New-York tribune., 1902-05-05
NEW RULES IN COMMONS.
THEIR EFFECT on THE LEGISLATION
OF THE FUTURE
eALLoTING FOR SEATS TO VIEW THE
CORONATION ROCESSION-AMERI-
CAN LOCOMOTIVES AGAIN.

SALLOIlNG FOR SEATS TO VIEW THE
CORONATION PRoCEssIoN-AMERI-
CAN LOCOMOTIVES AGAIN
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Especial The Tribune by French Cable.I
London. May >, a. m.-When the House Of
Commons meets to-day the sitting will be held
for the first time under the new rules of pro-
cedure. 1t is impossible to foresee how the ar
rangement will work but some of the oldest
Parliamentary hands doubt whether the new
order Of things will come up to Mr.. Balfour's
expectations. The government have been obliged
10 make very considerable concessions in mitiga-
tion OF the original scheme notably in respect
10 questions whicl. still to occupy the first
hour Of each day. but for the rest the procedure
OF the house will be changed almost beyond
recognition. Less than twenty years ago the
house still met at in the afternoon and sat as
late as it liked. Since 1856 it has met at 3. and
now il will meet at >. The first experiment un-
DER the new order of things viii be made with
the Education bin This is admittedly the most
Important measure ot the session. and there is
every prospect that the discussion on second
reading will not be finished until Thursday
night 1t is. however. in committee that the
government will have the chief difficulties to
face. and some very large possibly extravagant
calculations are current to the amount of
time which that stage Of the bill will occupy.
There is keen competition in West End clubs
for places to view the coronation procession
next month. Seats are necessarily limited in
number. and balloting is taking place TO elect
the fortunate few.
English expert opinions of the American polo
team have greatly changed since Saturday af-
1ernoon. The easy victory of the visitors over
the strong team of the Old Cantabs was unex-
pected- 1t is admitted that the American
team is wonderfully fine one, and doubt is ex-
pressed OF the ability of England to put a better
side in the field
While il is denied that the Cunard Line has
been absorbed in the shipping combine corre-
spondent of The Standard learns on very good
authority that controlling interest in the com
pany has been acquired by two n-English
members of the combine and that it will in
future be worked on the community of interest
principle
The Daily Mail" understands that the trading
operations or the trust will embrace the Pacific
as well the Atlantic
Lord strathcona, in an interview regarding the
Forthcoming conference of colonial premiers
said that the issues viii be important and will
go far toward the realization of the colonial
dream of an imperial federation He admitted
however. that there were great difficulties in the
way Inc hlSh commissioner is still hopeful S
10 the future position of Canada and the danger
that now menaces ii owing 10 the Morgan COM
'bire
News comes of serious political disturbances
in Portugal The agitation seems to have begun
an Oporto and TO have spread from there through
TIE whole country. 1t is stated that the move
ment is not so much revolutionary as a revolt
against bad government and an execrable ad-
ministration.
Trade papers in this country have never for
given the Midland Railway directors for import
ing American locomotives and they are con-
stantly suggesting that the English company
made bad bargain in sending orders across
t. Atlantic Their latest statement is that some
OF the most essential parts of the engines were
SO lacking in finish make them practically
useless The bearings were continually getting
oNerheated. ana one after another the engines
have had to fall cut TO be run into sdings and
voted huge failures =