On The Irish Question Mr. Gladstone Would Not Allow Sir
Michael Hicks-Beach to assume, as he had doue, that the Tories had always been even more reluctant to pass Coercion Bills than the Liberals. He reminded him of the fierce......
To This Great Speech, The Dignity And Comprehensiveness...
can hardly be exaggerated, Lord Randolph Churchill replied with an earnest, and to some extent successful, attempt to take up the attitude of a statesman. He spoke of the treat-......
After This Statement Mr. Gladstone Made One Of His Most
powerful and impressive speeches,—subsequently described by Lord Randolph Churchill as "magnanimous,"—in which he approved generally of Sir Michael Hicks-Beach's proposals, and......
Sir Michael Hicks-beach Brought Forward His Budget On...
proposes to accept Mr. Childers's addition of two- pence to the Income-tax, his tax on the property of Corporations, and the stamp-duty on foreign bonds and securities payable......
The Most Unpleasant Part, However, Of His Statement Was The
confession that the Admiralty had been so careless as to under- estimate by no less than £850,000 the expenditure they had incurred in the recent preparations for war. Sir......
As To The Crimes Act, The Chancellor Of The Exchequer
declared that the Government feel the greatest possible aversion to exceptional legislation of this kind, and hold that "even when requisite, such legislation is to some extent......
On Tuesday Sir Michael Hicks-beach Made-his Statement As...
intentions of the new Administration in relation to policy and legislation, which he took occasion to do when asking the House to give Government business a priority on Tuesdays......
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