New-York tribune., 1901-07-08
DEBATES IN PARLIAMENT
TWO IMPORTANT QUESTIONS TO COME
UP TO-DAY
PREMIER'S RETIREMENT AT PRESENT
UNLIKELY AMERICAN WoMENS
SOCIETY IN LONDON.

occupied to-day with two interesting questions
The Lords will debate the amended royal declar-
alton against transubstantiation. and several at
tenpts will be made to modify the select CON-
mittee's report. Archbishop Temple Will suggest
the Reformed as a substitute for the Protestant
religion and Bishop Wordsworth will seek to
reduce the declaration to profession Of faith in
a Reformed Church of England and explicit
rejection of the doctrines of the Church of Rome
on transubstantiation and the supremacy. in
fallibility and dispensing power OF the Pope.
The Episcopal Bench will make demonstra-
ton on it's own account but the Lords will prob
ably adopt the report presented by the Lord
Chancellor polite compromise.
The Commons will take up the second Educa-
tion bill on its second reading. and the Opposi-
ton will have a series of amendments designed
to meet more effectively the difficulties created
by Cockerton, a judgment by which impor-
tant section Of school work has been suspended.
These debates may be livelier than any recent
proceedings of Parliament. but that is saying
little. Westminster has been dull place since
the opening of the session. The ministers are
preoccupied with routine work, and not kept
on their nettle by a vigilant Opposition
Runors respecting the retirement of Lord
Salisbury have died out, and it is generally as
sumed that while he is weary of public life he
viii consent to remain Prime Minister unIll the
coronation Mr. Balfour and Mr.. Chamberlain
are on excellent terms, and Sir Michael Hicks
Reach is holding his ground with tenacity Of
purpose.
No immediate changes of leadership in tbs
Commons are considered probable by those
watching closely the course OF political events
Some of the younger members on the Unionist
side are counting Mr.. Chamberlain though he
might be the future leader of the Commons. but
there are cabals on the government side. The
smoking room remains whispering gallery II
Liberal intrigue ard jealousy. Political veterans
assert that the Radical marplots, by reducing
the Opposition to broken series of enbittered
factions have been the enemies of Mr.
Chamberlain. for they have obviated the neces-
sity of having the strongest man in the govern
ment top. Mr. Chamberlain would have been
compelled to lead the House according to this
view # the Liberals had not been distracted and
divided on war policy and a stronger opposi-
ton been returned by the general electorate OF
last year.
So far nothing is known to Lord ROsebery's
intentions respecting the invitation to preside
the Asquith dinner. Probably no decision
will be arrived at until after to-morrow's meet
ing at the Reform Club. Meanwhile Sir Henry
Campbell -Bannerman's adherents and the I'M
perialists are represented being determined
10 exact impossible pledges from each other, but
the runors receive little credence. One result
of the stand which Sir Henry Campben-Ban-
herman has made against the Imperialists has
been TO bring him into closer touch with Sir
William Vernon Harcourt and John Morley. ard
the possibility of their being again brought TO
take active part in the councils of the party is
generally canvassed.
Nine Bernhardt will be entertained by the
Lord Mayor at the Mansion House at luncheon
to-day and her list Of social engagements for the
week is full She admits that work the stage.
even when constant rehearsals are required for
varied programmes. is less exacting than the
social demands which are made upon her Her
last performance is timed for Friday night. and
she starts the next morning for Paris. where
she will appear on that evening in charity
entertainment. An American actress. Miss Ray
Rockman. will accompany her to France and
spend the summer with her on the coast.
Bishop Wilmington Ingram will take advan-
tage of his earliest holiday and visit South
Africa.
The principal speaker at the monthly reunion
of the Society of American Women in London
Saturday was William Archer. The dramatic
critic of The World" was expected to speak on
Ibsen but he chose instead to remind his audience
that they had an artistic admirable. national
drama of their own. He spoke in praise
of the dramatic work of the late James A
IIerne and read scene from Griffith Daven-
port which he had seen admirably played by
the author and his company during a visit 70
the United States. Other American dramatic au-
thors in his opinion worthy Of respect and honor
in their own country were Bronson Howard, Au-
gustus Thomas William Gillette and Clyde Fitch.
He recommended to the women, who have so
large influence in deciding on the plays put
before the public, to that native work was
produced rather than importations from the
French or even from the English. To-day the
society. which now numbers about hundred
and fifty women. gives a luncheon at its COM
Portable headquarters in Princes Hall. in Pcca-
dilly, to meet some distinguished guests, includ-
ing Loie Fuller. Mrs. Archibald Little. who has
just arrived from China by the overland route
through Siberia and series of steamer and
railway Journeys which occupied over six weeks;
Miss Marguerite Hall. Mrs. Stanton Blatch and
Mrs Cunningham Graham
Although chary of drawing any final deduc-
tions from the telegraphed reports of Saturdays
yacht race, the opinion here is that the Inde-
pendence is no match for the HerreshoT boats
! If she is as much slower as the race indicates
Mr. Lawscns protest against the exclusive ac-
tion of the New-YorlS Yacht Club will find few
supporters here. nor will there be any disap-
pointment at the failure of boat of such an
undesirable type.
The programme OF the Bisley rife meeting
which begins to-day. shows that some at least.