The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-02


Inc great Instrument IN their hands rule of the
House vi Commons that no business shall BIO taken up
siaer halipast twelve O'Clock at night If notice have
peeu gwen OF any opposition to It, Now, the effect Of
THIS has been 10 the government from doing
almost any business whatever Tho three Irish mem
oers nave brought all government measures under tho
head OF "opposed business by giving notice OF oppos
ton 10 every single one OF them II is easy for
any one not acquainted with the House oil Commons TO
see now such a line oil action would have proved SO
disastrous TO the bills OF the government
LAZY AND LATE PARLIAMENT
One would imagine that they would seldom, indeed,
DO Obliged TO BRING any business late an hour
as halfpast twelve. But those acquainted with The
House OF Commons know hat hitherto al, lis mnor,.
ant work has been done in the small hours OF the
morning: The Incompetence and Incidence Of the
English Parliament cannot DO even imagined without
Lretty constant attendance on II for time The
House, except on Wednesdays docs begin SIT TIL
Questions, most OF hcm silly enough. then Two
tnree hours more are spent In snng 10 nc speeches
almost y perfect desert. Meantime, OF course,
tne Taking goes on that IL to say member addresses
ms crushing arguments and flowing periods to about
Two other members, who dozng on seats oppos to
70 nun, anu when he sits down he at once goes or
peacefully 10 the land OF Dire ms while ono OF his two
sleepy listeners jumps from MS seat aud droucs out
his remarks TO an equally large and equally attentive
audience Columns OF speeches delivered under such
circumstances frequently appear IN the Newspapers
and so the dcuson kept up that the House Of Com.
mops really attends to the business tho nation Not
TIL zen or ai-past ten does the House begin TO refill
Then again come long speeches. the great party Load
ers generally rcseTvlng themselves for this moment
when they will have crowded audience and so the real
business OF tho day Is pushed 10 eleven midnight
tho small hours Of the morning This rs why the half
past twelve O'Clock ruc proves SO powerful instru
mcnt IN the hands OF the Irish members.
AN INTERVIEW WITH MR. PARSELL
Will now lot Mr. ParneIi himself speak IN explana-
ton and defence OF his policy Having written TO him
respecting an interview recsived courteous reply
Ia the course oil lew hours. Mr. Parnell invited me
down 10 the House Of Commons. and thcre met him
In one OF the iobbieA
'ha your paper takes an interest Ia proceedings
You wish to present my views to the American peo-
pe?"
bowed assent.
Lot US .aKo walk, then, on the Terrace aud have
talk on tho subject"
The Terrace is long walk, which looks on the
Thames, rolling by 1t rs dehcously cool spot hot
weather. and IN the long evenings IS much Affected by
Tho youthful members given cigars, gin, cobblers
and the wearing OF white waistcoats.
TOO Much WORK, TOO LITTLE FINE.
~ would wish you, ~ began Mr. Psrne, .nrst TO ex.
plain that our Operations do not depend on any at
tempt 10 waste tmr Thoy simply dependent on
the fact inat The House Of Commons IN attemplng to
cssiate tor the three kingdoms. lnaia tho col
onics has SGT itself task which would take At
least four times as much time as II has at
'is disposal. Even in attempting TO perform small
portion OF Its dutcsieg sation for land, the sup
pios Tor tbe army navy and civi service the gov
crnment and thot the House 10 compelled TO sit Tor
unreasonaoy long hours Thus It happens that most
important questlons requiring careful discussion,
brought on alter tho House has been in session Tor
eight or nine hours. BY that time, Of course, tho
greater part OF the members have gone home and the
Tow that remain are SO exhausted That all discussion IS
listened 70 with Impotence. SO bills frequently
carried IN u lew minutes late at night, whcn, II
brought IN earlier, would not havo been allowed 10
pass without hours and hours OF discussion
HEROIC REMEDY.
CONSEQUENTLY have endeavored TO remedy
this state OF thinasY
Mr.. PAaNrLl.-We have endeavorca 10 put stop TO
tho transacton after haii past Twelve O'Clock night
of auy fresh business which requires discussion Waen
inc II Use has sal from quarter to four TO half
hour alter IN dnight We TANK II has done gooi days
work ana ought to 30 home.
CoKKEsroN DESrWhat has been the effect Of your nc
tionr
Mr pARSELL--rhe effect has been startling This
session we have prevented the governn from get
ting through at least throe-tourtns OF work wbicn
they had Lid out tor themselves at the beginning Of
the session. Tho remaining fourth represents aovut
the capacity Tor work OF the Imperial Parliament
SAUCE SAUCE 70. THE GANDEg.
CORRESPONDENT Your action has suojcc el You TO a
great deal oi ridicus and vtuperaion in the English
press.
Mr.. PARNELLI don't consider 1t tho duty OF an Irish
na ona member IL regulate his action by the
mcnts OF Eusnsh journals. An freshman who thus
allows hnsci. 20 90 influenced by English opinion BE-
com II sn.o an a Il lnkey.
CORR ESQ xDENr-Pardon Tor the remark, but is
there some resemblance between your uno OF con
duct and that OF the nnbusters in the United States
Constass?
Mr.. pAnSeLL-on, by means We cannot in any
justice be called hibu-iers tliibusterns, as under
stand Il, was an attempt by making datory motions,
u waste limo ana 50 prevent The Presidential
from being Obtained by certain Gay. We. on the
contrsr,, never make purely dllatory motions. Our
success depends no. on our lime but the
fact that the English Parliament mas more work tnan
II can do.
SOME SUCCESSES
With regard to another branch OF our operations,
many questions when arc neglected BY Engiish
bers Tor one Cause or another have taken Inter
est In. LAKE, Tor example, the Prisons DL We havo
insisted On that bill beng properly dIscusscd and
nave succeeded IN carrying scvora, amend IN en- Is
IN 1t winch VIII produce groal Improvement in
prison discipline. We nave been charged with obstruc
non because we have vcnturcd interfere with some
measures which no previous nbers of Parliament
mad thought worth whiie To interfere with. There
VAS Tor instance tho Mu,iny bill which had been al
lowed pass without any discussion for quarter OF
acentury. Wei, We insisted having q discus sion
tuls bill anu The result was VIC had somcarucpc
mi M ~ na Sp1 % na Annz
IRRITATION vs. CANCELLATION
CoRREspoSDgYr-Your action has mot with some
disapptovai from Other members OF the home rule
party?
Mr.. PARSELL-Oh. yes
COksEssoNDESr- objection, 1 understand, Is
that you only irrtilc your opponents that II would
be Uciicr to ry poicy OF argument ana conciIionY
Mr. PAKSKLL-rhc policy OF argument and conciila
ton mas Deen tried am iound wanting; We never did
gct auyth thing, we never will get any thing by sol.
speeches. ana humUu demeanor
CoRKEsPoNDEN,- al not the inconvenience to Eng
Isn caused by your action produce strong
ieeiing asaiust you ia England?
Es. rAnNnLL-Bc II so; that xill DO all the better
for the lfsn IL Is only ny bringing tho neon
ven.cncc homo 10 their doors that we cau u axe
the Eugish government clearly understand the evils
oi tie present system. Wncn hoy have suffered at
our nanGs lltlo oil tue iuconven hayc been
so ioug suffering at tacirs they VIII begin see our
demand Tor change OF legislative Arrangement in
very different lighL
the IRISH VOTE.
CoRREsPoyDESr-Do you think you have lost any
woes Tor The nome ruc Ny the course you have
adopted?
Mr.. PARSELL-As yet certainly not On that point
quite certain
CoaGssroSDEST-But in time you surely arc Ger
tain " 1850 the sympathy OF Inc liberal party, ON
which the lrisn cause has had principally to rely.
Will they not be IorceJ BY The violence puDlc ce
ing IN England against you to cast you on refuse
ali alliance WIN yol even on points they
formerly wiling TO conccce7
MI PAKsELL-Our action may produce an estrange-
mcnt from US OF The liberal party Tor zinc. But tnIs
feeling will, nave no DOUBT, pass away. They will
IN the end that II Is We VINO following a truly
oera policy Decentralization, the increase of local
power, is tho gnling princpic only OF tho Irish
nome rule party, but rgoty Understood OF tho English
liberal party also.
A TwOEDGED SWORD.
CoRKEsroSDENr-Cau you point TO any other result
oil your actonY
MIR. fAkNkLL-fcs. II has always been asserted by
EDgnshmen that hcy would he only glad " took
part IN the discussion OF English, they IN that
Irish Affairs Well, We have taken the hunt, and you
see the reception we have met We always be.
evcd that this profcssed anxiety Of Engiishmen Tor
our Intervention was pretence We have nov proved
IL TO be so.
TWELVE RULE