New-York tribune., 1902-03-19
SHARP DEBATE IN COMifONS.
REMoUNTs AND SUPPLY QUESTIONS CALL
OUT A DEBATE

London March 1S-The debate this evening
IN the House OF Commons on the motion of the
Liberal leader Sir Henry Campbell -Bannernnan
yesterday fOr the appointment of committee
10 investigate the whole commercial history OF
the South African war, including the contracts
Tor the purchase OF remounts, meat and forage
and the contracts for freight and .transporta-
uon), called out several acrimonious exchanges
Of remarks. Reginald McKenna OiberaD. com
menting on the RemOunt Department. declared
that widespread corruption in the horse pur-
chases had been disclosed in almost every coun-
try on the globe.
Lord Stanley, financial secretary to the War
Office. interrupted Mr.. McKenna with an angry
denial of specific charge regarding the pur-
chase Of horses in Spain. He said the statement
was maliCiously false. and demanded proofs OF
the assertion made.
Mr. McKenna said he took his facts from the
report of the Controller and Auditor General.
The mputation OF malice was wholly false, but
1t was only part OF the bogus defence In which
the government was then engaged. He quoted
figures and alleged that they bore out his
cusaton.
Mr.. Lambton G1iberaI UnionisO drew Sir
Henry Campbell -Bannerman's fire by declaring
that the leader OF the opposition, by his reck-
less language. had taken from many peo-
pie the consolation of feeling that their rel
honorably In the service OF their country.
To this Sir Henry replied angrily:
give the most complete and most circum-
stantial denial to every word the honorable
gentleman has said:
This statement caused confusion in the House
and cries of withdraw Sir Henry refused
withdraw his remarks. and Mr.. Lambton said
his language 10 Sir Henry referred to methods
of barbarism and similar talk about the con-
centration camps and other matters"
The Speaker (Sir William Court Gully, inter
rupting, exclaimed: Both gentlemen are out OF
order"
Mr. Lambton thereupon apologized but said
that utterances such he had quoted
gravely injurng the soldiers in South Africa,
and the House ought to demand an authorita-
tive declaration OF the Opposition's attitude on
this question
Mr.. Norton advanced LiberaD Joined in the
attack on the government He declared that
Africa amounted to from f7O.OOO to 100000.
When challenged regarding his authority for
the statement Mr.. Norton said Mr.. Brodrick
(the War Secretary had ordered a depart
mental committee to investigate the matter. and
had then pigeonholed the evidence.
II. H. Asquith advanced LberaD strongly
supported Sir Henry Campbell -Bannermans
motion, which. he contended, was only a vote OF
censure because the government had chosen to
make IL so.
A. ]. Balfour Conservative. winding up the
debate, aYsued that the acceptance of the mo-
tion would hamper military operations and give
advantage to the enemy. besides creating bad
precedent
Sir Henry's motion rejected by vote of
$40 to 191. the big majority eIcitng loud Min
isteral cheers.
PRINCE OF TECK GOES TO WAR.
London. March 1S.-Prince Francis OF Teck
sailed for South Africa to-day TO resume his
duties with the remount department OF the
army
Prince Francis of Teck Is a brother of the
Princess of Wales and brevet major Of the