Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-03-23
TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR.
This Afternoons Dispatches.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS.
PROCEEDINGS OF PARLIAMENT.
Financial Measures-Spain cant get
Gibraltar just yet-Discu ssiOn of
the Irish QuesttOn-Passage of the
ELL to Enforce the Laws Of Ireland.

ELL to Enforce the Laws OF Ireland.
Telegraphed Ezciusirely to TIE Evening Star.
LONDON, March 22.-In the House of Lords
last evening, the coinage bill passed through
the committee, and the consolidated fund bill
was read a second time. The House adjourned
without transacting any further business.
In the House of Commons, Gladstone denied.
amid much merriment, the reports recently
published in the Spanish newspapers and else
where, that Bright had offered 10 retrocede the
rock Of Gibraltar to Spain.
The bill for the enforcement of the laws of
Ireland was then taken up, and the debate WAS
resumed b. Mr.. Downing, of Cork who de-
nouhced the press clause. lie thought the bin
with that clause retained was calculated TO
arouse the bitterest resentment among the Irish
people.
Mr.. Manners censured the supineness of the
Government in Irish affairs.
Messrs. Digby, McMahon, Kavanach Shelock
in the debate.
Lord Claude Hamilton charged the Liberals.
since their accession 10 Office, with having uni
formly promoted the agitation of the Irish oues-
ton, in order TO prescribe cOercive measures
Mr. Nholey held, in a short speech that
Popery was the cause of all the Irish SORROWS.
Mr. Bryan, the member from Kilkeny, OBJ
lected 10 the powers entrusted to the local mag
istrates as tyrannica nj and dangerous
The Right Hon Chichester Fortescue, Chief
Secretary for Ireland denied that the Govern
ment had abdicated its functions in Ireland or
encouraged the illusions As had been charged.
He was confident that the power now asked
would restore and perpetuate order He
Disseminated between FenianiSm and agrari-
anIsm. criminal results were the same. though
the acts themselves we've different. The gov
ernment acted only under the sense of the dan
ger OF crisis, yet ii did not venture upon pre-
mature and Inadequate prescription. The agi-
t9ton IN Ireland was never stronger than
now, because heretofore it had been without
assistance from abroad. He did not mean the
American people. who had greater reason for
complaint with England's exporting to them a
multltnde OF malcontents, so restive under all
restrictions Ii good policy TO isolate the class
committing agrarian and political violence:
to draw moral strength To the Government by
weaving from the disaftected the svmpathips OF
the class passively sympathizing with assassins
Wise and libt raj legislation only could achieve
effective.
Gladstone closed the debate. He apologized
Tor leaving the conduct OF the discussion to
the Irish Secretary, though that official.
perhaps, was the proper person. He was
sorry to say that the tone of the discussion
might be classified under three heads
first the criticism of the bill itself; second the
criticism OF the Government; and third, the
criticism of the motive for introducing the
OIL The state of Ireland, so far a.
lsfactory; agrarian, however, was ram
pant. He took this occasion to DENY the re-
sponsibility of much that had been attributed to
him. his sentiments toward Ireland had been
Nllely mlsrepresented. He admitted the injus-
tice of legislation for exceptional cases: btlt n
was wrong longer to withhold the law of reform
A strong sense of its necessity alone prompted
present measures IT'S provisions were strong
and he hoped they would be effectual. Ii SO the
evil would soon vanish, and Parliament might
soon resume that beneficial legislation on uhich
alone II was safe TO build permanent hopes Tor
the future.
The Eouse divided and the bill passed as fol-
lows: FOR the bill. 425; against. Is. The HouSe
then adjourned till noon to-day.