The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-08-16
The Rising Tide.

Gladstone was loudly cheered on his arrival
at the House this afternoon by large crowd
assembled at the entrance. The galleries of
the House were crowded. Large numbers of
the Peers were present. Various petitions
were presented amid cheers from the Liberal
side against the House yielding to the amend
ments of the Lords impairing protection afford
ed to tenants by the land bill.
Peal Of Thunder.
The Times says it is the state of Ireland in
particular which renders it imperative that a
settlement should be effected without delay.
The possibility that the land bill may be lost
or postponed has filled Irish landlords with
alarm. We believe the government will adj
wise the Commons to give cool and impartial
consideration to the bill in its present form
and see whether without departing from the
principles laid down by Gladstone it may be
possible to effect reasonable compromise.
Many Conservatives are as deeply convinced
as Gladstone and Forster that it would be al
most criminal to delay the settlement to
which the Irish tenantry have looked forward
for months. Outside the sphere of partizan-
ship there is only one opinion which is that q
compromise mnst be sought and found.
In the Commons this evening Gladstone re-
plying to Parnell said that there would be no
preliminary statements with respect to the
land bill but the House would proceed to con-
slider the amendments Of the Lords forthwith
Healy QHomeruler) said ne foresaw germs of
surrender in Gladstone's refusal to make a
In the Commons this evening Gladstone
said he did not wish to have the word ''com-
promise" applied to the proceedings of the
government. The House, he said, had trusted
the government SO far and he hoped it would
continue the trust. The House thereupon
agreed to proceed with the consideration of
the amendments to the land bill and on motion
Of Gladstone the last amendment of the Lords
excluding from the right OF free sale tenancies
on which permanent improvements have been
do hu tEo 1oud lord wa Hisaprepd tn
The Country Rises to Gladstone.
Gladstone to-day received a hundred mes
sages and letters from Liberal clubs and other
organizations urging the government to remain
firm. After Gladstone's reply to Parnell in
the Commons sths evening stating that the
ments of the Lords forthwith Mr. Dillwyn
(LiberaD said he sincerely hoped no material
concession would be made to an irresponsible
body like the House of Lords.
Daniel Grant (LiberalD said he would feel it
his duty if large concession was made to vote
against the government.
Gladstone replied that he was not surprised
at these statements and said it was unneces-
sary to repeat declarations he had already
made respecting the main principles OF the
bill. Gladstone assented to the amendment OF
the Lords authorizing the land court if it saw
fit to award to landlord who bought up a
tenant right of holding compensation
out Of the price paid when the holding
changed hands. He also aSsented to several
merely verbal amendments and then moved
to agree to it. The amendment of the Lords,
giving landlord access to the land court
when he failed to come to an engagement with
a tenant Parnell objected to the concession,
| and long discussion followed.
| The last amendment of the Lords striking
| out the provision for staying proceedings debt,
was tonight adopted in the Commons. A COM
mittee was then appointed to draw up reasons
| for the action of the House.
Signs of Yielding.
The Lords have fixed today (Tuesday) for
| the consideration of the Commons amendments
Action of the Liberal Clubs.
| The meeting of the committee of federation
| of the Liberal associations to-day in reference
| to the action of the Lords on the land bill was
| numerously attended. Resolutions were
| passed declaring that the Lords had mutilated
the land bill il; the interest of land owners, SO
as to render it wholly unacceptable, and urg-
ing the government to adhere firmly to the
bill as it finally left the Commons and to
resist the dictation of class majority in the
| House of Lords 1t was resolved that the &C.
ton of the Lords raises a constitutional cues
ton tending directly to compel the country to
consider the possibility of maintaining sys-
tenn which will enable an irresponsible cham.
| Der to defeat the will of the nation.