Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-07
ENGLAND
The Irish Question in Parliament


LONDON, February B.--ln the House
oi Commons to-day Stanhope, Under
Secretary oi State ior India, IN replying
tu questiun, stated that lac could pro-
ducr dispatch III which the Duke of
Argyle, trlcgraphiug Shere Ali IN lsi0
when hc Was Secretary ui India, had
styled Queen Victoria Empress ui In
dla Slanhnpe confirmed the report
that certain correspondence between the
AmccT ui Aighaulstan aud the Russian
Government had been discovered IN Ca
bul, but said il VAS not IN the interest III
the public service tu publish 1t
sir Michael Hicks Beach, Colonial
Secretary, confirmed the report pub
lishrd January 10Th, that England had
secured from the King ui Ashusumus uu
the Goid Coast ui Africa ui thr rrssluu
ut StTip ul his ~,dbuari extending tWu
miles ia the luui, ~ measures ui pre-.
vrutluu ul smuggling spirits into But.
isl possr--,pES uu the Gold Coast hy
AmrTi,au lriirTs.
The debate uu thr Home Rule amend.
mrut tu the address Was then begun,
Mr 4 Redmond, Home Rule mem
her iur Westiori, moved, aud O'uor-
man Mahun, Home Rule member lot
Clare, seconded the amendment to the
address
William Shaw, ia a spccrh IN support
OF the amendment, said he did not wish
a. condemn the government Tor what
they were going tn dn IN the future, but
Tor what they hal done in the past. II
the government had offered Ia make ad
vaucrs tn the Irish farmers Ia the first
instances, AT one per cent, they might
have done much tu avert the calamity
which Is nov upon Ireland The gov
rrnment ought also have given greater
powers 10 the boards of guardians He
said gradual process Oi starvation has
been going un ~ Ireland iur some time.
lie did not wish the government tu
lavish too much money un public
works because the people we're demOral-
iIed 10y the manner IN which money
had been wasted Ia ls47. II Was dis
Creiitahlr Ia England's greatness that
IN Ireland three iuuTlhs ut the people
should be- reduced H. a condition barely
removed from actual famine by thrr ar
four had haryests. He acknowledged
that the problem 10 be- solved Mas a dll
drult one, but difficulty Was not Imru,
sihlr.
sir stafford Nurthcotc next spoke.
llc said that hc found no fault with the
Irish members Tor taking this early
opportunity Tor drawing attention tn
this important subject, but they would
Toe going beside the question ut distress
10y occupying themselves with such
points as those IN the amendment.
lie distinctly denied that the govern
mrnt had allowed the matter tn
sleep lie said the report ol the Regis.
lTar General Tor the past wear, which
had been just received, disclosed yerv
unsatisfactory state oi things, The cX.
tent ui the land under crops in Ireland
vas less than during any preceding ten
years. The total value ul the principal
crops fnr 1879, Is estimated at c23,ODO,-
OJO, against t3i $4,000 Tor the preced.
ing year The potato crop Of 1878, was
estimated at 10, ,OOO.uO cwt, whereas Il
is expected that the Weld for 1879
will be only 22,upO,On Cwt, most
alarming decrease. Toward the end ot
October the Irish government forwarded
Va NAtt AaNAhNN AhNAN NAAhNtbh NhlAn Nilt
government tuuk into serious Cundera.
ton, inviting the l.oud Lieutenant aud
others to attend IN London The gov.
rrumeut found that there Vas consider
able apprehension OF famine IN some
parts OF Ireland They thereupOn
took all precautions necessary until the
meeting ui Parliament The Chancellor
said that ~ a blll whlCh he intended at
later period IN introduce there would
be provisions authorizing the local Gov.
crnment Buari 10 authorize the BDaris
OF Guardians to issue food and fuel by
way Of outdoor relief. Ii would also be-
proposed 10 allow the Boards oi Guar
dams % borrow money m exceptional
cases The question Of stimulating the
employment Of labor Vas one iull Of
difficulty, bot the government was
very desirous OF doing something
in that direction, and they
thought II best 10 give some encouragr-
msnt tO persons tO borrow money a. be
used in the improvement az their land.
Therefore, they propose to advance loAns
on exceedingly cary terms 10 Landlords
10 be used Tor that purpose. The Ia.
ronial Sessions would also be asked ~
make presentments-
The O'Danaggh ll4berAh said that
I the pTopeT cOune NH 10 lend
money 10 farmers and not 10 landlords
The debate Was continued by the iol.
lowing Home Rule members Colonel
! Calthurst, Major Moore, Major Francis
| q Beirne, Charles Joseph Esy, PAiE'Sk
| Martin and John George Mccarthy, all
oi whom condemned the goyeruments
plan a. Inadequate
Righ, Hon. D. x Plunkett, Conserv
alive. Of Dublin University, said Far
nell's utteranees would only he received
With loathing and the result might d
an agitation which would end n Z
bloody resistance of the lsw. - q
y. III. O'Donnell. Hons k4Ix -
sey.lrsn, X. sa.,I.s., rose . e e. :.
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