, 1910-03-26

The Lords by q vote OF one hundred and
seventy five against seventeen have passed
Lord Rosebery's third resolution. 1t is re-
marked that fewer than one third voted.
Many opponents were silent through eXpe-
diency. Among the most outspoReu diBsen-
TENTS were Lords HaIsbury and Wemyss.
The Marquis of Lansdowne lessen8d the op-
position by remarkinG that the reforms
implied merely tAe removal Of the black
sheep, q reduction Of numbers and u remedy
for party disparity. Peers, he said, might sup
port the resolutions and then also vote That
each present Peer should have his hereditary
title. Lord Rosebery said no bill is pro-
posed, that is left to the future, now
1t is merely an expression Of opinion
Of the direction reform should take;
that is to say when the Conservatives
take office. Some ministerialists lukewarmIy
supported tho proposal and remarked that it
should not receive fictitious importance.
Mr.. Redmond authorizes The statement
that the conference with Mr.. Lloyd George
aces not signify any alteration Of policy. The
Liberals nevertheless are hopeful that d min
imum budget viii not be opposed, and one
ministerialist organ asserts b at this IS prac-
tically assured,
The French Senate, by q vote Of two hun
dred and eighty against three, has passed the
workmen's pension bill, thus ending the
political struggle which has lasted since 1882,
and it's legislative stage for four years, 1t is
believed the Chamber of Deputies will ac-
copt The Senate's amendments.
The French Minister OF Commerce has in
troduced a bill lo8aliziug the French por-
ton of the Franco-Amorjcan tariff adjust
neut, which hereafter is to be extended to
the French colonies.
The visit to Rome Of DR.. Won Bethmann
HollWeg, the G0rmuuChancellor, is uDtimely,
in consequence Of the Italian ministerial cri-
sis, nevertheless King Victor received the
K&isers friendly message and returned u
similar one. The King and Chancellor ex-
changed mutual congratulations upon the
beneicent effect Of the Droibund upon Euro
pean politics.
The Hungarian Parliament is closed and
the police have initiated proceedings against
the disordorly members. The Emperor
Francis Joseph has expressed his sympathy
with the wounded Minister.
The Spanish Premier formally d9nies that
Don Alfonso, Prince OF the Asturias, the heir
to the throne, is defective, and attests to his
a~lertness and intelligence when he last saw
him.
A Copenhagen telegram says that Prime
Erik, Prince Waldomar's son, will study agri-
culture with a farmers family in Funen in
accordance with the wish Of his deceased
mother, and Prince Viggo will enter the en-
ployment Of the East Asjatic Company, in
which his mother had a considerable invest
mont.
The Chinese Minister to Germany has
been recalled to Peking to take the portfolio
of Minister Of War. He asserts he will pro
pose CONSUMPTION, and the population will
support the greatest army in the world. A
counli8sion will be sent to study education
at West Point.
Ottawa, March 23rd-An order of coun-
I'll stntes that each Immigrant must possess
twenty-five dollars and transportation to
destination between March and October, and
ia other months must have double that
amount. Children below five years ore
excepted, and between five and eighteen
must posses the half.
Nothing official has transpired regarding
tariff developments, but it is believed that
Dir. Fielding will return to the United States
ct the Easter adjournment. The Dominion
is indisposed for q quarrel, and will extend
concessions upon q tacit understanding for
an enlarged reciprocity agreement respecting
articles and rates requiring specific arrange