The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-04-12
THE LAND BILL.
Important Movements In Ire
land.

departure. Eoglish politicians regard i
sc a preface to q large proposal to De ex-
tended some day 10 Scotland and Eng.
land. Co-partnsrship In the soil it the
main spring of Mr.. Gladstone's proposal.
This princip e is justified by the eircum-
stances in Ireland and the recommends
| tons of both land commissions. Neither
| the Irish press nor the Irish party has
assumed antagonism to the bill. Mr..
Shaw has already indicated the lin Of
criticism, IN stating that fxIty OF tenure
of fifteen years is too brief. Mr.. Parnell,
at Birmingham, adhered to the Lesgue
programme, which aims at making
tenants owners by compulsory oompeR-
satioa of landlords. He admitted q 81
the bill was an honest attempt to recon-
Gle the interests Of Landlords and tenants,
and thr, anything Which stops eviction
is q distinct gain, and q decided
step towards the abolition Of landlordism.
II is already reckoDed that ninety out OF
the 103 Irish members will vote for the
secoad reading OF the bill. Lord Elcho's
sweeping amendment will do so much
harm that the front opposition bench il
most likely TO disavsW and substitute
another in the hope of catching the Irish
votes. This depends on the bearing dur
ing Eastertide Of the public speeches.
The tories will make tremendous effort
to secure the Irish support at the second
reading. At present the Irish seem dis
posed TO support the second reading, and
effect amendments In committee 10 re-
gard to the constitution and working OF
the land court, which is the keystone Of
fair rents. The bill is likely to be much
altered in that respect. The emigration
provisions will also be subjected to q
heavy ordeal in committee. The general
voice OF public opinion at present regards
this as the greatest scheme OF Mr.. Glad
stones creation. The Duke of ArRyle's
resignation was due to the fear that the
bill would eItinguish the rights Of owner
ship. He repr SCENTS the old school Of
political economy in regard TO land ten
ure, and cannot accept the new principle
that land has no sAnctity beyond the
reach. Of Parliament. His chief objec-
ton relates to free sale. He was careful
to withhold his resignation till after Mr..
Gladstone's explanation Of the provisions
known that the duke and two
other ministers were disposed TO
break away. 1t is supposed that the
OLn6E TWO are LOW IoCOuCiIeu W Lno inta-
sure.
Lord CarliDgford, who succeeds the
Duke Of Argyle, is whig, but his &C
ceptanee of the privy seal places an ex-
pert on Irish questions In the cabinet.
He is rs sweeping q reformer in regard TO
Ireland as Spencer. The Duke of Ar
gyle's successor Is regarded by tories MS q
proof Of the revolutionary tendency Of
the land bill. The chief feature has been
largely overlooked, namely, the provi-
sion extinguishing G60,0U0, 900 of the
permanent debt, of manipulating the
EGO, 100000 shor. annuities, which end
in 1885, and turning them into long an
nuities. A remission Of the silver duty
is interceded to relieve foreign exchange
with countries trading on silver basis.
Another great memorial from the Lon
don bankers has been presented to Glad
stone, urging that England should be
represented at the Paris conference. It
Is thought that Gladstone will ultimately
yield in this matter.
Worlds London: Home-rule members
will ask the government to amend the
land bill so rs to bar the collection of
overdue rents beyond q Certain date.
The clauses for giving state aid and for
the reclamation Of waste lands will open
up tempting portunities for SPECTATORS
and adventures. Many Irish landlords
will be anxious to sell out, and their
places will be taken by retired iron
masters and cotton lords, who are pro-
verbally harsher and more unresson-
able than hereditary proprietOrs. The
amount required to carry the bill into
will be enormous.
The Spectator says the real tendency
ish from the scene without suffering any
injuries, except in rare cases.
New York, 1.-THE Tribune: Lead
ing members of the Land League dis
claim any knowledge Of the fugitive
Coleman, thought to have arrived by
the australia, on Saturday. They say
ali such schemes as the Mansion House
plot are without the sanction Of the
League and only result in great injury
to 1.-The cause" W lille leaguers may
look forward to the ultimate indepen-
dence Of Ireland, the use Of force is not
at all comprehended in their present
plans.
Cork, 9.-Parnell, replying to q toast TO
the prosperity of Ireland st the banquet
this evening, traced the history Of the
Land League. He denounced the deser-
ton of seventeen members from the
Irish party as the cause of the coercion
bill. The frat portion of the land bill, he
said, was full of doubtful points and pit
falls. He defed anybody to tell &C
curately how it would work. 1t would
be the duty of Irish mem bers to improve
the bill as far as possible in its passage
through the House, and see that its work
ing be as advantageous as possible to
tenants. The second portion Of the bill
was by far the most important. He
looked thereto for very important results.
He strongly denounced emigration,
which he declared was 8 scheme for
clearing out small tenants, whose courage
and sacrifices had brought the question 10
a point No British ministry could very
long overlook any bill that did not largely
reduce rents.
Parnell ADDRESSING the people afterwards
from the hotel, warned them against
thinking the battle was won and said it
had only just commenced.
London, 10.-It is stated that on the
receipt OF reports from New York, that
Fenian skirmishers were about to make
arrangements for the murder Of Glad
stone, the police took precautions in the
district Of Hswarden where Gladstone is
staying
Dublin, 10. - At land meeting at
New Westport, to-day, a resolution was
passed, expressing regret that no better
means for giving effect TO the land bill
had been devised than the worthless,
broken-down machinery OF the land set,
and declaring that with such machinery
no acts could De successfully enforced for
the benefit Of the people.
New York, IO.-RerGLd's Dublin:
The Irish Catholic bishops are to hold q
meeting Of the Episcopal body on Tues
day. to consider the land bill and de-
termine, possible, upon some course of
united ActiCa In regard thereto. The
importance attached to the subject is
marked emphstically by the holding Of
the meeting on Tuesday Of holy week, 8
date OF great Inconvenience for the bishops
who must all be back in their respective
dioceses on Wednesday night, 20 ceie.
brate all important functions of Thurs
day. Nothing but sense Of the greatest
urgency could have caused the meeting
to be he'd at such time. The meeting
is convoked not by the primats arch
bishop Of Armagh, but by Archbishop
NcCabe, Of Dublin. It Ia assumed that
he mast have been especially empowered
by the Pope to exercise this act OF autho-
rity, which he could not do under any
ordinary circumstances. II this surmise
is correct, and it is not easy otherwise to
sccount for the convention Of the Whole
Episcopal body Of Ireland by the arch
bishop OF Dublin, it would indicate that