The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-02-04
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Charles Stewart ParHell, OF Ire land,
was introduced by the Speaker in the
House of Representatives on Monday
evening. He was received with loud
applause. He said that American pub
lie opinion would be OF the greatest i'm
portance in enabling the people of
Ireland to obtain settlement of the
Irish question. He proceeded to speak
of the tenure of land in Ireland as
being most pressing question, and
quoted the testimony of Froude, the
historian, against the principle of pri-
vate property in land. He also quoted
approviagy from the New York Nation
against the idea of emigration as rem
edy. He proposed to initiate the ex-
ample of Prussia and other continental
| countries where the feudal tenure had
been tried, found wanting, and had
then been abandoned. He proposed to
! give an opportunity to every man occu-
! lug farm in Ireland to become the
owner" OF his farm. He referred to
John Bright's proposition for a COM
pany to advance money for the pur-
chase of Irish farms, and criticised
Bright for Sinking the duty of asking
Parliament to sanction that principle.
: In conclusion, he said that it would be
a proud boast for America if she, by
the force of her public opinion alone
and by the respect with which all peo-
plies looked upon any sentiment pre-
vailing in America, could obtain for
Ireland-without the shedding of one
drop of blood, without the drawing Of
a sword, and without one threatening
message-the necessary aid for the So
luton OF that great question. He was
proud and happy in the belief that IN
the way he had mentioned, and in no
other way, America would be an i'm
| portant factor III the solution of the
1rlSh land question.
The Senate Exc las Committee exam =
ined several witnesses yesterday. B. X.
| Morris, real estate agent OF Indian
apolis testified that to his belief there
is abundant opportunity for the en-
| p!oyment in that Stale Of large num-
Der of colored immi grants, AMI that he
had no knowledge OF the present emil
grafton being political movement.
Thomas Mills, Republican from Indi-
annapolis, answered squarely, to the
question of Voorhees,, that they wanted
negro men-not women and children
and they were wanted to vote for the
Republicans and lay out the Democrats.
They wanted 20, 900, and woull scatter
| them around i'll close counties. He
thought these views were generally
concurred in by Indiana Republicans
He thought it was right to give these
negroes fair chance in Indiana, which
they could not get in South Carolina,
| All neeroes who went to the rural dis
tricts have found work. He knew of
no organization TO secure immigration.
| Representative Bland, the author Of
the Silver Bill, has introduced a bill
for the free coinage of the standard sill
YER dollar. It provides that the mints
| of the United States shall be free and
| open to the coinage of the standard sill
yer dollar on the same terms and con-
ditions as are now, or may be hereafter
provided, for the coinage of gold bull
ion, and that said silver dollar shall
have the same legal tender capacity,
and certificates shall issue thereupon in
the same manner AZ is now provided for
by the Act Oh February %. 1878.
A dispatch from Fort Baford ID. T.)
says: On the 2Sth Of January some I'M
capapa Indians raided eros Ventre
camp and captured a band of ponies.
Next day war party of Gros VeItre,
after riding forty miles, attacked the
maranders and gained the battle, which
was fierce and bloody, fifteen men being
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