New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-03

been in force this week.
The attack on the speaker is described by Mr..
Disraeli az a violation of the most important priv
ilege of the House. That privilege isl quote MIR.
Disraeii's worls-tha members should not he called
IN question by persons out of this House for words
which they have used in this House. That, the Prime
Minister declares, is the only security they nave
for free discussion and freedom of debate, and 20
make his meaning more clear he adds that they can
not be "impugned" on account of words used In the
House. To iinpugn is TO attack by words or argu-
ments to contradict, or to gainsay. SO the lexl-
cographers define it, Mr. Disraelis doctrine is, there
FORE that what is said by member Of the House
cannot be argued against or contradicted out
of the House. And it is because the Speaker is 80
"impugned" that the Prime Minister has induced the
House to throw out the petition of Prttlowell. One
of the most precious rights of the people is denied
to them on this ground not because of the violence
of the language but in terms. for the reason state
Mr. Dsrae concludes his speech by saying: =" There
fore as this petition contains a violation of the
privileges of this House by calling into question
words used in this House by a member, move that
the order for this petition lying the table be re-
scinded." And the whole House thirteen members
only excepted assent to and adopt this proposition
The debate brought out DR.. Kenealy, and there
was some discussion on the Tchborne trial, into
which do not enter. Mr.. Brght-who went with
the majority-appeaed TO Dr. Kenealy to proceed
with his motion against the Judges urging with great
force that no man had "A right TO make such charges
and leave them hanging the heads of those IN
eliminated. He told Dr. Kenealy further that he
had no right go about the country destroying the
confidence of the peope in the administration of
justice while ne shrank from bringing the charges
before the House. To this DR.. Kenealy replied that
him, and he should not go on till he was properly
backed up. This the House took i'll, and presently
the storm grew heavier when Col. Lindsay
read certain passages from DR.. Kenealys paper The
EagIishmaR calling members of the House
dirty dogs who made drunken speeches, and
so on Col LINDSAY injured his partisan Of
propriety by remarking thatDr Kenealy went about
telling palpable lies, for which the Speaker properly
called him TO order.
This led to nothing that night but on Friday Col.
Lindsay asked DR.. Kenealy to say when he would
90 on with his motion against the Judges. DIT.
keneay replied that after the language addressed to
him the night before by Col Lindsay he would not
degn 10 answer any question put by HMM which
I think DR.. Kenealy was quite right MT Macdonald
the workmgmans representative-took up the
question and repeated il, whereupOn DR.. kenealy
replied he should bring forward his motion at the
time when seemed 10 hln lhoSt LIKELY 40 dl' dh0e
the Liberation of Sir Roger TichbOrne. Then Col
Lindsay gave notice he should move to expunge Dr..
Kenealy's motion from the nOtice-bOok. Since
then DR.. Kenealy has intmated that on Monday
he shall ask the Government for day.
II is clear that the House is disposed to change its
tactics toward the member for Stoke. The out
rageOus language appearing week after week in The
EnGlshnGa exasperates people. The absurdity Of
such proceedings as those of this week against The
Times and The Daily Necs, while hbels Ike
those of The EHglishmoa paper edited by MEM
Der of the House, LETT unnoticed, is too glaring
The London papers themselves are giving voice to
the feeling of the House and Of great portion Of the
public. Precisely what will be done is not yet set
tied think. But some step will shortly be taken
10 check the license in which The ERqiishmGn III
dulges unless DR.. Kenealy himself should think it
prudent to cOniue ms criticisms within the limits of
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