The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-08
JUSTICE
AT LAST TO BE THE GUIDE OF GREAT
BRIEAIN
IL Itn DsalIaEa with IFsland-CandId and
Friendly Spirit EVineed BY M. clad.
Si0as II PresenIIag the New Land
hin- EVsFy Reasonable
Demand RuIIy Net.

HAo 'AAu phl' ho was uuUn CueeIeu' In
House was exceedingly crowded. Glad
stone said the bill would deal both will
the relations between the landlord an,
the tenant and the subjects which ms
be gEouped aa requiring an adVanC
from the exchequer. Mr., Gladstone sal
this was the moSt difficult question b
ever had to deal with in the course Of hi
political life; be felt satisHsd at eIchAngiu
the dreAry work Ol repression Tor le. isis
ton Of an improving and reforming chal
Acter; the grounds which induced III
government 70 deal with the land question
were not that the Irish landlords are bad
not that appeals 10 the paSsious OF th
Irish people had been made by person
whose wild proposals are little remove,
from a scheme Of public plunder, bu
because the Irish land laws contain pscu
liar provisions which prevent the pros
psrity Of the Irish tenant.
According to The report Of the Bsssbor
ough commission the Irish people do no
desire the expatriGtIon Of landlords, OIL
the conhscGtion Of the property Of others
but they do desire 10 cultivate In security
the land ol their country, and enjoy the
fruits OF their labor-payipg q iSir rem
for the land. These being the views o.
the Irish people,we have a broad basis on
which We may proceed 10 found legislation
It Is not Just to say that legislation 10 nee.
essarY because OF the taults OF the Irish
landlords. They have stood their trial
and, as O rule, have been acquitted
though the proceedings oil q limited mum
Der have been arbitrary, harsh and cruel
This was partly, but not solely, the reason
for the necessity Of the legislation we are
about TO Introduce, Gladstone referred "a
the partial failure Of the land act Of 1870
which he attributed mainly, though moi
wholly, to the amandments which the
Government had diaapprovsd. He then
reviewed the reports Ot the Richmond ant
Bessborough commissions, which he de-
Clared, notwithstanding conflicting au
thoritles and recommendations, had been
Of great service 10 the Government.
The Richmond Commission agreed in
recommending the establishment OF 4
Court to deal with the differences between
the landlord and the tenant regarding
rent The two great questions he deal
with sTe: First, "The relations between
the landlord and the tenant In Ireland !;
second, Advances from the public ex
chequer." He declared that never ss
Minister had be submitted any measure
with 0 greater sense Of the enormous mo-
ment OF the topics and the propositions
involved, and be added, Nothing that can
be legltimately done by the government
for the promotion Of legislation shall we
hesitate To do 10 procure the passing oil
an effective measure 10 deal with the land
question Of Ireland. He then examined
and justified In detail the prinCi iples, meas
ured with the right OF asAign.
ment or free sale, which he
declared already existed by com.
mon law and custom. Before the act ol
1870 the interest which the tenant had to
assign was 90 small 90 10 be worthless,
Under that act the tenant right in the
shape OF compensation for disturb
ance became something sensible and con.
siderable. Il had been recognized by
every member Of the Beass orOugh com.
mission, and the minority Of the Richmond
commission acknowledged and the nj ior.
ity had not 3 word 10 say agalnst it.
He continued by saying that the present
bill does not introduce an unregulAted
tenant right, as q provision Is made fol
preventing II passing into extravaganza
and ior protecting the just rights Of land,
lords BY bringing into fair competition
the tenant right 70 assign and the land
lords right 10 get what his land is worth.
The salient point aud cardinal feature oil
the bill 10 the institution OF q court 10 take
CognizAnce oil rent, and which will not be
debarred from taking cognizance Of tenure
and assignment.
There are strong grounds for making a
resort 10 this court optional instead ol
compulsory. There may be tenants who
do not desire the interference Of this
court. Every existing tenant might call
on the court to fix the judicial rent for
fifteen years, during which period there
could be no change and no eviction ex.
cept for breach oi certain specified cove
nants. The Ulster custom will remain as
now at the tenants option, but the tenant
will have the protection oil the general
provisions Of the bill for controlling the
augmentation ot rent. The power 10 con
tract out ol The act is given where the
rent amounts 10 $3.50 yearly. The court
will have lnal authority over all land
cases. II is 10 consist Of three persons,
one ot whom must be Judge or an ex.
Judge Of the Supreme Court. Its proper
seat will be Of Dublin, but extra commits.
sioneis and Unnecessary sub.CommlsSiohers
may be appointed under the control OF the
oil the civil bill courle. In
the frst instance 1t is proposed 10 assist
tenants 10 purchase their holdings and ln.
vest the courts with power 10 purchase
lands from landlords desiring 10 sell and
resell them retaining the title as guar.
q Itee Ior repayment and against q sub.
Advances will be made 10 own.
efs, tenants and solvent companies, formed
for the purpose Of reclaimi1g land or Tor
other agricultural improvements, on con.
dition that advances do not exceed the
amount the borrower has laid out In his
own behalf. Advances will also be made
10 assist emigration. They will be under
the control ol The Land Commissioner,
subject 10 the consent Of the Treasurer,
and be made either 10 colonial govern.
mehls OF 10 companies. 1t is not pfopcSed
10 place any limit on these advances be.
yond making them secure.
Nj. Gladstone concluded by saying that