The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-05
FROM EUROPE.
The Irish Land Bin Discussion in the Commons
GREAT BRITAIN.

The Irish Land Bill Discussion In the Commons.
Cable Dispatches to the Associated Press
LONDON. April 5.-In the House of Commons
yesterday the consideration of the Irish Land
bill was resumed in committee.
Mr.. Disraeli opposed the amendment proposed
by the Government extending the Ulster custom
over Ireland. He begged the House to consider
the effect this law would have on English land
and predicted that agitation and lawessness
would increase. Mr.. Dsraeli then submitted an
amendment limiting the compensation to the
retiring tenant to damages for his uueXhausted
improvements and unfinished course OF hus-
bandry.
Mr.. Lowe replied to Mr.. Dsraeli in a speech
irrelevant to the amendment under considera-
tion. He said the bill possibly violated the
rules OF political economy, but such violations
were of daily occurrence.
Mr.. Claiborne Hardy supported Disraeli's
amendment. Mr. Hardy and Sir Rouudell
Palmer, who followed him, both urged greater
caution than the Government had exhibited so
far in the management of the measure. The
changes proposed were generally too ill-con-
sidered and sweeping.
Mr.. Fortescue, Chief Secretary for Ireland,
repelled the charges made against the Govern
ment.
Mr. Clare s. Reed, member for South Norfolk,
denounced the bill as revolutionary.
Mr.. Buxton, member for East Surrey, dec'a
the bill limited rights of property which were
now subverted.
Mr.. Broderck, Sir Patrick O'Bren and others
followed, but presented no new arguments
Mr.. Gladstone explained that the point of the
clause was compensation to tenants, not the
scale by which it should be awarded. He said
the amendment proposed by Mr.. Disraeli was
intended not to modify but to kill the bill.
Mr.. Dsraeli replied to the various arguments
which had been made to his amendment, and
closed the debate.
The House then divided, with the following
result
For Dsraeli's amendment. nt................22 .22O
against IL. $50
Majority for the Government. ....... 76
AS soon as the vote was announced the House
"NO Compensation.'
In the House of Commons Mr.. Gladstone, in
reply to a remark of Mr.. Dixie, said he thought
no compensation was due to the widow of Mr..
Gordon, who was executed in Jamaica.
The winnIpesers and Their War.
Mr.. Monsell Under Secretary for the Colonial
Department, said demand from the Canadian
authorities for regular troops for the Red
River expedition was under consideration.
The Queen Approves NH; !he Peace Preservation
In the House of Lords yesterday the
members of the House of Commons were
summoned to the bar, when messages were read
announcing that the Royal assent had been
given to the bill for the enforcement of the laws
and the preservation of peace in Ireland, and
to the Coinage and Mutiny bills.
The Treasury BudKet-Reduction of Taxes
Hoped For.
The Glasgow Herald has reason to believe that
in Mr.. loves forthcoming budget the income
tax will be reduced to fourpence, the duties on
sugar will be equalized, alterations will be made
in brewers licenses and newspaper postage, the
tea and coffee duties will be left untouched, aud
million sterling will be kept in hand for spe-
cial purposes.
Royalty COuntenaEcIng ART.
The Prince of Wales presided at a meeting of
the Society of Arts, which was held to organize
an educational department and to make arrange
ments for several exhibitions next year. The
Prince spoke warmly in favor of the objects
proposed by the society. He was followed By
| Sir j. Pakington.
The University Boat Race.
The betting on the University boat race is
very brisk. The partisans Of Cambridge are
| gaining confidence and the odds of eleven to
eight on Oxford are freely taken.