New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-02-26

M Hume said The question VA whether he urfu.
elpe upon which the House was called unon n vote
.nis money wss one that would improve ireland and
De conehded u was not only not calculated % DO so
but that II tended % bring England nd sco,i.nd r,o
toe same plight by absorbing the whole immortal -sve
nur ne ~-s'" ~ ten millions 10 Ireland had iersn
~ hd'sty and brought on the The existing distress
distress which would never he cured bv rssllv rom,
1ial mesfures while the Minister could get rrsrrion
bills snd grants OF money
Mr. Stsi rd after descrlbiuy the rsnil ,r.,L g Al.
tress and desolaton ireland under the p0r Isr
decls that this small install uent would harm
tlsn good and that the area ~ tsVson .y At the root
Of ias evil Of hist law He charged the Government
With neglect 10 %, bringing forward SOME tetter meas.
IRE u relief than was TO be found 10 the appointment #
a oilstary committee
Sir W somrrvil'o defended the Government. which
had no alternative but 20 propose plan 30 tni which
was necessary t. preserve the lives 81 the people
Hear Thoss vino called for remedial measures
ought 70 know that evil. such those against which
ireland v as strug Cling could NOT ~ reneded AZ once
the process must be slow and II he Government IN
the mean time. did not step In with some temporary
AID there would De a vast destruction Of human Re-
sii q Grey said ], wss designed - avert starvation
iluM psurrZec unions, ana tie House would incur
very heavy responsibility A. siih q knowledge Of the
circumstances, ], withheld this grant
Sir J. Graham declined 70 enter into the question Of
the Poor Law, and should cOnfne himself 10 ths two
questions really before the House With respect % the
amendment b. objected ~ establishing the relations o.
debtor and creditor between This country and lreilri
and would prefer making an absolute grant double The
Ar. Humes objection 70 that proposition irrnss-
be. Then came the proposition Of the Government
and IS tappeared from official reports thai. but Or the
vote OF ~. no less than 90 600 persons must have
died Of starvation and that the destuon Of this year
hopeless than that Of 1917 he felt with Sir
Herbert, that refusal Of this vote would be neither
more less than a sentence of death He therefore
gave his consent 10 the vote but distinctly the last
for be- was clearly Of opinion ihsi the time had arrived
when the Government must review the whole system
Of local taxation In ireland.
Mr Dlfraeli urged the Government not 20 call upon
this House for this evening unless prepared o.
give pledg- that the suggestion u the right honorable
bsronet (sir ]. Grshsm) correct that they were
about to review the system Cf local taxation in Ireland
and tina, this 20 be the last Of the series Of votes
Considering that the question was whetf or England
should pay Irish poOrrstcs in addition TO her snc
that the question new he thought the House should
no. be called upon thus suddenly 10 vote.
Lord j. Russell declined to enter into pledge that
this should be the last grant b. state that cOmpre
hensive measure prepared by which the necessity
for any future grant should be done away with bat be
would say that the Government Rad considered what
amendments should be made in the poor law snd their
bearing upon the subject Of local taxation and when
the Poor Law Committee met he should be prepared
state wha, were his views and opinions upon the
subject.
The suffice, was adjourned to another day.