Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-30
GONE TO THE LORDS.
The Land Bill Through the House
of COmmOns-Ths Conservatives
and Irish Party Not VOtIng-The
War on Bradlaugh-The Liverpool
Town Hall PIOtters Indicted.

LONDON, July 29.-The total number of
petitions presented in the House of Com
mons during the present session of Par
lament praying the House to reject any
change in the law which may be proposed
for admitting atheists to Parliament, is
1892 with 23O, ,595 signatures, and the num-
Der of petitions praying for an alteration of
of the law 673, with Ill, ,554 signatures.
The Daily Telegraph says "Some indig-
nation is felt by the Conservatives at the
governments acceptance Of Mr.. Parnell's
amendment to the land bill, adding to
clause A proviso that an action for rent
pending at the same time as an application
for liking judicial rent be suspended until
the latter is determined. The smallness of
the minority on the vote is attributed to
the absence Of members, who, If the usual
notice of the amendment had been given,
would have been present. Messrs. Goschen
and Heneage and some other moderate
Liberals abstained from voting"
The Times editorial article this morning
says: "We are in no way pledged to the
support of the Ameer Of Afghanistan."
The Niceroy OF Iudia telegraphs as fol-
lows: "The battle between the Ameer
and Ayoob Khan lasted from o'clock un-
til IL O'Clock In the morning"
Lord Randolph Churchill, in an extrava-
CANT speech to-day, moved his resolution
on the reading of the land bill, that the bill
being the result of a revolutionary agita-
tion encourages reputation of contracts,
Is opposed to individual liberty, is calcu-
lated to diminish the security of property
and prosperity in Ireland and to endanger
her union with Great Britain.
Mr. Gladstone followed, ridiculiug Lord
Churchill and powerfully iustifying the bill.
he said 1t would be unbecOming In him to
eulogize the measure, but the attacks upon
1t were such as did not necessitate its de-
fense.
Mr. Gibson, Conservative, replied to Mr..
Gladstone, and after Mr.. VIM. Shaw Home
Rule) had paid high tribute to Mr.. Glad
stone, desolutory discussion was con-
tinued by Lord Elcho, Mr.. Warton and other
xxtremists, amidst the evident impatience
OF the House, the only effect being to pre-
vent the third reading of the bill being
taken at the morning sitting. The House
finally suspended its morning sitting until 9
O'Clock to night, and the sitting of the
Lords was suspended until II o'clock in
hopes Of taking the first reading of the bill
to night.
In the House of Commons tonight, the
bill was read third time, and passed by a
vote of 22O to ID, the minority being exclu-
sively composed Of Conservatives, as fol-
lows: Mr.. Bartlett, the Earl of Bretive, Mr..
Gorst, Mr. Dixon, Mr.. Harpland, Sir Henry
Holland, Hon. John Hubbard, Mr.. Onslow,
ViscOuut FalkestOne, Mr. David Scott, Mr..
Schrieber, Mr.. James A. Campbell, Sir
Henry Tyler, Mr.. Warton and Mr.. Whit
ney. The majority of the Conservatives,
and the Home Rulers and Parnellites, in
cluding Mr.. Parnell, abstained from voting.
In the House Of Lords tonight, the bill
was read for the first time. Its second
reading was fixed for Monday next.
LIVERPOOL, July 20.-The grand jury has
found true bill against McGrath and Ne
Kevtt for attempting to blow up the Town
Hall In this city on the 9th of last month.