Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-02

LONDON, March lin the House of Com
mons, Lord Harrington reviewed the posi-
ton of business and asked the House to give
urgency to the arms bill. He said he would
ask vote to that effect to-day, when he
would move the arms bIll.
The statement was somewhat interrupted
By cries from the Home Rulers.
Sir Charles Dixie, Under Foreign Secre-
tary, replying to Sir Stafford Northcote,
said Peru had asked England and France to
mediate in the war between the
South American republics, and they
have agreed to do go, provided Chilli is
agreeable. England aAd France, he said,
asked Germany and Italy to join in the
mediation, and Italy accepted, bat Germany
declined It.
In the House of Commons last night Lord
Harrington said the government would ask
urgency for the public meetings bill, as It
must be completed before the end Of the
financial year.
Lord Harrington earnestly appealed to
the members who had notices in the COM
mittee OF supply to allow the Secretary for
War to make statement.
Several members then proposed their no
tices.
Lord Harrington replying to several ques-
tions said it was impossible to name day
for the introduction of the land bill.
On motion for going into committee of
supply, Mr. O'Donnell, Home Rule men,
Der for Dungarvon, moved his amendment
that the conduct of the Irish Magistrates In
refusing bail for bailable offenses was most
unjust.
Several other Home Rulers supported the
amendment.
Mr.. Law, Attorney General for Irel and,
reminded the House that the duties of Mag
istrates IN regard to bail were laid down by
the statutes, and were not under the control
OF the Executive.
After further discussion Mr.. O'Donnell's
amendment was rejected.
Mr.. Cowen, Home Rule member for Wick
low, called attention to the decisions of the
Irish MsglstracY, and to the whole body of
county officials, and condemned them as
operating tuequitably against the Catholics.
Mr.. johnson, Liberal member for Mallow,
stated that the appointments of Magistrates
are made without any regard to their reli-
gious belief, and that IL the county officers
are wrongly appointed, the remedy must be
found in the forthcoming reform Of county
government.
sion.
Mr. Childers, Secretary of War, intro
duced the army estimates.
Mr.. Mitchell Henry, Home Rule member
OF Parliament for Galway county, writing TO
the gentleman who had accused him at the
public meeting OF deserting the Land
League, Gays: 81 never belonged to
the League. Its stupid and irrational policy
OF the past few months has crippled the
Irish vote ia Parliament forever. Money
extracted from poor people in America and
at home Is removed to foreign soil, and no
accounts are published. The leader flies at
the very crisis of the fight which he pro-
fessed to make In Parliament"
Urgency was voted for the arms bill by
395 to 81. No Conservatives voted In the
minority.
Sir VIM. V. Harcourt then introduced the
arms bill.
1t prohibits the possession or carrying of
arms, except by license; permits search of
houses from sunrise to sunset, and empow-
ers the authorities to prohibit and regulate
the importation and sale OF arms, dynamite
and nitro -glycerine. The maximum penalty
of summary conviction is three months i'm
prisOnment, without hard labor.
The bill is to remain in force five years.
Mr.. Childers said that a battery of artil-
lery, and possibly a regiment Of cavalry,
would be sent out to Natal and further vol
unteers from the army reserve would be In
vited to keep up the strength of the regi-
ments in Natal.
Lord Harrington said he would for the
present proceed daily with the arms bill
and If necessary interpose any other business,
ample notice to be given.
In the House Of Lords to day Lord En-
field, Under Secretary for Iudia, replying to
Lord Landsdowne, said it was the wish and
intention Of the government to withdraw
the troops from Plshin as well as from
Candahar, but regarding PishiD, they
had instructed the Government of India to
exercise their own discretion relative to the
time. There was no intention he said to
make any change at present regarding the
occupation of Quetta.
Lord Harrington, replying to Sir Stafford
Northcote, said the government means to
go on with the arms bill daily.
On Thursday, the Secretary of War will
move to go into committee of supply, at
nine o'clock, p. m, and will make state
ment regarding army organization.
This is because he was prevented by OBJ
structions from making the statement, yes
terday.
In the House of Lords to night Earl Soen-
Ger, Lord President Of the Council, moved
the second reading of the protection bill,
and pointed out that outrages, though
greatly diminished, were still commit
ted in Ireland, and he cited some
recent cases. He said these out
RACES could only be the results of
tnhammatory speeches, but the necessity
for the bill arose less from the preparation
OF outrages than from the difficulty of
tracing offenders. Earl Spencer did not
wish their Lordships to think that rebellion
In Ireland was imminent, but when such
hostile feelings existed, and when the AmerI-
can papers were melting Irishmen to
rebellion, outrage and assassination, there
would be great danger If prompt and effec
tual measures were not taken for the main.
tainence of law aud order.
Lord Beaconsfield reluctantly supported
the bill, because he thought It absolutely
necessary. Agitation in Ireland was fOs-
tered by an organized conspiracy of foreign
erS. 1t was absolutely necessary that the
government should possess power to defend
the Queen from foreign conspirators who
were passing to and fro between another
country and Ireland.
Lord Granville declared that coercion was
The bin was then read a second
time, and, committed. 1t having been
negatived, to third reading was fled for
to morrow "wednesday morning.
In the House OF Commons tonight, Sir
Wm. Harcourt introduced the arms bill.
He referred to the speeches OF Mr.. Dillon
In August, '78 in which the speaker ad-
vised the peasants to march to the meet
iDgs IN military order, avowed that
by obstruction In Parliament they could
set the people free to drill, and
declared that every 1rishman had a right to
have rife II he wished. Sir William then
to the domiciliary visits by armed
bands and the shooting of Hearne. The
bill, he said, would touch nobody who
s0uOhf lawful enfz hv Iawfu1 ueopa
Mr.. ODonneN moved that permission be
not granted for the introduction of the bill,
and made rambling speech.
The Home Secretary, In reply to a ques-
tion OF Lord Churchill, explained that search
under the BILL would run twenty
one days.
After further debate Mr.. Sexton, Home
Ruler, moved an adjournment.
Lord Harrington opposed the motion.
He said It was unusual to prolong discus
sion on the Introduction of a bill beyond
vote of 202 to 21.
Mr.. Healey, Home Ruler, wishing to ad.
dress the House, the Speaker applied the
clottSre.
Lord Harrington moved that the question
be put, and the motion was adopsed by q
vote Of 200 to %.
Leave to introduce the bill was given by
vote OF 1856 to 20, and the bill passed its first
reading by 18S to &c.
At meeting Of Irish members, after Lord
Hartington's statement in the House OF
Commons last night regarding the position
OF public business, it was agreed that at the
rather at Westminster than in Paris, and a
telegram inviting him to return was dis
patched.
The World this evening says the leaders Of