The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-02-20
FOREIGN NEWS.
Great Britain.

EENEALy's ENTRY INTO PARLIAMENT AN 1NEo.
WALTON DlsstPATED Gaze OF JOHN Mitchell.
LoSD6N, February Sat the opening Of
to-day's session Of the House of Commons
DR.. Kenealy, the newly.elected member from
Stoke. on- Trent, entered alone. The Speaker
requested him TO withdraw. because for two
hundred years it bad been the custom for !
new member to have two introducers. Mr.
John Bright and MIR. WhalIey then offered
to accompany The new member in that capa.
city, but on motion Of Mr.. Disraeli the Gus.
tom was dispensed with in this case.
The House proceeded to the consideration
Of the election Of John Mitchell to Parlia.
ment from The county Tipperary.
Mr.. Disraeli moved the resolve, of which
he gave notice last Monday, declaring Mitchell
ineligible because he is a convicted felon.
Mr. O'ShaDghnessy, the member from Lin;
erick. moved that the debate be postponed
| in order to give Mr.. Mitchel's friends time 10
consider the peculiar circumstances and de.
termnc what course to pursue.
Sir Richard BIgally, the Attorney. Gene
raj, confessed that be had not bad sufficient
time to consider all the legal aspects OF the
case. but argued that Mitchell was liable to
arrest, and continued disqualified to hold
4 seat 10 Parliament.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt said the
doubts expressed by the Attorney.Genera
showed that delay in this matter was desira-
bic. A mistake would entail the graYesl
consequences.
MIR. Claiborne Hardy opposed postpone
ment.
Mr.. Martin. an Irish member and Home
Ruler, declared himself responsible for Mr.
hox, -,
regard to its legality.
The Marquis of Harrington thought, after
the admissions of the Attorney. General, il
would be more dgnifed to refer the ques
| ton to select committee.
Mr.. Plunket, Conservative member fol
Dublin University, severely censured
| Mitchell.
Mr.. Forster deprecated the tone Of Mr.
! Pluukrt's remarks.
! Mr.. DiSracl ridiculed the reference Of thi:
question to a committee. The House, be
| said, must decide it with promptitude, and
! not show such ignorance of its privileges as
10 allow convicted felon to sit within it,
| halls.
The motion to postpone the debate wa:
rejected by vote Of 1902 yeas to 269 nays.
A motion to refer the subject to commit
! tee was nesatved, and Dir. Dsraelrs resolu
ton was adopted without division OF The
| House.
A motion for new writ Of election in the
county of Tipperary followed, and was car
ried without q division.
LONDON, February 1S.-General Schenck
the American Minister. was present through
out the debate in the House OF Commons to-
day.
Gladstone and the leading Liberals voted
with the Home-Ruers in favor of postponing
the discussion.
1t is stated that in consequence of Mttchel'>
disqualification his son, formerly captain in
| The Confederate service, will be presented As
a candidate for Parliament in Tipperary
Should he prove disqualified. MIR. keckham,
Il released tenian, will be invited to stand for
the county.
Dir. Mitchell is reported to be seriously i'll
in consequence Of the excitement OF bis elec-
ton.
The Pope and Prussia.
LONDON, February 1916 4. N.-An en-
cycIcal from The Pope to the Prussian bish-
ops is published. 1t denounces the Folk
ecclesiastical laws and eX-communicates
members OF the clergy who accept beneficies
from the state.