On Tuesday Night, In Answer To Mr. Caine And Sir
William Harcourt, Mr. W. H. Smith explained that while Lord Hartington had rightly supposed that the Government were willing to grant a Committee of Inquiry into compensation to......
When The House Once More Got Into Committee On The
Local Taxation Bill, a vehement discussion arose about Lord Hartington's indication at the Liberal Unionist meeting on Friday, that a Committee of Inquiry was to be appointed on......
On Monday Night There Was No Pretence Of Concealing The
desire simply to badger the Government out of all patience and self-control, a strategy which fortunately did not succeed. The first dead-set was made upon Mr. Balfour with......
There Was A Curious Scene In The House Of Commons
on Thurs- day, the Ascot Cup day. A five-lined whip had been issued for half-past 4, but nobody supposed that any division would be taken till half-past 5. After question-time,......
On The Evening Of Yesterday Week, Another Night Was Lost
in the discussion of Mr. A. Acland's amendment, which proposed to apply the produce of the new spirit-duties to educational purposes. Mr. Caine contended that the licensing......
Mr. Courtney, The Chairman Of Committees, Disallowed The...
half-past 7, but intimated that, if members of the minority hung back from taking part in the debate, they could not complain of him for allowing the Closure after they had in......
It Is Rumoured In Berlin And Vienna That The Russian
police recently discovered that the fortress-palace of Gatschina had been undermined by the Nihilists. That does not sound true, as undermining requires time, opportunity, and......
Hereupon Mr. Gladstone Gave Notice Of An Amendment To Mr.
Smith's proposed Standing Order, declaring that so great a change should not be made until the subject had been examined into by a Select Committee. Next, Mr. Labouchere, in......
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