SAN FRANCISCO MAIL NEWS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 6502, 14 December 1882, Page 2

SAN FRANCISCO MAIL NEWS.

(Per United Press Association;)

THE CLOTURE.

In the House of Commons on-November 9th Mr Gladstone unexpectedly rose to reply to remarks on the cloture resolutions. The alarm, ha said, which had been expressed that'.tho resolutions might be unpleasant, and calculated to disturb the harmony of the councils of the nation, was entirely unfounded; because being only a standing order it could be.repealed at any moment if desirable. Its only effect would be to prevent a small number of members from subjecting the House to a yoke by unbridled license of speech, and from stopping legislation. He denied there was a desire on. the part of Government to apply a gag, or arbitrarily to curtail debate, but the country wfluld be unable to submit longer to a redundancy"^f talk with paucity of action. ■. v Sir Stafford Northcote's motion that the Government's cloture rule belrejected resultedin a vote of 260 in favour of the motion, ajid; 304 against. Twenty Irish members did noff. vote. There were great cheers in the House: on the announcement of the result. ' •■ '.■?■' "

The New York Tribune's London cable of November 19th says the rapid progress of. business before Parliament during the week surprises both parties. The systematic obstructions designed by Lord Churchill, have nearly broken down, the most influential section of Tories and Pamellites alike declining to follow Lord Churchill's lead. '%;••' - , The Standard confesses that Ministers have reason for: something more satisfactory,'but1 predicts coming concessions to Irish in exchange for suspended hostility. The Radicals were never msre confident in their strength) than now, . .' '■ ■' '

THE JEANETTE PARTY.

DrD. F. Collins, brother of the late Jerome J. Collins, scientist and correspondent with the Jeanette Arctic exploring expedition, brings serious charges against the dead captain, De Long, and also against Engineer Melville, now in Washington. He says the captain'was so hostile to. his brother that he thwarted : the object of his mission in every way, and that his brother would be living.; to-day, as wellos De Long himself, if Engineer. Melville bad used ordinary diligence in searching foKthe. party. Melville sent'.ytwo!: drunken J.VEaquimnui' to look 'for ""the.: missing -,-men,-". who' Were absent 15 .days. "■. Miantiiae_'b*:.aud those who were ■'with'-Him .made .chessmen and checker-boards and. amused' themselves, drinking freely as H» «dio charges that when Melville' andt^iisiparty; finally found_the bodies of : De Long and others he,used the'mos't scandalous" and blaspfiembiis language concerning Collins' body.' He.'inalMS' the .charge, finally, "that had: Melville"done his duty instead of spending his time in playing chess and checkera, De Long and his party would not have died.' Melville left them tlo die; he is responsible for their deaths." Collins will print his statement in pamphlet form, and, with documentary-evidence,'lay it before Congress. . ; .' ~..',,..1. v- ■.''.■