IMPERIAL POLITICS.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 3675, 27 February 1899, Page 5

IMPERIAL POLITICS.

GABLE NEWS.

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AN INTEREStIf DEBATE. VOTE OF CENSURE PROPOSED. THE GOVERNMENT VICTORIOUS. - LIBERALS DIVIDED. Received robruary-SS, 5.15 p.m. London, February 25. In the House of- Commons, • Mr. John Morley moved - the . reduction; of .the'.army vote And of ctosufe' on the Government for the establishment of a'great empire in Central Africa. —. ,; > ' ■ The : Hon W. BrwdrictvUpdor-gecretary for War, said the Government ,had_afc ..the, cost of - a-million. sterling:.- regained*- theterritories - which ‘ its predecessors - had spent £9.o6o,oCo.storling-in losing. ; Egypt was fu’ly able to pay for the' conquest - of the Soudan, which wouldi. be. .self-support-ing in five years’ time. (Lord Kitchener would not be debarred .from, advancing South -if • -necessary. It . was largely a matter of finance'. - J - "- - - - j ( <■ • Sir ‘ Edward •• • Grey; ex-Secrbtary •' for Foreign Affairs, said'that'a -: Southern expedition" wiis inevitable inrorder„.to. exclude other Europeans. _ ." Sir 11. Campbell-Bannerman, Leader of, the! Opposition, objected to, the .limitless responsibility of the.Bcitisliipooplß,•. and, supported Mr Morley’s. amendment; 1 but be said the withdrawal from the position-was now" impossible." ■ ■ '" r " , The . amendment was rejected,',.by ,167 ' '.votes t 0.55. ... ’ v ,<-v j ..Sir EL.Campbell-Bannerman and most of the’lrish-members .voted:with tiie.'mino- - rity. - - - ■ Sir ■E. Grey, Lord Fitzmaurice, Mr S. C. Buxton and twelve Liberals'supported the Government. ••• • -uni.