers as a
convinced free trader like Sir William Vernon
Harcourt would do in his place.
This mornings newspapers are almost unani-
nous in their comments upon the announcement
that England has refused TO ratify the amended
Hay-Pauncefote convention. Lord LansdOwnos
action in the matter meets with general ap-
provaL England now stands by the Clayton
Purer treaty. and will he prepared to consider
any reasonable modification Of its proposals.
The Radical Daily News" alone suggests that
the Clayton Bulwer treaty might be quietly
abrogated by consent Of both parties. IN any
case. the next move is with America.
Some English journals which print conspicu-
ously Professor Hadley's forecast that there
will he an Emperor in Washington within TWEEN
ty-hre years rut in smaller type in an obscure
corner the rumors about a Scotch brewers
trust. and the financial results of successful
ordinations in various Industries in which the
manufacturers have bought out themselves ard
pooled their business issues. Nobody is fore
casting. however that there viii be English
republic. with a general social and political
catacIysm. unless the trusts are regulated.
The number of electric railways is so large
that special committee will be empowered TO
consider them. Nearly every London under
ground line is asking for extensions. and there
are new projects without end. The London
County Council, with it's Progressive majority.
viii he behind various bills for surface electric
transit
John s Sargent. who mas been hard work
during the winter on decorative designs for the
Boston Public Library and on many portraits, is
Ill with influenza. and bte to leave his bed.
His physicians are hoping that he go to
some south coast town by the end of the week
for convalescence and rest. He has planned
journey TO America in October.
American visitors to England this year will
have rare treat in the GuiIdhall Art Show. \
fourth room has been added to the three CALLER
iss ordinarily used and the exhibition will he con
hned 10 Spanish art. Cna room viii be devoted
exclusively 10 works Of velasquez. Of which there
ies IN England, France and Spain. MurlIo will
oe splendidy represented. and there will be
nearly twenty works of Fortuny, including the
famous Spanish Marriage" from Paris. which
has been insured for 10000 Works Of other
spanish painters viii complete the exhibition.
PICTURES viii he lent by the King, the Duke of
westminster the Duke Of Wellington and the
ohief owners Of Spanish art outside of the great
pubic galleries Of Madrid. Paris, London, Rome
ana 81. Petersburg
Ehen Thorneycroft Fowler's first novel. Con
eSThihs isabel Carnaby.' was not copyrighted in
america and there have been several pirated
eo'uons The Appletons who published it by
arrangement with London house, were under
~ Opigatien 10 pay royalties, but, finding that
"e "oIk had good sale, they sent a check for
va s0''vD 10 her. virtually covering the earn
.Hss which would have been due If the book
-au oeen protected by copyright. She has suit
eOY acknowledged this handsome conduct Of the
american house. IHF
MING EDWARDS CIVIL LIST.
80 -"ONARCH WILL NEED MORE MONEY
THAN DID QUEEN VICTORIA.